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Glass by design

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The Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York, offers visitors a glimpse into how glass objects are produced. There is usually a glass-blowing demonstration that ends when the glassblower smashes the piece he has just made. The museum does not allow the patrons to keep the demonstration pieces. The museum has many examples of glass.

Author: Osburn, Annie
Publisher: National Geographic Society
Publication Name: National Geographic Traveler
Subject: Travel, recreation and leisure
ISSN: 0747-0932
Year: 1999
New York, Appreciation, Description and travel, Museums, Corning, New York, Corning Museum of Glass

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Japanese adobe

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A personal account is presented of the Ten Thousand Waves spa located in the Santa Fe mountains of New Mexico. Founded in 1981, the facilities of the spa are based on ancient Japanese bathing traditions and incorporate Japanese architecture and design within the Southwestern landscape.

Author: Osburn, Annie
Publisher: National Geographic Society
Publication Name: National Geographic Traveler
Subject: Travel, recreation and leisure
ISSN: 0747-0932
Year: 2001
Evaluation, Health clubs, Recreation, New Mexico, Health resorts, Architecture, Japanese, Japanese architecture

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Idling on Bali

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Ashram Canti Dasa is a village situated in the east coast of Bali where travelers may experience spiritual fulfillment. The serenity and natural beauty of the place is highly conducive for pacifism, a belief popularized by Mahatma Gandhi.

Author: Osburn, Annie
Publisher: National Geographic Society
Publication Name: National Geographic Traveler
Subject: Travel, recreation and leisure
ISSN: 0747-0932
Year: 1998
Behavior, Indonesia, Hotels and motels, Bali, Retreats, Retreats (Spiritual life), Gandhi, Mahatma

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