Couch surfing ~ short-term travel is fun again

Back in the days of escudos and francs, traveling abroad used to be a lot of fun. However, as the wave grew, everybody and their hamster decided to roll under humongous backpacks and head out for what turned into a rite of passage. Now, the competition for even crappy hostels and bathroom-sharing hotels [...]

Like lipstick on a concrete pig

No matter how many palm trees you put into you ad for colored concrete, you ain’t gonna make that cement look pretty.  This picture is from a Scofield ad on the back cover of Landscape Architecture Magazine (October 2007).  It’s great to peruse through industry magazines like this one because you get a chance to [...]

Smart Money ~ Busted Covers

I pointed out how Dow Jones, the parent company of the Wall Street Journal that is now owned by Rupert Murdoch’s corporation, has trouble not busting out of their island-beach-sailboat mentality in this post on their Market Watch product. The October cover of Smart Money is another example of this. This magazine frequently [...]

Body cooling is bringing heart attack victims back to life ~ and putting them back on their sailboats

If you haven’t heard about life-saving, body cooling for heart attacks and other injuries, such as spinal cord injuries, be sure to check out this article from WCO.com. Here’s a great quote:
“After being dead for a few minutes back in May, Bill along with Monica are now back to enjoying their boating life, with [...]

Patrick Watson’s Close to Paradise ~ Best Canadian Album of the Year? Review here

Last year the Canadian Polaris Prize, admittedly not the most important award in music, went to Final Fantasy’s album He Poos Clouds.  This year, according to the Queen’s Journal at Queen’s University, the prize went to Patrick Watson for his album Close to Paradise. The album is not bad if you’re looking to slow [...]

Alooha-ready skin ~ Egyptian Magic

Not since seeing the Alooha sandwich delivery scooter in Cairo in 2005 have I been so excited about an Egyptian product advertising itself. Well, by way of Buzzfeed, I noticed this nice little product called Egyptian Magic. If you click there to go to their official website, you’ll notice this little wonder of an image:
This [...]

Pirate Politician ~ Senator Larry Craig (R-ID) at his "floating trailer park"

Up until I posted the Pirate Politician Post on Rep. Jerry Weller (R-IL), I had avoided using Larry E. Craig as the first “Pirate Politician” for various (perhaps obvious) reasons, but this week his hypocrisy and lust for luxe have been further exposed. It’s time.
I’ll dive right into this post, which was born because [...]

Pirate Politician? Former President Vicente Fox Which came first the beach house or the scandal?

The classic Rapidsea corruption question is popping up again today: Which came first the beach house or the scandal?
I have chided Rep. Jerry Weller’s (R-IL) Nicaraguan land deals and Larry Craig’s (R-ID) yacht club lifestyle, but a new issue has popped up with Mexico’s Former President Vicente Fox in the Houston Chronicle today. [...]

Upstate New York ~ “A Diver’s Paradise” according to MSNBC

If you’re looking for some freshwater diving, head to upstate New York accoring to MSNBC. They’re proposing some “diving trails” there too to promote the “wreck, shoal, drift, deep, and historical diving.”
I have been working for several years on promoting land-based trails, and this diving trail idea helps expand my thoughts on [...]

Brazil to add electricity to grid for "Tropical Paradise" TV finale

Television in Brazil is no national prank. The country takes its paradise seriously. The finale of the hit television telenovela show “Paraíso Tropical” or “Tropical Paradise” is so important that the electrical grid is going to be juiced up to support the load.
Here is a small piece of the AP story that shows [...]

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