Sentences with phrase «chaotic cities of»

In the colorful and chaotic cities of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, you can rough it for a few dollars a day, or get a comfortable room with air conditioning and hot showers for $ 30 a night.

Not only are you at risk of being run over on the traffic - clogged roads and streets of this chaotic city of 14 million — you're also more than likely to suffer from serious health problems due to some of the worst air pollution [continue reading...]

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With 3,200 exhibitors and 150,000 visitors crammed into 2 million square feet of show floor, it's exhausting and chaotic — like a city within a city.

The city's extraordinary ability to defend itself, writes Herrin, «was to shield the northwestern world of the Mediterranean during the chaotic but creative period that followed the collapse of the Roman empire in the West.

Consequently, it also has had the tendency to lose contact with the actual condition of the masses and become an enclave of «respectability,» alienated and threatened by the chaotic conditions of the impoverished blacks, especially in the northern city.

Although it must be said that Palermo is one of the most chaotic cities we have experienced, especially by car... / David

It's the type of bad situation you see on the news happening in a city far away, a bigger city, a more chaotic city, but now it's here — and everywhere.

The Gunners won the FA Cup last season with a 3 - 2 victory over Hull City at Wembley in May and, whilst Wenger stressed the chaotic nature of the tournament following the Brighton win, he also admitted that his side are now amongst the most hotly tipped:

Yes, City imploded in the chaotic final months of then - boss Roberto Mancini's tenure at the Etihad Stadium, but someone still needed to produce the goods and capitalise.

There was no better example of it than the chaotic scene in the gym when he squared off against LaMelo Ball during that same weekend in Sin City.

At its January full board meeting, Community Board 2 unanimously passed a resolution calling on Mayor Bloomberg and the city to take steps toward dealing with chaotic street congestion caused by the massive number of street vendors along Broadway in Soho.

A complete contrast to where I was brought up — lots of people, lots of colour, lush, green countryside, and chaotic cities.

But the state's moment in the political spotlight was marred by a sometimes chaotic primary day full of reports across the city of voters missing from the registration rolls and polls opening late, prompting both the mayor and the city comptroller to call for an investigation of the Board of Elections.

The bill prompted swift criticism from both Democratic members of the Assembly and the Partnership for New York City, a business group, which warned that it would return the schools to a chaotic and dysfunctional form of governance.

Mayor Bill de Blasio called in his State of the City address for New York City to be able to set its own minimum wage, which is currently controlled by the state legislature — but Gov. Andrew Cuomo was originally opposed to the idea, saying different minimum wages would be «chaotic.»

And the head of the city's principals union complains bitterly of chaotic conditions in many of the schools.

They are considered anomalous relics of a chaotic phase of urban design that has since been streamlined by the clarity of the Western city grid.

The contrasting hem motif gets reinvented throughout the collection thanks to the use of color - blocking patterns and layered ensembles, which mix the USA's chaotic cities and countryside's calmness and approach with life.

This disappointing half - hour drama series is based on Stephanie Danler's novel about a young woman whose new job pulls her in into the chaotic and debauched world of high - end dining in New York City.

«In Darkness» is set both below - and aboveground: in the stink and the murk of the sewer's tunnels, where the struggling community lives among rats; and in the chaotic, half - empty city, a rubbish - strewn landscape without moral order.

It's a treat to see a ripping yarn set in this film's impressionistic evocation of a vital, chaotic city.

Clueless about the politics of the place and ill - served by his commanding officers, Hook is left to fend for himself in an unfamiliar, unforgiving city after a routine house search descends into a chaotic riot and he is separated from the rest of his unit.

It explores the chaotic behind - the - scenes dealings and maneuvering on both sides of the court, and how a combination of prosecution overconfidence, defense shrewdness, and the LAPD's history with the city's African - American community gave a jury what it needed: reasonable doubt.

In 1999, the charter - school movement began in New York City with a handful of schools given independence from years of encrusted union rules and city regulations that made real learning virtually impossible in the city's chaotic schoCity with a handful of schools given independence from years of encrusted union rules and city regulations that made real learning virtually impossible in the city's chaotic schocity regulations that made real learning virtually impossible in the city's chaotic schocity's chaotic schools.

For Jan Parks of Kansas City's Metro Organization for Racial and Economic Equity, the problem with CEE - Trust's plan is that it's essentially irreversible, and turnover among school operators will lead to chaotic churning of student populations.

