The elegant pitch-roofed facade of Timberline Lodge seems very familiar and there’s a reason for that. This luxurious hotel and ski lodge was used as the exterior location for the Overlook Hotel in the Stanley Kubrick film “The Shining”. Located an hour away from Portland, Oregon, 6000 feet up the south side of Mount Hood,…
Years ago, visitors of South Africa‘s world-renowned Kruger National Park would get there by train. It was a long journey that started in the South Africa-Mozambique border town of Komatipoort and ended at the town of Tzaneen just outside the park. Visitors would disembark at the railway bridge at Sabie river to enjoy the sights…
Netherlands is full of colorful, evergreen quaint cottages lining the streets of bustling towns. But, the Hotel Inntel Zaandam, looks like it came straight out of a cartoon or a children’s storybook, with bright shades of blue and green. A whole mishmash of strikingly colorful cottages are practically stacked on top of one another to…
Among the snowy-scape of the little Swedish village of Jukkasjarvi, is one of the countries most popular and ethereal attractions; the Icehotel. The distinctive site sits nestled just 10 miles from Kiruna, Lapland, among snow-capped pines and gleaming waters. Due to the impermanent nature of its building material, the hotel is ever-changing and is rebuilt…
Amsterdam offers to visitors much more, than what meets the eye. If you are tired of same old tourist attraction places and you’re bored of the usual hotels, then definitely check out The Crane Hotel Faralda, where industrial aesthetics meet eclectic luxury, in the most uncanny of holiday destinations. True to its name, it’s literally…
AirBnB is well-known for providing holiday destinations and unusual spots, that are less known. Definitely, one such interesting destination is the huge Potato Hotel in Boise, Idaho. The six-ton potato-shaped hotel was not only designed, but also built by the Potato Commission of Idaho for the tour of Big Idaho Potato. The huge potato started…
Today, when we are more environmentally conscious, it is very important not only to create eco friendly buildings, but also to reuse and recycle. China’s InterContinental Shanghai Wonderland is perfect example of it. Located not far from Shanghai, in Songjiang district, the five star hotel is built almost entirely in an abandoned industrial quarry. During…
Sometimes, people just want to get away from the world and experience something entirely new. Some are looking for a peace and silence, while others seek the thrill and adventure. Regardless of what are you looking for, you’ll find it on the Skeleton Coast of Namibia. Although, it is considered to be one of the…
