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SIOUXSIE - My Favourite Things
Hawaii with The Creatures. felt I was somewhere completely different and things happened all the time. It was ideal. As a child we always used to go to Broadstairs. I remember seeing Cliff in the Pavilion there once. They also had those horrendous talent contests where kids would sing a song. I was once pushed up on stage and Adam Faith, I think, tried to coax me to sing "Ba Ba Black Sheep". I was so shy I just stood there and didn't utter a word. Terrible.
Soap. It's very funny and it's also so extreme. They go twice as far as in any other soap opera and that's so much better than trying to make it look real. My favourite character is Bert. He's so good and completely unpredictable. He's always the one who sees Martians or thinks he's invisible. He's outrageous.
The Last Judgement by Bosch. He has this grossly rich but horrible-looking person Bosch was sending up those people who could afford to eat then when there were millions of starving orphans. He uses painting like a hard instrument< deriding someone who needs to be derided.
Again there's a lot but I'd say Jim Morrison. His voice has been aped and affected by so many people but he still sounds so relaxed and natural. I like the empty songs best where it's just his voice and a single instrument Drive". His voice was definitely the lead instrument in The Doors.
As far as watching goes, snooker. Sometimes I think it's really stupid watching balls go round but it's also so hypnotising. I like Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins who is spasmodically brilliant.
This is so hard. I've got so many favourites. I have a compilation tape that contains many of them. It includes "Romeo And Juliet" by Tchaikovsky < it was the theme music for the film Caligula. A piece from "The Rite Of Spring" by Stravinsky. It's another heavy orchestral piece. "Homo Sapien" by Pete Shelley, "Hello I Love You" by The Doors, various tracks off Lou Reed's "Berlin" LP, some DAF numbers. I can't pinpoint one. They all fit different moods though the one that always makes me go 'wooooh' is "Mighty Real" by Sylvester. It's a real celebration.
Japanese if I feel like a treat. If I see a huge plate of something I immediately lose my appetite but with Japanese there's lots of little courses. Funnily enough, I had my first Japanese meal in Los Angeles. I don't like the raw fish so much < it has that bubble-gummy texture. But at home it's Heinz Baked Beans.
There's a kimono I was given in Tokyo. It was sent backstage with an anonymous card saying "thanks for playing in Tokyo and love the Banshees' music ". It's hand-made and is the type that's used in traditional Japanese theatre or on special occasions.
I've got loads of favourite pieces. I've a pendant that ends in a scarab beetle with a ring to match, It comes from Manila and Steve (Banshee) gave it to me. There's also a piece that a kid gave me in Japan. It's like a ridged gold tube that goes round the neck and meets as a snake in the middle. I've got some great tacky diamante which I've bought from theatrical junk shops. My favourite comes from an Indian shop. It's like a spiderweb diamante hand. I wear it in the video for "Miss The Girl".
Bad Timing with Art Garfunkel. It was set in Vienna amongst all those old, tall buildings that you find there. I wouldn't class it as a horror film but as a thriller Garfunkel was brilliant. I was really surprised. I didn't think of him as a musician in the film which you often do with rock stars who go into acting. There wasn't one bit where I went, 'eek!'
A cat but I haven't got one at the moment. My favourite ever was called Poochie. I've also got a peccary called Gregory and an armadillo called Amy in London Zoo. They have a scheme where you adopt an animal for a year. It was the time of The Creatures so Budgie and I thought, what a good idea. We had a look around and thought of a Tasmanian Devil, We chose the peccary because nobody else had enquired about it. It's a wiry-haired hog that's supposed to be really smelly and really bad-tempered. But it isn't. It's just nervous.
It's called Man Ray and I bought it in Japan. He's the best photographer ever. He uses amazing textures < like flesh with wood. There's a picture where a Venetian blind makes a weird effect on a skintone. He'll make the body look like a chameleon. It's like looking at things under a microscope. He's influenced me a lot in presentation.
By Ian Birch
Contributed by Bonnie Bryant.

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A man who died after being struck by a falling tree has been named.
John Arthur White, 83, of Retford, was riding his mobility scooter through King’s Park in Retford, when the tree fell.
Police were called to the scene at about 1.50pm on Thursday 5 December. An ambulance attended but Mr White was pronounced dead at the scene.
The park has been closed until further notice.
More top news
Leicester City have sacked their manager Craig Shakespeare.
Bombardier Trains has been selected as one of the companies to build new trains for the next West Midlands franchise.
Campaigners have called for more cycling infrastructure to be installed across the Midlands following the death of a woman in Birmingham.


The rumored deal has at last come true, as Jon Heyman tweets:
hank blalock agrees to minor-league deal with #rays for $925,000 plus $350,000 in extras.
In other words, Blalock will make between $0.925m - $1.275m in 2010 should he break camp with the Rays. In the event that he doesn't, there is probably language in his contract stating that he can become a free agent again.
DRaysBay has more on the signing.


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Ital Shutters recently installed yet another job in Toongabbie last week.
This job was installed on a permalum cladded property.
The owners chose to have 5 electric shutters and 1 manual shutter that will no doubt add protection from the elements as well as security to their biggest asset.
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Toongabbie is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. One of the oldest suburbs in Sydney, Toongabbie is located 30 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region. Toongabbie is split between the local government areas of the City of Parramatta, the City of Blacktown and Cumberland Council. The suburb is often locally referred to as “Toonie” and “Toonga Bay”.

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One of the newer restaurants in Baywalk. But instead of turning left, where all the other restaurants are lined up together, this one is on the right side as you go down the road to Baywalk. You can't miss it as it's the only restaurant on the right. It has a lovely view of the bay and, at night the Bay walk really comes alive.
The name may be a bit off-putting but they good a variety of other dishes and, the prices are very reasonable.
We had the sweet sour pork and battered squid deep fried, and we did have a lobster in lemon butter sauce, fresh from the water tank. To go with all of that we had Yow chan fried rice and, gambas in a tomato sauce.
It's definitely worth giving them a try. We enjoyed the butter-crispy squid and the Yow chan rice, as well as the sweet-sour pork the most.
They can be found on Facebook under Ti-Doy Lobster House
and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tidoylobsterhouse?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA==
To call ahead for reservations, their cell number is 0951 671 5024
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From fear of dental tools to anxiety about sitting in the waiting room, there are many reasons people are scared to go to the dentist. Here’s what you need to know to recognize and manage your fear to get the dental care you need.
Happy Birthday to Dr. Haider! He acts like he doesn’t want any attention, but you know he loved it! He’s 39 (again) and still young at heart.

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U.S. Communities: Post-Pandemic Economic Recovery
with Kathy Maness of the National League of Cities
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact all communities nationwide, generating financial ripples at all levels.
Kathy Maness, President of the National League of Cities, joins host Tetiana Anderson to discuss how local communities and their leaders are working to respond, recover, and rebuild from the pandemic.
October 1, 2021
Anderson: America's cities, towns, and villages are far more than where we live. They're the heartbeat of our nation, and our country is hurting due to the widespread effect the COVID-19 pandemic is having on America's communities. Hello, and welcome to "Comcast Newsmakers." I'm Tetiana Anderson. COVID-19 continues to impact all communities regardless of location and size, and also has a financial ripple effect at all levels. Joining me to talk about all of this is Kathy Maness, president of the National League of Cities. And, Kathy, thanks for being here.
Maness: Thank you so much for having me.
Anderson: So, your organization noticed pretty early on that the COVID-19 pandemic was going to really have a dramatic effect, and I'm wondering how you knew that. What signaled you so early that this was going to be a real issue?
Maness: Yeah. Well, we actually had been at a meeting in Washington where we brought cities, towns, and villages across America together, right as the pandemic was beginning. And when we left, we knew that our cities, towns, and villages would need help. We didn't know what was going to happen, but we knew that NLC needed to be there to help our cities, towns, and villages as we began going through this pandemic.
Anderson: And just about everyone faced some kind of shortfall because of COVID-19. And I'm wondering from your view and the communities that you serve, was this about a revenue loss? Was this about the dramatic disruption to operations in general? Was it a combination?
Maness: Well, it was a combination. you know, many of our restaurants and tourism here in South Carolina and across America that have been shut down. And that is a big source of revenue for us here in the town of Lexington with the accommodations tax money, with the hospitality tax money. Revenues were not coming in. Cities and towns were having to lay off municipal workers. That was a problem. So it was just a big problem for our cities and towns, and it was all new to us, and thank heavens NLC stepped in to help our cities and towns. We had webinars like every Friday, information posted on our website, just a lot of help that we were receiving from the National League of Cities as we as local leaders were working in our communities to help our citizens with this pandemic.
