An interesting article in
USA Today
about how the weakened US dollar has actually been a boon to travel to some foreign locales. The fact is that the
dollar has lost nearly 30% of its value against the euro over the past two years, making the Continent perhaps
too pricey for U.S. travelers. But places like Argentina, which is recovering from its own financial crisis,
and Thailand remain affordable alternatives. In my opinion, I’d head to either of these places over Europe anyway.
Amusement Park in India
You know a country is coming into its own when it starts developing massive recreational complexes like the one now under develoment in India. The ambitious entertainment complex is being developed on a site in central Bombay, which used to be an old textile mill, and signifies in many ways how India is emerging from a third-world country dependednt on old factories into one that begins to cater to a more service-based economy. Granted, India still has a way to go, put this is an indicator in that direction. Once complete this complex – spread over 250,000 square feet – will offer amusement facilities, adventure sports like rock climbing and bungee jumping, a chain of restaurants, a discotheque and a superstore.
Hindu Theme Park
Don’t know if the Vishnu Colossus will be the name of the roller coaster they build (assuming they build one) but I
thought it was interesting to read about construction of the
world’s first Hindu theme park, a kind of ‘Disneyland
on the Ganges’ in India.
Miami 101
Maybe it’s not one of the most happening sites around now and it seems to have been pretty quiet
over at Miami Stories for quite sometime, but it
surely is worth a looksie. These folks have grown up and gone or come and stayed and they have some interesting
tales about the teeny places like uh, Kendall. It’s a pretty urban kind of read as one author reflects almost in
loops, on some old pals smoking cloves and kicking it in one of the local parking lots, but the tiny details
like sound and smell reveal a side to Kendall and Miami we may never see.
Backyard Treasure…whoops
Well, I posted effusively about
the discovery by a couple of dudes of a treasure in their backyard…and it turns out it may have all been a big hoax.
The two said they found old bank notes and bills in a house where they were doing roofing work. However, today both men
were charged with receiving stolen
property, conspiracy and accessory after the fact. Too good to be true, it seems. (thanks for the head’s up Drew!)