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Content Publishing and Compensation for Non-Profits using Blockchain Solutions

This is an excerpt from my draft step-by-step guide for non-profits to implement and utilize certain existing blockchain solutions to assist in extending their membership reach and earning passive donations for content (articles, images,...

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Teotihuacan – near Mexico City

Teotihuacán is a massive archeological site 25 miles northeast of Mexico City. It was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987. By many estimates, it was the largest urban center in Mesoamerica near...

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Giant’s Causeway, Northern Ireland

It was a long bus ride from Dublin through Belfast and up to the Giant’s Causeway at the very north end of Northern Ireland. The drive takes three hours, slightly longer in a bus...

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Xochimilco, Mexico City

Long ago, most of the area around what is now Mexico City was a lake called Lake Texcoco. The people who lived in Xochimilco started planting a certain type of tree in four corners,...

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Pubs and Breweries of Dublin and Belfast

During the part of our 30th anniversary tour that included Dublin, Ireland and Belfast, Northern Ireland, we searched many pubs for the best fish and chips and freshly poured Guinness (and other Irish beers)....

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Northern Ireland Game of Thrones sites

Our 30-year anniversary trip included a bus trip to Northern Ireland. The bus tour from Dublin to the Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland wasn’t billed to be a Northern Ireland Game of Thrones tour....

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Museum of the Surrender (Musée de la Reddition) in Reims, France

During our 30 year anniversary tour we did finally make it to Reims. Our trip to Reims by train from Paris included the usual activities of champagne tasting and visiting the amazing Reims cathedral....

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A Visit to Notre-Dame Just Before the Fire

We didn’t intend to visit Notre-Dame during our 30th anniversary tour trip. We’d been there many times before, and had planned to take the train to Reims that morning (Saturday, April 6, 2019) to...

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Highclere Castle – London Lodge

There are two places that can be reserved to stay on the grounds of Highclere Castle – the Grotto, which sleeps 4 or 5, and the London Lodge which is built for two. For...

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Anniversary Trip Itinerary Part 1: Paris, Highclere Castle, Ireland, Northern Ireland

Anniversary Trip 1 (April 2019) – Paris, Highclere Castle, Ireland, Northern Ireland Trip itinerary as part of our 30th anniversary celebration including places visited, articles already posted, articles in process. Just for reference. TRAVEL...