Leif Ericson Day Marked in the USA
Everyone credits explorer Christopher Columbus with discovering the Americas, but did you know that Leif Ericson was actually the very first European to have discovered North America, a full 500…
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Enjoy Halloween Family Fun in Orlando
Prepare yourself for some suitably ghoulish and eerie fun this Halloween, as Orlando’s themeparks go all out to scare the pants off you! Take your pick from the big name…
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Guide to the Boryeong Mud Festival in South Korea
If you’ve ever doubted the popularity of mud, you’ll surely reconsider it at the Boryeong Mud Festival on 13 July 2013! What began, in 1998, as a simple local event…
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Guide to Vietnam Reunification Day 2013
Reunification day, aka Liberation day or Victory Day, on 30 April 2013, is a holiday in Vietnam that commemorates the anniversary of the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong seizure of…
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