It was all feeling a little Dan Brown to me. I had spent years researching the rumors that Marco’s Last Will and Testament was housed in a vault in the Museo Correr in Venice, Italy. Now, a call from my Italian contacts — some in high political places — was telling me that there was… Read More »
This was a fine week for the hardworking Marco Polo team, our loyal ‘Golden Horde’ as we learned that the series was ranked #2 in digital TV, only behind ‘Orange is the New Black.” Also came in at #3 in all TV shows–a quantum jump of 48 spots from the week prior — only behind… Read More »
Put the question to foremost historian John Man and he will tell you, Yes, it’s entirely possible. And if he was, he had good reason to hide the fact. Man first explored this question when dealing with another: Why the absence of the Marco Polo name from any Chinese or Persian records? Man turns to… Read More »
The two snakes that clung to the mangrove tangle over the narrow inlet were what you might call double-trouble. The larger one was black and ringed in yellow, the smaller one bright green. The former one the locals call Ular Tiong – the Gold-Ringed Cat Snake. The latter, most likely a White-Lipped Tree Viper. Both… Read More »
