If you’re travelling by train or bus you’ll probably find yourself at the Britomart Transport Centre at some point, but the real reason to venture down this way is to sample some of the best fashion shopping and dining in the city. Not so long ago this area housed a dilapidated bus station and multi-storey car park. The whole area...

While Auckland’s main eating and dining areas – Britomart, Wynyard Quarter, Ponsonby – get ever slicker, Karangahape Road (always known as K’ Road) somehow remains grungy – in a good way. Rumours of its gentrification always seem premature. Every few years up-an-coming designers or artist collectives open a boutique or a gallery but if they’re successful they seem to move...

Open 8am to 4pmdaily. Entry: Adults Rp15,000 Child Rp7,500. An earthquake in 1917 brought down much of the building surrounding this 11th Century temple of meditation, though there was little damage inside the cave that is hewn deep into the rock face.   An intricately carved entrance forms the mouth of a creature. It is uncertain if this is origin of...

Entry: Adults Rp15,000 Child Rp7,500. Open 8am-6pm. A visit to Tirta Empul can be an interesting sightseeing event and photo opportunity or, taken to another level, it can be a truly spiritual experience. Discovered in AD962, the holy springs at Tirta Empul have been purifying believers for centuries. The baths are fed by natural spring water coming from beneath the...

Hidden and out of the way, Wat Hua Krabeu is run by a rather eccentric abbott who first came to attention when he turned a corner of his temple into a resting spot for old Mercedes. Many felt that all the luxury cars violated a Buddhist tenet against material possession, but the abbott claimed that the autos were just in need...

Nicely positioned as a sort of nesting place between Lake Uri and Lake Lucerne, surrounded by steep mountains and blessed with the kind of views that inspire poetry and painting, Brunnen is a good small-sized town often called into service as an enjoyable departure or arrival point for the Swiss Path. It also (in its own right) warrants a short...

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, better know as Mahatma (Great Soul) Gandhi, is undoubtedly the most well known and revered Indian. Time and time again he defied the British rulers of India, was cast into jail and released a greater hero than before. Come Independence he was totally committed against the creation of a separate Islamic state of Pakistan. Through his chosen weapon of the...

While this restaurant has good food, the main reason for coming here is the top-of-the-world view of Delhi, which changes by the minute. This is Delhi’s only revolving restaurant taking about 90 minutes to do the circuit. From this height you can appreciate how really green the city is. The best views are north over Connaught Place although the distance...

Florida has more than 1.5 million alligators, many in the Everglades region. Yet the alligator remains a threatened species because of its similarity to the American salt water crocodile, which are estimated to number about 2,000. Female alligators grow to 10 feet in length. Male alligators are considerably larger, reaching 13 to 15 feet. Normally an alligator’s snout is broad,...

Everglades City, sometimes called just “Everglades,” sits on the edge of the Ten Thousand Islands section of ENP. It is a destination in itself with interesting architectural and natural photo subjects. The current human population is just above 500, far from the city’s heyday when it expected to be a major financial center. The town really began in the early...

The Flamingo Visitor Center is located on a second story landing that once connected to the Flamingo Lodge Restaurant. Both the restaurant and lodge were heavily damaged by 2005 hurricanes and replacements have yet to reopen. The modest visitor center remains open most of the year but is staffed for only limited periods. Regular hours are held from mid-November through mid-April. No regular hours...

What started as a cucumber stand in 1959 when Robert was only 6 years old has become an area landmark. Anyone who has been to ENP instantly recognizes the Robert Is Here! fruit stand and mini-amusement park. From Florida City, it is on the road to the Everglades National Park main entrance, located at an intersection where you turn left....

By some estimates, the First Fridays art even in Kansas City’s Crossroads District is the biggest in the country. On a pleasant spring or fall evening, as many as 10,000 people will wander the streets around 20th and Baltimore. There are about 75 galleries along with dozens of independent restaurants and innovative retail shops. Although a visit to the art...

There was a time that one in six American women had in their closet at least one dress, coat or hat and matching gloves made in Kansas City’s Garment District. This growing museum documents the immigrant workers who made it happen as well as the designs of Kansas City’s most creative individuals. WWII buffs will appreciate the exhibit on GI...

How cool is it that Google Fiber chose the Kansas City metro for the first installation of its ultra high-speed internet?! This space at the corner of Westport Road and State Line is a place to come play and find out what Google Fiber is all about. Bring your own laptop or sit at a counter and play with those...

Built in 1915, the pie-shaped Western Auto building is one of the many interesting structures in the Kansas City skyline. It was originally built as a headquarter for Coca-Cola, but was bought by Western Auto in the 1920s. The myth is that architect Arthur Tufts designed two identical buildings in other cities and positioned them geographically to form a complete...

Don Khong is not nearly as popular as nearby Don Det and Don Khon (don’t confuse the two, Khon, sometimes spelled as Khone, does not have the “g,” and adjoins Don Det). As Don Det is known as the backpacker party hangout, it gets most of the traffic, and neighboring Don Khon has lots to do, such as visiting waterfalls...

Tour the Toyota Motor Manufacturing Plant, and you’re sure to learn something. This 8 million square foot plant has been cranking out Camrys, Solaras and Avalons since 1988. Not just a couple, mind you, but about 2000 cars per day. See how they do it, in this hour long tram tour. The tram takes you right along the production line...

If you’re a fly angler, chances are you’re wearing gear made by Simms: Boots, shirt, hat or, most likely, waders. Simms is the last domestic manufacturer of waders, and in their headquarters at Four Corners you can watch the process through a giant window. Sewing tables cover the floor of a warehouse where each pair of waders receives careful crafting...

The Standard, High Line hotel’s rooftop Le Bain is one of the Meatpacking District’s—and Manhattan’s—most exclusive nightclubs. The ropes are known to part most easily for models, socialites, celebrities and other A-listers, who party into the wee hours of the morning alongside world-famous DJs, a state-of-the-art sound system and bi-level views across the city and Hudson River. On the 18th floor of the club, black...