travel – Official Richart Ruddie Entrpereneur Blog https://richartruddie.net Richart Ruddie Entrepreneur Blog Thu, 08 Aug 2024 03:46:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 NIMBYs in 1887 Tried To Stop The Eiffel Tower From Being Built https://richartruddie.net/nimbys-in-1887-tried-to-stop-the-eiffel-tower-from-being-built/ https://richartruddie.net/nimbys-in-1887-tried-to-stop-the-eiffel-tower-from-being-built/#respond Thu, 08 Aug 2024 03:46:57 +0000 https://richartruddie.net/?p=162 Sometimes you learn that the not in my backyard can stop something that really is transformational for a country. Whats incredible is we would never know if the 1887 petitioners got their way. A petition by NIMBYs in 1887 against the Eiffel Tower sounds a lot like contemporary arguments against projects. Had opponents succeeded, nobody today would realize what had been lost. The cost of NIMBYism is in what is not built.

“A petition by NIMBYs in 1887 against the Eiffel Tower sounds a lot like contemporary arguments against projects. Had opponents succeeded, nobody today would realize what had been lost. The cost of NIMBYism is in what is not built. https://t.co/409WOwQc0d

]]> https://richartruddie.net/nimbys-in-1887-tried-to-stop-the-eiffel-tower-from-being-built/feed/ 0 Country Sayings from Around the World https://richartruddie.net/country-sayings-from-around-the-world/ Fri, 22 May 2015 04:32:40 +0000 https://richartruddie.net/?p=61 Most countries have sayings that resonate with their beliefs and foundations. The United States of America is known for saying:

“Living the American Dream”

def. Anybody can come to the USA and start a business and grow to be rich.

Which made me wonder what other country sayings stick out and what they mean. Here are a few that stick out to me.

Saying: La Dolce Vita

Country Origin: Italy

Direct Translation: The Sweet Life

Meaning: The good life, full of pleasure and indulgence.

 

Saying: Pura Vida

Country Origin: Costa Rica

Direct Translation: Pure Life

Meaning: No Worries. To living a happy lifestyle.

 

Saying: Cest La Vie

Country Origin: France

Direct Translation:

Meaning: Such is Life

 

Saying: Zhōngguó mèng

Country Origin: China

]]> 2014 Travels and Travels Ahead https://richartruddie.net/2014-travels-and-travels-ahead/ Mon, 05 Jan 2015 04:19:51 +0000 https://richartruddie.net/?p=53 As 2015 begins it’s interesting to look back at the travels last year. I say that I am going to try and stay put longer but it does not seem to happen. So off of memory here are my 2014 travels in order off the top of my head :

  • Las Vegas
  • Los Angeles
  • Las Vegas
  • Los Angeles
  • Fort Lauderdale
  • Baltimore
  • Newark
  • Costa Rica
  • Fort Lauderdale
  • Atlanta
  • Fort Lauderdale
  • New Orleans
  • Fort Lauderdale
  • New Orleans
  • Fort Lauderdale/Miami
  • Sarasota
  • Tampa
  • Fort Lauderdale
  • San Francisco
  • Salt Lake City
  • Oakland/SF
  • Sonoma
  • Mendocino
  • Eureka
  • Crescent City
  • Portland
  • San Francisco
  • Salt Lake City
  • New Orleans
  • Fort Lauderdale
  • Rio De Janiero, Brazil
  • Manuas
  • Rio De Janiero
  • Atlanta
  • Fort Lauderdale
  • Baltimore
  • Philadelphia
  • New York
  • Frankfurt
  • Strasbourg, France
  • Paris
  • London
  • Brussels
  • Boom
  • Zurich
  • Geneva
  • New York
  • Baltimore
  • Annapolis
  • Fort Lauderdale
  • Sarasota
  • Baltimore
  • Bahamas
  • Baltimore
  • New York
  • Baltimore
  • Annapolis
  • New York
  • Baltimore
  • Fort Lauderdale
  • Baltimore
  • Washington D.C.
  • Fort Lauderdale
  • Denver
  • Steamboat Springs
  • Fort Lauderdale/Miami
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