Monday, 31 October 2011

Underwater in the Yucat�n

Life near a barrier reef
Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula is surrounded on one side by the Gulf of Mexico and the other by the Caribbean Sea, making diving and snorkelling two of the area’s top activities. The Mesoamerican reef – which stretches from Isla Contoy in the north to the Bay Islands in Honduras – is the second largest barrier reef in the world.

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Cozumel
Cozumel is one of the most popular diving destinations in the world, with plenty of drift dives, wreck dives, cave dives and shallow-water snorkels. Farther south, Puerto Morelos, Playa del Carmen and Xcalak are all prime places to kick off a diving vacation.

Southern Quintana Roo
For travellers with a bit more time on their hands, the shimmering aqua-green waters off the coast of Mahahual are not to be missed. Also near here is the massive Banco Chinchorro, a biosphere reserve where you can dive to age-old shipwrecks or explore the topsy-turvy corals and darting schools of iridescent reef fish.

Saturday, 16 January 2010

@ Spanish MP is Bin Laden

This is an interesting and somewhat disturbing story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8463657.stm

"A Spanish politician has said he was shocked to find out the FBI had used his photo for a digitally-altered image showing how Osama Bin Laden might look.

Gaspar Llamazares said he would no longer feel safe travelling to the US after his hair and parts of his face appeared on a most-wanted poster. "

Honestly, how could they use an image of a Spanish politician? Was there no one else on earth that looks like the most wanted person in the world?

If Gaspar Llamazares approaches the issue in an "American way" he will probably sue ;-)

Monday, 11 January 2010

GP2 test for Michael Schumacher

Schumi will be in Spain for 3 days testing a GP2 car. Looks like the 7 time world champ needs a bit of time on the track before jumping in an F1 Mercedes.

He has been acknowledged as a driver with great technical understanding who can help develop a car and make it faster.

Valencia will actually be the stage where Schumacher will drieve an F1 Car for the fist time

"I have to say I am very impressed about the high level you see there," Schumacher told his official website.

"The people seem to be highly motivated as well, and I find that encouraging as it perfectly fits my personal mood."#

Schumacher test drove an older model Ferrari car last summer as he attempted to replace the injured Felipe Massa temporarily, but eventually had to abandon the return because of neck injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash earlier in 2009.