Archive for May, 2008
May 18th, 2008 at 07:19am
Under Canada+ USA
Run! Starting today, you can purchase tickets between New York to Toronto for as low as $1 at Trailwaysny.com or Greyhound.com. NeOn, short for New York-Ontario, has two round-trip express schedules each day between New York and Toronto.NeOn tickets are available for purchase in advance at Trailwaysny.com, Greyhound.com or from a driver before boarding. One-way fares start at $1, plus a booking fee. The highest fare will adjust based on market demand. The earlier passengers purchase their tickets, the lower the fare they receive.
The best part? They offer free Wi-Fi, power outlets and video. Yay! I am convinced it won’t be long before even riding a bus is more comfortable than flying.
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May 13th, 2008 at 09:10am
Under Travel Ideas
I think I just figured out where I want to be buried when I die. Check out this underwater cemetery, which opened last fall about about 3 miles off the coast of Key Biscayne.
The Neptune Memorial Reef was built as the “perfect final resting spot for those who loved the sea”, AP reports. Its creators hope that one day the reef will cover 16 acres and have room for 125,000 remains. The artificial reef’s first phase allows for about 850 remains.
In March, the remains of 93-year-old diver Bert Kilbride - who called himself “The Last Pirate of the Caribbean” - were placed atop a column of the reef’s main gate, because of his contributions to the sea. Kilbride was named the oldest living scuba diver in this year’s Guinness Book of World Records.
I have to tell my Mom about this guy. She might appreciate that he made it to the age of 93, being a diver and all. A fortune-teller once told her that “danger awaits me in the water.” Ever since then, she expects I’ll get eaten by a shark every time I dive. How cool would it be to get eaten by a shark after you are already dead a buried? I can’t wait to tell my Mom about it. Tomorrow. I don’t think she would appreciate the sentiment on Mother’s Day.
Happy Mother’s Day!
[via ABC News]
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May 13th, 2008 at 06:16am
Under Travel Ideas
Congratulations to me. I finally figured out what the SPF number stands for.
I am pretty religious about using sunblock (that’s what having cancer at the age of 29 will do to you) but I never actually knew what that number meant, aside from SPF 20=good protection. SPF 30=better protection, and so on.
The website Skin911 breaks Sun Protection Factor (SPF) down in a way that makes it easy to understand. Go figure, SPF is all about the length of time spent in the sun:
- Take the time you would normally burn in the sun without protection. 20 minutes would normally produce redness on a light skinned individual.
- Multiply that number by the SPF factor of your product. Example: with an SPF 15 X’s 20 minutes of sunburn time = 15 x 20 = 300 tells how many minutes you may stay in the sun without burning. 300 minutes divided by a 1 hour of 60 minutes = 5 hours of sun protection without sunburn.
The amount of time to achieve redness with the sunblock applied determines the SPF. As people vary product results will vary on individuals in the market place.
I guess I am safe with 25 for a few hours. (Note to self: Not in Australia. Australia calls for hard-core SPF application and re-application)
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May 10th, 2008 at 06:39am
Under Travel Ideas
As I was browsing through the Gadling pool, the thumbnail of this photo caught my eye. From a smaller perspective it looked like a posed shot of tourists, happy to take a picture resembling the Beatles. But when I clicked on the photo and got to see the larger version, I was happy to see that it was in fact an adorable chain of Japanese children crossing the street. The woman in the back waves enthusiastically at the camera, and even the little child in pink attempts to do the same. One word: cute. With this photo, hikikomorix managed to capture the delight of a very simple everyday activity.
If you want to have your own photo featured on Photo of the Day, upload it to the Gadling Flickr pool.
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