Iconic Peaks to Climb in Nepal: A Trekker’s Ultimate Guide
Whether you aim to summit Everest or simply trek to the base of Machapuchare, Nepal’s peaks offer a spectrum of adventure for every level of explorer
Whether you aim to summit Everest or simply trek to the base of Machapuchare, Nepal’s peaks offer a spectrum of adventure for every level of explorer
ProfessorAbe’s latest post takes us on a visit to a UNESCO-listed monastery on the island of Chios
Early one morning DrFumblefinger discovers these prints in the sand close to his tent sight. beside the Colorado River in Canyonlands National Park. What might have made them?
A visit to a remote site of a mining massacre on the Oregon side of the Snake River
A make-your-own-art exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum also makes a point about the environment
A very friendly man who greeted and chatted with us, and gave us a traveler’s blessing. It was a memorable
A Benedictine Monastery founded almost a thousand years ago. It is part of the Wachau UNESCO World Heritage site.
This rather unusual piece of art is situated in a famous wine-growing area, beside the Danube River. It is a
Then I’m especially glad I remember them.
I have fond memories of grain elevators alongside railroad tracks in countless towns across Canada along the Trans Canada Highway.
The old grain elevators are the icons of the prairies and were what I was used to seeing when I grew up. Each prairie town had at least one of these (this photo courtesy Wikimedia), and when you drive across the flat plains you can see where the next town would be by the location of the elevators.
Most of these old elevators have been torn down and replaced with the new steel and concrete monsters you see above. I understand that they are more functional, but a bit of history is lost.