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About admin

I would like to think of myself as a full time traveler. I have been retired since 2006 and in that time have traveled every winter for four to seven months. The months that I am "home", are often also spent on the road, hiking or kayaking. I hope to present a website that describes my travel along with my hiking and sea kayaking experiences.

THE AMERICAN DREAM

You’re more likely to live the American dream in Germany, Denmark, or Australia Matt Turner Jun 22, 2023, THE INSIDER A poverty-stricken family living in New York’s Lower East Side, circa 1890. Jacob Riis/Bettmann/Getty Images The American dream promises upward mobility. … Continue reading

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PROBIOTICS

Tablets containing a probiotic can deliver essential nutrients, and improve the function of the gut and immune system.  Probiotics, prebiotics, postbiotics. What’s the difference? These beneficial microbes and molecules are critical to our gut health—and could help treat everything from … Continue reading

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ORGANIC FOOD

Is organic food healthier? That’s the wrong question. Health experts say consumers should look beyond the organic label to how the food was grown: “If our microbiome is not healthy, we’re not healthy. The same is true for soil.” Were … Continue reading

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VAROSHA

You can now tour a controversial ghost town in Cyprus that was abandoned in the 1970s — take a look inside Visitors walk on a street lined with derelict buildings at the fenced-off beachfront eastern town of Varosha in October … Continue reading

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SLOWJAMASTAN

A San Diego man got sick of living in a regular country so he founded a nation of his own called Slowjamastan and crowned himself its sultan Randy Williams, the self-appointed sultan of Slowjamastan. Courtesy of the sultan of Slowjamastan Randy … Continue reading

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SEA OTTERS

Sea otters are rebounding from near extinction. Not everyone is happy. How can these voracious mammals be reintegrated into a world that changed while they were gone? At once calm and agile beneath rough surf, a young sea otter glides … Continue reading

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MAKING SMALL TALK

7 Ways to Get Better at Small Talk—And Why You Should BY ANGELA HAUPT  JUNE 1, 2023 TIME  When Gillian Sandstrom was a graduate student in Toronto more than a decade ago, she encountered a stranger on the subway who … Continue reading

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SEEDS

You may be overlooking this nutritional powerhouse. You shouldn’t. Seeds are a great source of fiber, unsaturated fats, vitamins, and minerals. But they’re not all created equal. See how experts rank the top edible seeds. Seeds pack a lot of … Continue reading

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nm

Indonesia – West Papua (Manokwari, Fakfak) Visited by: 221 nomads   Enter your visits to this region First visit: Best visit quality: No of visits: 2015 good visit 1 Mark as not visited Edit     series who visited this region nomads from … Continue reading

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TAIWAN – EAST

Day 7 Sat Aug 26 ON WaGeliGong Dulan Surf and GH. A great hostel with lots of travelers. CA$20 About 27 km north of Taitung. TAIWAN – EAST (Hualien, Taitung, Nantou) Day 8 Sat Aug 26 I continued my drive … Continue reading

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