Now this is how watching a movie should be done. This absolutely jaw dropping scenery is located in the rocky shoreline of Yao Noi, Thailand. The Archipelago Cinema is part of an event designed by Ole Scheeren and organized by ‘Film on the Rocks Yao Noi’, which took place from 9th-13th March 2012. It was
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Hey Vietnam, there’s a Color Changing, Firebreathing Dragon on your Bridge
That boring old drive across the bridge has been turned into a Rock concert…minus the music. Aside from being the biggest bridge in the world, this new firebreathing Dragon Bridge is outfitted with a modern lighting system that includes 15,000 Philips LED lights that make it brilliantly change colors…but wait there’s more, cause firebreathing and
This $390 Million Monaco Penthouse comes with its own Water Slide
Guess what I am going to buy if my lotto numbers come up tonight? Actually I may need to hit a few jackpots to be able to afford this $390 million penthouse. This is a rendering of a multi-storey penthouse in Monaco which is about to become the world’s most expensive property per square meter
The Atlantic Road in Norway
Opened on July 7, 1989, the Atlantic Road is a National Tourist Route and was honoured as Norway’s Construction of the Century in 2005. The road is built on several small islands and skerries, which are connected by several causeways, viaducts and eight bridges. The Atlantic is an 8.3 kilometer (5.2 miles) section of Country
The Path to Enlightenment – Hanging Monasteries Clinging to Sides of Cliffs
Mt Huashan in China Connecting with God requires a little peace and tranquility…but apparently it also requires complete isolation and a room with a view, an amazing view. Constructed at mind boggling, dizzying heights on the sides of mountains, these impossibly built monasteries ensured only the most devoted – and vertigo-free – followers would join
Pool with a View – Singapore’s Sky Habitat Infinity Pool
After taking a dip in the world’s largest pool, I am off to Singapore’s Sky Habitat, where my fear of heights might just stop me from swimming a lap – - seeing as it’s a staggering 38 storeys high. Slated for completion in 2016, the infinity pool will connect Sky Habitat Singapore’s two towers in
$1.5 Billion – The Pool so Big you can Sail Boats on it
When was the last time you were in a hotel swimming pool so massive, that you could sail boats in it? The enormous man-made pool, set along the coastline at Chile’s San Alfonso del Mar Resort, is larger than 20 Olympic-size pools and holds a whopping 66 million gallons of water. Not only is the
The Captivating Marina Bay Sands Hotel Singapore
‘Mental note’…next time I’m in Singapore, stay at the Marina Bay Sands Hotel. With over 2,500 rooms and suites, it is the biggest hotel in Singapore, but who really cares about that…look at that swimming pool! The Sands Skypark with pool is built at the height of 200 meters. Its lush, landscaped gardens are home
Just an Upside Down House
Ok 4:20 was clearly an all day event during the 8 months it took two Polish architects Irek Glowacki and Marek Rozanski, to build this bizarre upside down house. Built in the western Austrian village of Terfens, the project is meant to serve as a new tourist attraction and great way of inducing positional vertigo.
Kansas City Public Library
If only libraries looked this cool back in the day, I may have taken an interest in reading. The Kansas City Public Library in Missouri, USA and it is considered one of the most unusual buildings in America and in the world, at least their parking lot is. The book spines, which measure approximately 25-feet
