Battling Venezuelan Pirates
…Captain Hook has been glorified, but I can tell you from first hand experience that Venezuelan pirates are not cool, they are not fun, you do not want to run into them, and no one has a wooden leg or a hook for a hand…
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New York City – German Nearly Official US Language
German Nearly Official US Language. August 16. Imagine… It was close. German Nearly Official US Language. Imagine how different the world would be today had that been the case. Think of the wars… I was told recently that the United States of America had a vote when the country was being formed as to which language they would speak in the country; English or German. There were nearly as many German immigrants as English at that time. A language vote...
Riohacha to Cabo de la Vela: Northernmost South America, Almost
Riohacha to Cabo de la Vela: Northernmost South America, Almost. August 8. The postal service in Colombia has been a pain in my ass. I have had postcards I wanted to send out since I was in Bogota about three weeks ago. A girl who worked in a hostel there told me where the post office was and drew it on a map for me. I walked across town. It was not there. I asked someone else. They send me...
