More Zebra action…
Wandering around La Paz yesterday I started noticing that there are also tons of murals about the Zebras de La Paz. Couldn’t resist 🙂

Wandering around La Paz yesterday I started noticing that there are also tons of murals about the Zebras de La Paz. Couldn’t resist 🙂

For many people, the highlights of Iran (apart from the people) are the mosques and medrassahs and the blue tiles that adorn such buildings. However, much of this architecture was built after Timur (Tamerlane) cut swathes through the region, and given that he had his capital in Samarkand (Uzbekistan) the most impressive examples are actually…
When visiting León, you really can’t miss the world heritage listed Basílica Catedral de la Asunción, better known as the León Cathedral. It is enormous (it is the largest cathedral in Central America) and located right in the middle of everything with the central plaza facing it. The story goes that this cathedral was originally meant to…
Visiting the Myall Creek Massacre Memorial and annual commemoration..
One of the key things I wanted to do while in Estelí was visit Don Alberto Gutiérrez, a bit of a recluse who has spent the last 40 years carving all sorts of designs into the stones on his farm in the Tisey-Estanzuela Nature Reserve just outside of town. Once again, I arranged a day trip through Treehuggers, and…
Another great idea from Ecuador — easy to understand Nutrition Labels! These are labels for Coke Zero and Ecuadorian Chocolate.
The Australian National Anthem playing in Greenland. Wait, what?! Yes. Much to everyone’s surprise, Phillip Bellingham (a fellow Aussie from Victoria) beat local legend Martin Møller to the finish line of the 2019 Arctic Circle Race by a mere 3 minutes and 18 seconds. This 160km, 3-day event near Sisimiut is widely renowned as the…