Last night I watched a documentary that I knew would be tough to watch but that I knew I could relate to. It’s an HBO documentary called Nine Innings to Ground Zero and it’s available on “HBO On Demand” for those of you in the US. I’m sure you can order it from Amazon or […]
Top 5-Great Sports Rivalries I Want to Attend
September 24, 2007 by 5 Comments
1. FC Barcelona vs. Real Madrid CF (Soccer-Spain) 2. CA Boca Juniors vs. CA River Plate (Soccer-Argentina) 3. New Zealand All Blacks vs. Australia Wallabies (Rugby-Australia/NZ) 4. University of Michigan vs. Ohio State University (College Football-USA) 5. AC Milan vs. FC Internazionale Milan (Soccer-Italy) *These are all games I’ve not been to as of yet […]
Hagia Sofia
September 23, 2007 by 1 Comment
Istanbul is a pretty wild city. It is a maze of streets with seemingly unending traffic madness and navigational mayhem. It is the only city in the world that is on two continents, it spans both Asia and Europe. It also has some of the best food in the world and a lot to see. […]
Where Are These Amazing Ruins?
September 23, 2007 by 4 Comments
Ephesus in Turkey, thanks to my friend Andrea for the picture
Top 5-Pizza Places in America
September 23, 2007 by 6 Comments
1. Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana (New Haven, Connecticut) 2. Sally’s Apizza (New Haven, Connecticut) 3. John’s Pizzeria of Bleecker Street (New York, New York) 4. Gino’s East Pizza (Chicago, Illinois) 5. Grimaldi’s Pizzeria (Brooklyn, New York)
A Little Monday Morning Trivia
September 23, 2007 by 7 Comments
This is a really tough question, but when I was asked this question today-I did get it right the first time-I swear…What world capital has a name, though named after its founder, that is derived from a Roman Imperial title? The answer is Pretoria, the executive capital of South Africa which is named after its […]
Lake Titicaca
September 21, 2007 by 4 Comments
Lake Titicaca is the highest commercially navigable lake in the world, at 3,812 m (12,507 feet) above sea level. Located in the Altiplano high in the Andes on the border of Peru and Bolivia, Titicaca has an average depth of 107 m, and a maximum depth of 281 m. The western part of the lake […]
What Waterfall is this?
September 21, 2007 by 3 Comments
Top 5-Canadian Provinces
September 21, 2007 by 2 Comments
1. British Columbia 2. Alberta 3. Quebec 4. Ontario 5. Prince Edward Island
