At Vow’s Bar in Tokyo, all the bartenders are monks
San Francisco, London and Dubai are among the surprisingly large number of cities that have a drinking establishment named the "Buddha Bar." But there's only one pub we know of where all the bartenders are full-fledged Buddhist monks—Vow's Bar in Tokyo.
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Quite possibly our favorite hotel chain in the world
Spot Cool Stuff is occasionally asked what our favorite hotel chain is. The answer depends. We are fans of the W Hotels, appreciate the inexpensive airport stylings of Yotel and are keen on virtually all the Kimpton properties. But our choice for favorite hotel chain might have to ...
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The amazing, oily Seaventures Dive Resort
There may be as many as three million (!) oil rigs and platforms scattered throughout the world's waters. A decent percentage of them—no one seems to know the exact figure—have already been abandon or fallen into misuse. And as underwater oil fields start to dry up and as ...
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Stores worth cycling out of your way for
The best bike shops in the world do more than sell and fix bicycles. They fill you with a sort of enthusiastic energy that makes you want to get out there and pedal. There are lots of great community bicycle stores out there, too many for us to declare ...
Experience a zeppelin flight in Germany, California
On the shores of Lake Constance—which straddles Germany, Austria and Switzerland—the whales are not found in the water. They are found floating above it in the form of the massive whale-like zeppelin, the world's largest commercial flying machine. Note that zeppelins are different from blimps. Both have bulbous tops ...
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The most useful, highest value tablets to pack on your next trip
There are few better items to travel with than a tablet computer. A tablet can be your map, your guidebook and your reading library, your entertainment system, your photo storage and editing device and your means of communicating with friends back home—all in one highly portable package. The qualities ...
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