Travel Nooks

Since forever ago, man has been developing ways to build things that are bigger than him. How else can you explain gigantic airplanes, ships, or the tallest skyscrapers? We’ve seen features on the tallest buildings, etc — but what of things to come?
Currently in development are three man-made giants, to be seen from skylines in [...]

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Ok, now picture what a shark looks like. We’ve seen hammerhead sharks, and, well, the normal, scary type of shark — the one with the fin raised on the center of its body. Not these sharks — these are the rarely-seen, not-so-ordinary, blink-and-it-attacks-you shark.
It’s been 33 years since Steven Spielberg made us afraid of [...]

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As of this writing, the world has spoken: 77 finalists for the top 7 spot for the new top 7 wonders of the world. For today, in keeping with the 7-centric nature of the New7Wonders Foundation, I’m picking out my top 7 from the bunch.

Mind you, I haven’t been to all 77 of the mentioned [...]

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Imagine your last trip. I’m betting most of the scenery is still vivid in your mind, the voice of the concierge at the hotel, the crisp feel of the cold breeze running past your cheek driving to the beach, the feeling of living in between the moment just before the next wave hits. But what [...]

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Optical illusions are a treat — in different parts of the world, clever, clever people in the advertising department come up with different gimmicks to get the buzz going about the products that they are advertising.
According to LiveScience, optical illusions work because the human eye has been conditioned to anticipate what the next type of [...]

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Summer time is get-crazy in the beach time.
Does anyone here use Google Earth? It’s a really wonderful tool, and we could talk about the implications of such a tool being used to spy on different sights of the world, but hey, it only makes me want to see the places on earth myself.
I’m [...]

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I’ve been asked by many people who I like random trivia so much. Why do I strive to learn random and useless facts? I even ask myself that sometimes. Certainly they can’t be used to advance through the corporate ladder? Perhaps for small talk, but not much else.
I can vaguely remember when it started. I [...]

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The world is, as most travelers will say, a very diverse and colorful place. What passes a normal for you may be completely absurd somewhere else in this planet. Culture develops differently in many places, even ones close to where you live. Combined with our love of celebration, it has resulted in a lot of [...]

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We all know about optical illusions. The eyes can be fooled by many things indeed. I know, these are probably a dime a dozen for most people on the internet who must have encountered at least one site on it. But these ones aren’t really ordinary. Why? Just see for yourself.
Psychological Optical Illusions. These are [...]

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