Archive for October, 2009
Barton Springs Pool, the Jewel of Austin, Texas
The Barton Springs pool in Austin is located in Zilker Park. The pool is the result of a natural spring, it is just about three acres across, and the average temperature year round, is 68 degrees Fahrenheit. The pool has a distinguished history of visitors. One story states that the famous actor and director Robert [...]
Published by Ryan on October 29th, 2009 tagged Travel | Comment now »
Business Trip to Cape Town Offers Great Simultaneous Vacation
Alice had finally achieved her independence. All of her life, until this point, she has remained dependent on her parents’ for both financial and emotional support. They paid her way not only through college but also graduate school where she received her MBA. However, with this achievement behind her and after having landed a great [...]
Published by Ryan on October 28th, 2009 tagged Travel | Comment now »
Fun time in Chicago!
Last summer we had a blast visiting my friend Christopher in Chicago. He moved there several years ago and it has been that long since I have seen him so the trip was well anticipated. We booked ourselves at a luxury hotels Chicago with a view of Lake Michigan near the down town area. We [...]
Published by Ryan on October 27th, 2009 tagged Travel | Comment now »
India’s Picasso
There is a remarkable sentimentality for most people when they recount their travels in India. It is one of the most extraordinary places in the world to visit, and very few leave here feeling quite the same. There are layers upon layers of culture and history here, and in the larger cities, like Delhi, they [...]
Published by Ryan on October 26th, 2009 tagged Travel | Comment now »
Hottub, hot water, hot hot hot!!!
Saunas and spas have long and interesting histories, and seem to occur in most every culture and in every geography on the planet, in one form or another. People have known about the benefits of hot water on the body for millennia, and when you have your own hot tub, you are entering into this [...]
Published by Ryan on October 22nd, 2009 tagged Home & Garden | Comment now »
Steps to Get into Law School
Arizona State University is located in Tempe, just outside of the capital city of Phoenix. Lawyers in training have been attending the law school at ASU for many decades and receive one of the best educations continually. What young teenagers in Nebraska or Ohio, or throughout the state of Arizona may not know, is exactly [...]
Published by Ryan on October 20th, 2009 tagged Education, Legal | Comment now »
My Friend’s Graduation in Dayton, OH
I was so excited when I got the invitation to my friends graduation from the Ohio Institute of Photography and Technology. All I needed to do was book a room at hotels Dayton and I was going to be ready to go. I was so excited for my friend because photography had always been his [...]
Published by Ryan on October 19th, 2009 tagged Travel | Comment now »
New York Inspiration
What is it about a city that inspires someone? Is is the open spaces of the deserts of the Australian Outback? Is it the need for change in the towns of South Africa? Is it the opportunities given to people in countries such as Dubai? Or is it the energy in such cities as New [...]
Published by Ryan on October 13th, 2009 tagged Travel | Comment now »
The Effects of Terrorist Financing
What are the effects of terrorist financing? The obvious answer is that people intending to harm to a country or a society will have the funds to do so, through money laundering scams and illegal, illicit and immoral means. But something happened today, that is also in part, an effect of what has been happening [...]
Published by Ryan on October 12th, 2009 tagged Legal | Comment now »
Dining in Perth
The funny thing is that I never really liked Pizza until I visited Perth, Australia. Okay, so it’s not that funny but after having lived a full 26 years without particularly caring for it, it seemed strange that I had to travel across the world to realize that I like it. My mother thought I [...]
Published by Ryan on October 7th, 2009 tagged Arts & Culture, Food and Drink, Travel | Comment now »
Henry Chong Installing Meaning in Singapore
For a spectacular blend of the old and the new, where the classical architectures of days gone by exist simultaneously with sumptuous post-modern experiments with space, Singapore has a feast to delight the senses. There are so many wonderful attractions here, even aside from the complex and fascinating metropolis. For nature, Singapore is gorgeously located [...]
Published by Ryan on October 6th, 2009 tagged Travel | Comment now »
Customer Service at a Football Game
Is there customer service at a football game? Yes, there is, and it goes far beyond the idea of concessions and souvenir purchases. Football and other sporting events actually serve as perfect examples to demonstrate various aspects and perspectives on customer service and what all it incorporates. In a world where the global market is [...]