“To be left alone is the most precious thing one can ask of the modern world.” – Anthony Burgess
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We don’t have paparazzi following you in Sweden. Alexander Skarsgard.
Get up and go!
Be first in line to be first in the pool!
Treat yourself to one of the most magical and personal corners of La Palma.
. . . . on the wall. Who's the sharpest of them all? The James Webb Space Telescope's mirror is truly remarkable. Size Matters: Its primary mirror is 6.5 meters in diameter, significantly larger than any previous space telescope. This larger size allows it to collect more light, enabling it to see…
. . . . I go to Rio, de Janeiro. My oh, me oh. Can you think of a more saucy and exciting place that you've never visited, but have always promised yourself that you would? That's Rio, then. What could be better than that? Oh, we know! …
“Simply by not owning three medium-sized castles in Tuscany I have saved enough money in the last forty years on insurance premiums alone to buy a medium-sized castle in Tuscany.”
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
I do fireworks, shovel snow and live life.
Let’s give you a little history lesson, shall we?
Exploring the world, one splashdown at a time.
Here we go again, literally and figuratively. We've written yet another post about rail, and we're not ashamed. We've traveled over much of the planet, and the planet is crying out to us that rail is the way to go. Comfortable. Predicable, cost effective, relaxing, expansive, economical and an epiphany if you…
You can run, but you cannot hide.
There is room for everything in the Inca world.
“I vant to be alone”
You don’t win battles with hate.
Finland is a rich country. What have they got? They got Nokia phones and plywood. How’d they get so rich? Because they’re free.
P. J. O’Rourke
For some of us, driving a car is either an annoying or a harrowing experience. And this mild terror could exist even if we're "pretty good" drivers. But there are so many factors that come into play when we step in behind the wheel. Your editor drives, but only when required. (…
Did you know that the Welsh name for the town, “Caerfyrddin”, means Merlin’s Fort?
Got the feel for an automobile? Say no more.