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Nostalgia Radio: France's second music radio station

hen achieved a 5% cumulative audience share, with a younger target audience than at its inception. An evolution from decline to renaissance. In 1997, Western General acquired a 49% stake in the radio station. This station targets a younger audience by playing hits from the 1980s and entertainment sh ...

19
Mar
2007

Petra in Jordan: a natural and architectural wonder

f several caravan routes. At its peak, the city is said to have housed up to 25,000 inhabitants. Having fallen into oblivion, it was revealed to the Western world in 1812 by the Swiss explorer Jean Louis Burckhardt. ...

06
Dec
2011

Tourism: 5 good reasons to go to Taiwan

1- For the cultural melting pot Taiwan lies in the western Pacific, 100 miles from China's southeast coast. Despite its modest size, this small territory concentrates all the charm of the Far East. The Chinese culture is mixed with various other influences, Japanese and Western in particular, ...

13
Mar
2019

Chinese New Year 2022: what does the Water Tiger symbolize?

lendar month based on the Moon. The precise date of the New Year changes each year but is always between January 21 and February 20. Unlike the Western New Year, which celebrates the passage of the new year for only one day, Chinese New Year festivities last for 15 days and end with a lantern ...

01
Feb
2022

10 Chinese Dramas for Beginners

My Story of You, a series for 40-somethings Copyright @Iqiyi Genre: Slice of Life Number of Episodes : 48 Year: 2018 This series, taken from an autobiographical novel, tells 20 years of a man's life: From the end of college, his first jobs, to meeting the woman of his life, his personal d ...

26
June
2022

The Robert Tatin Museum: an unusual visit in Mayenne

t of the Ideal Palace of the Facteur Cheval by its creativity and its abundant architecture. An exotic visit With its sculptures inspired by Eastern and Western characters and mythologies, the Robert Tatin Museum is undoubtedly one of the most exotic visits in Mayenne. In addition to discover ...

26
July
2022

Tourism: 5 good reasons to visit Malaysia

ound the world. In addition to Malaysian cuisine itself, born from the fusion of many, many influences, you can easily eat Chinese, Indian or even Western in Kuala Lumpur restaurants. Since Western-style restaurants are the most expensive, we advise you to take advantage of your stay to try lo ...

16
Nov
2022

Malaysian cuisine: 5 amazing breakfast specialties

usually eat it early in the day. 2- Roti Canai Another of the 5 amazing Malaysian breakfast specialties is called Roti Canai and is closer to our Western tastes at this time of day. It is a kind of puffed pancake that visually resembles Indian naan bread even though its texture is quite diffe ...

18
Nov
2022

5 surprising things in Malaysia

and Indian cuisine, have a degree of spiciness that you are probably not used to... This is the second of the 5 surprising things for a newly arrived Western tourist. Get in the habit of telling the waiter you're looking for 'not spicy' dishes to avoid ending the meal with your mouth on fire. ...

30
Nov
2022

Light Christmas dessert: 5 exotic fruits to serve for the holidays

holidays because its fruity flavor is incomparable, with aromas of grape, lychee even peach... 4- Coconut Even though its flavor is well known to Western palates, coconut is in my opinion one of the 5 exotic fruits to serve for the holidays. In our latitudes, we don't often have the opportuni ...

13
Dec
2022

Gustave Eiffel: 5 things to know about the famous engineer

Eiffel workshops have made a name for themselves far beyond the borders of France by building railway bridges and stations all over the world. The Western Station located in Budapest, Hungary was designed by the engineer himself in 1874. The Eiffel company was also initiated the Atocha Station ...

24
Jan
2023

The kamado: a Japanese ceramic barbecue.

What is a kamado? The kamado is a Japanese cooking appliance that distinguishes itself from our Western barbecues by its ovoid shape and material. It is indeed a large egg usually made of thick ceramic, although there are also models made of stainless steel. This device, equipped with a hinged lid ...

19
July
2023

Centella asiatica: a plant with exceptional anti-aging properties.

is nicknamed tiger grass, brahmi, gotu kola, or hydrocotyle because it is an aquatic plant. 2- It is widely used in traditional medicines. While the Western cosmetic industry has been using this herbaceous plant for a few decades, Centella asiatica is a millennia-old remedy in other parts of the wo ...

06
Nov
2023