Perfect places for breads, cakes and pastries
Spot Cool Stuff loves finding good bakeries on our travels. Spontaneously coming across one while exploring a village or city neighborhood can make an ordinary walk special. But some bakeries are special in their own right and worth purposefully seeking out — either for the quality of their ...
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Stay in a cozy micro-home in the Alps
High snows. Cold temperatures. Brutal winds. Camping at altitude in the Alps during the winter is for the hard core. But going glamping — glamorous camping — needn't be.
Travel in the Alps offers many opportunities to experience the rugged charm and back-to-nature feeling of staying in ...
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Secret Santa . . . or Santa’s Secret?
Yes, Virginia (and Mara and Wei and Dev and Ashley), there IS a Santa Claus. And contrary to popular belief, Santa only winters at the North Pole with the Missus! But he'd love to have you visit his permanent residence—in Osaka, Japan—if you have a little time, and ...
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Exemplary luggage for frequent fliers
Spot Cool Stuff never checks our luggage if we can avoid doing so. Like most frequent fliers, we travel with a wheeled bag that will fit through the airport security x-ray and into an airplane's overhead compartment. Unlike most frequent fliers, we also run a travel review blog ...
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When it’s good to have water in your boat
Hot Tub Time Machine is terrible. But a hot tub boat? Now that's cool!
Spot Cool Stuff loves unlikely hybrids of two travel products. Previously we've reviewed a scooter that doubles as a wheeled bag, a wheeled bag that's also a backpack and a backpack that's also a downhill ...
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Have fun exploring culture and geography
Travel is one of the best gifts an adult can bestow upon a child. Unfortunately, as gifts go, travel is expensive. And time consuming. And involves potentially painful car and/or plane trips. Which is why travel-themed games are so great — they can introduce kids to an aspect ...
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