No. Far from it. In fact, it's one of the most up-to-date metros on the planet, as is its home, Santiago. Even a gringo can manage to master it, as you'll see in the video below.
Some of us get very used to the way we like to live and how our…
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Relax - that title is not what you may think it is. We're covering Chihuahua in this post. Maybe a better name would be Mexico n' ruins. We've seen worse, though: we once heard someone pronounce it as "chiwowwow." And another variation that we love is "chi-hua hua" as if it was…
Ahh, jellyfish. So loved, and yet so misunderstood. Who isn't mesmerized as we watch them drift aimlessly in the ocean or in the aquarium (but hopefully not in our bathtub.) They seem to beckon us to reach out to pet them, or at least say "hi." But, as we get older…
The world is a rather big place, blanketed with water, glorious water. In fact, about 71 percent of the Earth's surface is water-covered. And that H20 that courses through us also draws us in as humans as if we were hypnotized. Did you know that up to 60% of the human adult body is water?…
We recently happened upon a fascinating video featuring the calming and kind Bettany Hughes where she takes viewers into locations - many subterranean - in this most interesting country. Its history is beyond impressive, especially with so many countries taking control at one time or another. In fact, Malta has a history dating…
We love writing about history. It's like an onion, where the more you peel, the more you find the prize. And we are well and truly blessed nowadays to have history at our fingertips, at the end of a remote control. Discovering new editions of historical topics is one of the best…
We were spending some time this morning, relaxing and perusing the latest offerings from the Internet, especially what's up on YouTube. We happened upon the video below, courtesy of the author and filmmaker, Laura BC. At first, the video appeared to be a tutorial on drone videos; you know, finding the right…
OK, all of you mile-high go getters, here's a challenge and certainly more than a bit of fun when it comes to travel. There are over over 5,000 commercial airlines extant in the world at this point in time. We're sure that some of our erudite and, likely, minted readers have made a solemn pledge…
but Antarctica's hot! If you're one of those explorers who must see everywhere, then Antarctica's certainly on your list, or it should be. Either way, here's an offer that's hard to refuse, courtesy of our affiliate friends, G Adventures. If you're quick, you can save up to 40% off Select Antarctica 23/24…
If you can't fix it, use a Band-Aid solution. Or at least that's the case when it comes to crossing the border between the USA and Canada. Windsor Canada is a sister city with Detroit, Michigan, USA. Hundreds of people live and / or work in both cities and need to commute…
Here's a toast to those intrepid pioneers and can-do-ers who - in most cases - went for the prize and came back a winner. For example, Davy Crockett, Edmund Hillary, Bear Grylls, Sir Ranulph Fiennes OBE, Karen Darke, Freya Stark just to name a few. These luminaries and dozens more have made our…
This one is a no-brainer. Holiday trips are expensive enough as it is, so you may wonder why you would want to add additional costs? That's a good enough question, but there are very good reasons why you may want to rethink your logic. In most cases, traveling overseas goes without a…
You'd have to be living under a rock not to know how available the world is . . at your fingertips, in many cases. The internet, cheap flights, Google Translate on your phone. If you haven't lived the (sometimes) nightmare of trying to travel in the 1960's or 1970's, then thank your…
Since Covid, there has been this yin / yang conversation happening about where and how to work. Throngs of people returned to their homes to try to diminish the virus but, as a by-product, also realised the enjoyment and benefits of not having to spend ninety minutes (twice a day) commuting back and forth…
