Luxury Home In Los Angeles | Luxury Property, Interior Design, Exclusive Travel & Bespoke Furniture Luxury home in Los Angeles This luxury LA property, with the interior designed by Marc Canadell is a contemporary masterpiece set in an acre of land for those who value privacy and tranquility in this busy city. The interior has been finished using high quality materials and luxury furniture throughout. The property compromises of of over 9000 square feet of luxurious living space, with five bedrooms, eight bathrooms, bespoke kitchen, stunning city views and an outdoor cinema projector. About Richard Barker Love Interior Design & Exotic Travel? April 23, 2010 | Property | View comments Contemporary architectural design at W-House, Thailand Bangkok-based architectural practice IDIN Architects have designed the W-House project. The Chic Casa Colonial Beach & Spa, Dominican Republic Casa Colonial Beach & Spa is set amidst the golden beaches and luch mountain range of the Amber Coast.
Backpack Europe on Budget--Backpacking and travel info for budget travelers. Tangga House by Guz Architects By Eric • Mar 23, 2011 • Selected Work The Tangga House is another Singapore’s dream home designed by Guz Architects. Completed in 2009, the 7,663 square foot residence is located in Holland Village, an elite district of Singapore that is famous amongst the expatriate community. The luxury single-family home gives the owners the opportunity to live in harmony and comfort with nature, in Singapore’s hot tropical climate. Tangga House by Guz Architects: “The house is a contemporary interpretation of a traditional courtyard house, laid out around a central green courtyard with a double height stair and entry area forming the focal point of the project. The L-shaped plan creates open spaces which encourage natural ventilation and offer resident’s views over the courtyard to the veranda, roof gardens and beyond. The large roof above the courtyard creates an indoor and outdoor space leading to the gardens and swimming pool which wraps around two sides of the house. Photos by: Patrick Bingham-Hall
The Packing List for Backpacking in Europe - General Itineraries - The... May 25, 2000 (Updated Jun 18, 2000) Backpacking in Europe this summer? Just planning? Here is a list of things you should take with you on your trip. First, a few general rules. 1) Travel light 2) Travel small 3) Make copies of all important travel documents (passport, driver’s license, etc) and keep them separately. I believe this list is quite comprehensive. Backpack (about 3000 cu. inches or 50 liters) If you feel like there is not enough space, you are overpacking. Day pack Your usual Jansport or something similar. Money Belt You can carry all your important documents in your wallet or you can buy a money belt, which is allegedly safer. Passport Driver's license ATM card (the best way to get cash)Credit Cards (Visa, MC, and remember your cash advance PINs just in case something goes wrong with your ATM card)ISIC card (if you are under 26—gives you travel insurance and numerous discounts)Medical information (in case of emergency that hopefully will never happen) Ear Plugs People snore.
Dream Home : Syncline House by Arch 11 This exceptionally designed modern architectural residence sits alongside a mountainous Midwestern terrain. The designing firm, Arch11 was founded in 1993 by James Trewitt and E.J. Meade, and is based in Boulder and Denver Colorado. Arch11 goes beyond seemingly restrictive site parameters to produce the above home on a syncline landscape. The geological definition of a syncline is a fold or crease in landscape caused by the rise of an ancient sea bed over time. The home’s design embraces its position between nature and man through its sustainable green design qualities. Exterior facades show geometry and earth-toned materials that blend into the landscape.
Photoblog - Snow falling across Europe creates a wintry scene in Venice Marco Secchi / Getty Images Contributor Tourists walks in Piazza San Marco covered with snow on Dec. 17, in Venice, Italy. Snow has fallen across much of Europe today and is expected to continue over the weekend, causing traffic chaos and disrupting Christmas deliveries. A Gondolier checks his gondola covered with snow on Dec. 17, in Venice, Italy. A general view of snow falling along one of the canals on Dec. 17, in Venice, Italy. A Gondolier helps a patron out of his gondola on Dec. 17, in Venice, Italy. By Carissa Ray The tranquil scene photographer Marco Secchi sets in Venice has a cinematic quality.
Kona Residence I can't speak for all architects, but I find myself drawn to the more impractical architecture in the world. Buildings designed less to fill a utilitarian need and more for the sake of self-actualization. I would almost say that this project by Belzberg Architects is more of a resort than a residence, yet the design elements and spatial order of the project are quite compelling. See more at Belzberg Architects
Quit Your Job, See the World | Time to leave the office? It’s Labor Day in America, a time to celebrate the working man by…not working for a day. Unless you work in retail or fast food, in which case it’s like any other day. But what if you’d like to make every day (not)Labor Day? How about traveling around the world for six months or a year instead? he Art of Backpacking blog has a detailed story on escaping the cubicle world. Steph at Twenty-something Travel is taking off this month. The British couple running the NeverEndingVoyage blog saved 75 percent of their income and are now traveling through South America on a healthy budget of 1,200 pounds a month (plus extra for Spanish lessons and big adventure excursions). The Uncornered Market blog reminds us though that you first have to face one big question: Are you a stuff junkie or an experience junkie? If it’s the latter, you may be able to stay on the road for a decade, like HoboTraveler. Need some real, physical, in-your-face motivation?
$7 Million Residence in San Francisco by John Maniscalco Architecture By Eric • Apr 9, 2011 • Selected Work The Russian Hill Residence was designed by John Maniscalco Architecture and is located in San Francisco’s Russian Hill neighborhood. This 5,800 square foot LEED Platinum home features three bedrooms, 5 full baths, three gas fireplace, two gas fire pits, one on the roof deck and one in the garden and an elevator to all floors. According to Sotheby’s, it’s “central, open-plan living area adapts easily to casual evenings or formal entertaining. Downstairs, an entertainment room opens onto a secluded garden with fountain and fire pit. On the roof, a deck with panoramic bay views adjoins a room with full bath that might welcome guests, house an au pair or serve as an in-home office.” Russian Hill Residence by John Maniscalco Architecture: “This new four-story home establishes an understated but dignified urban presence on an atypically wide San Francisco site. A transitional two-story glass-walled entry hall draws users to an airy and open living level.
20 Things I've Learned From Traveling Around the World for Three Years Gary Arndt is the man behind Everything Everywhere, one of the most popular travel blogs in the world, and one of Time Magazine’s “Top 25 Best Blogs of 2010.” Since March 2007, Gary has been traveling around the globe, having visited more than 70 countries and territories, and gaining worldly wisdom in the process. Today, I’ve asked him to share some of that wisdom. Enter Gary On March 13, 2007, I handed over the keys to my house, put my possessions in storage and headed out to travel around the world with nothing but a backpack, my laptop and a camera. Three and a half years and 70 countries later, I’ve gotten the equivalent of a Ph.D in general knowledge about the people and places of Planet Earth. Here are some of the things I’ve learned… 1) People are generally good. Many people are afraid of the world beyond their door, yet the vast majority of humans are not thieves, murderers or rapists. 2) The media lies. 3) The world is boring. 4) People don’t hate Americans. 6) Americans don’t travel.