Chicago’s Navy Pier Has Closed! This is troubling news indeed: the city’s most popular attraction shut down this week – and while they have announced plans to reopen, many of the businesses on the Pier are in big trouble! This… Read More ›
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Open These #Thursdaydoors And Take An Amazing Trip To Budapest On The Orient Express!
How To Open A Door! Well, if you are a crazed Jack Nicholson in “The Shining”, perhaps. But for the rest of us, a door is to be opened, revealing wonders inside or outside…or maybe just down my upstairs hallway…… Read More ›
Chicago’s Man-Eating Lions! “The Ghost And The Darkness!” Up Close With The Tsavo Killers!
Meet “The Ghost And The Darkness!” They may not look it, but these are two of the most ravenous Lions in history! When I lived in Chicago, we’d go to see them – what a fascinating story! The two Lions… Read More ›
The Grand Canyon Is CLOSED! “Hitch Hiking” One Of The World’s Natural Wonders Is Now Off Limits!
The Grand Canyon Is Closed! One of the world’s greatest natural wonders has now closed to the public, as the coronavirus has made it too dangerous to those who live and work there. As Newswer reports: “It is a relief… Read More ›
Chicago’s Incredible River Walk Is Closed! Here’s A Tour Of What You Can’t See!
Welcome To Chicago – And The Chicago River! It’s one of the most beautiful – and enjoyable – walks in America: the 2 miles of riverfront along the Chicago river, which has been turned into a great place for tourists… Read More ›
Chicago’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade Cancelled… No Painting Of The Chicago River…Here Is A Look At This Tradition!
No Painting Chicago Green! The Coronavirus situation has forced us all to change the way we live our daily lives, as public events are being cancelled out of an abundance of caution…one such event is Chicago’s traditional “painting the river… Read More ›
The Majesty Of Mt. Shasta! California’s Sleeping Giant Is An Active Volcano!
Behold The Majestic Mount Shasta! With current circumstances making many unwilling to travel, I wanted to share a bit of “wanderlust”. I drove from Los Angeles to Seattle recently, and some of the scenery on the way is truly incredible…. Read More ›
Fascinating TV Series “Travels By Narrowboat!” How A Change Of Life Led To Unique TV Success!
“I am a monumental gentleman sausage” With that description, an unlikely TV star prepares and eats dinner in a most unusual way, and on a most unusual TV show: Time For “Travels By Narrowboat!” Well, there is SO much TV… Read More ›
Eating Like A Clown! Paris Brains! Messy Burgers! Attitudinal Hot Dogs! And Yes, BRAINS! My “Six Shot Saturday” Will Make Your Mouth Water!
Food As A Work Of Art! I love great food. I believe strongly in the philosophy “EVERYONE EATS!” With that in mind, this week’s “Six Shot Saturday” isn’t a place, it’s a taste! Yes, that’s a strip of bacon doing… Read More ›
NASA’s Incredible Live Feed From Outer Space! See The Earth From The International Space Station LIVE!
Earth From Outer Space – As Seen From The International Space Station! Well, I found something the other day that fascinate me: this ISS live stream of planet earth from space is courtesy of Nasa Earth Viewing Cameras aboard the… Read More ›