Anderson: And I know that your Essential Cities campaign was pretty much the linchpin in helping to secure that $65 billion as part of the American Rescue Plan that became that direct aid to these cities, towns, villages, and other places. And you guys have a pretty robust strategy when it comes to helping these communities actually use this money. It centers around the three Rs, and I'm wondering if you can explain to us what that is and how it works.
Maness: Right. So, during my presidential platform, we have chosen to use the three Rs -- Response, Recover, and Rebuild -- because that's what our cities are doing throughout the United States as we responded to the pandemic, a way of keeping our cities and towns safe. As we began the recovery process, the federal money needed to support our local cities and towns that NLC, along with other partners, worked very hard to secure. And now as we rebuild to make our communities stronger and better than ever. But I'd like to add another R to that, and that's Relationships. That's the relationship that the National League of Cities, along with the US Conference of Mayors, the NACO, other national organizations have with the White House and with our Congress to tell the story about what's happening in America with this pandemic. NLC is working hard to make sure that our cities, towns, and villages know how to use the money, how to use it correctly. And there are a lot of resources out there that we provide to our cities, towns, and villages across America.
Anderson: COVID variants have already caused worry about the need for added health measures. There's been a shake up in the stock market, and I'm wondering what the National League of Cities is thinking about all this. Are there lessons learned that can be applied if needed to stimulate the economy again?
Maness: Well, we have learned a lot of lessons through this, and we've done a lot of advocacy on behalf of our members. We held webinars. There's information on our COVID-19 web page. There's a lot of information that we have learned that will help our cities, towns, and villages across America as we go through -- so, hoping to be the end of COVID-19. But we've learned a lot. We've got the resources there. Our staff has wonderful technical support that they can provide to help us get through this.
Anderson: And, Kathy, if people want to know more about the National League of Cities, what's the website? Where can they go?
Maness: They can go to https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.NLC.org__;!!CQl3mcHX2A!Ua9jKfRtOSJaTmTxi07viXNmqq7GDrVXSQOwE2fgJJWbvFytinopYqUApx59uoy8lLwZ$ . Again, there is a dedicated page for COVID-19, so I hope they'll take a look at that to provide a lot of information to them.
Anderson: Kathy Maness with the National League of Cities, thank you so much for being here.
Maness: Thank you.
Anderson: And thanks to our viewers as well for watching. As always, for more great conversations with leaders in your own community and across the nation, log on to ComcastNewsmakers.com. I'm Tetiana Anderson.


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Latest News on Office 365
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Oct 15, 2018
Microsoft unveils a blush pink coloured Surface Laptop 2 exclusively for ChinaThe Surface Laptop 2 was launched starting at a price of $999 on 2 October at an event in New York.
Sep 26, 2018
Microsoft Whiteboard app is now available for download for iOS and Web usersUsers will require an Office 365 account for the web version and iOS version of the app to work.
Aug 13, 2018
CBSE has partnered with Microsoft to prevent paper leaks after heavy criticismCBSE and Microsoft executed in July the first ever pilot of the digital question paper generation.
May 17, 2018
Microsoft launches Surface Hub 2 with a 50.5-inch multi-touch display to help organisations collaborate and work togetherMicrosoft "Surface Hub 2" will come with options like "Tiling," that would display multiple pieces of content side-by-side.
May 12, 2018
Microsoft is working round the clock to build 'trustworthy' AI algorithms to control fake news on Bing and LinkedInThe problems Facebook and YouTube are facing with fake news today have alerted Microsoft in building Artificial Intelligence-driven systems to fight back.
Apr 27, 2018
Microsoft tops quarterly profit after its Azure cloud services posted a 93 percent growth in revenueAzure’s growth has propelled Microsoft to the No. 2 position in the $15.6 billion cloud computing market with a 14 percent share.
Apr 06, 2018
Microsoft starts rolling out new security features for Office 365 to protect users from phishing scams and ransomwareRansomware has become an attack method in which cybercriminals 'lock up' and prevent access to files in an effort to extort money from victims.
Feb 21, 2018
Microsoft has announced support for e-mail addresses in 15 Indian languages across its product lineupMicrosoft's products will also support additional Indian languages as and when their IDNs and e-mail addresses become available in the future.
Nov 28, 2017
Microsoft Office is now available for Chromebook users through the Google Play StoreAlthough Microsoft Office on Android platform for Chromebook is available, for starters, the ability to run apps on older models is still limited.
Nov 22, 2017
Microsoft announces support for Tamil language on its Translator app in Office 365People using Tamil language can listen to people speaking in the same language and see the translated text on their device with the Microsoft translator app.

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Miniature Traction Engines, Road Locos & Steam Tractors
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4 Inch Scale FOWLER Road Loco
A magnificent 4” scale 3 speed Fowler road loco. This engine was built over a twenty year period by an experienced model engineer, from works drawings and actual measurements, using his own patterns (and NOT to Plastow design).
Boiler professionally built, again to works drawings. Reported to run very well, it has attended only some twenty rallies.
Engine is in correct Fowler black livery and on properly proportioned rubbers. For sale with full current boiler test certificates.
6 Inch Scale GARRETT 4CD Tractor
A handsome and very usable half-size miniature engine based on the Garrett 4CD tractor.
Completed in recent years to a very high standard and barely used since, this engine is now available for sale in excellent condition with current boiler certificates.
4½ Inch Scale BURREL Traction Engine
A very usable size of engine, this is based on Plastow miniature of the Burrell 7 NHP agricultural.
This example appears to be nicely made with a professional steel boiler.
For sale in excellent condition with current boiler certificates and complete with water cart trailer.
6 Inch Scale FOSTER Traction Engine
This large, half size traction engine is based on the 7 NHP Foster agricultural traction engine.
With a professionally made and tested steel boiler, this part built engine is approximately 75% complete and includes machined cylinder, gears and shafts, etc and all major components are believed present.
For sale as an uncompleted project.
2 Inch Scale FOWLER Ploughing Engine
An unusual scale miniature of the large “SUPERBA” model ploughing engine built by John Fowler & Co., Leeds for the Italian market (which similar to the ‘K7’ model with various upgrades including superheater).
This miniature appears to be well made and detailed and is requiring some minor work to fully complete, including boiler lagging.
4 Inch Scale SAVAGE “Little Samson” Steam Tractor
A rare miniature, this single cylinder engine is based on the F. Savage steam tractor.
This example appears to be very nicely made with a professional steel boiler, and is in excellent, near new condition with current boiler certificates. For sale complete with a high quality German made 4 wheel covered car trailer.
PATTERNS For 6 Inch Scale BURRELL Traction Engines
A collection of wooden patterns for casting parts for 6″ scale (half size) Burrell agricultural engines.
Patterns include inc. differential, perch bracket, motion guides, chimney caps, hub caps, various hubs and bearings, firebars, etc.
4 Inch Scale FOSTER Traction Engine
This unfinished miniature is an example of the popular 4″ scale single cylinder engine by Live Steam Miniatures, and based on the 6 NHP agricultural traction engine by William Foster & Co, Lincoln.

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1025 Westhaven Blvd, Franklin, TN 37064. For Lease $30/Sqft/Year. City Franklin. Neighborhood Franklin. Zip Code 37064. Market Nashville. Property Type Retail. Property Size 22,064 Sqft. Lot Size 0.47 Acre 1589 Westhaven Blvd # 1304, Franklin, TN 37064 is currently not for sale. The 4,280 sq. ft. single-family home is a 4 bed, 6.0 bath property. This home was built in 2018 and last sold on for. View more property details, sales history and Zestimate data on Zillow Zestimate® Home Value: $1,232,720. 1132 Westhaven Blvd #1350, Franklin, TN is a condo home. This home last sold for $502,372 in October 2013. The Zestimate for this house is $1,232,720 (615) 301-1650: MLS #2270430 Official listing information! Westhaven neighborhood - 537 Pearre Springs Way located in Franklin TN 37064, priced at $1649999, with 5 bedrooms Sold: 4 beds, 3.5 baths, 2873 sq. ft. house located at 1120 Westhaven Blvd, Franklin, TN 37064 sold for $630,000 on Sep 30, 2020. MLS# 2192213. Brownstone w/ double front porches facing green space..
