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Philippines Travel Guide

      If you want to a take a vacation that will offer you nearly limitless possibilities of things to do and memories that will last a life time without spending a fortune then the Philippines are...

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Hawaii and Tsunamis

I first encountered the term tsunami as a teenager while reading James A. Michener's epic novel, Hawaii. In one part of that book he describes an off shore earthquake in a remote area of the Pacific which...

10 comments    travel hawaii tsunami
Fresco from Pompeii (Photo by Clara Natoli)97

Pompeii, Italy - The Lost City

In the fateful year of 79 AD, during the heyday of the Roman Empire, Pompeii (Italy) was a thriving city of about 20,000 inhabitants. By the end of August that same year, they were all gone, and the city was left for dead along with its inhabitants.

79 comments    travel history italy
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The Island of Hawaii and Its Six Volcanoes

Volcanoes, like their close cousins earthquakes, are responsible for both massive destruction as well as for the creation of many of the beautiful landscapes on our earth. The Earth as we know it today was...

6 comments    travel vacation america
Mauna Kea is the only volcano in Hawaii known to be glaciated (have a snow-cap) which has given it a unique beauty.89

Volcanoes in Hawaii

All the volcanoes in Hawaii are shield volcanoes. This means they are relatively large and have shallow-sloping sides - much like a warrior's shield. They are formed by low-viscosity (very runny) lava...

43 comments    travel hawaii volcano
A volcano can affect the climate locally as well as globally.  There are many instances of this in history.87

The Greenhouse Effect Explained

By Chef Jeff There is much talk about the greenhouse effect, greenhouse gasses, and global warming/global climate change. I wanted to take a moment to explain as best I can what the greenhouse effect is,...

28 comments    energy environment heat
This is chart from the Utah Seismic  Center which monitors Earthquakes. This chart is from one of the sensors located in Yellowstone Park.87

Is Yellowstone's Super Volcano Coming Alive?

For those that follow and study earthquakes and volcanoes - this has surely got to be the question of the day: Is the super volcano at Yellowstone Park becoming active? Is the old man about to get out of his...

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White Striped Tiger on display at the Mirage.  Who is watching whom?87

Las Vegas - Nevada - Tiger - Lions - Secret Garden - Mirage

There is so much entertainment and so many venues in Las Vegas, Nevada that it would require innumerable visits to take in all the sites. It has been my distinct pleasure to enjoy the Siegfried and Roy Show...

33 comments    entertainment pictures travel
Courtesy of: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/17/Rice_Terraces_Banaue.jpg87

7 Natural Wonders...of the Philippines

If you are fond of traveling and visiting other places, Philippines should be a part of your itinerary. You’ll find everything that you want here – beautiful places, delicious food and friendly people....

35 comments    chocolate philippines rice
Old Faithful81

Super Volcanoes

Each year over 330,000 visitors flock to Yellowstone National Park to see it's main attraction, Old Faithful. About every ninety minutes Old Faithful erupts shooting thousands of gallons of water into the...

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