There’s no education like travel, and especially travel to “controversial” countries – countries that have a dark, evil, dangerous image, thanks to the mind-bending techniques employed by the mass media. It’s all very Orwellian. As Orwell wrote in Nineteen Eighty-Four, … Read the rest of this article.
Special Moments in Europe
I’ve visited Europe many times and covered the whole continent, though there’s much I haven’t seen. I’ve traveled by bus, train, and rental car, and twice with small groups on extended hikes. Even now, I’d love to go back and … Read the rest of this article.
Travel Is My Lifeblood
When I was a boy growing up in the early 1960s, I often played the board game “Pirate and Traveler” with my friends. The board displayed a map of the world and distant ports with names like Cape Town, Bombay, … Read the rest of this article.