Get Your Adrenaline Rush at Myrtle Beach’s NASCAR Experience
The first thing I noticed when I walked into the garage in the centre of Myrtle Beach Speedway’s track was the ten-foot wide poster hung on the back wall like the centrepiece of an altar, the word Speed scrawled across it in bright red letters. Printed behind...
Exploring the Mayan Ruins of Ek’ Balam, the Yucatan’s Hidden Gem
Twenty years ago I stood sweating in the humid, stifling gloom inside one of the most famous Mayan ruins in the Yucatan, the giant pyramid of Chichen Itza. Although not generally claustrophobic, I found myself having second thoughts as I contemplated climbing the steep….
Passage Tombs and Pagan Sites in Ireland’s Ancient East
Long, long before there were churches in Ireland (of either the Catholic or Protestant persuasion), there were sacred sites that drew thousands to worship, to bury their dead, to transition to the afterlife, or to ask the gods for good fortune. These pagan sites…
