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Author: Ivan

Alain de Botton said …

Travel agents would be wiser to ask us what we hope to change about our lives rather than simply where we wish to go. (Alain de Botton)

The Blue Ridge Parkway

The Blue Ridge Parkway is a very special piece of American scenery. It was conceived and started by President Franklin Roosevelt during the Great Depression as part of the government’s efforts to put people to work, ...

Xenophobia

Xenophobia: n., an unreasonable fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers, or of that which is foreign or strange I recently read an article called “20 Things I’ve Learned From Traveling Around the World” by a ...

It’s Not Nice to F**k With Mother Nature! (And Probably Won’t Work Anyway)

As a long time resident of Fort Lauderdale, I’ve always thought that building on the barrier island, that is to say, Fort Lauderdale beach itself, was a really stupid thing to do. Nevermind that these buildings ...