This tip has to do with one’s personal space. You have yours and I have mine. This is not measured by feet or inches. It is determined by one’s own zone of comfort. It is up to you to determine this.

For example, when I am in a bank line, TSA line, grocery store checkout line or any line for that matter, I become uncomfortable when I can feel the person’s breath on my neck or when I turn I rub up against their arm or coat. This is a clear sign to me that someone unknown has entered my personal space without invitation.

At this point in time I have no interest to determine whether the culprit is my type of person or not. I instantly…

The inspiration for Charles Darwin's definitive work on evolution, the Galapagos Islands are famous for the wide and varied wildlife that inhabit the islands. Galapagos tortoises, sea lions, marine iguanas, blue-footed boobies, penguins, and many more species can be found here on the islands.

Thanks to Marnella Tours, the supplier sponsor of this column, you can use this 60-Second Geography article in your own travel agency’s newsletters and…

The largest amphibious invasion in history took place on the beaches of Normandy, France on June 6, 1944. Allied forces from the United States, Canada, Britain and France waded ashore that day to establish a beachhead in the north of France. Sailing from bases on the southern coast of England, the forces landed on five French beaches with the codenames Sword, Juno, Gold, Omaha and Utah. The successful invasion paved the way for the eventual victory of Allied forces in Europe and the end of World War II.

American Cemetery in Normandy

Today, those same beaches on the coast of France are still known by their D-Day code names. Throughout the…