Geneva Sound Systems launches a new portable travel speaker ~ powerful sound in a clamshell case with radio, alarm, bluetooth, line in and more!

Husky safaris, ghost towns and Italy’s macabre past are all part of this week’s roundup from NotVentures.

The New York Times, 36 Hours: 150 Weekends in the USA & Canada, a great book of travel inspiration from Taschen.

Beautiful Daines & Hathaway Triple Bar Set ~ a close up look at the leather case and metal flasks and shot glasses as spotted at Stitched at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas.

Globe-Trotter & Fox Bros. for Liberty National Treasures.

Warning: This video will leave you completely inspired, and make you want to scream at the same time!!!! “I Believe I Can Fly” is a trailer for a documentary by the French director Sébastien Montaz-Rosset.

There's just something mesmerizing about 200 aluminum boats strung together with wire as if exploding apart. A look at Big Edge by Nancy Rubins at NIGHT! Glowing in the middle of City Center, Las Vegas.

On the Island of Omishima, architect Toyo Ito has completed the Toyo Ito Architecture Museum, the first museum in Japan dedicated to the work of an individual architect!!

Mark your territory the old fashioned way on FourSquare - by peeing!

The Plastiki!

Scenic trains through the Swiss alps, New Zealand super lodges and plenty of winter sun are all part of this week’s roundup from NotVentures.

Mar Mar Co's Cocoon thermos flask designed by Torsten Neeland

Interior Design magazine tours the 21,000 square-foot concrete exhibition and visitor center adjacent to the headquarters of Swiss manufacturer Laufen, in Laufen, Switzerland.

La Maison Champs Elysées in Paris is full of surrealism, trompe l'oeil and unique designer touches.

Richard Branson opens the home of his Virgin Galactic operation at Spaceport America in New Mexico designed by Foster + Partners.

A time lapse film was shot during the Icelandic Midnight Sun in June of 2011. A beautiful look at what 24 hours of light looks like.

Coleman's INSTANT TENT 8 ~ put it up or take it down in 1 minute! and you can fit two queen inflatable mattresses inside...

The Foldboat at the Dock in london ~ amazing to see it in action as well as how compactly it can be flattened.

The green way to transport your precious in style. The Johnny Loco Cargo cruiser.

Greenpeace-commissioned artist John Quigley, travelling on board the Arctic Sunrise, made the massive ‘Melting Vitruvian Man’ -- to draw attention to how climate change is causing the rapid melting of sea ice to outstrip predictions.

The HUGE robber crabs of Christmas Island that eat coconuts... and their red crab friends... who migrate by the millions each year... across the forest floor, across roads and bridges, and more!

Amazingly fluffy teenage boobies on Christmas Island ~ also adorable adult ones, other crazy birds, and a stunningly jagged coastline!

Inside Veuve Clicquot's Hotel du Marc which isn't exactly a Hotel at all... so much as a guest mansion of sorts in Reims... recently remodeled and filled with gorgeous art!

Cave hunting in Thailand, stunning Sardinia and a 48 hour adventure in Amman are all part of this week’s roundup from NotVentures.

The recently renovated Katikies Hotel in Santorini mixes contemporary design with the preserved white Aegean architecture. Beautiful!

Visits to an elephant camp, idyllic Antarctica and the Valley of the Sliding Stones are all a part of this week’s roundup from NotVentures.

Designer Nick Hand cycled all the way around the British coast, interviewing people and capturing his journey as he went. It's Nice That caught up with Nick Hand about the resulting book 'Conversations on the Coast'.

In the business district of Monterrey, Mexico, architect Agustín Landa and interior designer Joseph Dirand have created the Habita Hotel featuring a contemporary and modern style.

Tumi Traverso Compatto Travel Reading Glasses ~ interesting to see how the arms tuck under the nose pieces to lie super flat. Carbon graphite frame and photochromic lenses that darken on exposure to ultraviolet light.

A Design Film Festival 2011 kicks off in Singapore this November with 28 screenings of 15 films on design.

Method and Denham's The Journeyman Trunk ~ beautifully handcrafted in wood ~ see pics as well as making of vid! Truth is in the details.

Tasteologie vs A Rainbow Trout ~ Montage Deer Valley invited us up to Utah to try our hand at fly fishing with delicious results.

A closer look at some of the beer made for Montage Deer Valley in which we meet the hotel, Utah, the brewer, and an adorable dog.

24 hours in the Côte d'Azur bouncing from Monaco in and out of Italy exploring the Mercedes SLS AMG Roadster... so many beautiful adventures see it all rounded up in one crazy photo spread!

Adventures in Soller, Mallorca, Spain ~ pirate ships, awesome water bottles, lighthouses, amazing views sunset, dinner at Es Faro, and goats.

Where in the world is NOTCOT? From planes and helicopters to roadtrips in vintage and new super cars to ferries and trains... hoping in and out of 6 countries, 5 languages, and more in the last 2+ weeks... here's an animated map.

The village used to be a place where kings and emperors came at the turn of the 19th century. Many of these hotels are still there. This place releases fantasies, which inspires many people to visit.

Operation Window Seat: Monaco - Nice - Munich. First section by helicopter! With video! And then a peek at the stunning alps, the lakes hidden within, the towns and golf courses... and some amazing sail boats!

Herb Lester's really good-looking maps of major cities in collaboration with artists, illustrators and designers. This map of East London is local to us and we'll be ordering one soon.

Goods is a small fashion store in Copenhagen run by Kasper Hostrup, that presents the brands they work with in a charming way. Unique coat of arms designed by Anders Arhøj.

Together with the British ultralight-pilot Richard Meredith-Hardy and his 'Flying Inflatable Boat', a boat that flies, Matthias Ziegler discovers Zanzibar to its farthest reaches.

Get inspired for your next adventure with this roundup from NotVentures. This week’s picks include hot restaurants in Paris, a guide to Budapest and Istanbul reimagined.

Sub City Paris and New York, films by Sarah Klein and Tom Mason (Redglass Pictures).

Spanair has awesome graphical icons on a huge wall sized map in Barcelona airport representing the various cities they fly to.