Holiday Destinations

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Located 2010 km north of the Arctic Circle, the winter hotel is constructed entirely of ice and snow and features artist designed suites which this year include a UFO-inspired creation from PinPin design studio.  <a href="/web/20130116011807/http://www.gizmag.com/icehotel-ufo-suite/25780/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div>   <div class="summary_item " data-article="25393"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130116011807/http://www.gizmag.com/fast-track-trampoline-road/25393/">Follow the trampoline road</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130116011807/http://www.gizmag.com/author/bridget-borgobello/">Bridget Borgobello</a></div> <div class="date">December 13, 2012</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20130116011807/http://www.gizmag.com/fast-track-trampoline-road/25393/#comments">4 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20130116011807/http://www.gizmag.com/fast-track-trampoline-road/25393/pictures">11 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130116011807/http://www.gizmag.com/fast-track-trampoline-road/25393/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116011807im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/fasttrack.jpg" title="The “Fast Track” trampoline road stretches across 51 meters (167 ft)" alt="The “Fast Track” trampoline road stretches across 51 meters (167 ft)"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> If walking, jogging or biking doesn’t quite tempt you back into nature, perhaps the freedom of bouncing and jumping along a seemingly endless trampoline road might just inspire the child within. “Fast Track” is designed to do exactly that. Stretching across 51 meters (167 ft), this trampoline road installation located in the Nikola-Lenivets forest, Russia, offers visitors a unique chance to jump and play.  <a href="/web/20130116011807/http://www.gizmag.com/fast-track-trampoline-road/25393/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="25169"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130116011807/http://www.gizmag.com/poseidon-undersea-resorts/25169/">Poseidon Resorts completes underwater hotel design</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130116011807/http://www.gizmag.com/author/antonio-pasolini/">Antonio Pasolini</a></div> <div class="date">November 28, 2012</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20130116011807/http://www.gizmag.com/poseidon-undersea-resorts/25169/#comments">5 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20130116011807/http://www.gizmag.com/poseidon-undersea-resorts/25169/pictures">10 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130116011807/http://www.gizmag.com/poseidon-undersea-resorts/25169/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116011807im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/poseidon-5.jpg" title="The walls will be made of transparent acrylic to guarantee visibility to underwater vistas" alt="The walls will be made of transparent acrylic to guarantee visibility to underwater vistas"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> The buzz around Poseidon Undersea Resorts has been around for a few years now (c.f. our 2007 report on the conceptually-similar <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116011807/http://www.gizmag.com/under-the-sea-dubai-underwater-hotel/8505/" target="_blank">Hydropolis</a> in Dubai). Poseidon Resorts has announced that it has completed the design and engineering of structural works, indicating that the sci fi-esque undersea project is closer to getting off the ground, or better, into a lagoon on a private island in Fiji. The company is now working to secure capital for construction, which should take two years to complete, it says.  <a href="/web/20130116011807/http://www.gizmag.com/poseidon-undersea-resorts/25169/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="24929"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130116011807/http://www.gizmag.com/eterra-treehouse-villas/24929/">E’terra Samara set to offer accommodation in the treetops</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130116011807/http://www.gizmag.com/author/bridget-borgobello/">Bridget Borgobello</a></div> <div class="date">November 8, 2012</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20130116011807/http://www.gizmag.com/eterra-treehouse-villas/24929/#comments">1 Comment</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20130116011807/http://www.gizmag.com/eterra-treehouse-villas/24929/pictures">5 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130116011807/http://www.gizmag.com/eterra-treehouse-villas/24929/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116011807im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/eterra.jpg" title="Twelve new one-bedroom treetop villas will be installed over the coming winter months" alt="Twelve new one-bedroom treetop villas will be installed over the coming winter months"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> The E’terra Samara eco-resort in Ontario, Canada is set to see the addition of a series of suspended treehouse villas. Nestled at the tip of the Bruce Peninsula, the resort, which is currently home to LEED Gold certified accommodation, will install 12 new one-bedroom treetop villas over the coming winter months. Designed by Canadian studio Farrow Partnership Architects, the eco-huts are designed to be suspended in the tree tops overlooking Georgian Bay.  <a href="/web/20130116011807/http://www.gizmag.com/eterra-treehouse-villas/24929/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="24906"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130116011807/http://www.gizmag.com/mv-aria-amazon-floating-hotel/24906/">Sail the mighty Amazon River onboard a 147-foot-long floating hotel</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130116011807/http://www.gizmag.com/author/bridget-borgobello/">Bridget Borgobello</a></div> <div class="date">November 7, 2012</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20130116011807/http://www.gizmag.com/mv-aria-amazon-floating-hotel/24906/#comments">3 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20130116011807/http://www.gizmag.com/mv-aria-amazon-floating-hotel/24906/pictures">8 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130116011807/http://www.gizmag.com/mv-aria-amazon-floating-hotel/24906/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116011807im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/aquaexpeditions.jpg" title="The M/V Aria, cruising the Amazon River in Peru" alt="The M/V Aria, cruising the Amazon River in Peru"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Tour operator Aqua Expeditions is an adventure travel company that offers guests the chance to cruise the Amazon River in Peru, while staying on board a 147-foot-long (45-meter) floating hotel. Designed by Peruvian architect Jordi Puig, the M/V Aria is an intimate cruise ship that can accommodate a maximum of 32 passengers, plus crew. The unique accommodation offers a rare chance to observe the wonders of the Amazon region from an unobstructed vantage point – be it from one of the ship’s numerous outdoor decks, or from the privacy of a guest suite.  <a href="/web/20130116011807/http://www.gizmag.com/mv-aria-amazon-floating-hotel/24906/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="24716"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130116011807/http://www.gizmag.com/rolling-huts-accommodation-on-wheels/24716/">Rolling Huts offers unique accommodation on wheels</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130116011807/http://www.gizmag.com/author/bridget-borgobello/">Bridget Borgobello</a></div> <div class="date">October 25, 2012</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20130116011807/http://www.gizmag.com/rolling-huts-accommodation-on-wheels/24716/#comments">4 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20130116011807/http://www.gizmag.com/rolling-huts-accommodation-on-wheels/24716/pictures">14 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130116011807/http://www.gizmag.com/rolling-huts-accommodation-on-wheels/24716/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116011807im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/rollinghuts.jpg" title="Nestled in Washington's Methow Valley, Rolling Huts offers guests accommodation in several..." alt="Nestled in Washington's Methow Valley, Rolling Huts offers guests accommodation in several..."/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Nestled in Washington's Methow Valley, USA, Rolling Huts offers guests accommodation in several unique eco-huts on wheels. Designed by architectural studio Olson Kundig, the huts have been built with nature lovers in mind, and provide a private escape with uninterrupted views of the dramatic mountainous surroundings.  <a href="/web/20130116011807/http://www.gizmag.com/rolling-huts-accommodation-on-wheels/24716/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="24580"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130116011807/http://www.gizmag.com/atlantic-surf-pods-glamping-holiday/24580/">Atlantic Surf Pods provide for a glamping holiday in the UK</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130116011807/http://www.gizmag.com/author/bridget-borgobello/">Bridget Borgobello</a></div> <div class="date">October 16, 2012</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20130116011807/http://www.gizmag.com/atlantic-surf-pods-glamping-holiday/24580/#comments">1 Comment</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20130116011807/http://www.gizmag.com/atlantic-surf-pods-glamping-holiday/24580/pictures">11 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130116011807/http://www.gizmag.com/atlantic-surf-pods-glamping-holiday/24580/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116011807im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/surfpod.jpg" title="Atlantic Surf Pods offers guests a quiet spot to enjoy an off-the-grid glamping experience" alt="Atlantic Surf Pods offers guests a quiet spot to enjoy an off-the-grid glamping experience"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Nestled away on 26 acres (10.5 hectares) of farmland, Atlantic Surf Pods offers guests a quiet spot to enjoy an off-the-grid <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116011807/http://www.gizmag.com/glamping-aka-camping-in-style/20149/" target="_blank">glamping</a> experience. 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