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Work-in-progress: When Plan's Stolen by Fate by Deborah Wong

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When Plan’s Stolen by Fate (Novel excerpt from “One Maple Summer’) By Deborah Wong

It’s July 2010. I’m praying the germ-infused Boeing 777 will land in one piece at Vancouver International Airport, and my Nokia 1202 from back home will function. The Pacific Coast forces may have stolen a bit of my luck as I now have no signal—the battery was well-fed and ready to kick ass.

“If you need any assistance, please don’t hesitate to call me,” Sandy, the UBC accommodation officer says. Her smile shines sunnier than the Kellogg’s TV happy family commercial.

I thank her and she hugs me.

“Is there a public phone I can use around this area?”

“There’s one at the concierge but it’s under repair. You can try the one at the Student Centre, about ten minutes walking distance.”

“Alright, thanks for the info.”

“No worry. Take care.”

My heart sinks faster than the Titanic; my headache from the jet lag keeps me up like synchronised car hydraulics coupled with Eminem’s rap. To make matters worse, I’m unable to call my parents about my safe arrival—thanks to my dead phone. Sitting here alone, I want to throw myself off the bouncy comfortable bed, snooze off, and let the tantalising air joyride into a lullaby. No one would yell at me for falling asleep; I smell like an overripe durian.

The digital clock in black and white on the wall states 4:44pm.

With a foggy light brain, I try to balance and change into a fleece hooded sweater and denim shorts. I have no choice but to head to the Student Centre. I hope to stumble—miraculously—onto a phone booth. I roll my Holy Rosary in my pocket.

I step out of the dorm and lock the door like an infant experiencing the glaring evening sun at the foreign land. The cold breeze sweeps onto my face and penetrates my head and whole body. I solemnly declare my brain frozen without the help of immense scoops of Haagen Daaz.

I hear thumping footsteps. I brace for the worst. My hand grips the tree, and I prep myself to fly kick à la Bruce Lee’s Enter the Dragon.

As the footsteps get closer, I punch out my left fist and yell.

When I open my eyes, a man in glasses frowns. “Are you okay?”

I clear my throat and adjust my hooded jacket, embarrassed. “Of course, I…was practising my Kung-Fu.”

He smirks. “You picked the wrong place. What if I carried a knife and I stabbed you as self-defence? You’re lucky I’m not a pervert. You never know what a motherfucker will do. Next time don’t hide behind the tree.”

“Okay, thanks for your advice.” I choke as I feel my face heat up like a red lobster.

“Have a pleasant day and a great summer.”

“I know this sounds crazy but if you don’t mind, could you please lend me your phone? I need to send a text home.”

He turns and studies me.

“I know this sounds weird but I just got here and my phone isn’t working. I really, really need to send a text to my dad back in Kuala Lumpur, to let him know I’ve reached here. Why don’t I pay you a dollar?”

He thinks for a while. “Alright, I won’t charge a cent.” He takes out his Blackberry. “You want to type it yourself?”

“It’s better if you type it for me. It’s your phone anyway.”

“Okay.“ He types like a world champion, listening to me. “You may want to take a look before I send the text.”

I quickly read it. “Okay, you can send it now. Thank you.”

“That’ll be fifty cents service charge.”

“WHAT.”

“Hey, I was joking. I may charge if you’re texting your boyfriend. Anyway, welcome to Vancouver and UBC. I stay in Pacific Crescent.”

“Where is that?”

“Go straight from here, right behind the Asian Studies building, near the Nitobe Memorial Garden.”

“That place looks posh. I’m sure it cost you quite a bit.”

“I have friends coming over very often; hence staying in a dorm isn’t a smart choice. An apartment feels more like a home to me.” He glances at his gunmetal watch. “I need to rush to the convenient store. It’s a great pleasure knowing you.”

“Do they sell any sandwiches or pastries?”

“They only have selection of sandwiches, instant salad and packed sushi.”

“Great, maybe you can show me the way?”

“Sure, no problem…”

“I didn’t get your name.” I walk beside him.

“I’m Jun Nakamura.”

I have not been in this foreign land for twelve hours and I’ve been invited to this house party. Jun tells me Mansfield Heights is the most eventful student housing area in UBC, coming alive only in summer.

There’re blue poles along the cemented walkway and red lightings at each corner. If anyone looks suspicious, ready for misdemeanour or voyeurism, one presses the emergency intercom, a safety object for students, a deterrent. On the other hand, if I were in such situation, I’d run for my life and be sure to look out for this emergency button.

“There’s surveillance camera installed in each lamppost for supervision that links directly to the Vancouver Police Department,” Jun says. His hair is ruffled into pointy soft spikes. He is wearing peasant’s crinkled cut washed jeans and a white t-shirt that reveals his fine avid gym-goer chest.

“So, what kind of party your friend’s having?”

“Booze drinking, cigarettes smoking, chatting and whole loads of eating; take a look around you, it is Friday night but we have to clear the coast by midnight.“ He stops and studies me. “Have you been to any house party before?”

“I did but it was long time ago.”

“How long is long time?”

“I think about fourteen years ago.”

“Whoa, that’s like immeasurable yards away. Anyway we’re here.”

Jun ambles to this NHL nightclub bouncer lookalike, except he has a crimson face and dirty blondish hair. Their greeting is front and back palms slapping and then fists punching like the ghetto Harlem boys.

“Oh c’mon, we don’t welcome underage here.” He stares at me.

“I’m already twenty-eight.”

He laughs. “Sorry, my bad…But you don’t look like your age.”

“So, am I invited?” I raise my brows.

“Of course, you PYT, I’m Montgomery Peterson. Everyone calls me Monty.”

“I’m Maxine Cheong, nice to meet you, Monty.”

Out of nowhere, a girl hops into Jun’s arms, giving him a bear hug, and a quick peck on his cheek. She has porcelain skin and raven shoulder-length hair. “You’re late!”

“Kendra, I want to introduce you to Maxine from Malaysia.“ Jun lets go of her.

“Oh, how un-fucking-believable…” She covers her mouth and smacks his arm. “So, you decided to change your taste for the better, huh?”

“Well, I’m not Jun’s girlfriend,” I smile, curtly.

“Don’t be so serious and spoil the party, or else I’ll throw you out.”

I turn to Jun. Everyone seems to have gone quiet.

“I was just joking. I’m Kendra Choi.” Her tone becomes friendlier.

“Maxine Cheong.”

“You have the coolest name here in Vancouver so far lucky-lucky you.”

Jun returns to the crowd after answering a phone call. “It’s Makoto and he’s stranded at the guardhouse with Yosuke and Paul. The security guard refused to let them in, despite their party invitation pass.”

“Speaking of that guard, he kept calling me a Mongolian and asked whether my family slaughtered horses for a living,” Kendra says.

After Monty and Jun leave to rescue their friends, Kendra and I bump past party-goers before reaching the house living room. She speaks into my ear. “Sorry to disappoint you but it’s still too early to spot a drunkard.”

“I guess they’ll become Intoxicated Cinderella by midnight.”

All the seats are occupied. I have to sit on the carpeted floor, among vinyls of Ozzy Osborne, Green day, Dave Matthews Bands, Cypress Hills, Queen, David Bowie, Rage Against The Machine, just to name a few. Kendra has returned from the washroom.

“Monty once formed an indie rock band during his teens. The band was quite a success from Port Coquitlam to White Rock. But then a fight broke out a day before they were supposed to sign a million-dollar record deal. You wanna know why? The bassist caught the lead guitarist fucking his girlfriend in their trailer. Hell broke lose. All the instruments were damaged by the bassist who ran amok. Worse still, the boys have to pay off the loan and the damaged instruments to the music shop.”

“What instrument Monty played?” I refuse to accept an opened cap bottled drink from a random guy.

“Drums and percussion. He was also a turntablist,” she says with a shrug and a snort, “but one lesson that no other guys will ever learn: do not let your girlfriend join the band practise. Girls fall head over heels with men who play guitars or drums.”

I grab a can of Dr. Pepper from the refreshment bar, while Kendra fills up a plate with finger food. A guy by the banister eyes us before taking up with a girl. Both head upstairs after the guy winks at me.

We spot a three-seater sofa.

“These seats are meant for both of you, my exotic princesses,” says a Hispanic-looking man. He has been feeding another man with bacon stripes.

The Nirvana’s MTV Unplugged record is spinning in the vintage oak wood player. I’ve always been mesmerised by Kurt Cobain’s baritone voice.

“I don’t like his grinding dick voice.” Kendra walks to the player and lifts the needle with the cue lever. “Thanks to Janis Joplin, Joan Jett and Amy Lee, rock music is in my blood now.” She puts on a vinyl of The Runaways, that Cherry Bomb song filled with chattering noises and perfumed muskiness.

“I love X-Japan. Do you like them?”

“Me too!” We do a high-five. “But if you want me to wear a hanbok and play the gayageum in front of Korean men. No way José! Over my dead body! It looks damn submissive. I’ve been referred as a ‘leftover woman’ for not yet being married.”

“You’re not alone. I hear that very often. It happens to me as well. And what a cruel term is that? Nowadays in the Asian community, single and unmarried women are hiring men online to be their boyfriend to please their folks during festive seasons, or to attend their friend’s wedding.”

“Women have the earning power and are financially independent too. Some will have to succumb to the social pressure of not wanting to be called ‘leftover’, hence they get married and start a family, work their peachy-butts out, struggle to get promotion at work, earning more monies for the sake of their children. In the end of the day, it’s always easy to say. But to preserve such feminist though is difficult.”

“I’m in my thirties and not looking forward into getting married,” she says.

“Let’s make a toast to both of us, the most attractive leftovers.”

I raise my paper cup.

She pokes her nose. “Damn, how come I don’t even know you’ve been drinking orange juice? Let’s get you a beer.”

“I’m still recovering from jet lag. Sorry.”

“You should come over to my place one day and we’ll cook up a storm.” She stretches to grab two bottles of beer. “I invite Jun along too. He’s good at ramen, sushi, butter-poached seafood and miso soup.”

“Isn’t that…a big task for him?” I take a bottle but put it aside.

“Give me a break. That guy’s a chef.”

“Jun…is a chef?”

“That smoochy-bear, he is freakingly dedicated and talented. He has worked in Washington DC’s Marriott for couple of years, and then quit after he was promoted to an assistant chef. As to why he quit, well, Jun doesn’t talk about it.”

“…must be those shitty management politics.”

“I still think teaching is the best work so far. Less office politics.”

“You’re a teacher?”

“I teach English to adults and young adults in Tokyo.“ She wipes bread crumbs from her mouth. “And I know this is something uncommon. Even my grandparents are strongly opposed to anyone of us working there due to the Japan-Korea Disputes. So what’d you do for a living?”

