Tagged With "Altos"

As steep as so many streets in Lisbon are...stopping places seem like almost a medical necessity! But the sofa in the last picture is priceless. I've only seen one other example of such comfort on a street...and it was sculpture, not furniture. Here it is, in Chicago...

The sofa was.at a.bus stop. Someone wanted commuters to be a little more comfortable.

Travel Rob sees the famed Cement Ship a couple days before high waves broke off the stern.

The Templo de Santo Domingo was closed for earthquake repairs but the 2 museums in the adjacent ex-convento were open, including the Maya textile museum, much to PortMoresby’s delight.

Forcing myself to take a break in my hike through Bairro Alto, I choose the outdoor cafe at Miradouro de Santa Catarina. Sitting above the riverfront looking down on Cais do Sodre, I am rewarded with a panorama of the Tagus River.   To my right...

Italian ski resorts, faced with rising costs and declining subsidies, have warned skiiers: If your insurance doesn't cover your rescue, you'll have to pay for it.   The warning covers resorts in a number of areas in the Alto Adige, Trentino and...

It seems quite reasonable to me that the skier should pay for the rescue. €200 is a bargain rate -- I'm sure it actually costs much more, especially if a helicopter is involved.

I believe that the fees quoted are actually a penalty, intended to discourage abuse of the service and to encourage insurance. I can't imagine a fee like that would ever cover the cost of a serious rescue operation, even without a helicopter. I do wonder if, in the end, it will achieve the effect they're looking for, or just discourage skiing...

I agree with mandatory insurance in the ski pass. I don't think there should be a penalty if that mandatory insurance is not there because there will be some people that don't call for help quick enough because of a 200 Euro( or a lot a lot higher in Italy's neighboring countries) fine.

Miles from anywhere of note, Judy Barford discovers a hidden Mediterranean-style village in the Caribbean.

On a visit to Palo Alto, Jonathan L stops to see the birthplace of Silicon Valley

Humble beginnings for two geniuses....never saw this place before, thanks for sharing.

Join Jonathan L on a tour of the Stanford campus and its extensive art collections

Excellent!

The Gloria Funicular is a popular tourist attraction in Lisbon, taking tourists up one of the steepest hills in town.