Books for you to Read
Heft: A Novel – Author Liz Moore
Paris versus New York: A Tally of Two Cities – Author Vahram Muratyan
Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity - Author Katherine Boo
Small, Gritty, and Green: The Promise of America’s Smaller Industrial Cities in a Low-Carbon World (Urban and Industrial Environments) – Author Catherine Tumber
Read MoreDining Music Playlist
Diego Torres – Donde Van - Pop Latino
AfroCubism – A La Luna Yo Me Voy - World
Wayne Wallace – Philadelphia Mambo - Jazz
Blur - Music is my Radar – Rock
Read MoreMusic for your Workout
Penguin Prison - Golden Train – Dance
Matias Aguayo – Koro Koro – Electronic
Little Dragon – Swimming – Pop
French Govrnment - Gulf Stream - Dance
Read MoreExperience the Land of Enchantment
Santa Fe, New Mexico Creative Tourism
“Experience the Land of Enchantment in a truly hands-on manner while getting to know the city’s art, culture, history, heritage and people. Santa Fe Creative Tourism and The Inn and Spa at Loretto have partnered to present our DIY Santa Fe – 2012 Spring Break Package, featuring fabulous workshops, classes and experiences taught by local community members in vibrant artists’ studios and other settings. From painting and glassworks, writing and journaling, to photography and crafts, experiencing Santa Fe through this exclusive DIY Santa Fe opportunity will create a vacation to remember!”
Read MoreTravel Music to Download
Maccabees - Toothpaste Kisses – Alternative
Panoptica – Pluma - Latino Electronic
Jill Scott – Spring Summer Feeling – R&b/soul
Gary Clark Jr. – When My Train Pulls In - Solo Acoustic
Read MoreBooks for you to Read
Self Portraits: Man Ray
The Worlds of Hunt Slonem: Dominique Nahas
The Maid: A Novel of Joan of Arc: Kimberly Cutter
Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman: Yvon Chouinard
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Music to Listen to While Relaxing
Loscil – Ema – Electronic
Emilian Torrini – Big Jumps - Alternative
Grace Woodroofe – Nocturnal - Pop
Aloe Blacc - Whole World - Hip-Hop
Read MoreEngaging Books to Read
Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen: Christopher McDougall
Elizabeth and Hazel: Two Women of Little Rock: David Margolick
The Little Bride: Anna Solomon
Read More“Around the World the Frangipani (plumeria) is called”
- The Aztec word is Cocaloxochite.
- Tipanier in Tahiti.
- Dok jampa or Dok champa in Laos
- Pomelia and Frangipane in Italy
- Couleuvre, or Snake Tree in St.Barths Bois
- Kemboja kuning in Malaysia
- Pansal Mal in Sri Lanka
- Jepun in Bali, Indonesia
- Flor de Mayo in Yucatan, Puebla, El Salvador
- Flor de la Cruz in Guatemala
- Pumeli or Melia in Hawaii
- Amapola in Venezuela
- Kang Nai Xin in China
- Phool in India
- Hoa Su (Southern ), Hoa Dai (Northern) and Hoa Su Ma (ghost Plumeria) in Vietnam
- Kalachuchi in the Philippines
- Flor de Cebo in the Canary Islands
- Sacuanjoche in Nicaragua (the name is derived from the word “xacuan” from a native language called náhuatl and means “precious yellow feather or flower”.
- Common names are Temple Tree or Pagoda Tree in India and the Far East, Graveyard Tree in the Caribbean Islands, Temple Flower in Sri Lanka, and May flower (for the time of flowering) in Nicaragua.