“I’ve worked in an insurance company’s claims department for three years. It’s a huge department but most employees quit after the three-month probation. I handle mostly personal accident, employees’ medical bills reimbursement and at times on workers’ provident fund dispute.”

“Any weird cases you’ve dealt with?”

I lean my head on the sofa. “I was reading a decomposed body autopsy report in the food court and a waiter cringed when he saw those bloodied photos of torn phalanges on the claim file. He asked whether the man’s still alive. I said he should be lucky that his fingers didn’t fly into his colleagues’ mouth. His reaction was like this…” I imitate the painting from The Scream.

“Your work is very CSI-ish, so to speak. By the way, I’m curious as to how Jun and you get to know each other.”

“I bumped onto him when my cellphone isn’t working and he helped me to send a text message home.”

“I think you’ve missed the most crucial part.” Jun is walking toward us with a bottle.

Kendra sniffs Jun’s neck. “You smell like fresh from the crispy oven.” She puts her arm over his waist. “He is always so helpful, but inviting you to his friend’s party is his first time. Lot of girls are trying to get their hands on him too.”

Jun whispers to me. “She’s out.”

She clutches her beer bottle, a smile forming on her face. “But you serve a good impression on me, but my experiences taught me not to trust an acquainted human girl too much.”

Later that night, Kendra follows me like a puppy afraid to lose direction. Her eyes stay on Jun whenever we’re engaged in an ear-to-ear conversation because of the loud music at the DJ stands. She puts three Budweiser in front of me. “You have to bottoms up. I don’t care.”

I still have those butterflies in my stomach and don’t have much appetite. But towards the second bottle, Jun pulls Kendra to the kitchen area, and asks Makoto to bring her more food.

Approaching midnight, Makoto offers to drive me back to the dorm, even though it’s only ten minutes walking distance. I’m unable to find Monty to bid goodbye. Jun tells me he’s already passed out near the toilet bowl, and he carries grumpy Kendra into the back of Makoto’s car. I wind down the window, inhale the gentle ocean breeze as the car moves along Marina Drive, but the tranquillity ends with Kendra counting chicken and sheep in a slur.

Deborah Wong: "My works have been published on numerous online journals and paperback magazine, including Crack the Spine, Rat’s Ass Review, Eksentrika, Thought Catalog, Liquid Imagination, Strange Horizons. Some are forthcoming from Frozen Wavelets and Seagery Zine. I have performed at local reading groups and open mic poetry sessions. I am currently working on a fictionalised travel memoir and some speculative poetry and fiction. I have an ongoing artwork-poetry crossover project with an emerging Australian artist on Instagram. You can follow me on Twitter @PetiteDeborah ‘When Plan’s Stolen by Fate’ is the first chapter of my work-in-progress semi-autobiographical novel ‘One Maple Summer’. The novel is about my intensive creative writing workshop at the University of British Columbia in the summer of 2010. At 28 I traveled for the first time 12 thousand kilometers to the other side of the continent. My debit card and cellphone failed, and the one-month stay at a pen pal’s place turned out not as imagined. However, things navigated otherwise when I received accolades from my creative writing course instructors. Discovering the melting pot of diverse cultural background of acquaintances made traveling worth a lifetime.”

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mademains · 2 years ago

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Of going out on a date night for some choice food. It’s an experience Mancha and Hill hope will bring back the look and vibe of bistro dining. Seating can be found inside or on the utterly charming back patio, which features an overgrown wall side, seating galore, potted plants and a neon heart bearing Johnelle’s and Brian’s initials. And for the more Les États-Unis-minded, you can get Temescal suds (like a PIlsner or Hazy) for no more than $10 a pop. Also of imbibing importance are the cocktails, like a gin or vodka cucumber gimlet ($15) or the Boulevardier with rye, Dubonnet and Campari.

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In addition to a full bar, the Rendez-Vous wine list is French focused, with offerings ranging from a Domaine de Givaudan côte de rhône ($13 glass, $52 bottle) to a simple Picpoul de Pinet “maison blanche” ($9 glass, $36 bottle). A highlight is his stonefruit mignonette, prepared with Kashiwase Farms peaches, for the miyagi oysters (three for $12, six for $24, and one dozen for $48). A selection of recent dishes include beet-cured halibut with pickled watermelon rind ($18), shrimp tartine with calabrian chiles and avocado ($18) or roasted cashews with rosé cherries and serval ($10). Both Hill and Mancha hired chef Nate Berrigan-Dunlop (an Oakland native who counts Pizzaiolo, Starline Social Club and many others on his resume) to create daily menus for the restaurant, which, like the sign on the facade, are all handwritten by Mancha. Credit: The Rendez-Vousīut the star attraction is, of course, the food. The beet-cured halibut at the Rendez-Vous. dating from the 1920s to the 1970s,” she said. “All of our glassware, plates, and silverware are an array I sourced from France and old diners here in the U.S. A casually elegant setting of decadent decay (think timeworn walls with some of its weathering left intact) mixed with a back bar of vintage-inspired brass (built by Hill) flanked by copper pendant lamps. Other resurrections gracing the Rendez-Vous include refinished bar stools and a circa-1800s street lamp fixture, the centerpiece of the bar, that Mancha brought back from the Dordogne region of France. Oakland ice cream maker spins nostalgic Mexican flavors into delicious dessert The murals were likely part of a speakeasy during the Prohibition era, Mancha said. (Another win for wallpaper’s unsung glory.) “Had they not ever been wallpapered over, they would have been lost forever,” Mancha said. A detail from inside the Rendez-Vous’s dining room. These artistic finds - inadvertently hidden away for decades, shielded from a paintbrush’s path - were seemingly waiting to be discovered in another era. And another, featuring a woman in a diaphanous skirt (and little else) sits above the full-service bar. One, a half-naked woman resting against a tree with her brunette locks cascading down her shoulders, sits near the entrance. “We started scraping the walls and we uncovered these old murals that were original to the building.”Īfter peeling away years of wallpaper, three full frescos, some of them delightfully risqué, and three partial murals revealed themselves. “A lot of happy accidents unveiled themselves while we designed the space,” Mancha said. While remodeling the space, the couple found the building’s history quietly hiding inside the walls. So the couple picked a spot next door to their studio, christening it the Rendez-Vous. “I told him, ‘Let’s build something beautiful, let’s do something that’s focused on my love of design and our love of travel,’” Mancha said. After a culinary-focused trip to a petit manor in France, her and her husband’s love of the food industry was reignited. She brings that same philosophy to her Martin Luther King Jr. Mancha, who grew up in Oakland not too far from her new joint, runs an interior design shop and firm, Mignonne Decor, which specializes in blending vintage and contemporary furnishings. The Rendez-Vous, helmed by husband-and-wife team Johnelle Mancha and Brian Hill, is the newest restaurant in Bushrod, and it juxtaposes found items with delicate contemporary French fare. Oh, and poulet liver flan crostini with pickled onions and cornichons. Dizzyingly mismatched tiles in the bathroom. Unearthed 1920s murals buried behind decades of wallpaper. Vintage chandeliers that once illuminated Rasputin Records on Telegraph Avenue. 5526 Martin Luther King Jr Way (at 56th Street), Oakland

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kenlandscape · 3 years ago

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Beautiful Landscaping Works In The World

Landscaping is all around us. It is the process of making a garden or any piece of land attractive. Most places just hire companies or businesses that offer landscaping services as it is easier that way.

Landscaping is a process that combines both science and art to be able to produce something beautiful. A landscaping professional can help you transform your land into something magnificent. The professionals that you work with will slowly guide you through the whole process of landscaping. This includes the construction and design of the place.

When people want to do the landscaping work themselves, they tend to rush into the construction without coming up with a plan beforehand. Having a landscaping plan helps you to visualize the scale, layout and design of the plan. By visualizing, you will be able to pinpoint the things that are or are not suitable.

A career in landscaping is physically demanding and requires a lot of work to be put in. However, the end product is very rewarding to those who put in the effort. As a landscaper, you are required to do a lot of things. Some of it being:

Meet with clients to discuss the project

Sketch a rough design idea or drawing of how the landscape would look like

Order materials needed for the project

Plant trees, flower, typically any sort of plants that the clients requested

Make sure that everything is done by the rules and regulations of the building

To become a landscaper, you require a special set of skills and interests to be able to do the job properly. Some of the skills and interests include:

Free hand drawing skills

Good knowledge on plants and its living conditions

Project management

Organisational skills

Enjoy working outdoors

Being a landscaper is a full time job. It does not matter if you are self-employed or working for a company. The hours are fixed as you will be working for a client. Being a landscaper means working in many different areas which includes government owned parks, residential premises, hotels and resorts. Landscaping is work done outdoors. It can be physically demanding and draining as the job requires you to lift, shovel and kneel on the ground. You also have to do a lot of tasks and services like:

Grass maintenance services

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Florist services

Cleaning services

Gardening services

Bringing Brazil to East Berlin, Alex Hanazaki

Landscaping in a residential complex, Fuzhou, China, SWA Group

Garden House, Kuwait, AGi Architects

Village in Xixi Wetland Estate, Hangzhou, David Chipperfield

A home in the City, Palazzo del Sol, Miami, Enzo Enea

In 2017 at the Internationale Gartenausstellung (IGA), the training architect Alex Hanazaki was invited to design a layout for a garden that would be in Berlin with a hint of Brazil added to the mix. Alex Hanazaki was based in Sao Paulo, He is a Brazilian with a Japanese ancestry. He claimed that he intentionally tried not to dive into Brazilian stereotypes, like football.

Alex Hanazaki could not fully go out of his way to design the garden due to the climate in Berlin. He ended up choosing plants such as cherry trees and bamboos as no tropical plant would survive the climate of Berlin. Alex Hanazaki added paving stones with rusty finishes to give it a Brazilian touch as it is common back there. His view of the project was to create something minimalistic yet modern. This is because he has the aim of wanting to improve quality of life and integrate people with nature.

The SWA Group unveiled the project in southeast China. This was considered a big project as the area is 45 hectares and was surrounded by 12 small hills. The clients wanted the landscaping to follow the natural site of the area, not removing and adding anything that is not on par with the site.

An existing lake at the site was preserved and it became the centerpiece to the residential complex. The design of the site was modern complemented with urban refuge and the garden scenery around the area. The site does not only feature a residential area, but also a boutique hotel, shopping area and clubhouse.

A family requested the help of AGi Architects to help design a house that would allow them to live outdoors everyday of the year. Even during summer, when the temperature rises to approximately 40 degree celsius in Kuwait. The Architects assigned to this project, Joaquin Perez-Goicoechea and Nasser Abulhasan, decided to use plants to resolve this issue.

