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Portugal - Óbidos

3 Feb 2021 1 minute read 4 comments portugal

Óbidos - Source   The medieval village of Óbidos is one of the most picturesque and well preserved in Portugal. Close enough to the capital (Lisbon) and situated high above the Atlantic coast, Óbidos had a strategic importance in the territory. Al...

Elon Musk: Making Billions While Fighting the Government at Every Turn

3 Feb 2021 2 minute read 1 comment Cje95

With the most recent government interference/meddling in SpaceX's Starship Program, it has become a typical thing it seems for Elon Musk to fight/prod the government at every chance he gets. Thinking it over he has really fought the government or at...

Starship Goes.... boom

3 Feb 2021 1 minute read 1 comment Cje95

Today Starship SN 9 finally took off for its test flight and just like the Starship before it the landing..... well it did not go as planned. SN 9 launched and traveled as it should have before it performed its flip maneuver and trying to reignite it...

Getting Back to DC

2 Feb 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Cje95

This last weekend my roommate, neighbor, and I decided to take a road trip from Washington, DC to NYC. I did not really want to go and tried to get my roommate to call it off but he was hellbent. With the neighbor only going if I would go I was reall...

Trip Portugal - Marvão

2 Feb 2021 1 minute read 0 comments portugal

Marvão - Source   The fortified medieval settlement of Marvão sits high on a cliff surrounded by a meadow landscape in the Portuguese Alentejo region, very close to the Spanish border. Castle Marvão - SourceCastle marvão - Source   Marvão was an...

What Is the Shortest Lived Country in History?

2 Feb 2021 3 minute read 1 comment Zirbo

Across the world there are many different countries, but for the exact total amount it depends on how you look at it. According to the United Nations there are currently 195 countries. But of course there are many more that have limited recognition b...

Trip Portugal - Pinhão

1 Feb 2021 2 minute read 2 comments portugal

Pinhão - Source   In the heart of the Douro, a UNESCO heritage site, is the beautiful village of Pinhão. Unlike many other towns or villages in the region, Pinhão is relatively recent, having been founded only in the 19th century, largely because...

North Korea's International Restaurant Chain

1 Feb 2021 2 minute read 2 comments Zirbo

Would you like to try some North Korean cuisine? Are you a fan of ginseng wine or kimchi? Are you ok with slave labor? Then Pyongyang restaurant is the place for you! Pyongyang restaurant is an international restaurant chain run by the repressive an...

Northeast US Hammered by Winter Storm: Worse than Meterologists Anticipated

1 Feb 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Cje95

It was just suppose to be a weekend trip my roommate said..... well now I will be missing my first day of work on Monday because we cannot get back home!   My roommate decided to surprise myself and the congressman’s daughter we are friends with with...

3 Texans 1 Vehicle and the Worst Storm in DC in Years

31 Jan 2021 1 minute read 1 comment Cje95

This weekend my roommate made the executive decision that he, our neighbor, and myself should go to New York City for Saturday and Sunday. With how the cards fell though we ended up not leaving until 1:30 Saturday and I will write about the trip in a...