Brett-

Do pay a visit to Sam on Stewart Island (NZ) and report back on his pet GIANT SQUID.

You could also visit my old neighbors in the Gurage area of Ethiopia and see if they still sing their old work chants while they're transplanting bananna trees. And raise a horn of honey wine to the Old Gods while you're there.

I do not recommend visiting Iraq or Afganistan for the next thousand years.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble