Monthly Archives: November 2019

TO SAVE THE CHURCH, DISMANTLE THE PRIESTHOOD To save the Church, Catholics must detach themselves from the clerical hierarchy—and take the faith back into their own hands. by James Carroll Atlantic: June 2019 I. “The Murder of a Soul” To feel … Continue reading →

From the Economist July 27, 2021 The roots of vaccine hesitancy run deep. And the barrage of skepticism would have been much less effective had people been equipped with a better understanding of health. “We have really struggled with health … Continue reading →

Turkey – Black Sea Central and East (Samsun, Trabzon, Amasya, Giresun) November 15- 17, 2019 After leaving Sinop and the Black Sea West area of Turkey, it turned east to drive along the south shore of the Black Sea – … Continue reading →

Turkey – Black Sea West (Sinop, Kastamonu, Karabük). Oct 8, November 14-15, 2019 City of Safranbolu From the 13th century to the advent of the railway in the early 20th century, Safranbolu was an important caravan station on the main … Continue reading →

Turkey – Central and West Anatolia (Ankara, Eskișehir, Kayseri, Konya) October 9-11, November 11-16, 2019 I drove from Hungary over 4 days to Ankara, not stopping anywhere but taking my time. Read about how Turkish immigration scammed me at the … Continue reading →

The Syrian Civil War is an ongoing multi-sided civil war in Syria fought between the Ba’athist Syrian Arab Republic led by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, along with domestic and foreign allies, and various domestic and foreign forces opposing both the Syrian government and each other in varying combinations. The war is … Continue reading →

The Syrian Civil War is an ongoing multi-sided civil war in Syria fought between the Ba’athist Syrian Arab Republic led by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, along with domestic and foreign allies, and various domestic and foreign forces opposing both the Syrian government and each other in varying combinations. The war is … Continue reading →

Grenada is a group of three larger islands (Grenada, Carriacou, and Petite Martinique) and several tiny islands in the Caribbean. It lies just north of Trinidad and Tobago, and southwest of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. It is famous for spices … Continue reading →

Puerto Rico ticks all the boxes for a picture-perfect Caribbean island holiday. Its white sandy beaches can compete with any in the world and vary from metropolitan cocktail heavens and bustling surfing hotspots to quiet island get-a-ways. Easily accessible diving and snorkelling spots … Continue reading →

The U.S. Virgin Islands constitute an unincorporated organized territory of the United States of America between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico. It was formerly known as the Danish West Indies. Together with the British Virgin Islands, to the northeast, the … Continue reading →