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Grandmother and granddaughter playing a card game or puzzle. Photo Fizkes Dreamstime. For article on Jumble puzzles for mental fun
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Jumble for Kids and Adults: Mail and Trash

The scrambled word game

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | March 27, 2023
Southerners have high standards for biscuits. Steve Cook is no exception, so he had muted expectations when he tried Rise biscuits.
Food Finds

Son of a Biscuit Eater

Getting a Rise out of Southern buttermilk biscuits from North Carolina

By Steve Cook | March 23, 2023
While the vibrant city of Krakow offers many ways to enjoy modern life, writer Rick Steves has an affinity for visiting milk bars in Poland.
Rick Steves

Eating at Milk Bars in Poland

The humble experience provides a picture of the past

By Rick Steves | March 21, 2023
Saxon merino ram, Steve Lovegrove. How does someone with no large animal experience catch a Merino sheep? Writer Nick Thomas recalls his own experience chasing down a ram.
Nick Thomas

Ram on the Run

A memorable encounter with a lost Merino sheep

By Nick Thomas | March 20, 2023
senior woman doing puzzle Rozenn Leard Dreamstime.com
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Boggle BrainBusters: Find the Countries

How many words can YOU find?

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | March 20, 2023
Grafton Street in Dublin, Ireland. Image by John A. Megaw Jr. With so much to see and do when you visit Dublin, it’s hard to know where to start. Rick Steves shares four favorite recommendations.
Rick Steves

Four High Points of a Visit to Dublin

Erudite, sobering, sporting, and lively

By Rick Steves | March 14, 2023
granddad and grandson playing chess game. Credit: Imtmphoto dreamstime
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Jumble for Kids and Adults: Riddles and Spreadsheets

The scrambled word game

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | March 13, 2023
smiling middle-aged hipster man at a bar. By Alessandro Biascioli. Humorist Greg Schwem bemoans the dying art of face-to-face communication, a modern-day social “pandemic,” worsened by smartphone usage.
Greg Schwem

The Dying Art of Face-to-Face Communication

‘Remember when we talked, no, really talked to one another?’

By Greg Schwem | March 10, 2023
A golden cross marks the top of the 9,700-foot Zugspitze, the highest point in Germany. The mountain straddles the border between Germany and Austria, and lifts from both countries whisk visitors to the top. Travel writer Rick Steves transports us to the Zugspitze in Germany – it's worth a visit!
Rick Steves

The Zugspitze: Germany’s Breathtaking Rooftop

Rick Steves takes us to the highest point in Germany

March 7, 2023
man on laptop maybe doing puzzle photo by Rido Dreamstime
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Boggle Mammal Search Puzzle

How many words can YOU find?

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | March 6, 2023

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