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Victor Churchill: a unique butcher in Sydney

Cormack O'Connor Contributor

By Cormack O'Connor in Cool Travel on Tuesday 21 May 2013

If the drab decor of your local butcher is getting you down, we’ve found you the ultimate solution. Victor Churchill in Woollahra, a suburb of Sydney, is a meaty experience that will leave you spinning with wonder. Think custom-made copper and glass shelving, rich timber wall panelling, a marble slate floor and a floor-to-ceiling glass [...]

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CIty Hall, the secret New York subway station

Low Lai Chow Contributor

By Low Lai Chow in Cool Travel on Friday 3 May 2013

We don’t know how, but somehow, somewhere in New York’s subway system, a secret City Hall subway station lurks. With its tall ceilings and brass fixtures, it looks positively majestic and grand. The station has been closed to the public since 1945 as it was deemed too unsafe for use, but apparently, commuters in the [...]

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Benihana Brasil: the finest Japanese restaurant in Brazil

Didu Losso Contributor

By Didu Losso in Cool Travel on Thursday 2 May 2013

Since Brazil was announced as the host of the 2014 FIFA World Cup and 2016 Olympic Games, it brought a lot of attention to the country, and especially to São Paulo, which is considered one of the finest places for gastronomy in the world. Benihana Brasil opened its doors in December 2012. Its kitchen is [...]

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Buy your own private island: An infographic

Low Lai Chow Contributor

By Low Lai Chow in Cool Travel on Wednesday 1 May 2013

Some time back, we posted a post about renting your own private island on the cheap. Now Iglucruise has released an extremely informative, er, infographic, in case you’re thinking about buying your own island. Trivia: the cheapest island on record sold for $12,500 off the Brazilian coast in 2009. Now that’s not too bad, is [...]

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El Topo at The Eastern in Sydney’s Bondi Junction

Michelle Wilding Reader Find

By Michelle Wilding in Cool Travel on Tuesday 30 April 2013

Bondi Junction’s beloved Eastern Hotel has a new Mexican hot spot gracing its top floor: El Topo Roof Top Bar. With over 100 Mexican spirits in stock, patrons have access to the largest range of mezcals, sotols and tequilas in Australia. Plus, there’s lip-smacking Wahacan fare to indulge in, too. I was lucky to attend [...]

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THE HELLO TOMORROW SERIES: Ski Dubai: an indoor ski slope

Zac Contributor

By Zac in Cool Travel on Saturday 27 April 2013

While in Dubai recently, I checked out the famed Ski Dubai, which is the largest snow park in the world, conveniently located in the largest mall in the world. Heck, this is Dubai right? It has to be OTT. The skiing was a lot of fun.

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Escola São Paulo

Didu Losso Contributor

By Didu Losso in Cool Travel on Thursday 25 April 2013

Founded by Isabella Prata in 2006, Escola São Paulo is an institution that offers very special courses in the creative world, entrepreneurship and innovation. Prata is a Tate Modern member of International Acquisitions Committee in London, President of the Committee to Support the ‘Glass House Project”, curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist, among other great projects [...]

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How to make Sydney a more cultural and creative city

Lost At E Minor Reader Find

By Lost At E Minor in Cool Travel on Wednesday 24 April 2013

How to make Sydney a more cultural place? Simple, as Lost At E Minor reader Harley pointed out: ‘Hipsters, 24 hour licenses and creative hospitality owners seem to do the trick’. Sydney already has an active music scene. It’s a genre hopping environment, with distinct inner-city clusters of bars and pubs.

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The Dog Show: a store in LA that is feminine chaos at its finest

Donya Todd Reader Find

By Donya Todd in Cool Travel on Wednesday 24 April 2013

The Dog Show was created by Anna Dewey Greer and Christine Stormberg, BFFs from Omaha, Nebraska. The shop in LA has a giant white Unicorn head adorning the doorway, which they paint black for Halloween. They have a cat telephone that meows and they eat identical suppers in pink TV dinner trays. So obviously when [...]

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City Spy: Spotlight on Seville, from an insider’s perspective

Mr & Mrs Smith Reader Find

By Mr & Mrs Smith in Cool Travel on Tuesday 23 April 2013

A city that starts the day with a pre-breakfast snack and ends it with sherry and flamenco can do no wrong by us. Seville’s tapas alone (garlicky prawns, wine-soaked chorizo, whisper-thin serrano ham and defiantly peppery cheeses) merits a flight here.

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Antidote: an aesthetically pleasing Sydney cafe/bakery

Michelle Wilding Reader Find

By Michelle Wilding in Cool Travel on Friday 19 April 2013

Mmm! I’m loving the caffeine fixes at Antidote, just as much as I fancy their bakery treats and chilled green teas. What’s more, the place is aesthetically pleasing. There’s no impersonal counter when it’s ordering time and the baristas greet you by name and approach you when your order is ready. Definitely not your run-of-the-mill, [...]

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See Colombian street art on a Bogota bike tour

Laura Blight Reader Find

By Laura Blight in Cool Travel on Thursday 18 April 2013

I recently spent four months in South America ending my trip in Bogota, Colombia. The streets are jam packed with graffiti and various street art, so it really is a feast for the eyes. A great way to see the city is through Bogota Bike Tours that have a tour specifically for street art. A [...]

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World’s only underwater art gallery is 27 meters underwater on sunken ship

Annie Churdar Contributor

By Annie Churdar in Cool Travel on Thursday 18 April 2013

Normal, everyday activities are pretty boring to photograph. There’s a woman doing her laundry. And there are some ballerinas striking a pose. But now, imagine viewing those mundane photos as displayed in the world’s only underwater art gallery. Works by Andreas Franke are on display 27 meters underwater on sunken ship USNS General Hoyt S.Vandenberg, only reachable if you know [...]

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Get an artful experience at Melbourne’s Cullen Hotel

Alana Saphin Reader Find

By Alana Saphin in Cool Travel on Thursday 18 April 2013

The Cullen, located in Melbourne’s stylish South Yarra, is one of three boutique hotels in the Art Series Group, which dedicates hotels to individual artists such as Australian greats Adam Cullen, John Olsen and Charles Blackman. This beautiful boutique hotel experience immerses the guest in the aesthetic style of the artist. In The Cullen’s case, [...]

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THE HELLO TOMORROW SERIES: Hues Hotel – a boutique hotel in Dubai

Zac Contributor

By Zac in Cool Travel on Thursday 18 April 2013

It’s all about colour at Dubai’s Hues Hotel, situated close to the airport and near to the old town in Dubai. The Hues Hotel offers a compelling boutique hotel experience in this large and remarkable city.

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