Articles by Sightseers’ Delight

About Sightseers’ Delight

Sightseers’ Delight started publishing in June 2016. The site, published by The DeFeo Groupe, collects and curates content about places where historical events large and small happened. The site builds off the legacy of The Travel Trolley, which launched in June 2009. The site aimed to be a virtual version of the trolley tours offered in so many cities.

Marietta Fire Museum closing for renovation

October 6, 2017 Sightseers’ Delight

A popular fire museum north of Atlanta is closing “for a highly anticipated remodeling project,” city officials said.

New security measures coming to Las Vegas casinos in wake of shooting

October 4, 2017 Sightseers’ Delight

New security measures are apparently coming to casinos in Las Vegas in the wake of a mass shooting that left at least 59 people dead and more than 500 injured.

Transport for London denies new license for Uber

September 22, 2017 Sightseers’ Delight

Transport for London (TfL) today said it denied a new license for ride-sharing company Uber to operate in London.

Would you prefer a pay raise or more vacation time?

September 7, 2017 Sightseers’ Delight

Two in five workers (41 percent) said they would accept more paid vacation time in lieu of a pay raise if given the choice.

New law allows direct sales to Georgia brewery, distillery visitors

September 3, 2017 Sightseers’ Delight

Thanks to a new state law that goes into effect today, visitors to breweries are no longer required to take a tour to get a taste. They can buy limited amounts of beer directly from the brewery.

One in four visitors to New Zealand make wine a priority

September 3, 2017 Sightseers’ Delight

Nearly one in four international visitors to New Zealand make it a point to visit the country’s wineries and vineyards.

Southeastern Railway Museum to host Classics at the Crossing in October

August 28, 2017 Sightseers’ Delight

Vintage cars will descend on the Southeastern Railway Museum from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Oct. 21 for the museum’s fourth annual “Classics at the

Bankruptcy court of Curaçao extends payment moratorium for Insel Air

August 26, 2017 Sightseers’ Delight

The bankruptcy court of Curaçao has agreed to defer the Insel Air’s required payments, the airline said in a news release.

New York City to review monuments ‘that in any way may suggest hate’

August 23, 2017 Sightseers’ Delight

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has ordered a 90-day review to “look at all statues and monuments that in any way may suggest hate or division or racism, anti-Semitism, any kind of message that is against the values of New York City.”

Former Georgia governor: Confederate monuments should serve as ‘a teaching point’

August 23, 2017 Sightseers’ Delight

Monuments to the Confederacy should not necessarily be removed from the public square, but “should be a teaching point on how good intentioned people can become so blind in their views that blood is shed,” a former governor of Georgia said.