If you’ve ever wondered what New York City would be like without its subways, look no further. If you replaced the morning rush hour traffic with cars instead of mass transit, it would be a huge nightmare. – from 8:00AM to 8:59 AM on an average Fall day in 2007 the NYC Subway carried 388,802 [...]
The great Canadian donut shop, Tim Hortons is now open at several locations in New York City. Go grab some today and compare them to Dunkin’ Donuts. Of course, Dunkin Donuts has never been the same since they stopped making their donuts locally and got rid of their honey dipped donuts. Man, those were good [...]
The mastodon pond in Montgomery was recognized as an historic site on June 17. It is important because the pond is the location of the world’s first complete prehistoric mastodon bones were found. The site covers two acres, including the pond, which was left behind from the 1801 excavation of the mastodon skeleton. Noted artist [...]
Private Chinese airline carrier, Spring Airlines, has proposed that, in order to fit more people on their tightly packed airplanes, a standing room only area would lower costs up to 20%, thus reducing the price of a ticket. “The process of plane making is really long,” spokesman Zhang Wuan told CCTV. “We already ordered 14 [...]
The Telegraph has two interesting galleries of photos for their travel section. One is called 20 ridiculous complaints made by holidaymakers while the other is 20 stupid questions asked by tourists. Not to be outdone, the readers of the Telegraph have also sent in some of their own experiences. A sampling of all three are [...]
Kids are just as safe as they were in the 1970s, but we have created such a culture of fear that most parents can’t even comprehend sending their kid across the street without help, yet alone all the way across town. A prime example is Lenore Skenazy, who let her kid ride the subway in [...]
I keep telling myself that I should just stay home on weekends. It’s just so much easier than dealing with the multitude of idiots who decide that Saturday and Sunday are the days they should be out exploring the world. Today, despite my better judgment, I decided to go to the mall. The only reason [...]
