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Architecture with a Twist (Spain, USA, CzechRep)

January 2, 2006 | In traveling | By Nat

I am collecting a list of the architects who have dared the most to think differently and go beyond the normal standards of form and structure.  if you have any other architects to add to the list, please forward them (pictures of their buildings would be great too)!    

Antonio Gaudi (Spain)
Frank Lloyd Wright (USA)
Frank Gehry (Czech Republic)

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Discover Art Made with Bones (Europe)

December 30, 2005 | In traveling | By Nat

Horrifying to some, mystified to others, these are Ossuaries where cadavers have been turned into artwork exist across Europe.

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Fill Your Cane at the Winter Carnival (Canada)

December 30, 2005 | In traveling | By Nat
On for three weeks at the end of Jan / early Feb, Quebec City’s Winter Carnival is on during the region’s coldest time of the year, so wear a couple of extra socks to ensure you’ll be warm enough to enjoy the fabulous ice sculptures and the carnival’s other activities.    

Don’t forget to buy one of the trademark a hollow canes filled with Caribou, the local brew which consists of five to six different types of alcohol.  That will help to keep you warm!

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Organic Shapes Hiding in the Hills (Canada)

December 30, 2005 | In traveling | By Nat

These strangely eroded mounds of soil and rock named ”Hoodoos” are located in the Badlands area near Drumheller, Alberta, only a few hours away from Calgary.  

And Canada is certainly the last place I expected to see such an odd lunar landscape.

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The Ice Hotel’s A True Canadian Experience (Canada)

December 30, 2005 | In traveling | By Nat
For those of you looking to spend some quality time with your significant other… don’t go to the ice hotel near Quebec City, Canada!    

But for those of you looking for a uniquely Canadian experience (crowds cheering! beavers flapping their tails!), a chance to stay overnight in a pretty cool igloo, and a reason to just plain come back to visit Canada… the Ice Hotel is the place to go!

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