CHINA’S ‘GET OUT OF JAIL FREE CARD’

In China, the haves do not have to actually do the time — that is if they can pony up for a look-like. According to Slate.com’s exposé, if wealthy and powerful criminals are willing to “…spend some money, [they] remain free,” noted a Chinese anonymous police officer. The cost of a ‘replacement convict’ or ding […]

TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH…AND NOSE DEVIL RAIL

If you are looking for an off the beaten path type of holiday – one that likely no one you know has ever made – look to the Telegraph’s compiled list of the “world’s most extreme places”. This is not a Rick Steeve’s guidebook but rather a how to get to the hottest, wettest, coldest, […]