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Dream Vacation: Have you ever been glamping?

<div align="center"> </div><a href="http://rookery9.aviary.com.s3.amazonaws.com/13857000/13857367_783b_625x625.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://rookery9.aviary.com.s3.amazonaws.com/13857000/13857367_783b_625x625.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height:268px;" /></a><div align="center"></div><a href="http://rookery9.aviary.com.s3.amazonaws.com/13858000/13858074_da8f_625x625.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://rookery9.aviary.com.s3.amazonaws.com/13858000/13858074_da8f_625x625.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 530px;" /></a>Summer is just a few short months away, and you know what that means: Outdoor fun! I've only been camping once in my entire life. In the middle of the summer. In the hot, beads-of-sweat-trickling-down-your-face kind of summer. My lack of outdoor sleeping experience should tell you something, friends -- I'm not very good at it. But, I'm pretty sure <a href="http://goglamping.net/">glamping</a> is something I could get behind; it sounds like it's just my speed. Have you heard of it? Well, apparently, it's the type of vacation that gives you the best of both worlds: The joy of camping in a controlled environment. The New York Times first <a href="http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/09/14/travel/14green-1.html">wrote about the trend</a> of glamorous camping -- it's origins can be traced back to Africa and Thailand. Here are 3 cool and comfy spots to watch the stars...<br /><div align="center"> </div><a href="http://rookery9.aviary.com.s3.amazonaws.com/13857500/13857547_a19e_625x625.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://rookery9.aviary.com.s3.amazonaws.com/13857500/13857547_a19e_625x625.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height:267px;" /></a><div align="center"> </div><a href="http://rookery9.aviary.com.s3.amazonaws.com/13857500/13857636_eb5e_625x625.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://rookery9.aviary.com.s3.amazonaws.com/13857500/13857636_eb5e_625x625.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height:267px;" /></a><a href="http://www.cornishtipiholidays.co.uk/">Cornish Tipi Holidays</a> is a family-owned company managed by Elizabeth Tom and Alan Berry in Cornwall, England. Staying in a canvas tipi, guest are treated to singing birds, magnificent cliffs and picturesquely clear water. Plus, packing for your stay in these 18-foot-high tipis is a breeze since everything besides food and bedding is provided on-site. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcJZL9OT25TueS1-HjtiKx8GCUnzFmR8QPi7qIZIhU33P9cZV4iwHsaEY_bBjc9d-BYcWmruSpktgn4s9hO6hOm1TEs95ISetKlxf_MtjL4IUiRGHBZTKbBxQHGekUf8LydSrayjZ14g8/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-04-26+at+10.58.32+AM.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5735788894426946322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcJZL9OT25TueS1-HjtiKx8GCUnzFmR8QPi7qIZIhU33P9cZV4iwHsaEY_bBjc9d-BYcWmruSpktgn4s9hO6hOm1TEs95ISetKlxf_MtjL4IUiRGHBZTKbBxQHGekUf8LydSrayjZ14g8/s400/Screen+shot+2012-04-26+at+10.58.32+AM.png" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 260px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP3ic7MZBrjEe5L0PsDrL7AXobdRyiiVv3GQTFkiPVhDphUab7_MW2ktLQ6HOMBygXsoaIGKH66oRaH9aAoqGWbGQ2qKPh_Vq0aK5v_JUWq2KTvF2cHgqIwbflvUdFQchlsuoEHNvZEyU/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-04-26+at+10.57.05+AM.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5735788890436391490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP3ic7MZBrjEe5L0PsDrL7AXobdRyiiVv3GQTFkiPVhDphUab7_MW2ktLQ6HOMBygXsoaIGKH66oRaH9aAoqGWbGQ2qKPh_Vq0aK5v_JUWq2KTvF2cHgqIwbflvUdFQchlsuoEHNvZEyU/s400/Screen+shot+2012-04-26+at+10.57.05+AM.png" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 260px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ha7SO1meR2XQwlAe6oD-lLzMt6fW65qXnY-eGZM1qCpRtwW7UAAVYid5eJGX15Omyr5oujZWvj096OYWPZKob-kY2R6PIk6uk94sFQ4eIHaVMjZdh6BuijsV8K1ZP6ncSxwqtqlr3Ow/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-04-26+at+1.58.23+PM.