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Prospect Hill Tower in Somerville, Massachusetts

January 11, 2021

Atop Prospect Hill Park in Somerville, Massachusetts stands a 34-foot tall, four-story granite tower constructed in 1903. Soldiers fighting in the Revolutionary and Civil Wars camped on Prospect Hill. It’s said that George Washington ordered the raising of a Grand Union Flag on the site on January 1, 1776. By the turn of the century, the monument was in danger of collapse, and restoration efforts were soon underway. The city of Somerville restored the tower and the surrounding plaza. The restoration...

Castell Aberlleiniog in Llangoed, Wales

January 11, 2021

In the 11th century, the Normans built a motte-and-bailey fortification on the coast, opposite a castle in Abergwyngregyn across the Menai Strait, suggesting the castles engaged in coastal communications. Named after a local river, it was a fortified structure built on raised ground, and you can stroll through what remains of the site today. Originally the castle was a wooden structure. Although its history is not fully documented, it faced its share of fighting, with different structures built at different times, and...

Skulptur i Pilane in Pilane, Sweden

January 11, 2021

Situated on the Swedish west coast, Tjörn is the country’s 7th-largest island. Like the rest of Bohuslän during the summer, the island hosts tourists from around Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Germany. However, what many visitors don’t know is that a little further inland in Pilane resides a very unique sculpture park. The park features a beautiful heath with undulating terrain. Around the park are around 90 different historical sites from the Iron Age such as stone circles, burial mounds,...

The Milwaukee Dogs That Learned to Sniff...

January 11, 2021

The basement of Laura Holder’s 1925 bungalow looks like many others in her Milwaukee neighborhood. Dappled sunlight streams through glass-block windows onto an assortment of exercise equipment and her husband’s woodworking tools. An unfinished corner houses the washer and dryer and a second fridge and freezer. But instead of meat and leftovers, Holder’s basement freezer is full of dirt. Eighty-five bags of sediment, to be exact, double-bagged, numbered, and frozen solid. They were collected by biologists with the Wisconsin...

Upselling Tips & Examples to Improve Your...

January 9, 2021

Upselling has been on hoteliers’ minds for many years. Traditionally the revenue manager would devise the underlying strategy and leave it to the front desk team to carry it out. But the deeper you dive into the world of digital upselling, the more you’ll see that it can add value to nearly every area of The post Upselling Tips & Examples to Improve Your Hotel Marketing Strategy appeared first on Revfine.com.

Diósgyőr Castle in Miskolc, Hungary

January 8, 2021

Diósgyőr Castle is situated in a small suburb in Miskolc, Hungary. It’s a window into the traditions and history of this often-forgotten section of Northern Hungary. It’s unlikely that you will find many tourists in this region of the country. The walls of the castle were likely constructed around the 13th-century upon a rock hill elevating from the valley of the Szinva stream. The castle has a complicated history, as it was destroyed not long after construction during a...

Buddha Peace Park in Mahamanjushree Nagarkot, Nepal

January 8, 2021

An hour east of Kathmandu is the small resort community of Nagarkot. The road to reach the town is steep, twisty, and rough, making a stop at the Buddha Peace Park a welcome respite. Hikers may choose to finish the journey to Nagarkot by taking the eight-kilometer Peace Park Hiking Trail into town. The trial offers even more panoramic views of the Kathmandu Valley and the Himalayas beyond. Carved out of the side of the Himalayan foothills, the park...

Preston Market Cross in Prestonpans, Scotland

January 8, 2021

Prestonpans, or Preston, is a small coastal region that lies some 50 miles east of Edinburgh. It currently boasts a vast number of murals painted by members of the local community and guest artists. It also happens to be the site of a historic battle. Here, Charles Edward Stuart suffered a massive defeat in an attempt to regain the monarchy. Dotted around this quaint village are several reminders of this troublesome era. One such example is the Preston Tower....

Zhang Heng Seismoscope in Changning Qu, China

January 8, 2021

Located in the Sheshan Seismic Station at the foot of West Sheshan Mountain, this museum features a theater hall, an earthquake information hall, an emergency rescue drill exhibit, and the Zhang Heng seismograph exhibition hall. Zhang Heng was a Chinese scientist and mathematician from the Han Dynasty. Inside is a replica of his ancient seismoscope. During his life, it was still unknown that shifting tectonic plates caused earthquakes. Instead, earthquakes were explained as a disturbance in the cosmic yin...

Sinclair Gas Station in Elberta, Utah

January 8, 2021

This early 20th-century gas station was constructed to serve the town of Elberta and those commuting to and from a nearby gold mine. The Sinclair station on US 6 started serving early automobiles in 1917. When the gold mine closed in 1949, the town of Elberta situated in Utah’s west desert began to decline and many families moved away. The Sinclair station remained in operation until 1982. Older details preserved by the dry desert climate include a patched metal...

Tips for Reconsidering Your OTA & Direct...

January 8, 2021

When engaging with online travel agencies (OTAs) in this era of uncertainty, hoteliers must properly understand the value and costs associated with all distribution channels. Any relationship weighted in favour of an OTA to the detriment of a hotel’s bottom line needs to be reviewed, and steps should be taken to maximise your direct bookings. The post Tips for Reconsidering Your OTA & Direct Booking Strategy in 2021 appeared first on Revfine.com.

Seeing America Through Its Roadside Signs

January 7, 2021

Think of your last road trip. There were sights, destinations, but as much as anything else, there were signs. For businesses, public safety messages, accident memorials, threats directed at outsiders, advertisements for worms, eggs, and firewood, reminders of sin (83-FOR-TRUTH), and, of course, political campaigns. In his book Political Sign, author Tobias Carroll compares the yard sign to a “kind of coelacanth, something that reached its ideal form long ago and has contentedly stayed there, not evolving because it...

Why 1920s L.A. Went Wild for an...

January 7, 2021

On a hot November day in 1926, a 13-year-old boy dressed as the Pied Piper led more than 1,000 children not out of town, but to the Central Library of Los Angeles. He marched at the head of a parade held to celebrate the opening of the children’s reading room. The piper, who had earned his spot by winning a city-wide writing competition, was a burgeoning Japanese-American poet possessed of a great talent and a great name: Ambrose Amadeus...

Three Sisters Lighthouses in Eastham, Massachusetts

January 7, 2021

Lighthouses have played a critical role in the daily life of maritime towns as nautical landmarks that provide directional signals to ships. They are traditionally located very close to the water. The Three Sister Lighthouses were originally located on Nauset Beach atop a cliff, just a quarter-mile from the Atlantic Ocean shore in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. All along Cape Cod, there were several lighthouses, however, many shipwrecks were found close to the Eastham shore. As a result, locals from...

Lincoln Park Nursery Ruins in Lemont, Illinois

January 7, 2021

Chicago‘s Lincoln Park is known as the largest park in the city. However, it’s much less common knowledge that many of the trees and plants originally came from a forest preserve more than 20 miles away. Lincoln Park has expanded from its much smaller origins into the massive park that exists today. It was created by filling in miles of shoreline along Lake Michigan. To accomplish this, topsoil and fill were needed, as well as plants and trees. All...

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