South America will host the Summer Olympic Games for the first time in 2016, as Rio De Janeiro, Brazil was awarded the honor on Friday. Rio beat out the US choice of Chicago, Illinois along with Tokyo, Japan and Madrid, Spain to earn the right to host the games. Despite a high pressure effort from the American power elite–including President Barack Obama and TV gabfest queen Oprah Winfrey–Chicago was the first city eliminated from contention. Tokyo was the next to go, before Rio got the nod over Madrid in the final round of balloting.

The opportunities available to visit locations that previously were only possible for the wealthy makes the concept of unique and exciting vacations within the reach of anyone who has some time to spare. UK flights into and out of London’s Heathrow Airport go to 90 countries. The same number of airlines make their base at the airport located a mere 15 miles from the City. Although London is rated as the world’s busiest airspace, it holds that record only because travelers are leaving the country and arriving in record numbers.

The Houston Texans have won consecutive games for the first time this season by virtue of a hard fought 24-21 victory over the visiting San Francisco 49ers. The Texans led 21-0 at halftime but fought themselves in a ball game after the Niners scored the first 14 points of the second half. The rally fell short, however, and Houston improved to 4-3 on the NFL season. The 49ers evened their record at 3-3.