Business, History, Money, Travel
Great innovations in travel: Steam Power
Modern travel would not exist today if it were not for steam power. Steam power, really, you said? Heating water to create energy, and how does this concern how we travel – which is by plane, by train (electrically powered), and by car? Well, steam power brought about trains and, thus, mass travel. In truth, […]
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West divorce settlement
Kim Kardashian is a reality TV star, social media influencer and entrepreneur. She rose to fame in early 2007 after a sex tape featuring Kim and her then-boyfriend R&B singer Ray J was leaked online. The attention helped the Kardashian family including Bruce Jenner’s later transition into a woman. Her ratings went up after the […]
Business, Economics, Money, Sports
Overpayment in football—ruining careers?
Imagine a world without football, and football itself did not exist in the first place. We can all agree that the world is changing, but that change is diminishing some critical individuals. I’ll take a close look at the football clubs. Are the standards that existed with football legends and clubs still in place? Is […]
Business, Economics, Money, Travel
Great innovations in travel: The restaurant
When I travel, I like to count my blessings. Hotels, museums, public transport, guidebooks and multi-lingual guides. All great innovations. What would travel be like without them? But I feel that one more innovation deserves credit. An innovation both surprisingly recent, and fairly under-appreciated. That’s the restaurant. Beautiful, tasty, sexy, we all love a good […]
Business, Economics, Money, Travel
Great innovations in travel: Paid Leave
Paid Leave is an invention of the modern times. The right for employees to be away from work and continue receiving the same pay during that time. Before paid leave was introduced, people worked 6 days a week, year round. Or 7 days a week. To compensate some, there were lots of public holidays here […]
