It’s that time of the week again here at Statesman Ties. This week our featured country is Indonesia, the inspiration for our Indonesia tie. Let’s get started. Fun Fact 1: Prambanan (pictured below) was built in 850 C.E. and is the largest Hindu complex in Indonesia. It was built and dedicated to the Trimurti (Trinity [...]
We’re back with another rendition of Fun Fact Tuesday here at Statesman Ties. This week our featured country is India, which inspired our India tie. Fun Fact 1: The Taj Mahal is one of the most recognizable landmarks in the world – which makes its name, ‘crown of palaces’, especially appropriate. It draws in 2 [...]
We’re back with another rendition of Fun Fact Tuesday here at Statesman Ties. This week our featured country is Hungary, which inspired our Hungary tie. Fun Fact 1: Hungary has a very strong ‘spa’ culture thanks to an abundance of hot springs. Hungary boasts over 1,500 bathhouses throughout the country featuring Roman, Turkish, and Greek [...]
It’s Tuesday and you know what that means at Statesman Ties. Time to hear some fun facts about our featured country this week: Hong Kong, the country that inspired our Hong Kong tie. Fun Fact 1: The Sleeping Beauty Castle at Hong Kong Disneyland is the only one to feature natural mountains in the background [...]
MY CALIFORNIA DREAM: HOW I MET MY HUSBAND Recently the company Statesman Ties reached out to me about their unique ties. Eric chose the California tie right away, and we had our amazing friend Erin from Erin K. Photo take some pictures for us. This weekend he’s out of town camping, which has made me miss him a WHOLE lot. I’m asked [...]
Welcome back to Fun Fact Tuesday at Statesman Ties. This week we’re talking about Honduras, the country that inspired our Honduras tie. Fun Fact 1: Copan is a Mayan city built between 400 and 800 B.C.E. It is considered one of the most spectacular cities created by the Mayans and is the most important site [...]
Statesman Ties Reveals Nine New Ties, Continuing to Expand Their Missionary Reach BETHPAGE, NEW YORK- Statesman Ties, a customizable tie company specializing in ties to celebrate and remember LDS Mission sites around the world, announced this month the release of nine new tie designs. Statesman Ties continues to advance their world-wide reach with the addition [...]
Welcome back to Fun Fact Tuesday at Statesman Ties. This week we’re talking about Ghana, the country that inspired our Ghana tie. Fun Fact 1: Lake Volta is the largest man-made lake in the entire world. It’s so big that it can be seen from space! The lake covers nearly 4% of Ghana’s area. It [...]
Welcome back to Fun Fact Tuesday at Statesman Ties. This week we’re talking about a dreamy Mediterranean country, Greece, which inspired our Greece tie. Fun Fact 1: The Monasteries in Meteora are the second most important site in Greece (the first is the Acropolis!). They’re one of the only UNESCO World Heritage sites to qualify [...]
This week at Statesman Ties we’re discussing Ecuador, the country named after the equator line! This is the county that inspired our Ecuador tie. Fun Fact 1: As we already hinted at, Ecuador is along the equatorial bulge, which means that Ecuador’s highest mountain, Mount Chimborazo, is the point on Earth that is closest to [...]