Category: Reader's Digest subscription
Posted by Christopher John
Reader's Digest magazine subscription holders picking up the latest issue from their doormats will be able to read about how the people of the Banda Aceh area are recovering from the tsunami that smashed the region five years ago.
The wave hit Indonesia on December 26th 2004, leaving homes across the world watching TV pictures in horror at the destruction it left in its path.
An influx of tourists has helped resurrect the area almost as much as the millions of foreign aid pounds ploughed into helping the local population recover from the devastation of the natural disaster.
Savvy locals have cottoned on to the fact that many visitors want to see the fishing boats that have been left on rooftops and other signs of the huge wave that engulfed the town.
Despite officially being a dry town, the magazine also revealed how it discovered a hidden club in the basement of its hotel.
Other features include a look at a number of innovative dieting techniques that use science to fight flab, as well as how handwriting still has a place in the modern world, in spite of the widespread use of computers and other digital devices.
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