Ever wonder what billionaires buy? For Sergey Brin, one of the Google guys, it is a ride in space:

“NEW YORK — The company that sends wealthy tourists into space announced plans Wednesday for a private flight in 2011 to the international space station on a Russian-built Soyuz rocket and said Google co-founder Sergey Brin has paid $5 million to reserve a seat on a future flight.”

link: Google co-founder reserves seat to outer space

The Google accountants might be able to write this off as a promotional trip, to explore marketing opportunities. At least it is not boring like buying a yacht or some small country…

Catherine