One of my husband’s best friends was working in Japan when the earthquake and tsunami hit.  He was in Tokyo at the time, so he was far enough away to escape the disaster, but friends of his were affected.  He was in town not long ago after flying from Tokyo to L.A.  He had some [...]

In today’s world there is a lot of emphasis on a greener way of life. From eating healthy to reducing your carbon footprint, people are doing their part to use less and get more. One of the most popular routes is by utilizing new hybrid vehicles to save fuel cost and consumption. Currently there are [...]

One of the most exciting and yet fearful times in any parent’s life is when their teenager begins driving. Entrusting your teen to take the wheel and drive the family car is both empowering and worrying, simply because the open road is a dangerous place where a parent has no control. Fortunately for responsible parents, [...]

The technology in electric cars is advancing by the day; with eager car manufacturers trying to burst on the scene with the ‘ultimate’ green car for their own economic gains. But with little investment being made throughout the world due to financial constraints, will it be too late to prevent and slow down the effects [...]

One of the country’s largest unions, the United Auto Workers, is bargaining a new contract with U.S. automakers.  The new contract seeks a record-breaking signing bonus of $10,000.  That’s more than three times higher than the amount workers received to endorse the current contract. The union’s bargainers are asking for the increased signing bonus and [...]

In years gone by, once a car had been stolen there was very little chance of it being recovered until after it had been found abandoned. The thieves would have a degree of carte blanche to do as they pleased until the vehicle had served its purpose, or perhaps after they had become bored with [...]

It seems as though everywhere you turn these days, someone is in a debate over electric cars. The population has a strong opinion over these vehicles, some are very much for them, others are set in their ways and prefer traditional gasoline-fueled vehicles. Of course, the biggest argument is often over service issues.   Electric [...]

Drivers of high end, top of the range vehicles will be all too aware of the need to be security-conscious. We see so many reports in the media about incidents of theft, so everyone should take extra care when leaving their cars unattended. Whether they’re parked outside the home or in a high street car [...]

In March 2011, President Obama gave a speech on energy security at Georgetown University. In this speech, he emphasized the need for the United States to cut down on its oil imports. American oil imports are ridiculously high; in 2008, the United States imported 11 million barrels of oil per day. The high price of [...]

The great city of London has many beautiful and interesting places and attractions to suit most everyone who visits there. No matter who the tourist is there is guaranteed to be something perfect for them that they will enjoy and never forget. Unfortunately like all places, some areas of London are not so great. For [...]