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Blood, Sweat, Victory: The World’s Craziest Competitions and Races
July 24, 2010 | Featured | Read More
Are you into physical challenges like triathlons, but tired of the monotony behind all the serious training? Maybe you’re looking to participate in a competitive race that adds elements of adventure and fun? Or, perhaps you’re just a spectator looking to cheer on your friends, or even complete...
New “Microneedle” Patch Could Replace Traditional Vaccination
July 23, 2010 | Travel News | Read More
The wishes of screaming children are seemingly being answered as Georgia Tech and Emory University continue their research in an attempt at developing the world’s first ‘microneedle’ vaccination, which hails itself as a pain-free alternative to the tried and true single shot vaccine...
Around the Web: Deceptive Photos, TBEX Adventures, Goose Reduction
July 23, 2010 | Around the Web | Read More
I love San Francisco, and I, for the most part, love the weather. Unfortunately, this past week has consisted of the foggy Gloom that had eluded us in June, so believe me when I tell you that it is pretty cold at our office right now.
What does this have to do with all of the awesome stuff going up...
Enjoy a Vacation With the Whole Family, Pets Included
July 23, 2010 | Travel News | Read More
Sometimes it can be hard to leave certain things behind when you go on vacation. Your favorite t-shirt, your best pair of shoes, your travelers checks, and in some cases, your pets (or dogs, anyway – since cats don’t make good travel buddies, and neither do hedgehogs). For some families,...
Gyongi Asztalos
July 22, 2010 | Local Experts | Read More
Having lived in the US, Japan and England as a child because of my dad’s career, travelling is in my veins. It was when I decided to study in Budapest - the city where I was born and left behind at an early age – that I fell in love and thought becoming a tour guide would be a great way to share...
The World’s Happiest Countries [Survey Results]
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July 22, 2010 | Travel News | Read More
The search for happiness seems to be an ever-growing theme these days.
As reported by Forbes.com and the Huffington Post, the World’s Happiest Countries list was recently updated via poll by the fine folks at Gallup.
Here are some of their findings (#1 being happiest).
In Europe:
Denmark
Finland
Norway
In...
Belarus: Don’t Bring A Pillow To A Baton Fight
July 22, 2010 | Travel News | Read More
As the many youths who were either clubbed, beaten, or detained on Thursday July 15th will attest to, Belarusian cops don’t mess around when they consider a group of 400 lively activists wielding pillows a threat to the integrity of the state. This is exactly what happened in Minsk on a summer...
China Releases Alert on Abusive Hong Kong Tourist Agencies
July 22, 2010 | Travel News | Read More
This past weekend, driven to action by a video circulating around the internet, the Chinese National Tourist Office released a warning to all tourists visiting Hong Kong. According to the Xinhua news agency, who broadcast the advisory, “An undated video clip currently circulating on the Internet...
Divers Discover Deep-Sea Champagne Cache, Feel Need to Pop Bubbly
July 22, 2010 | Travel News | Read More
What’s the most you’ve ever paid for a bottle of champagne? $200? $300? How much do you think a bottle of champagne should be worth?
Last year at the French champagne house Perrier-Jouët, experts held a tasting of the then-oldest bottle of champagne in the world. It was bottled in 1825,...
SpaceShipTwo Completes Virgin Manned Test Flight
July 22, 2010 | Travel News | Read More
If you’re rich and you’ve always wanted to go to space, but lacked the proper flight, military, science, mathematical, and naval training to become an astronaut, you’re in luck. Virgin Galactic’s futuristic space ship, the VSS (Virgin Space Ship) Enterprise has successfully completed...
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