With uniqueness in design and structure, the General Motors Advanced Design’s GMC PAD has reached a high with its mobile urban loft, meant for those tired of the ever-soaring rates of the South Californian housing market. The new advanced GMC PAD’s home ownership concept provides an apt solution for the escalating urban sprawl, along with enabling the perturbed city dwellers with a geographical and cultural freedom.

On 7^th January, 2005, the mobile GMC PAD bagged the “California Design Challenge” at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The wonder vehicle is equipped to be made use for several governmental purposes, as well as for the public sector, such as on-site offices for construction, media, as also for disaster response and emergency accommodation.

The GMC PAD accompanies a Diesel-Electric hybrid system that is used as a generator for the onboard power supplies as also for the propulsion of the Drive mode. Apart from these technical supports, the wonder car is also appropriately equipped with almost every detail from a Direct TV, XM Satellite Wi-Fi, and LCD interior architecture that makes it suitable for a media-friendly environment. The PAD’S SkyDeck suitably enables the gorgeous views of LA.

Perhaps the most extraordinary - Propeller Island City Lodge in Germany boasts of its 30 fabulous rooms – each with an absolutely unique design and enticing personal ambience. The magnificent piece of work generated by German artist Lars Stroschen, the rooms of the hotel offer an experience of “living in a work of art”. There is really exciting picks ranging from the Orange room with pure orange tones to the Mirror room entirely embellished with mirrors, among others with exclusive ambience.

The Symbol room is none less thrilling with each and every symbol evoking an imagination pondering over the meaning. The bed is a castle and the furniture styled as houses in the Castle room. It is very bright and quite relaxing in Clouds room with two big cloud-photos suspended on the walls.

Imagine of a room having a slanted floor, resembling a grandma’s bed that seems to fly – that is an experience in the Flying Bed. The Tempel room showcases an Asian flair combined with an aged masonry, allowing a sleep in the silver temple below the resplendent heavenly spheres.

All this is on offer at the Propeller Island City lodge in Berlin. However, out of the conventional mode the hotel has no reception that makes the “time of arrival” extremely important.

Propeller Island City Lodge

Luck has always been on his side or vice versa, the Croatian music teacher Frane Selak (born in 1929) is well known for as many fatal accidents as spectacular escapes. The first of his numerous near-death experiences began on a cold January day in 1962, when Selak was on a train to Dubrovnik. Seldom had Selak thought where he was heading until odyssey terminated, with the train suddenly plunging into the icy river killing 17 passengers. Although he managed to escape, not without a broken arm, minor scratches and bruises.

A year later, Selak was flying from Zagreb to Rijeka when abruptly a door blew away from the cockpit of the plane, as he was blown off the plane. The accident took a tool of 19 people; however, Selak was lucky enough to land on a haystack, to wake up in hospital with minor injuries. It was in 1966 that he met with the third misadventure while traveling on a bus that crashed and plunged into a river. There were four people dead, astonishingly Selak managed to escape unharmed.

In 1970, Selak was driving along when all of a sudden his car caught fire. He was fortunate again to have left the car before the fuel tank exploded. Three years later, Selak’s another car caught fire, blowing flames through the air vents. To a greater dismay, Selak only injury was that he lost most of his hair. He named “Lucky” by his friends.

In 1995, Selak was in Zagreb when a bus hit him, this time again it was nothing more for the man, except a few injuries. The following year, while driving through a mountain road, Selak drove off a guardrail to escape an oncoming truck and landed on a tree to watch his car explode 300 feet below.

Surprisingly, with the turn of events in 2003, Selak won $1,000,000 dollars in the Croatian lottery, when he was heard saying “I know God was watching me over all these years.” Selak feels he can be looked upon either as “the world’s unluckiest man, or the world’s luckiest man,” however he prefers the latter.

The Phoenix Seagaia Resort is a mix of amazing facilities and spectacular ambiance. Nestled in the pulsating city of Miyazaki, Japan, it welcomes thousands of tourists from the nook and corner of the world.

The Resort offers an array of amusement facilities, such as spas, hotels and many more. For sports lovers, the Resort has the arrangement for tennis courts and golf courses. The Phoenix Zoo is located in close proximity to the resort, which brings to you the rarest species of animals from all round the world.

