When’s the single happiest moment of a trip? The high-design answer.
TRAVEL = HAPPINESS To some people—and to nearly all devoted readers of the Spot Cool Stuff travel blog—that equation is one of the immutable laws of the universe, as unbendingly true as E=MC2 or I think therefore I am. But for how long has that been true? And what exactly ...
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The cable car adventure to the summit of Aiguilles de Chamonix
When the world's highest climbing cable car brings you to the highest mountain in the Alps you know you are in for an amazing view. But maybe not this amazing. The scene from the summit of Aiguilles de Chamonix, a jagged mountain high in the middle of the ...
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Uncommon accommodations at the Cocoa Islands Resort, Maldives
The Dhoni has been a central feature of life in the Maldives for nearly as long as there's been a recorded history of people living there. Traditionally, Dhonis were small sailing vessel built from coconut palm wood. Today, a Dhoni (pronounced: "doh-nee") comes in a variety of sizes ...
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Poland’s unusual natural wonder
The Crooked Forest is a place we could almost have listed in our review of travel places that look like Dr. Seuss illustrations if it weren't tinged with such creepiness. The forest is more like the sort of place a band of weary heroes would have to traverse ...
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Hit the city like Don Draper
The “swinging ‘60s” might be so last millennium, but partying like Mad Men’s purveyor of cool, Don Draper, is about as current as it gets. In honor of the new season of the cool AMC show Mad Men, here's your guide to a retro night out in New ...
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Powerbag bags feature a built-in battery
A handful of companies have been working on bags with built-in batteries capable of charging gadgets on-the-go. Most of those efforts have relied on slow and fussy solar panels to charge the bag. A few others are either very expensive or don't work well. One very promising battery ...
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