The role of the train in human history is one of past, present, and future. Rail travel is improving around the world. Why is the United States falling so far behind?
The Rise and Fall of U.S. Rail Travel Read Post »
There is a focus on borders and walls in these current times, and consequently, a rise in scared xenophobia. Or is it the other way around?
It Would Be Safest if You Ran Read Post »
TiltMN is here to help fellow travelers avoid pitfalls when exploring new lands. In the first edition, we discuss BBG Communications, a telecommunications firm that preys on tourists, travelers, and locals alike.
Avoid When Traveling: BBG Communications Read Post »
On the island you can become a part of the ocean and the sand and the sky and the sun that are greater than anything people could ever build.
The arts and culture, food and drink, language and history of Germany shines brightest on the streets of its many unique cities. First stop: Freiburg.
A Minnesotan in Freiburg Read Post »
Water is not something you can hold onto. It’s not something you can grasp, or something you can build a house on. But you can float, swim, boat, ride waves like California and Hawaii.
When the World Becomes Water Read Post »
It’s something that makes too much sense. Like watching a car crash/auto accident and subsequent fistfight on an LA highway, or M&Ms after getting high at midnight.
Lazy Days, Falling Asleep, Stuck in School, Dreaming Read Post »
There are those who say that cruelty is learned, and not inherent – the result of trauma and abuse. Freud’s view was that it occurs naturally, based in biology and psychology and a part of human nature.
The Cruelty of Children Read Post »
Sometimes grandma just sits at the edge of the window sill. Rocking back and forth. Like she would in her rocking chair wen she was still alive. Sometimes that’s enough.
We stand in front of long white walls: No pictures, or wallpaper, or paintings, or even scuff marks to show that we used to live between them.
The Unchanging Nature of People Read Post »
All the kids have dirty noses they wipe on their sleeves. There is a lot of truth to be found on the sleeves of children from the hood.
Everything So Beautiful and Dirty and Absurd Read Post »
Take a picture: Something memorable, kinda cool, or not really that interesting at all.
Pics or It Didn’t Happen: Our Obsession with Permanence Read Post »
The air is a perfect 80 degrees. Winter is over. The people around us are musing, eternally, how much of their lives they’ve spent sitting in cars.
One Street of One City Read Post »
Science saved my life, but it didn’t make me want to live. I stay wrapped up in blankets. But it’s like Frank says, If we could fly, the world would have no end.
There are plenty of antidotes to keep you from being miserable, until we discover the answers lie inward, not outward.
Is The Person Who Makes You Miserable Happier Than You Are? Read Post »