Edison Pearl’s Secret Ingredient Has Other Pearl Farmers Flocking to China to Learn More

If you’ve held an Edison pearl next to another cultured freshwater pearl, you may know what the fuss is about. Edison pearls, using a relatively new technology in the history of pearl farming, are known for their extraordinary size, their range of colors, and their high quality. But while these qualities make them coveted, there is something else that has farmers talking. Type of cultured freshwater pearl, but the technology involved in cultivating Edison pearls is completely different. This difference Read More

Reflections of Travel to Southeast Asia

As a four-decade Certified Travel Agent, international airline employee, researcher, writer, teacher, and photographer, travel, whether for pleasure or business purposes, has always been a significant and an integral part of my life. Some 400 trips to every portion of the globe, by means of road, rail, sea, and air, entailed destinations both mundane and exotic. This article focuses on those in Southeast Asia. Thailand: Although the land of the King of Siam was overcrowded and, at least in Bangkok, Read More