“The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.”* Doomed, then I am. Many of the discoveries that I made in 2010 were purely serendipitous (is that a word?). A few required some hard research. But, I’m happy to say that I am rarely or never bored – there’s always something new [...]
Bike through gorgeous African countryside. Build playgrounds within communities. Hang around for amazing game walks and drives, and party at Bush Fire Festival, one of the hottest music festivals in Africa! Most of all, provide food, clothing and hope to orphans whose families have been ravaged by AIDS. Young Heroes, a Swaziland-based foundation I work [...]
Buried for centuries beneath shifting desert sands (and later urban sprawl), Egyptian archaeologists have unearthed an ancient sphinx-lined road. This amazing discovery is the last section of the “Avenue of Sphinxes,” a 2.7 km (1.7-mile) alley that connects the grand temples of Luxor and Karnak on the east bank of the Nile River. That’s some [...]
My coverage of Virgin Galactic’s space tourism continues. If you’re just joining me, start here, then here, and finally here, and you’ll be caught up. 10.10.10 VSS Enterprise Completes First Manned Glide Flight Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo achieves major milestone in its program to become world’s first manned commercial space vehicle. “Virgin Galactic is now well [...]
While haunted house attractions may be fun, there’s nothing like the real deal – if apparitions, sightings and eerie otherwordly activities are your idea of Halloween fun. My one encounter with the spirits was in a dzong (fortress/monastery) near Paro, Bhutan. But, there’s no need to travel that far. If you’re paranormal curious, there are [...]
I’m getting closer to getting into Libya – try to keep me out. I’m going to see Leptis Magna, among many other fabulous sites. It appears that Americans have moved back up the “like” chain. Although after reading though many travel sites to confirm the recent lifting of VISA restrictions for Americans, the general consensus [...]
With much of the world holidaying, NYC museums have accommodated tourists (and staycation locals) with some great exhibits. Here’s what piqued my curiosity and is on my radar pre-Labor Day. **************** A British Life in a Mountain Kingdom: Early Photographs of Sikkim and Bhutan @Rubin Museum of Art The first exhibition of photographs by John [...]
Huge news for pending space tourists: Virgin Galactic’s planned space flights took another step toward reality last week, flying with a crew aboard! This story piqued my curiosity last December in Space available, followed by the mothership update. I’ve been curiously watching Virgin Galactic’s trajectory for its space tourism program. Last week, on 16 july [...]
It’s that time again. With massive cuts to transportation services here in NYC, the world famous subway map is getting an update. Within a few weeks, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) will unveil its revamped version. It’s amazing that while few NYers actually use the map, these updates never fail to generate discussion and oh-so-much [...]
