
Behind the scenes of a secret restaurant in the French capital
If there is one dinner to plan in advance on your trip to Paris, make it Hidden Kitchen. Located in the swanky Parisian flat of two talented American chefs, this secret restaurant is where food-loving strangers come to meet and eat.
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Microsoft’s Wireless, Wonderful Arc Mouse
"Elegant" and "Microsoft" are usually not words that go together. Yet somehow those adjectives managed to meet up in the cool, wireless Microsoft Arc Mouse.
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Bruce Wayne’s favorite attraction in Central America
To make the final leg of the journey to Guatemala's Lanquín Caves (Grutas de Lanquin) intrepid travelers have two options: The first is to walk the path along the banks of the Lanquín River. The second is to take float down the river on an inner tube to—and ...
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All aboard a quirky overnight in Holland
Spot Cool Stuff has seen our share of art made from found objects. One of our favorite Caribbean beach bars, Antigua's Dune Preserve, was constructed largely with beach-scavenged goods. But the Controversy Tram Inn, located in the village of Hoogwoud, Holland, is the only hotel we know of ...
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A termite’s dream
Where else would the world's highest wooden house be located other than "The Wooden City" (which, as the arboreally astute among you may know, is Archangelsk, Russia)?
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Amazon’s e-book readers compared
Amazon offers two "current" versions of its popular e-book reader: the Kindle 2 and the Kindle DX.
Both Kindles are among Spot Cool Stuff's favorite gadgets, especially for traveling. But why? And what's the difference between the two Kindle models? And which one is better?
For the answers, Dear Reader, ...
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