'Too bad all the people who know how to run this country are busy driving taxis and cutting hair.' ~ George Burns

'The sight of God's fiercest creatures fill me with peace. It is the actions of man that frighten me.' ~ Lee Hiller

FUN FACTS!: Today in 1962 Pope John XXIII issued a denouncement of the rumored illicit affair between Elizabeth Taylor & Richard Burton...

'From out there on the moon, international politics look so petty. You want to grab a politician by the scruff of the neck and drag him a quarter of a million miles out and say, ‘Look at that, you son of a bitch.” ~ Edgar D. Mitchell
#TravelTheWorld

'At some point in life the world's beauty becomes enough. You don't need to photograph, paint or even remember it. It is enough.' ~Toni Morrison~
#travel #adventure

There are no foreign lands, only socially created illusions which forces one to wander with inattentive observation, seeing myself alone as the foreigner…

'The fairest order in the world is a heap of random sweepings.' ~Heraclitus~

“Man is a genius when he is dreaming.” ~Akira Kurosawa

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'life was a kick, a fun time.” — Ryan O’Neal (1941-2023)
#RIPRyanOneal

R.I.P. Mr President, saboteur, lawyer, terrorist, statesman, communist sympathizer, mediator, convict, Madiba, Tata, Nelson Mandela, Thank You!

“I often talk about the 'Grandma rule' for travelers. You may not like Grandma's Thanksgiving turkey. It may be overcooked and dry — and her stuffing salty and studded with rubbery pellets of giblets you find unpalatable in the extreme. You may not even like turkey at all. But it

Guide to getting around Mexico City using Public Transportation
#Metro #Metro Bus
#Trolleybus #TrenLigero #CDMX #Mexico #México #Mexico City #travel #nomadicbackpacker #citylife

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'Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.' ~Isaac Asimov~

I don’t know who wrote this or who Bob Weil is but I do know this is as honest a post as I’ve seen in a long time!

I'm here, and you're not...

Look, it is only a light bulb!
It won't take us all to change it.
Yes, I know planning is important, but it is only one light bulb for heaven's sake.
Life by committee. Oh dear. 🙊

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I spent 9 days travelling down the east coast of Madagascar, from Tamatave to Manakara including 2 full days on a cargo boat on the Canal des Pangalanes in what has been my most adventurous travels in years
#NomadicBackpacker #CanaldesPangalanes

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