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Thanks to this video's sponsor, Audible. Start your 30 day free trial here - https://www.audible.com/bsf Take a trip back to the mid 80's when Vancouver host...

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Including a dive that dates back to 1926, where happy hour starts at 8 a.m.

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This “seaside” was huge vacation spot back in the 1950s. Big celebrities like Sonny Bono and The Beach Boys and many others who lived in California used to gravitate the Salton Sea and dive into its waters. Around the sea, there were several beach resorts with beachfront homes and trailer parks. It was packed with fun activities such as swimming, water-skiing, and even bungee jumping. The Salton Sea is what is called a saline sea, meaning that its waters are far saltier than the average amount of salt in the seas around the world. The next thing that separates this sea from the others that it has no connection to the oceans. Its basin is below sea level and gravity makes it impossible for the waters of this sea–or, more correctly, saline lake–to drain into the ocean. Lacking water outflow causes the Salton Sea not to have a regular natural stabilization ecosystem. The water was originally fresh water, gathered mostly by rain and melted snow from the nearby mountains. The lake is slowly drying out, meaning that the water remaining is increasing drastically in salinity. Agricultural runoff from the surrounding area has polluted the water with effluent, fertilizer, and other agricultural chemicals. This harsh environment has made it difficult for life to survive. Most of the previous inhabitants of the Salton Sea died or went extinct over time. Local authorities decided to introduce the tilapia that to this day is living in there, as it can tolerate the high salinity levels as well as the pollution. In the late 1990s, when the situation with pollution had become disastrous, a local agency named the Salton Sea Authority, together with the United States Bureau of Reclamation, began an evaluation project and an effort to develop alternative projects in order to save the Salton Sea and its surrounding area. They released a draft of the project which specified how to repair the damage. The idea was to construct a dam that would trap the water and build a marine sea in both the northern and southern parts of the Salton Sea, as well as one more along the western shores. In popular culture, The Salton Sea has been the inspiration for many known and important works of art. The Salton Sea was the inspiration for Curtis Harrington’s short, dreamlike film On the Edge from 1949. In the years that the resort was growing in popularity, this short film helped in that process. Years later, during the science fiction boom in literature and film, the monster movie The Monster that Challenged the World (1957) was shot on location of the Salton Sea. Probably, the film with the most cultural and aesthetic influence is the surreal 2010 documentary by the Israeli-born director and filmmaker Alma Har’el. This film won first prize in the documentary section of the Tribeca Film Festival in 2011. Today, the Salton Sea area is still very much polluted. The last report from the US Geological Survey says that the smell of the Salton Sea is “objectionable”, “unique”, “noxious” and “pervasive.” The biggest fear regarding the Salton Sea is that it might dry out. This could cause an even greater disaster to the surrounding flora and fauna. If that kind of disaster happens, all of the small particles that are now dissolved into the water will drift into the air and spread.

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According to the British newspaper "The Telegraph",Barcelona is the 'best city on the world.' The Telegraph analyzed 50 cities around the world and concluded that "Barcelona combines all the appeal of Mediterranean cities: a relaxed lifestyle and pace, months of sunshine, excellent and unbeatable cuisine, with the cultural and design…

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If you dare to litter in Tokyo, you'd better watch out, because there's a team of fearsome samurai warriors ready to admonish you. Every time they make a grand appearance on the streets, onlookers stop to film the warriors, and videos posted online spread like wildfire, with people around the country curious to find out more about the samurai trash collectors. Just last week, they were spotted again, this time inspiring onlookers in Tokyo’s Ikebukuro district with their dramatic fight against litter.

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A self-published directory that lists Black-owned businesses, restaurants, communities, tours and festivals in the US and abroad serves as a source to "connect the African diaspora globally from A-Z," says the guide's creator Martinique Lewis.

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The long read: In 2001, a smugglers’ yacht washed up in the Azores and disgorged its contents. The island of São Miguel was quickly flooded with high-grade cocaine – and nearly 20 years on, it is still feeling the effects

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As Mongolia moves to further open up to tourism by easing entry conditions for some international visitors, 2023 might just be the best time yet to get there.

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There's more to do out there than visit pumpkin patches and pick apples (but those are fun, too).

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More than 700 Disney-like chateaus have been abandoned at the Burj Al Babas Villa luxury housing complex in Central Turkey, Bolo province. The developer Sarot Group turned bankrupt in 2014 and since then, 732 castles have remained unsettled.

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The Black Monarch Hotel has a colourful past.

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With hundreds of Caribbean islands out there, it can be daunting to decide on a destination. Here are 10 of the best choices for a variety of travel appetites.

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From far-flung destinations to places closer to home, these are some of the most beautiful cities in the world.

