February 2012
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WatchHong Kong like you’ve never seen before. Got any tips or advice when going to HK? Drop us a comment and share.
The Amazing Glass House by Santambrogiomilano
Designed by Ennio Arosio and Carlo Santambrogio, this concept glass house is pretty mcuh every voyeur’s dream. The house itself revolves around the concept of simplicity and was designed to showcase a glass furniture by the Italian company, Santambrogiomilano.
While extremely beautiful, I’d imagine guests of this house may run into a few walls and have to get used to being...
Top 5 Must-Have iPhone Travel Apps
Remember the days before smart phones? No? I don’t want to either.
Your iPhone can be your very best travel friend when you’re in a strange and mysterious place.
Here are 10 travel apps you should check out. Some we can’t live without.
FlightBoard - $3.99
I know what you’re thinking. $4 for an app?! Well, if it’s any consolation it’s not the most expensive...
“Laughter is an instant vacation.”
– Milton Berle
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Know Your Gehry - A Look At Frank Gehry's Most...
Frank Gehry rocks. When you’ve been featured on the Simpsons and have your own Tiffany and Co. jewelry line, you know you’ve been made it.
Check out some of his most iconic buildings below and be inspired. Or better yet, take a trip to the destination itself.
The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in Bilbao, Spain
The Experience Music Project in Seattle, U.S.
The Walt Disney Concert Hall...
“I can enjoy a vacation as well as the next person, as long as I know it’s...”
– Mary Crosby
Awesome Travel Moment #32
Realizing you haven’t touched the internet in days.
Secret Singapore - Yong Siak Street
This is where all the cool kids hang out. It’s a little off the beaten path and tourists are less than likely to go there but that’s exactly what makes it so special.
Surrounded by low-rise HDBs and just a 7 minute walk from the Tiong Bahru MRT Station, Yong Siak Street is fast becoming one of Singapore’s favorite gems. Maybe it’s the next Haji lane in its infancy. Or...
One of the best things about Southeast Asia is all that delicious coriander.
“A wise traveler never despises his own country.”
– Pamela Goldoni
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Awesome Travel Moment #31
Finding the time to break out a sun salutation on the beach.
“To fall in love is to create a religion that has a fallible god.”
– Jorge Luis Borges
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Lies, Damn Lies & Hotel Deal Pricing
Hotel deals should make you happy. They should inspire you to travel. They should tickle the part of your brain that wishes you were Christopher Columbus. Ok – maybe the part of your brain that wishes you were the love child of Christopher Columbus and Coco Chanel – exploring the world, in style.
However, there’s one major problem and it’s that some hotel deal sites (particularly...
“I long, as does every human being, to be at home wherever I find myself.”
– Maya Angelou
7 Gorgeous Bornean Tribal Tattoos
While we don’t advocate a Mike Tyson sort of face tattoo on anyone, the following are some of the most beautiful tribal tattoos from Borneo. While slightly intimidating, these works of art command a strong sense of respect reserved only for the fearless and grounded.
For the Dayak tribe in Borneo, it’s believed that spirits are in everything. From animals to plants to humans. As...
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Awesome Travel Moment #30
Dumplings. Be they gyozas, perogies, wantons, empanadas, or any other delicious stuffed dough delight.
“Love is like a brick. You can build a house, or you can sink a dead body.”
– Lady Gaga
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Awesome Travel Moment #29
Discovering local micro-breweries. Cheers!
“If you live to be 100, I hope I live to be 100 minus 1 day, so I never have to...”
– Winnie the Pooh
We're Up On Pinterest! →
Covering everything from love hotels in Japan to luxury haute couture, we’re your travel and inspiration gateway. We’ve got 5 categories for all you lovely people.
Go There - Collection of our favorite places to visit and fall in love with.
Eat It - Decadent food from around the globe. Don’t drool onto your keyboard.
Own It - Travel-inspired objets d’art, travel...
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Awesome Travel Moment #28
Fresh lavender growing wild. Delicious.
“There’s nothing like unrequited love to take all the flavor out of a...”
– Charlie Brown
Cat Ladies & Japanophiles, Watch Out - Hello Kitty...
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, nope. It’s Hello Kitty’s ridiculously adorable mouthless face flying across the sky.
Taiwanese airline, EVA Air has recently re-launched their Hello Kitty line of aircrafts by delighting the world with 3 Hello Kitty carriers. Everything from the boarding passes to the food will be emblazoned with or shaped into Hello Kitty’s face. This...
“Ain’t nothin’ wrong with the aim, just gotta change the target.”
– Jay-Z, American Dreamin’
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Vintage Travel Ads - Come to Asia! We're Really...
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Awesome Travel Moment #27
Wearing nothing but a bathing suit and sunglasses for 90% of your trip.
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“The universe is made of stories, not atoms.”
– Muriel Rukeyser
The Sneaky Truth About Hotel Prices
Hotel pricing can be a bit of a mystery. Like the way planes work or the existence of double rainbows. That being said, the actual prices shouldn’t be a mystery. Shouldn’t being the key word. But because the world we live in is less than ideally transparent, we’re stuck with some pretty shady hotel prices.
The problem is because of those little annoying gremlins we call taxes...
“…there ain’t no journey what don’t change you some.”
– David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas
“Man is made by his belief. As he believes, so he is.”
– Bhagavad Gita
