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One-day cruise from Rhodes to the island of Symi

19 Aug 2026 1 minute read 0 comments madventure

This is the last post from my stay on the island of Rhodes. Seven days on this island, even with a car, is unfortunately not enough. Our April trip to Greece is now history. But we have more challenges ahead. In September, we'll be traveling to th...

The Balkans 2001 (6): Leaving Kosovo For the Last Time. Part (3)

18 Aug 2026 7 minute read 0 comments rah

The way I left things yesterday I had a plan. To summarise: - It was now Wednesday evening and I had only eight more days before I was due to fly from Rinas Airport, just outside the Albanian capital. I had expected a lift the previous Saturday or S...

Hiking through the Jurassic forests and scrambled eggs with slippery jack

17 Aug 2026 1 minute read 0 comments madventure

Another opportunity arose for a quick trip to the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland. We didn't hesitate. We got in the car, drove for over an hour, and found ourselves in a different world. The first boletus mushrooms have appeared, and the one in the pho...

The Balkans 2001 (5): Leaving Kosovo For the Last Time. Part (2)

17 Aug 2026 5 minute read 0 comments rah

So, to update you from yesterday's post and to provide a brief summary, of where we are at: Somebody was supposed to come and pick me up in a Land Rover from Klina in Kosovo on or around 6th October, so that I could return to Albania in plenty of ti...

Church Dogs

17 Aug 2026 2 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne

I went to the church today to say goodbye.  Instead we had ceviche. The rightness of people and place is one of the most valuable things there is.  I have learned a lot, living day-by-day in this little town in the Baja.  It's too much to get into o...

The Balkans 2001 (4): Leaving Kosovo For the Last Time. Part (1)

16 Aug 2026 3 minute read 0 comments rah

In this concluding part (for now) I am going to explain to you my final Kosovo adventure that took place way back in later 2001. The journey there had been so incredible that I had to break it down into three parts; and I am sure I missed some bits o...

Faith Beyond The Rubicon

15 Aug 2026 2 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne

If you're like me, and have spent decades "doing time" in the wilderness as opposed to waiting on God, this video is for you: The church in this town in the Baja is clearly not interested in my offer of free English lessons in exchange for nothing. ...

1989, December: A hunting trip to Maine (part one)

15 Aug 2026 15 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey

The first time I ever get to fire a real gun will occur in my freshman year of high school, during this big hunting trip some of us take to Maine. Though my brother and I and a couple of our cousins had accompanied Dad K and an uncle or two on...

The Balkans 2001 (3): Into Kosovo

15 Aug 2026 5 minute read 0 comments rah

After the night in the truly dreadful Brahm's Hotel in Skopje (read yesterday's post), the five of us were ready to embark on the finally part of our journey. Having been told that we wouldn't be able to leave Skopje and that the border was closed be...

Sinaloan License Plate

14 Aug 2026 1 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne

Zelle: [email protected] It may be a threatit may be baitit's a silver-plated Hummerwith a Sinaloan license plate *** I want my fishing boats andhorse back! My computer walkingupright,no more time fordoubting, Casino trees aresproutingon...