The big craze in online retail over the last year has been “smart content,” defined as the ability to use Internet cookies to serve up content that, theoretically, is more suited to what specific visitors to websites are interested in. In other words, if I go to Zappos.com and always buy Nikes, it behooves both Zappos and me for them…
Monthly Archives June 2012
If Don Draper was dropped into present day, it’s fair to guess that he’d have a pretty hard time adjusting to American life in 2012. And one of the new realities that would surely make the chain smoking ad man’s head explode is the cultural crackdown on cigarette smoking. For travelers looking to be as healthy as they can be,…
Patricia Schultz’s New York Times Bestseller 1,000 Places to See Before You Die was recently updated with 200 new places and reprinted in full-color. This monumental travel publication provides travelers with a thorough check sheet of goals fit for the adventure-hungry. Schultz indulges the reader in a mix of popular tourist destinations and unheard of places, presenting them in a…
As the Global Village has become more global than ever before, the number of expats has increased in recent years. Whether driven by overseas business assignments or an increasing number of retirees in search of a paradisiacal oasis, people are seeking to put down stakes in foreign lands. We recently wrote about the best health systems for expatriates. Now, comes…
As the world watches with trepidation, Greece spirals downward. The Greek economy is in a scary position and, as you no doubt have heard, the potential global repercussions could be devastating. But forget about that – at least for a moment – because now is actually a very smart time to travel to Greece. Certainly, Greek tourism officials will welcome you with…
Think it’s dirty where you live? Truth is, the scattered cigarette butts, candy wrappers, and whatever other miscellaneous garbage you may see lying around the ground is nothing compared to the cleanliness issues that some countries face. Imagine trying to catch a breath of fresh air in one of these countries considered the most polluted: Pakistan’s air pollution is almost…
We love to travel, but we hate to fly. It seems like I’m having more and more conversations with people who detest the process of getting on a plane. And that – dealing with the inconvenience of flying – was a major theme this week in the travel media. There’s science behind people’s trepidation. A new study by Air Plus…
Unless you’re specifically traveling on an aid mission, there aren’t many of us who would travel somewhere with the singular goal of donating blood in a foreign land. However, wherever you are this week, and perhaps especially if you’re traveling, you’ll consider donating blood. This Thursday, June 14th, is the World Health Organization’s World Blood Donor Day. Like anything else,…
In what has to be considered one of the most remarkable medical developments of the past ten years, Japanese researchers announced on Friday that they were able to generate a functional human liver from stem cells. Each cell of the human body, whether of hair or heart muscle, has the genetic capability to develop into any other type of cell.…
Whether or not you want to invest in social networks, I’m almost certain that you’re spending at least some time on them. And you’re probably even doing some travel planning on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and the rest. We even gave you some helpful hints on how to use Pinterest to plan a trip a couple months ago. But that’s just…
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