The future has been dissected, discussed and often anticipated in various Sci-Fi works released along the years, by such authors like Isaac Asimov, Philip K. Dick or Robert Heinlein. However, the limits of normal travel have remained the same for decades, although machinery and tech have improved adjacent factors like comfort or speed. The skies [...]
Back March I made a list of 10 of the most beautiful bridges in the world. Now, I've decided I should return to my long lasting passion for bridges and present to you the 5 longest bridges in the world. Enjoy, and don't forget to share your thoughts.
Photo by Robert Silverwood
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder or at least that’s how the saying goes. For a few people, beauty, is a bit more relative the people perceive it. Someone might consider an abstract painting horrific, while the other might find it simply enchanting. However there’s something truly magical about something [...]
From the first wooden planks stretched across small ponds in antiquity, to the glass concrete engineering modern masterpieces of today, humankind has definitely come a long way in terms of bridge building. Bridges are the reason point A is now accessible from point B, greatly contributing to the world’s economical and social progress. They’re [...]
In what’s a new and bizarre new technique of fighting, the new alarmant, New York bedbugs wide scale infestation, man’s best friend has been specially trained to sniff out the critters. Radar the beagle and Taz the Australian kelpie are just two of the ever expanding pack of highly trained canines. Chances are you’ve [...]
Bellow you can see the first digitally created photo on how London’s most expensive property will look on the inside. The computer-generated picture visualizes the £100 million One Hyde Park penthouse, the most expensive flat in the world, upon completion in 2010. Other homes in One Hyde Park, Knightsbridge, have already sold at record prices [...]
The world of architecture and structure design has gone a long way in the past year. Technological breakthroughs have made it possible for us to construct buildings faster, bigger and taller then ever before, without any risk whatsoever. Bellow’s a list of nine of the most amazing structures, that are set tower the world in [...]
In what’s now become a sanctuary for Iranian propaganda, depicting anti American/Israeli murals, a Teheran gallery (the former US embassy) recently displayed a interesting artwork that undoubtedly stood out to many geeks. The mural in question is the one from the left, depicting a satanic like hand with split fingernails and two bracelets of [...]
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Over the years, I’ve had the privilege of traveling to a lot of marvelous and exotic places around the world; travel soon become more then a hobby to me, rather a passion. In this time, I’ve been able to acquire a great deal of experience, that I’ve been laying down on this [...]
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Lately a popular trend amongst travel fans, is a rapidly ascending phenomenon called “culinary travel.”This makes sense, given recent consumer focus on healthy and organic eating, culinary/food pedigrees, and the simple fact that all travelers must eat. Not every visitor goes shopping or visits museums, but all travelers eat. For anyone who doubts, [...]
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
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