☁️ How much does a cloud weigh? | Bulletin #138

This week: overwhelming plants 🪴 and candy striped homes 🍬

Table Mountain 📍 Cape Town, South Africa 📸 Steph André

Ever wonder how much a cloud weighs? ☁️ Maybe you’ve found yourself gazing up curious how those wisps of white manage to swim through the sky … or maybe it’s just us. Turns out, the typical cumulus cloud weighs more than one million pounds (!!!), thanks to the countless water droplets it holds. So why doesn’t it come tumbling down? Despite their heft, clouds are less dense than the air around them, allowing them to float freely overhead - a million-pound marvel drifting by for anyone lucky enough to look up.

THIS WEEK IN AWA AWESOMENESS

🇸🇬 Hello, Singapore!
🫘 Beantown BFFs
🌸 Royalty in bloom
💌 Stamping souvenirs

SINGAPORE, HERE WE COME!

We’d love your suggestions on what to see, taste, and explore when we touch down in the Lion City - from secret garden nooks to historical sites, or maybe even your go-to kopi spot. What hidden treasures should we add to our Adventure with VisitSingapore? Share your favorites with us!

BOSTON PRESERVATION AWARDS

We’re teaming up with our awesome Ambassador and BFF Matthew Dickey to celebrate the 37th annual Boston Preservation Achievement Awards! On October 21st, this year’s ceremony will honor the latest achievements in preserving the city’s architectural and historical heritage. Take a peek here!

In Case You Missed It

Speaking of “Bostonians we’re proud to know”, we’re continually inspired by our architecturally awesome friends at Shepley Bulfinch who’ve been helping shape landmarks for 150 years! Full Boston Adventure coming soon, but while you wait, a few more stories worth boasting about:

🛸 A Rotunda reborn
📚 One of our favorite public libraries
🖼️ Chicago’s most famed museum
🥁 Observing Boston’s historical sites

Palace of Versailles Garden 📍 Versailles, France 📸 Seamus McMahon

ROYALTY IN BLOOM

Once the world’s most expansive palace, it also contained a garden that would keep its pesky neighbors at bay…

Praia de Costa Nova 📍 Aveiro, Portugal 📸 Marianyela Zerpa

THE VENICE OF PORTUGAL

The canals aren’t the only famed icon of the coastal city of Aveiro. Among these whimsically painted homes, visitors can find a local sea-friendly sweet treat with its own accidental origin…

IMPRESSIVE IMPRESSIONS

Ever wonder how travelers collect keepsakes without buying a thing? Some use a simple eraser as a stamp: pressing it against engravings on monuments or signs, then marking their stamp book with the impression. Perfect for leaving no trace, except in your personal stampbook!

We may even need to try this on our next Adventure…

Ever wanted to dress as Steve Zissou for Halloween but cant find the perfect red beanie to complete the look? We’ve got you covered! Search the “sea floor” of this bulletin for the secret link to claim your very own AWA Red Beanie just in time for the holiday. Now dive! Dive! Dive! 🚢