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Closing Uluru?
in Wandalust, on July 14, 2009
WorldHum is among the sources covering a controversial proposal in Australia to make Uluru off limits for climbers. An Australian government proposal is in the works to ban tourists from climbing Uluru, the distinctive red rock monolith that is considered sacred ground by local indigenous groups. ...
Planning Your Travel with No-Image
in Wandalust, on July 7, 2009
You have a vacation coming. Where do you go? A new travel wiki, No-Image , may help you answer that question…
No-Image provides information about different travel destinations - like Dubai and Madrid . Looking for something a little closer to home? How about San Antonio ?
The wiki's e...
Palin shoots the media
in Sox First, on July 7, 2009
... last yr in office to not run again...." and also with her lawyers releasing an extraordinary letter threatening to sue anyone including "liberal" Alaska blogger Shannyn Moore if they...
Sir Richard Branson Launches New Travel Community For Travel Lovers
in Wandalust, on June 30, 2009
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Cyberspace has lots of travel communities, blog collections, and user comment pages for travel. But I guess it could always use one more...
Sir Richard Branson, whose 360 Virgin brand companies include Virgin Atlantic airways, has started a new online travel community - vtravelle...
Mercy for Madoff plea
in Sox First, on June 24, 2009
...riminate. Now, Madoff's lawyers are telling the court that 12 years would be enough. In their letter to Judge Denny Chin, they urge the court to effectively ignore the "emotion and hysteri...
Have a Ball - in Dublin...
in Wandalust, on June 21, 2009
MSNBC recently looked at the city of Dublin and said that despite the hard economic times, visitors to the Irish capital can still have a ball there. While Ireland's famed "Celtic Tiger" economy is now more of a sickly kitten these days, the country is still vibrant as can be for tra...
IBM's Big Blue Cloud
in Wangtam, on June 17, 2009
• IBM's Big Blue Cloud
• BlackBerry Tour 9630 Coming to Verizon and Sprint This Summer
• Jeff Bezos: Kindle Books and Readers Are Separate Businesses
• RIM Introduces the BlackBerry Tour Smartphone
• 9 Twitter Userscripts
• Biblio Finds Rare and Out of Print Books
• 10+ super geeky ...
Dining in Vienna
in Wandalust, on June 12, 2009
It's been years since I've been to Austria. This MSNBC piece made me think about going back.
Vienna is one of Europe's cultural capitals. And while the music and the art and the archetecture and the history are all great, the food is not bad either. Each coffeehouse comes with its own...
Barcelona: Things to Do
in Wandalust, on June 7, 2009
I've been to Barcelona , but not in this millennium/ I'd love to go back.
I saw a piece in the NY Times not long ago on tings to do in the city. At least it was an article on things the author of the article (Stuart Emmrich) did while he was there. IN recent years, the once-gritty neighbo...
Antalya: Turkey's Mediterranean Playground
in Wandalust, on May 29, 2009
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Antalya is Turkey's Mediterranean playground. The beaches are beautiful. The water is warm. The nightlife is varied and moderately sophisticated. There are added attractions. The site is extremely close to some of the most beautiful mountains in the Mediterranean basin. Histo...
Prague for the Young
in Wandalust, on May 22, 2009
I've always associated Prague with youth for some reason. Now here's a story that confirms my suspicions...
MSNBC ran a piece yesterday on how Prague is a good place to take your kids. There are more than 80 museums and 70 theaters in Prague. Kids will like taking the funicular train to t...
D u s t y T u n e s
in Wangtam, on May 11, 2009
...会化网络
• Open Letter To Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg
• EU to find Intel anti-competitive: sources
• China: Where Patience Meets Speed
• Google plans space exploration gadget to help mobile phone...
Gorton: LimeWire Is Secure
in P2P File Sharing, on May 11, 2009
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In response to a government investigation, Lime Group chairman Mark Gorton has sent a letter to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform stating that LimeWire 5 is "th...
The Top Five West End Theatre Shows
in Wandalust, on May 11, 2009
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One of the great attractions of London is the West End theatre district. Sure, by day you need to see the Tower and the Bridge and a few palaces and such. But once night falls, you need to be looking for your seat at one of the theatres on London's West End.
To see what? At ...
