world

Seeing the Aurora Borealis?

One thing I would like to do in the not too distant future is to see the Aurora Borealis.  ...

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...