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5735788881767418514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ha7SO1meR2XQwlAe6oD-lLzMt6fW65qXnY-eGZM1qCpRtwW7UAAVYid5eJGX15Omyr5oujZWvj096OYWPZKob-kY2R6PIk6uk94sFQ4eIHaVMjZdh6BuijsV8K1ZP6ncSxwqtqlr3Ow/s400/Screen+shot+2012-04-26+at+1.58.23+PM.png" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 254px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglaiXZ5iY44tTBtliIA6OsFoKi88gwv0InC87ok-i0FHePnzTaQqF72K7IL0mBOeHbwdQYHirH0aJAuVnOF5fob101KPFDUyUkbsMsg-T6sPN8bHtjcbbd6a8gV6qnIr7tVrdIvsUu8qQ/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-04-26+at+1.58.33+PM.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5735788875063935602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglaiXZ5iY44tTBtliIA6OsFoKi88gwv0InC87ok-i0FHePnzTaQqF72K7IL0mBOeHbwdQYHirH0aJAuVnOF5fob101KPFDUyUkbsMsg-T6sPN8bHtjcbbd6a8gV6qnIr7tVrdIvsUu8qQ/s400/Screen+shot+2012-04-26+at+1.58.33+PM.png" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 250px;" /></a><a href="http://www.wildretreat.com/About_Clayoquot_Wilderness_Resort/index.asp">Clayoquot Wilderness Resort</a> on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, bills itself as an "eco-safari destination," accessible by a 45-minute plane ride. The small resort is home to 20 tents and features king- and queen-sized beds, full bathroom (<span style="font-style:italic;">with heated floors!</span>) and indoor showers. They're even nestled under rain forest canopies or perched amongst hillside trees. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjsZ3jtjPpj0zczjCg5apbY016c3oxmONy26gJA0_n9aiFA3oMUdkU9i68lZybkGyTZnKOSZ-cLqQfYi7IVpj22oQWMnxFj-_3i13Wo8yC_D3u8d5O36FRKAE0qzIDz-a6-aBTwXnqMqQ/s1600/12.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5735795008844346226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjsZ3jtjPpj0zczjCg5apbY016c3oxmONy26gJA0_n9aiFA3oMUdkU9i68lZybkGyTZnKOSZ-cLqQfYi7IVpj22oQWMnxFj-_3i13Wo8yC_D3u8d5O36FRKAE0qzIDz-a6-aBTwXnqMqQ/s400/12.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz7bqJZT4lupQ1L6OZ3PBM-x2kg-7lunUyopRS4Xtnj0n4f4w8nldtYLq_aov5sgLu1vRVaUzTzriLUERl75gmeam42Tj-0ncmIaHyUvEnmhQP8ymI2KAVh8QBGsEf8ezbpEjKvkjlRs4/s1600/13.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5735795004048318850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz7bqJZT4lupQ1L6OZ3PBM-x2kg-7lunUyopRS4Xtnj0n4f4w8nldtYLq_aov5sgLu1vRVaUzTzriLUERl75gmeam42Tj-0ncmIaHyUvEnmhQP8ymI2KAVh8QBGsEf8ezbpEjKvkjlRs4/s400/13.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 278px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCBi25rLftPoXCe-eWxh_Ug_aY-EEooq7avFD7Mt_5qg90ucybLLG-M5ZH3FWf4Ci-ps95VBHoFZBuFcZ8ijidokmq_8HeXxnR_7kmcAPLorgprsvh5Xea2C9pawsjoV0aeYefoDd-sJU/s1600/14.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5735795000199252882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCBi25rLftPoXCe-eWxh_Ug_aY-EEooq7avFD7Mt_5qg90ucybLLG-M5ZH3FWf4Ci-ps95VBHoFZBuFcZ8ijidokmq_8HeXxnR_7kmcAPLorgprsvh5Xea2C9pawsjoV0aeYefoDd-sJU/s400/14.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5qoV-ZX_MwWBapDUID8g-6OIbkoS0_VzL6GqHAGjoReb6UsewFvp9lHLWECEcmpJ_UXchn9S2mLvXS_NZ7PyVNZV5IbFOIVHBW5DseB75tZUhsI9a_3Wi3HPeOZhIPCixeBbf-eEF7HA/s1600/15.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5735794995958617666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5qoV-ZX_MwWBapDUID8g-6OIbkoS0_VzL6GqHAGjoReb6UsewFvp9lHLWECEcmpJ_UXchn9S2mLvXS_NZ7PyVNZV5IbFOIVHBW5DseB75tZUhsI9a_3Wi3HPeOZhIPCixeBbf-eEF7HA/s400/15.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><a href="http://www.pawsup.com/">The Resort at Paws Up</a> in Montana stretches across 37,000 acres and boasts 24 glamping tents. Guests can enjoy private bathrooms and dining pavilions all against the backdrop of the mountains and trees of Montana. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Have you ever been glamping, friends? Would you try it? Are you a camper? What's your favorite camping spot? Let's chat! xoxo</span><br /><br />[Top photos of <a href="http://www.cornishtipiholidays.co.uk/">Cornish Tipi Holidays</a>]

Dream Vacation: Have you ever been glamping?

