 Luxury Teepees With Wi-Fi - Perfect Earth Tours::Perfect Earth Tours has this quote from The 14th Dalai Lama on their web site: "We are visitors on this planet. We are here for ninety or one hundred years at the very most. During this period, we must… [MORE] |
 Ultra Luxury, Monster Cruise Ships - The Oasis of the Seas::If, for some reason, you've ever dreamed of having a cocktail in an elevator, you might want to consider book a cruise on the world's largest cruise liner, the Oasis of the Seas.
Cruisers can enjoy a… [MORE] |
 Luxury Prison Hotels? - Sentenced to Alcratraz::The U.S. National Park Service wants to add a luxury hotel to one of the world’s most famous islands: Alcatraz. Plans are to offer accommodations like the Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite National Park.
Alcatraz… [MORE] |
 Disney Google Earth Tour - 3D Virtual Disney World (UPDATE)::It's finally here: after promises made a long time ago by a fairy princess, tours of the lands known as Walt Disney World are available in 3D using Google Earth. With gas prices the way they are, pile… [MORE] |
 Eco Friendly Beachfront Resorts - Palmetto Bay Resort in Belize::Belize’s first eco-friendly resort, designed green from the ground up, is making its way to Maya Beach on the Placencia Peninsula. In fact it will be the first development in the Caribbean designed ‘green’… [MORE] |
 Adventure Photography - Boone Speed Photography::A new breed of adventure photo-artist, Boone Speed is inventing a genre all his own, defined by a global scope, a captivating painterly quality to his work and his incomparable capacity to "get the shot"—which… [MORE] |
 Google Maps to Share Horror Stories - "Sod Abroad" Promotion::Times journalist and aspiring author Michael Moran is promoting his new book Sod Abroad through his blog (natch), as well as through an interactive map where users can add their own holiday stories.
True… [MORE] |
 Red Swimming Pools - Hotel Unique, Sao Paolo::Hotel Unique in Sao Paolo, Brazil has incredibly modern interior designs as well as very high tech features. While the hotel's 85 rooms and 10 suites all look aesthetically fantastic, it's the curved wooden… [MORE] |
 Free Range People - London's Great Outdoors Tourism Ad::City officials recently launched this fun "Be a free range Londoner" campaign as part of their London's Great Outdoors: Visit London tourism initiative.
The print ads depict people as free range eggs… [MORE] |
 Venice by Kayak - Ditching Gondolas for DIY Travel::When you think of Venice, kayaks are probably the last thing to come to mind. However, one athletic traveler decided to bypass the clichéd gondola rides, and instead, paddle his own way around the famed… [MORE] |
 $6 Luxury Hotels - Hotel Cipriani Offers 1958 Rates::You dream of being serenaded in a gondola on your way to a romantic hotel in Italy, but the closest you've been is the Venetian in Vegas because you just can't pull together the funds.
The good folks… [MORE] |
 Google Earth Tours - Disney World Interactive Mega Map::Taking the virtual map concept one step, no, make that a giant leap further, Disney and Google Earth have teamed up to create a new "mega map" that will allow you to explore Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom,… [MORE] |
 Museum Hotels - 21C::If you've ever dreamed of living inside a museum, here's your chance!
While Trendhunter.com has featured hotels that look like museums, the 21c Museum Hotel in Louisville, KY actually is one, it's even… [MORE] |
 Sketchy Slum Tours - Rio Favela Trafficking Tours::A lot of exotic destinations, including Rio de Janeiro, have two sides to them: the beautiful, touristy side shown in the media, and the "real," sketchier side.
Not everyone wants the postcard experience;… [MORE] |
 Environmentally Endangered Tourism - Places to Visit While You Can::Concierge magazine released a list of the 10 most environmentally endangered locations to visit.
"Isn't it ironic that as it gets easier to travel around the world, there are fewer amazing things to… [MORE] |
 Celebrity Tour Guides - "Just Ask The Locals" of NYC::Visiting New York? How will you know where the best late night pizza place is or what museums are actually worth checking out? Ask someone that lives there!
