Ajrak: The recognition of Sindhi Culture in Pakistan Pakistan is a country with variety of cultures as this great country has four provinces and one autonomous region called Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Today’s story is about Ajrak in Sindhi culture. Ajrak is derived from an Arabic word ‘Azrak’ which means ‘blue’. It is a cloth…
Yearly Archives: 2018
A forest cabin towards another reality
For many, the dream of a cabin in the woods is what keeps them going in the day to day grind. It is seen as an idyllic reward for blood sweat and tears. Some will imagine it for a long time and forget about it. Others will chase the dream and make it happen. Such…
SOS podcast #2 (video)
The States of Splendor podcast #2 is finally online. After a month’s wait, it is finally made available to all in it’s present format. It is one hour and 16 minutes, recorded in April 2018. SOS podcast number 2’s main subject is British gastronomy. We sit down and have a conversation with our English…
A wonder of Pakistani bakery
Kashmiri kulcha The Muzaffarabd Azad Kashmir is noted for its traditional bakery. In Muzaffarabad bakery shops are elaborately laid out. Bakers sell many kinds of crispy, flaky breads and puff pastries with poppy seeds. Below is a story of Kashmiri Kulcha typically consumed in breakfast in Pakistan held Kashmir. Karim chacha, or “Babu Ustad” as…
Sanqiao street wet market (Video)
In any foreign part of the world, who doesn’t love to stop by a local market, to look and smell what goes on. Indeed, when many cities can look sound and feel alike, more often than not, farmer’s markets, offer a glimpse of something that defines a place. Local farmer’s markets are the perfect window…
Paniki, a dish from North Sulawesi
Bat meat cuisine from North Sulawesi, Indonesia Indonesia has many typical culinary traditions spread throughout the archipegalo. In Manado, North Sulawesi, there is one food which slightly creepy when we imagine eating it. Even for a native Indonesian such as myself, this food brings up images of something that is not unlike what some Americans…
The jewel of Charlevoix
The jewel of Charlevoix: The Hautes-Gorges-de-la-Rivière-Malbaie National Park As avid nature lovers and hiking enthusiasts, my husband and I decided that it was high time we explore the high mountains of Quebec’s Charlevoix region. The Hautes-Gorges-de-la-Rivière-Malbaie National Park was our obvious destination. This majestic national park gets its name from the series of deep glaciated…
True Indonesian rice
Yellow rice As many people know, rice is essential to most of asiatic cuisine.The majority of Indonesia’s populations consume rice as a staple food. The rice can also be used in the practice of certain traditional rituals such as honoring ancestors; therefore rice is an important staple food in the daily life of the Indonesian…
Handmade cheese in the heart of Manhattan (Video)
Beecher’s: handmade cheese from the heart of Manhattan The Flatiron district, in the heart of Manhattan, inspires visions of fast paced lifestyles and cutting edge urban activity. The location is where countless individuals flock to, in the course of their bustling international affairs. It isn’t quite where one would expect to find a remarkable hub…
SOS first podcast (Video)
First States of Splendor podcast States of Splendor has just been inaugurated. It follows that it’s first podcast has just been put online. Originally recorded in november 2017, it has been uploaded in february 2018. It has only now (march 2018) been made available through States of Splendor. States of Splendor serves as a…
The most authentic Roman foodmarket (Video)
The most authentic Roman foodmarket Going beyond usual touristic routes pays off. In Rome, if you really want to do as the Romans do, an authentic place awaits you right next to the city state of the Vatican. There, one may litterally taste the splendor of everyday living in marvelous Roma. Every road leads to…