Wordless Wednesday – Thailand Punk
These Thailand punk teens at the Chatuchak Market in Bangkok stared at me intimidatingly until I took the photo, then broke out into wide smiles.
Putting My Lifetime Travel Wish List Down On Paper
The more I travel, the more I want to travel – it’s an addiction of sorts, but a good one, I think. Over the past few years I’ve been able to “check off” a whole bunch of destinations that I was determined to see before I died, but there are still so many places I … Read more
New Countries Approved For Visa-Free Travel to The U.S.; Additional Security Measures Implemented
When I traveled to Australia last year I registered online for an e-visa. The process was quick and easy and I obtained my authorization in less than 15 minutes and printed out the single page form on my own printer. Now the U.S.government has implemented a similar system, but instead of modernizing the application process … Read more
Proposed Senate Bill Could Stop Unwarranted Seizure of Laptops, Electronic Equipment By Department of Homeland Security
Bill Hogan, a freelance journalist from Falls Church, Virginia, was returning home to the U.S. from Germany last February when a customs agent at Dulles International Airport pulled him aside and said he had been chosen for “random inspection of electronic media.” The TSA kept his computer for about two weeks. Fortunately, it was a … Read more
Reverend Billy And The Church Of Stop Shopping Spreads Message About Rampant Consumerism
I have long said that our values are out of whack in this country, that we covet material things to an unhealthy degree and spend needlessly in a futile attempt to feel better about ourselves. It seems I am not alone in this belief. Reverend Billy, along with his mock-religious Stop Shopping Gospel Choir, has … Read more
