Tourists Saved by Calling Pharmacy
It’s not easy to look up a phone number in a foreign country, especially in a panicked situation. When the tide rolled in and surrounded Italian tourists Oberdan and Patrizia Cosimi on a rocky shore in...
View ArticleAnd the Most Peaceful Country in the World Is…
According to the Institute for Economics & Peace, the most peaceful country in the world is Iceland. Yes, the country that disrupted air travel across Europe with its spewing, unpronounceable...
View ArticleWhat Makes America the Greatest Country in the World?
[YouTube Clip] – via VideoSift In the premiere of HBO’s new Aaron Sorkin series The Newsroom, news anchor Will McAvoy played by Jeff Daniels was asked "what makes America the greatest country in the...
View ArticleThe 21 Countries With One Olympic Medal
Earlier today, we quizzed you on the countries that have won more than 100 Olympic medals. Now it’s time for the other side of the equation. Twenty-one countries have won just one medal. Here are the...
View ArticleWhy Won’t Team USA Dip the Flag at the Opening Ceremonies?
Getty Images For the last 100 years, the Olympic spirit has come with an asterisk for the United States. It’s not doping. It’s not underage gymnasts. In fact, if you’re not looking closely, you’ll...
View ArticleThe Marathoner Without a Country
You may have noticed during the Parade of Nations that four Olympic athletes are participating under the Olympic banner instead of their country’s flag. Three are from the Netherlands Antilles, a...
View ArticleThe New Single-Medal Countries (and Two That Left the List)
A few weeks ago, we gave you 21 countries that have only won a single Olympic medal. Now that the London Games are through, it’s time to update our list with the countries that netted their first-ever...
View ArticleKitchen Strainer Clock
It’s perfect for a country kitchen! Someone at Donde Reciclo made this clock from a kitchen strainer and a clock that s/he found in the trash. The number arrangement is unusual, but I could work with...
View Article11 Cool Places in Nashville You Really Must Visit
This summer, I started a walking tour of downtown Nashville (walkinnashville.com). After twenty years of writing about music, and interviewing the likes of Loretta Lynn, Merle Haggard and Kris...
View ArticleBud, The First Dog to Ride Across America In A Car
These days, plenty of people take their dogs with them when they drive across the country, but there was a time when taking a car across the U.S. was a big deal for humans -let alone a dog. That’s why...
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