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History
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…
If you're of a certain age (oh, mid-sixties for example) and were into "the new wave" of music that came out in the eighties, you might recall a German art band called Einstürzende Neubauten: translation, Collapsing New Buildings. Noisy, obtuse, artsy, they personified some of what it felt to be like during the 1980's. …
Despite its idiosyncrasies, the United States is still a popular place to visit. In fact, the USA recorded a total of 22 million tourists in 2021, ranking 7th in the world in absolute terms. It's a big place with lots to do, so perhaps that number doesn't come as a surprise. Like all places,…
You know our mantra here on our site. We love travel and we love history, and we love it when we can combine the two. And we love it even more when we find hidden treasures around the globe. Even more, it's always a thrill to be able to highlight history in…
It's September of 2023. Any thinking person will be aware of and supportive of UNESCO. As we watch the world fall / burn to pieces over these past couple of years, we need the organisation even more. Big oil is still beating its chest to the call of dozens of waiting billionaires.…
It's never too early (or too late) to get into art. It's everywhere, which is fantastic. But, the real thrill is to find your way to the real destinations, where art is not just presented, but also where it is revered, and those who are tasked with managing it completely and wholeheartedly devote…
Let's get right to the point, here. Why stay in an unoriginal, boring cardboard box when you travel? You don't go to Paris to see the Champs-Elysees . . . again . . do you? When you're surrounded by luxurious 16th mini-palaces that you can actually afford, why would you stay in…
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…
Why should the rich be the only ones who get in on all of the good things in life? Well, yes, of course, they're rich. But why does that matter? Yes, you're right, I understand that their riches often pay for the luxuries that us Hoi polloi have. Fine, so they…
Want to go back, way back in time when the Beatniks and the Hippies roamed the earth? Want to explore a place that most certainly is not on your written agenda? How about a road trip to Coolville? Yes, the name of this town in Ohio, USA is Coolville. At first…
No, it's not the name of some new trendy Pale Ale. Still, we wish we could have been around when the first nations of Canada named this place. We would love to have seen the discourse and decision-making. We wonder who finally triumphed in the name game. Was it rock, paper,…
