travel

News of the Good: VR helps dementia patients

A company called Rendevor has a VR system that can help older adults including those with dementia. The system offers...

Travel tips: Dealing with the heat, humidity, and sun

While I was in Cartagena, the daytime temperature was often only in the high 80s but the heat index was...

Barbados – Harrison's Cave (with bonus monkeys)

Cruise port: Barbados – Harrison’s Cave I like caves.  I’ve ziplined in a cave. I’ve tubed through a cave. And...

News of the Good: some KitKat wrappers in Japan will be origami paper rather than plastic

Story here. The Kit Kat wrappers will now include instructions for how to fold the paper into an origami crane. ...

Chicago area peeps:  A corn maze with a bar and ax-throwing? Count me in.

Chicago area peeps: A corn maze with a bar and ax-throwing? Count me in.

Around Halloween, there is a corn maze in Chicago. And this is actually in the city of Chicago, not one...

My best travel tips: money

Having traveled a lot (over 50 countries at this point), I’ve made a lot of mistakes. I’ve had some near-disasters...

Pampered street cats of Istanbul (Turkey)

This is the cat that “guarded” my hotel in Istanbul.  He was there each night and didn’t mind people coming...

A fun experience at home with your friends – Escape Rooms in a box

A fun experience at home with your friends – Escape Rooms in a box

Escape rooms are the current rage and my friends and I really enjoy them. What’s an escape room? An escape...

Hot countries often have spicy food. Why?

Countries with hot weather often have spicy food. WhyHave you ever thought about the countries that tend to have spicy...

News of the Good: Bob Ross -> more trees in Michigan

Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources is in a partnership with Bob Ross to have inmates plant “happy little trees” as...