Words_of_Wander

I’m a traveler and am always looking for new places to check out. Here are some of my discoveries—along with ideas, tips ... and oddities

[Words_of_Wander @Words_of_wander]

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New handle: ItsGrannyAnnie.
I hope to see you there

[Words_of_Wander @Words_of_wander]

Dulles Airport’s Beagle Brigade sniffs out travelers’ prohibited foods - The Washington Post https://t.co/uN8Z45ZXXg

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Putting a name to those who have scaled the Old Man of Hoy - BBC News https://t.co/lB3rdCuBoz

[tkarow @tkarow]

Over 2.8 million bags are ‘mishandled’ at airports each year. How can travelers make sure theirs make it all the way? Our writer went behind the scenes to learn how baggage handling works—and why it sometimes goes awry. https://t.co/tC5nKoDx4P via @WSJ #travel

[Words_of_Wander @Words_of_wander]

Where have all the frogs gone? - WBEZ Chicago https://t.co/0WiIpq5tTb

[Words_of_Wander @Words_of_wander]

What does age have to do with it?

[Lonely Planet @lonelyplanet]

They say your twenties are for finding yourself, and what better way to do that than through travel? ✈️

These are the best places to travel in your twenties:
https://t.co/KkFN5pjGLB

[Words_of_Wander @Words_of_wander]

Second to none: why Porto is my number one for a city break in Portugal | Porto holidays | The Guardian https://t.co/82RmQ4QNN3

[Words_of_Wander @Words_of_wander]

#Ewww!
Origin of black balls on Australian beaches still a mystery, but composition is confirmed, and it's gross
https://t.co/ZHiLuKnTUz

[Words_of_Wander @Words_of_wander]

Great news from New Jersey. I vividly remember his actions at the Capitol on January 6. He's a stand-up guy

[CALL TO ACTIVISM @CalltoActivism]

BREAKING NEWS: Andy Kim, who famously cleaned the Capitol on his hands and knees after January 6, has won reelection in New Jersey.

[Words_of_Wander @Words_of_wander]

Don’t be that person #ScamWarning #TMI https://t.co/UtOGlPUi03

[Nick Knudsen 🇺🇸 @NickKnudsenUS]

THIS IS POWERFUL.

A 15-year-old girl watches how America talks about women.

Wow.

[Words_of_Wander @Words_of_wander]

I agree. But its likely the only time I will ever agree with Nick Fuentes

[Words_of_Wander @Words_of_wander]

Character counts...

[JB Pritzker @JBPritzker]

We have the momentum to win this thing on November 5th. Women are voting early in record numbers, and everyone is joining Kamala Harris in defending our fundamental rights at the ballot box.

Join us. Vote.

[Tripadvisor @Tripadvisor]

This is your sign to go skiing in Romania this winter. https://t.co/XsHClvkpOQ

[Words_of_Wander @Words_of_wander]

It is absolutely incomprehensible to me why anyone would vote for this man

Trump attacks Liz Cheney, says she wouldn't be a 'war hawk' if 'guns are trained on her face' https://t.co/poAshLotMi via @nbcnews

[The Lincoln Project @ProjectLincoln]

There is nothing a father won’t do to protect his daughter. This November, all you have to do is vote for Kamala Harris.

[DCPetterson.bsky.social @dcpetterson]

Heather Cox Richardson's column today discusses a pamphlet the US War Department (now, Dept of Defense) published in 1935 on the topic of fascism. Here is a sample. It sounds frighteningly familiar. It is Trumpist rhetoric, exactly.