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Where to Go Next – The Hotel Aquatis has just opened in Lausanne, Switzerland, in a complex with an aquarium and water museum. It’s an interesting combination, but not so unusual considering snow-covered Swiss Alps melt into picturesque lakes, such as the one Lausanne sits alongside. That would be Lake Geneva. The complex is called
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There’s luxury, and there’s over-the-top excess. This $2 Million party for your favorite teen’s Sweet Sixteen, Quincinera or Bar or Bat Mitzvah is beyond excessive. The luxury Grand Velas Resort in Riviera Maya/Maya Nayarit is offering a new “Billionaire’s Birthday Package” for a teen’s supersized coming-of-age celebration, complete with private jet roundtrip transportation from anywhere
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Many of us believe that cars are sculptures in motion, and that’s the idea behind the famous BMW Art Cars, celebrating their 40th birthday with a worldwide tour. Ever since a BMW 3.0 CSL painted by Alexander Calder lined up for the Le Mans 24-hour race 40 years ago, in 1975, the BMW Art Car
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Harley-Davidson is offering FREE riding training to all current and former U.S. military. The Mission Open Road program begins on Armed Forces Day, May 16, and runs through Sept. 13, 2015. The Learn to Ride program is open to active-duty, retired, reservists and veterans. All stateside military can take advantage of this offer by visiting
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Whichever film wins the 2015 Oscar tonight, you can add it to your own personal bucket list destination to visit. Here are four Oscar-nominated films and their real life – or reel life – locations. Wild The 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), which stretches from Mexico to Canada, through California, Oregon, and Washington, is
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It’s award season in the automotive industry, too. Which models will get the auto version of the Oscar at the upcoming New York International Auto Show? Here are the contenders for the 2015 World Car of the Year awards, including some brands and models not sold in the USA. Just like Hollywood’s Academy Awards, there
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Google is providing qualified students with a $10,000 scholarship to study computer science, computer engineering, or a closely related technical field in the USA, or $5,000 to study in Canada. The Generation Google Scholarship is to inspire and support aspiring computer scientists become future leaders in computing and technology by breaking down the barriers that
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BMW’s $200 million additional investment in an American carbon fiber factory may be more important than its $1 billion investment to expand the BMW production facility in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Here’s why: The smaller investment underscores the success of BMW’s new electric vehicle, the i3 (pictured above) and interest in the high performance i8 due
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Lufthansa is offering you the chance to name your own price on the new Lufthansa Premium Economy Class. The bid system is for an upgrade from economy on all routes flown by a Boeing 747-8 from Frankfurt, including to Bangalore, Buenos Aires, Chicago, Hong Kong, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Beijing, São Paolo, Seoul, Tokyo-Haneda and
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More than two dozen popular international cruise lines and riverboat companies, including Cunard and Disney, are offering deep discounts on cruises booked during Cruise Week, through Oct. 13. While individual cruise lines run sales and promotions all year for such things as free balcony upgrades or onboard credits for a specific itinerary, Cruise Week is
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