Cool changes coming to Twitter Search
in Wangtam, on May 8, 2009
...Founders' Letter
• Snow Leopard to support native 3G Wireless WAN hardware
• David Simon: Dead-Wrong Dinosaur
• Microsoft tweaks antipiracy tech for Windows 7
• Hulu agrees international T...
Caribbean Benefits as Tourists Flee Mexico
in Wandalust, on May 6, 2009
If you were considering a week in Cancun or Cozumel and now you're not sure what to do, the answer is probably to divert your trip to the Caribbean, instead. At least that seems to be everybody else's answer...
The Associated Press is reporting that tourist arrivals throughout the Caribbe...
Mother's Day Rally for Moms' Mental Health Features Top Mommybloggers & Parenting Authors
in The Parenting Weblog, on May 5, 2009
...e first Mother's Day Rally for Moms' Mental Health will be held online, featuring 24 open letters to new mothers on the importance of maternal mental health.
All of the letters will be wri...
Buffett says newspapers have no future
in Sox First, on May 4, 2009
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Back in 2007, Warren Buffett warned shareholders that newspapers were on the skids. In his letter at the time, Buffett said "the days of lush profits from our newspaper are over". The...
Top Sights in Dublin
in Wandalust, on April 28, 2009
Bernd Biege has an excellent piece online about Dublin's top attractions. Even if you have just one day in Dublin, make sure not to miss any of the Top Ten Sights! Most are within easy reach of the city center or will be part of a bus tour. Top of the list? Trinity College, founded in 1592 by ...
More Wall Street greed
in Sox First, on April 27, 2009
...ses. "When people ask me for money, I tell them, 'If you want me to give you money, send a letter to my senator asking for my taxes to be lowered.' I feel so much less generous right now....
Eager Beaver: Skillfully Built
in WebKinzBlog, on April 26, 2009
...T done with the game and thwarted right at the end with a red F stuck in end row that needed a five letter word - and was bordered by two ys ! That was Level 15 and my beavers were almost done with th...
Mail: 30 days and counting...
in WebKinzBlog, on April 24, 2009
...rs. We tend to forget playing in one in particular for some reason and I checked today to find this letter:
Ekkk! I'd never seen that 30 day warning letter before but I was really happy that W...
Five Fantastic Golf Locations
in Wandalust, on April 16, 2009
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It may still be a little cool in your part of Glasgow or Leeds, but much of our half of the world is warming up. And it's providing some marvelous weather for golf . Consider some of these fantastic locations where you could be walking the fairways...
The Papillon Ayscha ...
Virgin Islands National Park, St. John
in Wandalust, on April 14, 2009
One of the most beautiful places in the Caribbean is Virgin Islands National Park on the island of St. John .
National Parks Traveler has a couple of pieces recently on the park. The first was on the park's 20 or so hiking trails . There are no long hikes in Virgin Islands National Park. ...
Goldman Sachs attacks blogger
in Sox First, on April 13, 2009
...n the attack dogs, hiring lawyers Chadbourne & Parke to send Morgan a "cease and desist letter" , informing him that his use of the Goldman Sachs brand violates the firm's intelle...
The Lion King in London's theatres
in Wandalust, on April 9, 2009
You're in London. You know that you need London theatre tickets . After all, a show on London's West End is like Broadway in New York. People don't go to London and not see a show...
But which show? That's actually a pretty easy question to answer at the moment. Lion King tic...
A Chill in Paris...
in Wandalust, on April 6, 2009
BusinessWeek has a story at the moment on the economic chill sweeping the Paris tourism industry. They describe Paris as "the most visited city on earth" and say that the international economic down turn is "a catastrophe" for the city.
Airport arrivals were down 8% in Februar...
Disneyland in Hong Kong May Not Make It
in Wandalust, on March 30, 2009
According to BusinessWeek , "the Magic Kingdom theme park has steadily lost money since opening in 2005. Now it's laying off workers and has put expansion plans on hold."
Some perspective may help understand the park's problems. Back in 2005 I wrote about the park's opening....
Geithner's push for power and the law of unexpected outcomes
in Sox First, on March 26, 2009
...that horse is already out of the barn.)" Woolner's comments coincide with the resignation letter of Jake DeSantis, an executive vice president of the American International Group's f...
