American / U.S. Citizenship For Sale ? Every day investors around the world choose to put their hard-earned cash into the U.S. Billions of dollars flow in the form of foreign direct investment, as when a group of Brazilians bought Burger King, and foreigners purchase hundreds of billions of U.S. stocks and bonds, as measured […]
Category Archives: Travel
Places to Take the Kids Before They Grow Up
Lost Colony, Roanoke Island Roanoke Island Near Manteo, N.C. The book 500 Places to Take Your Kids Before They Grow Up takes you across town and around the globe to 500 of the most exciting places on earth. In this selection of 35 destinations, we cover highlights from seven categories that will inspire even the […]
Dreamliner Makes First Overseas Landing
Boeing Co’s new 787 Dreamliner touched down in Britain on Sunday on its first trip outside the United States, thrilling hordes of eager planespotters who came out to see the breakthrough carbon-composite plane. A media circus ensued as Boeing executives, including CEO Jim McNerney, emerged smiling from the plane, though McNerney did not actually fly […]
Unfriendliest airlines in the U.S.
America’s Meanest Airlines Simply put, flying can be a stressful activity. A lot of the time it begins with the airports: dizzying parking garages, overpriced food and a series of long lines have a way of making even the most serene travelers a little bit agitated. And that’s even before the airplane leaves the ground. […]
World’s Longest Bridge Over Water
China’s Jiaozhou Bay Bridge A sign that reads: “Shandong Highway Corp. invests to operate Shandong Highway Jiaozhou Bay Bridge” is seen at Qingdao Jiaozhou Bay Bridge in Qingdao, Shandong province June 27, 2011. The world’s longest sea bridge spanning Jiaozhou Bay of Qingdao City, Shandong Province, opened on Thursday, June 30, 2011. The bridge is […]