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How To Be A Relaxed Host
If you run a short-term rental business then the chances are that it creates a certain amount of stress. Or it may be that you're thinking of starting listing on Airbnb or a similar site and you're wondering how you can minimise the stress of running your own...
Louvre Abu Dhabi
I don't know about you but I don't think I'll find myself in United Arab Emirates in the near future. But nevertheless, I've just spent the morning checking out the exhibits and the remarkable architecture at the Louvre Abu Dhabi. Before I write any more, I'll add a...
Welcome To Las Vegas: The Sign
You probably didn't know that May 5th is designated as Betty Willis Day. In fact, it may be that you've no idea at all who Betty Willis was. But I'll bet you know one of her pieces of design work. Yes, the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign. Graphic designer Betty...
The Sunrise Izumo
I'm seriously in love with travelling on sleeping-car trains. And the Sunrise Izumo can take you almost 600 miles across Japan. It's an excellent way to travel and the sleeping facilities are excellent. We'll talk about the cabins in a minute but let's look first at...
Air Travel: The William Shatner Triangle
So, I've read about this. The William Shatner triangle. Every aircraft has them, or so its said. I invariably forget to look. I get stuck in to my book or a film and I forget all about looking for the thing. Can you look for me next time you fly? I'd really appreciate...
Hitler Died At The Hotel Eden, Argentina
Thought that Hitler shot himself in his Berlin bunker in 1945? Not according to Argentinian legend. Hitler escaped from Berlin and made his way to the Hotel Eden in La Falda, Argentina. The hotel had originally been built by a German national and by the time of the...
SUP PuP Paddleboard in Fort Lauderdale
Right. Imagine this. You awake in your delightful apartment that's right on the canal in Fort Lauderdale. Take your freshly-brewed coffee onto the pleasant dock to watch the sun rise (if it's early enough) or the leisurely water traffic sail by. When you've enjoyed...
Vising the UK: Gateshead Millennium Bridge
The Gateshead Millenium Bridge is an amazing sight when stationary but once it moves - to allow river traffic to pass under it - it's quite astonishing. You can see how it does so in the time-lapse video below. In many places in the world moving bridges solve the...
Short Term Rentals: Host or Landlord?
When you're booking accommodation, do you want to stay with a host or a landlord? If you offer accommodation to others at your property, do you consider yourself a landlord or a host? What's the difference? Let's see what the dictionary has to say. First, what is the...
Museo de Arte Popular: Mexico City
In this context, 'popular' refers to folk art - art and creative activities that are traditional to the people of Mexico. The museum opened in 2006 and it's located in an old firehouse that was designed in the 1920s by architect Vicente Mendiola. The museum is a great...
Scotland: Explore the Glasgow Underground
Did you know that the Glasgow Underground system is the third oldest metro in the world? It opened in 1896. The oldest, of course, is also in the British Isles, the London tube which is a great granddaddy in comparison, having opened in 1863. By the 1970s though, the...
Tooting Bec Lido
Swimming is one of the most popular forms of exercise and these days, more and more people are enjoying the benefits of swimming outdoors. In England. Yes, although many people in other countries seem to think that Egland is always cold and always raining (it isn't!)...
Modern Diner, Pawtucket, Rhode Island
In 1939, Roland Stickney designed a prefabricated diner in the form of contemporary streamlined railway trains. These were put into production and were made until 1949. Only two are still in operation and one is the Modern Diner in Pawtucket, RI. Typical of the trains...
Vasa Museum, Stockholm, Sweden
Vasa was (is) a Swedish wooden warship that sank on its maiden voyage. This happened in the full view of onlookers. It was an extremely beautiful ship although not as much care was taken with its seaworthiness as its extravagant exterior. However, shipbuilding wasn't...
Stoosbahn, Switzerland
Forget those hair-raising rides at amusement parks and funfairs. Riding on the Stoosbahn, the steepest funicular railway in the world, will certainly get the adrenalin going. The video below gives you just some idea about the ride. It's not just that the gradient...
Visiting London: Regency Cafe
As the man in the video says 'these are proper English chips - none of yer poncey French fries'. The super-stylish frontage - those wonderful tiles and that fabulous font! - could be the work of a modern architect but it is original to this business. The Regency Cafe...
Hosts: How To Discourage Kitchen Use
Some hosts have guests staying with them in their own homes - and allow the guests to use the family kitchen. Some hosts rent apartments, suites or entire homes that, naturally, also feature kitchens. In both cases, it can be helpful to the host to discourage use of...
The Dymaxion At National Automobile Museum, Reno
The man who is credited as its inventor, Buckminster Fuller, doesn't describe the Dymaxion as a mere car. This is because it was intended to evolve further into a flying vehicle. Unfortunately the technology to create this was not available in the 1930s when the...
Colditz Castle, Germany
It's very likely that you've heard about Colditz Castle. Even though it became famous (or rather, infamous) eighty or more years ago the very name can still give us a shiver. That's not because it's been the setting for a spooky film or because the castle allegedly...
Mario Toral: Mural in the Santiago Metro
A few years ago, Lonely Planet named the Universidad de Chile metro station in Santiago as one of the as 'Subway stations worth getting off the train for'. This was largely because of its mural, Visual Memory of a Nation. Created by Mario Toral, the first part of the...
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