A stunning combination of mountain passes, arid desert, high altitude, chaotic city streets, heat, humidity and wilderness will provide the perfect testing ground for our first hybrid.

With an unsparing eye for all the details, Kevin Hazzard takes readers on a chaotic ride through a city's crack houses and road carnage, a hospital's turbulent mental health ward and still - smoldering scenes of domestic violence.

«North of Toronto isn't the suburbs anymore — it's another city, and traffic is just as chaotic.

It was a bit crazy and chaotic, but we accomplished the goal of getting the rescues and their animals and the city shelter animals together in one place for the public to meet and fall in love with.

The city's sprawling, chaotic, labyrinth of a market is enough to keep visitors occupied for an afternoon, but there's much more than that.

The scene was festive and chaotic: the locals packed the streets of an old, weathered neighborhood outside the city proper, sipping from small bottles of aguardiente, Colombia's national paint remover, and squirting the gringos (us) with aerosol cans of foam and bags of water.

Touchdown in Vietnam amid the chaotic streets of Ho Chi Minh City, travel through Cambodia and down the east coast of Thailand to experience its famous beach culture.

The quiet beach is perfect for when you're in need of a break from the city's chaotic pace.

As a guest of Unicornio Azul, you won't have to worry about loud parties or chaotic city life — just breathe deep and enjoy Guatemalan country life.

Cozily nestled amidst five acres of manicured lawns dotted with soaring palm trees, this luxury resort offers solitude and respite from the chaotic city life.

Africa's smallest country, The Gambia is renowned for its heavenly beaches, but also boasts vast swathes of unspoilt natural wilderness teeming with wildlife, as well as a colourful and chaotic capital city (Banjul) and a clutch of sleepy fishing villages.

The airport is located only a few minutes outside of the city and while it is very modern it is also sometimes chaotic.

Awesome, I love the whole concept that because the Joker kept things chaotic, it prevented total chaos of Gotham city, if that makes sense?

Description: Take control of a ninja, master of the Five Ninja Fighting Arts of assassination passed down since the chaotic times of feudal Japan, and enter «Jungle,» a terrifying American city, to crush waves of foes who are part of an assassination syndicate.

Retro City Rampage is a unique offering on WiiWare, with an utterly chaotic sense of gameplay and storytelling that's as baffling as it is often brilliant.

In Crysis 2, you play the role of a soldier who suddenly finds himself strapped inside a sophisticated suit of armor, being targeted by a private military force, in the middle of a chaotic alien invasion on New York City.

No one can be trusted as Toni tries to clean up the mess of the city's chaotic underworld.

The complex layering of material in Önürmen's studies also references the chaotic and claustrophobic experience of living in contemporary society, specifically the city.

In collaboration with the Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane, «Changing States» also exhibits items from Francis Bacon's notoriously «chaotic» studio - 7 Reece Mews, London — the artist's principle home and workspace for over 30 years, until his death in 1992.

• Wednesday night proved chaotic, with the fire marshalls shutting down the entrances to the Art Basel Vernissage and the Shelborne Hotel grand reopening and Real Housewives of New York City's scene seeking housewife, Ramona Singer stopping to pose for pix.

Observing the chaotic energy typical of cities with an astute sensitivity, Makamo captures humanity's routine in an accelerating contemporary world.

Centerfolds, cartoon creatures, commercial facades and strange street characters populate my work, reflecting Mexican culture's condition of colonization and its customization of American icons; all with the purpose of conveying a personal baroque narrative that resembles an abstract urban, chaotic sediment reminiscent of Tijuana, Mexico, the city I come from.»

A friend and I have traversed the Arsenale and now find ourselves standing before an installation of bright lights and ungainly statuary that is meant to evoke the chaotic dynamism of the postmillennial Chinese city.

Claes Oldenburg's early work, The Street (1960)-- an installation that conjures the gritty and chaotic atmosphere of downtown New York City — and The Store (1961 - 64)-- a large group of handmade, brightly painted sculptures depicting a myriad of commercial products and foodstuffs — redefined the concept of sculpture, putting him on the road to establishing himself as one of the 20th century's most important artists.

Ellis and his defence counsel, James Camp, argued the lawyer, who served on Toronto city council first in 1991 for Ward 9 and won re-election in 1994 before losing in 1997, was a man who was «spinning out of control» at the time due to his intense work schedule, inability to sleep and overall drive to succeed while suffering from a bipolar disorder and chaotic bouts of hypomania.