Awesome Travel

A compact and lightweight trolley. KwikT is just 16″ long when fully folded and weighs just 2.5lb, but it extends to 42″, has a pair of 2″ wheels and carries up to 30lb. It has an aluminum frame, but there’s also a lighter carbon fiber variant.

Airbnb UK teamed up with the Aquarium de Paris to create the ultimate sleeping experience for shark fiends. The watertight, transparent walled room dangles inside a shark-filled tank. It’s being offered up to one lucky contest winner from 4/11-4/13/16. Enter to win here.

The Lost Explorer Co.’s Traveler Bag is a premium, water-resistant garment bag made of corkshell and wool. It has three external pockets, six internal pockets, a 17″ laptop compartment and a detachable shoe bag.

One of the more spectacular ways to enjoy the evening sky this tiny cabin looks out on the Dolomites in Northeastern Italy. Priced at about $335 a night, you’re paying for the view and seclusion, not so much for luxury, though it is climate controlled, and includes a fancy dinner.

A whirlwind but crystal clear tour of Morocco, from the crowded Jemaa el-Fnaa Square to the desolate Sahara desert. An amazing collection of time-lapse videos by Kamil Piechowiak and Martyna Wroblewska aka KamKam Visuals.

YouTuber Brice Milleson shares his ride on a one-of-a-kind coaster near Lake Oeschinen in Kandersteg, Bern, Switzerland. The course winds through beautiful hills, giving you a great view of the even more beautiful snowcapped mountains up ahead.

In 2012, just for the heck of it, Tim Hwang fooled a nuclear plant into giving him a tour by setting up a fake organization called Infrastructure Observatory. Tim eventually turned it into a real group that organizes tours for his fellow infrastructure enthusiasts.

Chevrolet put us behind the wheel of the awesome 415hp V8 2016 SS sports sedan, for an epic 1300+ mile road trip to see the Daytona 500. We time-lapsed the 19+ hour drive down to 5 minutes. The car was fast and comfy, and its new dual-mode exhaust sounded amazing.

If It Were My Home is a website that compares the living conditions of two countries based on data from the CIA, the WHO and the UN. It’s far from perfect – it reduces citizens into statistical averages and its definition of good healthcare is flawed, but it’s still educational.

Mrs. Kuroki was devastated when diabetes took her eyesight. Her husband created a vast flower garden in their yard, hoping that she will enjoy its scent as well as the company of visitors that it would attract. Their house is now a popular tourist spot. Photo by Morimori.

The awesome Only in Japan tries out the Automat Diner in Isesaki City. The restaurant has no staff or kitchen; instead it has three old vending machines. It’s not fine dining, but it’s affordable, clean and unique. Funny thing is, the U.S. used to have lots of automats.

A 3-liter, 10.5″x 9″ stuff sack that hides in a tiny keychain-friendly container. Use the Droplet to separate your sweaty gym clothes from the rest of your items, to keep your belongings free of sand at the beach and more.

A single-person RV from the makers of the Traveler and the original ESCAPE mobile home. The Vista is 20ft. long and is fully furnished with off-grid options such as solar panels. It has cedar panels on the outside and aspen, maple or oak for its walls, furniture and floors.

Great Big Story gives us a quick tour of the Czech Republic’s Sedlec Ossuary. It has around 40,000 human bones that were single-handedly arranged by a woodcarver in 1870 at the behest of an aristocratic family. Deckard Cain can’t make this stuff up.

Néit has designed luggage that is waterproof and has a hard case, yet collapses to reduce its volume by up to 70%. It also has four 360º wheels, a carabiner-style handle and optional GPS tracking. Available as a 6.5lb 38L carry-on or as a 10lb 90L check-in suitcase.

Lonely Planet’s free Guides app for iOS and Android comes with offline maps, location-aware functions, curated sights and handy tips. It also lets you bookmark places. It covers 38 cities, with more to come soon.

Designed by Capata Pyrenees, the Lazysack is a 30″x 75″ sleeping bag that can also be used as a blanket or as a poncho with a removable hood. It has a water-repellent coating and can be stuffed into the included 8″x 18″ sack.

Red Bull skaters Vladik Scholz, Michael Mackrodt and Dan Zvereff went to Rajasthan, India to flip and grind their way through the cramped streets of New Delhi, Jaipur and Jodhpur. Another awesome skateboard video from Patrik Wallner.

Businessman Angelo Mastropietro was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2007, and it led to him being paralyzed for a brief time. His condition led him to do a bit of soul-searching. He ended up almost single-handedly turning a 700-year-old cave into a home.

A limited edition trailer filled with Pendleton wool, wooden cabinets and embroidered leather. It also has Pendleton blankets, a dining set and more. Airstream will donate $1000 to the National Park Foundation for each trailer sold. Video tour here.

The Sky Walk is a 180ft-tall winding footpath. Located nearly 3700ft. above sea level at the Dolní Morava resort in the Czech Republic, it offers a breathtaking view of the Morava river valley. If you don’t want to walk back down, you can take its 330ft.-long slide.

Apparently, studies have shown that we enjoy not just the vacation itself, but also anticipating it and then reflecting on it afterward. Also, our mind tends to zone in on the beginning and end of our trips, so try to make those parts memorable.

The hood in Hypnos’ sweatshirts and jackets has a hidden inflatable pouch. Breathe into the concealed valve for a couple of seconds and you have a discreet pillow. The sweatshirts are available in slim and relaxed fit and as a pullover or with a zipper.