Summer is just a few short months away, and you know what that means: Outdoor fun! I've only been camping once in my entire life. In th...

12:35 PM

NYC Past

<div align="center"> </div><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7060/6816880314_0d2ca6f69e.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7060/6816880314_0d2ca6f69e.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 489px;" /></a>Here's something that's got me craving a trip to the Big Apple this morning (<em>well, craving it more than I usually do, anyway</em>): <a href="http://nycpast.tumblr.com/">NYC Past</a> features historic black-and-white photos from the early 1900s. Think old buildings, vintage cars and men and women donning fancy outfits. That's a shot of Lower Manhattan from 1900...<br /><div align="center"> </div><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7198/6816873864_d9d5229bfd.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7198/6816873864_d9d5229bfd.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 478px;" /></a>Broadway, 1905.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEZIuozQzYFC87Yztti711ngoUkbx34w9Ui7ZeuC5yTxuK-YS94zghn0Yhsav6-ZVgbJuWxsPEVLnnS8IogVgJFA22531lAIJC0R0PtJqerWzsM1w_8al0ESYYYVPHsbZyPB06VTNMjdw/s1600/aa3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717315065073237010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEZIuozQzYFC87Yztti711ngoUkbx34w9Ui7ZeuC5yTxuK-YS94zghn0Yhsav6-ZVgbJuWxsPEVLnnS8IogVgJFA22531lAIJC0R0PtJqerWzsM1w_8al0ESYYYVPHsbZyPB06VTNMjdw/s400/aa3.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 303px;" /></a>Central Park, 1901.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqaJyzM7wXa_NC1vEojXcMQJVoiPGBU9TfS_ZQj-g_CKJ-4k9p5jjjSm_1zXkWXMlA92eJHMzWAILYGNmKhzfyvU03BkJGBMYBbwcAxKukp2ijjGfHzgzIa0s-eBg24giv-kRe2bwnhao/s1600/aa4.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717315061138671218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqaJyzM7wXa_NC1vEojXcMQJVoiPGBU9TfS_ZQj-g_CKJ-4k9p5jjjSm_1zXkWXMlA92eJHMzWAILYGNmKhzfyvU03BkJGBMYBbwcAxKukp2ijjGfHzgzIa0s-eBg24giv-kRe2bwnhao/s400/aa4.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 250px;" /></a>Wall Street, 1911.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvOo7Ha-3csIedGl-2soRBvPc25PCXgKE2QJGtABeg7j3_zbjNhmbFjrwEKGpLUpsdCnaLsm6xdGvpp161z8d2e870MQzPo8kOXksEzmhq1Edlw3s0O35z9x9UsEVb77OFsCWOXIW0Mso/s1600/aa5.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717314387602099122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvOo7Ha-3csIedGl-2soRBvPc25PCXgKE2QJGtABeg7j3_zbjNhmbFjrwEKGpLUpsdCnaLsm6xdGvpp161z8d2e870MQzPo8kOXksEzmhq1Edlw3s0O35z9x9UsEVb77OFsCWOXIW0Mso/s400/aa5.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 302px;" /></a>Times Square, 1905.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1M45EIm5_EcHUVDLl407L5P47sIQrAFyLUy2GmFZoGFkr9UCr_7LTPvvvucbmH12miyVFNyDpoXgvjoHKUl8XIIa6m5ZjaE_USxHZur55olGOn8Li5UjMo6o7lg5jntYgNheyGaKw6Ac/s1600/aa8.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717314373645194290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1M45EIm5_EcHUVDLl407L5P47sIQrAFyLUy2GmFZoGFkr9UCr_7LTPvvvucbmH12miyVFNyDpoXgvjoHKUl8XIIa6m5ZjaE_USxHZur55olGOn8Li5UjMo6o7lg5jntYgNheyGaKw6Ac/s400/aa8.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 292px;" /></a>Grand Central, 1903.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtvYrP-J-4-MANJDWCHBtbRiLEHji43Wp3FR07s7FiF1dpHwF4_a6bdXbXzpKYDglQuLKvWLz9HagGkRPkpbIzzzggS9rWTmMU_tqKTlELTSpDEKdt_uoWBoSB0Qwh8m8bgfNdqrrfSLs/s1600/aa7.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717314378674965218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtvYrP-J-4-MANJDWCHBtbRiLEHji43Wp3FR07s7FiF1dpHwF4_a6bdXbXzpKYDglQuLKvWLz9HagGkRPkpbIzzzggS9rWTmMU_tqKTlELTSpDEKdt_uoWBoSB0Qwh8m8bgfNdqrrfSLs/s400/aa7.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a>Brooklyn, 1908.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk7OeV2CaNiSN51f21DWwTewCt0fZ4oVy5dQVPv2iH3ndgnN48pCpYTQfGzXoenUdEKWkXGH5IpvMO-DFicx0LaptFC6YCjkm33bMuT-ExpJr3OyOulzeJ43qvp8Iu_8pmHuUplYmCoHw/s1600/aa9.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717314368384575394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk7OeV2CaNiSN51f21DWwTewCt0fZ4oVy5dQVPv2iH3ndgnN48pCpYTQfGzXoenUdEKWkXGH5IpvMO-DFicx0LaptFC6YCjkm33bMuT-ExpJr3OyOulzeJ43qvp8Iu_8pmHuUplYmCoHw/s400/aa9.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 277px;" /></a>NYC skyline, 1932.<br /><br />P.S. More NYC love: <a href="http://melissabxoxo.blogspot.com/2011/08/new-york-city-bike-portraits.html">Bike portraits</a> and <a href="http://melissabxoxo.blogspot.com/2011/10/new-york-city-from-above.html">shots from above</a>! :)

