Quality of Life Ranking Shines Light on Europe

Send to KindleTweet The 2010 Quality of Living survey from consulting giant Mercer revealed that many European cities again topped the list of the best places to live. Taking the top slot was Vienna, Austria, followed by Zurich, Switzerland, and Geneva, another Swiss city, in third. After that, Vancouver, Canada, and Auckland, New Zealand, tied [...]

Aussie & Kiwi Beauty

Send to KindleTweet The giant hole in the ozone layer over Australia is likely the main reason Australian sunscreen brands are superior to most found in the United States. So, it came as no surprise that some of my favorite beauty finds on my trip to New Zealand and Australia were sunscreen products. In addition, I also [...]

The Travel Playlist: Coming to America?

Send to KindleTweet A combination of indie magazines, music podcasts recapping SXSW and a few airlines’ featured media players revealed a whole new playlist. Most of these artists fall under the alternative or indie umbrella and reign from Australia, New Zealand, England and the United States. Spring is coming and these emerging artists ensure there’s [...]

International News March 29-April 4

Send to KindleTweet Teen Hacker Hired To Consult On Cyber Crime Owen Thor Walker, an 18-year-old teenager hacker, was just hired as a cyber security consultant by New Zealand’s second largest telecommunications company, The Los Angeles Times reports. Walker had helped a criminal network either skimming bank accounts or damaging computer systems or infiltrating some [...]