#travel tuesday
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA Call it the ultimate pool party. Ensconced in the immense Mandalay Bay’ Resort’s 11-acre aquatic playground, Daylight Beach Club encircles a sexy pool.
(viaDaylight Beach Club : Daily Escape : Travel Channel)
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The Strip? What Strip? Eschew Las Vegas’ neon lights and infamous hubbub for lakeside quietude when you check into Westin Lake Las Vegas Resort & Spa, just far enough from the action to relax you.
(viaWestin Lake Las Vegas Resort : Daily Escape : Travel Channel)
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One of two Four Seasons properties in the Maldives, Four Seasons at Landaa Giraavaru occupies an entire 18-acre island, complete with pristine white sand beaches and traditional over water huts.
(viaMaldives at Landaa Giraavaru : Daily Escape : Travel Channel)
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ndulge your inner daredevil at the Waldseilgarten Hoellschlucht in Bavaria, an adventure resort near in the German Alps. Spend days on the ropes course, practicing your Katniss skills with 3D archery, or hiking and rock climbing.
(viaWaldseilgarten Höllschlucht : Daily Escape : Travel Channel)
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We’re dreaming of Greece on this #TravelTuesday!
(viaGreek Island Getaways : Getaways : Travel Channel)
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Dreaming of Napa, California on this #TravelTuesday? We have your trip planned out:
Take the thirty-six mile long winery tour aboard the Napa Valley Wine Train which stops at many of the region’s famed vineyards. Afterwards, stop by the Napa Valley Farmer’s Market for food pairings for your recently garnered vintages. Finish the day with a iconic mud bath in Calistoga, or make a reservation to dine in one of the area’s seven Michelin-rated restaurants.
(viaVineyards: Napa Valley, California : Daily Escape : Travel Channel)
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Prague, Czech Republic
The Baroque Church of St. Nicholas stands in Prague’s Old Town Square, where it currently serves as both a church and a venue for classical concerts. Visitors to Prague’s Spring International Music Festival may find themselves enjoying a night of opera or chamber music surrounded by frescos and sculptures dating back to 1735.
(viasaint nicholas, Prague, Czech Republic : Daily Escape : Travel Channel)
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Toroweap Overlook, Grand Canyon, Arizona
SHARE We’re honoring National Travel and Tourism Week by escaping to one of America’s most majestic natural wonders: Grand Canyon National Park. Visitors to the remote Toroweap/Tuweep Overlook on the North Rim are rewarded with a breathtaking 3,000-ft. view of the Colorado River.
(viaGrand Canyon National Park : Daily Escape : Travel Channel)
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DOLOMITES, ITALY
The shadows of the Italian Alps hide the most surprising things, like picturesque Val Gardena, where locals hike, rock climb- and carve intricate wooden toys. A long journey awaits you, but once there, the alpine skiing and amazing vistas makes “Toy Valley” a treat for visitors of any age.
(viaVal Gardena Adventure : Daily Escape : Travel Channel)
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NORTH ARI ATOLL, MALDIVES
While lounging above the Indian Ocean in your private maritime nirvana, what marine life might you see through the glass-bottom floors? Or, while soaking in your oversize plunge pool out on the sundeck, might you spy one of the Maldives’ famous yellow fin tuna, or perhaps a manta ray?
(viaW Retreat and Spa : Daily Escape : Travel Channel)
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PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC
Adorned with dozens of baroque statues, the historic 15th-century-era Charles Bridge is one of Prague’s most scenic and well-trodden thoroughfares.
(viaCharles Bridge : Daily Escape : Travel Channel)
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#SunnahSmiles is a campaign promoting our General Children’s Fund. In simple terms, this is a pot where donations are combined and distributed to wherever the need is most acute. This might cover the cost of an urgent operation for a sick child, fund specialised tutoring for children with disabilities, or help to procure wheelchairs and other equipment for children in need. It is a way to support children and ensure that the generosity of our donors goes directly to those most in need of aid, rather than being funnelled into the latest popular cause.
Interpal’s General Children’s Fund is a way of giving that protects the validity and legitimacy of donor aid. Palestinian refugee children have been born into this life and have no way of escaping it on their own. By giving, you help us to provide emergency relief and help those who do not have the power to help themselves.
Why support us?
International aid is often viewed as a somewhat problematic concept. Some argue that it prevents countries from developing or that it prolongs conflict. And indeed it is true that in situations where a careful strategy is lacking, or where proper research into a country’s needs has not been done, the resulting aid packages can produce counterproductive results. The fostering of a culture of dependence, as opposed to the sustainable foundation for positive change which most NGOs aim to build, is a shortfall that the sector has tried to address.
Interpal was founded by Palestinians in 1994 following the Oslo Accords, giving us a high level of experience and insight that is reflected in our work across the Occupied Palestinian Territories and in the refugee camps of Lebanon and Jordan.
