There's no more toilet paper! Everyone is freaking-out!” -CBC Radio, April 19, 2020 As I write this, the world is in the grip of…
Great Explorer Series Part 4: John Blashford-Snell
I often think I must be mad...” -John Blashford-Snell In my investigation of distinguished explorers I recently encountered a man quite unknown to me…
Great Explorer Series Part 3: Meeting Dr. Livingstone
I am prepared to go anywhere, provided it be forward." Dr. David Livingstone In 1982 I went to Africa for the first time. That's…
Great Explorer Series Part 2: The Most Travelled Girl in History
Photo above by justcarsguy.blogspot.com When I started my study of the world's greatest explorers, I stumbled upon a woman with the improbable name, Aloha…
Great Explorer Series Part 1: Sir Richard Burton
One of the gladdest moments in human life, methinks, is the departure upon a distant journey to unknown lands."Sir Richard Burton When I was…
Toot-Toot: A Day on The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
Photo above by Arne Hückelheim My buddy Dan and I have recently returned from a ramble around Asia. We spent most of our time…
Sniff-sniff: The Lowdown on Bomb-Dogs
On October 1, 1933, a Boeing 247 bound from Newark, New Jerseyto Oakland, California, exploded over Chesterton, Indiana.All aboard perished. It was destroyed by…
The Oddest Place on Earth
The Ryugyong Hotel, Pyongyang. The world's tallest unused building. This is the trip your parents don't want you to take. " -Young Pioneer Tour…
Tea, Glorious Tea!
Where there's tea there's hope." - Sir Arthur Pinero, English Dramatist One of life's great pleasures is a simple cup of tea. True enough,…
Waiting for the Hurricane
Hurricane, the word was full of romantic terrors... - Richard Hughes, A High Wind in Jamaica I have a fantasy of riding out a…