Tell Us Your Best Palm Springs Travel TipsPalm Springs has just 48,000 residents but over a million annual visitors. So life is pretty different for those who swing by for a couple of weeks to lounge poolside in December, and the locals who endure the weather year-round: the average monthly highs are…Read More...
What Bode Miller Can’t Travel WithoutWhen he is heading off to the slopes, the holder of six Olympic skiing medals makes sure he packs a boot whose design goes back more than 35 years and a jacket that can handle any change in weather.Read More...
Serious Leisure“A hobby is an activity undertaken purely for its own sake, but technology attempts to monetize it. A friend used to make beautiful earrings occasionally. Almost ritualistically, she would buy the beads, and carefully craft the small, colored jewels in a quie…Read More...
C.B.S. Junkets Program Stirs IndustryC.B.S. News did some muckraking in its own backyard on Sunday night's "60 Minutes" program. Mike Wallace's report on press junkets-which named his own network, the Columbia Broadcasting System, as a giver of free trips to the press, and its leadin...Read More...
The Oceanic Steam Navigation Company, more commonly known as the White Star Line, was a British shipping company. Founded out of the remains of a defunct packet company, it gradually rose up as one of the most prominent shipping lines in the world, providing passenger and cargo services between Britain and the United States, Canada, South Africa, New Zealand and Australia. While many other shipping lines focused primarily on speed, White Star branded their services by focusing more on providing steady and comfortable passages, for both upper class travelers and immigrants. Today it is most famous for the innovative vessel Oceanic of 1870, and for the losses of some of their best passenger liners, including the wrecking of RMS Atlantic at Halifax in 1873, the sinking of RMS Republic off...
REVIEW: I stayed in one of the most beautiful resorts on the Australian coast and didn't want to leaveComedian and architecture geek Tim "Rosso" Ross has a new show in his Man About the House series that's all about the motels of his (and my) childhood in the 1970s and '80s. More »Read More...
The Best Delhi Travel Tips From Our ReadersThis week on Hack Your City, we got your tips on traveling to the Indian capital of Delhi. The best comments have tips on etiquette, safety, and places to visit. Here are some highlights. Read more...Read More...
Rationalist Vipassana Meditation RetreatPublished on February 25, 2019 10:10 AM UTC Vipassana: Silent Meditation with group exchange for and with rationalists! Details see flyer: http://www.das-buddhistische-haus.de/pages/images/stories/dokumente-deutsch/Vipassana_retreat_Julia_Harfensteller_BH_120…Read More...
28 Best President's Day Sales on Laptops, TVs, Gear (2019)We found the best tech bargains for the long holiday weekend from Beats, Dyson, and more.Read More...
Storm Warnings Over the Atlantic; U.S., Britain In Secret Talks On New Pact For Air Routes Storm Warnings Over the Atlantic for AirlinesAmericans took almost 8 million trips abroad by airplane last year, but probably not one traveler in a million knows that the basic ground rules, that made those flights possible are currently being re-examined.Read More...
What Steve Aoki Can’t Travel WithoutThe globe-trotting D.J. and fitness entrepreneur always packs a meditation pillow and three computers (but he leaves his socks and underwear behind).Read More...
This article is about the current Rapide. For the car sold under Lagonda Of Aston Martin, see Lagonda Rapide.
The Aston Martin Rapide is a 4-door, 4-seater, high-performance sports saloon, which the British luxury marque Aston Martin introduced in early 2010. It was first presented as a concept car at the North American International Auto Show in 2006 and the production version was shown at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show.[2]
Aston Martin Rapide concept at the 2006 North American International Auto Show
The Rapide name is a reference to the Lagonda Rapide, a four-door, four-seater saloon produced by Lagonda, now a part of Aston Martin. The new Rapide is the company's first 4-door fastback saloon since the Lagonda which was discontinued in 1989.[3] The Rapide is ba...
Three New Year’s Resolutions for Better Travel in 2019Changing your approach to traveling can go a long way in making you happier and healthier in the New Year. Here are three ways to get the most out of your trips in 2019.Read More...