On my way across the country, I skimmed through the southern part of Minnesota. There are now only three US states I have never visited. That’s not to say I’ve seen all there is to see. Only that I’ve at least set foot and seen some of 47 different states....
by Jeffrey Kontur · Published September 30, 2018 · Last modified September 24, 2018
Homer is a Chesapeake Bay Retriever I’ve been housesitting just outside Portland, Oregon. He has somehow taught himself how to eat hazelnuts! This short video shows him cracking them open, eating the nut inside, and leaving the shells behind.
I’ll admit, I’m one of those super annoying people who leaps out of bed with the first rays of the sun, singing like a lark. Even worse, I do it all without the benefit of caffeine. Every once in a while I’ll, have some coffee but when I do I...
Wandering the very tiny town of Ruffec, France, I spotted this condom vending machine on the sidewalk outside a pharmacy. Europeans are far more progressive about certain topics than Americans.
While out wandering in Barcelona today I came across a motorcycle that is almost exactly like the one I have in storage back home. Same color and everything. The only difference is that mine has saddle bags and a rack instead of the luggage compartment.
Off-the-cuff / South America / Tropics
by Jeffrey Kontur · Published March 2, 2018 · Last modified March 1, 2018
I had seen this before but now, caught on HD video, a really strange rain phenomenon.
Guayaquil is teeming with lizards. They mostly try very hard to stay away from humans. I have seen lizards of many different sizes. From longer than my leg to shorter than my thumb. This little guy is so tiny he can actually walk around underneath the glass top of this...
Having now traveled extensively through five different South American countries, I’ve started to notice a handful of things that are common in North America but more or less nonexistent in South America. (The reverse is also true but I think most people expect to find exotic foods and such when...
