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Greek Islands – Nibbling Fish, Donkeys and the Traveling Pants
After visiting Mykonos, Turkey and Patmos on my Greek cruise this past summer, the next port of call was the Island of Rhodes. Here, I took a bus tour to the town of Lindos. Lindos dates back to the 4th century BC. The town itself is built around an acropolis, upon which stand the ruins Read more…
12 Reasons to Travel to Ireland – Part 2
Last week, I had started my list of great reasons to travel to Ireland. This week, I wrap up my count and hope that you are inspired and are able to add even more! 7. Genuine Castles and Manor Houses: You need to make that climb to kiss the famous Blarney Stone at Blarney Castle. Read more…
Touring Toronto, Canada
I was very fortunate to be invited to Toronto recently to do some work at the EF office there. Never having been before I was excited to go yet typically reluctant to do much preparation on where I was going prior to my visit. This is a general state for me, I am not too Read more…
Great Countryside of North Wales, Ireland
As the character Vincent Vega once said, “It’s the little things” and that is certainly true of some of the tours we do. I have just completed a London, Paris and Rome tour where every day is another barrage of huge, world-famous sites, constant movement and hustle. Excitement levels are high and you are often Read more…
What Would the Earth’s Population Look Like If There Were Only 100 people?
Would there be an equal number of men and women? How many Americans would there be? Where would most people live? How many would be able to read? The answers may surprise you. flickr photo via idirectori
So that’s what Clint Eastwood sounds like
The first movie my wife ever saw in the original English version was The Bridges of Madison County. She was quite taken with the experience of hearing Clint Eastwood's real voice for the first time; until that point, she'd only heard Clint dubbed into Spanish, by a Spanish actor who probably also dubbed Arnold Schwarzenegger and Tom Read more…
Pangea Day unites the world
We often tend to overlook the fact that the entire world at one time was banded together on one landmass, one supercontinent called Pangea. Next Saturday, a global event will try to bring the world together again for the appropriately named Pangea Day. Pangea Day is an audacious idea to rally the world through the Read more…
Travel Tidbits: One long walk
How much does it cost to travel from Bristol, England, to Porbandar, India? If you’re Mark Boyle, the answer (hopefully) is nothing. The catch is that Boyle is walking—yes, walking—from his British hometown to Gandhi’s birthplace without any money. The 28-year-old former businessman (pictured at left) began the 9,000-mile “pilgrimage” last Wednesday and plans to Read more…
Travel Tidbits: Can you spare $10 million?
Think the U.S. economy is problematic? It’s nothing compared to the economic crisis in Zimbabwe. Inflation is so bad—believed to be 50,000 percent annually—that Zimbabwe’s central bank just began issuing notes worth 10,000,000 Zimbabwean dollars. Yes, 10 million bucks. That’s the equivalent of 100 of the bills pictured. Ten million dollars is believed to be Read more…
2 Million Minutes
Two million minutes … that’s how long four years is, that’s how long high school lasts, that’s how long high school students have to prepare for their futures. And that’s also the name of a compelling new documentary, 2 Million Minutes: A Global Examination, which focuses on how the United States, China and India—”the three Read more…
