Archive for 'Culture'

Vermont Ski Museum in the Village of Stowe

Most likely, avid skiers may already be familiar with the Village of Stowe, the home of the Vermont Ski Museum . Located in the center of the town inside the 192 year old Perkins Building, which is also known as the Old Town Hall, the museum strives to collect and preserve the state’s skiing history. [...]

Paul Candidacy Displays Tea Party Ideas

Rand Paul, currently running for US Senate might be the future of America. As a country it has not always been a two party political system, but at times of great change there have been three or more parties competing to get in on the election. That is what is happening now, and who knows [...]

Peace Incentives

The world has been working on how to establish peace in Afghanistan for years now, and now the government is ready to move forward on a new project hoping to lure Taliban foot solders to the other side and become civilians once again with economic incentives. This is a great show of the separation between [...]

Cat and Large Box

This has been one of the hottest new videos lately and it’s not very hard to see why if you are a cat person. If you aren’t, you might still like it, the cat ends up on it’s face at least once. The funniest part for me is the way the cat jumps in and [...]

Drive a Small Car in New York City

If you must drive into New York, you might consider driving an older, smaller car, a car you don’t mind if it gets dinged up. It’s highly recommended to never drive a new car into New York, it will only end up looking beat-up by the time you drive out of the city. It’s also [...]

What to Do At the Cheltenham Gold Cup

Races are not just about the horses or the betting and when a big race comes to town so do a lot of other great things to do in the area. The Cheltenham Gold Cup is no exception and Cheltenham makes sure that there is no disappointment if you come to the races looking for [...]

Chicago Theatre: “Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind”

One of the many brilliant things about the city of Chicago is the live theater.  From the larger venues such as the Steppenwolf Theater or the Chicago Theater, to the smaller venues, you can find a wonderful live show playing every night of the week.  No matter where you book hotel accommodations in the city, [...]

A Broadway Show which doesn’t star Matthew Broderick in Might Close

So, arriving after the New Years was the wrong time to buy Broadway tickets in New York.  We purposely came here to see ‘Shrek’, but that’s now closed, and we thought it was doing pretty good, after all it was on it’s 441st performance, which is notable, if not admirable. We then thought, well let’s [...]

Belly Dance in Singapore

There’s not a lot that you can’t find in Singapore.  That’s what happens when you’ve been a major world port for centuries, you get to know people.  Singapore is extremely well-connected with the world at large, and at times the culture here is so far ahead of the rest of us that it seems to [...]

Singapore Art and Food

There are many things that are exactly right about Singapore.  It’s a fantastically cosmopolitan city state that has most everything anyone could ever want.  If you’ve come looking for a great seafood restaurant, then you’ve certainly come to the right place.  Singapore has a lovely and wonderful array of great restaurants that serve up some [...]