SWAMPED BY MEDICAL DEBT
Many individuals in the U.S. are swamped by medical debt; it is the largest single factor for personal bankruptcy. Medical costs are also affecting many …
DEMISE OF BREXIT
I have always hoped for, and in a small way lobbied for, the demise of Brexit. It was a stupid idea, backward looking, and designed …
LAND ROVER OF THE SKIES
Land Rover of the skies sounds like a funny misnomer but, in the case of a 60-year-old Canadian plane, the de Havilland Twin Otter (picture …
CAMBRIDGE DISTILLERY
After more than 300 years, Newton’s law of gravitation is still palpable at a revolutionary Cambridge distillery. If you move down cobblestone streets in …
CABALLITOS
The idea that “Surfing” may have originated in Peru over 3000 years ago sounds a little far-fetched but, for at least 3,500 years, fishermen along …
BITTER, OLD, AUTOCRAT
I have to comment on the bitter, old, autocrat/dictator-in-waiting we saw during the U.S. Presidential debate this past week. His inability to look forward, his …
RIBEIRA SACRA
In the Ribeira Sacra’s dizzyingly high landscapes, near-vertical vineyards are perched above rivers. The stunning scenery – and the resulting wines – are an oenophile’s …
REMOVING DAMS
Removing dams. I have written several blogs about the plague of dam-building throughout the world over many years, the inefficiency of their long-term contribution to …
STONE SKIMMING
The World Stone Skimming Championships have been held, in Scotland, nearly every September since 1997. Aren’t you glad you know this? The Hebridean island of …
SCOTLAND’S STONEHENGE
Forgotten for centuries, Scotland’s Stonehenge, Kilmartin Glen in Argyll, is one of Britain’s most important archaeological landscapes – but most people have never heard of …