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We’ve been to San Francisco , to Vegas , to Los Angeles, went up north and over the border, tried vegan places in Canada … now it’s time for us to head back and have a look at some of the best states for vegans in the US 🙂 Best Vegan-Friendly Destinations in the USA There are quite a few vegan friendly destinations out there, but which ones should you go to? Let’s take a look at the top four and why they should be on your list of places to travel this year! Here are the best vegan-friendly destinations in the United States. 1. San Francisco, California San Francisco ( where we’ve been before ) is one of America’s most vegan-friendly cities. Not only does it have a huge following in terms of culinary culture, but also for being green. In fact, PETA ranks San Francisco as having a score of 71/100 for being vegan friendly, which is what we like to call pretty darn awesome! So if you’re planning a trip out west, San Fran should be on your list. And one of our favourite restaura...

 The Chief of the Police in the National Capital District, NCD Metropolitan Superintendent Silva Sika, said police operations in the city will be ramped up and police will be on heightened alert from tomorrow onwards after rumours of a planned protest march began circulating. Rumours and suggestions of the planned protest march began circulating over the social media with regards to comments made by side-lined Foreign Affairs Minister Justine Tkatchenko over the recent trip to London for the coronation of King Charles III. A group calling themselves the Coalition of Concerned Citizens delivered a letter to the Metropolitan Superintendent’s office today, requesting police to grant approval for the planned protest march. Mr Sika said the organisers of the planned protest march are using the social media to persuade city residents to form up at the Pacific Institute of Leadership and Governance Institute in Waigani tomorrow and walk to the National Parliament. He said the NCD Law & Or...

There is so much more to India’s rich festivals than wearing new clothes, eating good food and catching up with family and friends. While all of these are feel good factors of our festivals, there is so much richness and culture in our festivals. And unfortunately, this culture is not easily seen in our cities. To see this, we have to head to rural India where the people still keep this richness alive.  Luckily for me, I was at a traditional village called Kallidaikurichi in the Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu a few weeks back during the festival of Shivaratri. Unlike the festival of Pongal which is very vibrant in the villages of Tamil Nadu, the festival of Shivaratri is more subtle or at least that is the case during the day time. The day starts as usual with a bath in the Thamarabharani river, offering prayers at the nearby temple and then heading home. Most people either opt to keep a full fast or at least stay on a liquid diet. The whole day is spent chanting hymns of Lord S...