VALLEY OF THE THRACIAN KINGS
The Valley of the Thracian Kings is something I had never heard of before I read a recent report. I thought many of my readers …
LAND ROVER OF THE SKIES
Land Rover of the skies sounds like a funny misnomer but, in the case of a 60-year-old Canadian plane, the de Havilland Twin Otter (picture …
CAMBRIDGE DISTILLERY
After more than 300 years, Newton’s law of gravitation is still palpable at a revolutionary Cambridge distillery. If you move down cobblestone streets in …
CABALLITOS
The idea that “Surfing” may have originated in Peru over 3000 years ago sounds a little far-fetched but, for at least 3,500 years, fishermen along …
STONE SKIMMING
The World Stone Skimming Championships have been held, in Scotland, nearly every September since 1997. Aren’t you glad you know this? The Hebridean island of …
SEAL WOMAN
I thought this legend/myth of the Seal Woman was fascinating, and worth passing on to my audience. Kópakonan: A statue of the Seal Woman …
POTHOLES
I have written several blogs about potholes – funny ones reported in Trinidad to bikini-clad ladies taking a bath in one. This blog is a …
ROAD TRIP
Last week I took a road trip from Colorado to Wisconsin and back to see the Oshkosh Air Show, which I have wanted to visit …
MEN & WOMEN
I saw this list in a recent article and thought it would be fun to pass it on to my readers. You may not agree …
APPLES
The U.K. is home to many varieties of apples. But there is an ancestor of modern apples that has been lost – at least until …