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12-07-2007
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How To Be A Zorbonaut By Tom Adkinson I'll never be a NASA astronaut, but, by golly, I'm an official Zorbonaut! And I have the certificate and wet swimming suit to prove it! Don't know what a Zorbonaut is? I didn't either until a bunch of weird New Zealanders (that may be a redundancy) began building Zorb Smoky Mountains in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. It's the first Zorb location in North America.
The Kiwis call the Zorb experience a sport, which is okay, if you remember that New Zealand is the nation that thrust bungee jumping on an unsuspecting public. As Zorb's owners say, "New Zealand once again leads the world in stupid things to do while on vacation." (Full disclosure: I do some work for the Pigeon Forge Department of Tourism, but that's beside the point. Zorb is so cool, I'd brag about being a Zorbonaut regardless of its location.) To use some highly technical New Zealand terminology, a Zorb is a giant beach ball with a smaller beach ball inside it. By giant, I mean 11 feet in diameter for the bigger ball and six feet in diameter for the interior ball. Through the miracles of modern technology and a whole lot of craftsmanship, the interior ball is perfectly suspended inside the bigger ball, sort of like the chocolate center in a Tootsie Roll Pop. (More disclosure: I don't do any work for Tootsie Roll Pops, but I do like them. Especially the grape ones.) ...More
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Iberostar Rose Hall Beach, the first phase of three planned Iberostar resorts in Jamaica, was officially opened on December 1, 2007. During the opening ceremony held at the resort, Prime Minister Hon. Bruce Golding declared the resort officially open, as he congratulated Iberostar and expressed his gratitude for the Spanish-owned company choosing to bring their brand to Jamaica. The new resorts will bring a total investment estimated at approximately $225 million and an additional 1,000 rooms to the island. ...More
Queen Victoria will arrive in Southampton for the first time on Friday, December 7 and berth at the City Cruise Terminal at 9:30 am. Members of the public will be able to view the ship as she makes her way up Southampton Water. ...More
From its cigar-makers' cottages to its Victorian mansions, Key West's architecture is as individualistic and unique as the island itself. Visitors can explore houses exemplifying that rich architectural tradition -- and contemporary Keys design -- during weekend house tours set for January, February and March 2008. ...More
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