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Arabian Oryx Sanctuary in United Arab Emirates
Arabian Oryx are seen at the Arabian Oryx Sanctuary in Um al-Zamool, near the United Arab Emirates’ border with Saudi Arabia on March 23, 2017. The sanctuary stretches over an estimated area of 8,900 square kilometers and currently hosts nearly 155 of the species, which were reintroduced into the its natural habitat in the UAE in a five-year conservation plan launched by UAE’s late ruler Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, after fears of their extinction.
Tapestries at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York
Experts at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York just spent 16 years sprucing up its super-size wall hangings with a labor-intensive process that uses dental probes, tweezers and other tools. Now the historic house of worship is inviting the public to enjoy the fruits of its labors. An exhibit called “The Barberini Tapestries, Scenes from the Life of Christ” runs through June 25.
Celebrating Persian New Year at Noruz spring festival
The Persian New Year is an ancient Zoroastrian tradition celebrated by Iranians and Kurds which coincides with the vernal (spring) equinox and is calculated by the solar calendar.
At Piedigrotta Bakery, a new generation takes over
The man who (maybe) invented tiramisu is retiring. Now, a former legal secretary has one more week to master the recipes he’s spent his life perfecting.
Inside Baltimore’s iconic Bromo Seltzer Tower
Photos and text by Barbara Haddock Taylor
Tourism on the Vietnam-China border
The Thac Ban Gioc or Ban Gioc falls, located on the Vietnam-China border area in Trung Khanh district, Vietnam’s northern province of Cao Bang, is a popular tourist attraction.
Arctic surfing in Unstad, Norway
In Norway, Unstad along the northern Atlantic Ocean has water temperatures at 41 degrees Fahrenheit and the air temperature is 28 degrees Fahrenheit. Unstad, the world’s most northern surf school, is perfect for those wanting to try Arctic Surfing.
Purim holiday in Jerusalem
Ultra Orthodox Jews donned costumes and drank wine on March 13, 2017 in Jerusalem, Israel to celebrate the Purim holiday, commemorating the deliverance of the Jewish people from a plot to exterminate them in the ancient Persian empire 2,500 years ago, as described in the Book of Esther.
Zelda Fitzgerald and ‘Save Me the Waltz,’ the novel she wrote in Baltimore
A new Amazon series, “Z: The Beginning of Everything,” relives the life of Zelda Fitzgerald, famed flapper and wife of F. Scott. Should it get a second season, the show will likely make a trip to Baltimore, where Fitzgerald underwent psychiatric treatment and also wrote a novel.