The pair designed a total of three gardens to help cope with the heat in Kuwait. The core of the house consists of a garden with a pool and fountain. This is to be used during the summer to help counter the heat. There is also a winter garden that sits on the roof of the house where a terrace can be opened up to view the sea. The summer garden is approximately 4m below the street levels in Kuwait and it features a waterfall to give people a cooling effect.

The pair of architects claimed that it was hard to come up with a design to give all three gardens its own personality but also be considered as one space. It was then settled that the garden will be designed first, and the house will be designed around the gardens. Meaning, the house is designed to best suit the three gardens.

For many years, Hangzhou has been credited for having ancient waterways lined with gardens, temples and buildings designed to better suit the dynamic of the surrounding landscape. The lead architects from David Chipperfield Architects are Mark Randel and Libin Chen. They did everything to make sure that the apartments will be able to blend in with the natural landscape.

There is a water garden that surrounds the village compound. The village holds many two storey buildings in dark and light stone colour. The village has a very minimalist and modern feel with a touch of greenery.

The idea of this project was to build a 43 residence condominium Palazzo del Sol. Enzo Enea was contacted by Fisher Island Holdings to develop a landscape concept for the outdoor spaces of the condominium. He was required to maximise the use of outdoor areas and build a new concept of outdoor living.

Miami is a tropical city, the temperature can soar up to 40 degrees celsius. So it requires a lot of study to be able to build a new concept of outdoor living. Since the project was already ongoing before Enzo Enea came into the picture, he had to catch up with the pace by working fast and coming up with brand new ideas.

Though there are a lot of requirements to become a landscaper, the accomplishment of putting in so much hard work into landscaping at the end is worth all the pain and sweat. If you are looking for any type of landscaping services, there are many companies to choose from. For example, Landscape Contractor Singapore and Hawaii Landscape. Feel free to share with us if you have experience being a landscaper here in Singapore! We are always looking forward to hearing from you.

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euroman1945-blog · 7 years ago

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Sunday 8th July 2018

Good Morning Gentle Reader…. The day at the beach yesterday was fantastic, so good that I think I will do the same today, but as always, I have my faithful companion Bella to think about first, and she is eager to go for a walk… So out the door into the sultry heat of the night, cicadas frantically rubbing their back legs together break the silence of this Sunday morning, as we head towards the hermitage, one of our regular early morning walks, we walk under the arbor of the Flame Trees that when in bloom I am very allergic to, but all worries of that are long gone, all the yellow blossoms are laying dried on the floor… As we climb the hill, the church bells ring for the faithful, getting fewer everyday…at the top we pause and watch as a helicopter, lights ablaze sweeps over the ocean below, this is the time of the year the people try to cross the Straights of Gibraltar in rubber craft, and the drug runners try to cross in similar boats with more powerful engines at the same time, but Spain and Gibraltar work together to prevent this… Bella and I have had enough excitement for the start of a Sunday, so we turn for home, Coffee and Dog Food, await our arrival….

SHEERAN CHAPEL KNOCKED ON THE ED…. Ed Sheeran has been denied planning permission for a private wedding chapel in the grounds of his home. The 27-year-old chart-topper had hoped to wed fiancee Cherry Seaborn in the custom-built Saxon-style round tower at his estate in Dennington, Suffolk. But planning officials said the structure would cause "unsatisfactory visual impacts" and create "the impression of a second village church". It is not known if the couple will appeal or opt for an alternative venue.Suffolk Coastal District Council refused the application because the design would "be in conflict with the prevailing landscape character, creating the impression of a second village church". "This would result in visual conflict with the character of the existing local landscape," it added. The singer's application said the building would not be hired out and was solely intended for use by the owner. It justified the need for a chapel and said: "It is every person's right to be able to have a place of retreat for contemplation and prayer, for religious observance, celebration of key life and family milestones, marriages, christenings and so forth." Sheeran, who announced his engagement in January, has faced opposition from locals over the project. He had called in experts to check whether great crested newts could scupper his plans for the private chapel after concerns from people living nearby.The species has declined in recent years and is now legally protected. But, aside from the visual impact, planning officials also said it was not a sustainable development and would require artificial lighting in an area not currently polluted by light.Had the planning application been successful, Sheeran would have needed to obtain a wedding licence for the ceremony.

INDIA FAMILY FOUND HANGED FROM CEILING IN DELHI HOUSE…Eleven members of an extended family have been found dead in a house in India's capital, Delhi - 10 of them hanging from the ceiling, police say. A woman in her 70s was the only one found lying on the floor. Most of the dead were blindfolded and gagged with their hands tied behind their backs. What lies behind the deaths is unclear and police have not ruled out murder. But they also released a statement saying they had found evidence of "mystical practices" by the family. The full police statement refers to handwritten notes found in the house which pointed to "definite spiritual and mystical practices" that appear to have some links to the deaths. They are still waiting for the results of the post-mortem examinations, questioning neighbours and examining CCTV footage of the area.One police official told the AFP news agency it was "still too early" to know what happened. "It is an ongoing investigation and we haven't ruled out anything," he said. The family had lived in the Burari district of Delhi for more than 20 years, although they were originally from Rajasthan. They ran two shops on the ground floor of a three-storey building. The bodies were discovered by a neighbour when he went to buy milk on Sunday morning…. Well this gives a new meaning to “Come over the house and hang out with the family!”

NUDE MODEL'S WESTERN WALL PHOTO SHOOT SPARKS ANGER…. A Belgian artist has faced a backlash in Israel after posing nude in front of one of Judaism's most sacred sites. Marisa Papen posted the image of herself reclining naked on a rooftop overlooking the Western Wall in Jerusalem. The rabbi of the site described the incident as "grave and lamentable". Last year, Ms Papen was briefly detained after taking naked photos at an ancient Egyptian temple in Luxor. On her website, the young model describes her way of life as "a naked form of freedom where masks are torn off and thrown in the ocean". Many of her publicly posted images are nude modelling shots taken all over the world. In a blog post on Saturday entitled "The Wall of Shame", the model said her experiences in Egypt had made her want "to push the bounderies [sic] of religion and politics even further... [by] showing my personal religion in a world where freedom is becoming a very luxurious thing". She said her three-day visit to Israel had coincided with the 70th anniversary of its founding, and the controversial opening of the US embassy in Jerusalem in May. Photos from the trip showed the model in the Dead Sea and straddling an Israeli flagpole. But the most provocative image was of Ms Papen posing naked in view of the Western Wall. It is a remnant from the time of the biblical second Jewish temple and the most sacred place where Jewish people can pray. Jewish religious authorities were quick to condemn the photograph. The Rabbi of the Western Wall, Shmuel Rabinovich, told Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper: "This is an embarrassing incident, grave and lamentable, which offends the sanctity of the site and the feelings of those who visit the holy places."

'HERO' DOG BITTEN BY RATTLESNAKE WHILE PROTECTING OWNER…. Move over K-9, there's a new superdog in town.Todd the golden retriever was labelled a hero for putting himself in harm's way to protect his owner - and was bitten by a rattlesnake in the process. Paula Godwin posted the story to Facebook, alongside pictures of Todd's swollen face, describing what happened."As we were walking down the hill I literally almost stepped on a rattlesnake. But my hero of a puppy Todd saved me."Todd was called into action when Paula found herself face-to-face with a rattlesnake on a hike trail in Arizona. "He bolted by my leg," she told the BBC. "That's when he was hit by the snake. "Todd was yelping right away, crying. I picked him up, ran down the hill with my other dog Copper, and we got him to the hospital within about 10 minutes of being bit. "He got the anti-venom quickly and was in the hospital for about 12 hours. "He for sure saved me from being bit. He's my hero." Paula explained that she was aware of the risks rattlesnakes pose where she lives, but said that this particular reptile was almost undetectable. "I am a native from Arizona," she said, "I know all the dangers, I am very vigilant of where I am and my surroundings. "This snake did not give any indication he was there. Usually if I hear that rattle I am alert and I am backing away. "I think he was just resting in the road - he was a grey speckled white rattlesnake, he looked just like the road. "I am so aware, so vigilant, but I didn't see him." Pictures of Todd have been widely shared online, with popular Twitter account WeRateDogs calling the puppy "a true hero".

MAN STUCK UP 32FT LAMP-POST IN BIRMINGHAM ENGLAND…. The fire service said they had no idea how the man got up the lamp-post. A man thought to have taken an illegal high became stuck at the top of a lamp-post and was rescued by firefighters.The man somehow scaled the 32ft (10m) lamp-post in Birmingham and became stranded at the top for an hour. Crews used a ladder from a hydraulic platform to get him down. A spokesman said they had no idea how he got there. The fire service tweeted he had taken an "illegal high" and the incident could have "ended very differently." West Midlands Ambulance Service said they were called to reports of a man in "a precarious position at the top of a lamppost" just before 22.00 BST on Saturday. He was treated for a hand injury and taken to Sandwell Hospital. And a West Midlands Police spokeswoman added: "We were called to reports of a man up a lamppost in Holly Road, Handsworth, at around 9.50pm. He came down around an hour later and was taken to hospital."

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Experience Travel Da Lat, Lam Dong, Viet Nam

You will fall in love with Dalat from the first time you arrived by the land as peaceful as the breath, by the names that the land carried in you like the city of thousands of flowers, the land of love, the sad city. , dreamy city … How to go and experience the whole Da Lat.

With an altitude of 1500m above sea level, the cool and pleasant weather, “the city of thousands of flowers” is the most ideal resort for all tourists who want to book hotels in Dalat. . The interesting “no” of the beautiful city can be mentioned as: no traffic lights system, no police at the traffic junctions, no cyclo carrying tourists, no thing peace, not staying up late, no Lam Dong newspaper at the newsstands in Da Lat, …

What is the most ideal time when traveling to Dalat? Unlike other destinations, tourism is only seasonal, particularly Dalat, you can come all year round because each season has its own beauty. You can freely choose the best time for your trip to Dalat.

If you want to see cherry blossoms blooming around Xuan Huong Lake, from February to April when spring comes, is the best time to admire flowers. The purple phoenix flower branches on the streets at this time also began to show off blooming flowers to welcome the sun and wind in the gentle spring flavor.

In the sudden rainy and sunny day came and went very quickly, the beautiful scenery of Da Lat made visitors to utter astonished. When you go on a peaceful trip to Dalat with the “strange” weather, the summer days will increase your nostalgia. The raining rain in August will add to the attractiveness of waterfalls as it adds strength to rushing, white bubbles. Pren waterfall, Pongour waterfall, Dambri waterfall … sounded like a narcissistic night.

