What’s the deal with tipping? It seems that every country has a different understanding and implementation of when and how much to tip. With more and more of us traveling, these cultural differences have the potential to create serious misunderstandings between servers and customers. This is particularly true in countries… Read more“Map Monday, What’s the deal with tipping?”
Map Monday, the Value of Tourists
What’s the deal with tourists? Tourists represent the near perfect definition of a love-hate relationship among humans. On the one hand, national, state, and local governments trip over themselves spending money to lure tourists to their locales. Has there ever been an elected official or an un-elected one outside of… Read more“Map Monday, the Value of Tourists”
Map Monday, Luddites and computers, who knew?
For many of us computers and electronic devices in general are nearly ubiquitous. We can’t imagine life without them. Many of our children have never known life without them. A common worry among many is that our youth are becoming addicted to our electronic devices. They’re anti-social attitudes driven if… Read more“Map Monday, Luddites and computers, who knew?”