Travel isn’t in the cards for me this summer, so I’m doing a Berlin Wall Trail Virtual (Walking) Challenge as my staycation getaway. I’ll give you all the details a bit later in case some of you need a 'staycation' activity too. In short, though, if you finish the challenge you'll get a finisher's medal and a digital certificate of completion. And along the way, you'll get … [Read more...] about Run, Swim or Walk the Berlin Wall (Virtual) Trail
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CAN THE ‘ARAB SPRING’ LEARN FROM THE COLD WAR’S PRAGUE SPRING?
Like many of the rest of you, I'm totally ready for spring. It starts on March 20 this year by the way. So I just went to the bookstore -- Borders is in bankruptcy and is having a great sale -- and bought The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera. I've actually read the book once before but then I was only looking for romance. Now I want to learn about the Prague … [Read more...] about CAN THE ‘ARAB SPRING’ LEARN FROM THE COLD WAR’S PRAGUE SPRING?