Pearre Creek Elementary, which is located within the Westhaven Community and opened in 2010, has quickly become an extremely important part of West Franklin's culture. It's a brand new beautiful campus. For many students, the travel time between their front door and the school's is about a five to 10 minute walk, bike ride, or bus ride Zestimate® Home Value: $1,533,275. 1437 Westhaven Blvd #900, Franklin, TN is a condo home. This home last sold for $899,900 in May 2015. The Zestimate for this house is $1,533,275 New homes Franklin TN for sale at Westhaven range from the low $300k's to over $1 million at Westhaven Golf Club. If you can't find the right homes for sale at Westhaven to move into, one of the nine Master Builders at Westhaven are ready to build your dream home. Our real estate score for Westhaven Franklin in Tennessee is 80 1437 Westhaven Blvd , Franklin, TN 37064-4880 is currently not for sale. The 2,598 sq. ft. single-family home is a bed, 4.5 bath property. This home was built in 2012 and last sold on 5/21/2015 for $899,900. View more property details, sales history and Zestimate data on Zillow
Address. Address 5179 Donovan St. City Franklin. Zip/Postal Code 37064. Area Westhaven . New Listing - 2 weeks online. 1 / 12 $ Single Family Home For Sale. Active. 3. BEDS. 2. TOTAL BATHS. 2,522. SQFT. 37206 Homes For Sale Nashville Real Estate 37206 Zip Code Homes For Sale East Nashville TN - The 37206 zip code is one of the highest price per square foot housing areas in all. 855-957-4313. View Plans & Pricing. Hide. AT&T Details in Franklin. AT&T TV in Franklin. AT&T in Franklin is the best TV provider for an estimated 90% of households. The company offers Franklin residents up to 85 channels and deals start at $69.99 to $129.99 per month. AT&T Deals for June 2021 in Franklin, TN 37064 About 6043 Keats St Franklin, TN 37064. Beautiful, light-filled 4 bed, 3.5 bath Westhaven townhouse! End unit with 2 balconies - walking distance to Westhaven Town Center, shops, restaurants and Kroger! Lease includes access to amazing amenities including pools, tennis courts, gym, hiking trails, jogging paths, resident's center and. Click to SCHEDULE A TOUR Click to SCHEDULE A TOUR Click to SCHEDULE A TOUR. More About Westhaven. Find Out More. Featured Westhaven Homes. 825 Cheltenham Ave, WH # 2153 , Franklin , Tennessee 37064. $1,596,838. 153 Front Street, WH # 4067 , Franklin , Tennessee 37064
Westhaven FYI Hours of operation 6:00am to 8:00pm Monday to Wednesday 6:00am to 9:00pm Thursday to Friday 8:00am to 9:00pm Saturday 12 Noon to 6:00pm Sunday Westhaven Resident's Club 401 Cheltenham Ave 615.791.6740 Westhaven Resident's Pool 615.791-1756 Westhaven Community Management Paige Larson 615.791.9552 firstname.lastname@example.org Westhaven Transfer Fee Information Robin Westma Search for a Westhaven Franklin REALTOR® in the area you are buying or selling and refine your results by brokerage, average listing price, by a REALTOR®'s real estate activity, or by. The Academy of Westhaven Find homes for sale in Westhaven, one of Williamson County Tennessee's hottest-selling neighborhoods. Talk to Westhaven real estate expert, Lisa Alyn, for a tour of this amazing planned community which features trails, parks, a resort pool, retail, golf, as well as an award-winning elementary school
1031 Westhaven Blvd is a townhouse located in Williamson County, the 37064 ZIP Code, and the Franklin School District attendance zone. Location 1031 Westhaven Blvd , Franklin Off-market: Condominium home, $640,000, 2 Bd, 2 Ba, 1,773 Sqft, $361/Sqft, at 1015 Westhaven Blvd #210, Franklin, TN 3706 615-557-6888. Affiliate Broker, C-RCS, REALTOR ®. License #306660. 187 Front Street, Suite 100. Franklin, Tennessee 37064. Williamson County. 615-599-1764 Westhaven Realty Office. 615-791-9552 Westhaven HOA Office. 615-791-6740 Westhaven Residents' Club Description: The property at 991 Westhaven Blvd Franklin, TN 37064 with the MLS Number 2258064 is currently listed at $550,250 and has been on the Franklin market for 24 days. You are viewing the Nashville MLS property details of the home for sale at 991 Westhaven Blvd Franklin, TN 37064, which is located in the Westhaven subdivision, includes.
1561 Westhaven Blvd , Franklin, TN 37064-1420 is currently not for sale. The 4,264 sq. ft. single-family home is a 5 bed, 5.0 bath property. This home was built in 2013 and last sold on 11/7/2017 for $905,000. View more property details, sales history and Zestimate data on Zillow Find apartments for rent at 1031 Westhaven Blvd from $2,575 in Franklin, TN. Get the best value for your money with Apartment Finder , please use the recommended or recognized city names whenever possible for this ZIP Code ™
About 150 Front St Franklin, TN 37064. Impressive, fully furnished one-level living in the heart of Westhaven. This home features a bright and inviting open floorplan, comfortable balcony, 2 suited bedrooms, secure building and private garage. All steps away from boutiques, restaurants, grocery, community pool, tennis courts, fitness center. The population of Franklin, according to the 2010 Census, is 62,487. The total number of households in the zip code of Westhaven is 17,765, with an average household size for of 2.67 people. The total number of renter households within the zip code of 37064 is 4,047, which means that 77.22% of households in this zipcode are owner occupant.
GeoCoordinates: -86.92439085. 35.92707301. List Price: $680,000. You are viewing the Nashville MLS property details of the home for sale at 210 Pearl St Franklin, TN 37064, which is located in the Westhaven Sec 5 subdivision, includes 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms, and has approximately 2191 sq.ft. of living area 1st showings Saturday 7/10 ~ 5 bed, 5.5 bath Westhaven home ~ Renovated Master Bath & updated kitchen ~ Quartz counters ~ Walk in closets & Pantry w/ wood shelving ~ 3 car garage ~ Office on main level ~ Exercise Room ~ Ample Walk in Storage ~ Butler's pantry ~ New carpet & lighting ~ Park like fenced backyard w/ mature landscaping, commercial grade lighting, stone patio, firepit & room for a. Foxen Canyon Franklin Real Estate. Foxen Canyon Subdivision Franklin TN 37069 - Located off Berry's Chapel Road, Foxen Canyon is a single-family home development in Franklin TN.Streets in Foxen Canyon include Harts Landmark Drive and Los Olivos Court.Nearby subdivisions near Foxen Canyon include Battlewood Estates, Chapelwood, Dunblane, Fieldstone Farms, Harts Landmark, Hillsboro Cove and. Certified New Home Construction Specialist. Luxury Home Certification. License #304411. 615-708-0445. email@example.com. 114 Cool Springs Blvd Franklin, TN 37067
Homes For Sale in Westhaven Westhaven rules as Williamson County Tennessee's hottest-selling neighborhood, several years running. This walkable planned community designed by Southern Land Company features trails, parks, retail, golf and world-class amenities, as well as an award-winning elementary school and continued new construction. Westhaven, located 3 miles west o List Price: $879,270. You are viewing the Nashville MLS property details of the home for sale at 607 Drummond St, Lot # 2064 Franklin, TN 37064, which is located in the Westhaven subdivision, includes 3 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms, and has approximately 2619 sq.ft. of living area Find Home Property Records near Westhaven Blvd, Franklin TN on realtor.com® 607 Drummond St, Lot # 2064. Franklin, TN 37064. Marker. View Map $879,270 Schedule a Tour. Beds 3. Baths 3 Full 1 1/2 About 1033 Westhaven Blvd Franklin, TN 37064. FURNISHED !! Westhaven is a planned community with walk-to restaurants, grocery and more. Just a few miles from downtown Franklin, this FULLY FURNISHED townhouse is great for extended stays or as a Corporate Apartment. Sleeps 4-6, no pets, no smoking. Includes a 2-car garage and washer/dryer
Search MLS Real Estate & Homes for sale in Westhaven, Franklin, TN, updated every 15 minutes. See prices, photos, sale history, & school ratings New Construction Properties Homes For Sale Franklin TN. New Construction Homes for Sale in Franklin TN - Franklin TN is located South of Nashville with zip codes 37064, 37067, and 37069.Named after Benjamin Franklin, the city of Franklin prides itself on its rich history & culture
FURNISHED !! Westhaven is a planned community with walk-to restaurants, grocery and more. Just a few miles from downtown Franklin, this FULLY FURNISHED townhouse is great for extended stays or as a Corporate Apartment. Sleeps 4-6, no pets, no smoking. Includes a 2-car garage and washer/dryer. Monthly Rates including all UTILITIES, CABLE TV, INTERNET, FURNITURE, LINENS FULL KITCHEN. Starting at. The population of Franklin, according to the 2010 Census, is 62,487. The total number of households in the zip code of Franklin is 17,765, with an average household size for of 2.67 people. The total number of renter households within the zip code of is 4,047, which means that 77.22% of households in this zipcode are owner occupant households Life SimplifiedIn Westhaven - a walkable, mixed-use community with diverse dining, office, retail and residential space - residents enjoy a high quality of life you won't find anywhere else. Just a few minutes west of downtown Franklin, Westhaven is the only community in Tennessee to follow the innovative principles of New Urbanism, a movement that's received universal recognition. MLS #2270430 - Westhaven neighborhood. 537 Pearre Springs Way located in Franklin TN, list price of 1649999, with 5 bedrooms. Page Summary Call Us Now 615 603-360 This webpage represents 1588009112 NPI record. The 1588009112 NPI number is assigned to the healthcare provider INTEGRATED SPINE & JOINT AT WESTHAVEN PLLC, practice location address at 1025 WESTHAVEN BLVD STE 210 FRANKLIN, TN, 37064-4894. NPI record contains FOIA-disclosable NPPES health care provider information
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dude, nothing wrong with the unit. sharp nukes use a type of ac motor that couldn't care less which way it is going.
