The country of Tuvalu is making its first Olympic appearance in the Summer Beijing Olympics. Tuvalu’s population is less than 12,000 people, crowded onto nine islands that have less than ten square miles of land between them. They’ve sent three athletes: Asenate Manoa and Okilai Tinilau in athletics, and Logona Esau, who’s competing in weightlifting. […]
Earlier this week I stumbled across an article about travel to Suriname, a country that’s rocketed to the top of my list of places to see. There are still many places I want to visit, but Suriname is safer than Sri Lanka, easier to get to than Easter Island, and warmer than Norway. And it’s […]
