Tag Archives: geography

Map Monday: from the smallest countries to the largest

Posted on January 11, 2021 by Jane Fritz

The first week of this new year has been a week like no other, just as this past year was a year like no other. Increased COVID cases nearly everywhere, with tightening restrictions being put in place, dashing the hope … Continue reading →

Posted in Map Monday | Tagged geography, large countries, largest countries, marathon majors, running, small countries, smallest countries, world maps | 23 Comments

Wildlife Wednesday: one more chance to learn about our national animals | Feb 26/20

Posted on February 26, 2020 by Jane Fritz

This week some of the animals we’re introducing are the official national animal of not one but several countries. Let’s see if you can guess at least one country for each animal! The answers to last week’s offerings can be … Continue reading →

Posted in History and Politics, Just wondering, Wildlife Wednesday | Tagged geography, national animals, quiz, wildlife | 8 Comments

Wildlife Wednesday: some answers and some new animals | Feb 19/20

Posted on February 19, 2020 by Jane Fritz

I didn’t get too many complete answers or even guesses to last week’s national animal challenge, so perhaps this week I’ll give a few clues. Think about the expanded animal and geography knowledge you’re picking up while you have fun … Continue reading →

Posted in History and Politics, Just wondering, Wildlife Wednesday | Tagged animals, geography, national animals, quiz, wildlife | 11 Comments

Dominican Republic: more than just sun and sand, but the sun and sand sure are fabulous

Posted on March 22, 2018 by Jane Fritz

We’ve just returned from our fourth winter get-away trip to the Dominican Republic (aka the DR), four trips spread over nearly 40 years. Each visit was special, but this time was particularly so because we spent a week in the glorious DR sun … Continue reading →

Posted in Sun destinations, Travel | Tagged beach, beaches, caribbean, dominican republic, economy, family, geography, higuey, history, photography, punta cana, tourism, travel, winter, winter vacations | 2 Comments

There is so much more the Olympics could have taught us about Brazil

Posted on August 28, 2016 by Jane Fritz

It’s now one week since the Rio Olympics wrapped up. There definitely has been a little bit of “what will we do now?” in our house. I don’t know about the rest of the world, but we enjoyed every minute … Continue reading →