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Fifty-eight thousand mental health professionals say Donald Trump is too unstable to be president. Here’s a deep dive into the diagnosis and what could happen because of it.  Albert Einstein is famously quoted: “The definition of insanity is doing the … Continue reading →

Texas West (El Paso, Lubbock, Amarillo) NOMAD MANIA Texas West (El Paso, Lubbock, Amarillo) Tentative WHS: Big Bend National Park Museums: Alpine: Museum of the Big Bend World of Nature: Big Bend   Borders Mexico-United States United States of America … Continue reading →

I am continuing my trip through the Midwest of the USA. All museums are closed, and I continue to get new Nomad Mania Regions and add to the few series still open. It has been cold—-8 on one night. A … Continue reading →

On Mar 14, 2020, I left home on Vancouver Island to start a 5½ month trip through the eastern half of the USA to complete all 48 states, the Greater Antilles in the Caribbean, Newfoundland and Nova Scotia. I am … Continue reading →

On Mar 14, 2020, I left home on Vancouver Island to start a 5½ month trip through the eastern half of the USA to complete all 48 states, Greater Antilles in the Caribbean, Newfoundland and Nova Scotia. I am driving … Continue reading →

SAUDI ARAMCO The biggest oil company has a good story to tell—if it can disentangle its image from that of the kingdom Sep 21st 2017 Economist If Saudi Aramco is a state within a state in Saudi Arabia, then the … Continue reading →

FOOD LIST – 2020 Backpacking – Valhalla Traverse, Akshayuk Pass 10 DINNERS EACH Breakfast granola (home made – recipe in web site) powdered milk coffee (3in1, Starbucks Instant, chocolate) Lunch a. fresh vegy’s + hummus (first 1-2 days) carrot, broccoli, b. … Continue reading →

BACKPACKING BOOTS HOW TO CHOOSE BACKPACKING FOOTWEAR to Protect Your Feet Backpacking = hiking while carrying a heavy pack, for multiple days in a row. Much of the advice about minimalist footwear for backpacking can be rejected outright. Maximum flexibility and … Continue reading →

São Tomé and Príncipe (STP for short) consists of two main islands about 259 km apart straddling the Equator off the Atlantic coast of Central Africa in the Gulf of Guinea, west of Gabon. The country sees few tourists: in 2016, there were … Continue reading →

Guinea-Bissau, is a former Portuguese colony in West Africa. The rivers and coast of this area were among the first places colonized by the Portuguese from 1588 onward, the interior was not explored until the 19th century. The Portuguese tried desperately … Continue reading →