Double-Decker Love.

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The much loved Double-Decker buses of Britain, are being converted into temporary living quarters, inorder to meet the needs of comfortable and affordable short term accomodation.  These state of the art buses provide a lounge/dining area, and all the latest mod cons and conviences.  As well as being environmentally friendly, Britain still gets to keep the much loved iconic symbol of the red double decker bus. 

It’s nice to see that there are always alternatives to recyling things that we no longer have use for!

Maybe living in a double-decker bus either permanently or temporarily, isn’t everyone’s ideal choice of home. But it’s most certainly a weird way of living, in a Eco-Friendly way.

Source:  http://www.gizmag.com/go/5492/

J.R.R. Tolkein Revisited

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By now all of you have heard of “Lord of the Rings.” one of the most fascinating aspects of this story for me are the underground (earth bermed homes of the Hobbits)

For those of  you are interested in Eco-Friendly living, an underground energy efficient home excels. Natural heating and cooling can save as much as 85% on your energy bill. And for those of you who dread those Winter months, why not hibernate in hobbit style and ditch those thermal slippers.

As Cold As Ice

In 1989 the world’s first ice hotel was built near the village of Jukkasjarvi, Kiruna, Sweden. The entire hotel is made entirely out of iceblocks, including the glasses in the bar. The first guests to actually occupy the hotel, slept in sleeping bags on top of reindeer skin, due to a lack of accomadation in the town.

So girls, if your husband accuses you of being an Ice Queen, maybe a romantic weekend in Sweden could inject some passion back into your life.

Source:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice hotel