NO SMOKING IN NEW ZEALAND
No smoking in New Zealand has just taken a monumental step forward. Cigarette smoking bans have been growing in many countries ever since the evidence …
COLOMBO TO BADULLA RAILWAY
The Colombo to Badulla railway is so enchantingly beautiful that it’s become a bucket list adventure for many visitors. The long, forlorn sound of the …
SARK
The Island of Sark is the archetypical English seaside escape. Just three miles wide by 1.5 miles long, it is fringed by pale beaches and …
IDEOLOGICAL DIVISION
I want to address the major U.S. issue of ideological division, which is also present in many other of the world’s democracies, albeit at a …
HUMANIZING ROBOTS
Humanizing robots is a topic that has attracted and repelled mankind from the earliest days of robot development. The android, Commander Data, from StarTrek probably …
KING CHARLES III
It is still a little difficult to think of Prince Charles as King Charles III. He has been “in waiting” for so many years and …
INDIVIDUALISM AND OPPORTUNITY
The mantra of the United States has always been “The land of individualism and opportunity; opportunities abound if you are willing to work hard, and …
GUN CONTROL NUMBERS
Gun control numbers tell it all. When the world looks at the United States, it sees a land of exceptions: a time-tested if fragile and …
BABA YAGA
A key figure from Slavic folklore, Baba Yaga certainly fulfills the requirements of the wicked witch – she lives in a house that walks through …
POWERED BY COOKING OIL
A flight powered by cooking oil has taken place in the U.K. for the first time. You might expect such an announcement would be followed …