Posted in Blog | (2 Comments on September 25th, 2008
I know someone who rode and even briefly flew a single-engine plane that belonged to a friend’s co-worker. My friend swears that he has never enjoyed roller-coaster rides. Even trying to ride the little kiddie ones at the theme parks or carnivals, his inner ear would despise him and claustrophobia would settle in. For someone who was used to riding public transportation from an early age, the fact that he felt this loss of control was rather unusual, but it was unnerving all the same. An innocent two-minute roller-coaster ride would make him scream. My friend could not believe that ...
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Posted in Blog | Comments Off on September 18th, 2008
Continuing our occasional series of interviews, we talk to Ashley Toft of
Explore! an adventure holiday company and ask how his company is coping in these tough times.
Ashley Toft, Managing Director of Explore
1) Can you give me some background on Explore as a company, how it was formed and what it does today?
Explore was founded in 1981 by three travellers with a passion for adventurous and pioneering travel. They really wanted to get under the skin of the places they visited ...
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Posted in Blog | (9 Comments on September 11th, 2008
Where do you want to go in Europe? Natalie Donahue picks some locations that are not usually the norm....
Most of the time, travellers arrive in their big-city destination (Paris, Rome, Madrid, etc) and never leave until it’s time to move on to a different place or go home. They don’t take the time to venture outside of the tourist bubble and make a break for it. In the spirit of getting out of the city and making a day trip (or a bit longer), here is a list of what are, in my humble opinion, the top five European cities ...
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Posted in Blog | (16 Comments on September 9th, 2008
Tomorrow morning first thing. The Universe is going to end. That’s right The Universe. Not just Switzerland, Not Just Europe, Not Just StumbleUpon and Facebook. The whole Universe. It’s going to implode into the Earth instantaneously. You can find out when it’ll happen by listening to BBC Radio 4. They’ll be covering the whole event
live.
The end of the world. Just after breakfast
So, what am I talking about? It’s the LHC, of course! The Large Hadron ...
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Posted in Blog | Comments Off on September 4th, 2008
How many episodes of “Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous” have you seen that did not feature
Robin Leach gesturing at or poking his head around a Learjet?
The toy to have if you're rich and famous
Owning a Learjet and showing it off is a must for people who have their property showcased alongside the likes of other non-celebrities, and have enough money to fill their Olympic-sized swimming pools with cash, burn it, and then fill it again.
If ...
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