The 5 Best Secluded Beaches on Tenerife

Tenerife is one of the most popular holiday destinations within Europe. With its fantastic combination of year round warm weather, gorgeous sandy beaches and vibrant day and night entertainment; it comes as no surprise why holidaymakers return to the island year after year. The beaches on Tenerife are frequently filled with beach lovers whether they are basking in the sun, partaking in the many water sports activities that are on offer, or simply having a bite to eat in one of the many cafes that can be found along side the beaches. Read the rest of this entry »

Great Day Trips – Grand Canyon Skywalk From Las Vegas

Going to Las Vegas? Make sure to add the Grand Canyon Skywalk to your list of “must-see” attractions. The “Glass Bridge” is only two-and-a-half-hours away and offers Sin City sightseers a number of unique experiences that are only available in this part of the Canyon.

Getting There

Part of the ever-evolving Grand Canyon West area, the Skywalk is situated some 120 miles east of Las Vegas. Getting there is half the adventure. En route, you skirt Lake Mead, the largest man-made lake in the U.S., cross Hoover Dam, enter Arizona, and ply a beautiful gorge carved out by the persistent Colorado River. In the Grand Canyon State, you’ll hit flat land whereupon you’ll take a right going east down a dirt road for 10 miles until you arrive at the Rim.

The Glass Bridge

The Skywalk is an engineering marvel: It’s a glass-bottomed cantilever structure that juts out 70 feet into the Canyon’s abyss. Nearly 4,000 below, the Colorado River quietly churns. The Bridge has been designed to withstand significant earthquakes and can support 800 people at once. Read the rest of this entry »

Is Cancun’s Underwater Sculpture Museum Threatened by Oil Disaster?

“I created the underwater sculptures to highlight how stunning the underwater world is and how we should try to look after it better and take more care,” says artist Jason deCaires Taylor. With the tragic oil rig explosion, which as I write this is gushing 5,000 barrels of oil per day into the gulf of Mexico, we are certainly not taking care of our oceans. The first set of 200 sculptures for phase two is scheduled to be laid on the sea bed in June, 2010, the oil slick could muddy things up and possibly create a disappointing delay. Read the rest of this entry »