Luxury experiences: 10 one-of-a-kind places around the world

Luxury is the word of cool in our society – are you in the mood for some luxurious experience? We are sure it will be an experience you will only have once in your life, and now that we started a New Year, why not have a kickoff and think about taking some well-deserved time…

10 Cool & Unusual Hotels In London

Londooooooon baby!  London is located south of England and is the political and economic capital of the UK. The city center is located 60 km from the mouth of the Thames, the river that crosses the city. Its location in the center of the southwest of England is beneficial because, for a long time it…

The Greenest Street in The World

Rui Goncalo de Carvalho as the word says is a street, located in Porto Alegre (the capital of the southerner Brazilian state – Rio Grande do Sul). According to some unverified rumours, the trees were planted around 1930. Additionally, the tree planting was not done by the local workers but from employees of a German…

The Largest Indoor Beach in the World

Let’s grab a beer and relax in the Seagaia Ocean Dome, the world’s largest indoor beach and a modern marvel that was taken from us too soon. The place opened in Japan, in 1993 and unfortunately closed again in 2007. The reason of shutting it? Probably because it was too goddamn awesome. Seagaia Ocean Dome…

Fire Truck Turned Into Spacious Hotel Room

Have you ever been to Scotland? Are you planning on visiting the country and its unique countryside soon? If you do visit the country do not forget to sleep in a unique place like the renovated Fire Truck below! Sounds weird right? It is located on the Inshriach House Estate in Aviemore in Scotland –…

Rare Photos Of Germany Before It Was Destroyed By War

Once upon a time fellow Lazy Penguins (before being totally demolished by two World Wars) the Land of Ideas – Land der Ideen (Germany) used to be a place of beauty, gothic splendour and picturesque villages. When the WW2 ended (September 2nd 1945) Germany rebuilt everything that was destroyed, resulting to new buildings (with the…

A Distinctive Chapel on a Volcanic Hill

In the center of France is located a wee town, called Le Puy-en-Velay which is known worldwide not only for the delicious cheeses but also for very unusual constructions, such as the Chapel of St Michael (situated on a cliff). According to Wikipedia: Saint-Michel d’Aiguilhe is a chapel in Aiguilhe, near Le Puy-en-Velay, France, built…

These Colour Photos of Paris Were Shot 100 Years Ago

Who could guess that the photos below were taken 100 years ago? Difficult to do since we upload the same quality images on Instagram nowadays. In 1909 a very rich banker from France (Albert Kahn) came to the decision of creating a photo-record of our world using the trendy Autochrome Lumiere (new colour photography process)….

The Unlikely Friendship Between Goat And Tiger

This story might remind you of a fairy tale or a Pixar movie where two very different types of animals befriend each other and manage to coexist. It is even more unbelievable when you find out it’s a tiger and a goat. In other words it’s a natural predator and its prey. Yet it’s happening…