"Just Ask The Locals" is a novel New York City… [MORE] |
 Collaborative Hotel Designs - 20 Graffiti Artists Design Habita Hotel::The Habita Hotel, a design hotel in Polanco, Mexico City, recently covered a four story wall entirely in graffiti art. The purpose of the project was not only create a unique architectural facade but to… [MORE] |
 Fake Jungle Dining - New Restaurant Tropical Rain Forest Theme::New Restaurant is a Swedish restaurant that is really, really determined to go green. This is like the European version of the North American Rain Forest Cafe.
Architectural firm Olssonlyckefors has… [MORE] |
 Guerrilla Tourism Ads - Time to Thaw: South Carolina Tourism::If you've ever been to Chicago in the winter, you know the temperatures can get brutal, and that a clever South Carolina tourism campaign like this one would have a good chance of getting your attention.… [MORE] |
 City Facelift Competitions - Carbon Neutral Liverpool Observatory::The competition to make Liverpool a location known as something other than the birthplace of the Beatles is over, and Duggan Morris Architects won.
92 entries from around the world covet this opportunity.… [MORE] |
 Banning Lady Boys - Thai Men Must Keep Balls::Acceptance of the "third sex" in Thailand just took a hit from the health officials. Hospitals and clinics are prevented from removing the family jewels to make "ladyboys" or "katoey." Many docs are doing… [MORE] |
 Dance Floor Aquariums - Sharks Swim Under Qua Bottle Lounge::Qua Bottle Lounge has tapped into the obsession with extreme sports and exotic experiences involving wild animals. The Austin, Texas club found a way to bottle up and serve that adrenaline to their patrons… [MORE] |
 Private Spaces - New Service Lets You Book an Entire Hotel::Want real luxury? Book the entire deluxe hotel to yourself. As in 'no other guests' You know there are people that book whole hotels for their stay. Here's a place where you can do it online. Imagine,… [MORE] |
 Mega Cities - World Hubs in 2025::The globe is expanding rapidly, and as it does, more mega cities (populations of 8 million+) are beginning to develop. People are drawn to city cores because, unless their business is online, the majority… [MORE] |
 Top 11 Man-Made Island Paradises (SUPER GALLERY)::Fake islands created by man don't have to look or feel artificial; in fact, there are dozens of beautiful paradises around the world that offer nothing but highly habitable land masses.
Most offer communities… [MORE] |
 Man-Made Seychelles Paradise - Eden Island::The modern world offers a stunning array of man-made islands, but although most of the focus has been on Dubai, Spain, Tokyo and Russia, another gorgeous paradise named Eden Island resides in the Seychelles… [MORE] |
 Man Made Luxury Islands - Reef Island in Bahrain::The Reef Island is a man-made paradise in Bahrain which will include more than 1,300 luxury homes.
The 6.23 million square foot (579 thousand square meters) island, which is currently being built, is… [MORE] |
 Very Detailed Street View City Tours - MapJack Leaves Google Lost::Google Street View is one of the coolest mapping applications on the web, but a new street level mapping site is giving Google some stiff competition.
MapJack offers a lot more details and is so much… [MORE] |
 Bohemians-in-Exile - Buenos Aires::Looking for rich culture but can't decide between chic Parisian-style art and cuisine, more intense features of a bull fighting city like Barcelona, or the fashions and clubs of LA? Don't choose any of… [MORE] |
 Green Water Fronts - Chicago Eco-Bridge::The Windy City dyes their river green for St. Patrick's Day, but that's not all that goes green. A two mile bridge in the Monroe Harbor will cement Chicago's position as the Greenest City in the U.S. It… [MORE] |
 5 Spectacular Swimming Pools::These are some of the world's most impressive swimming pools which are, for the most part, in hotels and resorts. The article I am borrowing this from, had listed 13 swimming pools but due to space constraints,… [MORE] |
 Disney Night Club - Night Kingdom For Adults::Mickey Mouse is going night clubbing. To build on Disney World as an adult destination, Disney will launch the Night Kingdom in October 2011. It's a niche park because it's only open from 4 pm to midnight… [MORE] |
 Mosaic-Encrusted Architecture - Watts Towers in LA::This really unique piece of architecture reminds me of something you'd see in the Myst computer games.
