humor
Between language barriers, culture wars, and strange people at the airport, your trip is bound to be rife with laughter.
Deep Well Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze
All photos were taken by Jessie Lynn Nelson from JLN Photography Making Memories As A Family Is A Huge Deal In My House I know I write a LOT about my family ootings (ooo-tings is the only correct pronunciation for 'Outing' anymore since we watched the anime Spy Family on Crunchy Roll). We don't get to do them often but when we do, we usually launch into our ooting at full energy. We take it seriously for many reasons, and each of them is trauma-related to our own childhoods.
By Hope Martinabout a year ago in Wander
Unveiling the Mystical Beauty of Tinipak River and Rock Formations: A Creative Exploration of it's Hidden Gem
I was picked up by a service car at approximately 6:30 am in Pasig City. We were on our way to Eastwood to pick up another colleague at the agreed time of 7:30 am. Arriving in Eastwood well ahead of schedule, my driver and I decided to indulge in a delicious breakfast at the Restaurant near THAMES International School at Quezon City. After our satisfying meal, we made our way to Eastwood Le Grand Tower 2 to rendezvous with our colleague. Our journey from Eastwood to Barangay Daraitan, Tanay Rizal began at 7:30 am using the Waze app. We embarked on a scenic 2-hour drive via the Marcos Highway and "Makaira-Daraitan" Road to the parking area, where we paid a nominal fee of 100 pesos for parking.
By Domingo Añasco-Gaces Samontina, Jr.about a year ago in Wander
The Magic of Autumn Romance
Autumn and Young Love: A Season of Warmth and Romance Pre-winter is a season that encloses the world with a consoling, brilliant gleam. The air turns fresh, the leaves burst into energetic tones of golden, red, and gold, and the climate conveys a feeling of sorcery that rouses change. As the temperature cools, hearts appear to warm, and for the overwhelming majority of youthful couples, pre-winter turns into a season of falling leaves, however of experiencing passionate feelings. Something really doesn't add up about this season that extends feelings, intensifying the pleasantness and the despairing that affection frequently brings.
By nadia khanomabout a year ago in Wander
The Grand Hotel Scarborough revisited
After a tortuous rail journey from The New Forest to Scarborough we were so looking forward to checking in at The Grand Hotel. We decided to walk from the station to the hotel to stretch our legs and get some much needed fresh air. Our conversation was about a comfortable bed, dinner overlooking the sea and maybe even a stroll along the shore before our long day was going to end. The hotel’s imposing façade began to loom ahead of us and our hopes rose with each further step we took.
By Alan Russellabout a year ago in Wander
Vikings, speedboats, abject poverty and somewhere in Syria
My coddiwomple* around Tewkesbury began along a narrow lane called ‘Back of Avon’ which hugs the town side bank of the ‘Mill Avon’, not the River Avon proper which meanders through some water meadows a little further out of town.
By Alan Russellabout a year ago in Wander
Changing the Narrative: Debunking Prejudice Against Female Solo Travellers In India
Changing the Narrative: Debunking Prejudice Against Female Solo Travellers In India Travelling alone in India can be quite challenging for women. They often face questions from strangers and encounter scepticism when they decide to embark on solo journeys. Many female solo travellers come from backgrounds where independent travel is uncommon, which leads them to defy familial and societal expectations to pursue their desire to explore the world on their terms.
By Hridya Sharmaabout a year ago in Wander
The last call
Ravi had always believed in the power of routine. Every day, at precisely 8:30 p.m., he would call his mother, no matter where he was or what he was doing. It was a promise he made to her after his father passed away, a small act to reassure her that she wasn’t alone.
By Aayush Thapa2 years ago in Wander
Getting Lit in an Argentinian Prison
By the time I turned fifty, I had only ever been drunk once, and this honour I bestowed upon myself on my eighteenth birthday. In true teenage fashion, I drank too much champagne chased by a few hefty glasses of punch before dancing on the tables we had set up in our family room for the occasion.
By Vanessa Brown2 years ago in Wander
Spanish Puppy Makes a Statement
Can’t say the good people of Bilbao, Spain don’t have a sense of humour. What better way to welcome the world to their magnificent art gallery, the Guggenheim Bilboa, than with a warm and endearing puppy and who doesn’t like puppies?
By John Thomson2 years ago in Wander
An Entire Town of Dentists and Eye Doctors is Exactly as Strange as You Would Imagine
Have you ever wondered what a town that was made up almost entirely of dentists offices and eye doctors would look like? Who hasn't right? Well if you are one of the many for whom this question has been top of mind for years, your answer can be found with a quick visit to the town of Los Algadones, (literally translated from Spanish as some dunes) across the border in Mexico, just south of Yuma, Arizona. It is a small town that appears to have just three major industries, dentists, eye doctors, and drugstores along with a smattering of tiny restaurants and a few tourist focused knick-knack shops. What tourists would come to such a town you ask? Those seeking high quality dental and/or eye care at bargain basement prices like myself and my wife of course, along with many others from the United States and Mexico for whom basic and advanced dentistry has become unaffordable even for those with insurance. For the record both my wife and myself have excellent dental insurance in the United States and we already were getting most of our dental work done in Mexico, in Rosarito and Tijuana, at rates much reduced from those to be found in the United States. However, like in the US it has continued to grow in cost and reduce in quality. Moreover, getting dental work done outside of the United States comes with the major disadvantage of having to pay totally out of pocket up front and then spend the next 1-3 months battling with the insurance company for reimbursement. There is no direct billing of US based dental insurance companies available from any Mexican dentist we have yet encountered. The same is not true of all health care in Mexico as some of the largest hospitals on the mainland and in Baja are able to direct bill, but the vast majority are not and do not. I have had to learn many new skills since moving to Mexico almost two years ago, expertise in dental billing codes was not one I had predicted in advance I will admit. If only I could learn Spanish as quickly. When my wife needed a chunk of very expensive work and with me having issues with a recent bridge I had done in Rosarito we were looking for alternatives when my wife stumbled across Los Algadones on the internet and decided to make an appointment with one of the literally hundreds of dentist offices that have relocated there.
By Everyday Junglist2 years ago in Wander