NYC Past

Here's something that's got me craving a trip to the Big Apple this morning ( well, craving it more than I usually do, anyway ): NY...

6:45 AM

Found: The perfect luggage tags

Found: The perfect luggage tags

These make me want to pack a bag and head out on the open road. What was the last vacation you took, friends? xoxo [Via Refinery29 ]

9:20 AM

Paris versus New York

<div align="center"> </div><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7175/6792637807_5f15bc951b_o.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7175/6792637807_5f15bc951b_o.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 561px;" /></a>Parisian graphic designer <a href="http://parisvsnyc.blogspot.com/">Vahram Muratyan</a>'s online series comparing his two favorite cities, Paris and New York, has long made the blog rounds. Well today, he releases <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Paris-versus-New-York-Cities/dp/0143120255/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1327968878&sr=1-1">Paris versus New York: A Tally of Two Cities</a>, featuring 105 of his creative illustrations, including never-before-seen ones! I love Muratyan's knack for making everyone's beloved cities come alive on the page in such clever ways, with illustrations covering pop culture, food, even iconic landmarks. Here are a few of my favorites...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5VrLzeOsVqarPmI8aXGHxaKxnM0scDePo0yp0322h9jQG5rn4ABufy3Ikb25RBlJQ5lUD9bkfDyJh0RGFwWefuIXbfrEeYyRQRVXnM1xQiOfqfXjQwrGP2KmAqwm6VCGzlBeSV6PQmSA/s1600/aa2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703587762399710418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5VrLzeOsVqarPmI8aXGHxaKxnM0scDePo0yp0322h9jQG5rn4ABufy3Ikb25RBlJQ5lUD9bkfDyJh0RGFwWefuIXbfrEeYyRQRVXnM1xQiOfqfXjQwrGP2KmAqwm6VCGzlBeSV6PQmSA/s400/aa2.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFEGkEUeAx1iqfpRY4RD5ezgsE93GD4C4xXOfrRI8g3_bEzk8-FlvsS2iuIQOqhPLNcQJNBB7zrp7Hn7luM33AAepZvA_9rU-_qRAK0rvfcu5In7uqIY66CTyCeyDor28km7EH5GPj1C4/s1600/aa3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703587603161185010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFEGkEUeAx1iqfpRY4RD5ezgsE93GD4C4xXOfrRI8g3_bEzk8-FlvsS2iuIQOqhPLNcQJNBB7zrp7Hn7luM33AAepZvA_9rU-_qRAK0rvfcu5In7uqIY66CTyCeyDor28km7EH5GPj1C4/s400/aa3.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKlnzsDWPSJwrSz8rcBiWboOCgSYT1IqipPmhPXDeXOqrXjsha7RAqrRJZvtaPdqg1D-comKNwH3X9XXdLASEk-KpdCTCjNsjZtBgFDQihGAqBZj8850lNBRxGueJ2DbPjFf1mYdwVGsg/s1600/aa4.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703587600215620338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKlnzsDWPSJwrSz8rcBiWboOCgSYT1IqipPmhPXDeXOqrXjsha7RAqrRJZvtaPdqg1D-comKNwH3X9XXdLASEk-KpdCTCjNsjZtBgFDQihGAqBZj8850lNBRxGueJ2DbPjFf1mYdwVGsg/s400/aa4.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIwJgncS4fgzq8DuKA0J2OanBoVzlE2olLeF3ctESrhgtYF__lAlmB26mP3zquqN0alrOrPUbYtsG2zX2y_XUwuutmRBYQsyWScStsyzGo6VOoXIAIcasSmqe9kDdqANnZ0ZISOjtSHnk/s1600/aa5.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703587599387231858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIwJgncS4fgzq8DuKA0J2OanBoVzlE2olLeF3ctESrhgtYF__lAlmB26mP3zquqN0alrOrPUbYtsG2zX2y_XUwuutmRBYQsyWScStsyzGo6VOoXIAIcasSmqe9kDdqANnZ0ZISOjtSHnk/s400/aa5.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgs8ejtKLrrjCqsM9m8bTiKrvLhun8SYESHNvrX8BsW2WEiwzt_08mhyphenhyphenEu7qgadhYFiuxVzbOM2xwkmXna67Gy19hjVbTOmmQC7Bnxbce5i579MqMduMTb6RPgIic7P03estwINsoE3xg/s1600/aa6.