by Traveller | Jul 28, 2017 | Asia, Mongolia, Round The World, Video Trip Reports
I wrote yesterday about the importance of horses to the development of the Mongolian empire. But it wasn’t just the horses that allowed the Mongolians to conquer most of the world. It was also their advanced military tactics. Genghis Khan (1162 – 1227) was...
by Traveller | May 6, 2017 | North America, United States, Virginia, West Virginia
Teddy Roosevelt believed success came to those who were in constant motion (he also suffered from bouts of depression when he wasn’t moving, but that’s beside the point). He often played a game with his family where they’d all march forward in a...
by Traveller | Feb 15, 2017 | Australia, Oceania
We arrived back in Sydney from Hobart with just enough time for a good night’s rest (thanks to the whisky) before hopping in a car to head to Canberra (pronounced Ca-buruh). Haven’t heard of it? That’s too bad. It’s the capital! That’s...
by Traveller | Sep 1, 2016 | Bolivia, South America
It’s 5:00 a.m. at the airport in La Paz, Bolivia. I’ve just landed and I’m walking up to a cubicle with $160 in US currency to pay for a tourist visa. As I hand the customs officer the money, she looks cautiously at me and then begins to analyze the...
![[Nearly] Locked Up Abroad in Punta Arenas](https://greenergrass.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_0186.jpg)
by Traveller | Feb 4, 2016 | Chile, South America
Generally speaking, I hate to make general statements; however, in this case, I’ll say something in general. People from the States don’t travel as much as people from other countries. Perhaps it’s because we have so much to see and do in the States?...