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With the Tiki cocktail culture coming back in vogue, here are some of the best Tiki bars in Asia you can visit without going too far.

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A Fascinating Short Sea Story SS Warrimoo The passenger steamer SS Warrimoo was quietly knifing its way through the waters of the mid-Pacific on its way from Vancouver to Australia. The navigator had just finished working out a star fix and brought the master, Captain John Phillips, the result. The Warrimoo’s position was LAT 0º 31′ N and LON 179 30′ W. The date was 31 December 1899. “Know what this means?” First Mate Payton broke in, “We’re only a few miles from the intersection of the Equator and the International Date Line”. Captain Phillips was prankish enough to take full advantage of the opportunity for achieving the navigational freak of a lifetime. He called his navigators to the bridge to check & double check the ships position. He changed course slightly so as to bear directly on his mark. Then he adjusted the engine speed. The calm weather & clear night worked in his favour. At mid-night the SS Warrimoo lay on the Equator at exactly the point where it crossed the International Date Line! The consequences of this bizarre position were many: The forward part (bow) of the ship was in the Southern Hemisphere & in the middle of summer. The rear (stern) was in the Northern Hemisphere & in the middle of winter. The date in the aft part of the ship was 31 December 1899. In the bow (forward) part it was 1 January 1900. This ship was therefore not only in: Two different days, Two different months, Two different years, Two different seasons But in two different centuries – all at the same time.

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The Costa Tropical of Granada province is particularly picturesque beachside, more relaxed, with a perfect sub-tropical climate. http://www.spain-holiday.com...

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Looking for the best tropical islands in Europe? Here's a list of the top 10 tropical islands, you should have on your bucket-list.

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No need to hop across the pond to visit sprawling, storied castles—you can get your Downton Abbey fix at these amazing U.S. palaces, from Hawaii to Kentucky.

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Many of the areas where the photos were taken were inaccessible during the Soviet era, as they contained classified technology. They depict monuments, factories, military bases and various kinds of vehicles and technology, most in an advanced state of decay. Tkachenko says the project is about humanity's utopian drive for technological progress. But this drive came at a high price, he thinks, because governments were ready to sacrifice almost everything for it. "I travel in search of places which used to have great importance for the technical progress, and which are now deserted," he writes on his website. "Those places lost their significance together with the utopian ideology which is now obsolete. Secret cities that cannot be found on maps, forgotten scientific triumphs, abandoned buildings of almost inhuman complexity. The perfect technocratic future that never came."

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In many countries in Southeast Asia, such as Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and Cambodia, the arrival of spring also marks the beginning of the new year. Songkran (สงกรานต์), as the festival welcoming in the new year is called in Thai, is often celebrated with playful water fights on city streets over the course of three chaotic days. In 2022, Songkran will begin April 13 and last until the evening of April 15. The dates are calculated via the lunisolar calendar, which accounts both for the movement of the sun through the zodiac and the moon’s cycles. Specifically, the dates mark the period when the Sun’s leaving the constellation of Pisces and entering Aries. Over these days, cities turn into playful battlegrounds. Children emerge armed from their houses and bands of revelers gather on the sides of the roads ready to waylay passersby. This, though, is a war with water.

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Here's what you need to know for a fun trip to St. Augustine, Florida, including the best hotels and things to do.

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Hop behind the wheel and come for road trip with Man of Many as we take a look at the 17 Best Driving Roads in Australia for car enthusiasts.

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In far north Queensland near Papua New Guinea, the Torres Strait is home to a thriving Indigenous community that's now slowly opening to tourism.

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From Thailand to India, Cambodia to New Zealand, we've hand-picked a few of the most epic hotel arrival experiences across the Asia-Pacific region for a first impression you'll remember forever.

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Thanks to a new social media challenge called the “fake plane ride challenge” you can at least fake like you’re living the high life.

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A compilation i put together of some of my favorite drone clips over the years! watch more on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/samkolder/ Music By JAIN h...

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Fish dart across mosaic floors and into the ruined villas, where holidaying Romans once drank, plotted and flirted in the party town of Baiae, now an underwater archaeological park near Naples.

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On the outskirts of Havana, in Cuba’s largest public housing project, lives a 94-year-old barber turned diplomat turned artist named Hector Gallo. For the past 30 years, he’s worked on creating his art installation “The Garden and Gallery of Affections.” We went in search of this “garden for the spirit” and ended up spending a day with Mr. Gallo, his wife, and his grandson, David, who tells his story here.

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1,493 Likes, 30 Comments - jamie green (@oh.so.mellow) on Instagram: “Feeling pretty luck that I get to travel the globe with this one @lisadanielle__ ❣️ hope we have…”

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