Travel Stories and News for 6/16/2009 : Kathika Travel Website

Below is a list of travel stories and news for 6/16/2009

World’s top hotel mini-bars add luxury to nuts – Luxury- msnbc.com
Hotel minibars catering for a discerning type of guest are becoming more inventive with luxurious items such as Champagne cocktails and designer clothing found alongside the drinks and snacks.

elliott.org | Kids on a plane! 5 fixes for unruly junior passengers
Kids on a plane. No four words incite more acrimonious debate among air travelers. Not “your flight is delayed.” Not “here’s a new fee.” Not even “snakes on a plane.”

» Amazing Cliff Houses | The Real Estate Home Guide Blog
There those who love to “live life on the edge”, and then there are those who do it literally. Cliff-houses have been with us for millennia. Today, they are considered exotic, even flamboyant, displays of modern architecture. For the wealthy, it can add another credit to their home. Not only is the house huge and filled with every amenity one could imagine, it’s also built in a seemingly impossible location. In the past, however, cliff-houses were built for protection. Predators of man, including other humans, would find it difficult to invade homes built along a vertical plain. Today, cliff-houses can be found throughout the world in a multitude of varieties, some are veritable palaces while other are made from the most basic and green of materials.

Motel America – a set on Flickr

10 Most Spectacular Drives in the World – ABC News
Love the great outdoors? Want to see sights that will make you swoon? Or maybe you just really like being behind the wheel.
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