Archive for May, 2007

Top 20 greatest macho movies

1. Escape From New York
1981 Want to know why Russell was cast in Grindhouse? Then check him out as Snake Plissken: an eye-patched badass on a suicide mission in a maximum-security prison known as Manhattan.
2. Vanishing Point
1971 In a decade that was wall-to-wall with great car-chase flicks, this is one of the greatest. Watch and [...]

Chichen Itza

Best time to go: The plateau and high mountains are warm for much of the year, while the Pacific Coast has a tropical climate
Found in the heart of the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico and surrounded on all sides by a vast rain forest, Chichen Itza is a ruined ancient city occupying an area of four [...]

Uluru

Best time to go: Temperatures around Uluru can regularly reach 40C, so take plenty of water with you
Formerly known as Ayers Rock, the 500 million year old Uluru is the single largest piece of rock in the planet.
Uluru is situated in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park in the Northern Territories of Australia and stands 340 metres [...]

The Canadian Rockies

Best time to go: Lots going on year round. Can get very cold in the mid-winter months of December to February, summers are generally warm for walking and camping. March best for skiing as the weather is a little warmer and more bearable
Stretching 5000 miles from the tip of Texas in the south to the [...]