Sora News comes through again with a wild new rollercoaster! Fuji-Q Highland decides its Mt. Fuji observation platform isn’t quite scary enough. There are three major theme parks that make for doable day trips in the Tokyo area. Tokyo Disneyland… Read More ›
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Visiting Pere Lachaise In Paris – The World’s Most Star-Studded Cemetery!
Welcome To Paris’ Most Famous Cemetery… I’ve been to Paris at least a dozen times – yet this was the first time I’d ever set foot inside the iconic Père Lachaise Cemetery, which is the largest cemetery in Paris. With… Read More ›
Santorini By Land Sea And Air! Here’s “Seven Days In Santorini” – An Amazing Video Adventure By Chris Sloan!
Toasting A Santorini Sunset! Regular readers of this blog know that my wife and I traveled to Greece for the first ever last summer – and, “WOW” only begins to capture the magic of that trip! From ancient ruins to… Read More ›
Will There Be A California “Super Bloom” This Year? Here’s The Latest!
Remember 2019’s Incredible “Super Bloom?” I’m looking back at some of my favorite posts of 2019, and I realized it was time for California’s “super bloom”…or was it? As you can see, the last one attracted many many Photographers –… Read More ›
These “Wind Games” Have Incredible “Sky Dancers!” Here’s The Amazing Video!
Check Out This Amazing “Sky Dancer!” Who wants to fly with the wind? that’s right – no ropes or harnesses, just air! Well, you can! I had not heard of “Wind Games” or “Sky Dancing”, but it’s been going for… Read More ›
The Riveting World Of “Tokyo Vice!” A New Series Based On A Real-Life Thriller!
Dive Into The Gritty World Of “Tokyo Vice!” I cannot wait for this new thriller coming to HBOMax in early April – because it’s based on this real-life thriller: I loved this book, and the series “Tokyo Vice” is inspired by… Read More ›
Gaze Into The “Hairror!” Yes, It’s A “Hair Mirror!” What The Friday?!?!?
Behold The “Hairror!” Who’s the fairest of them all? Whoever uses this to add hair to their head! My ongoing series of “What The Friday?!?!?!” segments has this new device to add wanted hair onto an unwanted bald scalp! Is… Read More ›
Making A Provencal “Pan Bagnat!” My “52 In 22” Cooking Challenge Has Patricia Wells Making Nice!
Who Wants A Sandwich? More precisely, who wants a “Pan Bagnat?” It’s a sandwich so culturally important that one city has rules on how you are allowed to make it! Patricia Wells Knows How To Cook! This pile of cookbooks… Read More ›
Joanna Lumley’s “Nile”! An Incredible Travel Show! Joanna’s “Bar-B-Que Of The Body!”
Welcome To The Nile! Iconic Actress Joanna Lumley took a trip down the incredible Nile river, and took us along with her! This TV series premiered in 2010, and thanks to Amazon Prime, I have found it and am hooked!… Read More ›
Life In Russia…A Writer Tells The Story Of Living Under Putin’s Rule…
Time To Head To Siberia – by The Legendary Trans-Siberian Railroad! With the sobering news about Russia’s aggressive actions toward the country of Ukraine, I went back to a book I read that talks about life in this remote and… Read More ›