Dream Beach In Hamburg it is cold and gray — frankly, I would much rather be back at Dream Beach. Dream Beach, Nusa Lembongan, Bali, Indonesia

Petronas Towers by Night 2 Originally uploaded by magnusvk. Many modern high-rise buildings are very similar to each other. It is all about the glass and the steel and can get very impersonal at times. The Petronas Towers, on the other hand, are very distinctive, beautiful buildings. Despite being designed by an Argentine-American architect, they [...]

The United States wrote history on Tuesday, electing the first black president in the nation’s history and — more importantly — electing someone who is promising to become a truly great president. I have been wondering, though: the guy must have some weakness. In my experience, most successful people are highly eccentric in one way [...]

Frequent flyers don’t even listen to it anymore: “Ladies and Gentlemen, this is your captain speaking…” One announcement did catch my attention, though: “This is your captain Gaius Caesar speaking.” I am sorry, but what did he just say? I would believe it was a joke, except that Mr. Caesar has flown me and a [...]

The Boston Globe has just started a new blog. So far, so boring. But wait: this blog features collections of high-resolution images that illustrate current news events. And as you can see from the sample, these images are stunning! Each post revolves around a certain topic (e.g. the state of affairs in Afghanistan) and provides [...]