The cool architecture of Dresden’s Kunsthofpassage
The sound of rain falling is music to the ears of the residents of one particular building in Dresden, Germany. Their building is one of those that form five funky courtyards collectively known as the Kunsthofpassage, located in the city's Äußere Neustadt (Outer New Town) neighborhood. Each courtyard ...
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Turn twigs into cooking heat, iPhone juice
Heretofore, Spot Cool Stuff's favorite camping stove was the Jetboil. The gas-burning stove is compact, light weight and seems to have an accessory for every type of cooking. But, recently, the Jetboil was eclipsed as our choice for The World's Coolest Camping Stove by a new offering: the ...
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Middle Earth awaits Tolkien tourists
The last time Spot Cool Stuff flew into the international airport in Christchurch, New Zealand there was a big sign in the customs area that read WELCOME TO MIDDLE EARTH. That was in 2003. The third installment of the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy was selling out in ...
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Excalibur towers above Holland
For the ultimate wave challenge surfers head to Hawaii. For ultimate mountains hikers head to Nepal. And for the ultimate rock climbing wall? For that one must go to the north of Holland. It is there, in the city of Groningen, that daring climbers take on The Excalibur at ...
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Path, Hazelmail and the Kodka Pulse digital picture frame
You are on vacation, on a remote beach, and take a photo of yourself. A minute later, on the other side of the world, your mother is walking around her house and sees that same photo of you smiling back at her from the digital picture frame in ...
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Race with Lynx to the Caribbean
Want to visit the Caribbean, all expenses paid? Lynx—a brand of men's grooming products known as Axe outside of Ireland, the UK and Australia—is giving away seven trips to a party on "Chaos Island." To win, participants race to solve clues that are part of a sort of ...
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