Mann’s Pictorial Dictionary and Cyclopedia Vol. 1 National Library Publications 1960, 240 pages, 8.5 x 11 inches What are the ...

The Worrier’s Guide to Life by Gemma Correll Andrews McMeel Publishing 2015, 112 pages, 6.5 x 8 x 0.4 inches (softcover) ...

Marchetti’s Constant is the idea that throughout human history, from cave dwellers to ancient Greeks to 21st century Londoners, people tend to commute for about an hour a day — 30 minutes out, 30 ...

Can you take me to the airport?” might be a question that requires you to pull out your wallet if you’re in England. I had no idea airport drop-off fees were even a thing until I saw this story about ...

Marchetti’s Constant is the idea that throughout human history, from cave dwellers to ancient Greeks to 21st century Londoners, people tend to commute for about an hour a day — 30 minutes out, 30 ...

Useful Traveler Gifts. At this time of year, publications are flooded with gift ideas, including ones supposedly for travelers that nobody boarding a plane will actually make room ...

A cool tool can be any book, gadget, software, video, map, hardware, material, or website that is tried and true. All reviews on this site are written by readers who have actually used the tool and ...

I’ve been seriously traveling for more than 50 years, and I’ve learned a lot. I’ve traveled solo, and I’ve led a tour group of 40 friends. I’ve slept in dormitories and I’ve stayed in presidential ...

Several years ago on my 68th birthday I wrote up 68 bits of advice for my adult children, and posted them here. Here are the first five bits: Learn how to learn from those you disagree with, or even ...

A work crane at the Clock site in western Texas. There is a Clock ringing deep inside a mountain. It is a huge Clock, hundreds of feet tall, designed to tick for 10,000 years. Every once in a while ...

Take a look at these farm houses which I saw under construction in remote areas of Yunnan province China. They were not unusual; farmsteads this size were everywhere in rural China. Note the scale of ...