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6 Things You Should Do When You Check In To A Hotel

When you first check in to a hotel, it can be tempting to just open the door of your room and plop down onto the fluffy bed. Traveling is tiring,

The 6 Things You Should Do Immediately After Checking Into Your Hotel Room

When it comes to settling into your home away from home, a few simple tasks can greatly improve your stay.

10 of Jean-Michel Basquiat's beloved Los Angeles haunts

Jean-Michel Basquiat spent about a year and a half living in L.A, between 1982 and 1984. Here are some of his favorite haunts.

Why the First Thing We Do in Hotel Rooms is a Huge Mistake

Good rule of thumb? Put your luggage in the bathtub when you check in.

Here's How You Can Prevent Motion Sickness On A Road Trip

People tend to suffer from motion sickness while on a road trip. Symptoms of motion sickness include nausea, headaches, vomiting, dizziness and a feeling of sickness.

See what researchers found when they tested a bottle of Fiji Water against a glass of tap water.

The definition of ‘motel’

There are hotels and there are motels. If you look through your Funk & Wagnalls for the stereotypical definition of a “motel,” you just might find a picture of the

College Art Professor Challenges Students To Build Insect Motels

A concerned University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee art instructor challenged her students to construct insect motels out of natural, untreated materials. Each motel must provide an appropriate habitat for a particular insect and attract human interest too, as each has a QR Code with information about why that bug or bee matters in nature and needs to be nurtured. Nearly 100 are installed in a state park overlooking Lake Michigan in downtown Milwaukee.

Twenty Vintage Colorado Motel Signs — Including Two You Can Own

With each passing year, Colorado seems to be losing more classic signage — including vintage hotel and motel signs that have distinguished roadsides in the state for decades. The latest to go? Signs for the Chief Motel and the Stardust Lodge in Colorado Springs, whose accompanying businesses, located on South...

Escape reality when you check into the Madcap Motel immersive experience

The Madcap Motel in Downtown LA is full of visual oddities and whimsical wonders.

10 ways to take a staycation without breaking the bank

Travel expert Katie DeTar of Fringe Benefits shares ideas for winter recess.

Storage Solutions! How to Safeguard All Kinds of Things

Proper storage of your valuable possessions and items is important to help not only keep them in good condition but to also help keep them from becoming damaged

How to Install Indoor-Outdoor Carpet

Deck out a screened-in porch with these simple instructions.

Creating tranquility and comfort in a hotel room!

Recently I had the chance to stay at freshly remodeled Hampton motel in Seattle, Washington. The new design was very well put together and that really effected how I felt during my stay. There was …

Where Home Is an Elusive Fantasy

Nadia Shira Cohen and Paulo Siqueira moved into a Florida motel to document the lives of families uprooted by poverty, illness and misfortune.

Who Wants a Hotel With a Hallway Anyway?

“Motor lodges.” “High-end motels.” “Exterior-corridor hotels.” Whatever you call them, the “motorist’s hotel” has gotten a boost these past 15 months. Now about that reputation …