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703587596733057570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgs8ejtKLrrjCqsM9m8bTiKrvLhun8SYESHNvrX8BsW2WEiwzt_08mhyphenhyphenEu7qgadhYFiuxVzbOM2xwkmXna67Gy19hjVbTOmmQC7Bnxbce5i579MqMduMTb6RPgIic7P03estwINsoE3xg/s400/aa6.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq8zQ6pfMvevAHHzEVLtGnwg9p35j3iTA5G0GsbB5JU7CAVMsF3Nij6CZURq4olh0BG7NZjitzsidGzLrWcFFB6GsIpNBVYGf-15Qg9bFIr3n8XIufabW7Annnb3CxyOSA-PTIqBhBjLM/s1600/aa7.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703587598339659378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq8zQ6pfMvevAHHzEVLtGnwg9p35j3iTA5G0GsbB5JU7CAVMsF3Nij6CZURq4olh0BG7NZjitzsidGzLrWcFFB6GsIpNBVYGf-15Qg9bFIr3n8XIufabW7Annnb3CxyOSA-PTIqBhBjLM/s400/aa7.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA-BDAsHEuaRENYpIr4dfSY6WCUUkt0QVs2JL3hRlbaYFUeBOAqrQr_kJhZcgirKyXr1I4YaDBFLr-Tqv3fQjaXV6hvfysySHJEQ8RWZeKGNmmw2VRP2sQ28TEZkJ54YGJ1blBAGLLqM0/s1600/aa2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703584831080466994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA-BDAsHEuaRENYpIr4dfSY6WCUUkt0QVs2JL3hRlbaYFUeBOAqrQr_kJhZcgirKyXr1I4YaDBFLr-Tqv3fQjaXV6hvfysySHJEQ8RWZeKGNmmw2VRP2sQ28TEZkJ54YGJ1blBAGLLqM0/s400/aa2.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a>He describes his work as "a friendly visual match between two cities told by a lover of Paris wandering through New York. Details, clichés, contradictions: This way, please." <br /><br /><strong>How awesome is that? Anyone feel like taking a little trip? Have you been to the City of Lights or the Big Apple, friends? Which one do you prefer, or is it impossible to choose? xoxo</strong>

Paris versus New York

Parisian graphic designer Vahram Muratyan 's online series comparing his two favorite cities, Paris and New York, has long made the blo...

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Little Paris paintings

<div align="center"> </div><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7003/6551892495_dba69f40ca_o.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7003/6551892495_dba69f40ca_o.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 559px;" /></a><div align="center"> </div><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7154/6551892483_facd35e518_o.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7154/6551892483_facd35e518_o.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 559px;" /></a><div align="center"> </div><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7011/6551892477_d8b43b38cd_o.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7011/6551892477_d8b43b38cd_o.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 559px;" /></a><div align="center"> </div><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7141/6551892459_5f230d6552_o.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7141/6551892459_5f230d6552_o.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 559px;" /></a>As I <a href="http://melissabxoxo.blogspot.com/2011/12/etsy-love-heart-shaped-city-prints.html">mentioned</a> before, we're staying close to home for the holidays this year, but these <a href="http://paulferney.bigcartel.com/">beautiful paintings</a> by Paul Ferney make me want to hop on a plane right now. I'd love to see the Eiffel Tower all lit up, wouldn't you, friends? Sigh...

Little Paris paintings

As I mentioned before, we're staying close to home for the holidays this year, but these beautiful paintings by Paul Ferney make m...