New directions on the IFRS roadmap
in Sox First, on March 25, 2009
...e with CFO.com reporting that the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants has sent a letter to the SEC slamming the road map put up by the previous SEC chairman Christopher Cox requirin...
Berlins Beer Gardens and Parks
in Wandalust, on March 20, 2009
GridSkipper did a double take on Berlin earlier this month. Looking at the city's beer gardens and parks .
Munich is the beer capital of Germany, but Berlin has its own supply of beer gardens. The Gridskipper article maps out seven of the best for you and gives you a brief run down on each ...
Google Chrome再次回到BETA
in WappBlog, on March 18, 2009
有生怀疑吗？不是Chrome已经跳出BETA变成正式版了吗？
根据来自 Chrome官方Blog的报道： google的Chrome浏览器将再次提供BETA版本。自从去年12月将Beta标记从浏览器的关于我中移除以来，官方一直提供Developper和Stable两个版本，这次，为了对新版本测试并取得使用者回馈，特地的发布了Beta版本。
根据介绍，这个新版本的最大特点是对速度的提升：相比较与目前的稳定版本，新的Beta版本，在V8 Benchmark测试中有25%的速度提升，Sunspider Benchmark中有35%的速度提升。
另外新增的Drag Tabs功能，可以将2个...
Asian-Americans Looking for Immigration Reform
in Global Mobility Report, on March 17, 2009
...The Agence France Press on a letter from Mike Honda, chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, who wrote President Obama a letter saying that immigration reform "must remain an ...
Top 10 Caribbean Beaches (according to AquaTerraSky)
in Wandalust, on March 14, 2009
The travel blog AquaTerraSky published a list recently of their top 10 beaches in the Caribbean.
Sitting here in March with bits of snow still melting around my home and freezing rain in the forecast, a nice beach in the Caribbean sounds inviting. I could cope with a few hours of sand and surf, ...
Sydney Naked, with Beer...
in Wandalust, on March 11, 2009
Gridskipper had a couple of pieces on Sydney recently that were interesting.
Most of us know about Australia's proclivity for nudity. Australia has a number of nude beaches, etc. One of the Gridskipper pieces profiles six spots in Sydney were nudity is legal . These include four beaches, a bat...
Warnings from Buffett
in Sox First, on March 2, 2009
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Some dire predictions from billionaire Warren Buffett. In his letter to shareholders , in Berkshire Hathaway's 2008 annual report Buffett says the economy will remain a shambles this year &q...
Blu-ray laser Zippo mod
in Wangtam, on March 2, 2009
...Post.com - Send A Letter After You Pass
• Putting a Bolder Face on Google
• Yahoo Teams With Newspapers to Sell Ads
• How To: Rip Blu-ray Discs
• Google adds user generated photos to Street Vi...
The Pristine Landscape of Glaciers
in Wandalust, on February 24, 2009
In keeping with last week's post about whether or not Canada was boring, I thought I'd point out this post on Canada's glaciers.
The story comes with some beautiful pictures. Of course, the trip is not for the faint of heart. Most of the glaciers mentioned in the story are in Canada&#...
Microsoft Elevate America
in Wangtam, on February 23, 2009
...ements: Wordle Visualizations
• How To Make Twitter Sound Like Music To Your Ears
• Letter to Obama: What the Car Industry Needs Is A Steve Jobs
• 5 Ways to Collaborate on Documents Online in Re...
Boring Canada
in Wandalust, on February 17, 2009
I have to begin by admitting that I don't often think of running off to visit Canada. Jamaica, maybe Ireland, perhaps Malaysia or Thailand, or maybe even Mexico. But not Canada.
World Hum had a piece last month that's made me reconsider my disposition to America's northern neighbor. T...
Blackwater - what's in a name?
in Sox First, on February 16, 2009
...anding itself . Its futuristic new name is Xe (pronounced, as my American friends do, like the last letter of the alphabet). As the LA Times says, what else can you do when your employees are facing...
Swarovski-Embellished Wedding Cake Toppers
in White Lace Wedding, on February 12, 2009
...? These embellishments are hand made with CRYSTALLIZED™ Swarovski Elements. You can have a single letter (your surname's initial), a three-letter monogram, or even your full names, complete with a...
