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Archive for June, 2010
Still Making 4th of July Plans? How About Skiiing?
June 24, 2010 | Travel News | Read More
Now that the USA has officially crossed over into the warm months of Summer, Americans are spending most of their time making sandcastles, not snowballs. Skiing and snowboarding are still half a year away as far as most Americans are concerned… unless you’re making some late June plans to...
Steve Larese
June 24, 2010 | Local Experts | Read More
Writer, editor and photographer Steve Larese was travel and photo editor at New Mexico Magazine for 10 years before launching full-time into the world of free-lance. In addition to NileGuide.com, Larese’s work has also appeared in Interval World, New Mexico Journey, GuestLife New Mexico, National Geographic...
Obscene Wireless Bills Abroad? The FCC Wants To Help
June 24, 2010 | Budget, Travel News, USA | Read More
Taking a well-deserved break from an exhausting war to keep America’s airwaves free from normally-covered skin and profanity, the Federal Communications Commission has somehow found time to make this week “Wireless World Travel Week.” Each day this week, the FCC will unveil helpful...
Young Adventurers: Does Age Matter?
June 24, 2010 | Travel News | Read More
There appears to be an influx of young adventurers performing feats that most would reserve only for the most experienced and weathered. Shortly after Zac Sunderland completed his round the world sailing voyage, Jessica Watson set off on her attempt and successfully navigated the girth of the globe last...
Google Street View: Big Brother, or Peeping Tom?
June 23, 2010 | Travel News, UK | Read More
Google’s at it again, this time catching two concupiscent teenagers rounding first base on its Street View shots of Common Road in Wolverhampton, West Midlands UK. According to red-handed high schoolers Eddie Bateman and Hayley Moss, this kiss was their first and having it caught on Google’s...
Apple in the Sky: Jetstar to Adopt iPad as in-Flight Entertainment
June 23, 2010 | Travel News | Read More
Despite criticism of the iPad (the odd choice of name, lack of functionality, awkward size) anyone who has held one in their hands can attest to its all-around awesomeness. Whether it’s because it makes us feel like the future is now, or that we’re on the top of the technological food chain,...
Paul McCartney Rocks the Festival, Redecorates the Inn
June 23, 2010 | Celebrity Travel, Travel News, UK | Read More
After so many years of rock super-stardom and time spent on the road, Paul McCartney has seen his fair share of hotel rooms. It’s no wonder he comes up with ways of redecorating his temporary digs to make them feel a little more personal.
While playing last weekend at the Isle of Wight Festival,...
Stonehenge Greeted By Summer Solstice Visitors
June 22, 2010 | Travel News | Read More
For the first time since 2003, visitors rising early on the morning of the summer solstice were greeted by the striking sun rising among the ancient ruins of Stonehenge, deep in the English country. The location is a local favorite, and each year, it is blessed with thousands who arrive before the sun...
For the Eco-Tourist: New Map Provides Endangered Species Location + Info
June 22, 2010 | Travel News | Read More
Recently I wrote a short article about a new photo project by Joel Sartore. Sartore spent years photographing and documenting America’s wide variety of dying and endangered species of animals and insects, and compiled them all in the book National Geographic Rare: Portraits of America’s Endangered...
The US Army, the Middle East, and Velcro: A Sticky Situation
June 22, 2010 | Travel News | Read More
Velcro, invented in 1941 by George de Mestral (1907-1990), a Swiss electrical engineer, was first popularized in the 1960s by those versatile fellows in the aerospace industry who were looking for ways to hold things down in zero-gravity (after all, hammers and nails don’t do so well in a vacuum-sealed...
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