Dubai

Not being a fan of heights, the video below certainly raised my heart-rate. I'll have to ask my doctor if 350 beats per minute is a good thing...

I've never been there, but it sure seems like there's always something interesting/technologically advanced/cool happening in Dubai. Whether it's building the world's tallest building, creating a man-made island that looks like a palm leaf, or letting Vin Diesel wreck half the city by driving cars out of skyscrapers (wait, that was a movie), Dubai has a lot going on...

It's not unusual to see hyper-expensive cars on the roads of Dubai. What is rather unusual is to see this happen to one: Yeah... I don't think that's going to buff out. The backstory is that an unnamed woman rented the Lamborghini Aventador 30 minutes before the video was shot...

I don't like heights. No, let's be honest here--I am horribly afraid of heights. My heart pounds, my hands sweat, I get that horrible sinking feeling in my stomach...and that's just from watching the video below. Extreme stuntman Oleg Sherstyachenko has hundreds of pictures and videos on his Instagram account that chronicle his most terrifying stunts...

As I've made clear many, many times...I don't like heights. I tried to convince the folks at Wikipedia to use my photo next to their definition of "acrophobia," but they refuse to call me back. How severe is my aversion to high places? Very...

As the creators of the video say, "There's two ways of watching fireworks. You can stand on the shore, or you can fly inside." I've been marveling at drone-captured footage of fireworks ever since I stumbled upon some outstanding shots from New York City on Independence Day of last year...