Time To Celebrate Turkeys! Yes, a giant Turkey float rolled down New York’s Central Park West as the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade celebrated 2025! Once again, we were lucky enough to see it up close – and here’s how… Read More ›
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Frank Sinatra’s Favorite Hangout! New York’s Celebrity “Ambience!”
Frank Sinatra – The “King Of Cool!” Frank Sinatra. Singer. Actor. Cool Cat. This shot of him in the 50’s says it all, so much so that a New York restaurant has this proudly on their bar: Yes, they have… Read More ›
Have You Hiked Victoria Falls? Here’s “The Smoke That Thunders” – With Soaking Wet “Moonbows!”
Prepare To Get REALCLOSE To Victoria Falls! That is the largest line of falling water in the world – and we are standing right across from it! And wait until you hear about this! Oh yes, that’s a very wet… Read More ›
I’m A “Tsundoku” – How About You? R.J. Halbert’s Latest “Servant” – Plus A Look At Some Of My Favorite Books!
I’m A “Tsundoku” – How About You? Book lovers will know what I mean – but I didn’t know what that meant until recently! The Japanese word for book collecting is tsundoku (積ん読), which specifically refers to the act of acquiring… Read More ›
The Lions Get Close! We Watch A Feeding Frenzy In The Kalahari Desert!
Got Your Attention? When I say we got “up close and personal” with some Lions on our safari, I’m not kidding! I’ve got the story of an incredible, VERYCLOSE encounter with a pride of Lions as they were finishing devouring… Read More ›
A Stunning China Bridge Collapse! The Hongqi Bridge Crashes Down…Here’s Video!
One Of China’s Newest Bridges Collapses! China is known for their incredible bridges, but one of the most majestic of them all just collapsed! The Hongqi Bridge is a bridge in Maerkang City, Sichuan Province, China, part of the National Highway 317 linking Sichuan… Read More ›
SEVENTEEN Lions Take On One Annoying Baboon! Here Are The “Sky High” Highlights Of An Epic Battle!
Never Mess With An Angry Baboon! This Baboon yelled at us on our safari for daring to sit out on our terrace…but this was just the beginning of our Baboon interaction. This Baboon turned out to be a nemesis to… Read More ›
It’s New York Marathon Day 2025! Here’s The Course And An Inspiring Moment On Video!
Welcome To New York’s 2025 Marathon! This is Alex and I at the finish line of the 2025 New York City Marathon, which is underway as I write this – last year 55,000 runners crossed this line throughout the course… Read More ›
Have You Seen Tristan da Cunha? Here’s The World’s Most Remote Community!
The World’s Most Remote Island Community!Far out in the South Atlantic Ocean lies Tristan da Cunha, an island so isolated that only about 264 people call it home. Talk about getting away from it all – no other place on… Read More ›
7,000 Hand-Carved Pumpkins? Here’s A “Blaze” Of Pumpkin Madness + Terrific New York Halloween Decor!
A Wild 7,000 Halloween Pumpkin Display! Yes, that’s not a typo: these are all pumpkins! And this is just one of the dozens of displays at the famous “Blaze” hand-carved Pumpkin display outside of New York City! The Blaze is an autumn… Read More ›
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