July 22, 2015

Going to Prague? You need new transit map

If you’re on the way to Prague and you already have a map of the city’s excellent tram and metro system…you should get a new one. And if you do get a new one, be sure it really IS new!   For a start, the Metro line A that connects to the #119…

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Why the airlines are rushing to alternative fuels

Got to feed the hungry baby: growing air traffic means higher fuel usage.   You may have noticed a number of announcements and articlse in recent weeks about airlines signing deals with producers of biofuels–fuels made from plants, from…

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Tilt! Retro railroad offers retro pinball car

  The Strasburg Rail Road, which bills itself as the “Rail Road to Paradise” has added a less-heavenly attraction to its steam-train rides through the Pennsylvania  countryside  near Lancaster.   Using a dozen vintage…

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Spanish town grants equal rights to animals

A small Spanish town has taken a world first: It’s formally recognized equal status for human and non-human residents of t town, and laid out rules for protection.   Trigueros del Valle, a town of 300 in the province of Valladolid, passed the law…

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The Hudson River Museum – Yonkers NY

Just north of The Bronx in the city of Yonkers is a really nice little museum that I like to visit. The Hudson River Museum sits on a beautiful piece of land overlooking the Hudson River.       The Hudson River Museum opened in 1922 as…

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Going to Prague? You need new transit map

If you’re on the way to Prague and you already have a map of the city’s excellent tram and metro system…you should get a new one. And if you do get a new one, be sure it really IS new!   For a start, the Metro line A that connects to the #119…

Read More

Spanish town grants equal rights to animals

A small Spanish town has taken a world first: It’s formally recognized equal status for human and non-human residents of t town, and laid out rules for protection.   Trigueros del Valle, a town of 300 in the province of Valladolid, passed the law…

Read More

The Hudson River Museum – Yonkers NY

Just north of The Bronx in the city of Yonkers is a really nice little museum that I like to visit. The Hudson River Museum sits on a beautiful piece of land overlooking the Hudson River.       The Hudson River Museum opened in 1922 as…

Read More