Victoria (Global Adventures): British Columbia is one of the top rated diving destinations in North America. Canada’s westernmost Province has a coastline that stretches for more than 17,000 miles (27,000 kilometers), and includes deep, mountainous fjords and about six thousand islands, most of which are uninhabited.
The Coastal Mountains and the Inside Passage’s many inlets provide [...]

Bergen (Global Adventures): The Norwegian government has decided to postpone the salvage of submarine U-864, citing technical uncertainties.  The cabinet said it needs more answers about risks involved raising the World War II wreck that sank with a hazardous cargo west of the island of Fedje. “We want to conduct more thorough studies to ensure [...]

Budapest (Global Adventures): Dating back to Celtic origins, Budapest was the capital of Lower Pannonia during the Roman Empire. In the 15th century, the town developed into a center of Renaissance humanist culture. After nearly 150 years of Ottoman rule, Budapest became the second capital of Austria-Hungary. Today, it is home to 1.7 million people [...]

Berlin (Global Adventures): Choosing the right hotel could get easier in the European Union. Tourism and lodging associations in Germany, Austria, Sweden, the Czech Republic, Holland, Hungary, and Switzerland have agreed on a common standard to rate hotels.
The new classification is based on 270 single criteria; where several requirements have to be met to reach [...]

Key West (Global Adventures): For divers who like deep wrecks, the USS Wilkes-Barre is certainly worth considering. The former Navy Cruiser is split in half and sits 13.5 miles southwest of Summerland Key, Florida.
Named after the city of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, the ship served during the last year of the Second World War in the Pacific [...]

Washington, DC (Global Adventures): Scientists from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have proposed to re-classify the loggerhead sea turtle’s designation from “threatened” to the more critical “endangered” category. Environmental groups say that the proposal could be a turning point leading to greater protection.
“Following a thorough assessment of [...]

Falmouth (Global Adventures): A $1.1 Million remotely controlled deep-sea robot was lost at sea off the coast of Chile, the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) said in a press release. Scientists believe that the 15-year-old Autonomous Benthic Explorer (ABE) may have suffered a catastrophic implosion. The vehicle was on its 222nd research dive at a [...]

Menlo Park (Global Adventures): Cyclists in 150 cities in the US can now use Google maps to plane their routes. The new feature introduced by Google gives step-by-step directions. Bike-friendly roads, trails and bike lanes show up as a new layer and are outlined directly on the map. Users can simply enter a starting point, [...]