this is common of older and cheaper ac motors
the idea is that the direction is determined at startup and it continue in that direction. if you hold the motor it will try to go the other way. as far as the dinner is concerned its getting the same nukeing either way and couldnt care less cause its goose is cooked either way. the only thing you should be worried about is that it spins at all.
old ac powered can openers also randomly started either way. and to force one way you'd trigger it until it went the way you wanted (only mattered if the blade was dull in one direction)
i have exclusively owned sharp nukes since i was a kid (technically i didnt own it then but you get the point), and they always randomly started in which ever direction they wanted. at least 6 units i can recall anyway.
its due to the A in AC. the guy you rang should have known this.


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18-year-old Sibley was one of the Derby players who made a decent impression against Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side, with his battle against McTominay being crucial.
While United ended the game victorious, Sibley can take credit for his battle with the Scotland international and has now spoken about his experience.
“That’s part of my game – it’s the way I play football. Nothing changes, the coaches said before the game, not to let anything change and I think that’s what I did," he told Derby's official website.
"I just keep playing my normal football, keep battling away and sometimes you get battles on the pitch. That’s football for you. Especially for a young lad, to show you’re not feared is a massive thing.
“If they do leave a bit on you, you can’t just accept that, you need to keep going and give it back.”


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Welcome to Abbey’s Laboratory.
So I’ve been working on this omelette recipe / technique / idea for several weeks now. It all started when I was really craving a giant omelette after one of my workouts. I’m lactose intolerant, so I couldn’t safely go the milk/cream route. But I can handle yogurt (due to all the good bacteria). And I’ve been known to replace yogurt for milk/cream, etc. in a lot of recipes and it’s always worked out well. Baked goods come out thicker and ‘creamier’, which I always prefer, so it’s a natural swap for me.
Except I hadn’t ever done it in an omelette before… frankly, my omelettes (when I decide to make one instead of just… eggs…) tend to just be beaten and seasoned eggs. It gets the job done, but you gotta use a lot of egg to beat into something big enough for a stuffed omelette. And that isn’t always ideal.
I also really enjoy what happens to an egg mixture when you whip it in a blender… it puffs up as it cooks, so not only is it gorgeous, but so light and airy. And I thought maybe whipping the eggs with the yogurt would help make it come together better, and sort of break down the thickness of the yogurt and bring it all together easier.
The first few times I tried it, it came out terribly. I mean… it started off great, tasted wonderful, but wasn’t an omelette.
It was blob goop mess.
Then, through a lot of trial and error, a lot of eggs and a lot of burnt-on skillet egg skin, I got it right.
The key is how you’re finishing it off… due to the yogurt, this mixture REALLY wants to stick to the pan. But I figured out how to not let that happen and it’s not by adding more grease!
This omelette, guys… this omelette is just so good. It’s like an egg cloud. You can see the tiny air bubbles… it’s almost sponge-like in appearance. Yet, it somehow still remains rich. The yogurt helps that, obviously, because greek yogurt is so rich and thick and creamy. I use a combination of whole eggs and egg whites, along with the greek yogurt so it’s incredible protein packed. I’ve been on a new training program lately and have had to really amp up my protein amount. I prefer veggie omelettes over meat-filled ones, but you can use whatever you like! I always tend to have bits of leftovers in the fridge, so rarely have to start from scratch with my fillings. And since we all know I’m lactose intolerant, my cheese choice is either sheep feta or goat cheese.
For this particular one below, I had leftover roasted broccoli, sautéed spinach, and also used some chèvre and softened onions. But again, use what you like!
So here we go, guys. I hope you try it. It’s sooo good. And worth all the yummy mistakes that got me there.
But then again, isn’t everything? 😉
WHIPPED YOGURT OMELETTE
I generally like caramelized, or at least softened onions in my omelettes, so if you do too, do those first in the non-stick skillet you’re planning on using for the omelette, then set aside.
Also, any other veggies or filling ingredients you have to cook ahead of time, do so now. I generally have leftovers to use, but have them ready to go beside the stove, along with the cheese I’m using.
I’m an over-stuffer, so I usually use about 1 cup of filling ingredients.
Basically, once you whip your egg mixture, you want to cook it immediately so you keep the air… so have everything ready to go!
Preheat your 10 inch non-stick skillet to medium heat, add whatever oil/butter you prefer. I’ve used coconut oil, vegetable oil, olive oil and butter… doesn’t matter as long as the whole skillet has a light layer of it.
In a blender (or a tall, 2 cup size cup to use an immersion blender), combine the following…
- 2 large whole eggs
- 4 egg whites (or 3/4 cup liquid egg whites if you use those)
- about 1/3 cup plain, full fat greek yogurt or 2 giant spoonfuls (pay attention to the brand you buy and make sure it’s only strained yogurt and does not have added starches or thickeners)
- several pinches kosher salt
- cracked black pepper to your liking
Blend this until all the ingredients are fully mixed together, then keep going. You want a lot of air in this mixture, so whip it real good.
Pour your whipped egg mixture into your hot and greased skillet.
Let it sit and begin to cook on the bottom for about 30 seconds before you start pulling at the sides with a rubber spatula, per normal omelette protocol.
(I get real hippie at this point and sprinkle a fair amount of nutritional yeast flakes into the eggs as they cook for added protein, B vitamins and and fiber, but you don’t have to 😉 )
Continue to pull from the edges of your pan and allow raw eggs to make their way to the pan edges. Once you start to see the edges become fairly cooked, go ahead and add your cheese and other filling ingredients to one half of the egg mixture in the pan.
If your filling ingredients aren’t seasoned well, do so now.
You may start to see some stubborn eggs sticking to the edges, try to release them with the spatula.
After a minute or two, you should be fairly close to being done.
Cover the pan with a lid, or another skillet and reduce the heat to low.
Walk away and let it finish cooking, open-face, until all the eggs are set. This takes a couple minutes, just keep checking it. As long as it’s on low, you shouldn’t have any issue with overcooking.
This ‘steaming’ helps release any bit of egg that got stuck to the bottom of the pan. It should now be able to fold with no sticking.
Carefully transfer to your plate.
Thanks for reading, y’all. Happy Sunday!!! xo

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Witnessing a Waste-to-Energy Revival
In the 1970s, Wheelabrator Technologies helped to launch a prosperous municipal solid waste-to-energy industry in the U.S. The industry wasn't immune to economic and societal hardships, however, and developers struggled to prosper; some didn't survive. Today, the same factors that fueled the industry in its infancy are reenergizing it.
