It's an unexplainable feeling, really. No, that's not me– but it certainly could have been me floating in the Dead Sea reading the newspaper. After all the YGL sessions today, I popped down to the lowest place on earth (1,385…
Continue Reading →I thought everyone would enjoy a little bit of a travel update! Fresh back from Vancouver, I'm headed to the Middle East shortly for the Young Global Leaders Dead Sea Summit. Earlier this year I was nominated as a YGL…
Continue Reading →Spencer Nikosey is talented, period. Not only is he a graduate of Art Center College of Design (that place breeds talent), but just 4 months after he graduated he's now running a fantastic little business, with some very special products.…
Continue Reading →Many a potential tourist lines up their very first UK visit with visions of Buckingham Palace, Stone Henge, and Big Ben dancing around in their heads, but Britain is much more than that. In addition to the fish and chips,…
Continue Reading →On my last night in Vancouver I had the opportunity (really, the pleasure) to stay at The Opus Hotel, located in the up-and-coming Yaletown district. I've stayed at hundreds of boutique hotels around the world and was really quite surprised…
Continue Reading →A dozen lifetimes' worth of collecting all things kitsch lines the high walls of Scenarium, a three story samba club in Lapa, the epicenter of Rio de Janeiro's nightlife scene. The club is the manifestation of owner PlÃnio Fróes' pledge…
Continue Reading →Ladies and gentleman: Our very own Sao Paulo correspondent Phuong-Cac is a now a published author. Hooray! Total Sao Paulo: A Guide To The Unexpected is out today! The book is all about, you guessed it, Sao Paulo"“ features maps,…
Continue Reading →Interesting things are happening in the sneaker/partnering news department this week. Run-DMC's abandoned their Adidas loyalty to Nike by releasing a Nike+ running soundtrack. And on the heels of that is Vice Brazil's launch with partner Converse in tow. Kicking…
Continue Reading →It's time to get the hell out of dodge. Yeah yeah, we know, we're in a recession. But, on the other hand...airfares and hotel rooms are the lowest they've been in ages. Still can't swing it? Ok, well...what are your…
Continue Reading →On Sundays, a walk just two blocks away from Ipanema beach reveals a bustling bazaar, where independent crafts-people selling an array of clothes, jewelry, hand-made artifacts and original artwork assemble to form the Feira Hippie, or Hippy Fair. Every stall…
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