Idyllic Presidential Getaways – The Obama Family Settles on Blue Heron Farm (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) After a lengthy and thorough search, it’s official: The Obama family has settled on vacationing in idyllic Blue Heron Farm in Massachusetts.

The Obama family will head to the 28.5-acre Blue Heron Farm…

Hooking Up 2.0 – From San Francisco’s Silent Speed Dating to Burlesque for Boys (THTV) (THTV)

(TrendHunter.com) Silent speed dating, burlesque for boys and racing in puffy suits. Today we hunt Hooking Up 2.0 in San Francisco.

10. San Fran’s Second Skin Exhibit is perfect place for aspiring artists to showcase costume…

Holey Luxury Boats – ‘Infintas’ Schopfer Yacht is Inspired by the Infinity Symbol (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) If you thought the Oculus 250-foot superyacht by Schöpfer Yachts looked good, you haven’t seen anything yet! Schöpfer Yachts has launched a second luxury yacht, this one is called the Infintas because…

Creepy Tourist Attractions – Mexico’s Island of the Dolls Celebrates Decaying Toys (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) The Mexican Island of the Dolls is essentially an island covered in the corpses of dolls in varying states of decay. These dolls hang from trees by the hundreds.

The background to this attraction is steeped…

Ultra Luxurious Job Offers – Tourism Queensland Offers ‘Best Job in the World’ (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) What’s “The Best Job in the World?” Tourism Queensland has discovered an innovative way to attract quality job applicants: offer them a ridiculous amount of money to live on a gorgeous island–and blog…

Geeky Guerrilla Sculptures – The QWERTY Keyboard Monument (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) The keyboard monument seen in the photo is located in the city of Ekaterinburg in Russia, though I question how popular the QWERTY-style sculpture is as a tourist attraction. But who knows? The YouTube…

Imromptu Global Dance Phenomenon – Where The Hell is Matt (2008) (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Matt Harding, best known for his “Where the Hell is Matt” website and “Dancing” videos, has started a global impromptu dancing phenomenon.

Matt, 31, has spent the last 14 months creating a new video,…

Modern Travel Lingo – The “Staycation”

(TrendHunter.com) The “Staycation” is a critical piece of modern lingo to pick up now that gas price are skyrocketing. Trend Hunter occasionally highlights some need-to know terms, and the staycation is a key piece of jargon…

Exotic Beaches – Concierge’s Top List of The ‘World’s Sexiest Beaches’ (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Concierge magazine’s World’s Sexiest Beaches 2008 list is out. Each of the magazine’s reviews include why the beach was chosen, it’s ‘hookup potential’ and a ‘privacy rating’, amongst other…

Constantly Changing Museum Hotels – The Museumotel Utopia (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) In the town of Râon-l’Etape, France, the Museumotel Utopia offers nine “love” bubble bungalows for your next vacation. All of the decoration is drawn from the decorative and stylistic heritage of the…

Giant Waterfalls as Urban Art – The New York City Waterfalls (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) New York City now offers a spectacular public waterfall installation for those who yearn to see cascading falls but are far from what one would consider to be an outdoorsy type. There’s no hiking involved…

Luxury Teepees With Wi-Fi – Perfect Earth Tours (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Perfect Earth Tours has this quote from The 14th Dalai Lama on their web site: “We are visitors on this planet. We are here for ninety or one hundred years at the very most. During this period, we must…

Ultra Luxury, Monster Cruise Ships – The Oasis of the Seas (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) If, for some reason, you’ve ever dreamed of having a cocktail in an elevator, you might want to consider book a cruise on the world’s largest cruise liner, the Oasis of the Seas.

Cruisers can enjoy a…

Luxury Prison Hotels? – Sentenced to Alcratraz (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) The U.S. National Park Service wants to add a luxury hotel to one of the world’s most famous islands: Alcatraz. Plans are to offer accommodations like the Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite National Park.

Alcatraz…

Disney Google Earth Tour – 3D Virtual Disney World (UPDATE) (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) It’s finally here: after promises made a long time ago by a fairy princess, tours of the lands known as Walt Disney World are available in 3D using Google Earth. With gas prices the way they are, pile…

Eco Friendly Beachfront Resorts – Palmetto Bay Resort in Belize

(TrendHunter.com) Belize’s first eco-friendly resort, designed green from the ground up, is making its way to Maya Beach on the Placencia Peninsula. In fact it will be the first development in the Caribbean designed …

Adventure Photography – Boone Speed Photography (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) A new breed of adventure photo-artist, Boone Speed is inventing a genre all his own, defined by a global scope, a captivating painterly quality to his work and his incomparable capacity to “get the sh…

Google Maps to Share Horror Stories – “Sod Abroad” Promotion

(TrendHunter.com) Times journalist and aspiring author Michael Moran is promoting his new book Sod Abroad through his blog (natch), as well as through an interactive map where users can add their own holiday stories.
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Free Range People – London’s Great Outdoors Tourism Ad (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) City officials recently launched this fun “Be a free range Londoner” campaign as part of their London’s Great Outdoors: Visit London tourism initiative.

The print ads depict people as free range eggs…

Red Swimming Pools – Hotel Unique, Sao Paolo (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Hotel Unique in Sao Paolo, Brazil has incredibly modern interior designs as well as very high tech features. While the hotel’s 85 rooms and 10 suites all look aesthetically fantastic, it’s the curved …