Gallery: Signs of Prague
DrFumblefinger is an avid collector of images of unusual signs.
DrFumblefinger is an avid collector of images of unusual signs.
Thousands have trekked great distances to find the origin of the Nile River in Africa. A few weeks ago I made a similar but much more modest quest, namely to find the origin of Alberta's Bow River. The Bow is the dominant river in...
The Navy's Blue Angels will be in the air again over San Francisco's Fleet Week celebrations, after missing last year's event. They'll kick off the show on Thurs. Oct. 9 with aerial practice for full shows on Oct. 12 and 13th. There's a full schedule...
REPAIRED LINK! A new Hotels.com ranking shows London and Paris have pushed former #3 vacation spot Orlando down to #5. New York and Las Vegas swapped spots at the top, with NY #1 again.
More Americans than anytime in the past 6 years will be traveling at least 50 miles from home on the upcoming Labor Day weekend, according to AAA. The auto club estimates 34.7 million will be traveling (that's about 10% of the population). ...
Anyone who lives on the West Coast is only a few hours from a tubing experience so fun and so affordable, you’ll want to make weekly trips! I’m talking about Salt River Tubing, located in Mesa, Arizona. My husband...
Summer in Calgary is often jokingly dubbed as “two weeks long”. However, the breezy mountain weather, warm days, cool nights and low humidity make summer here perhaps more enjoyable than anywhere else on earth! ...
Gazing out over the seas of the Caldera of Santorini are 3 donkeys part of the herd of a hundred or so that these days carry tourists up and down the 600 steps between Santorini's old port nearly 1000 feet below the main town of Fira. Up to...
According to a study by Osurv ,a majority of passengers were receptive to bringing their own entertainment devices rather than using the airlines inflight entertainment systems with screens on the back-seat. Most passengers also think there should be...
MarketWatch put it this way" "JetBlue may start putting customers second." The thought, encouraged by the stock market, is that JetBlue which is doing quite well financially, thank you, could do even better by squeezing more revenue from...
Fontaine-de-Vaucluse, in the Luberon area of Provence, is a small village with a big distinction. Its name comes from the spring that is the source of the Sorgue River, and that spring is the largest in France and the fifth-largest in the world.
Gumbo would like to remind everyone that this isn't really #58. Back when we started, we used one number per week, and occasionally had a "3.5" or an "8.8." All in all, there were a dozen "fraction" puzzles, which means that you are now facing, in...
This is Hector. He's been hand rolling the finest Cuban Cigars for over 50 years ! He will make you a perfect example of his art in whatever size you choose. He likes to talk to tourists and encourages you to watch as he crafts these fine Cigars. He...
As summer ends, airlines start posting sales for Fall and Winter. Sometimes though as in this case with SAS ,the sale prices go all the way to late spring providing bargain fares for those who like to plan ahead. Here's one example for flights...
A really good sale from Qatar Airways from Washington DC,New York ,Chicago to select destinations throughout the Indian Subcontinent,The Middle East, and Africa. This sale ends August 22 and is for travel September 15 through November 30, 2014 ...