Rebuilding the Hermione...
The Partially Built Hermione in Rochefort, France Copyright LandLopers All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized use prohibited. Read the original post: Rebuilding the Hermione, La Fayette’s Freedom Frigate in Rochefort,...Video Of The Day: Mural...
Filed under: North America , United States , Video Over the past two months a group of 20 muralists from around the world have been coming together to revamp vacant walls in a Baltimore neighborhood. Although not currently well trodden by visitors, the neighborhood is full of theaters...Location-Based Smartpho...
Filed under: Hiking , Learning , Business , Hotels and Accommodations , Airlines , Transportation , Airports , Budget Travel , Internet Tools , News There are many smartphone apps that exist to make travel more social . These apps allow you to find travel buddies, see who will be at your...Commercial Space Travel...
Filed under: North America , United States , Transportation Commercial space travel , well on its way to replacing traditional space exploration, took a step back Saturday, aborting a mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Just a little step back though – the launch is...
Iconic Road Trips: An U...
The days I spent driving down U.S. Route 101 in Oregon through Highway 1 in California were some of the best days of my life. Admittedly, I was malleable for the molding. I had just gone through a breakup and was getting ready to start a summer-long tour alongside the ex. I decided to...Adventures In Italian W...
Filed under: Europe , Italy , Internet Tools It’s 45 degrees outside with a light rain and 40 mph winds and my wife is sitting in a doorway, huddled by her computer, teeth chattering, using a sketchy Wi-Fi signal a block from the Adriatic Sea in Polignano-A-Mare, Italy. My fingers...
The Last Pyramids Of Eg...
Filed under: Arts and Culture , History , Learning , Africa , Egypt , Middle East They just don’t make pyramids like they used to. The pyramids of Egypt have fascinated people ever since they were built. The Step Pyramid at Saqqara started things off around 2650 B.C. Later came the...
Vagabond Tales: An Intr...
Filed under: History , Stories , Oceania , New Zealand , Camping If you want to anger a New Zealand local ask them if their accent is from somewhere in Australia . While this is sure to elicit a stern yet polite correction, if you REALLY want to enrage a New Zealand local ask them what...
Encountering Monet At T...
Filed under: Arts and Culture , Europe , France Reading Gadling’s marvelous Museum Month posts has reminded me of a trip I made two decades ago to Paris. I had fallen in love with that exhilarating city in the mid-1970s, when I lived there for two successive summers, first after my...