Welcome to “Stuff You Should Know About” – a monthly collection of travel news, tips, photos, and other odds and ends that don’t really fit in anywhere else but that I still really want to share with you.
Random travel news
No more climbing Uluru
There’s always been some controversy surrounding Australia’s famous red rock; indigenous Anangu people have always ascribed deep cultural significance to Uluru and have never really supported people climbing it. Beginning in October 2019, climbing Uluru will be illegal, and there will be steep fines for any who do so.
King Tut goes back on tour
Since I just saw King Tut’s mummy and artifacts from his tomb in Egypt earlier this month, this news item is very timely! Artifacts from King Tut’s tomb…