October 12th, 2008 marked the 10th Annual Pumpkin Regatta in Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada. It all started with Howard Dill (R.I.P) whose giant pumpkins have made it into the Guinness World Record Books four times!...
A most wonderful event is taking place this coming weekend. National Park Service and National Public Lands Day is this Saturday, September 27, 2008. This is the day when we get to celebrate the public lands available for everyone to enjoy in the USA and to remember all the...
We tend to think that exotic adventures have to take place in far away, unfamiliar places.Have we forgotten that even the big cities can offer surprises? Paul Croughton brings this point home with How to paddle through London (Times Online UK, September 7).His take on the...
We all heard the talk about team building through extreme sports like white water rafting or quasi military exercises (night vision glasses and all).Many more people try to hammer out their 'strategic' details in endless conference calls and meetings. A kinder gentler...
In maritime circles there has been a battle raging for at least one thousand years; water vs equipment. This dilemma was magnified when electrical components where first brought aboard ship requiring electricity to...
America's system of national parks, forests, bird reservations, game preserves, and national monuments provides a series of living gemstones across the land. President Theodore Roosevelt set the standard for...
Many young travellers have enjoyed eating and sleeping on the streets of Rome but that is all now going to stop - and please don't sing! Doing any of these things will now bring a hefty fine as Rome brings in...
A flood isn't over when it's over--some environmental hazards are still lurking, and, in many cases, growing. And, as other commentators have said, Midwesterners ravaged by historic floods most likely won't get as much federal aid as those affecte by Katrina."The oil,...
More then 900 bicyclists took to the streets in order to participate in the 2008 Albuquerque Century Bike Tour that took place this past weekend on Saturday June 7, 2008.The event offered 4 courses: 25, 50, 65 and...
Vesak is the holiest day in Buddhism and a season of special holy significance to all Buddhists around the world. Vesak Full Moon is the holiest of all the full moon days. On this day are...
The union representing prison guards in Canada has secured a total smoking ban in order to cut down their own exposure to secondhand smoke. The ban begins in a few days, and will be gradually rolled out to cover the...
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After introducing a new air quality warning system last year, the first real blast of summer brought with it the first warning.The air on Monday was at a high of 5 out of a possible 10 in the Air Quality Health...
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It's never too early to start making plans so even though the kick off is some two months away I thought I should take a few minutes to mention the Taste Festivals, 2008 Season.Here is in their own words what the event is about...
Riding a bicycle in the fall or winter months is not everyone's idea`of fun.The weather in our northern hemisphere will warm up soon and spending a few hours climbing hills (mountains are another story) or if you are not looking for challenges the flatlands in the countryside...
I recently covered the combination of Style and Cycling in Denmark. This in turn led me to trioBike, a Danish company offering a combination Bike, Little People Carrier, Stroller. Remove the front wheel of your bike, slide it under the kid carrier, hook your bike...