Travel Archives - Page 232 of 582 - BRANDMOIAHORA

Say WOW

Suborbital space tourism finally arrives | FCC prepares to run public C-band auction | The big four in the U.S. launch industry — United Launch Alliance, SpaceX, Blue Origin and Northrop Grumman — hope to be one of two providers that will receive five-year contracts later this year to launch national security payloads starting in 2022. | China’s launch rate stays high | The International Space Station is the largest ever crewed object in space.

Everything is a Brand

Hotel Investments: How To Become a Successful...

August 2, 2022

Hotel investments can provide an exciting opportunity for first-time property investors to buy into a great industry with excellent earning potential or for established property investors to diversify their portfolios and capitalise on all the service industry offers. In this article, you can learn about hotel investments, their various forms, the advantages of investing, and The post Hotel Investments: How To Become a Successful Hotel Investor appeared first on Revfine.com.

Whorlton Castle in Whorlton, England

July 28, 2022

During the time of the Doomsday Book, Whorlton belonged to the half-brother of William the Conqueror, Robert, Count of Mortain. It was then passed onto the Meynell family, who were responsible for the construction of the castle. An earth and timber, moat, and bailey castle were constructed on the site at some point in the 12th century, and it’s easy to see why this site was picked for development. Perched upon a small hill, providing views out across the...

Meet the Great Seed Detective

July 28, 2022

Tucked away behind a modest-sized home in Wales is a living repository of human history. Here, on a 3.5-acre garden, Adam Alexander grows around 100 varieties of fruits and vegetables at any given time. The fertile ground contains the progeny of seeds scooped up at markets from Aleppo, Syria, to Yangon, Myanmar. Carefully stored inside his home are jars containing more than 500 different types of heirloom seeds. At least 20 varieties are ones that might have gone extinct...

Verzasca Dam in Gordola, Switzerland

July 28, 2022

Hidden among the towering mountains of the Central Alps, the Verzasca Dam (also known as the Contra Dam) looms quietly in the background of the small resort town of Locarno, Switzerland. Constructed in the 1960s, the dam was originally meant to provide hydroelectric power to the Verzasca Valley region. But what makes the dam special is not just its impact on renewable energy, but rather the fact that every year thousands of adrenaline junkies jump off it—attached to bungee...

William Davis Grave in Scotchtown, Nova Scotia

July 28, 2022

A tall, slender white marble tombstone, topped with a Grecian urn, marks the final resting place of William Davis, a 37-year-old coal miner who lost his life during a protest outside a company-owned pumping station and power plant in 1925. His death would have repercussions that are still felt in coal-mining communities across the province of Nova Scotia. Born in England in 1887, William Davis came from a coal mining family; he had even lost a brother in the...

The Healer Stones of Kapaemahu in Honolulu,...

July 28, 2022

In the heart of Waikīkī, in between the Duke surfing statue and the police station, sit four large stones that represent a Hawaiian tradition of healing and inclusion that is all but unknown to the millions of locals and visitors passing by. According to legend, these boulders honor four mahu—people of dual male and female mind, heart, and spirit—who long ago brought the healing arts from Tahiti to Hawai’i and used their spiritual power to treat disease. The stones...

How a Farmer's Hunch Led to a...

July 28, 2022

John McCullen steps through a gate and into a small, green pasture. Like so many fields north of Dublin, this five-acre section of the McCullen family farm is gently rolling and lush even in late winter. His steps are purposeful, his gestures deliberate and emphasized with a short walking stick as he approaches the centerpiece of the pasture: an old stone tower that looks no more remarkable than the multitude of other ruins scattered around County Meath. McCullen had...

Joesting-Gorsuch House in Street, Maryland

July 28, 2022

What’s a county to do when its oldest house is slated for demolition? In the case of Harford County, Maryland, the answer involved moving said house piece by piece to a new location, 11 miles away, and rededicating it as a visitor’s center. That’s exactly what happened in 2016 with the historic Joesting-Gorsuch House, which served as a farmhouse, family home, and golf pro shop before being moved from Winters Run Golf Course in Bel Air to its new...

