On our trip through the Balkans last year, The Velvet Rocket team spent a fair amount of time exploring Bulgaria. Western Bulgaria is quite rural and provided us with an interesting social commentary on communism as I will reveal below. Eastern Bulgaria is more developed due to its proximity to beachfront property that has attracted … Continue reading
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Sebu, Sudan – A Libertarian Paradise? Insurgent Lair? Anti-Chinese Stronghold?
Guess what? There are places in the Muslim world – even in a so-called “pariah” state like Sudan – where the bad guys are not the Americans. That’s right, welcome to Sebu, Sudan. In Sebu it is the Chinese that are the bad guys (Sebu, by the way, is also sometimes referred to as Cebu, … Continue reading
How The Wealthy Live In Brazil…
This is where Team Ames and Team Boers spent New Year’s Eve this year: An indoor garden: The office: The living room with an extension of the indoor garden: A private study: Continue reading
Mount Nemrut, Turkey
Situated between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers, Northern Mesopotamia is actually South East Turkey. With so many worthwhile places to see in this area, one that probably should not be missed is what has been described as the eighth wonder of the ancient world – Mount Nemrut. Now, I think “eighth wonder” might be overstating … Continue reading
Could Britain Re-Take The Falkland Islands Again? It’s not 1982 Anymore…
Click on the graphic below to make it readable: Things are hotting up again in the South Atlantic between Britain and Argentina. That’s right, the Falkland Islands are back. The long-standing tensions between the two countries flared up again earlier this month when Britain announced plans to begin offshore exploration drilling near the remote islands. … Continue reading
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