HOTEL CARUSO BELVEDERE, Ravello, Italy Why It’s Cool: The Hotel Caruso Belvedere is set at the highest point in the sun-splashed Amalfi Coast town of Ravello, so the open-air infinity pool offers unobstructed, panoramic views of one of the world’s most dramatic coastlines—and the sea beyond. It doesn’t hurt that the pool itself is flanked [...]
October 22, 2009
An aviation museum in Ohio that believed it was displaying a hair sample from famed flyer Amelia Earhart made an unfortunate discovery, after DNA analysis revealed it to be a piece of thread. SOURCE: YAHOO! SYDNEY – An Australian man faces jail for armed robbery after police used blood from a leech to make a [...]
October 22, 2009
SAN ALFONSO DEL MAR, Algarrobo, Chile Why It’s Cool: You can take small sailboats out on this saltwater pool that Guinness World Records calls the largest in the world. At two thirds of a mile in length, the massive stretch of water has room for several man-made sand beaches. For nighttime swimming, head to the [...]
October 22, 2009
INDIANAPOLIS — Police say an armed robber spent nearly 10 minutes on his knees praying with a clerk at an Indianapolis check-cashing business before fleeing with $20 from the register. Security video from the Advance America branch clearly showed the man’s face during the stickup Monday, and the 23-year-old surrendered Tuesday on a preliminary charge [...]
October 21, 2009
PARK HYATT, TOKYO Why It’s Cool: Sure, Bill Murray took a dip here in Lost in Translation, but it’s the view from this sleek, 47th-floor swimming pool that’s truly remarkable: Floor-to-ceiling windows frame jaw-dropping vistas of Tokyo, and even venerable Mount Fuji, while the steel-and-glass pyramid-shaped ceiling floods the pool with natural light. The 65-foot-long, [...]
October 21, 2009
DENVER — A Denver alternative newspaper recently posted an ad for what some consider the sweetest job in journalism — a reviewer of the state’s marijuana dispensaries and their products. The Denver paper, Westword, has received more than 120 applicants, many of them offering to do the reviews for free. When the newspaper settles on [...]
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