So, You Ask, How Was Cairo?
So, you ask, how was Cairo? This is how.
Author: Vin
Why Online versus Printed Books
Why, of course, online books are better than printed books, and the world will switch.
Squall at Mont-Saint-Michel
Thanks to Adobe Photoshop’s new ‘neural filters’, I’ve been reprinting some of my previous years’ photos to increase their dynamic range.
World’s Most Famous Crosswalk
A musical pilgrimage to the pedestrian crosswalk outside London’s Abbey Road Music Studios.
When the Nationality of the Hotel is Different from its Location
What does one do in a Hungarian hotel in London?
'Speedflying' Down the Eiger
François Bon’s ‘speedflying’ descent of the Eiger.
5,000 Days In The New Medium
Today is my 5,000th day working full-time in new-media. Let me tell you what I’ve seen, and to restate why I’m in the news business.
If There Is A Theme To The 21st Century
The historical theme for this century is Tribalism versus World Law.
Miss Aniela's Photos
Miss Aniela’s great photos
A Land Where Grander Tetons Are Required
British actress Kiera Knightley discovers that her breasts are much larger in U.S. posters promoting ther films than elsewhere. Everything is bigger in America.
Back from Malaysia
I returned Sunday from two weeks in Singapore and Malaysia. My round-trip was on the world’s longest commercial airline route: Singapore Airlines’ Non-stop flights between Newark and Singapore. Each 15,349-kilometer (9,593-mile) flight takes between 18 and 20 hours, depending upon weather conditions. The airline uses a four-engine Airbus 340-500 with 181 (rather than the standard 300) seats.