Blackjack in Pennsylvania Casinos Tomorrow
It has taken over six years, but blackjack and other table games are finally coming to Pennsylvania casinos tomorrow. Earlier this year, Pennsylvania’s state legislature passed a bill allowing 700 tables to be put in their casinos. Governor Ed Rendell then signed the bill into law. Tomorrow, the first 202 tables will arrive and be […]
All about online gambling
Online casinos let you play for real money, and most of them let you play for free with fake money, hoping you’ll decide to eventually gamble with real money. They offer traditional casino games like blackjack, craps, baccarat, roulette, slot machines, and even poker against other human players. At most casinos you can either download […]
Up the Stakes with Blackjack and Bingo
Blackjack & Bingo – Games of Skill & Chance big-brother-bingo-blackjackFans of skill-based casino card games have plenty of reasons to celebrate with blackjack games online. Here is a game that pits the player’s skill, wit and strategy against the dealer. The objective of blackjack of course is to beat the dealer without going bust. The […]
Take in more than just ceramics when down in Icheon
While the highlight of the Third World Ceramic Biennale is in Icheon, the festival is actually spread among Icheon, Yeoju and Gwangju in Gyeonggi Province. Because this year’s events have been prepared as exhibitions that can be experienced rather than just viewed, a weekend trip to the three areas is more than worthwhile. Icheon has […]
A town of both legend and history
The heat of the noonday sun made everything shimmer. In the distance, the twin mountains that form a gorge, shone brilliantly like jewels. Lying at Metro Manila’s fringe, Montalban in Rizal is home to the Montalban gorge, where a river’s path gave rise to numerous caves over millions of years. Mt. Pamitinan on the left and […]
Tourists discover fresh sights, fruit, fish
Fruitpicking, fishcatching and floating market tours are becoming more popular for domestic and international tourists to My Tho City and Cai Be Commune of Tien Giang Province, about 100km and 70km, respectively, west of HCM City. The tours start by bus from HCM City and take an estimated two hours to Cai Be and an […]
Bird-watching on Timor a rewarding experience
Brown. Bare. Dry. A fire-scorched and sun-baked island. These were the words that formed in my head as I flew into Kupang, Timor at the height of the dry season. As a keen forest bird-watcher accustomed to the lush greenery of Papua, Sumatra, and Java, it was a shock to be greeted by such contrast, […]
A stop on the Grand Canal
“In the beautiful spring with flowers blooming, we set off for Yangzhou.” This line from a poem of Li Bai from the Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907) has lured millions of travellers each year to the elegant ancient capital with 2,500 years of history. My recent weekend trip to the city started with the spring countryside […]
World Bank to loan $900m to Indonesia
JAKARTA: The World Bank would allocate about US$900 million in loans to Indonesia this year to help the government boost economic growth, reduce poverty and manage the nation’s finances better, World Bank country director Andrew Steer told reporters in Jakarta on April 11. “Indonesia may borrow more if needed because its economy has improved and […]
Bloggers Republic
Wu Chong, a young journalist from.China Daily, started enjoying her MSN Space late last year. When her friends log in to MSN, they will find out what Wu is feeling that day in her blog. I remember the sparkle in her eyes when she recommended her blog to me: “Hey, you should have your own […]
