Rooms With a Point of View

Posted on 26. Jun, 2008 by Kerry Banks.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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 [...]

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