One day, very soon, the existing Powers That Be will shuffle of their mortal coils and, with any luck, the rest of them will wake up to the fact that the rest of the 8,045,311,437+ humans will want peace. They will want prosperity. And, most of all, they will want to be free…
If you spend any time on our site, you'll know that we always look on the bright side of life. As humans, we never asked to be born, but - hey ho - here we are. Your editor (and family) have been fortunate enough to be born and live in some rather desirable…
Hope springs eternal, and this idea almost made it. But the winds of change, and the tides – literally – sealed its fate. It’s a long and winding tale.
The Hotel Haegumgang is a floating hotel that began operations in Queensland, Australia, was moved to Vietnam, and is currently docked at Mount Kumgang on the east coast of North Korea. According to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, it…
Hope springs eternal, and this idea almost made it. But the winds of change, and the tides - literally - sealed its fate. It's a long and winding tale. The Hotel Haegumgang is a floating hotel that began operations in Queensland, Australia, was moved to Vietnam, and is currently docked at Mount Kumgang on the…
We're always looking for adventure, no matter where it lies. And, in some cases, lies are part of the package. Our governments are sketchy at best, and there is so little that we know, although the electric interwebs are there, assisting the curious, the believers and the non-believers to allow the truth come…
When something secret shows up in the most public of places.
It's no news that, many many years ago, Korea was divided into two; South Korea and North Korea. (If your history of this period is sketchy, the country was split apart primarily as a result of the end of World War II and…
Duty now for the future. Take the train, Jane.
As if there weren't enough problems between countries, bordering on or actually embroiled in some kind of on-going conflict, it always has the possibility to get worse. At the time of this writing there was an event where a US solider decided to run over to the North Korean border into a town called…
We don't know if it's just us, but does it feel like, in the past few years, there has been an exponential growth of very visible billionaires? When we were growing up, or even just a few years ago, you could count them on one hand. But, now they're everywhere. Of course,…
As the world gets bigger, yet smaller, we all have an opportunity to grow, learn, experience and fall in love with places new. At Matouring, we promote this ethos and hope that you do, too. It can sometimes take you by surprise, or, simply surprise you. But, with eyes wide open, behind the veil, a…
Much has been written about North Korea (we've done a few) but, for the most part, it still remains a riddle. Clearly the North Korean management team want to keep it this way, but that doesn't necessarily help their public relations efforts. We've read and watched as much as we can about the country, as…
Politics aside, we're all human, right? And, as humans, for the most part we all seem to innately know that we must get along just to survive. We've seen the history to know what happens when we don't. Here, we feature a video from the National Geographic of a few young athletes who are invited…
Cuba is the largest Caribbean island, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean. It lies 145km (90 miles) south of Key West, Florida, between the Cayman Islands and the Bahamas, to the west of Haiti, east of Mexico and northwest of Jamaica. Understand Cuba became a U.S. protectorate in 1898 after American and…
This post reflects on the harsh realities of World War II and highlights a less-known rescue technology, the “Rescue Buoys.” These floating devices, equipped with essentials for survival, played a significant role in saving the lives of Allied forces during the war. While many were discarded post-war, efforts are ongoing to preserve the few that…
We don't need to spend too much time discussing how proud, clever and efficient (not to mention kind) the people of Japan are. Similar to the Koreans, the Japanese strike a balance between efficiency and personal pride, for the good of all. As a refresher, Japan is an archipelago, or string of islands, on the…
Another day, another sad situation for some unfortunate people in an underserved country. As of this writing, there are nearly 1000 billionaires in the world, with a collective worth of $4.45 trillion. And, at the same time, there are 8 billion people living in that same world. Do the maths and you…
Usually, when we think of the USA, we think of corn fields, Mount Rushmore, NYC and Yellowstone. Hawaii comes to mind just as often, and rightly so.
But, we know that our intrepid readers are often on the lookout for something different, perhaps a bit exotic, but certainly unique enough that they can show off their…
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California is the largest state of the United States by population, and the third largest by area, located on its coast to the Pacific Ocean. California has natural attractions as well as theme-parks and bustling city life: Southern California is home to such popular attractions as Disneyland, Hollywood and the beaches in Malibu that inspired…