RIDIN’ THE RAILS—ASEA AND OTHERWISE
WHILE LIVING ON ST. THOMAS, we occasionally had the pleasure of dining aboard fancy cruise ships (when enough of their passengers chose STT cuisine that evening). Otherwise, I’ve never been … Continue reading
SAN FRANCISCO’S HYDROGEN FERRY
THE FIRST HYDROGEN FUEL-CELL FERRY is now operating in San Francisco Bay. Marika Price Spitulski gives details at Nice News, July 15, 2024. Cutting Pollution. Hitherto, conventional diesel engines power … Continue reading
MEET THE TAYLOR FOLKS
IT’S A TAD OFF MY U.S. RTE 6 MEANDERINGS, but Taylor, Nebraska, is a must see on any further coast-to-coasts. In fact, I learned about Taylor Folks in my recent … Continue reading
THE COOLEST BUILDINGS—MY FAVS PART 2
YESTERDAY, WE VISITED an ancient movie set, a chapel in saintly red rocks, and a Czech “Fred and Ginger.” Today in Part 2 we continue trippin’ around Europe and then … Continue reading
THE COOLEST BUILDINGS—MY FAVS PART 1
IN THIS HOTTEST of Northern Hemisphere summers, by “coolest” I mean intellectually satisfying in the sense of “hep.” Three websites provided tidbit gleaning, shared here in Parts 1 and 2 … Continue reading
THE OLDEST OPERATING AIRPORTS IN THE U.S.
IT’S FUN AND STRAIGHTFORWARD: Identify the earliest U.S. airports that are still in operation. Being the A.I. luddite that I am, I did my own scraping of the Internet and … Continue reading
WEALTHIEST COUNTRIES?
SO WHO’S GOT THE MOST DOUGH? In one simple answer, it depends. Wealthiest in Gross Domestic Product? In GDP/capita? In any other measure defined by something or other? This calls … Continue reading
SCENIC ROUTES IN THE U.S.
THE JUNE 2024 SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE CELEBRATES “THE WHEEL DEAL: This space-age sensation kicked the American road trip into high gear.” Its topic by Steven Melendez is a familiar one to … Continue reading
GREAT (AND NEAT-O) LAKES
THE INTERESTING FACTS website offered a tidbit that the Great Lakes hold more that 20 percent of the world’s fresh water, six quadrillion gallons of it: “That’s so much water,” … Continue reading
THERE’S A WORD FOR IT—THOUGH NOT IN ENGLISH
MARIKA PRICE SPITULSKI SHARES “16 Heartwarming Words and Phrases That Don’t Have an English Equivalent,” in Nice News, April 27, 2024. Here’s a selection of them, some new to me … Continue reading
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