How Billionaires Spend Their Cash
When success strikes, the opportunities for amusement are endless.
Forbes Staff, Forbes StaffWhen success strikes, the opportunities for amusement are endless.
Forbes Staff, Forbes StaffI wish I had posted about this earlier, but if you hurry, there's still time to book passage for two people on a boat that leaves for Antarctica from Ushuaia, Argentina. Sights you can expect to gawk at in awe on your voyage include a variety of points on the Antarctic Peninsula, the South Shetland Islands, a whole mess of seals, four different types of penguins and a starkly beautiful panorama of unforgiving rock, ice, and snow. It's like Hoth without the tauntauns down there. Quark Expeditions[...] read »
While there are many travel websites in the lucrative industry, many people just want an easy way to get trusted recommendations from friends. Travel site Uptake has added Travel Q&A, a way for people to get those travel recommendations. read »
Is it possible to be a world traveler and a vegan at the same time? Take it from someone who is: Yes! (Others who I'm sure would agree include famous vegans Bill Clinton, Carrie Underwood, Mike Tyson, Woody Harrelson, Alicia Silverstone, Lea Michele, Sandra Oh, Tobey Maguire, Carl Lewis, Thom Yorke, Erykah Badu and Ellen DeGeneres, who is opening a new vegan restaurant with wife Portia DiRossi—but I digress.) Limiting yourself to a plant-based diet does not have to mean you are cut off from global[...] read »
While some of the best-selling cars in the U.S. also top the most frequently stolen list each year because of their sheer numbers, another look at the statistics reveals which cars by percentage are the most likely to by targeted by thieves. Here's the top 10 based on 2009 data compiled by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
While some of the best-selling cars in the U.S. also top the most frequently stolen list each year because of their sheer numbers, another look at the statistics reveals which cars by percentage are the most likely to by targeted by thieves. read »
New Flight Routes Are Opening Up A Loveable Pocket Of Northern India. Mix Business With Pleasure In India's Most Ambitious State…. read »
Many localities tax hotel room occupancy and admissions to entertainment events. It does not seem to be the type of thing that should be raising nexus issues. The rights to occupy the rooms and attend the events are being traded in cyberspace, though, which complicates things. I recently wrote about the City of Chicago trying to get StubHub to collect admissions taxes on the premium that ticket sellers charge over face value. They did not have any luck. Orange County Florida is working on a[...] read »
The problem with sleuthing out good wine under $10 is the recommendations usually come with provisos like, “This is pretty good for the price,” or “This isn’t bad for the style of wine.” Rare is the time that a wine recommendation for vino under $10 is just, “This is a fantastic wine.” read »