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WHY EARTH HAS LIFE Earth is one special planet. It has liquid water, plate tectonics, and an atmosphere that shelters it from the worst of the sun’s rays. But many scientists agree our planet’s most special feature might just be … Continue reading →

First it is necessary to understand the new story of the solar system. The planets, comets, and other bodies orbiting the sun were born, some 4.5 billion years ago, from a spinning disk of dust and gas called the solar … Continue reading →

Life on other worlds, whether in our own solar system or orbiting distant stars, might well have to survive in ice-covered oceans, like those on Jupiter’s Moon Europa, or in sealed, gas-filled caves, which should be plentiful on Mars. If … Continue reading →

The Best Things to See in SE Asia BHUTAN – Travel Facts, The Trip MYANMAR – Travel Facts, Democracy in Myanmar, Army Manoeuvres, The Economy, The Trip THAILAND – Travel Facts, Monarchy, The Trip LAOS – Travel Facts, Laos Today, … Continue reading →

NAGOYA (pop 2.26 million) is a manufacturing powerhouse, home to Toyota, and with a GDP topping many small countries. Located on a large plain between Tokyo and Kyoto/Osaka, it is the gateway to the Japan Alps to the north. It … Continue reading →

The best ultralight backpacking foods are high in calories, compact, and fast to prepare. In order to keep your food load as lightweight as possible, you want to carry foods that have 100 calories per ounce or more. One ounce … Continue reading →

Nagoya (pop 2.26 million) is a manufacturing power house, home to Toyota, and with a GDP topping many small countries. Located on a large plain between Tokyo and Kyoto/Osaka, it is the gateway to the Japan alps to the north. … Continue reading →

With 3 days left on my JR Pass, I took the shikansen north-east to Yokahama, just short of Tokyo and then north to the north side of Mount Fuji and the Fuji Five Lakes. One can spend all day walking … Continue reading →

March 29 was a huge train day where I took bullet trains all the way from Aomori on the north tip of Honshu via Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka, Hiroshima and Fukuoka to Kagoshima on the south tip of Kyushu, basically the … Continue reading →