Scratching posts at England’s Longcroft Cat Hotel
The Longcroft Hotel, north of London, features fine gourmet dining. Its staff provides five-star service. Every room in the hotel is suite—rates are as low as £15 per night! And if you are reading this you are absolutely not allowed to stay there. That's because the Longcroft Hotel ...
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Travel to challenge your expectations
Everything you know about travel is wrong . . . . . or, at least, it could be wrong. Anyone who travels often enough, and daringly enough, has surely already discovered this. Pre-travel, you might believe that herds of cows don't roam cities, that money comes only in ...
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The nearly-imperceptibly cool treehouse hotel in Lapland, Sweden
Dude, where's my treehouse hotel? That's not the title of a bad sequel to an Ashton Kutcher movie of a similar name. It's what you might be saying to your room mate were you and he guests at The Treehotel in Harads, Sweden. That's because one of the accommodations ...
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The North Korean Amateur Open
Sports have a way of transcending political and cultural differences. The 1995 Rugby World Cup (on which the excellent movie Invictus was based). The 1970s exchange of table tennis players between the United States and the People's Republic of China. The 2005 "Cricket Summit" between India and Pakistan. ...
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Where to sunbathe on black, red or green sand
Everyone knows that Hawaii is home to gorgeous golden sand beaches. But did you know that visitors have other sand hues to choose from? No other single place on Earth has as many strangely colored beaches. Here's a look at our three favorites, one black beach, one red ...
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The cool Samsonite Micro Suitcase Scooter
What do you get when you cross a travel bag with a kid's scooter? That question isn't the set-up for a (likely terrible) joke. It's what Samsonite, a century-old luggage company, and Micro Mobility, a European scooter specialist, asked themselves when they sought to develop a carry-on bag ...
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