Most Expensive Mobile Application-$12,500

Most Expensive Apps

Mobile applications, everyone loves them and they are quite the hot commodities in today’s plethora of smart phone options.  While everyone knows you must pay for some mobile phone apps, and that according to iPhone, “There is an app for that”; did you know that there are also luxury mobile phone apps?  Meet ASiQ Limited, who is offering a mobile phone app for the bargain price of $12,500.  Gulp.  This is like the luxury rental car of mobile phone apps!

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Seeking A Thrill in 2011? Hit Up An 8-Story Climbing Wall in the Netherlands!

Excalibur Climbing Wall

This is the time of year for thoughtful, creative holiday gifts and those pesky New Year’s resolutions.  Why not resolve to pepper a little more adventure into your existence?  I have just the thing…go climb an 8-story wall in the Netherlands!  The only thing that could make this vacation package sweeter is if you pulled up to the mammoth wall in an exotic rental car Miami style, perhaps a bit of 007 with an Aston Martin rental would be fitting!

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Exotic Travel: Chill in an Underwater Aquarium Lounge On a Desert Island

Undersea Restaurant Maldives

If you are in the mood for an upscale escape, but are tiring of the same 5-star hotels and luxury travel destinations, you may be interested to know that there is hope in the form of an underwater restaurant lounge!  Anantara Kihavah is located in the Maldives, an island nation about 435 clicks south of Sri Lanka.

This is similar to the Top 5 Submerged Hotels we covered last December, offering up underwater adventure for the not so faint of heart.

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Entertainer Pat Boone Purchases Luxury Estate on The Utopia Residential Ocean Liner

Legendary entertainer Pat Boone seems to have the right idea, as he has recently purchased a luxury residence aboard the Utopia Residential Ocean Liner.  I suppose a luxury yacht charter simply would not do!  So what exactly is the Utopia?
Utopia Residential Ocean Liner
Utopia is essentially a floating community, much like the World ResidenSea we have mentioned before.  Utopia actually means “An ideally perfect place, especially in its social, political, and moral aspects.  This is a very fitting name, considering the fact that Utopia is a mega yacht of not only massive proportions, but also colossal social and cultural aspirations.

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Badass Test: Sleeping in a Hammock in the Amazon

For the adventure-seekers out there who just aren’t satisfied until it bleeds or is broken, there is the option to purposely isolate yourself deep in the Amazon jungle, and go to beddy-by in a hammock.  Yes, sleeping in three million square miles of rugged rainforest, teeming with anacondas, flesh-eating insects, and disease spreading mosquitos, feral beasts and more…sounds relaxing!  This is extreme-hammocking!

Extreme Hammocking

So park those fantasies of a vacation filled with exotic rental cars Miami style, luxury hotels and nightclubs, and book your ‘Hammocking in the Amazon’ brush with death now.  Hey, you can indulge in that Lamborghini rental Miami anytime, how often can you get into nature’s pants?

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A Hotel With 6 Rooms?

Chicago Boutique Hotel Doubles as a Bar, Damn Good Restaurant

Ok, maybe calling Logan Square newbie Longman and Eagle a hotel is a bit of a stretch.  What exactly do you call a place that serves up Michelin Star winning food, offers a tremendous collection of local beers on tap, and has 6 rooms available for guests to stay the night?  I guess you could call it a hotel, right?

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Upside Down Rooms, Rooms with Cages, and More! The Strangest Hotel in the World

Next time you become bored with the standard fare of luxury hotels, decadent spas and debaucherous after-hours bar scenarios, consider ‘Propeller Island City Lodge’ in Berlin, host to 31 of the most bizarre hotel rooms in existence!  I wonder if there is a fleet of strange exotic rental cars lining the valet, perhaps even luxury cars with odd paint jobs!

Propeller Island City Lodge

So if you are un-phased by the occasional in-room cage, this strange hotel may be just the thing to satisfy your need to escape the norm and get some use out of that Lady Gaga get-up you’ve been dying to wear.  Don’t worry, we won’t judge you.

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Top 5 Airport Foods that Are Surprisingly Awesome

As Thanksgiving looms in our path this week, note that those of us traveling may well find ourselves enduring commercial airline travel.  That translates to some of us are going to be waiting around for hours, and possibly stuck somewhere, hungry.  There is always a private aircraft charter, but for the rest, here are the top 5 best airport grub hubs in the event of your demise:

1.    The sushi at ‘One Flew South’ ATL
2.    The chili dog at ‘Pink’s’ LAX
3.    The chicken pesto at ‘Boudin Bakery’ SFO
4.    The ribs at ‘Corky’s Ribs & BBQ’ MEM
5.    The chowder at ‘Ivar’s Seafood’ SEA

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The Ferrari Rollercoaster on a Multi-Billion Dollar Island. Yes Please.

Ferrari World Abu Dhabi

Yessss…it is finally here, the world’s fastest Ferrari, I mean, rollercoaster. It is the best of both worlds, as it is a Ferrari rollercoaster, located at Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi rather than Maranello!  Throw your hands up, its expected!

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Golf on the Ocean and More at Palmilla Luxury Resort in Los Cabos, Mexico-Luxury Hotel Tips

Palmilla Resort Mexic0

Palmilla luxury resort in Los Cabos, Mexico offers premier luxury with a sense of history, nestled in the stunning tropics.  Perched gallantly above the Sea of Cortez, this luxury hotel offers 172 guest rooms, ranging from junior suites to opulent four-bedroom villas with breathtaking panoramic views.  You can bet the valet is brimming with luxury rental cars at this posh pick!

Palmilla Los Cabos Poolside

Palmilla has been the centerpiece of the community since 1954, with many expansions and upgrades.  Today the legendary luxury property projects the classic Mexican ambiance of its history for a new generation of travelers.  This resort would make an ideal escape from the ordinary, for those who enjoy 5-star travel.  You may find our article How to Tip at 5-Star Restaurants useful, as it can often be an area of confusion even for seasoned travelers.

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