The first waste-to-energy combustion facility in the U.S. went on line in New York in 1898, according to the Energy Information Administration, but it was not enough to initiate rapid growth. About 80 years later, in 1975, the first commercial-scale, utility-grade MSW-to-energy plant in the country went on line in Saugus, Mass., built by Wheelabrator Technologies Inc. That was the start of an industry here that had been successful in Europe for years. "The Saugus Marsh dump was nearing the end of its life," says David Beavens, vice president of finance for Wheelabrator. "And there was a need for a new, viable solution for waste disposal." The plant still operates today, processing 1,500 tons of MSW per day from 10 nearby communities, serving about 750,000 people and providing electricity for about 47,000 households through Saugus General Electric.
After that plant went on line, more than 100 plants were built around the country as the industry ballooned beginning in 1978, according to the EIA. "If you think about that timing, you had the first gasoline shortage; the first energy shortage," Beavens recalls. "So there was a move to find alternative sources of energy. And that created interest in things like waste-to-energy."
The Genesis of the Industry
"A combination of forces converged in the late 1970s, early 1980s that really were the genesis for this industry at that time," Beavens says. Those forces were the search for waste disposal solutions, legislated tax incentives and the desire for alternative energy sources as energy prices rose. "Rising energy prices are very favorable for the waste-to-energy business," he says.
Dwindling solutions for waste disposal also proved favorable to the onset of the industry. "There was a local need to provide long-term, predictable waste disposal for constituents," Beavens says. The country was moving away from dumps, as tighter regulatory compliance led to the end of the town dump concept. Increases in tipping fees also led to the demise of many landfills, according to the EIA.
During the energy shortage in the '70s, Congress passed the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act, which stabilized prices for alternative sources of energy. The act, passed in 1978, made it mandatory for utilities to purchase electricity from qualifying facilities, defined as "cogeneration or small power production facilities that meet certain ownership, operating and efficiency criteria established by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission pursuant to (PURPA)," according to the EIA. It also mandated that the price paid to MSW facilities for electricity be equal to the utility's avoided cost of energy and capacity. As a result, MSW qualifying facilities received a higher price for their power than they might have received otherwise.
Boosted by these incentives, Wheelabrator led the way into an MSW-to-energy industry in the U.S., Beavens says. "We're very proud of that," he says. Previously, many communities ran trash incinerators that reduced the volume of trash by combustion before dumping it. But the incineration plants did not recover energy, used expensive fuel and offered little or no pollution control. Waste-to-energy provided a next-generation technology that recaptures energy, using trash as fuel, with no extra fossil fuels, Beavens says. Wheelabrator's combustion systems are compliant with air regulatory requirements and extend landfill lives by reducing the volume of waste by 90 percent from incoming raw material to residual ash, Beavens says, and 70 percent to 75 percent by weight.
Unfortunately, the growth spurt didn't last and the same factors that jump-started the industry reshaped to slow it down in the mid '90s. "The industry hit a wall," Beavens says. The investment in tax credits expired, the energy markets were deregulated and the development of large, environmentally sound Subtitle D landfills made that type of disposal more plentiful and less expensive.
Many companies began to consolidate and those that had small plants sold their operations to larger companies. "Companies came and went," Beavens says. "You saw a lot of consolidations and companies exiting the industry." For the most part, plants already in operation continued, but some under new management. "There were a few plants here and there that closed, but not too much on the waste-to-energy side," he says. Wheelabrator and Covanta Energy became the primary waste-to-energy providers in the country, he says. It was then that Wheelabrator was acquired by its parent company Waste Management Inc.
For those companies that did manage to stay in business, new development and growth were stagnant. "So, you retrench," Beavens says. Wheelabrator changed its focus from expansion to excelling and polishing its environmental practices, safety programs and operational efficiencies, he explains. "We improved our operations and technology such that today, we're excellent in our operations."
A Bevy of Plants
Today, Wheelabrator operates 16 waste-to-energy plants in the U.S., along with five independent power plants with pollution controls and two ash landfills. Its waste-to-energy process uses combustion at temperatures of greater than 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit.
"Basically, it's a series of steps that every other step reciprocates," says Peter Kendrigan, plant manager at the company's Westchester County facility in Peekskill, N.Y. The 60-megawatt plant was built in 1984 and supplies electricity for about 55,000 homes from 2,250 tons of MSW per day in a county of 850,000 people, according to Kendrigan. It actually has enough capacity to supply 88,000 homes, according to the company's Webs site. Its capacity makes it one of the largest Wheelabrator waste-to-energy plants.
In Westchester, trucks deliver the waste to a receiving building, where most dump their loads into a pit, while some are randomly chosen for inspection. Those trucks dump their waste on the floor, where it's sorted to ensure it contains no unacceptable material. "It's very rare that we find something unacceptable," Kendrigan says. "With a plant of this age, most of the haulers have been here long enough that they're familiar with the rules."
Two large overhead cranes take the trash from the pit and feed it into Wheelabrator's water wall boiler. Inside the boiler, the trash sits on Von Roll Holding AG grates, heavy metal plates developed by Von Roll, a worldwide electrical machinery developer. The grates move back and forth, transporting the trash through four boiler zones. First, the trash is dried out by injecting air underneath it. Then, it's combusted in zones two and three and in zone four, all that's left are the noncombustibles. The energy generated in the process is sold to Consolidated Electric.
Because of Westchester County's aggressive recycling program, the waste that comes into the facility is ready to process and needs no pretreatment, Kendrigan says. "But once it's in the process, we do add some things to make it cleaner and environmentally friendly," he adds. A powder-activated carbon is added for mercury removal, lime slurry is sprayed into the system to remove sulfur dioxide and carbon, and urea cleans out nitrogen oxide. Hydrocarbons, organic compounds and dioxin are controlled by the high temperatures in the combustion furnaces, and sulfur dioxide and hydrochloric acid are neutralized and made harmless by flue-gas scrubbers, he adds. Trace metals and particulates are collected in fabric filters. "Nothing escapes a waste-to-energy plant unless it has been purified by heat or treatment," Kendrigan says. "High burning temperatures and cleansing processes remove more than 95 percent of pollutants from refuse that enters the facilities."
"A significant thing about the facility is that the air in the receiving building is drawn in through large fans and we use that in combustion inside of our boilers," Kendrigan says. It creates negative pressure inside the building so odors and dust accumulated during dumping don't escape the building.
Some of Wheelabrator's plants produce and sell steam and electricity, and some just sell electricity, depending on the local needs and economics. "It's not economical to sell steam in this community," Kendrigan says. The plant sits in an industrial area in Peekskill, next to a fairly major highway. Piping to transport the heat would have to snake underneath the highway to get to the community, he explains.
Residents of Peekskill are welcoming of the plant and Wheelabrator's technology, Kendrigan says. "Westchester enjoys a very good relationship with the community," he says. "The community itself has an extremely positive reaction to the facility." It helps that it creates jobs for 66 locals. "All of the employees are very proud of Westchester and Wheelabrator," he adds. "We're proud of what we do."
While most of Wheelabrator's plants were built in response to waste disposal issues in the communities, each has a unique story of its own, Beavens says. His career with Wheelabrator started in 1988 at the Gloucester County plant in New Jersey. The local landfill in Gloucester County had historically been a dumping ground for the city of Philadelphia, he says. The large landfill, which he calls "a dump, in the true sense of the word," sat in the middle of the county. It brought land values down and hindered economic development, so county officials decided as early as 1980 that they wanted to become self-sufficient. "They were going to neither import waste nor export waste," he says. They kept the dump alive long enough for them to build their own solid waste infrastructure, which included Wheelabrator's waste-to-energy plant. "So those came on line by the end of the 1980s, early 90s and they became self-sufficient," he says.
The Gloucester plant processes up to 575 tons of MSW per day from the county of 257,000 people. The 14-megawatt facility has the capacity to supply electricity for up to 15,000 homes.
Getting Back on Track
Today, Beavens sees factors emerging in the MSW-to-energy market similar to those that gave rise to it in the '70s and '80s: alternative energy is desirable, energy is expensive and tax incentives abound again to build new plants. Also, landfills generally are located farther away from communities, requiring long hauls for trucks loaded with garbage to dump. "While the landfills are still plentiful, they tend not to be located close to population centers that generate the trash," he says. As fuel prices rise, trucking becomes more expensive and those trucks emit pollutants into the air along their routes. Waste-to-energy facilities are sited within or close to population centers, reducing truck traffic and transportation costs, he says.
