Top 10 best Street Food cities
14-8-2012
Members of VirtualTourist.com composedthe Top 10 best Street Food cities. Bangkok (Thailand) can be find on the first place with Soi Rambuttri in the old part of the city. On the second place, we find Singapore, because of the variety in dishes. On the third place we find Penang in Malaysia because of the multicultural kitchen. The Top 10 looks as follows:
1. Bangkok, Thailand
2. Singapore
3. Penang, Malaysia
4. Marrakech, Marocco
5. Palermo, Sicily
6. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
7. Istanbul, Turkey
8. Mexico City, Mexico
9. Brussels, Belgium
10. Beachside Ceviche in Ambergris Caye, Belize
Peel wall light
13-8-2012
Instead of ordinairy lighting there are many modifications possible with light. Examples are the Peel Wall Light by Yoy or these Torn Lights concept by Billy May.
Beach pattern
13-8-2012
A Sign in Space is an art installation that is visible from 21 July to 2 September at Spain’s Laga Beach. The artwork by Gunilla Klingberg is embossed into the sand at low tide, only to be washed away at high tide. A Sign in Space is part of the larger international art project, Sense and Sustainability.
See also this link about commercial ‘beach printers’.
Top 10 rooftop bars Europe
13-8-2012
The website Fodors.com has made a rooftop bar top 10 for Europe. Ideal for everyone who wants to spend some time in one of these cities.
Lisbon, BA Terrace at Bairro Alto Hotel
Florence, SE-STO on Arno at Westin Excelsior
London, Vista at The Trafalgar Hotel
Berlin, Roof Top Terrace at Hotel de Rome
Moscow, O2 Lounge at Ritz-Carlton, Moscow
Munich, China Moon Roof Terrace at Mandarin Oriental
Paris, The 7th at Terrass Hotel (photo)
Oslo, Q Lounge Rooftop Bar at First Hotel Grims Grenka
Prague, Terrace at Hotel U Prince
Madrid, The Roof at ME Madrid
Stop working and enjoy your vodka
10-8-2012
The Polish vodka brand Ultimat Vodka made a video of their afternoon guerrilla campaign in Chicago and New York. A guy in business suit poses as window washer and invites white-collar office drones to have a drink. Watch the video ‘Stop working, start drinking’.
UV paint Life After Dark billboard
10-8-2012
Australian brewery Coopers created an unique “Life After Dark” billboard in Melbourne. The billboard is handcrafted with ultraviolet paint by Chicago based illustrator Pose and only visible at night. The billboard showcases Coopers Dark Ale during the day, while the complex nightlife drawing materializes at night.
Lemon juicer on a bottle
10-8-2012
A simple but effective lemon juicer can give you extra terrace credits. This Sombrero juicer fits perfectly on a water, soda or beer bottle.
Build your own backyard theater
9-8-2012
With the CineBoxTM Home system you create your own backyard movie theater. Perfect for the summer evenings; organize theater evenings in your restaurants or beach club.
Refreshment in the city
9-8-2012
In the Portuguese city Guimarães, LIKEarchitects and fashion designer Ricardo Dourado are providing enough refreshment. Fountains of the city are transformed to mini swimming pools. These Fountain Hacks won the Performance Architecture award for urban interventions, part of the European Capital of Culture.
Dog parking bays
9-8-2012
The German IKEA Köln-Am Butzweilerhof offers dog parking bays, since the IKEA introduced a no-dog policy. Dogs will have a comfortable waiting space, while his owners can shop tranquilly. The parking bays feature a grass mat and drinking bowl.
