In order to visit Jerusalem’s Temple Mount — which includes sites holy to Muslims, Jews, Christians and others — non-Muslims are expected to follow guidelines set by the Jordanian Ministry of Religious Places. In order to play a round of golf at the revered site of Augusta National, you need an invitation from a club member. To visit the Scientology Celebrity Center on Franklin Boulevard in Los Angeles, it surely helps to be a member of the church. And also a celebrity. Continue reading
Another installment in our series on abandoned places in the world. Continue reading
Another installment in our series on abandoned places in the world. Continue reading
What’s the greatest single thing you could ever own? Normally I would say it’s either a shark tank in your basement or a professional sports team, but that would be wrong. The best thing you could ever own is clearly the AAirpass, the legendary golden ticket issued by American Airlines that gives its holder lifetime free airfare anywhere in the world.
As the L.A. Times reported over the weekend, American Airlines created its amazing open-ended lifetime ticket back in 1981 as a way to raise capital amid high Reagan-era interest rates, but now AAirpass is losing millions of dollars a year and the airline is trying to boot some of the program’s most frequent fliers. Continue reading
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On a recent trip to the U.K. we spent as much time in pubs as possible. We’d snoop out the proper pubs – old, dark buildings with low ceilings and beams with padding on them so when you walk into it you don’t hurt your forehead too badly.
Mainly we were in search of bitter beer, which is hard to find in SoCal, where we live. The pub food… well, the fish and chips were greasy and the chips didn’t taste as much of potato as they should. Anyone wanting a light meal was out of luck (try the antipasto plate, it’s as close as you’ll get to a salad, most places).
No one even seems to offer a ploughman’s – a trad lunch of Cheddar and/or Stilton Cheese, pickled onions and good bread. Continue reading
Another installment in our series on abandoned places in the world. Continue reading
Another installment in our series on abandoned places in the world. Continue reading
Canada is very big. Really. It’s also cold. Really. Despite this, small parts of the country are liveable for portions of the year, and tolerable for the rest when properly fortified with alcohol. We boast rainforests, prairies, mountains, and, well, snow. There’s a lot of snow. Continue reading
Another installment in our series on abandoned places in the world.
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