It is always a good strategy to start slowly, and then taper off. But it's a fat chance that we'll ever be able to do that. Especially when we live in the electrified, accelerated world that we do. But, the geniuses in the world are always looking to find the next big leap. Here is…
North America
In 1986, Vancouver hosted the World's Fair. An event like that is a big deal not only for the hosting city, but also for the brands that sponsor and appear in the fair. McDonald's was no exception: behold the McBarge. The 57-metre, two-storey glass-and-metal barge was used as a floating McDonald’s restaurant during the world’s…
Traveling on highways and having to struggle with toll booths is certainly one of the joys of driving - NOT.
If you drive across the USA - especially when you're a visitor - you will inevitably come upon a highway with toll booths. But, if you have purchased a toll pass when you rented your car,…
We're not sure if Sylvia Plath ever stayed at Sylvia's Restaurant and Lounge in Vancouver, but we're sure she would have felt at home. The Sylvia Hotel is a designated heritage building - there aren't too many of those in Vancouver - ideally located on English Bay, beside Stanley Park and just 5 minutes from…
Whether we want to admit it or not, almost all of us feel a little tingle when we think of Disney parks. The company knows how to push our buttons, and even lead us to new places. But, one of those places - Epcot - in Florida is a bit of an enigma to many. …
Those with tin foil hats, look away now.
People are people and, therefore, unpredictable. Sometimes that's fine (and fun) but when it comes to wrangling millions of us at a time, that can be . . not fun.
In the UK, Transport for London is using aggregated and anonymised data from its wi-fi network to provide real-time…
We suspect that there are some football fans in our audience: in this instance we are talking about the football played around the world - you know, the round ball, black and white. Some football fans are beyond passionate: they get tattoos of their team, name their children after star players, relocate to cities where…
This sounds like fun, but, most importantly, has a very good intent at its heart. You can win two seats on one of the first Virgin Galactic flights to space. Sir Richard Branson is putting his money and his spaceship where his mouth is. Here's what's you can look forward to: Make history as you…
It’s hard to believe that just seventeen miles from the seaside resorts of Kauai island, there is a tiny stretch of land that has remained as it was since the days of early Hawaii. For Kauai citizens, the image of Niihau island rising from the horizon is a familiar one, though most will never set…
...be sure to visit SFO. The airport itself is a wonderland, especially since the team there have lovingly and carefully been saving artefacts, toys and more. And you can see them. There are dozens of exhibitions happening at SFO. The San Francisco Airport Commission Aviation Library and Louis A. Turpen Aviation Museum provides unique opportunities…
As is often the case with Matouring.com, we tend to gravitate toward the more unusual aspects of our world. Who wants "the same old same old"? And if you're a regular here, you'll know how much we love technology, especially planes, trains and hyperloops. So here is an article about people who have travelled to…
Covid, BE GONE!
Who doesn't love Warner Bros entertainment? Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Harry Potter?
The Studio Tour is finally open again, and WB are excited to welcome you back. Get even closer to the entertainment you love in their new Storytelling Showcase highlighting nearly 100 years of Warner Bros. history.
And, the new grand finale will…
Geysers. Hot springs. Wildlife. A few words probably come to mind when you think about Yellowstone National Park. But there’s one word that might come as a surprise: supervolcano. Because, if you didn’t know it already, the land that makes up Yellowstone National Park is actually one of the world’s largest active (yes, we said…
War is always terrible - we can agree on that. But, some wars truly show the caliber of some countries and some individuals. As you may know, during the mid-1800's the United States of America was torn apart by a divisive civil war. There were a number of factors at play in that war, but…
New York, New York. It might be the city that never sleeps, but it is also the city that never gets boring, either. It is like a living organism that seems to regenerate at every turn. But, there are some perennial things that never change, such as the thrill of looking down from the Empire…
This is astounding. It almost defies belief, but the Chinese are behind it, so it could very well happen. Their abilities are legend. China wants to build a $200 billion underwater train to the United States. The China-Russia-Canada-America line would be the most expensive megaproject in history and take years to complete. The biggest engineering…
Las Vegas is always an explosion of over-the-top showmanship, high technology and - well, more, more more! If you're a business person, you might have visited for one of their legendary conventions. And you may have had to traipse from one building to another in the scorching Nevada sun. Well, they have come up with…
The United States of America has its fingers in so many pies in the world. And there are still remnants of the country's founding that give us a glimmer what it must have been like those hundreds of years ago, as the country was taking shape. One of those remnants that often is undersung is…
Somewhere Nowhere
Well, we never thought that we would be writing about this. The Covid-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc everywhere. It has been a sad and horrible event in our lives. But, as we write this article, instead of rejoicing in the fact that the world is slowly reopening, we see many individuals exhibiting their absolute worst…