007’s favorite car company, Aston Martin, has dove into the phone business with its luxury phone named Aspire. Its gold-plated design may entice those with deep pockets who want another status symbol. However, its specs and steep price will likely discourage most people. What You Need To Know: Sources: Aston Martin is set to release…
The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) organization, whose mission is to empower the children of developing countries to learn by providing one connected laptop to every school-age child, has a very special promotion this holiday season. “In order to accomplish our goal, we need people who believe in what we’re doing and want to help…
At Vagablond, we’re all about luxury travel, shopping, food and wine. Our fellow bloggers at www.14Trips.com is also all about luxury travel and only luxury travel. It’s a San Francisco based online venture focused on finding the best five-star travel deals the luxury industry has to offer. With the smart luxury traveler in mind, they…
London Chocolatier Thorntons invited passers-by to tuck into the 14.5ft by 9.5ft (4.4m by 2.9m) edible billboard in Covent Garden, London. The Easter creation, a world first, was made of (860lb) of pure chocolate including 10 chocolate bunnies, 72 giant chocolate eggs and 128 chocolate panels, each weighing 2kg. It was eaten in just three…
Launched yesterday, online retailer 20ltd sells no more than 20 items at a time, each of which are highly exclusive and only available in small numbers. Goods currently on offer range from GBP 2,900 white buffalo horn sunglasses (edition of 10), to a GBP 9,000 hammock covered in cashmere and black fox fur (thankfully for…
Which American Airline: – Was most on-time 27 consecutive months running? – Had the fewest cancellations in 2005? – Had the best baggage handling in 2005? – Had America’s third fewest oversales in 2005? – Serves free, hot food in coach on all trans-pacific flights? – Gives you the whole can of soda?
Birkenstock sandals are synonymous with comfort. The sandals have a long history, dating back two centuries. The quality of the shoes is outstanding, providing excellent quality and time-tested endurance. The sandals have evolved over time, but the product has maintained a strong following for many, many years. The Birkenstocks as we know them today were…
Hobo Magazine has a small set of photos from Ibiza. Worth checking out at Hobo Magazine.
Frommers has put together a list of their favorite travel blogs. Vagablond’s not included on that list but we’d like to be one day. Can you help? Tell us how we can improve and what you’d like to see in Vagablond’s future. Thanks for reading!
Rick Steves asked readers what tricks they used to help prevent jet lag. – Take melatonin. – We just knock ourselves out to stay awake until a normal, but early, dinner and bedtime on arrival day, set our alarm clocks for seven-ish the next morning, and don’t seem to have many problems, except in dark…
Evelyn Krasnow from simplehuman takes us through the art of napkin folding. step 1: fold your napkin into a square step 2: pull down one layer of the napkin to form a triangle step 3: flip napkin over and fold one corner into center step 4: continue here to learn the rest
eHow offers tips on Sushi and how you can tell if its fresh: 1. Observe the restaurant for overall cleanliness and orderliness, and notice whether it has a pleasing aroma when you walk in. 2. Look at the fish displayed in the sushi bar before you order. 3. Observe the color of the fish. The…