Anyone who even remotely follows any technology oriented blog or website is probably well aware of the plethora of rumors and leaks that happen before any major consumer product announcement. This is more so true for rumors and leaks related to Apple. Partly to blame(credit?) for their secrecy when it comes to un-announced products — Apple somehow evokes consumer emotions — on levels that are unheard of. When was the last time CNN covered a queue of people waiting outside the Samsung store, days before a phone launch?

Aachen Cathedral, Aachen, Germany Gateway of India, Bombay (Mumbai), India Dhobi Ghat, the biggest laundromat in the world, Bombay (Mumbai), India City Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America The only double decker tram system in the world, Hong Kong SAR, People’s Republic of China Sunrise at 40,000 feet, on approach into London, United Kingdom Locks of Love, Seoul, Republic of Korea Manhattan, New York, NY, United States of America Union Station, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America Forrest Fires, California, United States of America Skyline of Seattle, Washignton, United States of America View of the skyline from the Bund, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California, United States of America Muir Woods Redwood Trees, California, United States of America Looking down Market Street, San Francisco, California Crater Lake, Oregon, United States of America Wine Barrels, Benzinger Family Wineries, NAPA, California, United States of America New York Harbor, New York, NY, United States of America Hayden Planetarium, New York, NY, United States of America Grand Bazaar, Istanbul, Turkey Mt.

With a combined population of less than 8000 - Baarle-Hertog and Baarle-Nassau are off the beaten tourist path. I will admit that not many people would crave to go there. Between getting high in Amsterdam and the beers of Belgium - it is not very uncommon for tourists to completely skip this little gem of International Co-operation. It is a situation that arose out of a land swap deal during the monarch days of Belgium and the Netherlands.

The year was 1996. I picked Michael Schumacher as the guy to support - not because I knew a lot about Formula One or the man himself - but because picking him would mean I could pick someone to pit against my brother’s favorite. I was 9 after all. All I wanted to do was annoy my older brother. Man, did I make a great choice or what. Its all about winning Jerez, European GrandPrix, 1997.

I hold Blackberry close to my heart. I accepted my first real job offer on a Blackberry. I read the words “I love you” for the first time ever, in a Blackberry messenger message. I took to obsessively taking photos of food on a Blackberry. I got addicted to twitter on a Blackberry. The list goes on … I broke up with Blackberrys a while back. But, as with any other past relationship, I never meant ill.