With Labor Day, the unofficial end of summer, just six weeks away, are you prepared to let go? Sure, you can ease the seasonal transition with a long weekend of barbecues, Wiffle ball and final days at the pool, but how about a cruise for real closure?
Curmudgeonly contrarians may claim that the Olympics is not about sports, it's about politics. But we know better: The Olympics has always been about improving the appeal of the host city.
Memorizing every detail of a country's decorum rulebook before heading overseas is difficult if not impossible. Here are tips on getting by graciously in the 10 most visited countries.
Those headed to — or already in — Beijing for the 2008 Summer Olympics can expect slurping, spitting and other habits not seen in the U.S. and some other parts of the world. As Harriet Baskas points out, preparedness and a sense of humor go a long way.
The day before NASA marked its 50th anniversary, Richard Branson’s eight-year-old Virgin Galactic enterprise unveiled the mother ship that will in the very near future take paying passengers into orbit.