At the end of the year, if you travel to Da Lat in October, November and December, there are subtle clouds of clouds floating in the sky with blue color. October to December, the wild flowers reach themselves to welcome the beautiful sunshine shimmering under the new wind. The fragile mimosa flowers spread along the hills like a painting. And there are many other brilliant flowers such as white mustard fields, sunflower gardens, velvet pink gardens, weedy fields … Each season is Da Lat with its own colors always attract tourists.

Expenses for traveling in Dalat

Moving expenses

Starting from Ho Chi Minh City there are many ways to get to Dalat. Air tickets ranged from VND 1.6 million to VND 3 million for a return ticket, only 15 minutes from the flight. If you choose to ride a bus, tickets will range from 190,000 for Thanh Buoi, Phuong Trang cars and about 360,000 VND for high-end Limousine. If you want to try the strong feeling, you can invite the Phượt group by motorbike, in about 8 hours of driving and 120K of gas for car.

Cost of stay

On normal occasions you will have more accommodation options than Tet holidays. Because in these specials, the rooms in Da Lat are always burning and the team prices are very high compared to normal days. You can find most of the big brothers in the hotel industry in Dalat: Muong Thanh, Pullman, Intercontinal … and the prices for these 5-star hotels are from 100 USD / night. If you choose a high-class accommodation in the area around Xuan Huong Lake and near the Dalat market, the price fluctuates from 400 to 1 million VND for a room with a balcony overlooking the lake or a good view. For closed-door types only, the price ranges from 150,000 to 300,000 for a one-bed room type.

Food cost

The cost of dining activities in Dalat is not too expensive to consider in case this is a famous tourist city for a long time. With lunch, normal breakfast you only take about 20-30 thousand. In addition, you can enjoy famous dishes such as beef hotpot, vegetable hotpot, nieu rice, banh beo, base cake … With these items, if you go to a group of about 3-4 people, it only takes about a few dozen to 100 thousand / person.

Da Lat travel experience is self-sufficient in cost savings

Going to Dalat in the low season

The best travel experience in Da Lat is to avoid the flower festival season and the spring (December to March) with a better landscape. In addition, because this city is quite close to Saigon, the weekend is also a busy time. So if you want to rest and enjoy the quiet atmosphere, you should not go to Dalat on weekends and Tet holidays.

Choose a homestay

There is an interesting thing in this tourist city is the extremely shimmering homestays. Because this type is convenient, close to local life, these homestays are invested quite carefully so that you “live virtually successfully”. It can be included in high-class homestay such as: Lu Tan, Tre’s house … Or more popular: Being House, Yolo … The price for these homestays is more expensive than a budget hotel, but it guarantees you a great experience. with my family.

Rent Motorcycles

The city of Da Lat itself is not too large, you can walk around the city in less than 2 hours. However, to go to further locations such as Rose Grass Hill, lonely trees or tourist areas of Golden Springs, Love Valley, Cu Lan Village, … the best means of transportation is to rent a motorbike.

Depending on whether you rent a scooter or a car, the rental price of a motorbike is about VND 80-100,000 / day. Most hotels have car hire, so you don’t need to rent the space. However, because Dalat has hilly terrain, it is quite difficult to run, so if you are not used to driving, you should choose to take a taxi (also quite cheap compared to Saigon).

Booking entertainment activities and entertainment

Da Lat has a system of entertainment and entertainment services developed for many years. Therefore, you can completely search and reserve entertainment activities right before departure. From forest trekking tours or discovery journeys, places of entertainment in Dalat, … Booking also helps you avoid the situation of not finding tickets when you arrive and have a more convenient and fun trip sure

The experience cannot be missed when traveling to Dalat on its own

Truc Lam

Truc Lam monastery is located on Phung Hoang mountain, about 5km from Dalat city center. You can take the road here by taxi or motorbike. Alternatively, you can go to Robin Pass to take a cable car to Truc Lam Monastery and combine the city view with thousands of flowers from above. Located in the mountains, Truc Lam Monastery is like a world separate from the outer space. Coming to this place, you will have time to contemplate yourself in a poetic, peaceful natural setting.

Bao Dai Palace

There are a total of 3 Dinh Dai Dai in Da Lat. The place you are most often visited is Dinh 2 and Dinh 3. Recently, Bao Dai Palace 1 has been opened for visitors. From the gate and the inside of the house is about 100m, the gate is high and very surface with a paved road and flowers along. On the left of the palace there is a small square with a fountain and rows of chairs neatly arranged, today this area is used as a coffee shop but in the past it was for the king to hold a party to entertain guests.

Valleys love

5km north of Da Lat, the love valley is one of the places visited by tourists when they first came to Dalat. Because of the sweet name and beautiful scenery of this place.

Flower paths

Flowers are specialties of Da Lat, if you come here without visiting the flowers, flowers, flowers, peach blossoms, … it is really wasteful. Just spend a little time to learn, you are spoiled for walking between a real sea of flowers. These places are so beautiful that just by taking a phone call, it is already beautiful.

Dalat Railway Station

Built in 1932 is one of the remaining French architectural symbols in this city of flowers. If you look from the outside, you can see Da Lat Station with a 3-point architecture symbolizing Mount Labiang. The inside still holds rows of old wooden chairs stained with time. Although it is no longer active, there are always many “passengers” visiting to take photos. Today’s train cars are still in place for visitors to admire, there is a wagon decorated into a cafe for visitors who like to experience strange feelings.

Church of the Chicken

Con Ga Church is located in the center of the city, this place has a beautiful French architecture. The most unique feature of this church is the famous chicken on the roof of the church. In addition, sometimes there is a unique selling of wine and homemade things.

Linh Phuoc Pagoda

Linh Phuoc pagoda is also known as “Cha Kieu Pagoda”. The name is “Coc Chuong Pagoda” because it is touched outside by millions of unique broken cup pieces. Belonging to Trai Mat, nearly 8km from the city center, this place always attracts many Buddhist people from everywhere to worship. In the main hall the temple has a huge golden painted Buddha image.

Education college

Dalat Pedagogical College is one of the places still preserved beautiful French architecture. Because the school is still a place for students to study, it is only open to visitors around 4:30 pm. This is one of the best photography locations in Da Lat so should take advantage of coming soon because when the sun shoots, it will not be beautiful anymore.

Golden Valley

The valley of gold is quite beautiful in certain seasons, the pine trees in this place fall yellow clearly, the grass blooms with white flowers and the herds of horses and buffaloes are grazed. If you want to find a peaceful lunch break, you can go to this place.

Tuyen Lam Lake

Located in the top of the most popular attractions. Tuyen Lam Lake has a clear blue lake surface, beautiful view from above. But because of the location away from the city center, try to go early. Or if you have a lot of money and want to enjoy a peaceful night you can choose to stay in a villa in Binh An village on Tuyen Lam lake. The yellow villas with ancient French architecture, you will feel like a noble on vacation after a long time working.

Mount LangBiang

The majestic LangBiang Peak belongs to Don Duong town in the outskirts of Da Lat. LangBiang peak is the roof of Lam Vien plateau. Looking down from above, the landscape below is very majestic. Tickets for each turn of the Jeep are 50,000 VND / person. Don’t skip this place, because you’ll be sorry.

Dalat flower garden

Located right near Xuan Huong Lake, if you want to discover the splendor of Dalat grass without wanting to go far, this place is the most suitable. Another option is to go to the flower village where the local farmers’ gardens and strawberry gardens are located.

Cau Dat tea hill

Earth Hill Hill It will be a beautiful place to “live virtual”. You can admire the hills that are next to each other with green tea trees. Our self-sufficient Da Lat travel experience is coming here in the early morning to check in and take the best photos.

Indian Spirit Turtle Temple

The place to visit is quite new, but recently, many young people came to visit. Port scenes with Japanese architecture, wide yard with cloudy view, this place is named another “heaven gate”.

Ghost Forest Lu Quan

Away from the city center to nearly 20 km but you will be rewarded by this place. The road is beautiful, the view of the whole Lu Quan area is beautiful, the houses are free and the hostess is very lovely. Rooms are always clean and clean, in the evening you can bake food, in the morning watching dewy mist on the lake.

Pink grass hill – lonely tree

As one of the new destinations in Dalat for those who love dreaming but also like to explore. The scene of this place is particularly beautiful with pink grass buds stretching along with open space to the extreme. Besides, you can also visit lonely trees. This is called because this tree is alone in the middle of a vast void. It is possible to combine both places with motorbikes.

Unique cafe shops

It can be said that nowhere has many cafes, but every shop is as beautiful as Dalat. You can try the windmill system, Me Linh cafe, or the lakeside cafe, in the old villas. Especially, you can go to the cafe in the train station near the railway (not inside the station), this place can see the city in an ancient railway space.

Pass Omega

It is a road connecting Dalat – a city of thousands of flowers and Nha Trang – a sunny and windy coastal city. The road with high sections above 1500 meters and dozens of large and small cascades is a familiar street of many young people. If you depart from Da Lat at 5 am, you can enjoy the full view of the sun shining golden rays through the white mist.

However, note that this road has many thick fog sections and tight corners, if you do not hold the steering wheel, do not try.

Prenn Pass

Prenn Pass is the gateway to the city of thousands of flowers, you can easily admire the scenery on one side of the cliff, which is on one side is the valley with pine forest, the grass and flowers hidden in the car. This place is also particularly beautiful in the early morning. But at the same time this pass is also one of the dangerous roads with young or inexperienced drivers because of the small and extremely large roads of many passenger cars and big trucks.

Prenn Waterfall

Located near Prenn Pass area, this place used to be a favorite destination for many tourists. Today, although it is no longer comparable in scale, it is still the natural “welcome gate” of Da Lat and is visited by many tourists.

Cam ly waterfall

Used to be considered one of the most beautiful places to be missed when coming to Dalat. When the old water of this waterfall in and extremely pure. However, due to the dense tourism and lack of care to the landscape, this waterfall has lost its natural beauty.

Dalanta Waterfall

Dalanta Waterfall is one of the exclusive waterfalls for thrilling fun activities. With many rocky terrain and strong flow, visitors can come here to participate in activities of surpassing and swinging to conquer Dalanta. In particular, you can combine forest trekking with these activities and feel a whole new Dalat beside the graceful beauty of thousands of flowers.

Lat village

Is a quite unique ethnic lane of Lach ethnic group. Here you can immerse yourself in the ethnic space, enjoy the local food. And the most unique is discovering the local culture of peaceful and friendly ethnic people.

