View from a window — an airplane window

The New York Times recently published an article about a pilot who loved to fly and even when not flying would always take a window seat so that he could see the view. Now that is passion and a love of flying that is commendable. I have to agree that sometimes a...

World’s top 10 tallest Ferris wheels

“These wheels have almost replaced the skyscraper as icons,” says Dennis Speigel, president of the consulting firm International Theme Park Services. You’d expect him to say that, since his company is busy building tall, very tall Ferris wheels. Here is a list...

Siberia: In the Middle of Somewhere

I’m not sure what to expect from Siberia — pine and birch forests with an occasional gulag, perhaps — but I’ll soon be experiencing the real thing as my train rolls out of Moscow’s Kazan station and heads east, rattling through a series of switches and out onto the...