The Kansas City TCC Chapter met on July 13 to discuss serendipitous travel experiences. Linda Mack of Omaha recounted a wonderful story about traveling to Sweden with her parents. They happened to locate the former house of her grandparents.
Trivia: British historian Colin Thubron’s thesis stated that the European Middle Ages were ushered in and ended by significant Chinese inventions or innovations. What were these? The stirrup attached to the saddle ushered in a new era of European combat that permitted the consolidation of power. The availability of gunpowder nullified the absolute power of monarchs. This brought an end to the Middle Ages.
