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Note to the church in El Rosario

12 hours ago 7 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne $0.04

“The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich,and he addeth no sorrow with it.”Proverbs 10:22   I said goodbye to the church today.  It was sad, but also right.  I will miss this place. Con Jiro y Cynthia   I wrote this note last month, because I though...

What actually goes wrong when you pay for travel by card abroad

16 Oct 2026 3 minute read 0 comments ClaCucc $0.02

At a hotel desk in another country the card terminal sometimes asks whether you would like to pay in your own currency. It looks like a favour. Say yes and you have usually agreed to dynamic currency conversion, where the terminal picks the exchange...

Road To Peace

6 Oct 2026 3 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne $0.05

“And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and castit from thee: it is better for thee to enter intolife with one eye, rather than having twoeyes to be cast into hell fire.”Matthew 18:9   You know a place is temporary when your neighbor owns a yipp...

How I Vibecoded an App That Lets Me Walk the World in Google Street View and VR – From My Treadmill

26 Sep 2026 3 minute read 0 comments Keiven $0.01

I've always had one problem: exercising at home is boring. A treadmill in front of the TV gets old after ten minutes, and outside it's either dark or raining. So I decided to combine the things I enjoy – technology and travel – with exercise. The res...

The World’s Best Airports in 2026: Rome Fiumicino Reaches No. 2

24 Sep 2026 5 minute read 0 comments CondividiSulWeb $0.06

There is no single way to define a great airport.For one traveller, the most important thing is a fast security check. For another, it is a direct train into the city. Some passengers care about the number of airlines and destinations, while others r...

Our first day in Rio de Janeiro - impressions from a tourist

23 Sep 2026 4 minute read 0 comments LiaRio $0.09

The grandson, his dad and I arrived yesterday night. Perth to Melbourne to Santiago to Rio, without any real sleep. Note: Now we know where they get all the cocaine from Feels like I have just come off a week of night shift. My wife has been in Bras...

Car As the New Home

18 Sep 2026 1 minute read 1 comment chuxster $0.07

  Times can get tough everywhere in the world. And times are getting tough for many people in North America. Inflation has raised housing prices and Artificial Intelligence is destroying jobs within companies across the country. How does one counter...

Karma Makes Things Calmer

16 Sep 2026 1 minute read 0 comments rah $0.10

I arrived back home safe and well yesterday early yesterday afternoon and it is funny how things have a habit of revisiting you. You might recall that when I flew out I posted about how I helped a young lady who was on the verge of panicking about mi...

Reflections

15 Sep 2026 5 minute read 0 comments rah $0.11

As I suggested in my last post, I am pre-writing this one to keep my streak going as I am flying tomorrow and then - and it is only right and correct - my time will be with my family once I have arrived home. I am currently sitting on a train writing...

The last few hours...

14 Sep 2026 1 minute read 3 comments rah $0.10

Time is ticking. The march of time is insatiable and keeps going with the monotony of a metronome (even if it does seem to speed up as you get older - remember how eternal those summer holidays seemed to be and yet in the UK it was only a mere six we...