"So if you think about today, while a little bit different, you're seeing similar forces," Beavens says. These forces are coming together once again, reviving the familiar attraction to the industry. Beavens says he's seen the change evolving in just the past two years. Currently, about 87 waste-to-energy facilities operate in the U.S., managing 93,000 tons per day, or 13 percent, of the nation's MSW and producing 2,700 megawatts of energy, according to Wheelabrator.
New interest in the industry, and in Wheelabrator's process in particular, comes in monthly from cities all over the world, Beavens says. "Domestically, we see a lot of interest," he says. "Internationally, we see a great deal of interest." The company is pursuing several projects in the U.K. and recently entered into a joint venture with a company in China. The government there expects to build more than one waste-to-energy facility per month, Beavens says, adding that the country has a very aggressive growth plan.
With so many new ventures on the horizon, Beavens sees promise in a comeback for the industry. "I think it's in its early stages of growth and I expect it will continue," he says. BIO
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Sure, we enjoyed our time in the Galapagos Islands. It’s difficult not to when you are surrounded by blue-footed boobies dancing their way to marriage and penguins torpedoing their way through the water.
But when travelers fly in and out of Ecuador only to see the Galapagos, they are missing out.
We’ve had the benefit of visits to Peru and Bolivia to help us put Ecuador into Andean perspective. Ecuador's animal market culture and aesthetic diversity surprised us. As we continue to reflect on our travels through South America, a few experiences in Ecuador – some conventional, some not – stand out.
1. Quito: Blue Skies and Beautiful Croissants
We thought we knew what a blue sky was supposed to look like. Then we arrived in Quito. At 2,800 meters (9,200 feet) in elevation, it's just a bit closer to the sky than most capital cities. Walk around Quito's old town and you'll feel it — not only because of the slight shortness of breath you might experience, but also because of the inimitable cloud-popping blue sky overhead. It's so surreal that you sometimes feel you can reach up and touch it — if only you could stretch just a little bit more.
Throw in a few parks, dramatic staircases, and a few of Quito's impressive colonial churches like San Francisco Church below, and you've got yourself a visual that you just might never forget.
The altitude certainly helped, but were the skies really that clear?
Perhaps the thin air had affected our judgment. Or maybe we’d spent too long in the smoggy lowlands of Central American cities like Managua, Nicaragua where even the dimmest of blue skies barely existed.
But it wasn’t just in our heads. And no, that sky is not photoshopped.
We would be remiss if we didn’t mention that Quito is also home to some of the best value pains au chocolat (chocolate croissants) in the Americas — huge, flaky, buttery, generously stuffed, and chip cheap at $0.50 a pop. While the croissants at Spicy Café (Amazonas Ave. & Roca) may not be able to compete with those in Paris’ finest patisseries, they were edible gold to us — two travelers having just spent four months eating tortillas and dry bread in Central America.
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2. Otavalo: Window-shopping for carpets and cuyes (guinea pigs).
Imagine our disappointment arriving before dawn at Otavalo's Saturday animal market only to find out that a local quarantine meant no llamas or other livestock would be sold that day.
Our letdown was mitigated by the enthusiasm of the cuy vendors and buyers. Cuyes of all sizes – from babies to those plump enough to be served as that evening's feast – filled the air with their squeaks. Prospective buyers looked closely, hoping to find faults and negotiate a lower price, but indignant vendors fought back, rebuffing the criticism and pretending they didn't need the business. At the universal sport of bargaining, the Ecuadorans are tough.
Otavalo's main event, however, is the handicrafts market surrounding the Plaza de Ponchos. Even though we don't often buy souvenirs, we enjoyed being engulfed in the colorful sea of handwoven carpets and wall hangings.
Note: The market can be overwhelming. To refresh your eyes and regain your sanity, consider escaping to Shenandoah Pie Company on the square for a beautiful piece of homemade pie. Ask the owner about her thirty years of pie-baking experience.
3. Quilotoa Loop: Brush up on your fatalism. Hang out with llama vendors.
If you are planning to travel overland through the Andes, there may be no better place to begin your “fatalism training” than the Quilotoa Loop.
“What is fatalism training?” you might ask.
Why, it’s overcoming the fear of falling off a cliff on a rickety bus by telling yourself: “If it’s going to happen, it's going to happen quickly.”
The buses – some with sheep strapped on top, others with chicken boxes lashed to luggage racks – circle the Quilotoa Loop, a group of villages that ring Laguna Quilotoa, a volcanic crater lake. Although the buses’ departure times are often inhumane (think 3:00-5:00 A.M), the views and experiences they afford make it all worth the effort.
Hiking the Quilotoa Crater
When our alarm went off at 4:00 A.M., I cursed it and was tempted to roll over. But I knew if I had, I'd regret it. I had a volcanic lake to visit.
After a bumpy chicken bus ride, we finally arrived at the lake's edge. The sun was just coming up and we were among the very few people there.
Note: If you are staying in Chugchilan (we enjoyed Cloud Forest Hostel), consider hiking back from Quilotoa Lake. The route is not very well marked as local guides conveniently pull out trail signs to create demand for their guide services. It still remains doable on your own without a guide. Ask your guest house to draw you a map and keep asking locals you meet along the way to be sure you are headed in the right direction.
Weekly Indigenous Market along the Quilotoa Loop
The Quilotoa Loop is also known for its weekly indigenous markets, with the Saquisili Thursday market being perhaps the most famous or frequented by travelers.
This small town grows exponentially in size on Thursdays, its weekly market day. In the wee hours of the morning, people from nearby mountain villages pour into town, poised to buy, sell, and trade everything from huge, squealing pigs to baby guinea pigs to piles of tree tomatoes.
For the Saquisili Thursday market, spend the night before in town so you're ready to catch the early morning market action before the buses from nearby towns begin to descend. We rose at 5:30 AM to catch the early morning trading scene at the animal market on the town's edge. The atmosphere is surprisingly intense, featuring expressive, heated bargaining, particularly between indigenous women.
Although Saquisili gets the mention in guidebooks for having the best weekly indigenous market along the Quilotoa Loop, our preference goes to smaller Zumbahua on the other side. The benefit of being deposited in Zumbahua on Saturday at a dark, frigid 5 AM? You get to see animals being taken to market: unruly goats here, squealing pigs there, docile sheep aligned in rows.
Then, of course, you have the iconic llama — and its iconic owner. We hung out with this woman as she turned down offers left and right for her two beauties. We believe that secretly she didn’t want to sell them.
4. Puerto Lopez: Whales up close.
Having spent a year at graduate school in Monterey, California, I associate whale watching trips with, “I’m going to spend a lot of money for a 10% chance to see a whale.”
Not so off the coast of Ecuador at Puerto Lopez.
If you time your visit right (June – September), you can spend $20 and be surrounded by a party of humpback whales jumping around your boat. It’s not uncommon to see whale families swimming together, with whale babies doing aerial gymnastics.
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5. Cuenca: Milk a goat at the market.
Goat milk doesn’t get any fresher than straight from the doe. At Cuenca’s main market, Feria Libre, that’s how it’s served. Watch as your serving is fresh-squeezed right before your eyes.
We had been told – many times in Ecuador in fact – that unpasteurized goat milk helps boost the immune and respiratory systems, making it a natural remedy for asthma, swine flu and other respiratory ailments.
Although we weren’t quite thirsty enough to try a glass straight from the source, we did try it in a cappuccino served at a creative little café in the northern Ecuadoran city of Ibarra.
It tasted OK, but I'll take my goat milk in the form of cheese next time, thank you.
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6. Rural southern Ecuador: Challenge a group of indigenous women to a soccer match.
When we are on a photo shoot, we usually attempt to capture every moment. So when a group of women from a Kiva microfinance savings group invited us to their village and began a game of pick-up soccer (football), we were tempted to follow our usual form by taking photos.
Instead, we decided it was time to put down the cameras and join in.
The women — despite their less-than-athletic shoes and the burden of babies strapped to their backs – were impressive on the football pitch. Surprisingly fit and unsurprisingly accustomed to the altitude, they ran circles around us gringos.
Best of all: their smiles and laughter. It was as if the women had become kids again and had, at least for the moment, let go of life’s worries.
