Talk About Hiking AROUND A Mountain! I love these stories about China, including this incredible bridge made of glass! It’s a glass-bottomed “skywalk” – that is wrapped around a mountain more than 3,000 feet in the air! Welcome to Yuntai… Read More ›
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The Fiery “Gates Of Hell!” Monster Spiders! $2-Billion Airport To Nowhere! Welcome To Wacky Turkmenistan – Marble Building Capital Of The World!
Welcome To Turkmenistan’s “Gates Of Hell!” OK, you all know how much I love to travel – and the world is an amazing place, with new things to discover every day – like the country of Turkmenistan, and their “Gates… Read More ›
“Slow TV” Is Here! Netflix Shares Norway’s “Watching Paint Dry” TV!
Have I Got Some Exciting TV For You! Yes, thanks to Netflix, and the TV visionaries fromNorway, you can watch knitting – in real time! Thats right, knitting AS IT HAPPENS! Let me explain: there’s a new TV phenomenon from… Read More ›
The Dancing Olympian! The Fight To Save Kiribati! Paradise Underwater!
Dancing To Save A Culture! I understand when Olympic Athletes celebrate on the world stage – but in this case, one Olympics Weightlifter is dancing to save his country! The Fight To Save Kiribati! Olympic Weightlifter David Katoatau of the… Read More ›
Travel The “Deep South!” Two New Memoirs Capture Life Down South In Dixie!
The United States of America. Fifty states divided in so many ways: north, south, east, west, midwest, northwest, northeast, mid-Atlantic, Alaska, Hawaii, mountain states, TEXAS! You get the idea: it’s unlikely I will get to visit many of the areas… Read More ›
REAL Noodle Baths! Yes, “Ramen Noodle Bathing” Is Here! Japan’s Wild Food Trend!
Truer Words Have Never Been Spoken! Ah internet, you continue to inspire me – I mean, that is where I discovered that THIS is, in fact, a new trend: Ramen Noodle Baths! Yes, is appears that THIS IS A REAL… Read More ›
China’s Incredible “Lost” Kowloon Walled City! A True-Life Crime Oasis!
Welcome To Paradise – Chinese Crime Style! I love travel. I love to see unique places. THIS IS SUCH A PLACE. Here is how this legendary city was described: “It was one of the greatest unplanned wonders of the 20th… Read More ›
May Is “National Burger Month”! Five Iconic Burgers! Bite Down On This Tasty Celebration!
Time To Celebrate All That Is Delicious Between Two Buns! Did you happen to forget that May is “National Burger Month?” Well, I sure didn’t! And to show you how much I love this national month of celebration, here are… Read More ›
Ten Amazing Documentaries! Sex! Death! Comedy! Siberia! Fantastic Non-Fiction You Need To See!!
Time For Some “Truth!” I love documentaries. They can be deadly serious or comically absurd – they can be lurid, spiritual, political and everything in between – here are ten examples of great documentaries you need to see! “Roger and… Read More ›
Stranded On A Roller Coaster Upside Down! A “Great Wall” Traffic Jam! China’s Chaotic Crowded Travel Reality!
Wha-wha-WHAT!!!?!?!?!?!?!? Can you believe this???? Stranded on a roller coaster UPSIDE DOWN!!! Roller-coaster riders at one of Beijing’s major amusement parks were left hanging upside down for almost 20 minutes when a bird stood on one of the ride’s safety… Read More ›