Something Funny Happened On The Way Around The World
When I started traveling back in 2007 I did it for same reasons everyone does: to learn, explore, discover and see all the things I’ve always wanted to see. …and for almost 5 years I’ve been doing just that. You can see from my about page all of the things I’ve crammed into the last [...]
November 2011 Questions & Answers
It is a cold night here in Dresden, Germany. I woke up in the city of Eisenach and visited the birthplace of JS Bach and then went to the historic city of Weimar in the afternoon visiting the homes of Goethe, Schiller, List and Luther. I’ve probably learned more about German history in the last [...]
Monday Links and Travel Update – Wartburg Edition
The last week has been a busy one for me. I was given a 2-week rail pass by Eurail.com and so I’m in the middle of a trip through Germany trying to make the most of it. I began in Amsterdam on Friday and have been on the move ever since. A big change of [...]
UNESCO World Heritage Site #155: City of Quito
From the World Heritage inscription: Quito, the capital of Ecuador, was founded in the 16th century on the ruins of an Inca city and stands at an altitude of 2,850 m. Despite the 1917 earthquake, the city has the best-preserved, least altered historic centre in Latin America. The monasteries of San Francisco and Santo Domingo, [...]
The Absurdity Which Is The New7Wonders of Nature
Published on 11/13/2011
If you have been paying attention to the news the last several days, you might have heard that the New7Wonders Foundation released their list of the New7Wonders of Nature. You also might remember a similar announcement a few years ago for the New7Wonders of the World. Here is the list they released: Amazon Rainforest and [...]