Paris, The Quiet City
The Legend + History of Las Vegas
Las Vegas is a legendary city destination. If you’re heading to Las Vegas, check out this fab infographic The Legendary History of Las Vegas by The Palms.com.
A Toronto City Deal
The Toronto CityPASS logo. Photo credit: CityPASS.
Looking for a way to save money on your next trip to Toronto? Then, think about picking up a Toronto CityPASS booklet which will offer you savings and special line-skipping privileges.
Each Toronto CityPASS ticket booklet includes discounted admissions to the city’s best known attractions including the CN Tower, Royal Ontario Museum, Casa Loma, Toronto Zoo and the Ontario Science Centre.
The travel company says that CityPASS travelers can save some 43 percent off the cost of purchasing individual tickets. Currently, the prices are Adult Toronto CityPASS booklets ($61.50 CAD) and child passes for ages 4-12 ($36.50 CAD). Take a look at this informative video on the Toronto CityPASS.
The CityPASS admission to the CN Tower, one of Toronto’s architectural attractions, is a travel highlight. Travelers can visit the sky-high LookOut level which is located 1,136 feet (346m) above the ground, or step onto the tower’s Glass Floor and stare down 1,122 feet (342m). The admission ticket to CN Tower also includes a 3-D film and a motion-theater ride.
Another historic Toronto attraction is Casa Loma, the castle-inspired mansion which was built by financier Sir Henry Pellatt between 1911 and 1914. In many Hollywood movie shoots, this celebrated mansion has served as a location for films such as X-Men and Chicago.
Are you a city traveler across North America? Then check out the CityPASS booklets/cards which are available for other destinations including New York City, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Hollywood, Houston, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle, Southern California and Toronto.
Find out more about city destinations and travel deals at CityPASS.com.
iPhone City + Running
“I run to explore. I run to escape the ordinary. I run…to savor the trip along the way. Life becomes a little more vibrant, a little more intense. I like that.” ― Dean Karnazes, Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner
Scandinavian Design Classics
A Scandinavian design icon: The Kubus 4 candleholder designed by Modernist Danish architects, designers and brothers Mogens and Flemming Lassen. Photo credit: Story North.
Scandinavian design classics continue to be admired for their elegance and simplicity.
Take the classic design The Kubus 4 candleholder (above) designed in 1962 by Modernist Danish architects, designers and brothers Mogens and Flemming Lassen.
Fifty years later, The Kubus Bowl (below) was produced, as an extension of the Kubus candleholder. The bowl’s design was based on discovered original sketches from Mogens Lassen who was inspired by the Bauhaus school.
The Kubus Bowl based on discovered original sketches by Mogens Lassen. Photo credit: Story North.
“Intended as a rebellion against the ornate elaborate home, their candleholder was designed with almost mathematical precision, a sharp lacquered steel cubical frame with cylindrical candleholders on top,” says Story North, which specializes in home accessories and furiture from Scandinavia.
Today, the Lassen family owns the rights to the designs by the late Lassen brothers. The family business has carried on the legacy and production of their designs “as they believe that good design lives on through new generations.”
The Kubus 4 Candleholder and Kubus Bowl are both available in black or white at Story North.
Find out more about these and other Scandinavian designs at StoryNorth.com.
City Photo: Auckland
CityLife Auckland Entrance. Photo credit: Heritage Hotels.
We naturally love New Zealand and its hotels especially this one: CityLife Auckland.
Located on Queen Street, CityLife Auckland is close to city attractions including the New Zealand Opera so it’s a perfect hotel choice for Auckland city breaks.
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