October 2015

Yes, that's what it says.   In addition to being one of Prague's, even Europe's, top tourist attractions, it's also the home of the Czech Republic president and other important offices.

September 9, 2015: Anatomy of a Trip (first things first, where to go) September 16, 2015: Anatomy of a Trip (Why Oaxaca?) September 23, 2015: Anatomy of a Trip (planning begins in earnest) September 30, 2015: Anatomy of a Trip (Mezcal for the Uninitiated) October 7, 2015: Anatomy of a Trip (beyond eating & drinking...mostly) October 14, 2015: Anatomy of a Trip (details, details) October 21,...

  Boeing claims to have invented the world's lightest metal, Microlattice. They claim the metal is capable of balancing on top of a dandelion and it's strong.  With lightweight material key to modern planes and fuel...

Leaving aside the big stuff—like the Southwest Airlines computer glitch that grounded or delayed hundreds of flights over the weekend—it's been a tough couple of days for flying.   Monday, on an Alaska Airlines 737, a credit-card...

Welcome to Cadillac Ranch. It is a famous art sculpture in Amarillo, Texas which consists of what were either older running used or junk Cadillac automobiles from 1949 to 1963, half-buried nose-first in the ground, at an angle corresponding to...

  Money    Planning well under way and a picture emerging of how I might spend my time in Oaxaca, the question of obtaining pesos begins nagging.  We all know what to do, assuming there’s nothing left from the last...

Hot air balloons are always an attraction, especially when they're made up in bright colors. And when you get a large fleet of them together in one place...even more exciting.    That's the story from Xingyi, in China's Guizhou Province.

  IBM received a $700 million deal from Etihad Airways for a ten-year technology services agreement.   The deal is to provide infrastructure and security, improve efficiency, and provide access to the latest...

Schnute the bear, who has been the official living representative of the bear that appears in Berlin's coat of arms and all over the city, has died at 34. The female brown bear was euthanized after suffering a series of debilitating illnesses,...

  The full eclipse, viewed through telescope   We dropped by the Lowell Observatory just to see about their hours, when we learned of the full lunar eclipse the following day, and with a super moon and a blood moon, this was going to be a...

Picture of a senior in Mainz, Germany.  This elderly gentleman was getting ready to leave the coffee shop he was at.  I think it was his slow, deliberate manner in preparing himself that caught my eye.  

  Gumbo's been  getting around these last few puzzles.  A lighthouse in Canada, a castle in Germany, and more.  Today Gumbo begins a new adventure.....a step back in time.   The picture above is our first clue.  A pretty...