Early Sunday morning (2am), while surfing around to random sites I found some fascinating stories & content. Movies, TV, uber expensive hotels and some well learned travel advice is just some of the links I have in today's Discoveries.
The 20 Science Fiction Movies We're Most Excited To See In 2010
Are you prepared for cinematic awesomeness? This year sees a number of movies we're eager to watch, from Christopher Nolan's acid trip to new Iron Man, Predator and Tron films. Here are 20 reasons not to give up on movies.
10 TV Spin-offs That Are Better Than the Originals
For whatever reason, it seems we only hear about the unsuccessful TV spin-offs (Joey, anyone?). We forget that some of our favorite shows—like The Simpsons and NCIS—originated from other shows. WD tracked down the best small-screen spin-offs to give you a little historical insight into your most-loved programs.
11 Free Money Tools
There are plenty of ways to track your spending that don't require a checkbook register or require you to give up your login information for every account you can check online. And if you've resolved to get your finances in order, you don't have to spend $150 on Quicken. Here's how some free personal finance tools stack up, and how ways they'll let you customize your own money outlook.
15 Things Worth Knowing About Coffee
How to Get Bruce Lee Like Strength Without Ever Going to a Gym
Bruce Lee was a paragon of cool and an icon of the ultimate bad-ass. Not only were his martial arts skills incredible, but he had such an impressive physique that even bodybuilders in the likes of Arnold Schwarzenegger admired him. What’s more impressive is that Bruce trained his body without ever stepping into a gym and with very little use of weights or machines.
10 Outrageous Hotels For The Mega-rich
Most of us have simple demands when it comes to travel lodging– a bed, a bathroom, a TV and wi-fi. There are others, however, whose demands far eclipse the simple convenience of your basic hotel room. When the world’s most wealthy travelers take a vacation for their own, they are treated to suites that cover entire floors of a hotel building, rooms that include a personal butler, hell– some even come with their own private helicopter. Take a peek into the experience of the world’s most wealthy travelers. Here are 10 of the most expensive hotel rooms in the world.
10. $15,500 a night – Imperial Suite, Park Hyatt-Vendôme Paris, France
9. $16,000 a night – Royal Suite, Four Seasons George V Paris, France
8. $17,500 a night – Royal Armleder Suite, Le Richemond Geneva, Switzerland
7. $18,000 a night – Royal Suite, Burj Al Arab Dubai, United Arab Emirates
6. $18,200 – Ritz-Carlton Suite, The Ritz-Carlton Moscow, Russia
5. $25,000 a night – Bridge Suite at The Atlantis Paradise Island, Bahamas
4. $33,000 a night – Royal Penthouse Suite, President Wilson Hotel Geneva, Switzerland
3. $34,000 a night – Ty Warner Penthouse, Four Seasons New York
2. $40,000 a night – Hugh Hefner Sky Villa, Palms Casino Resort Las Vegas
1. $50,000 a night – Royal Villa at Grand Resort Lagonissi Athens, Greece
Daylight Hours Explorer
Shows the hours of daylight received during the year for an observer at a given latitude. This is an important factor contributing to the seasons.
The Most Historically Inaccurate Movies
We all accept that movies stretch the truth in the interest of building drama. The following ten flicks, however, treat the truth like it was Silly Putty — pulling and twisting it until it’s unrecognizable.
The Ultimate Tree House
There’s the tree house your Dad built for you in the backyard, and then there’s the tree house Robert Harvey Oshatz built in the forests of Portland, Oregon. Designed in 1997 and completed in 2004, the Wilkinson Residence is in perfect harmony with its surroundings. Built on a steep sloping lot, the living space resides amongst the forest canopy, making your morning coffee most enjoyable.
28 things I wish I'd known before I started traveling
1. You can legally buy safe medicine, including prescription drugs, for very little money overseas.
2. The best health care is not in the U.S., Canada, or the U.K. The best healthcare is in places like Thailand and Costa Rica
3. Take a lot of cash with you, and make sure the bills are new and have no writing on them.
4. If you do use your credit card, check the online statement at least once a week while traveling to make sure there are no fraudulent charges.
5. When you exchange money, hang on to the receipt you get until you’ve left the country.
6. The U.S. dollar is no longer the world’s currency.
7. Hire a taxi outside the airport, not from the guys who approach you inside as you’re walking out.
8. Never assume that your taxi driver knows where your destination is.
9. The universal rule of taxi haggling, for both driver and passenger, is that once both sides agree on a fare before setting off, neither side can reopen negotiations once you’re en route.
10. If you have a dispute with a taxi driver and you think you are being taken advantage of, offer to call the police and have them settle it.
11. The police are not always your friends.
12. When you feel pressured beyond your comfort level by someone who tries to follow you, be polite but increasingly firm.
13. When it comes to visas (and all immigration issues), your experience will vary from place to place.
14. All plane tickets are changeable no matter what is written on them
15. Round-the-World tickets are the best bargains for extensive international travel.
16. Most people flying Business Class are not paying full-fare.
17. In some places, buses are better than trains for overland travel.
18. The concept of personal space means very different things in different countries.
19. Like it or not, you have to be somewhat tolerant of smoking.
20. Unless you can be very discreet, never take photos of people without asking.
21. Never touch members of the opposite sex.
22. Don’t point your feet at people or touch anyone on the head.
23. Be careful with all hand gestures
24. Never make promises you don’t intend to keep
25. Most important: don’t be a colonialist
26. Be prepared to represent your country
27. Always point out that a government’s actions
28. No matter whom you are talking to, never say anything negative about the government
An Amazing Photo
A lone bull elephant breakfasts at first light near the precipice of Victoria Falls. With the Zambezi River near its seasonal ebb, once submerged walkways—and fresh foraging possibilities—present themselves.
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