Disgusting Food Museum in Sweden

Cadillac Allante airbridge promo

Saudi influence in Bosnia

Old lady lives on a cruise ship

Eating the Globe: St Kitts & Nevis

Yesterday, I made pelau, which is related to the Silk Road rice dish of plov/pilaf. For this Caribbean entree, the recipe called for melting brown cane sugar first and cooking the rice in half regular water and half coconut water.

I've been sick for over a week now and my taste buds are 70% ineffective, but this tasted really good! I'm going to try making it again. 

Countries tried so far:
Africa: Algeria, DR Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tunisia, Zimbabwe
Asia: Afghanistan, Armenia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, Cambodia, China, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
Europe: Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, Vatican City
North America: Belize, Canada, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, St Kitts & Nevis, Trinidad & Tobago, USA
South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela
Oceania: Australia, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga

Mecca buses or cassette tapes?

VW Dieselgate is NatGeo's photo of the year

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Announcing the grand prize winning image for the 2018 National Geographic Photo Contest. Expert judges reviewed thousands of photographs entered in the contest, ultimately selecting the most powerful images as the top winners in the competition. The grand prize winner by Jassen Todorov @jassensf pictures thousands of Volkswagen and Audi cars sitting idle in the Mojave Desert near Victorville, California. Diesel models manufactured from 2009 to 2015 intentionally cheated emissions tests mandated by the Environmental Protection Agency. Following the scandal, VW recalled millions of cars. Jassen Todorov says, "By capturing scenes like this one, I hope we will all become more conscious and more caring for our beautiful planet." To see more winners, visit natgeo.com/photocontest

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140-car Youngtimer collection up for auction

For some unknown reason, a very wealthy British-American collector is giving up all his cars. If I had lottery money, I would get the:

• Aston Martin Lagonda, 
• Ferrari 412, 
• Mercedes 500SEC AMG 6.0 Wide-Body, 
• Mercedes W124 E60 AMG, 
• Ferrari 575M Maranello, 
• 1993 RX-7, 
• Nissan 300ZX Twin Turbo, 
• 1994 Toyota Supra, 
• Bentley Turbo RL, 
• Renault 5 Turbo 2, 
• 1989 BMW 750iL, 
• 1999 BMW M5, 
• 1979 Mercedes AMG 500TE, 
• 1995 Mercedes S600 L, 
• 1990 Rolls-Royce Corniche III 

Relocating Rohingya refugees onto a deserted island

The Bangladesh government wants to move hundreds of thousands of refugees to Char Vasan/Bhasan Char, a low lying uninhabited island.

Here is an article with more information.

I'm going to the Indy 500!

I just bought my plane ticket. Now I just have to scrounge up a decent seat at the race. I'm looking at Penthouse level at Sections A, B, and E next to Turn 1.

Hopefully, Alonso will win.

If anyone has tips on places to visit and eat for the weekend, please share!