The Peripatetic Engineer

I usually enjoy Martin Cruz Smith, especially his Arkady Renko series. This book was the exception. The story takes place in Venice near t...

"Escape Clause" is John Sandfords latest Virgil Flowers novel. Someone has kidnapped a mating pair of rare Amur tigers from the zo...

When I was working in Paris I commuted to an office in the suburbs on RER B. I became well aquanted with the voices of the women on this vid...

I am interested in large infrastructure projects and construction techniques. I also love Paris. The video below is a summary of some repair...

Saudi Arabia added 8 more heads to their tally last month. One of these was a female convicted of murder. She was an Ethiopian house maid wh...

Bayou Renaissance Man had a recent post about Japanese rice farmers and their advertising techniques . South Korea entices farmers to work t...