I just read an article on MSNBC about a section of the Brazilian Amazon which had been saved from deforestation and plantation growth with a $1MM grant from Conservation International. The grant protects an area called the Guayana Shield, the 57,915-square-mile area which contains more than 25 percent of the world’s remaining humid tropical forests and…
As a frequent traveler to Las Vegas for work as well as pleasure, these time lapse photos taken by a friend, JP Wollersheim, that I work with really hit home for me. In particular the sunrise theme….. 8^) [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPXhCM_qSRs&rel=1] You can see other time lapse photos at: http://www.youtube.com/jpwoller Technorati Tags: Las Vegas,time lapse photos
Wow… I have been trying to write this blog entry for the past 4 months but after spending 5 hours in the Atlanta airport this weekend, I finally got around to it. In short, it is a set of lists that Beth Ann and I put together on the back of some napkins as we…
I am taking a little study break from my Money Markets and the Fed exam studying and decided to quickly express my feelings on how pumped I am for Spring Break. Myself and 12 friends are headed to Aspen for a week of skiing (think snow) and then 15 of us are headed to Acapulco where…
A Colombian friend of mine sent me this compilation of various tourism commercials for Colombia. Many of the places that we are visiting (Bogota, Cartagena, Tayrona, Barranquilla) are shown. I particularly love the tagline: Colombia – el riesgo es que te quieres quedar Hoping that I can either buy a shirt with the phrase or…
I just saw this map on a friend’s website and thought it was pretty cool. However, it just highlighted how little travel i have done in Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean/Northern Africa. They are next on my list… 8^) http://www.travbuddy.com/flash/countries_map.swf?id=863112