Cu Lan Village

Although it is an emerging tourist area a few years ago, Cu Lan Village still attracts many tourists. Partly because of the unique name, partly because of the pure natural scenery and full of entertainment activities. You can enjoy the performances of the ethnic people, or stroll around the open space of the mountain forest. Or you can take a trip to explore the tranquil lake surface on the baby rafts.

Da Lat was no longer encapsulated in the concept of a city of thousands of flowers. Nowadays, you can enjoy all kinds of entertainment. From exploring cultural village, trekking forest, swinging the waterfall to warm dinners in the middle of Dalat market to dispel the cold feeling of the highland. Certainly, no matter which form you choose, the city will still make you want to come back after every visit.

OUTSTANDING EATING LOCATIONS OF DA LAT TOURS :

Chicken pot é hotpot: Tao Ngo Restaurant at the beginning of 3/4 road (about 2km from Ho Xuan Huong Lake). A pot of oyster chicken hot pot for 200,000 VND has about half a piece of chopped chicken, a big plate of vermicelli noodles, a plate of oyster mushroom, a few bamboo shoots of a chess piece and, of course, cannot lack one plate of é leafy vegetables, it is worth it to try on.

Ba Toa beef hotpot: The second hotpot must taste in Dalat is the beef hotpot in Ba Toa area. Beef hotpot here is famous for thick, big, long pieces of beef. Not to mention in the pot also has tendons, tails, full bucket just saw the belly want to boil. Not to mention the price of hotpot is also very reasonable, a meat hot pot for 4 people to eat only about 250,000 VND is comfortable. Ba Toa area is full of hot pot shops, but the most typical is A Ba Toa and Thanh Tam. In addition, the beef hotpot of Three wooden bars at Hoang Dieu Street is also worth a visit.

Rice Ayun Ayun – Tam Nguyen: The shop is located on the road of Ankroet to Cu Thoi village, the owner is a J’rai ethnic couple. It is special because of the strict rules set by the owner. If you want to eat, you must call one day in advance and when you arrive, read the password as the last 3 digits of your phone to be seated. This shop has a check-in on Google Maps “Rice Lam Ayun” so people can find an easy way, located on Ankroet Road to Cu Lan village. You see My Tien strawberry garden on the right to go 20 meters more, the shop is on the left.

Wet chicken cake – 47 Tang Bat Ho

The unique combination between wet cake and chicken heart has prompted the curiosity of many tourists when coming to Dalat. After that, when everyone tasted it, everyone enjoyed the very strange and fascinating taste of the dish. It is the soft plastic taste of the cake and the aromatic and sweet taste of chicken. To enjoy, go to wet cake shop on Tang Bat Ho street, near Dalat market.

Baked rice paper – 180 Bui Thi Xuan

Just go along Bui Thi Xuan street until you see a small, warm shop, many people gather and your uncle grits meekly, you will come to the right place. A cross cake of 21,000 VND includes chicken eggs, a piece of cheese, spoon of liver pate, dried beef and mayonaise above. Newly baked cakes with aromatic flavor and flying smoke. Eastern restaurant, the way of serving here is the one that comes first, it will be served continuously until it is full.

Grilled Nem Bà Hùng – 254 Phan Đình Phùng

Made from grilled pork lean and then chop on a chopstick, grilled, served with a small roll of crispy fried rice, sour and herbs, grilled nem becomes one of the items not to be missed when traveling to Dalat . The main highlight is the sauce made from pureed liver, shrimp, meat and beans, forming a very special mixture. In addition to Mrs. Hung’s famous spring rolls, along Phan Dinh Phung street, there are also many delicious grilled nem shops.

Bun bo Cong – No. 1 Phu Dong Thien Vuong

Located at the intersection of 5 University, on the way to Lang Biang, bun Cong Cong is the famous breakfast address in Dalat. Vibrant vermicelli is only VND 35,000 but big and full of meat and pork. In the morning, Da Lat was still fuzzy, calling for a bowl of vermicelli and steaming with a hot cup of soybeans that you could load enough energy to prepare to climb Lang Biang peak.

Snail stuffed with meat – 33 Hai Ba Trung

This dish is very popular with Da Lat people, especially the bar of 33 Hai Ba Trung street. Snail meat is stuffed with lean pork, minced, add a few slices of lemongrass to deodorize, making you want to eat as soon as you see this fragrant snail. The owner said, this reason is especially thanks to the cup of sauce with the recipe of the first generation of the owner. Sometimes you have to wait 5-10 minutes before you have room. The price per piece is about 50,000 VND.

Spring rolls – 15 House Chung

A bowl of bread soup includes fried meat, fish balls, pork rolls and meat. Especially soup cake is made from milled rice in its own way so the fiber is still tough. This is one of the delicious dishes in the morning of the Da Lat people, because the dish is warm, very suitable with the chilly atmosphere of the region. Many goods on Xuan Chung street on the side of Con Ga church sell this dish, but Xuan An soup shop No. 15 Chung House is appreciated by many tourists as the most delicious and eating.

Hot soy milk – Da Lat night market

The drink is familiar to many people, but soymilk with hot hot air in Dalat’s cold air is a very different experience. Besides soy milk, you can change your taste with green bean milk, black beans or hot cocoa and a variety of pastries in hawker shops selling this in Dalat night market.

Cheese yogurt – 48 Khe Sanh

This is a dish that many young people “hunt” when coming to Da Lat, made like regular yogurt but cleverly adding cheese in raw materials. Fatty, flexible, sour cheese, sold at 48 Khe Sanh Street, for 7,000 VND per jar.

Chicken porridge, chicken soup – 10A Huyen Tran Cong Chua

The cold weather of Dalat made chicken porridge and chicken soup very expensive. After wandering to see the city at night, stop at the small restaurant, enjoy a bowl of diluted chicken porridge, put onions and pepper to add warm belly. The delicious restaurants should stop at Phan Boi Chau, Nguyen Cong Tru, Huyen Tran Cong Chua … for 25,000-30,000 VND per bowl, chicken salad with 40,000 VND per plate.

Homemade bread – Corner of Tran Nhat Duat – Hoang Dieu junction

Served with bread is a bowl of commercial bowl made of bone water in fat fat and the tiny meat, plus a little finely chopped green onions, but when eaten very bar, but does not stop. There are three common ways to enjoy it: tear off the bread into a bowl of commercial bowl, leave the whole piece of big bread dipping the broth or put the noodles in the middle of the bread. In addition to the shops near the school gate, the market gate, you can go to Tran Nhat Duat – Hoang Dieu junction to feel the right taste of the dish.

Dalat hotel

Dalat hotel is very diverse, depending on individual conditions you can easily choose a suitable hotel for yourself.

Terracotta Resort Dalat

Swiss Belresort Tuyen Lam

Ana Mandara Villas Dalat Resort & Spa

Sam Tuyen Lam Resort

Muong Thanh Dalat Hotel

Homestay Dalat

Below is a list of a brand new homestay series in Da Lat , please “save” to gradually move in 2017.

Home of Dreamers

Although the decor is not too fussy, the Home of Dreamer will attract you right from the first look thanks to the classic space is extremely peaceful. According to the comment of a tourist who used to be here, ” clean rooms, panoramic view,” so romantic “… Everywhere looks very good at technology … So there are even more dogs, oh my god! every time I go into homestay, I have to look at them for a while … “. The price of double rooms here ranges from 500-700,000 VND, dorm rooms cost 150,000 VND.

Photo: Home of Dreamers

Address: 2/35 Nam Ho – Da Lat. Phone: 096 537 7565. Email: [email protected]

Dalat80s. NhaMinh

His house has the architectural style of houses in the 80s, a little breath of European architecture combined with the features of the local ethnic people at that time. When guests enter the House I will not feel this is a café, or an unfamiliar hotel; instead there is a familiarly arranged house with a warm family atmosphere. Price of reference room: VND 130-450,000 depending on room type.

Address: Lot B9 KQH Ngô Quyền – Bạch Đằng. Phone: 0908942266

Dalat Lacasa Homestay II

With exquisite architecture, mixed with a bit of nostalgia and slightly stylish Morocco Dalat Lacasa Homestay II is also the place where you should “save” if you are planning to go to Da Lat. Due to the design of Moroccan style house, once you enter the homestay, you will see that white is used a lot for spaces such as furniture, stairs, hallways, balconies … At this homestay there are many types of rooms for you to choose depending on the number of riders and your needs. Room rates for reference: VND 300-450,000 depending on room type.

Address: 59 Thu Khoa Huan. Phone: 097 272 82 05

Wait for one person

Located at Khoi Nghia Bac Son Street, Ward 10, TP. Da Lat (near Dinh 2), 5 minutes from Ho Xuan Huong motorbike, Doi Mot Ngu – Cafe & Homestay is surrounded by a coffee garden located on a high hill, the view covers the vast valley. This lovely homestay has both dorm rooms and private rooms, with a rustic design with a country sound, gentle.

Address: Khoi Nghia Bac Son. Phone: 063 6557 587

Vanda Garden Hill

Located at 39 Trieu Viet Vuong, only 10 minutes away from the city center, it is very convenient to have a green vacation experience and enjoy the famous places of Da Lat. Vanda Garden Hill Dalat has many rooms for you to choose from: Big Owl Double Room, Little Owl Single Room, Large Single Room Full Moon … Especially, Vanda Garden Hill Da Lat also builds small triangular bungalows Super cute along the slope for couples. Room rates for reference: VND 250-450,000 depending on room type.

Address: 39 Trieu Viet Vuong. Phone 0633.970. 788 – 0977.494.888

The Wind – The Dalat Old-Home

Located at address 50 (old) Nguyen An Ninh, Nha Gio – The Dalat Old-Home is a place not too close to the center but enough for you to enjoy nature, trees, listening to birds singing in the morning. Wind House has all kinds of dorm rooms, single, double, family style of the 70s, 80s, extremely cozy and cute. Price of reference room: VND 110-700,000 depending on room type.

Wine Valley Homestay

Located 2 km from the center of Dalat, Wine Valley Homestay is a brand new accommodation, hunted by young people with an exclusive design room – strange by the Dalat wine barrels. Homestay was born from the idea of creating a space for guests to stay comfortable at home and exposed to the right things Da Lat. Here, though not big compared to other places, but also enough corners for you to freely take virtual photos. Price of reference room: VND 150-350,000 depending on room type.

Update ticket prices to visit Dalat in 2019

Palace 1: There are 2 types of tickets: 30,000 VND and 150,000 VND (Package tickets include photography services with horse-drawn carriages, horses, taking pictures of kings …)

Valley of love: 100,000 VND / adult – 40,000 VND / child. The above fare includes entrance ticket, enjoy the entire valley landscape by tram, excursions and discover natural beauty by Pedalo.

