RUDYARD KIPLING
Rudyard Kipling is a name that is well-known to anyone growing up in the U.K. but, perhaps, not so well-known to anyone growing up in …
LONDON CALCUTTA BUS ROUTE
In the history of overland travel, few journeys have captured the imagination quite like the legendary London to Calcutta bus service. Operated by Albert Travel, …
KIWIS AND AUKUS
Kiwis and AUKUS has been a work in progress for several years, with the New Zealand government a somewhat reluctant bride of the AUKUS agreement. …
GEORGIA MILITARY ROAD
Following a traditional path used by traders and invaders, the Georgia Military Road has been a passageway for people and ideas since antiquity. The …
LOST FOR CENTURIES
Lost for centuries, two Silk Road cities have recently been revealed by drone technology. For centuries, these abandoned cities lay hidden in the mountains of Central …
PUTIN IS GOING FERAL
That Putin is going feral is the conclusion of an extensive article in the Economist recently. Specifically, the article reports on his apparent “everything, everywhere, …
STORM WARNING
We occasionally hear storm warnings about Chinese aggression in the South China Sea. However, for most people in the West, it is too far away …
WORLD IQ
An article in The Economist caught my attention recently; it was entitled “How to raise world IQ”. The article was based on research in 72 …
TIDY FRIDGE
One of life’s mysteries is that it’s a struggle, sometimes, to find anything to eat in your “tidy fridge” – the clutter just gets in …
MESOPOTAMIA EXPRESS
Turkey’s new Mesopotamia Express runs 1,051km from Ankara to Diyarbakır. It passes through stark, mountainous landscapes and some of the country’s most important historical sites. …