People have always had a fascination for forbidden things and consequently for forbidden destinations. These following fields, located somewhere in South America, are forbidden because of the plants that are grown there. While in some countries the possession, use, or sale of the products derived from the Cannabis sativa plant is illegal, many have a lighter point of view on the matter.
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The Princess Juliana airport is a place where you can be literally blown away by the attractions but also by the planes that come dangerously close to the beaches. The airport is located on the St. Martin island, being one of the smallest landmass in the world shared by two nations. One side of the country is governed by the French, while the other makes up an quasi-autonomous nation under the name of Netherlands Antilles, part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
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Continuing with our recent theme of interesting hotel stories – horrors stories and room habits – HotelClub has compiled a list of some of the stranger requests customers ask for when making a booking. Obviously the majority of special requests we try to fulfill to the best of our ability, but some are over and above the usual requests such as “rooms with a view”, smoking preferences (although smoking rooms in hotels are becoming fewer with hotels becoming smoke-free), “high floor please”, accessible rooms for people with disabilities and baby cots to name just a few… Read the rest of Strange Hotel Room Requests »
Forget plane tickets, train trips or even walking to the next block. It’ll be well worth your time if you could lay your hands on one of these vehicles, cruising around the neighborhood or across the country. Of course, these cars will probably cost your life unless you’re a millionaire.
With the state of the world today, recycling is one of the huge issues right now. Being conscientious about the environment can be taken to extremes you would never imagine and these hotels have definitely taking it to that point but doing it so well it becomes a thrill to just be a part of it. Read the rest of Three Strange Recycled Hotels »
Jules Undersea Lodge
Jules’ Undersea Lodge, named after the author of the famed maritime tale 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, is the world’s first underwater hotel. Originally built in the early 1970s as a groundbreaking research lab off the coast of Puerto Rico, the Lodge has been in business in Key Largo, Florida since relocating there and opening its hatch to the public in 1986.
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