‘The Nutcracker’ ballet, based on Hoffmann’s ‘The Nutcracker and the Mouse King’, and hasn’t changed much since Tchaikovsky was commissioned to write the music over a century ago. When her godfather gives Clara the gift of a nutcracker at Christmas, she is flung into a dream world where she battles the evil Mouse King and [...]
January 27, 2010
Lets go cruising now, in Hawaii
From Big Island to Maui, to Oahu, to Kauai, there are a few things different and special about each local flavour. The easiest way to get a genuine taste of Hawaii, is to try the sample platter. Kauai is the littlest and farthest from the Massive Island, but don’t count it out apropos local culture. [...]
