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The Archipelago of the Azores is an autonomous region of Portugal. and an ultra peripheral area of the European Union. The population of one quarter of a million residents live on these islands but more than two million live overseas, primarily in the United States, Canada, Brazil, … Continue reading →

Italy – Sardinia (Olbia, Сagliari, Sassari, Alghero) Experiences Dolce Far Niente Ferragosto Taste Cornetti Taste Pasta e Fagioli NOMAD MANIA Italy – Sardinia (Olbia, Сagliari, Sassari, Alghero) World Heritage Sites: Su Nuraxi di Barumini Tentative WHS Archipelago of La Maddalena … Continue reading →

Oct, 2020: SOUTH SUDAN Nov, 2020: LIBYA, ALGERIA

Similar to that of Libya, Algerian tourism is best known for its ancient ruins—principally those from the Phoenician, Roman, and Byzantine eras. Some of the most famous include Timgad near Batna, Hippo Regius at Annaba, Djemila at Sétif, Calama at Guelma, and ruins from all three empires at Tipasa. While better known for the … Continue reading →

Göğceli Mosque. Located near the town of Çarşamba, around 40kms east of Samsun, in the middle the huge Muslim Tea Göğcel graveyard, this is easily the most unusual mosque I have ever been to. The oldest wooden mosque in Turkey, it … Continue reading →

Libya is a country in North Africa with a Mediterranean Sea coast. More than 90% of the country is desert or semidesert. WARNING: Travel in Libya remains dangerous. Libya continues to suffer from armed conflict and violent engagements between the UN-backed Government of National Accord … Continue reading →

The Cognitive Biases Tricking Your Brain Science suggests we’re hardwired to delude ourselves. Can we do anything about it? By Ben Yagoda Atlantic September 2019 I am staring at a photograph of myself that shows me 20 years older than I am … Continue reading →

AD BLUE As global concerns for environment deepen, the motoring industry is taking more steps to ensure that new cars are producing cleaner emissions. For diesel vehicles, the introduction of AdBlue has been commonplace, with many manufacturers equipping their newer … Continue reading →

AUYUITTUQ NATIONAL PARK Located on eastern Baffin Island between the communities of Pangnirtung and Qikiqtarjuaq, Auyuittuq (pronounced ‘ow-you-we-took’) National Park is the most accessible national park in Nunavut and the most popular. The landscape is 85 percent rock and ice, … Continue reading →

HUNTERS AT HEART   Songbirds are in steep decline all over the world. Their habitat has been shrinking because of agriculture, spreading cities, climate change, and the predation of feral and outdoor cats. In North America, cats kill 2.4 billion birds … Continue reading →