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If you thought Charlie Sheen was overpaid, meet the world’s most expensive dog. The 11-month-old red Tibetan Mastiff named Big Splash, or Hong Dong in China, was purchased by a coal baron in northern China for .5 million. News of the purchase is trending as Big Splash supplants another Tibetan Mastiff named Yangzte River Number Two, purchased for 0000 in 2009. The ancient breed from central Asia has recently become a status symbol, like sports cars and rare jewelry, among the Chinese elite. The dog’s breeder says he can now pay his staff for raising what he calls “the perfect specimen.”
A TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow of a travel blog to Wadi Musa, Jordan by TravelPod blogger Kaelachow titled “Through the valley to the Rose-red City” Kaelachow’s travel blog entry: “I have seen a lot of beautiful places. I’ve seen them in the Southern, Northeastern, Southwestern, and West United States, parts of Canada, China and its territories, Italy, and Switzerland but Jordan may have just claimed the high spot. This weekend was the end of Ramadan and so in order to get us out where life may still be occurring since everything shuts down for at least two days, the school organized an optional trip to Petra and Wadi Rum (one of the most recognized nature reserves in Jordan/the Middle East). I debated a bit before going because it was going to cost a little bit of money but in the end I went and I’m very glad I did. Petra was first on the agenda. One of the lost-then-found-again ancient cities, it’s often referred to as the Rose Red City. In reality, not much of it is colored rosy red, but that doesn’t matter in the slightest. It’s a gorgeous place. From the entrance gate there’s about an 800 meter walk to the beginning of the canyon and many men mill around trying to convince you to ride their horse(s) down to it. Since the ride was included in our ticket, many of our group (a total of nine, of which there was only one guy) decided to take advantage of the offer. These horses were certainly not the only animal we found laboring around carrying tourists, but they …
