Down-under dining in Mexico & the Dominican Republic
Quiz question: What's the difference between a cave and a cavern?
In common usage the two terms are mostly interchangeable. But, technically, there's a difference. Pretty much any underground chamber qualifies as a cave. To be a cavern a cave must 1) have formed naturally out of rock; and ...
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Hi Hi-Sun
The Italian company hi-Fun specializes in adding speakers to items that aren't necessarily improved by their addition. (They also seem expert at added a "hi-" prefix to their product names). The company makes the hi-Sleep, which is a pillow with built-in speakers. There's the hi-Head, a hat with ...
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Stream movies from the cloud in the clouds
Spot Cool Stuff recently reviewed Google's Chromebook netbooks on our tech blog. The new computers runs the Chrome operating system is almost entirely integrated in with the cloud. The major disadvantage of the Chrome OS: It renders a computer mostly useless if it isn't online. The major advantages: ...
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Save on luxury getaways
It's the high season for trans-Atlantic flights, but for those in North America there are air deals to be had to Asia, the Caribbean and around the United States.
There are resort discounts to be had too. Here's a selection of nine of them, including cool deals from ...
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Lodging high in character, low in price
For a world-class city that gets more than its share of backpack and flashpack travelers, Vancouver has a surprising dearth of interesting budget accommodations. Yeah, there's the big party-oriented youth hostel, but there's nothing especially remarkable about it save for an excellent central location. Choice Hotels has seven ...
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Urban travel apps for your iPhone
Travel publishers finally are starting to produce electronic editions of their guidebooks for devices like the Kindle, iPad and Nook. About time! says Spot Cool Stuff. E-book readers are ideal for travel content—they are lighter and thinner than paper guidebooks and can be updated much more quickly (and ...
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