The flat, rolling countryside surrounding the capital is dotted with ranches where you can encounter cowboy culture and gallop into the sunset astride an Argentine thoroughbred.

BBC: Where have all the cowboys gone?

The rolling hills around the Irish capital are endowed with an array of easily accessible day trips, from charming coastal villages to breathtaking mountain scenery, all just a car or train ride away.

BBC: Day trips from Dublin

At the right price a rail franchise should be a good source of cash: since operators own neither track nor rolling stock, they require little capital investment.

ECONOMIST: The battle over Britain��s busiest inter-city train route

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (CNN) -- Bosnian television shows government forces rolling on with their advance, and in the capital Sarajevo, two top Bosnian government officials sound positively giddy.

CNN: Ground offensive could threaten peace process

In Canada the trusts can raise fresh capital to expand energy holdings and theoretically keep rolling into the big-dividend future.

FORBES: Out of Energy

NRG, meanwhile, has been ramping up its investments in solar and wind power as well as rolling out an electric car-charging network in the petro capital of Houston, of all places.

FORBES: NRG's David Crane: No new nukes but the solar business looks hot

The winter system will reach the nation's capital Wednesday, bringing either rain or snow to the area before rolling off shore.

CNN: Frosty swath brings snow from Dakota to D.C.