It’s the next step for civilians who are looking to explore the final frontier: Billionaire Richard Branson and his partner unveiled the White Knight Two today. Branson’s partner, Burt Rutan, designed the first private manned rocket to reach space in 2004. Now their Virgin Galactic project aims to give others the chance to enjoy that [...]
The trip of a lifetime turned into a nightmare for more than a dozen Tampa students. The Wharton High graduates were forced to fend for their lives in Cancun.
“The boat started to rock back and forth and the front of the boat started to lift out of the water.” says Wharton High graduate Matt Koehler.
He [...]
The Dynamo’s match on Wednesday against D.C. United was postponed, but the team continued their raod trip with a morning tour of the White House, met with President Bush and posed for a team picture in the Rose Garden.
“It was quite an experience,” defender Patrick Ianni said. “It’s always an honor to be able to [...]
The New York Mets hope to close a disappointing road trip in winning fashion this afternoon when the play the rubber match of their three- game set with the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field.
After winning the first two games of the trip against the Yankees, the Mets lost the next five games of the trek, [...]
The Baltimore Orioles continue a 10-game road trip this afternoon as they battle the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the second of three weekend games at Angel Stadium.
The Orioles are 6-7 on the road and won’t play in Baltimore again until May 13.
Last night, Nick Markakis went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and [...]
We departed from New York City aboard Air China, flying non-stop for 13 hours over the North Pole and Siberia. Huge cracks could be seen in the polar ice cap, breaking up due to global warming.
The plane arrived in Beijing’s large new ultra modern airport, which opened just three days prior for the upcoming Olympics. [...]
It was raining the day Tasha embarked with her best friend, Portia McPhail, and other Elim Christian College pupils for an adventure she was not exactly keen on, having had her share of thrills and spills.
Her father, Andy Bray, asked how she felt to be going canyoning in such weather on Tuesday. She said her [...]
On our first date she told me about her idea and I said: %26lsquo;Yeah, I%26rsquo;ll do that%26rsquo;, he says.
After nearly a year filled with adventure, excitement and the odd broken bone, Kerrin%26rsquo;s hooked.
The Auckland couple started their journey last May, riding and driving a horse and cart from Cape Reinga to Bluff and back to [...]
Not only have they never played together, only one has any real inkling of how the project is likely to unfold. They have just five days to rehearse before the shows world premiere at the tiny North Island west coast surf settlement of Raglan, population 3500, next Saturday. Forty-eight hours later, Green Fire Islands will [...]
1. Trekking to Everests South Base Camp in Nepal
Trekking to Everests South Base Camp in Nepal is the adventure of a lifetime. Start at Kathmandu before making your way to Lukla and up the Khumbu Valley towards the South Base Camp. In addition to breathtaking snow-capped mountain ranges, youll take in the Khumbu Icefall, Sherpa [...]
