Origin of Remembrance Day (and a Few Places to Commemorate it)
October is slowly coming to a close. As the Halloween decorations accumulate to their inevitable climax you may notice something else occurring in certain countries around the world. Starting near the end of this month in many of the former allied countries a poppy, real or fake, can be found upon the left breast of […]
Celebrations of the Dead: From Halloween to Hungry Ghost Festival
Halloween is once again upon us. That day (or month for some people) where people dress up in costume to prance around town and get candy from strangers. Most people don’t think of Halloween as a celebration of the dead as over time the way it has been celebrated has changed. The Origins of Halloween […]
Dinner in the Dark: The Experience of Being Blind
This past Saturday (Oct. 2nd) my wife, Lisa, took me to Vienna to go to the museum “Dialog im Dunkeln” for my birthday. She went all out, vying for the full dinner in the dark. She wanted us to have the full experience of being blind and did we ever! It was an incredible experience […]
Lobster Tattoo: A Nomadic Inscriber Review
One of the things we do when we travel is getting a tattoo in the countries we visit. Those tattoos are either the most traditional method and/or style possible or working with the artist to find something relevant to them as an artist and as a citizen of the country that they are from. So […]
11 Reasons to Travel to Croatia (As Your Next Destination)
I don’t think I really need to give anyone reasons to travel to Croatia. You look at a couple of pictures of the country, and you will immediately want to go. Yet the pictures don’t convince everyone as they show such a small aspect of the country. With all the different places to stay, it […]