Take a video tour of the world’s most expensive hotel room: Inside the incredible $100,000-a-night Empathy Suite in Las Vegas – ‘a two-story mansion in the sky’ YouTuber Doug DeMuro tours the Empathy Suite at Palms Casino in Las Vegas The sprawling complex features six unique works by British artist Damien Hirst The central bar … Read more
The ongoing climate crisis is on course to destroy half the world’s sandy beaches by the end of the century, a new study warns. Sandy shorelines of many high-population areas and tourist hot-spots are threatened by erosion, climate change and surging sea levels. At-risk areas include Surfers’ Paradise in Queensland, St Tropez, Honolulu, Copacabana, the Costa … Read more
The world’s major cities have adopted a bewildering array of measures to fend off the coronavirus crisis, with some enforcing drastic lockdowns while others prefer a lighter touch. Some popular tourist hotspots such as Rome have become nearly deserted after citizens were ordered to stay inside to stop the virus spreading. Limits on public gatherings … Read more
The skull of one of the world’s smallest dinosaurs that measured only two inches long has been found preserved in amber — revealing bulging eyes and 100 teeth. According to the researchers who identified it — who said that they were ‘blown away’ by the discovery — the winged, bird-like dinosaur ‘looks like it just died yesterday’. … Read more
$110 million private jet that can travel 6,000 miles and sleeps 17 people looks more like a luxury penthouse than an airplane The aircraft features a lounge, dining area, a full-sized kitchen and a private master bedroom leading to a luxury en-suite with the largest shower ‘ever to be installed in an Airbus single-aisle aircraft’ … Read more
Airbnb is searching for the world’s wildest home ideas – and has launched a $1million fund to make them a reality. Design enthusiasts from around the world are being asked to submit proposals for unconventional and unusual liveable spaces – and 10 of these will receive Unique Airbnb Fund financing. An expert judging panel – … Read more
THE ARTS QUESTORS, JESTERS AND RENEGADES by Michael Coveney (Bloomsbury £25, 216pp) Michael Coveney says, in a statistic that stretches credulity, that there are 2,500 amateur dramatic societies in Britain, putting on 35,000 productions a year in disused cinemas, chapels, barns and converted Nissen huts. The most spectacular venue is the Minack in Cornwall, carved … Read more
Planet 13: Behind the scenes at the world’s largest cannabis dispensary Length: 16:11 | Jan 9, 2020 At Planet 13 the proprietors have developed a potent blend of cannabis, technology and entertainment in a massive 112,000-square-foot space in Las Vegas.