Travel Details: Accommodation, Food, Transport and Activities in Ecuador
- Accommodation: Casa Kanela is located in the Mariscal area of Quito, but is on a quiet side street so it doesn't feel like you're in the middle of bar and restaurant mayhem. $25 for a double room (shared bath), including breakfast. Free wifi internet. Address: Juan Rodriguez E8-46
- Restaurants: The Mariscal area of Quito has endless choices for international restaurants. Our favorites include: El Maple vegetarian restaurant (Joaquin Pinto and Diego de Almagro) for great three-course lunches ($4) and tasty pasta dishes, Uncle Ho's (Jose Calama and Diego de Almagro) for an Asian food fix (also with a bargain lunch menu), and Al Forno (Diego de Almagro and Baquerizo Moreno) for thin crust, wood fired pizza with every topping you can imagine. Our best market food experience was a fistful of sea bass (corvina) and bowl of ceviche big enough for two ($3) at Don Jimmy's at Mercado Central (Central Market).
- Accommodation: About four kilometers outside Otavalo in the hills is La Luna. It's a great starting point for hikes and to relax. Good fixed menus for dinner ($6-7 for three-course meal) and friendly dogs. Rooms run about $18 for a double room with shared bathroom.(2009 prices)
- Accommodation: In Saquisili, we stayed at San Carlos Hotel on the main square. A double room with a great view of the square and ensuite bathroom was $10. In Chugchilan, we stayed at Hostal Cloud Forest just outside the town. The staff did a great job managing large groups of travelers and were great with providing information on buses and hiking. Half board including a double room (en suite bathroom), breakfast and dinner is $10 per person.
- Transport: Buses are infrequent and often leave early, so be prepared to rise in the wee hours of the morning. Ask at your hotel for the latest times. From our experience, the bus from Saquisili to Chugchilan leaves at 11:30 on Thursdays (market day), Chugchilan to Laguna Quilatoa leaves at around 4-6 AM, and Chugchilan to Zumbahua departs at the ungodly hour of 3 AM on Saturdays.
- Accommodation: After getting about 200 bed bug bites between the two of us in three days at a simple pension in someone's home, we went running to Hostal Macondo. Don't worry, we sent everything to the laundromat before checking in. With a pleasant courtyard, clean rooms and good breakfast, this place was worth stretching our budget. $23 for a double room with shared bath. Wifi internet struggles in the foyer, but it works eventually if you hold a vigil.
- Where to Eat: Chicago Pizza (Gran Columbia across from Santo Domingo Church) serves up good pizza by the slice. We also ended many a meal with ice cream at Tutto Freddo on the main square.
Vilcabamba – not included above, but worth a visit
- Accommodation: We booked for three days at Le Rendez-Vous Guesthouse in Vilcabamba and reluctantly pulled ourselves away after a week. Each room has its own little patio with a hammock and chairs facing a garden courtyard and view of the surrounding mountains. Breakfast includes homemade bread, eggs, fresh fruit and strong coffee. $25 for a double room with ensuite bathroom (2009 prices), $4/day for wifi internet. A lovely place to relax and write.
- Where to eat: Because of the influx of foreigners to Vilcabamba (we wrote about that in another post), there's a lot of international food choices in this small town. Our favorites included fajitas at La Terraza (on main square), trout at Shanta's Bar (or, go for cuy/guinea pig), or Mexican fare at Sambuca on the main square.
26 thoughts on “Ecuador Travel, More Than Just the Galapagos: What to Do, See and Eat”
I have to agree… you have so much detailed info in this post. How do you do it? I can barley remember what the cost of the meal is 1/2 the time, let alone the name and cross streets! lol Bravo for having photographic memory. 🙂
I so wish I would have been able to met up with you guys when you were here. There is a kick ass little restaurant near Plaza Fosch in Quito, called Santiago’s. You can get a 3 course meal and juice for $1.50.
Great photos as well. How do you get indigenous people to pose for you? Of all the countries I have been to I find Ecuador the hardest to shoot people pictures. If I throw up my camera in a general direction of any of them, them all just run away or turn their backs to me… as if I’m stealing their souls. Way different, then say Asia thats for sure.
You two are the 21st version of Lonely Planet. I hope uttering this won’t curse me forever. This article is chock full of ideas and choices that I’ll be referring to when I venture to this part of the world. 🙂
@Nomadic Chick: Glad that we were able to provide some ideas for when you travel in Ecuador! We find that the Lonely Planet guide is good for maps and booking a room if you arrive late at night, but after that it’s just walking around and using your curiosity to guide you.
@T-roy: If you think photographing people in Ecuador is tough, try Bolivia! We almost gave up there. You are right – photographing people, especially indigenous, is more difficult in Ecuador than anywhere we visited in Asia. We had to put our charm and photography skills into overdrive to get people to agree for us to take a photo. I use my ignorance as an asset and will ask vendors the name of a vegetable/fruit in Spanish/local language, how to use it, etc. There were some people, like this family in Otavalo, who spent ages with us explaining their vegetables and then agreed to let us take photos as well. Another time, however, we got yelled at by a vendor for photographing her potatoes. You win some, you lose some.
The friendliest market we found in Ecuador – Feria Libre in Cuenca. It rarely – if ever – sees tourists and people were really friendly. That’s where we met the family with goats and when we went inside, the meat vendors warned us about a pickpocketor lurking around and even had security keep an eye on us to make sure we were OK. Everyone giggled when we took the camera out instead of turning away.
I’ll add Santiago’s to our list for when we return to Quito. We keep an envelope full of receipts, business cards and such from places we like. And, even though I have a hard time remembering people’s names, I can remember random details like cross streets, what we ate and costs.
You have sold me on Ecuador from this post. Thank you! Definitely will have to add that on my list.
Well written article that touches on some very interesting & lesser known (apart from Otavalo of course) gems here in Ecuador. Of course, there are other gems here waiting for you guys to discover on your next return.
Love that panoramic photo, the whale too!
Amazing post. My mother and sister are coming to visit me when I’m in Ecuador and I’ve sent them this link.
Question for you, I looked into vaccinations for them and it says Yellow Fever is only needed for “Recommended for the following provinces in the Amazon Basin – Morona-Santiago, Napo, Orellana, Pastaza, Sucumbios, and Zamora-Chinchipe – and for all areas along the eastern slopes and to the east of the Andes Mountains.”
Are these remote areas or common in the south? I’m not familiar with Ecuador and given the expense, I don’t want them to spend the money on the vaccination if they don’t need to. We won’t be doing any crazy hiking or be deep in the remote jungle. Would love your thoughts on these areas.
Ecuador is definitely on our list and this is what we will be using as a guide once we are there. Thanks!
I was in Ecuador for an internship about 3 years ago and spent most of my time in Quito and the town of Tena in the Amazon. A moment I recall as being one of the most beautiful was driving from the Amazon jungle to the town of Banos in the mountains. It was incredible how in 2 hours we went from being in the smuggy jungle to the cool fresh mountain breeze. The scenery was also incredible.
Quito is such wonderful town to walk around in and pretty easy to manage, however, due to the elevation I was huffing and puffing. I loved it there and would love to go back soon. Great advice and insights!
@Amy, Keith & Got Passport: Glad you enjoyed this and picked up some tips for upcoming trips!
@Robin: There is certainly much more of Ecuador for us to explore – I recently put the country on a “want to return to” list. We did go to some villages off the coast, in the north near Ibarra and around Cuenca for photo projects with microfinance organizations. But, we were only in each place for a very short time. We’ll certainly be in touch next time we return for advice on where else to visit.
@Ayngelina: We didn’t go into the Amazon area of Ecuador where the Yellow Fever vaccination is required. If you plan on doing some sort of jungle trek or Amazon stay, my advice would be to contact the tour company or hotel and ask for specific advice about that area. But, if you plan to visit areas similar to where we were (Coast, Andes, South-central/west) then you should be fine. Enjoy your visit and have fun traveling with your family!
@Mark: We felt like zombies the first couple of days we were in Quito because of the elevation! You do have to move slow, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia all have amazing landscapes – in a couple of hours you can go from high desert to Amazon rain forest. Really incredible.
@Lauren: Thanks for your comment. It made us think about the how we represent a place through photographs and about what “modern” means.
With the exception of the Quilotoa Loop and a photography project outside of Cuenca, we stuck to pretty developed towns in Ecuador. Our time in the sticks was actually fairly limited (I think that’s what Robin was insinuating in his comment). Ecuador’s indigenous population in Ecuador is quite large. So the Ecuadoran fresh markets (outside of the crafts market in Otavalo) and traditional dress are a part of their modern-day life.
