‘I’m afraid you have humans’ – Part 1
The irony of this old New Yorker cartoon by Eric Lewis is so precise I haven’t been able to get it out of my head for two years. The speaker is the planet Saturn, clad in doctor’s garb — a stethoscope circling his forehead — giving the bad news to a sick and miserable-looking Earth: “I’m afraid […]
Wonderful World: Discover Aguascalientes
By Tom Sawyer Welcome tourists! In this edition, we have to talk about a city in our neighboring country of Mexico, a city in which one of the most important national fairs of the country takes place and which also bears its name because of the big number of thermal waters found in the region. […]
Wonderful World: Discover Taipei
By Tom Sawyer Welcome tourists! In this edition, we have to talk about the capital of an Asian country famously known as Taiwan, but its official name is the Republic of China. We are talking about Taipei, Republic of China. It was founded in early eighteenth century and it has a population of more than […]
Wonderful World: Discover Atlanta
By Tom Sawyer Welcome tourists! In this edition, we have to talk about the capital of Georgia, which also has one of the most transited airports in the world. We are talking about Atlanta. Founded in 1836 after the territory was given to the state of Georgia by the Creek tribe of Native Americans, it […]
Wonderful World: Discover Oslo
By Tom Sawyer Welcome tourists! In this edition, we have to talk about the capital of a Nordic country, which is also the third most populated Scandinavian city only after Copenhagen and Stockholm. We are talking about Oslo, Norway. It is believed its foundation dates back to 1048 AD and was done by King Harald […]
Wonderful World: Discover Merida
By Tom Sawyer Welcome tourists! In this edition, we have to talk about a city in our neighboring country of Mexico, considered twice as the American Capital of the Culture because of the push of a great variety of international cultural events. We are talking about Merida, Mexico. City founded in 1542 where the old […]
Wonderful World: Discover Bucharest
By Tom Sawyer Welcome tourists! In this edition, we have to talk about the capital of a country in Eastern Europe, known for a long time as “the little Paris of the east.” We talk about Bucharest, Romania. Its foundation is unknown, but there are documents that talk about the city since 1459. It has […]
Wonderful World: Discover Austin
By Tom Sawyer Welcome tourists! In this edition, we have to talk about a U.S. city, which is the capital of a state that belonged to Mexico until 1845 when it became one of the 50 states. We are talking about Austin, Texas. The city was founded in 1838 with the name Waterloo and a […]
U.N.-commissioned report recommends reducing meat consumption
By Chara Eating less meat could help lessen the effects of global warming, according to a U.N.-sanctioned report. The United Nations gathered 100-plus scientists to study how global warming is affecting the Earth and some actions humans can take to reduce those effects. The U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change recently published the findings, Time […]
Wonderful World: Discover Maldives Islands
By Tom Sawyer Welcome tourists! In this edition, we have to talk about a country known for being a tropical paradise. It is part of the Asian continent and is the least populated country in the entire continent. We are talking about the Republic of Maldives. It has a population of less than 400,000 inhabitants […]