India is the only neighbour of Sri Lanka, separated by the Palk Strait; both nations occupy a strategic position in South Asia and have sought to build a common security umbrella in the Indian Ocean. Both India and Sri Lanka are republics within the Commonwealth of Nations. Is Sinhalese southRead More →

Easterly winds can bring very cold spells of weather, in fact it is winds from the east that produce our coldest weather. What does it mean when the wind is southerly? A southerly point, area, or direction is to the south or toward the south. … A southerly wind isRead More →

Languages spoken in SA South Africa has 11 official languages which means being monolingual is bound to have its limitations. … On the other hand, 8,1% speak English, as a home language, a significantly smaller percentage. It’s important to note that these figures may have changed since 2018. Do whitesRead More →

Appalachia. Appalachia is a formal and vernacular region surrounding the Appalachian Mountains covering parts of Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, the Carolinas, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia (Wikipedia 2020). Is Pennsylvania in the Piedmont region? Location: In PA, the Piedmont starts just west of Philadelphia and extends northwest toRead More →

Don’t capitalize names of directions like north, south, east, and west when used to refer to direction and location, but do capitalize these words when they appear in the names of places and regions. The mines are located in the western part of the plateau. Each morning, the sun risesRead More →

Nando’s origins lie much further afield than west London: not in Portugal, but in South Africa. In 1987, Robert Brozin and his friend Fernando Duarte popped into a Johannesburg restaurant called Chickenland. The chicken was the best they’d ever tasted, they thought, and promptly bought the joint. Where is NandosRead More →

Some of the disadvantages of a south facing house are: Increased heat in summers not good for hotter regions. If not carefully designed as per Vastu can create serious financial and health problems in life. Cannot make an underground water bore well in the front side. Longer hours of sunlightRead More →

For the south-east facing properties and houses, main door or the entrance must be avoided in the south-east direction. But, if in case, the entrance is in this direction then; Vastu says to place three Vastu Pyramids, two on the sides of the entrance and one in the centre. CanRead More →

Nearby Towns Porthmadog. Pwllheli. Beddgelert. Bala. Is criccieth worth visiting? Not the greatest beach in the area, but it still offers the seaside experience, without the extortionate parking costs. Criccieth beach is mainly stone, with a scattering of sand. It offers great views across the bay to Harlech and beyond.Read More →