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Someone please remind me again why I live in this city… Most readers will probably not know that Manchester is quite an experimental city. The first free electric intercity metroshuttle buses in the UK began operating in Manchester. Manchester is…

Originally posted on La Buena Vida:
Vitoria, Brazil In my past couple years of traveling to Vitoria, Brazil, I have had the opportunity to enjoy a few steaming pots of a fish laden stew called Moqueca. I finally had a chance to visit…

Originally posted on The Anonymous Widower:
One of the scandals of the UK rail network, is the train services between Liverpool and Manchester.  The lines from these two cities to London were fully electrified by the mid-sixties and even Glasgow…

Originally posted on AP Images Blog:
Photos by Silvia Izquierdo Dressed in long evening gowns, girls from Rio de Janeiro’s Santa Marta “favela” slum have celebrated a fairy-tale evening in a debutante ball sponsored by local police. In this Friday, Aug. 29,…

Originally posted on The Visit Manchester Blog:
It’s the last weekend of the month so we have decided to give the piggy banks a rest this week. Here’s our guide to the best of what’s free in and around our…

Originally posted on The Dry Umbrella:
Serving as an art installation space, a community centre and, of course, a café (the coffee is excellent), Nexus Art Café is a welcome – and welcoming – alternative to the copy and paste…