Remember the days of yore, when you could simply and easily book a flight from the comfort of your laptop, getting top savings almost without even really trying?
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America sure loves to use "scary / threatening" monikers when it comes to naming places, sometimes. Scarville, Iowa. Hell, Michigan (we've been there.) Bitter End, Tennessee. Hurt, Virginia. Tombstone, Arizona. Bad Axe, Michigan. Dead Women Crossing, Oklahoma. (there are some funny ones, too. Bacon Level, Alabama. Booger…
"Good things come to those who wait," said a wise person. "A patient seeker will be satisfied in due time; patience is a virtue." How many times have you heard these proverbial nuggets as you're standing in a queue waiting for your turn to get your new passport? Hours, for sure. Days?…
Regular travelers know how fortunate they are, even if it's for work: not all of us are that blessed. Sure, we grumble at having to deal with airports, queues, baggage and airport security: hey ho - that's the way it goes. Consider yourself lucky. But do you really give the airports,…
If you haven't already noticed, we're kinda geeks / dorks here when it comes to certain things. One of which is rail. Why pollute the environment at 65mph when you can hurtle down the tracks at twice that speed - comfortably in a reclining seat, we might add - and where you can…
In the words of Depeche Mode, "people are people, so why should it be that you and I should get along so awfully?" This song was written in 1984 and, sadly, it feels like we're living in Orwell's 1984 all over again. To us, anyway, the past couple of years has been a…
Like you, we love to travel wherever and whenever we can. And, for the most part, that is both do-able and easy. Some places are - not surprisingly - out of the realm of reality for most of us (the North Pole for example) but out of the 195 countries on the planet,…
We're back on a subject here again that we have featured in the past, sustainable living. The question at hand is whether we really need the 12,000 sqft home for two empty nesters, or whether there is a better, simpler way to enjoy our retirement, and also reap the benefits of places new. …
A good day in Buenos Aires.
Buenos Aires is one of those places that is on everyone's list to see. Even if you know nothing about it, you want to go there. Unless you've been under a rock all of this time, this is one of those must-see places on the planet. …
Are you one of those "been there, done that" kind of people? That's excellent if you are. The world is so big, we humans are so small and life is so short. So why not grab life by the horns and really go for it? How about a place that is…
Jerusalem is a place that has been at the centre of so many events - many religious - that we don't feel like we need to delve into its history. It's on the news almost every day, and the more things change there, the more they remain the same. We've done a number…
It's rather amazing when you go from one place to another - in the same country - and then haven't a clue about what they're saying. There's regional slang, of course, which almost no-one can understand.
For example, Yinz, from Pittsburgh, USA. Whaaa? That means you all (not to be mistaken with…
In principle, as humans, we're permitted to do what we please, unless it effects others negatively. That's the theory, anyway. As the oceans of human emotion ebb and tide, these rights of ours do the same. We've been alive for a long time and have lived through most of it. There…
If you live or have lived in the United States, the story of African Americans is a sad, troubled and still unsettled part of that country's history. Slavery is, for the most part, gone but the pain still lingers. For so many years, much of the story has been hidden behind doors, with…
Oooh . . . a little chance for us to write a post about two things that we love: German cars, and the people who love them. And why, perchance, would this be interesting in the slightest to you, especially if you don't like classic cars? Well, number one, it's about history (and…