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Dream Vacation: The Gate Lodge

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-3oq_39dJvDVf3wZ4Ro-iNqXnjAROxJWZk2FhbaEBPULZPzImCh6r2QfmDYBXJZ0y8a1K3zJNv_j4GRTyG0xT-2WKnktLYd3vLc6s34DwLxsJFnh9qhBlDfuJzf3jc6rAUknDlPRA7wdh/s1600/aa.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685979558268897170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-3oq_39dJvDVf3wZ4Ro-iNqXnjAROxJWZk2FhbaEBPULZPzImCh6r2QfmDYBXJZ0y8a1K3zJNv_j4GRTyG0xT-2WKnktLYd3vLc6s34DwLxsJFnh9qhBlDfuJzf3jc6rAUknDlPRA7wdh/s400/aa.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuO7PqD6ueHugZic55m8QgWf9XyPTJGCqrf2jUbfGBsTImvbAuOB_tkYcmKfMhs1sAvo9BNO9flee5c-1DwZ6aEHTVY0KIALYbkmeGPU3gSNVFoxmOg_ZZUjx23Z5cyPtbETOB3karejA-/s1600/aa2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685979555936305106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuO7PqD6ueHugZic55m8QgWf9XyPTJGCqrf2jUbfGBsTImvbAuOB_tkYcmKfMhs1sAvo9BNO9flee5c-1DwZ6aEHTVY0KIALYbkmeGPU3gSNVFoxmOg_ZZUjx23Z5cyPtbETOB3karejA-/s400/aa2.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK6BFufkMcIHD-PZYvat3meNs6UxGZ9p3MNdy4v73wz6U8KnuqQXzTu-UHr6UiA-kijOEbQlfpQFbMIe9axyhopj9RPtMoL97SOKoshDCUZDUAOmeNtCIHI_SvtoNK9HBL_JTYainaJP3V/s1600/aa3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685979548104187554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK6BFufkMcIHD-PZYvat3meNs6UxGZ9p3MNdy4v73wz6U8KnuqQXzTu-UHr6UiA-kijOEbQlfpQFbMIe9axyhopj9RPtMoL97SOKoshDCUZDUAOmeNtCIHI_SvtoNK9HBL_JTYainaJP3V/s400/aa3.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqm1oCnfHmlkO6ynf6qA7ofLOqHBpLr_TwEfzag3AwmqenNdcmIOrbN2aanOapF4PaIC-WCjQrsnl5vprDKeELeBD95W81cMxDGDNjz8TvYtGfLFnudQcYQNCvDVXu-VrGXGpiXCrnOw8J/s1600/aa4.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685979546080351602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqm1oCnfHmlkO6ynf6qA7ofLOqHBpLr_TwEfzag3AwmqenNdcmIOrbN2aanOapF4PaIC-WCjQrsnl5vprDKeELeBD95W81cMxDGDNjz8TvYtGfLFnudQcYQNCvDVXu-VrGXGpiXCrnOw8J/s400/aa4.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" /></a>How breathtaking is <a href="http://search.struttandparker.com/residential/property/4601?from=home">The Gate Lodge</a>? The quaint, late 18th-Century cottage is nestled in the English countryside and boasts pine floorboards, brick pathways and Gothic-style windows. It's the sort of house that makes me want to fill a picnic basket full of goodies, sip lemonade and soak up the sun. <br /><br />P.S. More dream vacations, including <a href="http://melissabxoxo.blogspot.com/2010/02/inspiration-vintage-motels.html">vintage motels</a>, <a href="http://melissabxoxo.blogspot.com/2010/08/dream-vacation-coastal-maine.html">coastal Maine</a> and an <a href="http://melissabxoxo.blogspot.com/2010/10/dream-vacation-ice-hotel.html">ice hotel</a>.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://shannoneileenblog.typepad.com/happiness-is/2011/08/the-gate-lodge.html">Happiness Is...</a>]

Dream Vacation: The Gate Lodge

How breathtaking is The Gate Lodge ? The quaint, late 18th-Century cottage is nestled in the English countryside and boasts pine floorboards...

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Etsy Love: Heart-shaped city prints

