Archive for April, 2010

Top 10 Sacred Caves

Actun Tunichil Muknal, Belize
In myths, journeys to the underworld are never easy, and after visiting Actun Tunichil Muknal (Cave of the Stone Sepulchre), you may feel that you have been through your own epic test. Access to the Maya sacrificial site within the cave involves hiking, wading, and underwater swimming, but nearly a mile (1.6 [...]

Top 10 Things You Can Learn in Greece

Jeep Safaris in Macedonia
From Greece’s second city, the vibrant seashore metropolis of Thessaloniki, you can join in a wildlife safari into the more rugged parts of Macedonia and Thrace in far eastern Greece. These jeep trips start off the beaten track and then get even more remote. They take in the National Park area of [...]

Top 10 Most Expensive Things in 2010

Most Expensive Television
PrestigeHD Supreme Rose Edition by Stuart Hughes
Price: $2.3 million*

Swiss luxury television maker PrestigeHD asked Stuart Hughes of Goldstriker International to design a spectacular piece for the company, says Hughes. So he took a 55-inch PrestigeHD television and covered it in 28 kilograms of 18-carat rose gold and 72 diamonds. Alligator skin was hand [...]

Top 10 Ways to Have an Awesome Blind Date

 1. Throw out any and all expectations.
The fastest way to kill a blind date is to walk in expecting Bradley Cooper and then feel nothing but disappointment when it’s someone other than Bradley Cooper (and I guarantee it will be). Even if you had an amazing, two-hour phone conversation and his online profile was custom [...]