Connecting Across Cultures
Activated in 1942, Camp Dunlap — just 85 miles southeast of Palm Springs — was a Marine CorpsΒ training facility during World War II. When the base was subsequentlyΒ decommissioned, the land was returned to Imperial County, California, andΒ only concrete slabs remained. Today it’s known as Slab City — a strange haven for squatters and off-the grid…
Like many travelers I now follow, I first came across Kiona on Instagram, though I didn’t know what her name was at the time. In fact, I knew nothing about her then, except that her Instagram handle was unique: @hownottotravellikeabasicbitch. Hmmm.Β How not to travel like a basic bitch? It’s one of the longer IG handles,…
German has a rep for being one of the harsher sounding languages. It’s a language that can make “butterfly” sound menacing. (Schmetterling! Argh!) But through two decades spent trying to tackle zee German language, I’ve encountered heaps of words that are fun, funny, or just a bit goofy. Hence, I’ve composed a list of seven…