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I joined the Living Ocean’s Marine Debris cleanup July 29-Aug 8 slated for Cox and Lanz Islands. These two islands are 10 km off the north tip of Vancouver Island and part of Cape Scott Provincial Park. Living Oceans is … Continue reading →

Indica vs. sativa: Science suggests there’s not actually a difference Have you heard that sativa is an upper and indica is a downer? It’s not quite that simple. Here’s what cannabis research shows is really affecting your high. Dense, medicine … Continue reading →

100 years of elephants: See how Nat Geo has photographed these iconic creatures Once considered exotic quarry and beasts of burden, elephants are now viewed as treasures in need of saving. Since the first elephant story was published in National Geographic … Continue reading →

CARRIBEAN 2025 NETHERLANDS Netherlands – Aruba Visited by: 1962 nomads 2 12 5 10 +−  Leaflet | NomadMania OSM Maps, © OpenStreetMap contributors   Hide all items Show all items Show new items Show unchecked items Show checked items Enter your visits to this region not visited Mark as visited … Continue reading →

PHOTOGRAPH BY DAVID DOUBILET Behind the Scenes of a Close Crocodile Encounter A marine sanctuary teems with life, including a curious crocodile. A photographer has just seconds to decide: intervene or take a picture? By David Doubilet and Jennifer Hayes NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC … Continue reading →

Komodo dragons have iron-coated teeth—never before seen in reptiles Just when the world’s largest reptile couldn’t get any more metal, scientists made a surprising discovery. Komodo dragons (pictured, males eating a goat carcass) are native to Indonesia’s Lesser Sunda Islands. … Continue reading →

ARGENTINA NM   Argentina – Salta   Visited by: 1330 nomads 2 9 2 2 23 +−  Leaflet | NomadMania OSM Maps, © OpenStreetMap contributors   Hide all items Show all items Show unchecked items Show checked items Enter your visits to this region not visited Mark as visited … Continue reading →

200,000 Miles of Roman Roads Provided the Framework for Empire Built during the republic and empire, a vast network of roads made moving goods and troops easier through all corners of the Roman world. Begun in 312 B.C., the Appian … Continue reading →

Christianity struggled to grow—until this skeptic became a believer The conversion of Paul the Apostle was a watershed moment in Christianity. Here’s how his efforts to spread the faith jumpstarted what is now the world’s largest religion. Saint Paul, a … Continue reading →

PERU Lima, fly Iquitos, Leticia Columbia,   Peru – Central Coast (Lima, Callao) Visited by: 5369 nomads 3 3 3 5 2 8 2 4 11 2 7 3 16 3 3 7 8 6 95 16 +−  Leaflet | NomadMania OSM Maps, © OpenStreetMap contributors … Continue reading →