New York, Paris and Milan recently held major events to showcase fashion trends for next fall. Al Monitor reports for the first we have too. Contradicting the view prevalent in the West that country is covered and the drab, young designers presented a variety of up-to-date styles for men and women during the countries first ever fashion week. Read More »
Lifestyle
Concept Floating Hotel
The boat sized suites designed by Salt & Water design studio where created with the aim to promote tourism on inland waters and give guests luxury at same time. Plans recently won the Millennium Yacht Design Award and prospective buyers will be able to modify. Their design consists of two parts: a central floating body and separate catamaran apartment units. ... Read More »
Interior Cafe Design Wins Award
M Coffee is designed by Hooman Balazadeh. Two materials and thus colors were chosen for the space to avoid visual clutter and create quality of space and light and most importantly, where the two meet. The sweeping ceiling, generated from the morphing of two curves, is executed in a light crème colour, over which light from recessed, hidden lights flows ... Read More »
Luxury train travel from Istanbul
The 1001 tours are a result of co-operation between three companies: Antonina, a Turkish company, Lernide a German Co, and the AITO, an Iranian tourism company. The company site states: Join us on our rolling carpet for a once-in-a-lifetime adventure and the chance to become the hero of your very own 1001-nights tale. Read More »
Some of the more Exotic Hotels In The World
We don’t use the phrase life-changing too often… but what you’re about to see could definitely fall under that category. If viewing this list of the most extraordinary hotels on earth doesn’t inspire you to travel and live life to the fullest, then we’re not sure what will! Attrap Reves Hotel, France Ever lived in a Bubble? This is you ... Read More »
52-room luxury villa rental
These multi-million-dollar dwellings derided as “poppy palaces” over suspicions they were built on illicit cash from Afghanistan’s opium boom appear garishly out of place in a city scarred by decades of war. The villas, which emerged during Afghanistan’s construction boom after the 2001 US-led invasion, were valued at nearly twice as much two years ago due to soaring demand for ... Read More »
Best cameras for shooting nature and landscapes
Getting the angle and perspective for a photo just right can sometimes be very tricky, but these crazy photographers don’t mind – when it comes to taking the perfect shot, they will do whatever it takes. Canon EOS 70D One of the great features of the 70D for a landscape photographer is the fact that it has a vari-angle screen, ... Read More »
How to build a two story 29 square meter home
Created by Mizuishi Architects this house in Japan is the perfect sandwiched between a river and a street, located at a junction- hence a triangular shape with extremely acute angles. Built on 29 sq.m. this piece of art contains 2 levels, with a livingroom, master bedroom and even an attic for the kids to play in. The only plot of ... Read More »
An all woman bread bakery
The bakers in the historical town get busy panning out fresh flat breads. Bread, hot out of the ovens, goes straight to the waiting customers on their way home for lunch. In this pictorial you see an all female bakery business. Lavash bread is a soft, thin unleavened flatbread made in a tanoor, it is popular in Western Asia and ... Read More »
Luxurious Train Trips
There are trains that get you places, and trains that get you places in style. A new luxury cabin train just started operation from Tehran to Mashad. Few people have any idea of what luxury train travel means; it really is a fantastic feeling to be a pampered passenger on a luxury train that travels through spectacular scenery, halting a ... Read More »