A scant 28 miles west of Lands End, England lies the island group known as the Isles of Scilly. Kongo is willing to bet a few bananas that most of his readers (at least those in the USA) have never heard of these islands, much less actually visited them. After a rather rough passage from […]
So when you think of Los Angeles, what’s the first thing that pops in your head? Maybe it’s the Hollywood sign above Griffith Park, or the beaches, or stars in a sidewalk, Rodeo Drive, The Getty, or maybe La Brea Tar Pits. The monkey is willing to guess that Culver City is not the first
Kongo loves living in the Golden State. There’s always a lot to see and do just about anywhere you visit here. Over this Memorial Day weekend he was in the Sacramento area and decided to explore the origin of the “gold” in the Golden State. It was all pretty much of an accident and involved
There are 1,600 temples in Kyoto and the monkey was doing his best to see some of them. After mooring in the port city of Kobe, Kongo climbed aboard the bullet train (Shinkansen), the for a quick ride to Kyoto. Bullet trains travel at speeds up to 200 mph and they are smooth, quiet, really
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