Upcycled Frappuccino outside of Seattle
Most Starbucks are architecturally rather cookie cutter and bland. But the popular chain of coffee shops does have a handful of locations with a cool edge to them. Perhaps none more than the company's drive-thru located in outside of Seattle in Tukwila, Washington. The Starbucks there is built ...
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Cool campers, from the modular to the amphibious
Spot Cool Stuff is a huge fan of glamping. The word is a conjunctive of "glamorous" and "camping" and can describe pretty much any travel experience that is more luxurious than staying in a typical tent but more outdoorsy than an ordinary hotel. A glamping experience might involve ...
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The value-filled, Polynesian tinged Sunset Hill Lodge
Spot Cool Stuff recently published a review comparison of the best Bora Bora luxury resorts. As we mentioned in that review, each of the nine resorts would looked at was spectacular in its own way. Each featured amazing views and impeccable service. Each also had nightly rates somewhere ...
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Quebec City treats visitors to summer performances
Want to see Cirque du Soleil? A single ticket to a live performance of the impossibly acrobatic dancers will set you back as much as £85 in London. You'll have to part with S$148 in Singapore. In Las Vegas, you'll pay $359 for a center seat vaguely close ...
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In the Philippines you may need to get wet to find good food
Spot Cool Stuff has been to many restaurants that are next to a waterfall. We've even been a few that are above a waterfall. But we've only seen one restaurant that's in a waterfall. At the uncreatively-named Waterfalls Restaurant near the city of San Pablo in the Philippines, the ...
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Maps for the folding inept
Maps look great when they are brand new. Not so much a few days into a trip. After multiple unfoldings and refoldings (perhaps along the pre-folded map creases but more likely not), after exposure to wind, rain, the curious hands of children, the clumsy hands of adults, the bottom ...
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