Saturday, September 21, 2013

25 Places You’d Like to Visit Right Now

1. Gold Medal Garden, New Zaeland

2. Colmar, France

3. Hotel Caruso Ravello,  Province of Salerno, Italy

4. Dedon Island, Philippines

5. Cave Pool, Santorini, Greece

6. Santa Marta, Colombia

7. Maldives

8. Thousand Islands, Canada

9. Rihiveli Beach Resort, Maldives

10. Pool Movie Theater, Paris

11. Soneva Kiri, Thailand

12. Pamukke, Turkey


13. Glacier Bay, Alaska

14. Water Restaurant, Bora Bora

15. Sugar Beach, St Lucia

16. Bottom Bay, Barbados Islands

17. Seychelles Beach

18. Samoa, Namua Island

19. Mauritius

20. Kandersteg, Switzerland

21. Valle del PisueƱa, Cantabria, Spain

22. St. Lucia Ladera Resort

23. Elowah Falls, Oregon

24. Puente Nuevo, Ronda, Spain

25. Verdon Gorge, France

Sunday, September 8, 2013

Artist Builds Most Narrow House in the World



Narrow House is one of the many ways that Austrian artist Erwin Wurm looks at the world differently and challenges his viewers to do the same. Wurm created this installation based off of his childhood home. Visitors were invited into the living quarters to explore the narrow spaces and slender furniture that filled the house. Everything including the hallways, the bedroom, the living areas, even the toilet, were unusually compressed. Through the installation, Wurm raises questions about space, posing "some deep and disturbing questions about the terror that comes from having our personal space constricted, restricted, or invaded."

Wurm approaches art with a great sense of humor. He says, "You don't always have to be deadly serious. Sarcasm and humor can help you see things in a lighter vein." And so, many of his works involve redefining our expectations of the world around us. He creates interactive art using everyday environments, materials, and people in order to provoke his viewers to first laugh, and to then carefully contemplate what we see.





















UPDATE: Driver starts car to discover cat caught in engine fan belt

Firefighters at Epsom fire stationFirefighters at Epsom fire station
A driver started their car this morning only to discover a cat had got itself caught in the fan belt of the engine.
Firefighters were called to Gainsborough Court, in Ewell, at 7.30am and the car owner gave them permission to cut the fan belt to released the terrified moggy.
The cat’s owner arrived on the scene and took the cat to the vets. The RSPCA were called but arrived after the cat was freed.
A Surrey Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said: "The cat had climbed inside the engine compartment and somehow managed to gets its paw caught up in the fan belt."

He said: "When it’s cold in the evening cats can climb into car engine compartments because it’s warm. This does happen occasionally."
A RSPCA spokeswoman said: "The fire brigade rescued the kitten and told the owner to take it to the vets."