There are currently an estimated 5,149,742 Palestinian refugees in the Near East region, with nearly 500,000 in Lebanon, a figure that represents around 10% of the population there. The numbers for Gaza are even more shocking with the total population at two million, and refugees making up 44% of this total.
When we break these figures down even further, a bleak picture begins to emerge:
70% of Gaza’s children are refugees.
80% of the refugee population in the West Bank live under the poverty line.[1]
On top of this, UNWRA does not have the capacity to provide the care these children need, with estimates showing that around 100,000 children, that’s 20% of the children in UNRWA’s schools, have special needs yet do not receive the necessary help. These are the new generation of Palestinians, yet still know nothing beyond life in desperate conditions.
Palestinian refugees are not protected by the 1951 Refugee Convention and therefore are not guaranteed the fundamental freedoms granted to many refugees, such as the right to education, the right to settlement and repatriation, the right to free access to courts. Because of this, Palestinian refugee children and adults cannot live without international aid: they just do not have the means. Whether this be the authority to change their situation in the long term or tangible resources to make life bearable in the short term, these are things which only become accessible with your help.
There are countless projects in motion in the refugee camps across the region, many of which are funded or implemented by Interpal. We are an NGO with a strict humanitarian focus, who give aid to both PalestinianandSyrian refugees who need our help.
What kind of projects do we support?
A project we have funded for the past few years is the ‘The Friends of Lazarus’ home for homeless girls in the Bethany area of the West Bank. This is an orphanage with the space and resources to focus on health care and education to support the health and well-being of the girls as they grow. They aim to work with the local social services in a way that will strengthen the whole community, addressing the root cause of the problem they exist to help in a sustainable way.
The projects we fund and those we run are implemented by our field offices, by locals who are often refugees themselves. This affords our work in the community a level of respect from our beneficiaries, who feel that they can trust those who can communicate in an honest and open way, stemming from their own experience and understanding of displacement.
As winter looms, Palestinian refugee camps face environmental catastrophe, meagre nutrition and a lack of adequate shelter to see them through. Our urgent Winter Aid Appeal strives to protect those in need from the harshness of the elements by providing emergency relief in case of catastrophe and preparing families for the months ahead. By supporting the General Children’s Fund, your generosity can help to bring desperate children out of the cold this winter.
Let’s come together #ForPalestineand follow the example of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) by bringing smiles to the children of Palestine.
[1]https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/sites/default/files/docs/palestinian-refugee-children-fact-sheet_june08_1.pdf
#AgainstTheOdds Jenin Murad’s family in Gaza have found a surprising way of making resistance taste unexpectedly sweet…
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Time Travel Tuesday: July 1856 Selections from the Samuel Marshall Passport
Above are selections from the passport of Samuel Marshall, a well-traveled Milwaukee banker from the mid-1800s. This passport can be found in the Samuel Marshall Papers (Milw Mss AQ) at the UWM Archives.
These selections all are dated July 1856 from various central European cities and countries. The first page grants Marshall entry to Berlinfrom Hamburg, dated July 18, 1856. The second is valid for travel to Viennafrom Dresden on July 23, 1856. The third indicates Marshall was traveling from Saxony, dated July 24, 1856. Finally, the last page includes a seal for the Imperial-Royal Police in Vienna and is dated July 29, 1856.
Visit the UWM Archives to see the rest of the passport or keep an eye out here for future updates to this series. Check out our “Samuel Marshall” tag to see more!
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Time Travel Tuesday: Late 1855, Selections from the Samuel Marshall Passport
Above are selections of pages from the passport of Samuel Marshall, a Milwaukee banker from the mid-1800s, chronicling some of his travels through late 1855. This passport can be found in the Samuel Marshall Papers (Milw Mss AQ) at the UWM Archives.
The first page, from November 15, 1855, grants Marshall entry to Turkey in the Ottoman Empire. The seal of the second cites the King of Prussia, dated November 16, 1855. The third is good for entry to Constantinople, from November 19, 1855. Finally, while I can’t read the fourth page, it is presumably from the same trip.
Visit the UWM Archives to see more of this passport, or stay tuned here for more selections over the summer. Check out our “Samuel Marshall” tag to see more!
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Time Travel Tueaday: Samuel Marshall Passport, 1855
These images show several pages of the passport book from the Samuel Marshall Papers (Milw Mss AQ). The book consists of a certificate and forty-two pages with travel stamps and notations. Marshall was a banker in Milwaukee beginning in the 1840s, and was very well traveled.
The passport certificate, second photo above, was sewn into the book, obscuring some of the description section, and making it particularly delicate to unfold. It also features several stamps and notations, indicating that it was used to document Marshall’s travels along with the rest of the pages in the book.
The third photo includes a description of Marshall so he can be identified by his passport. Included in the description are notes that he had a “prominent” nose and forehead, a “small” mouth, and a “sound” chin. How do you think the written description compares to this undated photograph of Marshall (third, left)?
Visit the UWM Archives to see more of this passport, or stay tuned here for more selections over the summer.
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