I think that photographers (we included) are drawn to things that are new or different for them or that are visually interesting. We didn’t take many photos of La Mariscal (a fairly modern neighborhood outside of Quito’s colonial old town) because it didn’t appear particularly visually interesting to us at the time.
Contrast that to the sort of “modern development” we witnessed and took photos of in China. To our eyes, some of their modern buildings were interesting and unique (i.e., eye-catching). Those buildings also also struck us as representative of the country during the time of our visit in a way that Ecuador’s modern buildings did not.
Thanks for bringing this up and getting us to think of what we’re drawn to photographically and why we choose to show the images from a country that we do.
I love your photos, but at the same time there are not many of modern Ecuador, just the sticks. While that makes for more interesting (nat geo) type photos, I have to imagine the country has some pretty modern places too.
Wonderful post! I’ve often wondered about South America and of course Peru. Although my upcoming trip is to Asia, I’m dying to find a way to include South America as well. I especially love your photos! Good luck with your continued travels!!
Great! Thanks for sharing the images! Love it
wow, the whale shots are amazing!
IÂ´ve only been to Guayaquil, which was great! looking forward to discovering much more when I go back! (my sister lives there)
I just wanted to thank you for writing about Ecuador (and also, not about the Galapagos).
I just came back to Norway after 7 months in Ecuador and I think it’s really sad how little people know about this beautiful country. For me, every day was a great experience and it feels good to know the places and to be able to recommend to others that they should go. It definitely should be written a lot more about this amazing place and I’m sure that more people would go and fall in love 🙂
@Spunky Girl: Glad you enjoyed the photos and hope you find a way to visit South America as well. Very different from Asia and important to see both continents, I believe.
@Adriana: We visited Guyaquil for a short visit since my mother’s cousin lives there. She took us around to see the new Malecon. The city is becoming nicer, but as you see our favorite spots in Ecuador were outside Guyaquil. Hope you get to explore more of the country during your next visit!
@Anneth: Seven months in Ecuador – it’s fantastic you were able to spend so much time there! Even though we spent close to two months in Ecuador, we still feel like there is so much more of the country to see and more to learn about its people. We hope that sharing photos and pieces like this encourage people to visit and see more than just the Galapagos.
Love, love, love Ecuador. Thanks for the post. The Quilotoa Loop was one of my favorite spots. We met so many friendly people and had a lot of fun adventures. Our bus from Saquisili to Isinlivi got stuck in the mud and we joined in with the locals to dig it out. In a funny moment, one of the locals suggested that because Jeff was so much bigger and taller than everyone else that he just pick up and move the bus. We also stayed at Hostal Cloud Forest, and found the people there to be lovely. I think we were the only guests at the time, and they invited us to a birthday party where they kept giving us food and rum. It was really fun. It was also Carnaval when we were there, so there were constant water fights. We were planning to hike from Chugchilan to Quilotoa (the day before we’d hiked from Isinlivi to Chugchilan—beautiful and a great way to meet locals along the way) but after the party we weren’t quite up to it. Jose Luis at the Hostal instead offered to drop us off as he headed to market, and he wouldn’t take a dime from us. So nice. In Isinlivi, I recommend Llullu Llama as a place to stay. Anyhow, that was long… Thanks for giving me reason to reminisce about one of my favorite spots!
Lovely to read your report on Ecuador. I lived in the country for over a year, and have returned numerous times since. and as soon as I saw “Croissant” in the title I was hoping you would mention Spicy on Amazonas! I love their chocolate filled croissant. Whenever I’m in Quito I have one. I would have loved for you to cover two cities close to my heart: BaÃ±os and Puyo. It’s hard to visit all of the loved areas of a country in one visit. Just be sure to add those areas to your to-see list next time you’re in Ecuador.
@Theresa: We recommend the Quilatoa loop and Cloud Forest Hostel all the time to other travelers. The family running the hostel make you feel like home, even when it’s packed. And, the experience on the buses and almost falling off the cliffs going from village to village is…well, an experience. Good memories!
@Beth: Dan discovered the chocolate croissants at Spicy on Amazonas our first week in Quito and I think we were there about 3-4 times a week. We picked up about six of them to take with us when we left Quito for good. We will definitely add BaÃ±os and Puyo for our next visit to Ecuador. Thanks for the advice!
Thank you for talking about Ecuador and not the Galapagos. I just returned from three weeks there associated with my work and never saw them. That being said, I had a chance to explore some of the most beautiful vistas that mother nature has to offer!! My trip took me from just outside Puerto Rico (close to Puerto Lopez) were we stayed at the Hosteria EcolÃ³gica Azuluna. Five days of living just off the coast, in a ‘rain forest’ exploring the coast was wonderful. We then moved up to Cuenca, a substantial city that still feels like a small colonial town. I stayed at the the Mocando – room with a private bath – there are one or two. The staff was wonderful, the location just off the main square by a few blocks and a good pizzaria right across the road!
Finally I ended up in Quito where I stayed at the Casapaxi, a wonderful guest house just outside of the touristy area, Mariscal. Centrally located and high on the slopes of the valley, the place offered amazing vistas of Cotopaxi, the famous volcano.
All in all, Ecuador is small enough to see substantially in a few weeks, enchanting, economical and most importantly, friendly. I encourage people who are looking for a cross between the ‘cultural’ with the environmental, to give Ecuador a try.
@Catherine: Thank you so much for your comment. Sounds like you had a full experience in Ecuador. It’s obviously possible — some might even say recommended — to visit Ecuador on its own, without necessarily feeling obliged to visit the Galapagos. In Cuenca, we stayed at the Mocando as well. Turned out to be a relief visit, because just days before we stayed with a man who ran a bed bug-infested guest house in Cuenca. And we ate at the pizzeria across the street. It was called New York, I believe (not to be confused with the much larger Chicago pizza in town).
Casapaxi sounds great. We’ll have to look it up on our next time through Quito.
Finally, I believe you’ve made a great case for visiting Ecuador. And I really like the the way you’ve summed it up in the cross between the cultural and the environmental. Could not have said it any better.
Thanks so much for mentioning the loop and La Luna.. two of my favorite places!
I may be one of the few travelers who visited Ecuador without a trip to the Galapagos! It’s something I decided to save for a separate trip. I didn’t make it to all of the places on your list, but this gave me some inspiration for some more stops to add whenever I do go back!
@Jon: Very happy to hear this! Glad you enjoyed your time in the Quilatoa loop and La Luna – very special places.
@Ellen: We also left Ecuador with a long list of places we wanted to still visit, like the Amazon region. Glad that this post sparked some ideas for your next visit, whether you visit the Galapagos or not.
I featured this great guide on Optimism Rampage this week! Thank you; such a great piece!
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Los Angeles Times | 12/6/2010 12:00:00 AM
On Colombian minefields, rats may become man's best friends
December 6--Scientists train the critters to sniff out explosives. They do the job better, and more cheaply, than dogs.
Early next year, anti-narcotics police will begin deploying squads of rats to sniff out land mines in remote areas of Colombia where leftist rebels and drug traffickers have planted hundreds of thousands of the deadly devices. It's an unconventional initiative in a country that is second only to Afghanistan in the number of land mine victims.
Using a project in Tanzania as a model, Colombian scientists have taught rats to detect mines buried as deep as 3 feet. The rats are conditioned to search and burrow down for explosives in exchange for the reward of sugar.
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A film by Jas Doyle Pitt
This film was screened as a part of the 2019 Cine Las Americas International Film Festival (CLAIFF22)
This short film preceded the screening of the feature Bakosó: AfroBeats de Cuba
Bolivia/UK, Documentary/Social Justice, 2018
26 min, Color
Spanish, Quechua with English subtitles
ABRÁZAME is a window into the world of children who are growing up, living inside a Bolivian prison with their mothers. Six year old Jhosselyn and her friends leave the prison on the school bus each day and escape from their reality through their games and imaginations. The film explores the way children process their lives, and predicts the dangers that are lurking for them around the corner.
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Got a silly question here but....
I have made a drum loop for a song and when i try to record it in fruity loops studio, i select the driver and all i get is feed back through my laptop ( kinda like a loud screeching sound ).yeah sure its a driver problem i know.
How can i just directly record whats playing on my laptop , with fruity loops playing the loop ? its going to be around 3 mins long and i want to record it directly from my laptop as an .mp3 so i can use it as a backing track.
I'm really not that bothered about doing it in fruity loops just need a quick and easy solution