Author Archives: Lorelle VanFossen
Mount Everest Shrinks 12 Feet
Time to change your trivia contest facts about Mount Everest. It’s shrunk. But only by 12 feet (3.658 meters). According to Benjamin Robertson in the Scotsman News, “Mount Everest shrinks by 12 feet”. MOUNT Everest is about 12ft lower than previously thought, according to the results of a Chinese survey of the world’s highest peak. […]
Overweight Airlines Passengers May Feel the Pinch – in Ticket Prices
According to the Star Tribute, “Super-size passengers beware: Airlines have you in their sights”, if you are overweight, your next airline ticket might be twice the price of a skinny person. Soaring fuel costs are helping send airlines into bankruptcy. But there’s another little-known reason for airlines’ financial problems: soaring sizes of passengers. Overweight passengers […]
Home Schooling on the Road
Traveling on the road with your children, especially if you decide to go full-time, presents some challenges for traveling with school age children. Resourcefull Lacrosse’s article on “Home Schooling in Your Motorhome” tackles this issue. Your one room school house on wheels. One of major concerns of parents who decide to home school their children […]
What You Need to Know About Bird Flu
Travelers heading overseas to China and other areas in Asia need to know about Bird Flu and how to avoid contagions and infections. Unfortunately, Bird Flu can be spread, along with other pandemic viruses, and there is a major movement to inform everyone about the potential for danger as well as how to protect yourself, […]
Panoramic Views of Famous Places Around the World
Panoramic Photo Tours of World Famous Locations is a growing list of links to photographic panoramic views or photo tours of world famous locations such as Panoramic Photo Tour of Grand Canyon and the Colorado River, Milan’s Duomo Cathedral, The Last Supper of Leonardo Da Vinci, Panoramic Photo Tour Around Barcelona, and an amazing photo […]
Arctic Village Resident Blogging Against Drilling for Oil in the Arctic Refuge
Gwich’in Arctic Village Resident Matthew Gilbert is Blogging on the Arctic Refuge for the NRDC Action Fund to stop drilling for oil. A resident of the Alaskan community which borders the Arctic Refuge, Gilbert is speaking out against the House and Senate “budget resolution” to begin the process of drilling for oil in the Arctic […]
Unusual Gadgets for the Eccentric Traveler
Okay, I admit it, I’m a gadget freak. I love a good gadget, especially for travel. I’ve found two unusual gadgets that might be of interest to the eccentric traveler. BrightFeet lighted slippers are slippers from Europe with LED lights built into the sole pointing from the toes with a 25 foot illumination range and […]
Wireless Power by Splashpower – No more recharger cables!
I don’t know about you, but I’m sick and tired of all the wires, cables, batteries, and all things electronic that have to go with us when we take our camera on the road. VERY tired. Now comes word that Splash Power Wants to Cut the Charger Cord. You can use them while jogging, take […]
Great White Shark Migration
According to a report in BBC Science News’ Great white’s marathon sea trek, conservationists and scientists investigating how far great white sharks migrate, found some of them migrate from South African to Mozambiquan territorial waters. …Ramon Bonfil of the Wildlife Conservation Society in New York, US, and colleagues were stunned by the epic journey of […]
Arctic Ice Cap Will Disappear Within The Century
According to an article in the Telegraph UK – Arctic ice cap ‘will disappear within the century’: The Arctic ice cap is on track to disappear within a century, according to a study published yesterday. The satellite survey by the US National Snow and Ice Data Centre (NSIDC), and the space agency Nasa reveals that […]
The Visual History of the Nikon Camera
We’ve told you about a history of Nikon camera site, but now we’ve found a visual history of the evolution of the Nikon Camera. I’d love to have these photographs of every Nikon camera lead to a link about the story behind each camera, but it still is great to see how one camera body […]