<div align="center"> </div><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7022/6495587671_53a7277563_o.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7022/6495587671_53a7277563_o.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 500px;" /></a>Are you going anywhere for the holidays? We're staying home this year, but Chicago-based artist and graphic designer Kevin Lucius is giving me a bit of the travel bug this morning. His <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/LuciusArt?section_id=8143231">City Heart Map</a> series features all of my favorite cities, starting with this <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/84571634/the-midwest-does-it-best-wood-block-art">obvious statement</a> about the Midwest...<br /><div align="center"> </div><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7016/6495587821_4b365c993f_o.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7016/6495587821_4b365c993f_o.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 500px;" /></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/67929428/chicago-art-city-heart-map-8x10-art">Chicago</a> for its hot dogs, shopping on Michigan Avenue and some surprisingly good memories from my surgery and doctor days.<br /><div align="center"> </div><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7002/6495587983_aedbf6c2d0_o.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7002/6495587983_aedbf6c2d0_o.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 500px;" /></a>The special (<em>and last</em>) family vacation we took to <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/72844918/new-york-art-city-heart-map-8x10-art">New York City</a> with my father, where we strolled through Central Park and where my father and I walked all around Midtown Manhattan browsing all the record stores until midnight.<br /><div align="center"> </div><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7164/6495588163_8519bd9d7c_o.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7164/6495588163_8519bd9d7c_o.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 500px;" /></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/72993279/los-angeles-art-city-heart-map-8x10-art">Los Angeles</a>, where we gawked at the Hollywood Walk of Fame, squeeled when we saw all the suits from <a href="http://melissabxoxo.blogspot.com/2008/11/man-candy-monday.html">Frasier</a> and felt like celebrities when we sat poolside at my aunt and uncle's timeshare.<br /><div align="center"> </div><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7166/6495588305_b2cfc94a31_o.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7166/6495588305_b2cfc94a31_o.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 500px;" /></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/81452849/nashville-tennessee-art-city-heart-map">Nashville</a> for its wonderful music and Southern hospitality.<br /><div align="center"> </div><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7018/6495588479_27aa7ba4b8_o.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7018/6495588479_27aa7ba4b8_o.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 500px;" /></a>And <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/79828854/madison-wisconsin-art-city-heart-map">Madison</a> for being in the state with the <em>best</em> cheese in the entire world.<br /><br /><strong>What cities do you heart, friends? What are your favorite cities and why do you love them? xoxo</strong><br /><br />P.S. More map love, including <a href="http://melissabxoxo.blogspot.com/2010/12/illustrated-city-maps.html">illustrated city maps</a>, <a href="http://melissabxoxo.blogspot.com/2011/01/etsy-love-map-prints.html">map prints</a>, <a href="http://melissabxoxo.blogspot.com/2009/08/atlas-plates.html">atlas plates</a> and <a href="http://melissabxoxo.blogspot.com/2010/03/inspiration-travel-posters.html">travel posters</a>.

Etsy Love: Heart-shaped city prints

Are you going anywhere for the holidays? We're staying home this year, but Chicago-based artist and graphic designer Kevin Lucius is gi...

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Dream Vacation: Tunnel of Lights

Dream Vacation: Tunnel of Lights

My eyes nearly popped out of their sockets when I came across the glorious Tunnel of Lights at Japan's Nagano Hotel. Doesn't it loo...

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Dream Vacation: Reading hotels

