“It’s Niagara Falls. It’s one of the most beautiful natural wonders in the world. Who wouldn’t want to walk across it?” Nik Wallenda, a man famed for daredevil stunts, said this about Niagara Falls when asked why he wanted to walk across on a tightrope.
Faded Glory
Faded Glory
When it comes to the possibilities of ‘learning from history’ there are doubtless many things we could aspire to learn.
Some of those would be more practically useful, in terms of contributing to the normal and decent functioning of well-meaning societies than others.
Rail never fails. Travel you can trust.
You will be hard-pressed to find a unique hotel as this. Don’t miss it!
Whole lotta Meota? It’s only natural, eh?
Moldovan-run villages Based on an analysis of the socio-economic situation in Moldova, the phrase "Moldovan-run villages" can be interpreted as referring to the typical rural villages that make up the vast majority of the country's territory. These communities are the heart of Moldovan culture, but they also face significant challenges. On the plus side,…
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Ah, America. A place divided in so many ways, yet so cohesive at the same time. Your editor was born in the USA, but after living there 22 years, enough was enough. Let it be known that some of my siblings live there (I love them dearly) but they are not the…
Solid as a rock. You get what it says on the tin. With a name like Concrete, you can be sure that its solid as a rock. No fancy pantsy mumbo jumbo. Real. By now, we're pretty sure that you're confused with this post. What on earth does concrete have…
Strange how music can - in 180 degrees - completely reorient what you're doing at the time. The good thing, we guess, is that the music is - if you're lucky - something that transports you to another place entirely than the place where you are. Of course, other music does quite the…
For as long as there has been a British Empire, there has been fish and chips. The country survived on it. It was only logical. The fish came from the sea that surrounds the British Isle. Similarly, potatoes are another staple that British people can't live without. Put fish and…
When most of us think of Australia, it's places like Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide. They all seem to get the best PR and, hence, the visitors. In fact, in the year ending September 2023, Australia saw over 6.11 million international visitors. This is still below the pre-pandemic peak of 8.66 million in…
...want to go to it. Welcome to La-la-land. Los Angeles, USA. It still has the punch and the awe and the draw that it's ever had. Just the names have been changed to protect the innocent. Some innocent, some asking for it. But, much like a modern Rome, LA has had…
Your editor has been digging out images from slides and pictures from many decades shot and scanned from my snap-happy father. I had rediscovered them after my better half purchased a scanner for all of them to be saved forever. I will always thank her for that. Parsing through them over several…
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. That will be us all eventually. Even with a stiff wind and the best intentions, activities, adventures and endeavors will still be championed by champions of business and commerce. Chests held high, faces into the wind, these hearty individuals will damn the torpedoes to a new…
Even though we're not exactly huge fans anymore, given that our grown-up teens are now into their twenties and thirties, there is still some alure to Las Vegas, a place we used to go (and take them) many times and many decades ago. It's a place that's easy to get to, a place where…
“If I took you and blindfolded you and took you to LaGuardia Airport in New York, you must think I must be in some third world country,” Biden
How many Zen buddhists does it take to change a light bulb?
A: Three — one to change it, one to not-change it and one to both change-and not-change it.
“Welcome to Coober Pedy, the town that lives underground”
No matter how deep the sea is, the bottom is usually closer than shore.