FlightTrack Pro
in Wandalust, on February 10, 2009
FlightTrack Pro, the next generation of the bestselling flight tracker for iPhone and iPod touch became available this week on the iPhone App Store for $9.99 (US).
Appropos Mobile announced the release of the new app in a press statement . "Ever since releasing FlightTrack, travelers have ask...
Venice for Valentine's Day?
in Wandalust, on February 8, 2009
Valentine's Day in Venice: you could have a romantic dinner on an old-age island. It's a truly memorable way to celebrate your very special evening....
The exclusive menu of San Clemente Palace Hotel can help. The Staff of "Le Maschere" Restaurant, at San Clemente Palace Hotel...
Taking Hypertable 0.9.2.1 for a ride.
in Googlestack, on February 3, 2009
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Let's assume, for the sake of example , that you're interested in articles starting with a letter 'A'. You can get these easily by running this query
hypertable> select title f...
Google GDrive online storage & backup service leaked
in Wangtam, on January 31, 2009
...rrors
• Letter Llama - Meet new people, make new friends
• Shiftpop - Watch Live Cams, Live Video Broadcasts
• RouteYou.com - A Platform For Exploring Routes
• AlltheRides.Com: 100 % FREE auto...
Climbing Kilimanjaro
in Wandalust, on January 31, 2009
How adventurous are you? I used to be adventurous; now I'm mostly old and out of shape...
A blogger going by the name thecrashpacker has a great description of his trip up the mountain. The orange horizon burned my eyes after hiking for 6 hours in the dark, my fingers were frozen, lips ripped...
Sarbanes-Oxley: It's crunch time for small companies
in Sox First, on January 28, 2009
... comply with this requirement of the 2002 law, which sought to deter financial manipulation. In a letter to Senator Carl Levin, Schapiro writes: "Regarding, SOX 404, accurate, robust, and ...
Bill Gates on Philanthropy in Crisis
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on January 26, 2009
... In a letter scheduled to be released today, January 26th, Bill Gates is offering insight to the world both about the current financial crisis as well as what his foundation has been able to do...
Network Neutrality: The FCC Faces Off with Comcast
in Web 2.0, on January 24, 2009
... the battle begin...
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) published " a sternly worded letter " to cable giant Comcast last weekend asking it to prove that it was not giving preferen...
Kung Hei Fat Choy - Chinese New Year in HK
in Wandalust, on January 24, 2009
If I had the money and the time I'd probably be in Hong Kong at the moment, waiting for the Year of the Ox to roll around on Monday night. Alas, I have neither the time or the money this year for such a trip.
Rory Boland has an excellent spread of things to think about and look for if you...
Write This Down: While in Thailand, Don't Insult the King...
in Wandalust, on January 19, 2009
A number of news sources ( Channel News Asia , The Chronicle of Higher Ed , The Huffington Post ) are reporting on a case in Thailand in which an Australian citizen has been sentenced to three years in prison for insulting the royal family.
From the Chronicle of Higher Education: A Thai court tod...
Jobs 要请个长假
in Wangtam, on January 16, 2009
... saw my letter last week sharing something very personal with the Apple community. Unfortunately, the curiosity over my personal health continues to be a distraction not only for me and my family, but...
Water Taxi Service on US Inauguration Day
in Wandalust, on January 13, 2009
If you live in Alexandria, Virginia you may want to avoid the traffic on US Inauguration Day on January 20 by taking the water taxi service from Alexandria to Washington DC.
Round trip tickets cost 90$ while a one-way ticket costs 50$ per person.
Quite pricey i think but it might save you the...
Six Weeks Til Fat Tuesday: Are You Going to Mardi Gras?
in Wandalust, on January 12, 2009
Fat Tuesday is February 24th this year. So you've got six weeks left to prepare if you plan for be in New Orleans for the coming Madri Gras.
There will be plenty of activity in 2009. A schedule of the parades leading up to the big day is available from the New Orleans Convention & Visit...
Verizon Takes Over Alltel
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on January 12, 2009
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Verizon said Alltel customers won't need to take any action, though they will soon receive a letter explaining the transition. Most will be able to keep their handsets as Verizon and Alltel sha...
