Monday, October 18, 2010

All Mine Sleeping in a 500-Year-Old Silver Mine from UrbanDaddy



This week, you watched 33 miners emerge to a hero’s welcome in Chile. And naturally, you found yourself thinking about just one thing: getting your own hero’s welcome.

Of course, you’d change a few things—a shorter stay in the mine, for one. No actual mining, obviously. And you wouldn’t mind exchanging Chile for Sweden...

Welcome to 
Sala Silvermine, a 500-year-old hand-carved mine in Sweden converted into a solitary suite, taking reservations now.

You’ll check in at the mouth of the mine, where the concierge will lead you outside to a sturdy elevator (emphasis on 
sturdy) to the bottom floor, a tenth of a mile underground. From there, you’ll walk past a gaping medieval dining hall, through an echoing cavern stained with smoke from centuries-old torches and, finally, to a cozy nook in the far wall, lit only by a few candelabras and an oil lamp.

Fortify yourself with the champagne and, yes, cave-aged gruyère waiting in your room. Then, take a guided half-mile stroll through the caverns, return to the surface to zip-line across the mouth of the cave or try the riskiest challenge here: diving into the bottom half of the mine, which happens to be sunk under ice-cold water. Only a handful of people have explored it—it’s so dangerous, you’ll need a cave-diving certification (like scuba for caves) before they’ll let you anywhere near it.

What’s the worst that could happen.



Sala Silvermine
Dr. Christina’s Rd
Sala 733 36
Sweden
+224 677 250 

official website



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Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Lenses for phone pics with a punch


It's hard to believe you were that Snobby McSnobberson of yore. You were dedicated to film 100%, cringing at the "D" in DSLR and the mere thought of shooting in JPEG. But then. iPhone happened.



It was the readiness with which you could whip out this camera that made you fall in love. Yes, it had you at hello, and now your only wish is to bathe your beloved with lavish accessories.

Well, your wish is granted! A new high-clarity glass cell phone lenses that are like pro lenses for your camera-phone, giving you crisp and clear shots every time.

These two small yet powerful and finely constructed lenses, one fisheye and one combo wide-angle/macro, attach to your cell phone transforming your standard flat phone photos into wide and up-close wonders.


They work with any camera phone and attaching them is easy breezy! A detachable magnetic ring sticks to your cell, providing a sturdy, shake-free hold between the lens and your phone.

Go with the combo wide-angle/macro lens for capturing sweet crowd shots at concerts or that awesome ally-way mural. When the same lens is set as a macro, you can really get in there to shoot a super-close-up detail!

Meanwhile, the fisheye creates fun-tastic curved edges with its 180 degree angle whilst making everyone look like they live in a plastic bubble!

Facebook camera-phone album, get ready for pics like you've never seen before.

Here's the link and its under $50  Cell Phone Lenses

Thursday, October 7, 2010

Re:Form School


 http://reformschool.letsredu.com/

Hot like a runaway slave...

Much respect to the ancestors, I recently stopped by a farm to pick some of my own vegetables and apples.  I had so much fun but I have to say running around in a corn field is hot as hell!!!  As you can see I wasn't feeling it for a minute but eventually nature won out.  The fresh air, fresh veggies and sweet delicious apples off the tree turned my frown upside down.  Definitely go apple picking this fall if you can, it's a great day outdoors. 

Morning Quickie courtesy of Thrillist