For many Americans, foreign travel days are nigh and, with those trips, interesting things to eat and ways to eat them. I've bounced around a bit (visits to 44 countries, 29 trips to Italy alone) and offer some tips on eating and dining out abroad. […]
Category: Travel
Castigno, the Languedoc village that is now a hotel
Early morning in Languedoc and I'm buzzing along on a cream-coloured Vespa feeling every inch the busy French woman going to market. Behind me, the vineyards of St Chinian spread beneath craggy limestone folds; ahead is a sign that sets me giggling. It's to a […]
‘H1Z1’ Pro League’s Vegas matches stream on Facebook this weekend
The tournament will stream exclusively on Facebook at 7 PM PDT (the streamed festivities will start 45 minutes earlier), and will feature Michelle Rodriguez (Fast and Furious) and Kristine Leahy (American Ninja Warrior) as co-hosts. Alliance, GankStars, Rogue Gaming, Cloud9, Impact Gaming, SetToDestroyX, Counter Logic […]
NASA Awards Construction Contract for Instrument Development Facility
NASA has awarded a contract to the Manhattan Construction Company, of Arlington Virginia, for the construction of the Instrument Development Facility at the agency’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. from NASA https://ift.tt/2J9vGht via IFTTT
Travel Fest | Athens | April 21 & 22
Greece's first festival dedicated to travel opens at the Dais Cultural Center on Saturday. From 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on both days, visitors will be able to talk to travel professionals showcasing their services and programs, purchase a range of associated gadgets, as well […]
These Surreal Portraits Are Like Mathematical Puzzles
Long before iPads, DVD players, or even Game Boys came along, kids killed time on long car trips playing with things like slide puzzles. The jumbled grids had square tiles, each containing part of an image, that had to be moved around into the right […]
Which is better: Greece or Croatia?
In excellent facilities, with enthusiastic instructors, you can try sailing, scuba-diving, windsurfing, sea kayaking, stand-up paddling (SUP) or cycling. I've been on wine- and olive-oil tasting cycling trips that last days (cyclingcroatia.com). I've tried sea kayaking too, around the rocky islands of the Zadar … social […]
Kim Jong-un, Greece, Satan: Your Friday Briefing
A Greek court's ruling that lets migrants arriving on the country's islands travel freely within its borders could threaten the E.U.'s refugee deal with Turkey. [The New York Times]. • The British police are looking for a group of masked thieves who stole jade and […]
The camera-centric Huawei P20 Pro finally has an official Australian release date
Huawei’s P20 Pro is one of the best phones the Chinese phone-maker has produced to date, so you could say that anticipation for this triple-camera beast to arrive (legitimately) on Australian shores is quite high. Coming just one day after the handset’s surprise arrival on […]
Airlines Check Their Engines for the Flaw That Hit Southwest
The National Transportation Safety Board will likely take more than a year to determine what caused the catastrophic failure of an engine on Southwest Flight 1380, rupturing the cabin and killing a passenger. No surprise, then, that nobody’s waiting for the final verdict to try […]