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The Balkans 2001 (2): Skopje & The Worst Hotel in the World!

14 Aug 2026 4 minute read 1 comment rah

Yesterday I shared about how, after leaving Albania, we had entered Macedonia on our way to Kosovo and arrived in Tetovo just about exactly when a Macedonian counter offensive began. I then described how we, that being George, two Americans (whose na...

The Wannabe Wow

11 Aug 2026 2 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne

Recorded almost entirely on a broken 4-track on cassette tapes purchased exclusively  at the dollar store, All The Diamonds You Can Eat is a bumpy ride through the lo-fi part of town.  From the soaring, cracked-out "A Beautiful Place," through the or...

Visiting The Ruins Of An 18th-Century Skate Park

7 Aug 2026 1 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne

I like signs, especially handpainted Mexican business signs.  From the tire shop to monkey toys to an outlaw haircut, you can get anything in Mexico. I visited the ruins of an 18th-century skate park today.  Built in 1774 by a bunch of 18th-cent...

Floating Through The Low-Flying Sea

6 Aug 2026 1 minute read 3 comments Nathan Payne

I shot some video today of my walk to the church, and a conversation I had with a Vaquero.  It felt forced, watching it later.  I'm not really a content Creator.  I'm a writer.  I filter what I see, and write about it Later.  Writing is like making c...

Neil The Seal’s Final Tab For This Years Catastrophic Molt

4 Aug 2026 1 minute read 8 comments Cje95

The world’s favorite southern elephant seal's final tab came in, and I think the city is starting to figure out how to handle him. His 15-night stay cost the city of Clarence a little over $31k, with almost all of it dealing with staffing and labor....

Jurassic trails, barbecue, Chełm Mountain and a shop

1 Aug 2026 2 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68

I definitely consider our return trip to the Jura last week a success. The first reason was the perfect weather; it wasn't too hot. Nasz ponowny zeszłotygodniowy wyjazd na Jurę zdecydowanie zaliczam do udanych. Pierwszym powodem była idealna pogoda...

An Eternity of Now

1 Aug 2026 2 minute read 4 comments Nathan Payne

"Go where you're treated best."The Nomad Capitalist So, we crossed the Rubicon.  The future is finally behind us.  Almost a year and a half back in the US, the entire purpose of which was to say goodbye, or so it appears from the present moment.  A p...

Rainbow Street - Amman by night, last night in Jordan

31 Jul 2026 2 minute read 1 comment marianomariano68

Rainbow Street - Amman nocą, ostatnia noc w Jordanii My stay in Amman, and indeed throughout Jordan, has come to an end. The culmination of this visit was a long tour of the capital, Jordan, but at night. Pobyt w Ammanie a zarazem...

I fell like outlaw rain into the sea

31 Jul 2026 1 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne

Zelle: [email protected] We've finally left behindthe future, we'regone, at last,we're here The threshold is backthere, behindus, Nowhere I'm glad to be gonefrom theend, at Last I'm happy to be backat the beginning, The headwatersof the...

Ghosts of the Dead Car Sun

30 Jul 2026 1 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne

"Ensenada, the dead sealThe dog crucifixGhosts of the dead car sunStop the car!I'm getting out, I can't take itHey, look out, there's somebody coming,And there's nothing you can do about it..."Jim Morrison   We tripped over the shoelaces of the beat...