Fund-raising, Wikipedia style
in Sox First, on January 3, 2009
Just before Christmas, Wikipedia was begging for cash. On December 23, its founder Jimmy Wales had put out an announcement imploring people to donate money to keep the Wikipedia phenomenon going. The site attracts more visitors than Amazon or eBay, partly because it's very often the first...
Uh-Oh You Bought Aunt Sally a Virus
in The Gadgets Weblog, on December 30, 2008
...unt's PC off. If you don't, she will return the favor when she forwards you her next chain letter.
via Engadget
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Where to Be on New Year's Eve...
in Wandalust, on December 29, 2008
Terri Mapes has some tips for where to spend New Year's Eve. Unless you're filthy rich, it's probably too late to book a flight and get there. But half the fun of reading travel stuff is the vicarious living you get to do...
Among her suggestions, Edinburgh is intriguing. A number o...
Strike at Hong Kong's Airport Delays Flights
in Wandalust, on December 27, 2008
Talk about a nightmare in the making... Ground workers at Hong Kong International Airport went on strike for three hours earlier today. The short strike disrupted schedules and delayed 83 flights, according to a report on Channel News Asia .
Why the strike? Because: The industrial action took ...
Madeira - Portugal's Hidden Gem
in Wandalust, on December 20, 2008
If you're looking for a little sun and sand to replace the wind and snow of Winter, Madeira is a nice get-a-way spot.
The island of Madeira is an autonomous part of Portugal, a little north of the Canary Islands, off the coast of Morocco. It's a little over 800 square kilometers and has ...
About PureVia™ Sweetener
in Daily Diabetic, on December 20, 2008
... Recently, the FDA issued a "no objection" letter for stevia-based sweeteners in the U.S.
Speaking of stevia-based sweeteners, Whole Earth Sweetener Company 's new PureVia™ -...
Madoff and SEC neglect
in Sox First, on December 13, 2008
...al. 'Madoff Securities is the world's largest Ponzi Scheme,' Mr. Markopolos, wrote in a letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in 1999. Mr. Markopolos pursued his accusation...
Bush Administration Expresses Opposition to Free Wireless
in The Wireless Weblog, on December 11, 2008
...uot;
But as the WSJ's Amy Schatz writes, "Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez sent a letter to the agency's Republican chairman Wednesday afternoon expressing the administration'...
Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands
in Wandalust, on December 4, 2008
After seeing seven or eight inches of snow spread out over the week, my front yard looks nothing like a tropical beach. I'd rather be on a beach. And if I had a choice, it would probably be a beach in the Virgin Islands.
The southern side of Virgin Gorda is lined with scenic grottoes formed b...
Letters to Santa help Make-A-Wish
in The Parenting Weblog, on November 26, 2008
...day gift pleading efforts with a good deed. Check out this neat program from Macy's.
Writing letters to Santa Claus is an age-old Christmas tradition for children all over the world. Macy's...
Elevate Destinations Works for Environmental Preservation
in Wandalust, on November 24, 2008
...Transformation Vacations portfolio."
Karen Bryan wrote about Elevate Travel for us here at Wandalust back in April and said that she "would be a lot happier if Elevate Travel put a figur...
Gouging with the bailout?
in Sox First, on November 24, 2008
...es that started the meltdown to throwing a lifeline to bad banks? These are the implications of a letter from the Project on Government Oversight group to Congress. The note raises key issues like...
San Clemente Palace in Venice Receives LHW Award
in Wandalust, on November 21, 2008
San Clemente Palace Hotel & Resort in Venice has been recognized by The Leading Hotels of the World (LHW). San Clemente was recently given 1st place in the Best Hotel in Europe category by LHW and 2nd place in Best Hotel in the World category.
The Leading Hotels of the World, Ltd. is th...
White Cockatoo Resort in Queensland Plans Month of Naked Hedonism to Fight Hard Times
in Wandalust, on November 18, 2008
The White Cockatoo resort in Mossman on the coast of Queensland is planning a month long, clothing-optional anything-goes party to drum up business during the economic downturn, according to Reuters .
"Tough economic times call for stiff measures," Tony Fox, the owner of the White Co...
