I have a Ph.D. degree. I love to travel, visit museums, national parks, and places few people know. I share my travel stories and more on this blog.
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Whether you visit Mount Rushmore, South Dakota in summer or winter, it does not matter. If the Four Faces is fantastic on summer, it still feels and looks amazing when snow is falling or when the temperature dips too low. Also: See my other travel adventures here. You can lay…
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On our way back to Brookings, South Dakota from our trip to Rapids City, my friends and I decided to stop by Mitchell’s tourist attraction, the Corn Palace aka the World’s Only Corn Palace. We have heard about it from the locals and since all five of us haven’t seen…
Read moreIt is not just a plain story of one being out of town. Or not seen for a week. Maricel is in the Philippines. Peter is in a place hundreds of miles away. They haven’t seen each other for over a year now. I have always questioned the efficiency and…
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Amsterdam brothels are those places where women pose in windows, so men (or women) can simply window- shop for women they want to have sex with.
Read moreLove must withstand the strongest of winds. Whatever it takes, hold on to it. Let me detail the story of my Dutch friend Jacque; hers is a poster family for divorce. She was five when her mom discovered that her dad was having an affair with another woman. The discovery…
Read moreI pondered on how God has viewed our being individuals whose moment of stillness has not been so apparently fulfilled. The line in the bible that says “Be still, and know that I am God” really means, in its complete contemporary biblical setting, “Cease, relax, and shut up! Spare time…
Read moreAmong the popular theories of the origin of the term HOBO, I chose the contraction of HOmeward BOund. There is only one reason for opting that. This article is about Brule. About home. Watching and listening to Brule and the AIRO band on the night of Friday the 13th, established…
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There are fountains everywhere in Rome, Italy! If you walk around the Roman City, you will see tourists gathering around fountains and taking photos! One of the most famous and photographed fountain in Rome is the Fontana di Trevi aka Trevi Fountain. Trevi Fountain is a famous Baroque fountain located…
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