The details are really quite remarkable, with trinkets like plates in different colours grouted… [MORE] |
 Unexpected Urban Decor - Baccarat Chandeliers on Rue des Hallebardes::How romantic would it be to stroll the streets of France an instead of streetlamps, had your evening stroll illuminated by the cascading glow from chandeliers?
It must have been vraiment enchanting to… [MORE] |
 Viral Disney Theme Park Ad - The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror::Have you ever been curious about the Twilight Zone? Disney is giving people a chance to experience a thrillingly haunting experience with the launch of a new viral ad.
Beginning February 21, site goers… [MORE] |
 Designer Night Life - Roberto's Cavalli Clubs (VIDEO)::Italian designer Roberto Cavalli has branched outside the fashion industry to work on interior design projects. His latest endeavour is opening a nightclub he would design himself. The first Cavalli Club… [MORE] |
 Buddhist-Themed Amusement Park - Suoi Tien Park::Who says spirituality can't be fun? Suoi Tien Park in Vietnam is an amusement park themed by all things Buddhism.
Forget meditation or consuming nothing but healing herbs, this park has all the fun things… [MORE] |
 Luxury Creation In Cancun - NIZUC Resort Residence Spa::Set in 28 private beach-front acres the NIZUC Resort Residence and Spa is the creation of the ‘masters of hospitality’ Adrian Zecha and is sure to raise the bar even higher in the travel and vacation… [MORE] |
 7 Floors & 7 Stars Below Sea Level - Istanbul Underwater Hotel::This seven floor underwater hotel will give its guests a new view of the famous city of Istanbul. It is due to open in 2010, and will coincide with its Culture Capital of Europe nomination and lay down… [MORE] |
 London Heathrow's Facelift - Terminal 5::Airports are a huge part of a city or country's pride, as it is often the first impression visitors have of the location. Chances are, if you've done quite a bit of traveling, you've gone through London's… [MORE] |
 Naughty Lounge With Class - Miami's Sex &...::Instead of just opening an ordinary adult store, one Miami company opened a high end lounge complete with all the offerings of a regular sex shop but with much more appeal.
Whereas most sex shops tend… [MORE] |
 Eco-Conscious Travel Guide - VERYstyleguide Ecological::The global movement to go greener has swept every industry, including tourism. More and more we’ve been hearing about sustainable travel, climate change tourism and eco vacations.
If envirotravel is… [MORE] |
 Luxurious Greek Art Hotel - Classical Baby Grand Hotel Athens::I’ve dreamed of going to Greece my entire life; there’s a magical lure to the Mediterranean I just can’t describe. Planning trips (even if I won’t actually be going in the near future) is half… [MORE] |
 Eco Check-In - Terminal 4 at Madrid Barajas Airport::The greenest way to check in for a flight may also be the most yellow. Madrid wants visitors to know from the moment they land that its citizens are concerned with the environment.
The $7.4 billion Terminal… [MORE] |
 Teapot Cocktails - High Tea Lounge at the Loft in Sydney::Ready for a tealushious experience? If you ever find yourself in a toss up as to whether you’d rather go for afternoon high tea or hit up happy hour at your local watering hole, you’ll rejoice in knowing… [MORE] |
 Dickens Shop Houses Hip Japanese Shoes - Old Curiosity Shop::What the Dickens? If that’s what you said when you entered the Old Curiosity Shop in London, you probably wouldn’t be the first.
From the exterior, the Old Curiosity Shop is a gorgeously crafted… [MORE] |
 Buy or Rent an Island - Privateislandsonline.com::Want to be like Johhny Depp and have a private island where you can whisk your lady off to? Or are you fed up with noisy neighborhoods?
Then this website is for you.
at Private Islands Online, you can… [MORE] |
 Drag Queens and Masked Dogs - Venice Carnival::Italy draws in tourists from around the world for a variety of reasons. If you're not drawn to the historical architecture, fashion, or enticed by the thought of authentic vongole, you may be intrigued… [MORE] |
 Zen Like Accommodation in Montreal - Bohemia Loft::Mark this one as a secret address. If you ever visit the oh so French city of Montreal, you may want to check out this little gem, located on St. Denis street, in the Plateau Mont Royal area.
At the… [MORE] |
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