The latest luxury destination from Aman Resorts, The Amangiri in Southern Utah, blends in with the landscape but stands out as a stunningly designed, beautifully appointed, modern resort and spa.

Outdoor Research Water Bottle Parkas! Transport hot or cold liquids and it weighs much less than a thermos, but offers similar performance.

The Amangiri Resort is a "Must Go" destination in Conde Nast Traveler. Photo by Stephen Wilkes

Kata Inflatable Camera Bag system! Fascinating idea when traveling to protect your gear ~ and it packs down to a pouch the size of a book!

Designed by Jordi Gali, the Barceló Raval hotel in Barcelona, Spain, features 2200 Basotect ceiling baffles made from BASF's flexible melamine resin foam.

All new artist designed Washbags and Eyemasks for Summer 2010 - featuring designs from Nathan Jurevicius, Nanami Cowdroy and Joe Ledbetter (pictured) amongst others.

Hotel Chatter's Best Geek Hotels in the World 2010 ~ awesome list of some impressive tech offerings and indulgences that go above and beyond...

The Yeatman Hotel opening in Porto, Portugal ~ is a Wine Hotel! Complete with Caudalie spa and decanter shaped pool...

Sea, Modernism and Sun. Discover a vintage modernist paradise, the newly renovated La Banane Hotel in St Barth, French West Indies.

Stay is a new hotel in Copenhagen that was previously a bustling artistic hub called the A House.

Saffire Freycinet looks stunning! A new luxury resort that has just-opened on Tasmania’s East Coast.

Baxter Finley, Barber & Shop ~ a brand new old school barber shop opens in LA from the men behind Baxter of California. Incredible shave experience ~ with 1900's chairs, vintage Playboys, stunning wood floors and more...

A stone-cladded tower for gym and relax landed over an ancient hotel. Grande Hotel do Porto in Portugal: design by COR Arquitectos. COR stands for Cremascoli (Roberto), Okumura (Edison) and Rodrigues (Marta).

The North Face Docking Station makes for a fine base camp. The 97 sq. ft. component offers room for six, with roll up walls, a perimeter floor and color-coding for easy setup, durable steel stakes, and an included duffel-style storage sack.

Operation Window Seat ~ this time its LAX-DFW ~ an aerial look at the southwest! With windy rivers, the grand canyon, craters, coastlines and more!

Jenny Holzer's massive scrolling text display across the Aria Parking lot in CityCenter in Las Vegas... loaded up with 200 Truisms like “It’s not good to operate on credit.” See the video!

A peek into Lufthansa's new first class bathrooms ~ they even have a separate changing area!

Went a little quiet last week because i was at RUGenius' wedding out in the english countryside ~ playing with lots of deer, sipping rose infused champagne, and enjoying the stunning colors of the landscape...

With a significantly cool clientèle of rock stars and media types and a peaceful out of town location, London's K West Hotel & Spa is one of the city's most effortlessly cool hotels...

HotelChatter's Annual WiFi Report 2010 ~ love the infographic of free vs paid internet in hotels

Even without design week ~ milan is quite a site to behold... especially from the roof at sunset! And the glow of the duomo and galleria late at night ~ and the details that keep it real ~ like trapped escapee tanks and unicorns!

Beautifully hand drawn city maps by Swiss company "A la Carte" with an array of the city’s best kept insider tips.

AVP is a conceptual “Maison d’hotes” located in Marseilles. AVP will distinguish itself by inviting Contemporary Artists to decorate one of its 5 rooms whereas Marseilles has been designated to be the European Capital of Culture in 2013.

Makr's nice new limited edition of 30 Farm Bag - Simple Natural canvas tote with Undyed Horse Front (HF) Leather straps.

Wonderpus vs Octopus! A close up look at two amazing octopi i got up close with today! And the wonderpus is quite incredible! And only found in bali/sulawesi!

Creatures of the Lembeh Strait ~ Visual inspiration from under the sea ~ in the form of frogfish, seahorses, cuttlefish eggs, eels, nudis, puffers, urchins, lion fish, leaf fish + more!

T Spheres ~ massage balls you can use on yourself (or against a wall or with a friend) ~ aromatherapy and massage on the go!

The NYTimes has released their latest T Magazine, the Spring 2010 Travel issue.

Bucky Junior Travel pillow for kids. Made with sustainable bamboo fabric and natural millet hull filling.

Smythson Zipped Currency Case ~ Smart idea when you need to juggle too many currencies on the same trip

Lovely leather luggage tags from Smythson ~ favorite detail is that they come marked Home and Destination ~ perfect for swapping so in case they get lost they find their way to the right location!

Pictures from a recent trip to Sayulita, Mexico by photographer Lou Mora. [Editor's Note: Love the feel, and the adorable dog he brought home!]

Yamashiro ~ the japanese mansion turned restaurant up in the hills in LA ~ goes night farmer's market!

Chandelier Mandalas from the bottom up as found in the Lydmar Hotel, Stockholm ~ quite the modern contrast to the ornate chandeliers of Versailles?

My bathroom at the Lydmar Hotel in Stockholm ~ the lighting is just fantastic, and the slate and design details... and the room key looks like a car key, and they are all on different keychains!

Byung Chul Kim runs a hotel in Stuttgart as an art project. If you want to stay at The Performance Hotel, you have to pay by putting on a performance.

On crazy-unique places to stay ... Sunset's list of the top 10 most unusual accommodations includes Spruce spheres in the Vancouver Island rain forest. Kind of makes me think of the Ewok forest.

Vogue checks out three distinctive new properties opening in the desert state of Rajasthan, including the "fantasy fortress" Mihir Garh. Dreamy sand dunes and amazing palaces are just part of the appeal.

NY Times has a cool feature on museum restaurants in Paris ~ including Nomiya, which is above Palais de Tokyo contemporary art musuem.

Housed in the shell of an agricultural estate built by French immigrants in 1833, Veracruz’s Maison Couturier, couldn’t exude more traditional colonial elegance if it tried...

Lindblad Expeditions will take you to Antarctica ... along with a team of National Geographic experts, photographers and scientists. Get your parka!

3floz.com ~ with the great tagline ~ for those who travel, those who are curious, and those who can't commit.

Italian designer Chiara Goose has created surprisingly high quality luggage out of an unlikely material: Cardboard.

A Bathing Ape worked with Rimowa on their iconic Cabin Trolley suitcase. It comes this month in gold and silver - love it!