Got A Case Of Wanderlust? 2020 is upon us, and I have an itch to travel…to get away and discover some of the magical places around us – like this: Yes, this “Hands Bridge” in Vietnam is now on my… Read More ›
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“Catch And Kill!” True-Life #MeToo Thriller! Bravo Ronan Farrow On Incredible Story! More #MeToo Books As Well!
“In the end, the courage of women can’t be stamped out. And stories – the big ones, the true ones – can be caught but never killed.” Ready for an incredible, true-life spy thriller? Ronan Farrow lived it – and… Read More ›
“Bus-sized ‘Fatberg’ Weighing 40 Tonnes Cleared From London Sewer!”
Talk About A Headline! I saw this headline at The Guardian the other day and said “What The Friday!?!?!?!” Yes, even though it was posted Tuesday… “Bus-sized ‘Fatberg’ Weighing 40 Tonnes Cleared From London Sewer!” Yes, this is what a… Read More ›
Stand Atop The Rock Of Gibraltar! Who Knew There Were Monkeys? My “Wanderlust” To Climb The “Pillars Of Hercules!”
Climbing The “Pillars Of Hercules!” Whenever people ask me “where do you want to go next?”, I end up rattling off a half dozen of my “must see” places. But, reading a book recently, I now must add the “Pillars… Read More ›
Danger “Down Under!” Wednesday’s Bookmobile Follows Bill Bryson To The World’s Most Dangerous Continent!
Time To Head “Down Under” With Bill Bryson! Time to take Wednesday’s Bookmobile “down under” to one of the most fascinating – and dangerous – countries on earth! Bill Bryson is a legendary travel writer, with “A Walk In The… Read More ›
Dying To Go “Into The Wild!” This “Wednesday Bookmobile” Has Tragic Twist As Tourists Die At “Book” Site!
Dying to See The “Into The Wild” Bus – Literally! This “Wednesday Bookmobile” travels to Alaska, the ill-fated location for the compelling story of “Into The Wild”. Now sadly, history is repeating itself – as fans of this compelling book… Read More ›
Meet “The Island President!” This “Cult Movie Monday” Has Real Life Political Treachery And A Disappearing Island Nation!
Imagine Life In Paradise! This week’s “Cult Movie Monday” takes you to a gorgeous string of idyllic islands in the Indian ocean…but political treachery and climate change threaten to destroy these islands forever… This is Male, the capital of the… Read More ›
Mt. Everest Traffic Jam! Tragedy On The Mountain! The Origin Of The Mountain’s Name!
The Tragic Traffic Jams On Mt. Everest… Look at this picture – what the summit of Mt. Everest looks like as climbers wait in line to make the last few steps to the summit! In the last few months, many… Read More ›
Behold A Massive “FATBERG!” Yes, “What The Friday” Breaks Down An English Town’s Clogged Sewer!
Behold The “Fatberg!” Yes, it’s EXACTLY what you fear it is: this week’s “WHAT THE FRIDAY?!?!?!” journeys to a wonderful seaside down in England called Sidmouth: A beautiful shoreline, right? Well, as every good “WTF” story knows, there’s more than… Read More ›
“Tokyo Vice”! A Gritty “Weekly Wednesday Bookmobile” Trip To Japan’s Underworld! My Tokyo Police Encounter!
Welcome To Tokyo’s Underworld Thanks To The “Weekly Wednesday Bookmobile”! As you know, I love Tokyo – so a penetrating book about Japan’s underworld was a must read for me – and this week’s “Weekly Wednesday Bookmobile” has just the… Read More ›
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