Alila Yangshuo Hotel

Beijing-based studio Vector Architects, has transformed a 1960s sugar factory into a spectacular luxurious hotel in China´s beautiful Yangshuo county. Surrounded by the dramatic karst mountain landscape, the Alila Yangshuo Hotel is composed of restaurants, a library, spa,177 rooms, suites, and villas that occupy a number of heritage buildings among the vaulted mountains. The luxury resort celebrates the rich history of its industrial past while seamlessly blending into its stunning surroundings. Comparable but contemporary materials and construction methods are used in order to achieve continuity and complement the historic architecture. The end result is mind-blowing as you can see by the images below.

THE TINY MESS

If you cook in vans, boats, and tiny homes, you will want this book. The Tiny Mess is a beautifully illustrated book with recipes and stories from small kitchens. It has a range of inventive dishes that include options for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and even cocktail hour, such as Sourdough Pancakes, Kitchen Sink Quiche, Nopal Cactus Salad, Slow-Stewed Rabbit Tacos, Blueberry and Lime Pie, and Rosemary-Honey Gin and Tonic. In addition to the recipes, the book i...
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THE ART OF LEGO SCALE MODELING

The Art of LEGO Scale Modeling is a new book that displays amazing creations by Lego fans all over the world. The 204-page hardcover book features high-quality original photography of the great custom builds, with great detailing, and accuracy, everything from trucks, ships, planes to cranes, to military vehicles and trains, showing the artistry and skill that went in to building each one. All builds are intricately detailed and often times it’s hard to tell the m...
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SOLAR GLOBETROTTER KIT

This is really useful for all you hiking and backpack travelling lovers. The Globetrotter Kit is fast way to charge your gadgets on the move using solar power. The Freeloader is an advanced portable charging system that can power any hand held device any, anytime. Once charged, Freeloader’s internal battery can power an iPod for 18hours, a mobile phone for 44 hours, PSP for 2.5 hours a PDA for 22 hours and much much more. ...
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