Cu Lan Village:

Sightseeing tickets: Adults: 40,000 VND / person. Children accompanied by adults less than 1m: free, over 1m charged adults.

Teambuiding tickets: Price: VND 90,000 / person. Time to use: 8:00 – 17:00 (using grass field, lake surface, stream, forest has been equipped with skill games). Note: only receive guests with a minimum number of 30 people.

Tickets for campfire space: Price 90,000 VND / person. Time to use: 17:00 – 21:00. Note: only receive guests with a minimum number of 30 people.

Other services:

Tour car terrain discover Cu Lan stream, cross forest, visit: VND 150,000 / person (minimum 4 people, maximum 5 people).

Dressing into ethnic people: VND 40,000 / set.

Fish stocking in streams to catch: VND 250,000 / kg (processed after the end of the game).

Fairy bath (bathing in the natural spring and bathing in clean water in natural forests): VND 30,000 / person.

Ma Rung Lu Quan: entrance tickets 10,000 VND / person. Free tickets for students, students and elderly people. The price of accommodation in wooden houses is about 100,000 VND / person / day. If you go with your family and want to live in a private space, you should rent the whole unit for 1 million / day for 6 people.

Langbiang: VND 30,000 / adult and VND 20,000 / child. Jeep tickets: 60,000 VND / person, 400,000 VND / 1 car.

Da Lat sculpture tunnel: 40,000 VND / adult and 20,000 VND children.

Dream Hill Tourist Area: VND 50,000 / adult and VND 30,000 / child.

Dalat flower garden: VND 30,000 / adult and VND 15,000 / child.

Roundtrip Truc Lam Cable Car: Round trip ticket for adults is VND 80,000.

Hang Nga (Crazy house) villa: 40,000 VND / adult and 20,000 VND for children.

Bao Dai Palace: 20,000 VND / person.

Bidoup – Nui Ba National Park: 40,000 VND / adult and 20,000 VND for children.

Golden Valley:

Entrance tickets: 40,000 VND / adult and 20,000 VND for children.

Duck on the lake: 60,000 VND / hour / boat.

Costume costume: 20,000 VND / set (Central Highlands) and 22,000 VND / set (India, Japan)

XQ shop: 20,000 VND / person (depending on the time, there are times when collecting tickets, sometimes for free).

Ho lament: 20,000 VND / person.

Zoodoo Zoo: 100,000 VND / adult, 50,000 VND / child under 1.2m and free for children under 90cm.

Dambri waterfall resort: VND 150,000 / adult, VND 100,000 / child. This price includes entrance tickets, lift tickets, Alpine Coaster tube skate tickets, all games at Dambri resort.

Camly waterfall: 20,000 VND / person.

Pongour Waterfall: VND 10,000.

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edentreesarboriculture · 6 years ago

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Brisbane Tree Removal Costs

Professional Arborist Phil Hackett preparing a tree removal quote

How Much does it Cost to Remove a Tree in Brisbane?

There is certainly a lot of things to learn when you are faced with the necessity of removing a large tree from your property. Unlike small scale trees, shrubs and other common garden vegetation that can be removed with hand operated pruning and trimming equipment, larger trees need both planning from an experienced arborist and a cooperative effort from a team of skilled, strong bodies arborists and machinery to ensure a safe and effective tree removal.

The sheer size and weight of tree limbs and branches creates potentially dangerous situations in the ‘drop zone’, and even a very small branch falling from a low height has the potential to damage properties, structures and of course are potentially fatal to pets or bystanders in the area. When choosing a tree removal company you really should check to see that they are fully insured, hold the appropriate arborist qualifications, correctly maintained equipment and an experienced crew. It might surprise you to know that not all tree lopping providers are required by law to maintain this standard, so do your due diligence thoroughly.

What Factors Affect Tree Removal Costs?

In this section we will discuss some of the most significant cost factors that make up your tree removal quote.

Staff – Climbing Arborists and ground crew

Eden Trees Arborist setting up ropes for Tree Pruning

As we mentioned, a tree removal involves a technical collaboration between both tree climbers and a ground crew to cut a tree down safely. Tree felling is a technique rarely used because there is usually little space in urban areas to drop the tree. This means the arborists will normally use ropes and pulleys to ‘block down’ the tree piece by piece. Each piece of removed trunk or branch can then be lowered to the ground safely and under control. For a large tree there will be a crew of 3-4 bodies at a minimum. As these are skilled positions and very physically labour intensive, they are usually paid well and this is a significant cost factor.

Size of the Tree

Fairly straight forward and obvious. It really comes down to the bigger the tree, the longer it will take to dismantle and the amount of debris that has to be removed will increase drastically. The size of the tree will influence the cost through extra staff and man hours, equipment wear and green waste disposal.

Type of Tree

The species of the tree will influence the cost of removing it if the leftover tree green waste is not recyclable. This would mean the woodchips from this vegetation are not suitable to use as garden mulch or for area beautification. The result is the tree removal company will most likely need to pay to dispose of this waste and these costs will be passed onto the tree owner.

Access Considerations

For a tree located close to the roadway, at the front of the house in a residential street, the chances of having easy access for machines and tree workers is very good. On the other hand, if the tree is located around the back of the property, with no rear access, on a slope with a mountain of stairs in between, well you can bet this will increase the price of your quote. In the situation described, there may be a requirement for the tree to be chopped into manageable size pieces and manually carried to the street when they can be processed through a wood chipper. This would add many extra staff and a lot of extra time. Alternatively, the same job might require a crane large enough to lift the tree waste from the back to the front, and this could run you as much as 5-6K.

For waterfront properties, it is not uncommon to see a steep slope running towards the water way, making it extremely difficult for a tree crew to manually carry tree debris waste back up the hill. In these cases a barge would often be used to float the truck and the woodchipper to the water’s edge, making it much easier to remove the waste. This situation would decrease your manpower costs slightly, however will add the cost of the barge to your quote.

An arborist uses ropes to safely remove tree branches around powerlines. This can only be done in healthy trees.

Condition and health of the tree

For a tree climber to safely navigate and dismantle a tree with ropes, the limbs and branches need to be in sound in structure. This means free from disease and significant decay, giving solid anchor points for the ropes. In many cases, the reason trees are being cut down and removed is because they have died, have diseases and are dangerous. In this circumstance the arborists will need to use either a crane, cherry picker or other type of elevated work platform to safely access the trunk and branches with a chainsaw. The arborist will not be anchored off to the tree structure and no branches would generally be lowered by using the tree structure either. The cost of adding external work platforms varies greatly by type and size, but you can reasonably assume and minimum added cost of around $1000.

Tree Removal Cost Calculator

Eden Trees have decades of experience and hold some of the highest qualifications in the arboriculture industry. Our goal is to provide both value and a quality experience to all our clients and inline with this we have developed the tree removal cost calculator to really highlight our commitment to fair and consistent pricing.

Please be aware that the results you get from the calculator will be as accurate as the information you feed into it. There are also other factors that are difficult to program into a calculator so there may be some variation in the actual quote. The results from the calculator are not a final quote, but we have made it easy for you to forward on the results to us and we will usually visit your property the same day for a confirmatory quote.

Do I need a Tree Removal Permit?

The short answer is ‘You may’ and the long answer is that it is a difficult question to answer, as every Brisbane council (South East QLD) has their own variation of vegetation protection (VPO). To find out if you need approval to remove a tree, our suggestion is for you to give us a call and we give you immediate advice on the legislation relevant to your location and tree species.

How much is palm tree removal?

Palm trees are generally less expensive to remove as they are usually reasonably thin and not as difficult to block down. The real issue is with palm tree waste, as it does not serve as useful wood chip mulch due to its physical appearance and it is difficult to spread. This usually means palm tree waste will be disposed of via a different means i.e Council Waste Stations, potentially adding a little extra to the quote.

The species of the tree may also affect a palm tree removal quote. Cocos palms are an example of this as they are significantly harder and heavier than other palm species and this may add a little extra to your quote.

Are Tree removal Companies Licenced?

As we mentioned before, by law in australia a person does not actually need to be a ‘Certified Arborist’ to remove a tree nor does he need any other qualifications. Obviously this can create potentially dangerous situations where backyard ‘DIY’ers’ or ‘handymen’, could be performing dangerous tree removal practices either for themselves or for money.

When you hire a qualified professional arborist company you are getting someone who has studied tree species, biology, their structures, diseases and the many techniques involved in maintenance, disease management and removal. Professional Arborists would be covered by public liability and workers comp insurance. You can view all of Eden Trees current arboriculture, horticulture and insurance certificates by using the link.

Can I remove a Tree on a neighbours property?

This is a common question and an issue that often results in neighbourhood disputes. Since 2011 in Queensland the laws have been changed to allow you to prune or remove branches on a tree that overhangs your fence line by 50cm or more, and at a height of no more than 2.5 metres from the ground. There is no longer any requirement to return the removed branches to your neighbour.

In cases where the branches are more than 2.5 metres above the ground, you can ask the tree keeper (owner) to have them pruned or removed. If this has not been done after 30 days, you can either employ an arborist to have them removed or do it yourself. You can recover $300 of the cost to remove the branches from your neighbour. If a resolution still cannot be reached due to costs or other concerns, the matter can be brought before the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT) and they will make a final ruling on the matter.

What does stump removal Cost?

Not as much as tree removal thats for sure. Whenever a tree is removed the stump will remain just above the ground level. The fastest and most economical way to remove an unwanted tree stump is by stump grinding. This service is offered by most tree removal companies and is facilitated using a stump grinding machine. This machine has a spinning wheel with teeth at the front that aggressively grinds the remaining tree stump into sawdust and leave the stump ground down below ground level.

Like most tree services, stump grinding costs will vary depending on the size of job, but generally speaking an average job would take 1-3 hours and cost in the vicinity of $150 – $600.

Tree Removal Brisbane Wide

We certainly hope this article has helped you better understand the considerations when pricing a tree removal quote, while at the same time assist you in making informed choices about selecting a qualified and insured arborist to complete the work.

If you need assistance or advice on anything relating to an upcoming tree project, grab the phone and call Phil anytime 0411 511 127. Friendly, obligation free quotes and advice is at the core of our culture and something we happily do everyday.

Read More Here: Brisbane Tree Removal Costs as seen on https://www.edentrees.com.au

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A Widow Set out to Scatter Her Husband’s Ashes in the Woods—Soon She Was Lost

Joseph Sohm/ShutterstockShe set out to scatter her husband’s ashes in a national park. Would she make it out alive?

For 34 years, Jean and Jack Geer doted on each other as they moved from San Francisco to Hawaii to, finally, Port Angeles in Washington State. Then, in December 2016, Jean walked into their bucolic backyard and found Jack crumpled on the ground. Seemingly in perfect health, he had died of a massive heart attack. He was 72.

