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BAJA MEXICO BAJA CALIFORNIA (Tijuana, Mexicali, Ensenada) DARE Isla de Cedros Isla Guadalupe World Heritage Sites Archipiélago de Revillagigedo Tentative WHS Vallée des Cierges (06/12/2004) Islands Cedros Isla Angel de la Guarda ENSENADA History, Culture, National and City Museums: Ensenada: … Continue reading →

MEXICO – VERACRUZ (Xalapa, Coatzacoalcos) DARE Laguna de Tamiahua area World Heritage Sites El Tajin, Pre-Hispanic City Historic Monuments Zone of Tlacotalpan Tentative WHS: San Juan de Ulua, Site of Memory and Historical Resistances ORIZABA Railway, Metro, Funiculars, Cable Cars: Orizaba … Continue reading →

Jan 6 2024 With plans to travel through northeast Mexico on my way to Puebla, I could not get a permit (banjarcito) for my camper. They required an up-to-date registration which is not necessary or even possible in British Columbia. … Continue reading →

Expiration Dates Are Meaningless Do I dare to eat an old peach yogurt? Yes, yes I do. By Yasmin Tayag Giona Bridler / Gallery Stock November 30, 2022 THE ATLANTIC  For refrigerators across America, the passing of Thanksgiving promises a major … Continue reading →

MEXICO – CHIHUAHUA (Ciudad Juárez) Day 1 Fri Dec 6 I slept in Douglas Arizona as it was in the afternoon and I wanted to get to Chihauhau by dark. My T-Mobile phone expired on Dec 6. The Douglas crossing … Continue reading →

Day 19 Wed Nov 27 ARIZONA SOUTH (Phoenix, Tucson, Yuma) I stopped in Quartzite hoping to fix my pigtail connection but no RV store had 7-wire cable (and Quartzite was a pretty depressing place with no data connection) so I … Continue reading →

United States – Arizona South (Phoenix, Tucson, Yuma) Visited by: 6351 nomads 7 28 3 41 +−  Leaflet | NomadMania OSM Maps, © OpenStreetMap contributors   Hide all items Show all items Show unchecked items Show checked items Enter your visits to this region First visit: Best visit quality: … Continue reading →

The curse of genius We see exceptional intelligence as a blessing. So why, asks Maggie Fergusson, are so many brilliant children miserable misfits? Apr 29th 2019 ECONOMIST  By Maggie Fergusson Tom remembers the day he decided he wanted to be … Continue reading →

A concretion is a hard, compact mass formed by the precipitation of mineral cement within the spaces between particles, and is found in sedimentary rock or soil.[1] Concretions are often ovoid or spherical in shape, although irregular shapes also occur. The word ‘concretion’ is derived from the Latin concretio “(act of) … Continue reading →

  The spice in ‘Dune’ is more real than you think From hallucinogenic fish to nematodes oozing with lifespan-extending pheromones, many animals on Earth secrete chemicals with effects similar to those produced by Arrakis’s giant sandworms. The Caenorhabditis elegans worm is … Continue reading →