I think I’ve seen the magic kingdom and it’s in India. The architecture, the animals, the colors, the life, the people, they all add up to create one of the most visually spectacular places in the entire world. Jacob and Katie Schwartz captured parts of northern India in this video and it’s a joy to watch.
Life in Dubai, Abu Dhabi or any of the other United Arab Emirates can be very good indeed but the fun can come to a screeching halt should you bounce a check or miss a credit card payment. Non-payment of debt – any debt, any amount – is a criminal offense in the UAE and rather than face the music an astonishing number of Ferrari, Lamborghini, Porsche and other high-end car owners park their pricy rides at the airport and hop on an outbound jet, never to return.
Now you can finally book that vacation to Winterfell you’ve been dying to go on. Or you can visit King’s Landing. Why not Pentos? Kayak.com will help you travel the Seven Kingdoms, since they have teamed up with HBO to help you get information on traveling around Westeros and Essos.
Travel by Carriage or Ship is available between these ten cities, depending on their location, and you must allow sufficient time for travel based on method of excursion.
· Kings Landing, Westeros (KLA)
· Gulltown, Westeros (GUN)
· Lannisport, Westeros (LPR)
· Oldtown, Westeros (OLT)
· Pyke, Iron Islands, Westeros (PYK)
· White Harbor, Westeros (WHI)
· Winterfell, Westeros (WFL)
· Braavos, Essos (BRV)
· Pentos, Essos (PEO)
· Tyrosh, Essos (YRH)
Book your vacation now before hostilities break out. You never know where the next dragon fight or clash of armies will occur.
[via Buzzfeed via Nerd Approved]
The Majestic Drink Holder is to standard auto cup-holders what the Luxury Fries Holder is to McDonalds’ cheesy red plastic Potato Holder, offering awesome looks augmented with a Swarovski-studded padlock. Hey, at least your secured soda will have some taste.
Bough Bikes is a world leader in the field of handmade all-wood bicycles, having produced over 300 pedal-powered two-wheelers from sustainably harvested French Oak. Now the Dutch manufacturer is, ahem, branching out into electrobikes, showing off two prototype electric wooden bikes at this year’s NYCxDesign.
The annual “Chimelong 10,000 People’s Bikini” event at Guangzhou, China’s Chimelong Water Park involved thousands of bikini-clad girls assembling to form the shape of a leaping dolphin. The stunt’s stated porpoise, er, purpose was to raise awareness of environmental causes.
A photographer looking for an innovative new way of lighting his automotive subject decided to illuminate the vehicle from beneath… and by beneath, we mean under the yard-thick, crystal clear ice of frozen-over Lake Baikal.
Look Sofia, no batteries! After proving its all-electric, ultra-capacitor, no-batteries technology over seven years and 8 million kilometres in Shanghai, China, the innovative Chariot E-bus is bringing its talents to South Bea, er, make that Sofia, Bulgaria.
What you shove into the overhead bin is your business. But gear-hounds like us care deeply. Choosing a bag that holds all your stuff and won’t get taken at the gate depends as much on personal style as the places you roam.
The good news is, Frito-Lay Japan’s Doritos Gourmet Bacon & Mustard tortilla chips hit store shelves on April 21st. The bad news is they’re only available in Japan or in your wildest dreams.
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