THE RHINE CYCLE ROUTE
Spanning 1,450km from the North Sea to the Swiss Alps, the Rhine Cycle Route is 87% car-free, culturally rich and surprisingly accessible. This article, by …
MONCHILAS
In the Colombian city of Riohacha, there are numerous street sellers of traditional bags called mochilas. For every handwoven bag she sells on the palm-lined …
ADVENTUROUS TRAIN JOURNEYS – PART III
ADVENTUROUS TRAIN JOURNEYS – PART III: THE ARCTIC CIRCLE NIGHT TRAIN, SWEDEN TO NORWAY The Route: Stockholm, Sweden to Narvik, NorwayDuration: 1215 miles, 18.5 hoursThe Fare: 136 USD …
MARITIME LIONS
In Namibia, a group of desert lions have left their traditional hunting grounds for the Atlantic coast, to become the world’s only maritime lions. One …
NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
I had to write a blog this week about the continued integrity of the Nobel Prize Committee in selecting Maria Corina Machado, the Venezuelan democratic …
Robert Reich
I have quoted Robert Reich several times in the past few months, and I am doing so again this week because I couldn’t write a …
ADVENTUROUS TRAIN JOURNEYS – PART II
ADVENTUROUS TRAIN JOURNEYS – PART II The Elephant Express, Zimbabwe The Route: Dete to Ngamo, ZimbabweDuration: 75 miles, 3.5 hoursThe Fare: $300 (for the train, not per person)The …
PARANOID
One of my favorite catch-phrases is “Just because you’re paranoid, doesn’t mean they aren’t out to get you”. That came to mind this week with …
PRESIDENT
I have decided that I will run for President of the United States. My reasons include, (1) I am certainly no less dumb, stupid, incompetent, …
ADVENTUROUS TRAIN JOURNEYS
This article, “Adventurous Train Journeys” captured my imagination as a definite Bucket List. I have divided it into several blogs so as not to take …