In a recent episode of Oprah’s Big Give, the remaining three contestants were flown from Florida to Chicago in a Boeing 707 with a famous pilot, John Travolta. Travolta has been a licensed pilot for a number of years and is one of the few private citizens who owns and flies his own commercial sized aircraft.
While Travolta’s Boeing 707 has most certainly been altered to fit the lifestyle of a person who flies friends and family to various locations, lets take a look at the history of the Boeing 707.
Boeing developed and designed the 707 in the early 1950s. The company delivered over 1000 707s and the plane went on to dominate passenger air transportation in the 1960s and into the 1970s. The plane was originally designed for both commercial and military use, in the end many commercial 707s found their way into military service. The first flight of a production run Boeing 707 occurred near the end of 1957 and the FAA certified it the following year. The last year that the passenger 707 was produced was 1978.
What a thrill it must be to pilot yourself around the country, if not the world, in your very own commercial aircraft.
For many, James Bond signifies high class and luxury, this is certainly true for the vehicle he chooses to drive. In the new James Bond movie being filmed right now, Bond drives an Aston Martin DBS. Yesterday, the stunt driver wrecked this exquisite piece of machinery and thankfully escaped death. Here is a news story detailing what happened.
In the spirit of one of our favorite new websites out there, 7Things.info, here are 7 things you don’t know about caviar.
1. Historically, black caviar comes from Sturgeon fished from the Caspian Sea.
2. The word “caviar” comes from the Turkish language.
3. Vegetarian versions of caviar are usually made from algae.
4. The Beluga Sturgeon, responsible for the much sought after and large sized Beluga Caviar, can live to be over 110 years old and grow to be 19 to 20 feet in length.
5. There are commercial fish farmers experiment with being able to remove the matter that will become the caviar and leaving the fish alive to continue producing.
6. During the early 1900s, most of Europe’s supply of caviar came from the United States and Canada.
7. The high priced wealthy surroundings that caviar is usually found in is totally a production of the western world, in Eastern Europe it is commonly used for family gatherings and holiday meals and is not associated with luxury.
Caviar has always been associated with high class food, now maybe you know a little bit more about this luxurious food item.
Video - Dolphin Feeding At Tangalooma Wild Dolphin Resort
We posted a couple of days ago about the dolphin feeding at Tangalooma Wild Dolphin Resort in Australia. See for yourself how close they come to the shore in this video showing some actual dolphins being hand fed at the Resort. A simply amazing opportunity for both a luxury hotel stay and a chance to interact with nature on such a personal level.
A One Of A Kind Experience - Tangalooma Wild Dolphin Resort
Are you looking for a one of a kind experience in luxury? Check into the Tangalooma Wild Dolphin Resort in Australia. The resort offers an island stay like you cannot find elsewhere. You will not want to leave and you will want to go back right away.
Tangalooma Wild Dolphin Resort sits on Moreton Island which is accessible by a boat ride of a little more than an hour from Brisbane. You will actually be staying adjacent to sandy white beaches and have crystal clear water and incredible natural areas to explore and enjoy. There are over 75 tours and activities available from the resort area, so you can enjoy the peace and quiet if you’d like and you can always have something to do as well.
The hands down most unforgettable aspect of a stay at Tangalooma is the dolphin feeding. Every evening the dolphins swim up to the well lit beach and wait to be hand fed by the Resort Marine Biologists and the guests as well. Bring your video cameras for this rare interaction with nature as you will definitely want to capture yourself on film feeding these wild and beautiful animals.
Tangalooma Wild Dolphin Resort is definitely the kind of destination that will stay with you for the rest of your life. In fact, the hardest part of visiting there would be only going there once, how could you not want to go back?
We recently posted about taking a vacation on a cruise ship. Here is a video of a family’s cruiseline vacation in the Caribbean aboard the Caribbean Princess. It truly looks like a great way to spend a few days with your family.
Views From The Bridges Of The Princess Cruise Ships
For many years, one of the more popular forms of luxury travel has been on cruise ships. Do you want to see what those on cruises are seeing right now? Well, Princess Cruises has installed webcams on the bridges of most of their cruise ships. You can view what these webcams are looking at by clicking here.
See why so many people choose to spend their vacations time and time again on cruise ships.
In an attempt to combine the draw of casino gaming, luxury stays, and an incredible natural wonder, the Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort was built in Niagara Falls, Ontario Canada. The Resort opened in June of 2004 and was an immediate hit with travelers from around the globe. It truly brings the best of a number of worlds and combines them for their visitors to enjoy.
The resort overlooks the Horseshoe Falls section of Niagara Falls and actually sits on an area of land that was once the site of the Ontario Power Company’s transformer station building. In fact, in a couple of locations the Resort has preserved some of the walls from the original transformer building which is a great historical touch that many newer resorts should look to as a model.
Some of the features you can find at the Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort:
Casino
Concert Showroom
Hotel Rooms / Suites
Health and Fitness Spas
Ten Restaurants
Wedding Chapel
Shopping Center
…and more!
If your vacation plans entail a visit to beautiful Niagara Falls, why not go for the best of the best and stay at the Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort?
An interesting fact is that Casino Niagara opened in 1996 as a temporary location until the Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort could be built. But due to its popularity, the temporary casino has remained open to this day.
Pinehurst is world famous as a PGA tour stop, but there is more to it than that, it is also a top of the line resort. Its the perfect destination for any lifelong golfer who would like to taste the life of the professional golfer. Pinehurst will not disappoint whether you’re there for the golf or the resort.
Located in Pinehurst, North Carolina, the Pinehurst Resort was founded in 1895 and has a long history as one of the finer golfing resorts. The most famous course there is Pinehurst No. 2 which was completed way back in 1907. The golf course hosted its first PGA Tour major in 1936, the PGA Championship. Pinehurst has gone on to continue hosting more big name and tournament events, but it should not be forgotten that it is also a resort.
The Carolina Hotel is the largest and primary hotel attached to the Pinehurst property. It is surpassed by few hotels in terms of luxury. It is sure to keep a significant other pleased and occupied while you spend a few hours out hitting the links.
Some things you may not know about the Pinehurst Golf Resort: Until surpassed by the Mission Hills Golf Club in China, it was the world’s largest golf resort. Pinehurst has also been designated as a National Historic Landmark by the United States Department of the Interior. Also located at Pinehurst are three nationally recognized championship level croquet courts.
Travel To Beautiful North Central Washington State
Would you like to go to a little known area of the United States and have a great time? Travel to beautiful North Central Washington State and enjoy a sparsely populated area that has an exceptional amount of outdoor activity possibilities. Within a half hour of small towns like Wenatchee and Chelan sits mountains, lakes, rivers, and yes even desert like landscape and weather. North Central Washington has an environment unlike anyother. Hiking possibiliies are abundant with the Cascade Mountain range on the west side of the region and the scabland areas to the east. There are also a great deal of boating or watercraft areas available, everything from world famous Lake chelan to the mighty Columbia River.
View pictures of North Central Washington at NCWpics.com.
