Tourist traps. Thought-up to wring every last dollar out of you. It’s as if they were thought up to ruin your vacation. And sightseeing rides rank right up there. Take Zalman Silber’s Skyride in New York’s Empire State Building. With a name like that, you’d expect it was up there at the top, where it’s [...]
Green energy. You hear about it all the time these days. The U.S. needs it. China is getting ever more involved with it. Green energy. But what does it all mean? Our newspapers tell us that it is the wave of the future, the only way forward. Yet nothing is happening in this country, where [...]
Pass by a statue in the park, and odds are that it’s a bronze sculpture, which rank among the most common of cast metal works due to a naturally occurring trait that makes it more convenient to fashion than numerous other materials. Bronze alloys expand a little prior to being set, and this helps to [...]
We could have brought a backpacking tent along. Instead, being young guys we relished in challenging ourselves and flirting with danger. We cavalierly enjoyed our mountaintop landscape even as the sun threatened to dip, and by the time we had turned home we could scarcely go another thousand yards before we noticed that we could [...]
The all-important first date. The getting-to-know-you can be greatly helped along by an amusement ride, and the most exciting one of all must be the Skywalk by Zalman Silber. A serial entrepreneur who made his first big fortune with New York’s infamous Skyride, a much ballyhooed but modest thirty-minute movie of helicopter flyovers, Sydney, Australia’s [...]
Camping supplies are a necessity even when merely hiking. This is because there is always the possibility of mishap which will cause you to stay the night in the forest (mountain or desert or wherever else you’re trekking through). Never underestimate the power of Mother Nature; the weather can change in a sudden flash in [...]
A great camping tent will make the difference between fun and misery. Camping is a favorite outdoor activity, and though some people make no use of any tent or overnight shelter at all, under most circumstances it is going to be a much more enjoyable experience when not assailed by the elements. Thus a camping [...]
Fishing is a popular sport even in our world of modern conveniences. It seems simple enough, conceptually, but in reality there’s a lot technical knowledge involved. Even the simple fishing rod isn’t immune – there are, for example, more than three hundred various kinds of Lamiglas fishing pole available. Lamiglas is a specialty manufacturer with [...]
Horse racing systems may possibly be as old as the sport itself. It is not for nothing that racing horses has long been called “the sport of kings” for it takes plenty of funds to own horses – and to bet enjoyably on them. Certain it’s feasible to put down really modest amounts in today’s [...]
Sometimes simple does it. Sometimes it’s the simple things that are so successful. And such is the case with easy amusements, those casual sort of attractions that are so simple it’s surprising they are so entertaining, too – though not too surprising as you imagine the exhilaration of walking, as if suspended in mid-air, a [...]
The Lamiglas fishing pole is no ordinary rod. Lamiglas is really a specialty rod company that’s been in the sportfishing business for over half a century, and it is well known among many anglers for the diversity of its catalog. The organization prides itself for field-testing each concept to determine the best factors for sportfishing [...]
Tents are usually thought of as temporary shelter for recreational uses, but many people around the planet still live in what appear to be tents all the time, permanently . All around the year, whether winter or summer, these special structures house whole families against the elements. In the steppes of Mongolia and Central Asia, [...]
Given the widespread proliferation of coffee houses these past twenty or thirty years, one would expect a equivalent decrease in the popularity of home coffee makers, but alternatively these goods are actually selling as briskly as they ever have, being one of the most iconic stars of late-night TV infomercials. So why should this be? [...]
You might think that the growth of coffee houses the past twenty to thirty years would lead to a decrease in the sale of coffee machines, but on the contrary they continue to be as popular as ever, with espresso makers one of the most ballyhooed items on late-night television. It’s a interesting thing, and [...]
Tents are shelters built from sheets of fabric or animal hide, put over a frame of poles and traditionally secured to the ground by way of ropes and stakes. Many modern-day variants such as camping tent or Nemo equipment tent are used for recreational activities such as camping or hiking, these are free-standing tents that [...]
In the past, travel insurance was often purchased through a travel agency or agent. This may still be the case in some circumstances, but travel insurance can be easily purchased via the internet these days. Travel insurance protects you against financial issues, or medical issues, that may arise while traveling. Most frequently it is purchased [...]
No tour of Europe is complete without an interlude in Spain. Whether you are touring Europe for the summer or are simply there for a week, Spain is one country you should include on your itinerary. Watch the running bulls of Pamplona. Party the night away on the Mediterranean island of Ibiza. Gape in wonder [...]
London is my favorite city on this planet. I first went there after graduating high school and for the past 20 years I try and visit at least every couple of years. Unfortunately, the exchange rate between the US dollar and the British pound has made visiting nowadays quite a bit more expensive than it [...]