Like dining? Love diving? Want to see sharks as you eat fresh fish? Then make waves to Ithaa Undersea Restaurant, the world’s only glass undersea eatery. Set five metres below the Indian Ocean, using aquarium technology, and offering a novel fusion Maldivian-western menu, Ithaa provides diners with 360-degree panoramic views in the spectacular Hilton Maldives…
Via The Cool Hunter: We’re seeing more unique hotels popping up across Europe. This one seamlessly blends a unique combination of design, technology and personalised service. Hotel Sezz features natural materials, specially designed furniture, and contrasting tones with techno stuff like free Wi-Fi, plasma and LCD screens, and more. Rather than a receptionist, they have…
Yanks like me usually only consider the London-to-Paris connection (or vice versa) on the Eurostar, the train that jets you through the English Channel in about 3 hours. I took it south last year and it was faster, easier and cheaper than flying or ferrying between these two hub cities. Now, this fashionable train is…
With dozens of kayakers paddling their canoes on the Big Island, you can almost hear the strains of the Hawaii 5-0 song in the air. That was the theme for this past weekend’s 34th Annual Queen Liliuokalani Outrigger Canoe Race –– the world’s largest long distance canoe contest. This year, about 2,500 racers from Hawaii,…
From various issues of People Magazine: The Spider Club in West Hollywood, the club within a club at the Avalon, is probably the best place to watch the stars come out. Scarlett Johansson, Michelle Tracthtenberg, Wilmer Valderrama, Ryan Seacrest, Justin Timberlake, Cameron Diaz, Kirsten Dunst, Jake Gyllenhaal, Christina Aguilera, Jordan Bratman, and Zach Braff are…
The stylish Greek isle of Mykonos has been attracting jet-setters for decades. When I was a penniless college student staying in a cheap hotel, I loved strolling through the narrow, white-washed streets, gaping at the views of the deep blue Aegean Sea on each turn, and soaking up the warm summer sun. Now if I…
The Calgary Stampede is a world famous event. The Quebec Western is not… yet. But seeing French-speaking Canadians performing rodeo events and country dancing between September 9 through 18 is something everyone should experience at least once in their lifetimes. Now in its 30th year, the Quebec Western provides the rodeo with bareback riding, bull…
From the amazing minds at Simplehuman blog.com: “For exploring minds that appreciate being productive even in their downtime, Geek Cruises offers an excellent vacation alternative: cruise-conferences! Topics include design, programming, and more — which means you can hone your Photoshop skills on your trip to the Mexican Riviera. Of course, all your favorite cruise amenities…
Gwen Stefani has a hit song called “Harajuku Girls” that sings the praises of a vibrant Tokyo pedestrian street scene featuring eye-popping teens strolling in popular Japanese labels such as Super Lovers, Bathing Ape and Hysteric Glamour. Do I think they look ridiculous? Sure, but I’m not a 15-year-old kid trying to make an individual…
From The Cool Hunter: What could be more radical than modern designs based on the segments of a snowflake? An oasis in the heart of the Australian Alps, their award for the coolest new place goes to the Huski Boutique Apartments and Day Spa. The apartments have mountain views to the spectacular Spion Kopje range…
From The San Francisco Chronicle: Once a year, up to 40,000 people congregate in the Black Rock Desert north of Reno for Burning Man. Why? Because it’s there. Because it’s home, for one week, to a conglomeration of artists, intellectuals, weirdos, non-conformists, pyromaniacs, and more. Plus, this town on the playa becomes the 7th largest…
Actor. Director. Casino owner? George Clooney robbed huge casinos in “Oceans Eleven” and “Oceans Twelve”. Now he’s unveiled plans to build a $3 billion resort, casino, and high-rise luxury condominium project to be dubbed Las Ramblas. One of his partners is nightclub operator Rande Gerber, AKA Mr. Cindy Crawford. “We’re clearly putting more than just…