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So, if you fancied whisking yourself and 29 friends (plus six children) off to a tropical island in the North Atlantic (in the British Virgin Islands, obviously), you're in luck … <em>if</em> you can stretch to the asking price of US$60,000 per night, that is.  <a href="/web/20131014064032/http://www.gizmag.com/necker-island-great-house/29361/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div>   <div class="summary_item " data-article="28580"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20131014064032/http://www.gizmag.com/floating-cinema-london/28580/">Floating cinema sets sail in London for the summer season</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20131014064032/http://www.gizmag.com/author/bridget-borgobello/">Bridget Borgobello</a></div> <div class="date">August 7, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20131014064032/http://www.gizmag.com/floating-cinema-london/28580/pictures">17 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20131014064032/http://www.gizmag.com/floating-cinema-london/28580/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131014064032im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/floatingcinema-17.jpg" title="The Floating Cinema projects films from the barge onto an exterior fixed surface, allowing..." alt="The Floating Cinema projects films from the barge onto an exterior fixed surface, allowing..."/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Duggan Morris Architects has joined forces with British arts organization, UP Projects to launch this year’s "Floating Cinema," which will be gracing the waterways of East London until the end of September. For the project, Duggan Morris created an award winning design that converted a barge into a floating cinema.  <a href="/web/20131014064032/http://www.gizmag.com/floating-cinema-london/28580/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="28544"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20131014064032/http://www.gizmag.com/360-degree-panorama-tokyo/28544/">This breathtaking panorama of Tokyo is the second largest photo in the world</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20131014064032/http://www.gizmag.com/author/jonathan-fincher/">Jonathan Fincher</a></div> <div class="date">August 2, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20131014064032/http://www.gizmag.com/360-degree-panorama-tokyo/28544/#comments">2 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20131014064032/http://www.gizmag.com/360-degree-panorama-tokyo/28544/pictures">26 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20131014064032/http://www.gizmag.com/360-degree-panorama-tokyo/28544/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131014064032im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/360cities-tokyo-tower-panorama.jpg" title="Photographer Jeffrey Martin of 360Cities recently unveiled a 360-degree panorama of Tokyo ..." alt="Photographer Jeffrey Martin of 360Cities recently unveiled a 360-degree panorama of Tokyo ..."/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Photography group 360Cities seems determined to capture every major city in the world in as much detail as possible. Shortly after putting together a <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131014064032/http://www.gizmag.com/320-gigapixel-panorama-london/26431/" target="_blank">360-degree panorama of London</a> and breaking the record for world's largest photo in the process, the group's founder Jeffrey Martin set his sights on Tokyo for his next project. This latest panorama may not trump his old record, but at 180 gigapixels, it's still the second largest photo ever taken.  <a href="/web/20131014064032/http://www.gizmag.com/360-degree-panorama-tokyo/28544/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="27628"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20131014064032/http://www.gizmag.com/space-hotel-and-island-in-barcelona/27628/">Plans unveiled for "world's first zero gravity spa" in Barcelona space hotel</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20131014064032/http://www.gizmag.com/author/bridget-borgobello/">Bridget Borgobello</a></div> <div class="date">May 26, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20131014064032/http://www.gizmag.com/space-hotel-and-island-in-barcelona/27628/#comments">2 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20131014064032/http://www.gizmag.com/space-hotel-and-island-in-barcelona/27628/pictures">10 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20131014064032/http://www.gizmag.com/space-hotel-and-island-in-barcelona/27628/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131014064032im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/barcelonaisland-9.jpg" title="Europe’s first man-made island and 'space hotel' by US based company Mobilona" alt="Europe’s first man-made island and 'space hotel' by US based company Mobilona"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> The bustling Spanish city of Barcelona attracts thousands of tourists each year and is renowned for its world heritage sites which include several masterpieces by the 19th century Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí. In stark contrast to the city’s various attractions steeped in history, art and culture, Barcelona could host Europe’s first man-made island and "space hotel." Barcelona Island would feature a 984 ft high hotel which promises “the world's first zero-gravity spa” – whatever that means.  <a href="/web/20131014064032/http://www.gizmag.com/space-hotel-and-island-in-barcelona/27628/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="27590"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20131014064032/http://www.gizmag.com/huvafen-fushi-submarine-spa/27590/">Pass the loofah: Huvafen Fushi contains the world's only submarine spa</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20131014064032/http://www.gizmag.com/author/adam-williams/">Adam Williams</a></div> <div class="date">May 22, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20131014064032/http://www.gizmag.com/huvafen-fushi-submarine-spa/27590/pictures">20 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20131014064032/http://www.gizmag.com/huvafen-fushi-submarine-spa/27590/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131014064032im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/huvafen_fushi_submarine_spa-11.jpg" title="Visitors enter the submarine spa via an underwater corridor" alt="Visitors enter the submarine spa via an underwater corridor"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Though at first glance Huvafen Fushi may resemble a James Bond villain’s undersea lair, it is in fact the world's only submarine spa. First opened in 2004, the über-exclusive spa, located in the Maldives' North Male Atoll, was recently redesigned by UK architects Studio RHE.  <a href="/web/20131014064032/http://www.gizmag.com/huvafen-fushi-submarine-spa/27590/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="27064"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20131014064032/http://www.gizmag.com/songkran-2013/27064/">Songkran Festival 2013 - World's Biggest Water Fight Pt 2</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20131014064032/http://www.gizmag.com/author/mike-hanlon/">Mike Hanlon</a></div> <div class="date">April 15, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20131014064032/http://www.gizmag.com/songkran-2013/27064/#comments">2 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20131014064032/http://www.gizmag.com/songkran-2013/27064/pictures">157 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20131014064032/http://www.gizmag.com/songkran-2013/27064/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131014064032im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/songkran_worlds_biggest_waterfight_part_2-127.JPG" title="The world's biggest water fight - the Songkran Festival Thailand." alt="The world's biggest water fight - the Songkran Festival Thailand."/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Last year <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131014064032/http://www.gizmag.com/the-worlds-biggest-waterfight/22161/" target="_blank">we covered the world's biggest water fight</a>, the Songkran Festival in Thailand, and although our story was viewed 100,000 times, and everyone marveled at the delightfully eccentric contrast to public events elsewhere in the world, I acknowledged that I couldn't supply images which truly reflected how crazy things really get, mainly for fear of damaging my Canon camera system. This year, armed with a waterproof housing and a Canon 5D MkIII, I was able to venture from the outskirts of the water fight into the center of the water riot with impunity. Millions of water pistols, shotguns and cannons are sold each year in Songkran week and here's how to have a ridiculously good time on a $5 budget.  <a href="/web/20131014064032/http://www.gizmag.com/songkran-2013/27064/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="26411"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20131014064032/http://www.gizmag.com/wildspitzbahn-austrias-highest-cable-car/26411/">Austria's highest cable car unveiled atop the Pitztal Glacier</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20131014064032/http://www.gizmag.com/author/bridget-borgobello/">Bridget Borgobello</a></div> <div class="date">March 4, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20131014064032/http://www.gizmag.com/wildspitzbahn-austrias-highest-cable-car/26411/pictures">27 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20131014064032/http://www.gizmag.com/wildspitzbahn-austrias-highest-cable-car/26411/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131014064032im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/wildspitzbahn-27.jpg" title="Austria’s highest cable car and visitor center was unveiled late last year, located at the..." alt="Austria’s highest cable car and visitor center was unveiled late last year, located at the..."/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Perched atop of the Pitzal Glacier at an altitude of 3440 meters, the spectacular Wildspitzbahn became Austria's highest coffee destination when it opened its doors late last year. 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