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Papua New Guinea Prime Minister  James Marape, MP has handed over the Chairmanship of the Melanesian Spearhead Group to Vanuatu, after Papua New Guinea held it for three years. PNG Hands over MSG Chairmanship to Vanuatu  Prime Minister Marape handed over the Chairmanship yesterday in a small traditional ceremony held at the Grand Pacific Hotel in Suva, Fiji. The incoming Chairman, Prime Minister of Vanuatu, Hon. Bob Loughman thanked Papua New Guinea for holding the Chairmanship for the past several years which were tough and committed to implementing the Objectives of the MSG. Next :  PNG Elections : Court to decide on Hagen Open Returning Officer’s Appointment

I entered Iceland pre-covid and pre being an actual vegan – I unfortunately ended up being just vegetarian in Iceland (which is not 1/2 vegan or almost vegan, vegetarian =/= vegan at all). This was mostly due to p!ss-poor planning on my part, but, to be fair to myself it really was harder to be vegan in Iceland back in 2016 than it was to be vegan in say  pork and sour cream lovin’ Hungary , adobo and lechon baboy Philippines  or even mozzarella and bolognese lovin’ Italy . I visited all four countries that year and Iceland was by far the hardest. First I’ll tell you why and then I’ll tell you how to (easily) be vegan in Iceland! 😀 How to Be Vegan in Iceland So whaling is on the way out (hopefully). Let’s get to it – how can you be vegan and live deliciously in Iceland? Luckily, you don’t go to Iceland for the cuisine, you go for sites like this: and this: and although here at VeganVsTravel we strive to give you authentic traditional food...

Hello and welcome to Part 2 of our walk around Monte Palace Tropical Garden on the Portuguese island of Madeira. If you have missed Part 1 then the link for that is below: Monte Palace Tropical Garden, Madeira Part 1 Monte Palace Tropical Gardens have been open to the public since 1991, and houses a huge exotic plant’s collection, coming from around the world. It also includes one of the most important tile collections in Portugal originating from palaces, churches, chapels and private houses throughout the former Portuguese empire. The gardens are open everyday except for the 25th of December. So why not join English horticulturists Simon and Lorna as the continue their walk around the gardens providing horticultural commentary on the stunning plants and landscaping they find.

How to grow Malus ‘Red Sentinel’ LOOKING FOR RARE AND UNUSUAL SEEDS? THEN CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT THE RANGE IN OUR ETSY STORE Malus robusta ‘Red Sentinel’ is a hardy deciduous ornamental tree, valued for its attractive flowers and fruits. Growing to approximately 3-5 metres high and with a spread of 2.5-4 metres it has slightly arching branches with ovate, mid-green leaves. The single, white 2.5 cm wide blooms are produced in mid-May. Although attractive in its own right as a garden plant, Malus ‘Red Sentinel’ is also used as a pollinizer in commercial apple orchards. It is an excellent choice for exposed sites and being pollution tolerant makes it particularly suitable for urban areas. The most notable feature of Malus ‘Red Sentinel’ are its large crops of glossy, bright scarlet apple-like fruits which can persist on the tree until March. They being as yellow fruits blushed with red however this deepens as the year goes on turning to a da...