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Foto Friday: Internat'l Crane Foundation
Fri Mar 30, 2012 2:00 AM EDT
One of the more inspiring sites that one can visit in Wisconsin is the International Crane Foundation. Located in Baraboo, a town more famous for the Circus Museum, the Foundation helps breed and study several species of crane. Our guide told of working with these b …
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The Man Who Broke Atlantic City
Seeded on Mon Mar 19, 2012 1:54 AM EDT (The Atlantic — News and analysis on politics, business, culture, technology, national, international, and food – TheAtlantic.com)
"The towers of chips stacked in front of him formed a colorful miniature skyline. His winning run had been picked up by the casino’s watchful overhead cameras and drawn the close scrutiny of the pit bosses. In just one hand, he remembers, he won $800,000. In a three-hand …
10 Tastiest Fast Foods You Can't Get in US
Seeded on Tue Mar 13, 2012 7:43 PM EDT (Smarter Travel)
Fascinating fast foods you cannot get here, from all the big chains. Example, KFC in China offers a rice, pork and egg soup for breakfast. Japanese Starbucks offers jelly on your frappucino. The McD in India offers a paneer patty. The German Burger King offers chili cheese nugget …
Video: The 10-Minute Great Circus Parade 1987
Fri Mar 2, 2012 2:15 PM EST
This compilation of pictures taken at the Great Circus Parade held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on July 12, 1987 has now been converted into a video form for your enjoyment. The parade itself takes a good ninety minutes to two hours, but through the miracle of technology you c …
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Foto-Friday: Old Vegas Pictures Tweaked with Photoscape
Thu Jan 26, 2012 7:05 PM EST
As I have explained in a couple of prior articles, I have been exploring ways to use the Photoscape picture-editing software on old pictures that need some help. Today I want to post some things I have done to spruce up some rather old pictures of Las Vegas casinos, some of whic …
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Airline Fees: The Ultimate Guide - (download PDF)
Seeded on Thu Jan 5, 2012 11:42 PM EST (Smarter Travel)
Tired of getting hit with surprise fees? Wary of even booking a flight? Download this guide to airline fees and feel Smarter. (Caveat: all guides, phone books, directories and the like soon become obsolete, but at least this will be a starting point)
Foto Friday: Escape to the Tropics
Fri Jan 28, 2011 1:32 PM EST
These pix are from a getaway vacation about 6 years ago already. But I thought that with all the horrid weather all over the country this month, that maybe it would be a treat for everyone to see a few pictures of warm spots, balmy beaches, flamingos (my fave bird), and all that.
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44 Little Travel Rules No One Tells You
Seeded on Wed Jan 5, 2011 11:05 PM EST (reidontravel.blogspot.com)
I've gone a few miles over the years. And here are 44 little things about travel I picked up on the way. 1. Wash your hands before you sleep, unless you don't mind it if cute rats lick your fingers clean.
Tin Cow Family Welcomes Travelers to Iowa
Sat Dec 18, 2010 1:19 PM EST
An udderly charming bovine family welcomes travelers to the rest stop at Lamoni, Iowa. The parents' heads are made from recycled milk cans. The whole bodies are painted with the typical black splotches on a white background of the Holstein breed of cow.
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Metrodome collapses: Four; Other NFL dome stadium collapses: Zero
Mon Dec 13, 2010 2:21 PM EST
What a checkered history for the Metrodome, home of the Minnesota Vikings football team. It has collapsed four times including the latest incident on December 12, 2010 under the weight of about 17 inches of snow.
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