Posts tagged: travel
Make butterflies from travel maps
By Bromeliad
Nearly 40 million Americans go somewhere over holidays like July 4, Memorial Day and Labor Day, and all that summer travel means picking up maps along the way. What to do with them when you get home?
You could turn them into simple butterfly art.
This easy project was inspired by Image Surgery, which creates laser-cut butterflies from vintage maps.
For a do-it-yourself version, check out details at examiner.com.
6 Former Prisions Turned into Luxury Hotels
By DIY Maven
The Big House has never looked so good! ZME Travel has put together a list of 6 former prisons that have been renovated and turned into luxury hotels. Pictured above is the Four Season Hotel, Istanbul, Turkey. Below is the Breakwater Lodge, Cape Town, South Aftrica.
How to Turn an Altoids Tin into a Travel Candle
By DIY Maven
Kate at Design Sponge was inspired by an earthquake and an Altoids tin and came up with this ingenious Altoid Tin Travel Candle. To make one of your own, you'll need....
Traveling the World with Peeps
By DIY Maven
This Sunday is Easter, which can only mean one thing: It's Peep season and they're turning up in the oddest places as evidenced by the slide show below. Why this explosion of Peeps in print? National Geographic Traveler has challenged their readers to a Peeps in Places Photo Challenge.
Replacing World Landmarks with Cheap Souvenirs
By DIY Maven
Freelance photographer Michael Hughes started his practice of replacing the world's landmarks and iconic images with cheap souvenirs in 1998, accumulating over 100 images taken in 200 countries. Basically, you could call what he does manual photoshopping. What's funny about these fun images is they're more interesting than the typical images of the real things. Although, I hope Mr. Hughes did get shots sans the souvenirs too. See his entire por » READ MORE
Fuel Efficiency Super Tip!
By Ken Hoyt
Happy accident? What if doing the environment a favor saved you money? There's a pretty fair argument for turning off your car's engine when you're not actually moving:
For every two minutes a car is idling, it uses about the same amount of fuel it takes to go about one mile.
But you're not going anywhere. Idling gets zero miles per gallon.
Restarting the modern engine doesn't use more gas. That thinking is a leftover from the era of carbor » READ MORE
5 Ways to Experience the Benefits of Travel without Leaving Town
By DIY Maven
Gas, airline tickets, hotel, and restaurant prices. These are just some of the reason we might not venture too far from home for awhile. Of course, by staying close to home we miss out on the benefits of travel, which, according to permanent traveler Lea Woodward, include broadening our horizons, adding excitement to our ordinary lives, seeing the world beyond our existence, meeting new people and experiencing new cultures, just to name a few. » READ MORE
The 7-Story Underwater Hotel.
By Chrisjob
"Visitors to Istanbul will soon have a chance to view the most spectacular ocean views on the planet. A seven floor, seven-star hotel is being built underwater on what was formerly a tobacco factory. There will be exhibition halls, and restaurants, and all rooms will be sea facing."
Read more from Vagabondish.com
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Take Better Vacation Photos
By ChrisjobTravel experts Fodor's offers nearly 100 tips to better capture your vacations. Fodor's Focus on Photography offers techniques on lighting, composition in uncontrolled environments, and well as travel-specific tips such as natural wonders, zoos and aquariums, fellow travelers, panorama assemblage, and "classic vacation shots."
The tips include example photos from the Eastman Kodak Company:
Living in a Comic Strip
By brunoThe Art Hotel in Berlin (Arte Luise Kunsthotel) prides itsef on the eccentric and unique interior design of its building. Every room is different and original:
The concept of this somewhat different hotel - "art instead of grandeur, poetry instead of room service" - is winning guests over.
Let's take a tour...
In the 'Comic' room, every corner and angle is outlined with a thin, hand-drawn black line to gift the effect of being in a cartoon.
In 'Pano » READ MORE
