Unravel at Cocoon Club

by Adrienne Wilson on

I normally wouldn’t post about a dance club, but most trips
aren’t complete without one stop to the local trend scene with blaring techno and trance dance grooves. One minute
you’re in Germany and after a couple hours it feels like space. 
Wallpaper (Nov 04′) has a review on one of Frankfurt’s big
chill-out spots, the Cocoon Club, which offers design lovers soothing
honeycomb-like membrane walls to relax the eyes on and cocoon-like chill out areas to unwind. Also located in the club
are two restaurants which feature Asian fusion dishes and a dance floor with tons of choices. Sounds pretty
easy going after all that engaged travel, so why not pop-in?

                                                                                                                

Welcome Cinematical

by Erik Olsen on

Film afficionados rejoice. We have a new blog for you. BUt this is not just ANY blog, this is
Cinematical (it even SOUNDS epic) a blog dedicated to ALL things film. It is
written by folks who really KNOW what they’re talking about, so pick up some popcorn and give it a go.

When in Rome, Hike as the Romans Do

by Erik Olsen on

The NY Times runs

a piece on what to in (or nearby) Rome after you’ve scampered over the sites, had your fill of Chianti and are
ready to burn some calories. Turns out there are some fine hiking and wandering sites around the big city that are
easily accessible if you have the gumption to try to find them.

Pornaoke at Pegasus Lounge

by Adrienne Wilson on

This may seem a little raunchy at first, but imagine one of your friends belting out “Sweet Home
Alabama, I Will Survive or My Cherie Amor,” in some good old fashioned karaoke
form with porn playing in the background.  PORN? Yes, porn.  The concept is actually pretty
funny as no one will take you or those GREEAAAT vocal cords you have serious with all
the chitty-chitty bang-bang and wham-bam-thank-you-mam going on in the background. 

A dive in some aspects, the Pegasus Lounge out of Tampa, Florida
offers ‘Pornaoke‘ on both Monday’s and Wednesday’s in case one day
isn’t enough.  The lounge also features anywhere from 25-30 bands a month, full-service bar, dining, and pool for
your more reserved buddies.  Even though secretly they’ll want to sing too.

Slate Well-Traveled in Lebanon

by Erik Olsen on

This week Slate has been running a well-done well-traveled series on, of all places, Lebanon. I think it’s a good bet that most people, not to mentoin most Americans, probably do not know that Lebanon has a storied past as one of the finest vacation spots in the world. Sadly, what it is known for mostly these days is bombings, death, fanaticism and all the fun stuff we have come to associate these days with the Mid East overall. Not that you’re going to want to book your ticket today and/or strap on your suicide bomb belt, but the article adds some fine insight into what makes Lebanon a good tourist spot after all.