Charlie “The Bug” Workman was the strong, silent type, who killed up to 20 people for Louie “Lepke” Buchalter’s Murder Incorporated. But Workman’s claim to fame was being the man who shot Dutch Schultz to death. Charles Workman was born on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in 1908, the second of six children born…
1) Fire and Waterfall Adventure Tours. The iconic and impressive Fire and Falls traces the many ongoing volcanic eruptions and mind-blowing waterfalls of the Big Island. There are a multitude of ways to see these natural wonders, starting with simple hiking tours to full-on airborne helicopter tours. It is basically left to your budget and…
Biloela This is the story of young immigrants from the small towns of southern Rhodes (Rhodes Island, Greece) who came to work in the sugarcane and cotton fields of Biloela, Queensland, Australia. These early immigrants were overwhelmed with nostalgia for their native towns, the families they left behind, and their church. However, they took the…
Ibiza, one of the most crowded tourist destinations, is well known among tourists from all over the world, especially among people who love to watch the beautiful sunset, soak in the sun, enjoy alcoholic drinks and explore the craziness of life. Ibiza night. The island of Ibiza is known for its lively nightlife, its friendly…
Bali has many types of traditional foods that are very spicy and very varied. Balinese still keep their traditional food, especially in Balinese temple ceremony, Balinese birthday otonan, Balinese wedding or when receiving a special guest. I am going to list some of the popular traditional Balinese foods. 1. Babi Guling (Suckler) Milk pee is…
Do you average more than 36 putts in a round? Seriously? Well then, what do you have to lose in trying something new? Many golf lessons are simply too much for the average golfer to read, practice, implement, and succeed at, but this tip will allow you to cut down on your shots and lower…
Balancing your work, family and social life By Gene Griessman, Ph.D. Many of us have an image of personal balance as a perfectly balanced scale every day. But that is an unrealistic goal. You will run into a lot of frustration if you try to allocate within each day a predetermined portion of time…
Fueled by the deregulation of US airlines, Capitol Air was one of several airlines catapulted into temporary success after the transition from charter to scheduled operations. Founded on June 11, 1946 as Capitol Airways by Army Air Corps pilots Jesse F. Stallings, Richmond McGinnes, and Francis Roach, incorporated in Delaware, but headquartered in Smyrna, Tennessee,…
My cat Trouble has accompanied me every year for two or three weeks straight on road camping trips of thousands of miles. He has been to Yellowstone National Park, Teton, Glacier National Park, Yosemite, Sequoia and Great Basin National Parks. We’ve explored beaches from Astoria, Washington to Carpinteria, California. Taking a cat camping will be…
First discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1498 during his third visit to the new world, Grenada is known as the “Spice Island” of the Caribbean. One of the world’s leading producers of nutmeg, mace, cinnamon, and cocoa, the fragrant scent of spices seems to envelop the island’s emerald slopes, beaches, and tropical forests. The first…