<div align="center"> </div><a href="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6096/6211155074_2ae8b250a3_o.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6096/6211155074_2ae8b250a3_o.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 444px;" /></a>Have you heard of <a href="http://www.vagabondish.com/unique-reading-hotels-resorts/?utm_source=Social&utm_medium=Post&utm_campaign=RHSocialMedia">reading hotels</a>, friends? They're the newest trend in traveling, and some even dub them <em>bibliotels</em> for their ability to artfully and effortlessly combine reading and traveling. Here are the two I've got my eye on this morning...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4tR-iT8uo0NTujd-jdmZRvNItGLtFqp0hTRbDXXebTNg_QP7m4R6NJU09wINuhOABcG4CiLA0yGb-KARmitV1VgLTjevhGWMKSL7gksXLmHP_pxV2dlsCT_PROzEKXomTWutv5aug6jff/s1600/aa.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659625715724063170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4tR-iT8uo0NTujd-jdmZRvNItGLtFqp0hTRbDXXebTNg_QP7m4R6NJU09wINuhOABcG4CiLA0yGb-KARmitV1VgLTjevhGWMKSL7gksXLmHP_pxV2dlsCT_PROzEKXomTWutv5aug6jff/s400/aa.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 189px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg20nV4u5kNmT1KHSJZzFJbxjEZhp3evvtk_m-arcIpOASAgB7LORdPRpUscIGU01tHcTb9Spwa4Z8sp2CVS9rBXZ2nk489YbNSPsQEo4ZxNBJ39cX1nuW3isiQF3tfySy396kp3KqtssNe/s1600/aa2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659625682052317810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg20nV4u5kNmT1KHSJZzFJbxjEZhp3evvtk_m-arcIpOASAgB7LORdPRpUscIGU01tHcTb9Spwa4Z8sp2CVS9rBXZ2nk489YbNSPsQEo4ZxNBJ39cX1nuW3isiQF3tfySy396kp3KqtssNe/s400/aa2.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 189px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq5_LDqHMVANKh0HkH755oig_X9vharX7WDZNuUYjb4_nZcjUrTrpid6a0DtK4ENsmJHwOxkSJN6yQRFmw8UP2n8d0N5hONwEVFv23yTJ6IwNM8mXOxn3BbwJpqycotD2yEyEfUfYy3_RB/s1600/aa3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659625672725936322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq5_LDqHMVANKh0HkH755oig_X9vharX7WDZNuUYjb4_nZcjUrTrpid6a0DtK4ENsmJHwOxkSJN6yQRFmw8UP2n8d0N5hONwEVFv23yTJ6IwNM8mXOxn3BbwJpqycotD2yEyEfUfYy3_RB/s400/aa3.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 189px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiulwWKhdu0l36SBQHcnpmG0tTRKwiZHx6jc-uua50ehg_NRok9Io6tnX4zuiF6QYeG6ptSozGKrVexez-A-BK7CbaV_s0tCXmXpdABE-NSdMtYgxlBJD6nRwiN8qboIIrdehmFpOLrTA0K/s1600/aa4.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659625668864917826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiulwWKhdu0l36SBQHcnpmG0tTRKwiZHx6jc-uua50ehg_NRok9Io6tnX4zuiF6QYeG6ptSozGKrVexez-A-BK7CbaV_s0tCXmXpdABE-NSdMtYgxlBJD6nRwiN8qboIIrdehmFpOLrTA0K/s400/aa4.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 189px;" /></a><a href="http://www.hotel-friedenau.de/">Literaturhotel Friedenau</a>: Located in Berlin, Germany, no two rooms in this hotel are exactly alike, but each is full of literary decor and touches such as books, biographies, manuscripts, drawings and photos. "<em>When do you ever have time to take a novel, a book of poetry or short stories down from the shelf if not when you are travelling?</em>? asks the hotel.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZXgcrWRMpA56X6T49nUyPIGP63zJ-g1v8cQ36hixxUtAyRUWsSnUCa4p-ml29e_9OjhTEN18xhNk9YL6bZqq_O-SyCjjaVoTWQx0R21aeEVUUw_BprbnuUt3n1VwN026FIXvnzDzFctF8/s1600/aa.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659629800203353602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZXgcrWRMpA56X6T49nUyPIGP63zJ-g1v8cQ36hixxUtAyRUWsSnUCa4p-ml29e_9OjhTEN18xhNk9YL6bZqq_O-SyCjjaVoTWQx0R21aeEVUUw_BprbnuUt3n1VwN026FIXvnzDzFctF8/s400/aa.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixlp49DYuY5mQJ0ktuNQIRqPtjlY2xfmE5VqFGN2Kp_SaQsmcIwmzbcBsottgRTHWG22-FnbyiD7UEsAtnH4LVr9MlYmWBqW3fMmABaXtRcgXNh6J9qgPTihlHxbuXkC5A1fSU_nLSl9Qy/s1600/aa2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659629796998340770" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixlp49DYuY5mQJ0ktuNQIRqPtjlY2xfmE5VqFGN2Kp_SaQsmcIwmzbcBsottgRTHWG22-FnbyiD7UEsAtnH4LVr9MlYmWBqW3fMmABaXtRcgXNh6J9qgPTihlHxbuXkC5A1fSU_nLSl9Qy/s400/aa2.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" /></a><a href="http://www.hotelstadthalle.at/en">Boutique Hotel Stadthalle</a>: This soothing spot, located in Austria, gives you an opportunity to read and relax in nature; it's home to the Lavendar Room and a picturesque hotel garden. Bonus: The Boutique Hotel Stadthalle is the first zero-energy hotel, meaning solar panels produce enough energy to run the entire hotel on renewable energy!<br /><br />Don't these hotels sound so comfy and cozy, friends? It looks like a fun way to see a new country (<em>I've always wanted to go to Europe!</em>) and relax. I just want to jump through the computer screen and into these photos this morning! <br /><br /><strong>I'd LOVE to know: Where do you curl up with a good book? Do you have a go-to spot? Do you read a lot while on vacation? Anything in particular? xoxo </strong><br /><br />[Top cartoon via <a href="http://www.cartoonstock.com/cartoonview.asp?start=7&search=main&catref=tmcn1018&MA_Artist=&MA_Category=&ANDkeyword=hotel&ORkeyword=&TITLEkeyword=&NEGATIVEkeyword=">Cartoon Stock</a>]

Dream Vacation: Reading hotels

Have you heard of reading hotels , friends? They're the newest trend in traveling, and some even dub them bibliotels for their ability...

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