Singing Sweet Caroline at Fenway during Game 1 of the 2007 World Series.
Boston is in the midst of an absolute World Series tourist rush. BOS is full of those from away, and those returning, all wearing Red Sox gear. Say what you will about the pink hats, the band wagon, and Red Sox Nation, John Henry and the group that bought the Boston Red Sox have turned the team into a worldwide brand to be reckoned with. Furthermore, they have turned cramped old Fenway into baseballs top tourist attraction.
Nothing encapsulates that more than listening and watching those at Fenway sing along to Sweet Caroline, an alleged Red Sox "tradition". Truth of the matter is the Sox started playing Neil Diamond's classic sometime around 1999. Amy Tobey, who was the ballpark's music director from 1998 to 2004, is credited with first playing the song at Fenway, but at the time it was hardly a staple.
When John Henry bought the team in 2002 his group made playing Sweet Caroline mandatory before the home half of the eighth inning and the rest is history. 2002 was a forgettable season, and most Red Sox fans don't really remember happily singing along with Neil until the 2003 season, but somehow it feels like a tradition as old as manually changing the score on the Green Monster scoreboard. Doesn't really matter much now, because people come from all over the world to sing along and watch the Sox play.
Was in the spring, and spring became the summer, who'd have believed you'd come along...
Australia's Queensland province is home to more than fake beaches and angry koalas. The region also attracts tourists to the Mystery Craters, located about 17 miles from Bundaberg on the Gin Gin Highway. Why do people flock to check out a few holes in the ground? We have no clue. What the heck are they? Here's one explanation:
Some experts think the craters are part of a large meteorite while Australian geologists say the area is the roof [of] a subterranean lake that was caused by oil pressure underground, or that it was once the edge of the ocean and is the result of sea action. (The nearest beach is 24 km away)...It is probably impossible to deduce the exact manner of formation. One thing is certain, they are at least 25 million years old.
We are hoping this video, complete with audio, saves you the trouble of hitting up these holes in the ground.
You know we have a love/fear relationship with sharks here at Jaunted, and AQWA just intensifies that bond.
It might look kinda like a misspelt word but AQWA is the abbreviation for the Aquarium of Western Australia on the northern coast of the city of Perth. First opened in 1988, it was pretty cutting edge at the time and still has the biggest aquarium and underwater tunnel in Australia--no mean feat for a country obsessed with water and whatever comes with it. AQWA also proudly advertises that it has "the world's largest collection of Western Australian marine life" but that's kind of like saying the White House has had the largest number of American presidents sitting in it.
But back at AQWA, the fish and other sea creature displays--living coral reefs, sharks, rays, turtles and seals--are split into 5 zones to reflect the different kinds of ecosystems along the Western Australian coast. There are also touchpools and rockpools where you can get hands-on with some fishy fellas, and there's also the opportunity to dive with the sharks if you need a bit of extra excitement. Or it could be a chance to feed your annoying travel companion to the sharks ...
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