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San Diego Bay from Harbor Drive

San Diego is a beautiful city on the Southern California seacoast known for its ideal climate, miles of beaches and location on the Mexican border. With a rich heritage built around sailing and is home to the Pacific Fleet of the United States Navy, the city is also well known for its part in the wildlife conservation movement. (more...)

Jakar Dzong

Jakar is a small town in Bhutan's beautiful Choekor Valley, which is commonly referred to as "Little Switzerland". Accorded the title of the birth place of Buddhism in Bhutan, Jakar is home to plethora of monasteries and sacred sites and is a popular pilgrimage center in Bhutan. (more...)

The Schwebebahn's Kaiserwagen, the world's oldest monorail system
  • Opened in 1900, Wuppertal's Schwebebahn is the world's oldest monorail, and they still use Emperor Wilhelm II's original train for special events.
  • Don't be surprised to hear explosions when walking around Helsinki: thanks to the rock-solid granite bedrock, most new construction work involves some blasting.
  • Spare change? Singapore issues a ten thousand Singapore dollar note, worth over US$7000 at current exchange rates.

Tijuana Tequila Expo returns

15 Oct 2008

The 8th Annual Tijuana Expo Tequila returns to Avenida Revolucion in Tijuana's tourist district October 15 to 19. Over one hundred tequila exhibitors will be showing their wares and offering free samples to attendees. Plentiful food, live music, and traditional Mexican dancing round out the festivities. Admission is 50 pesos (about US$5) per day, with in-and-out privileges. (more...)

Dubai Terminal 3 opens

14 Oct 2008

Dubai International Airport's Terminal 3 has opened. Dedicated to flagship carrier Emirates, flights will be migrated in four phases from the current, overloaded Terminal 1. (more...)

Fort Worth Alliance Air Show

11 Oct 2008

See the US Air Force Thunderbirds and many others in action over Fort Worth on the weekend of the 11th and 12th Oct at the The Spirit of Freedom [1]. Remember your sunscreen and earplugs. (more...)

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