Nataliia Doroshko, a 35-year-old lawyer, celebrated St. Nicholas Day with friends and family in her hometown of Cherkasy, which is located on the snow-covered banks of the Dnipro River, downstream from Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. She recalled that one of the men sneaked away from the party and returned …
Read More »Runnings: “Cool” According to Dudley “Tal” Stokes, “most people die before their legacy is revealed, but I’ve had to live it.”
It has been 34 years since Jamaica competed in bobsled at the Winter Olympics in Calgary in 1988. This unlikely performance was later made famous by the Disney feature film “Cool Runnings.” Even though the four-man team lost and got a “Did Not Finish” score, Dudley “Tal” Stokes, Michael White, …
Read More »This man and his dog spent seven years walking around the world
Only a small percentage of people attempt to walk around the world, and even fewer succeed. Tom Turcich, a New Jersey resident, became the tenth person to accomplish this remarkable feat on May 21, 2022. His four-legged companion Savannah became the first dog to accomplish this feat. Numerous of Turcich’s …
Read More »12 ways that flying went wrong in 2022
After the Covid-19 pandemic, the world returned to flying, but the industry was beset by chaos and cancellations. This has been another difficult year for aviation. However, there were bright spots, as the industry gradually recovered and progress was made toward more environmentally friendly flying. The highs and lows of …
Read More »The “best” tourist villages in the world
Since the pandemic started, travel has changed in many ways, but one change that has been good is the new push toward rural tourism. We started dreaming of the great outdoors during lockdown, whereas before we were determined to complete yet another city break. This hasn’t changed. Therefore, here are …
Read More »Can Zhou Guanyu of China replicate Yao Ming’s success in basketball in Formula One?
Zhou Guanyu, China’s first full-time Formula One driver, does things that many people can only dream of doing: venturing to the far corners of the planet and dashing in a quick vehicle. When describing the thrill of driving at speeds greater than 220 miles per hour (354 kilometers per hour) …
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