Cahuenga Building in Los Angeles, California

July 28, 2022

Raymond Chandler’s noir stories, which blazed the trail for the genre, are famously set in the ever-squalid, neon-lit city of Los Angeles. It served as a sultry muse for Chandler as he created one of literature’s most iconic private eyes, Philip Marlowe, and his exploits with sleazy thugs, corrupt cops, and femmes fatales. “I had an office in the Cahuenga Building,” Marlowe narrates in the 1943 novel The High Window, “sixth floor, two small rooms at the back. One I...

Cabinet of Curiosity at Cazenovia Public Library...

July 28, 2022

Tucked away in the Cazenovia Public Library is a cabinet of curiosities and a collection hearkening back to the eclectic collection habits of the 19th century. Beautifully presented and preserved, the library’s website describes its collection as “our community’s attic.” Visitors can explore exhibits including the WonderCabinet, Exploring Egypt, and Treasures from the Attic, along with natural history and local history collections. Perhaps the star of the show, however, is Hen: a roughly 2,000-year-old mummy from Egypt who has...

Charlotte Forten Grimké House in Washington, D.C.

July 28, 2022

This two-story brick masonry townhouse was home to abolitionist activist, poet, and educator Charlotte Forten Grimké and her husband, Rev. Francis Grimké, from 1881 to 1885. Charlotte “Lottie” Forten was born in 1837 to Robert Bridges Forten and Mary Virginia Wood, prominent Black abolitionists in Philadelphia. After her mother’s untimely passing in 1840, Forten was raised by her maternal grandmother Edy, and aunt Annie. Edy died in 1846, at which time Annie was adopted by abolitionists Joseph Cassey and Amy Matilda Cassey....

Agua Caliente Park in Tucson, Arizona

July 28, 2022

Agua Caliente park brings visitors a unique combination of history, wildlife, and geology. Sitting on the site of what was at different times a Native American village, cattle ranch, orchard, and health spa, this quiet park transports visitors into an oasis featuring three restored historic buildings, ample birding opportunities, and an abundance of wildlife. “Agua Caliente” literally means “hot water,” referring to the hot spring that once existed here. However, you won’t find any “Agua Caliente” here anymore. In...

Fréjus Place in Fredericksburg, Virginia

July 28, 2022

In 1980, Fredericksburg, Virginia became a sister city to Fréjus, France, a small city founded by Julius Caesar in 44 BCE, on the French Riviera located between Cannes and San Tropez. Remnants of Roman architecture from that timeframe can still be found there. Fréjus Place in Fredericksburg is a small park that celebrates the bond between the two cities. It features a small plaque in a sitting area with benches, a wall with additional plaques, and a sundial that...

Podcast: Plain of Jars

July 28, 2022

Listen and subscribe on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast apps. In this episode of The Atlas Obscura Podcast, we visit an archaeological site in Phonsovan, Laos, that is one of the most important and dangerous in Southeast Asia. Our podcast is an audio guide to the world’s wondrous, awe-inspiring, strange places. In under 15 minutes, we’ll take you to an incredible site, and along the way you’ll meet some fascinating people and hear their stories. Join...

The Very Proper Reason the British Library...

July 27, 2022

A “dictionary of the vulgar tongue” may sound like some kind of prank gift, something you pick up as a means of upping the ante on your name-calling or adding some spice to your conversations for all occasions. But you won’t find this dictionary at Spencer’s Gifts. It’s tucked away at the British Library in London, shelved and looking prim and proper in its original 1785 binding. With aged, off-white pages and an unassuming cover, A Classical Dictionary of...

232 of 582
« Previous
1
…
230
231
232
233
234
…
582
Next »

© 2021 BrandMoiAhora. All Rights Reserved

Powered by Curiosity