In the following months, Jean devoured books on grief and loss, hoping she would find the will to go on without him. One task she thought could help: Jack had told Jean that when he died he wanted half of his ashes scattered in Hawaii and half in Olympic National Park, about a 25-minute drive from their home. So in March 2017, Jean dutifully flew to Hawaii to disperse the first part of Jack’s remains in the ocean. But she dreaded the thought of parting with Jack forever. She put off spreading the rest of Jack’s ashes until she was ready. That day came on July 17.

Jean, 71, took the urn holding Jack’s remains, grabbed Yoda, her five-year-old 11-pound Chihuahua mix, and climbed into her 2004 Ford Explorer. It was 4 p.m. A slight woman, just five feet tall, Jean wore capri pants, a Hawaiian shirt, and canvas espadrilles. No need for a coat on what should be a 30-minute walk. She planned to be home in time to make dinner.

With its dramatic peaks and old-growth forests, Olympic National Park covers nearly a million sprawling acres. Jean was heading for one special spot off Obstruction Point Road, an eight-mile dirt and gravel byway. She drove in about three miles, pulled her Explorer over on an untamed stretch of road devoid of signs, and got out. She grabbed her cell phone and the urn, stashed her purse in the car, and locked the doors. And then Jean and Yoda entered the woods.

Courtesy Jean GeerJean Geer, months before she and her dog disappeared in Olympic National Park

The park features one of the world’s most diverse populations of wildflowers, and Jean was on a quest for blue alpine forget-me-nots. Their beauty, Jack had once told Jean, moved him. When she didn’t see any, she walked deeper into the woods and finally spotted a blanket of blue through a small opening in the trees. Relieved, she walked to the flowers and distributed Jack’s ashes. She said a quiet blessing and turned to leave.

Then she paused. Had she come in this way or that? Where was the trail? Jack would have laughed. He’d frequently teased her about her terrible sense of direction. His nickname for her was “wrong-way Jean.”

She saw a hill and headed toward it. If she could make it to the top, she could scan the horizon and spot Obstruction Point Road. Her shoes, which had smooth treads, were ill-suited for the climb. Yoda ran ahead while Jean struggled to maintain her balance. She slipped, dropped the urn, and watched it roll over the edge of the hill and tumble into a gully. Jean crept her way to the slope’s side. She spotted the dark plastic urn, barely visible in the underbrush. She hated abandoning anything related to Jack, but the steep hillside was too dangerous to navigate. She eventually made it to the top of the crest, where she saw nothing but trees and more hills. She’d been gone from home for a few hours, and it was getting dark.

She reached for her cell phone to call for help. No service. Thirsty, Jean needed water. She randomly picked  a route, pushing her way through  underbrush and branches that cut and pricked her, until she came upon a small creek. She and Yoda drank deeply. As night fell, Jean was chilled by an awful realization: She would be spending the night in the woods.

She’d heard stories about people who had died in the park, including one who had been mauled by a bear. Just stay calm, she thought, forcing herself to focus on the task at hand. First things first—she needed a place to sleep. She spotted a downed tree, about seven feet in diameter, that had fallen on a big rock next to the creek. The space beneath was large enough to shelter her for the night. She crawled under the log and lay there. Yoda snuggled close, warming her as the temperature dipped into the 40s. An experienced camper, Jean wasn’t frightened by the forest’s strange noises or creepy-crawlies. But her predicament did keep her awake. To distract herself, she thought about the dinner she’d planned but wouldn’t get to eat: noodle soup with pork and vegetables, and fresh cherries for dessert.

And she thought of Jack. Jean recalled the first time she’d laid eyes on him. It was 1982. Armed with her MBA, she had applied for a job at a San Francisco bank, where Jack served as a vice president. After she was hired as an assistant vice president, Jack took her to lunch to congratulate her. Mutually attracted, they began to date, fell in love, and were soon married. Thinking about Jack made her calmer, allowing her to conclude that if she could make it until daylight, she’d find her way out. Courtesy Rick Prentics/Washington Explorer Search and Rescue KitsapThe shelter Jean made. She and her dog, Yoda, ultimately lived in it for three days.

At dawn, Jean left the shelter, forging her own trail through underbrush with Yoda now trying to keep up with her. At home, Yoda had the run of nearly five acres, where he chased deer and explored. But this adventure was different. The bushes were high in many places, and he had to tunnel through. With his short legs, he couldn’t jump over the logs. Discouraged, he’d yelp for Jean. But Jean couldn’t carry him. It taxed her strength, and she might fall. Yoda was on his own.

Jean, meanwhile, was fighting her own battles with panic. So much could go wrong in the wilderness for even a young, able-bodied hiker. But for a septuagenarian, the perils were magnified. Crossing over slippery rocks, she worried she’d fall and break a leg. She avoided ravines, knowing that if she plunged into one, she could never climb back up. Before she knew it, another day had passed. Her chances of being rescued had not improved. As night fell again, Jean and Yoda found another fallen tree to sleep under.

The next morning, her third day lost in the park, Jean had given up on finding her own way out. She’d read stories about people who’d endured in the wild, and the rules of survival were simple: Find a water source, don’t get injured, and find an open spot to make it easier for rescuers to find you. Then stay put. Find out the proven skills you need to survive any emergency.

By midafternoon, Jean had scouted out the place she’d call home for however long she needed it. She’d found two trees that had fallen next to each other. She used branches to build a roof and to close off one end of the space, leaving an opening for a “doorway.” Inside, she stacked branches to use at night to close off the opening. She used moss to make the ground softer.

At the end of day three, Jean and Yoda entered the eight-by-five-foot shelter. As she settled in, so many thoughts, some absurd, ran through her head: She’d bought tickets with a friend to go on an October cruise that would take them to Greece, Italy, and Spain. Would she get to go? And then there were those cherries. She couldn’t stop thinking about them.

The next day, her fourth lost, Jean settled into her survival routine. Several times over the course of the day, she made her way down a steep hill to drink water. Taking care not to fall, she dug her heels into the ground and clung to the bushes.

She tried building a fire by gathering dry pine needles and then rubbing a small stick against a stone, hoping the stick would get warm enough to ignite. It failed, but she kept trying. Be sure to carry these items with you all the time—they could save your life one day.

Starving, she ate wild currants, tender pine needles, and even ants, which had a lemony taste. Yoda, for his part, impressed Jean with his newfound ability to snatch flies out of the air and dig up grubs for dinner.

By 4 p.m., Jean and Yoda had climbed into her shelter. Despite the moss, the hard ground was miserable and the cold was embedded in her bones. But she wasn’t giving up. Although Jack had taken care of her for so many years, Jean now harked back to a time when she hadn’t been dependent on anyone.

Shortly after World War II, her  family had moved to the United States from China. At school, kids would hurl racial slurs and start fights with her. Her father had sat Jean down and offered this advice: You are a little person. You won’t be strong physically. You must be strong internally. Somehow, someway, he was saying, Jean had to take care of herself. Hungry, tired, and growing weak, Jean drifted off to sleep repeating her father’s words. Peter Oumanski for Reader’s DigestUsing her car and the urn as guides, teams searched for Jean–and her dog, Yoda–in four directions.

By now, Jean’s brother in Seattle had become concerned. Numerous calls to Jean had not been returned, and when he drove the two hours to her home, there was no sign of her. He contacted the sheriff’s office, which sent a  missing-person report to all governmental agencies, including an office at Olympic National Park. At 1:30 p.m. on July 22, five days into Jean’s odyssey, a park employee spotted the Explorer. He radioed it in, setting in motion a series of alerts that ended with Zachary Gray, of the park’s search-and-rescue operations squad, gathering a handful of searchers to look for Jean. Find out the things you should never do in an emergency.

They met at her parked Explorer. Dust and water spots indicated the vehicle had been there for several days. Searchers walked into the woods, calling Jean’s name. They found nothing. At 7 p.m., with nightfall approaching, the search was halted.

The search began again the next day at 6 a.m. Gray now had a team of 37 under his command, which he split into four groups heading out in different directions. Still, he couldn’t buck the nagging feeling that this would end poorly. At 71, Jean was likely disoriented and probably injured. Gray had been on ten searches already that year. Nearly all had ended when the team found a body.

At noon, Gray’s two-way radio crackled. A searcher had found a plastic urn with Jack Geer’s name on the side. Gray had other teams focus on a half-mile radius from where the urn was found. Hours passed. Nothing.

Gray radioed to request a helicopter. Once aboard, he searched below where the urn had been found. Jean, he thought, might have fallen into the gully and dropped the urn. Injured, she likely would have continued walking downhill until she either collapsed or died. Flying 300 feet above tree level, Gray saw nothing but a sea of green. He had another idea. If Jean were somehow alive, she’d need water. He studied the terrain. Far away, he spotted a creek. The pilot made two passes. Nothing. Wait—Gray thought he saw something move. He asked the pilot to circle back.

Then Gray saw a dog. Then a woman with silver hair waving at the chopper. He radioed the team, giving new instructions. From a distance, he watched searchers running to the woman. He saw them hug her. His radio came to life: We have Jean.

After six days in the woods, Jean was too weak to walk out on her own. Gray called in a larger Coast Guard helicopter, one that could hoist Jean up into the chopper in a basket, while the ground crew carried Yoda out.

At the hospital, doctors were stunned that Jean’s only injuries were scratches on her legs. Tests revealed that her potassium was low from eating next to nothing for nearly a week. She was released from the hospital that night with a prescription for potassium tablets, which she chased down with a big bowl of cherries.

When rescuers discussed the search, they talked about the small urn. Without it, they would never have found Jean. Gray is convinced that Jack Geer’s spirit protected his wife.

Jean doesn’t doubt it. But the woman who questioned her will to go on without her husband had found the wherewithal to survive. And with that came a life-affirming conclusion. “It’s time to let go and let [my] own light shine, and stand up,” she told the Seattle Times. “This situation forced me. I realized I had to be on my own and move on to my life.”

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Secret Gardens: 6 Great Farm-to-Table Restaurants

The slow food revolution has swept across the country. While restaurants in Europe and elsewhere have been utilizing locally sourced produce, meat and dairy for some time, Americans were slow to catch on. Thanks to activist chef Alice Waters and others, restaurateurs around the country are beginning to realize the benefits of buying locally, whether its to help local farmers and purveyors or to have fresher and more beneficial foodstuff. If you live near a large city, chances are, you’ve eaten at a farm-to-table restaurant.

