Wonderland in UK

“Wow, Papa, look at the parking lot!” This was Maxim walking out of the airport hotel on Saturday morning at 6:00 a.m. after 4 hours of sleep. Not to be outdone in the aura of wide-eyed fascination, Oskar looked around with a smile that split his face like a ripe watermelon falling off a truck—pure happiness. Nothing puts an experience in a better light than a child with no inhibitions who has it in his mind that things are cool.

The whole weekend was a trip through wonderland—and the kids had fun, too.

A special group of people

Think of a group of people. Now think of a group of people whose members it seems you will never come across or meet. For instance, I don't think I'll ever talk to a member of the Thai royal family, or the politburo of the Chinese Communist Party. I met someone who is in a group of people that I never thought I would meet tonight. I'm going to give you some clues and unfortunately, everyone will probably be able to figure it out.

albania--coldest place on earth

Albania—coldest and wettest country on the planet. The actual degrees are not so terrible; it's inside the houses where your bones are freezing. Understand that the builders and architects of the homes here must have been, and are, stubborn. They refuse to admit that they need to insulate their homes or have central heating. The walls are about a foot thick with solid concrete with an R value of negative 6.