Rooms With a Point of View
Posted on 26. Jun, 2008 by Kerry Banks.
Tired of the same old boring hotel accommodations? Then you may want to consider the Propeller Island City Lodge in Berlin, Germany. You can stay here in a different room every night for a month and never see the same decor twice. All of the hotel’s 32 eccentric theme rooms were created by the owner, [...]
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Sleep Deep
Posted on 24. Jun, 2008 by Kerry Banks.
Have you ever wanted to sleep with the fishes? Well amigos, you soon will be able to, providing you have the bucks to afford it. Within a year, Dubai will open a truly remarkable underwater luxury hotel. The project, called Hydropolis, will cover an area of 260 hectares, about the size of London’s Hyde Park, and [...]
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Solo Sailor
Posted on 20. Jun, 2008 by Kerry Banks.
If Zac Sunderland was assigned to write an essay on “What I Did During My Summer Vacation,” he would have one heck of a tale to tell. The 16-year-old California high school student set sail earlier this month in a bid to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world. He will have [...]
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Mondo Bizarro (part 2)
Posted on 17. Jun, 2008 by Kerry Banks.
Cue the creepy electronic music. We now continue our survey of the world’s strangest festivals, starting with the Amazing Roswell UFO Festival. Located in a barren corner of southeastern New Mexico, Roswell’s claim to fame is based upon one puzzling 61-year-old event. Early in July 1947, a mysterious object crashed on a ranch north of town. The Roswell Army [...]