Eateries such as the storied French Laundry in Yountville, California, have been slow-food meccas for years. But unlike many locavore restaurants around the country, French Laundry has a working herb garden onsite, allowing for the freshest ingredients possible with the least environmental impact. Is this why chef Thomas Keller’s cuisine gets the highest praise of any American restaurant? Probably not but it definitely helps boost the quality and taste of the food. Following French Laundry’s lead, a number of other fine dining establishments around the country have taken farm-to-table to the next level: either using existing parts of their properties to build herb and vegetable gardens or purchasing nearby farmland to grow produce and raise livestock. Here are six of our favorites from around the country:

Bardessono, Yountville, California

This eco-chic, boutique luxury hotel in California’s Napa Valley has earned accolades for its commitment to sustainability and the environment. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the hotel’s two gardens, one onsite and one a short distance away from the property. Lucy’s Garden is a small green space located on the south side of the property. Here, culinary gardener Noel Lopreore works her magic on two large and two small vegetable and herb beds. The garden is mainly used for herbs and root production but Lopreore grows 18 different varieties of basil as well. The garden is certified organic through the CCOF, making Bardessono the first hotel with that distinction.

Bardessono also leases a quarter acre of land from the Hill Family (the hotel shares farm usage with the nearby French Laundry). The Hill Family Farm has been certified organic for more than 20 years and Bardessono’s portion has two orchards at which peaches, nectarines and citrus fruits grow. The farm also boasts an 8000-square-foot mixed vegetable garden, a 30-year-old black mission fig tree, apple and pear trees and a mulberry tree. Lopreore operates a year-round greenhouse at which she cultivates many of the crops, some of which change season to season. In 2010, the hotel focused on 300 different types of tomatoes as well as black and white garbanzo beans, cucumbers, squash, sun chokes and three different types of corn.

“Through the gardens we lower emissions by not trucking in the amount of food we grow. We also compost our kitchen scraps and use these in our gardens which lowers the need for trash pickup and adding to the landfill,” says Lopeore. “Besides all the environmental benefits, it provides our chef with the unique opportunity of being able to request unusual items like the Bhut Jolokia, which we grow on site. The Bhut Jolokia is the hottest pepper in the world.” See our full review.

Trellis Restaurant, Kirkland, Washington

Guests dining on brook trout with grilled broccolini and oven-dried tomatoes at Trellis restaurant have enjoyed the eatery’s locally grown produce. The Kirkland, Washington, restaurant creates agrarian cuisine for what they dub “Wine Country-inspired dining.” The restaurant mixed modern cooking techniques and rich, rustic flavors to create innovative dishes.

The restaurant owns and operates a 10-acre farm in nearby Woodinville. The farm is salmon safe-certified and subscribes to organic growing methods, according to chef Brian Scheehser. The farm doesn’t raise livestock but grows Flemish pears, baby leeks, red onions, baby garlic, mixed greens, sage blossoms, chive blossoms, six varieties of apples, seven varieties of blueberries, and three varieties and blackberries as well as 30 varieties of tomatoes, among other fruits and vegetables.

“I have been farming years before Trellis and it’s incredibly rewarding to be able to share with dining guests the source of their meal,” Scheehser says. “Immersing myself in the earth has given me a unique understanding of a food’s inherent flavor and texture. The growing process amazes me, and I enjoy the art of coaxing out the earthy, natural attributes of fresh produce using the simplest culinary techniques.”

Although located in the Pacific Northwest, the farm is a year-round operation thanks to the four greenhouses on site.

Rosemary’s, New York, NY

Rosemary’s is an Italian restaurant with a rooftop farm situated in the heart of Greenwich Village. Created by Carlos Suarez, the owner of Bobo and Claudette, Rosemary’s is named after Suarez’s mother and is inspired by both her home in Lucca (Tuscany) and the rich heritage of the restaurant’s Greenwich Village corner.

Executive Chef Wade Moises serves seasonal Italian dishes that highlight the herbs and produce from the rooftop farm, as well as housemade pastas and a selection of focacce, as an homage to the location’s predeccessor, Sutter’s Bakery.

Uncommon Ground, Chicago, Il

Uncommon Ground lays claim to the first Certified Organic rooftop in the nation, which patrons can go up and visit. When dining there, I was pleasantly surprised at how much time their rooftop farmer spent giving me the grand tour of his elevated bounty and explaining the building process. The rooftop is fit with solar panels surrounded by manicured raised garden beds of herbs, tomatoes and more.

Obviously a rooftop can only supply so much for the restaurant, but the local concept goes beyond just their own building, to a commitment to source the majority of their food from local, sustainable organic producers – 24 percent of which comes from within 300 miles of the restaurant. Their menu is constantly changing according to the seasons, which makes each visit a unique experience that gives patrons a strong sense of time and place.

True midwesterners like myself can vouch for their hearty meatloaf, made with local grassfed beef and of course, wrapped in bacon and served with mashed potatoes, brussels sprouts, and fried nordic creamery cheese curds (a product commonly found amidst Chicago’s lively farmers markets). For dessert, I’d venture toward the seasonal crème brulee or s’mores tart.

They support the local economy by more than just helping out local farmers, but also local artisans, as you will regularly find local artist’s work featured inside and local musicians entertaining diners. See our full review.

Tupelo Honey Cafe, Asheville, North Carolina

Southern cuisine gets a bad rap as being fattening and highly caloric. Thanks to restaurants such as Tupelo Honey Café, Southern cuisine gets a chance to be hearty and healthy. The Asheville, North Carolina, restaurant lists gluten- and soy-free items and has garnered rave reviews for its char-grilled beef tenderloin and shrimp and grits. Tupelo Honey Cafe operates Sunshot Organics, a revitalized organic berry farm in Burnsville, North Carolina. The 12-acre farm boasts blueberries, blackberries, black raspberries and strawberries as well as edible flowers, greens, lettuces, asparagus, bush beans, cucumbers, herbs and heirloom tomatoes. The farm also keeps chicken for eggs.

Executive Chef/owner Briant T. Sonoskus isn’t new to organic farming. His grandparents had large gardens and stakes in community farms so the desire came naturally. “What I grow does vary a bit season to season. I have a large, fully automated greenhouse for winter growing but my production certainly goes down and is limited to a few cool weather crops. Making a menu item solely from my farm production is difficult but in partnering with other local farms you will see a lot of local combination effort items on menus or on the specials board,” says Sonoskus.

Sonoskus believes the benefits of having your own farm or garden outweigh the costs since customers are appreciative and return for the quality of the food. Growing large amounts of different items allow you to keep the costs down. See our full review.

Zazu Restaurant + Farm, Santa Rosa, California

Much of the farmland in California’s Sonoma county has been converted to wine growing since it’s profitable and attracts the tourists. Husband and wife team Duskie Estes and John Stewart believe in the diversity of agriculture. In 2001, the duo opened Zazu Restaurant, which is situated in an old chicken coop among dairy ranches and grapevines in Santa Rosa. They added the farm in 2005, when a gardener was hired to tend to the half acre of raised beds onsite. Estes and Stewart live on a three-acre estate 10 minutes from the restaurant at which they raise livestock such as chickens, goats, rabbits, turkeys, pigs and babydoll sheep. Macbryde Farm, named for their daughters, Brydie and Mackenzie, also houses a fruit orchard at which figs, Asian pears, apples, persimmons, pomegranates, olives, peaches, plums, cherries and Meyer lemons grow. The two pieces of farmland also provide the restaurants heirloom tomatoes, squash, pole beans, grapes, strawberries, fennel, kale and herbs such as lemon verbena, rose geranium and anise.

“A chef’s best playground is from ingredients picked when ripe, not picked for travel; a strong local economy depends not on monoculture, in case of bad grape years,” Estes says. “Ingredients picked just before service, never refrigerated, have a noticeable vibrancy. It is great for our cooks in terms of morale [being outside everyday instead of in a windowless kitchen] and understanding.”

Zazu educates consumers in various ways. The learn a bit about the garden at the bar before their meal. The restaurant also hosts a farmers market in the garden on Saturdays at which their farmer and chef is available to offer advice on produce and how to cook said produce.

—Shandana A. Durrani (Lesley Lamers also contributed)

If you’re a restaurateur and still skeptical about the cost benefits of growing your own produce, follow the advice of Bardessono’s culinary gardener Noel Lopeore:

* Grow what you can’t get in markets or what is very expensive in the marketplace. This will save you money because it’s always cheaper to buy a pack of seeds. Usually, you can buy carrots in bulk cheaper then you can grow them, so unless your focus is on the best carrot ever, buy it in the store, especially if you have a small area.

* Grow your herbs.

* Focus on what you do well and if you can’t grow a successful beet, then don’t. Let the farmers that specialize and dedicate their whole lives to lettuce grow lettuce and you grow something else.

* Feed your soil. Many people do not focus on the soil, but if you keep the soil healthy it will always give you healthy food that is more resistant to bugs and disease. This will prolong the life of your production. It may seem expensive to get a soil test and follow the recommendations of your lab, but it will be less money than losing your whole crop year after year or growing food that doesn’t taste right because you’re missing a key nutrient in your soil. Not to mention the depression the follows every failed crop.

* No chemicals! The food tastes terrible or completely lacks taste (and it’s not good for any of us).

* Focus on a few items instead of growing many different specialty items. You may find it’s fun to grow 30 different peppers, but if you only have room for 60 pepper plants than you are only getting a very small amount of each pepper. Instead grow 30 plants of one of your best peppers and 30 plants of your next best pepper.

* Let your guests in on the secret. Offer tours or classes if you’re comfortable doing so. Add in the garden to any of your local or repeat customer newsletters or emails. If you stay in contact with your guests, add garden notes, updates, fun blurbs, and/or tips whether it be your daily twitter, facebook, or monthly newsletter.

* Be patient and take the pace of nature.

—Noel Lopeore

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Secret Gardens: 6 Great Farm-to-Table Restaurants

Bardessono, Yountville, California

Trellis Restaurant, Kirkland, Washington

Although located in the Pacific Northwest, the farm is a year-round operation thanks to the four greenhouses on site.

Rosemary’s, New York, NY

Uncommon Ground, Chicago, Il

Tupelo Honey Cafe, Asheville, North Carolina

Zazu Restaurant + Farm, Santa Rosa, California

—Shandana A. Durrani (Lesley Lamers also contributed)

If you’re a restaurateur and still skeptical about the cost benefits of growing your own produce, follow the advice of Bardessono’s culinary gardener Noel Lopeore:

* Grow your herbs.

* No chemicals! The food tastes terrible or completely lacks taste (and it’s not good for any of us).

* Be patient and take the pace of nature.

—Noel Lopeore

Secret Gardens: 6 Great Farm-to-Table Restaurants was originally featured on GoodLife Report. Reprinted with permission.

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