50 Places - more details
Chris Santela, the author behind the popular "50 Places to (insert activity here) Before You Die" series of coffee-table books has another one: Sailing. In Fifty Places to Sail Before...

Might I Suggest the Cat, Madam? - more details
Restaurant workers in Beijing are being told to "patiently" suggest other options to diners who order dog. Chinese officials have ordered dog meat to be taken off the menu at...

Star Superstar - more details
U.S. Olympic Star-class skipper John Dane III is no stranger to hard work. As the oldest member of this year's U.S. Olympic team, Dane has shown that tenacity and hard...

Quote of the Week - more details
"I had resolved on a voyage around the world, and as the wind on the morning of April 24, 1895, was fair, at noon I weighed anchor, set sail and...

NOAA Charts 2.0 - more details
What do you get when you cross a paper chart with the web's ultimate mapper, Google Maps? Something very "new web" (web 2.0), or in plain English, really cool. Make...

Hot Features in Cool Races to Warm Places - more details
As if the Newport to Bermuda race isn't cool enough, this year's race features an online tracking feature. Follow the boats in near-real time (the race committee has imposed a four...

Clap, Thumbs Up, Clap, Yeah China - more details
Chinese officials have unveiled an official cheer for spectators at this summer's Olympic Games. The four-part cheer will be promoted on television, in schools and through a print advertising campaign....

And I Can Start in 16 Months... - more details
An English assurance manager with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in Newcastle, England is leaving for his new job in Sydney, Australia. By sailboat. He estimates that the trip will take 16 months. Johnny...

Floating Whitehouse Coming Home - more details
John F. Kennedy's Presidential yacht is coming home to the Nation's Capital this weekend. For $14, you can head over to the Yacht Show at National Harbor June 5-8...

Tight Security for Olympic Opening - more details
In an unprecedented security move, officials for this summer's Olympic games in China have announced that tickets for the opening and closing ceremonies will be embedded with a microchip containing...