The Ocean Dome is spectacular part of the Seagaia Resort complex. It is the largest indoor beach and offers great time for the leisure travelers. The Sheraton Grande Ocean Resort is a good choice for those who are contemplating to stay at the Seagaia Resort. It offers stunning views from the guest rooms. Hence, if you are planing your next vacation stop at the Seagaia Resort, then you are well assured of an excellent summer getaway.

There are many heating products available in the market but firepits are associated with leisure, fun, chat and of course outdoor living. But, for the indoor heating systems, thermostats are very well known all over the world which is available in different forms and shapes. The tankless water heaters are also becoming popular option in the residents of few countries of the world because of its high efficiency. The safety tips home heating is provided by different companies which are also providing a unique range of cooling systems for homes.

An innovative way to allow humans imitate birds - Wingsuit flying is an art of flying a human body through the air using a special jumpsuit, also known as birdman suit. The wingsuits are especially designed to shape the human body into an air foil that provides the lift for flying. The wingsuit consists of parachute equipment meant to be flown from any altitude to glide through the air for skydiving or BASE jumping from exit points. The wing suit creates an airfoil shape with fabric sewn between the legs and under the arms.

To fly a wingsuit with a group of wingsuit pilots animates somewhat a flock of birds, and therefore it is called “flocking”. BASE jumpers can fly the wingsuits in close proximity to cliff walls and experience the excitement of flying like a hawk. The parachutes are deployed at a planned altitude and the arms are unziped so as to reach the control toggles of the parachute and fly to a normal skydiving or BASE jumping landing. However, this electrifying experience of Wingsuit flying is comparatively a new discipline and its full potential is still to be harnessed.

Featuring the World’s largest crystal-clear saltwater lagoon – San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile is “the place to be” for every traveler. The lagoon is a 2 kilometers long, holding 250,000 cubic meters of water from the Pacific that is comparable to 6,000 standard domestic swimming pools. It is known to hold 100 times less toxins than the normal pools - traditional filters giving way to “pulse-based disinfections method.”

The San Alfonso buildings located along the pool showcases unique pyramid-like structures providing an excellent view of a wonderful ocean from each apartment. The resort embellished with a tropical setting encloses palm trees and white-sand beaches encircling every building that animates an ambiance – extremely persevering for the residents. The large balconies are set up to view Algarrobo’s largest beach that stretches over two kilometers, colorful sailboats, the bay and especially the blue, one-breaker wave beach perfect for anglers. San Alfonso del Mar resort hosts world-class quality and unmatchable comfort to ensure that each dweller gets a second-home feel.

One of the high-altitude railways in the world, Qingzang Railway also referred as Qinghai-Tibet railway links up Xining, Qinghai Province, to Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, in China. Inaugurated by President Hu Jintao on 1st July 2006, the railway is named after its first two passengers “Qing 1″ from Golmud, and “Zang 2″ from Lhasa. Qingzang is the first railway to link up China with Tibet Autonomous Region – the last province-level entity in China to have a conventional railway, due to its high altitude and tough terrain.

The 815 kilometers section from Xining to Golmud was opened way back in 1984. The remaining 1,142 kilometers section from Golmud to Lhasa was built after China’s recent economic growth. The work in this section was formally started on 29th June, 2001. With more than 80% of the railway running at an altitude of 4000 meters above sea level, the trains are especially built to survive the high altitude environment. The Qingzang railway project engaged over 6,000 pieces of industrial equipment, and more than 20,000 workers. It is considered as one the major architectural achievements of China in 21^st century.

Though it is hard to imagine a hotel made of ice, except for fairy tales, however there exists an Ice hotel in this material world. A unique concept embellished with fine piece of art work to offer an extraordinary experiences. The Ice hotel is situated in the village Jukkasjärvi, north of the Arctic Circle in Sweden, lying on the shores of Torne River – a meter thick ice layer on the river in winter is the prime source of all design, art and architecture.

Amazingly! It requires an estimated 10000 tones of crystal clear ice from the Torne River and 30000 tones of pure snow from Mother Nature to build this terrific hotel, situated in midst of an unspoilt profusion. Build on a 3500 sq. meters area, the Ice Hotel hosts an eternal Ice Chapel, an exhibition hall showcasing ice art, a cinema, excellent conference rooms and most of all, a world famous ‘Absolut Ice Bar’.

During the summer the suites, the rooms, the reception, the bar, the entire construction, once again turns to be a part of nature, coursing towards the sea. The Ice Hotel is rebuilt every year, and comes with a new design, new suites, as well as a brand new reception – an absolute makeover.

ICE HOTEL