The Hudson River Valley
When English explorer Henry Hudson sailed his ship the Half Moon upriver in 1609, looking for the North West Passage
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Author: Pilot Guides
Tastes of Heaven and Hell: Filipino Cuisine
Famously called the fruit the ‘tastes like heaven but tastes like hell,’ Durian disagrees with most western tastebuds for its rank smell (one that most closely resembles a backed up toilet!).
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Slavery and Sugar Cane in the Malaita Province, Solomon Islands
Malaita Province is the second largest and most densely populated of the Solomon Islands. It was once famed for its aggressive and hostile inhabitants known for their cannibalism and tendency to attack strangers on sight.
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Carolina Gold: Middleton Place Plantation
It’s hard to imagine that Charleston’s wealthy elite were in fact the nouveau riche of the South and that many a hasty fortune and a gracious antebellum home were built by growing tobacco in the dirt.
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Wreck Diving and Sailing the Outer Banks
The Outer Banks are one of the most beautiful coastlines in the USA. Their wild and windswept beauty has attracted people through the ages, from the first colonists to surfers who flock here every year.
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