Ahead lies a twisty, kilometre-long chute of ice-covered concrete and my banged-up bobsled will hurtle through it at speeds approaching 100 kilometres per hour.
Gig Gwin sat at a beachside restaurant in Lampedusa, an obscure Mediterranean isle that belongs to Italy and rises between Tunisia and Malta. Digging his toes into the warm...
My mother used to reiterate the same nagging admonition. "Never, ever," she constantly harped, "accept candy from a stranger!" I'm finally breaking her rule.
Winter Adventure 2004 A teenager rides his snowboard through the fenced gateway at the top of the run. Ahead, a kinked railing stands above the snow. It looks like the...