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The 605

Clean. Neat. Simple. That's the result (and perhaps the ethos) of The 605 team's approach to getting your attention. What is 605 and who are The 605 team? It's a fairly simple concept to understand, but quite an unusual one to us. You might know that the USA…

2023-06-060Comments

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Steam Dream

Here we go again. We're jumping forward into the past to see (for the first time for some) or relive what we recall of a past that is slowly, quietly slipping away, soon to disappear. As everything becomes digitized, it is so tempting to accept that experience as "the real thing." Just…

2023-06-050Comments

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Mompox rocks!

Hands up: who's heard of Mompox? We're willing to bet that not many have. When the star of your country is a place like Bogota, it's hard to step out of that shadow. But, as ever, Mompox is yet another city that you truly must make an effort to see. Mompox,…

2023-06-050Comments

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Thrilladelphia

That was no typo. Philadelphia is a US city that often doesn't get the love that it deserves: there are so many reasons to add this historic city to your travel list. Philadelphia, often referred to as Philly, is the largest city in the state of Pennsylvania and the sixth-most populous city…

2023-06-040Comments

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Won’t you take me to donkey town?

Every place needs its day in the sun, no matter what. Humans need a place to reside, perhaps with a sense of pride, even if there is little to boast about. Some of us have the capacity and ability to jet off to places new, while others never (or rarely) experience the freedom…

2023-06-030Comments

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A day in Kharkiv

What can we say about the war in Ukraine that already hasn't been said? And this applies to any country that is facing battles of this kind. Especially since we are in 2023, with the most billionaires that the world has ever had, the world should be a much better place. How…

2023-06-020Comments

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Get your kicks . . .

. . . on route 66. Somewhere in the mists of our minds, that phrase must still dwell. Of course, it is a remnant of a USA that existed long ago in a time when things were not as complex as they are now for that country. The song and the promise…

2023-06-010Comments

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Dork alert. Old ferries, cables and wires

The title of this post pretty much sums up me, your Matouring Admin. Our children shake their heads in shame / utter dispair when they're presented with the next history "adventure" by the parents. But, many youth today can't identify a record turntable, or a wall phone, or a slide show or even…

2023-05-290Comments

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Have Nelson

No, this has nothing to do with high school wrestling in the United States. That would be known as a half-Nelson. Our topic today is far more interesting in our view, especially if you're one of those who love to uncover and discover places that have long been buried, or ignored, or forgotten,…

2023-05-270Comments

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Instead light district

Amsterdam is many things, but the one that stays most in people's minds is the Red Light District. It's always been a peculiar thing, as many people are intrigued, and just as many are repulsed. It certainly is a litmus test for your values. But, at the end of the day, it's…

2023-05-270Comments

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