All of our American readers are familiar with the traditional First Thanksgiving tale that is taught to schoolchildren every November: how the colonists would have starved had the indigenous North Americans not fed them and taught them how to cultivate and prepare local food. Whether presented as historical fact or as a parable for cooperation …
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10-20-2021 ~ Returning The Daintree
Australia’s Daintree rainforest is a UNESCO World Heritage site and is believed to be 180 million years old, with fossils and relics dating back to the great Gondwanan forests that covered what is now Australia and parts of Antarctica before the continents split apart 50 to 100 million years ago. As such, the rainforest “presents …
03-24-2021 ~ Visit Galleries In Your Jammies
As some places are starting to open up, the list of places you can visit in-person is slowly growing. However, if you are erring on the safe side, or just are interested in “visiting” places that are far away or currently closed, there are lots of options to choose from! We’ve posted before about the …