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Ax-throwing (AKA, preparing for the zombie apocalypse)

In the US and other countries, many places have opened up that let you practice ax-throwing. I tried this out...

Walkli – find walking tours around the world

Walkli is a website that has walking tours set up for many cities across the globe.  I ran across it...

Hot air balloons: Soaring over the world

Floating in a hot air balloon is an incredible experience that is available all over the world.  Some  particularly beautiful...

I’ve looked at clouds from both sides now

Joni Mitchell sang: ” I’ve looked at clouds from both sides nowFrom up and down and still somehowIt’s cloud’s illusions...

Making a glass lampwork elephant (Thailand)

This is the little glass elephant I made with Backstreet Academy in Chiang Mai Thailand. Classes like this are available...

Swimming with otters!

Anyone who knows me knows how excited I was to find a meerkat experience in Australia. Well, I just found...

Learning to cook and dance around the world

Nearly everywhere you travel, there will be options to learn things while you are there. For example, I gravitate towards...

Starry skies – see the Milky Way

Since I live in Chicago and have always lived in a large metro area, one of the things I love...

Walking among the dead in catacombs and crypts

There are many places around the world have catacombs you can tour. Many more countries have crypts that you can...

Find tap water when you travel – app

You know how sometimes you are in a country where you have to buy bottled water and you hate how...