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At this year’s Coachella, Italian artist Edoardo Tresoldi revealed ‘Etherea’, three monumental transparent structures crafted from wire mesh.

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Reflective solar paneled glass ensures that this prefabricated, zero-waste house ‘Disappear Retreat’ by Coulson blends with its surroundings and provides extensive views onto the landscape.

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WestJet has dropped the price of their non-stop flights from Toronto to San Jose, Costa Rica down to $316 CAD roundtrip including taxes.

Availability for travel

May, June, September, October 2018

How to find and book this deal

1. Start with a Google Flights search like this one...

Google Flights: Toronto to San Jose, Costa Rica

- click on the departure date box to open up the calendar view and browse for cheap date combinations.

- look for the dates that are $378 roundtrip

examples:

May 26 to Jun 2, 9

Jun 16 to Jun 23

Sep 8 to Sep 15, 22
Sep 15 to Sep 22, 29
Sep 22 to Sep 29

Oct 13 to Oct 20

2. Go to the WestJet promo code page

3. Scroll down to the 'Book a flight' widget

- search for a flight from Toronto to San Jose, Costa Rica (SJO)

screenshot from the WestJet website

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Alitalia is showing one unusually cheap flight from Toronto to Vienna, Austria in April 2018 for $460 CAD roundtrip including taxes.

The flight has a long layover in Rome each way (7-9 hours).

Just kind of a weird one, at roughly half the price of the typical cheapest flights. I've only seen one set of dates that works. Could be a mistake.

Update: One person that tried to book these has said that FlightHub could not book this fare.

Availability for travel

April 2018

How to find and book these flights

1. Go to FlightHub

2. Search for a flight from Toronto to Vienna, Austria (VIE)

3. Use one of the following date combinations:

Apr 8 to Apr 18 - $480
Apr 8 to Apr 20 - $460

screenshot from FlightHub.com

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Sample Dates (just a sample...there are many more):

Toronto to Reykjavik:

Nov 19 – Nov 29
Nov 20 – Nov 29
Nov 23 – Dec 6
Nov 24 – Dec 6
Nov 25 – Dec 6
Nov 26 – Dec 6
Nov 27 – Dec 6
Nov 28 – Dec 6
Nov 29 – Dec 6
Nov 30 – Dec 8
Dec 1 – Dec 8
Dec 2 – Dec 15
Dec 3 – Dec 15
Dec 4 – Dec 15
Dec 5 – Dec 15
Dec 6 – Dec 15
Dec 7 – Dec 15
Dec 8 – Dec 15
Dec 9 – Dec 19
Dec 10 – Dec 19
Dec 11 – Dec 19
Dec 12 – Dec 19
Dec 15 – Dec 19
Jan 9 – Jan 31
Jan 10 – Jan 31
Jan 12 – Jan 31
Jan 13 – Jan 31
Jan 14 – Jan 31
Jan 15 – Jan 31
Jan 16 – Jan 31
Jan 17 – Jan 31
Jan 18 – Jan 31
Jan 19 – Jan 31
Jan 20 – Jan 31
Jan 21 – Jan 31
Jan 22 – Jan 31
Jan 23 – Jan 31
Jan 24 – Jan 31
Jan 25 – Feb 3
Jan 26 – Feb 3
Jan 27 – Feb 3
Jan 28 – Feb 3
Jan 29 – Feb 10
Jan 30 – Feb 10
Jan 31 – Feb 10
Feb 1 – Feb 10
Feb 2 – Feb 10
Feb 3 – Feb 10
Feb 4 – Feb 10
Feb 5 – Feb 17
Feb 6 – Feb 17
Feb 7 – Feb 17
Feb 8 – Feb 17
Feb 9 – Feb 17
Feb 10 – Feb 17
Feb 11 – Feb 17
Feb 12 – Feb 18
Feb 13 – Feb 19
Feb 20 – Feb 20
Feb 21 – Feb 21
Feb 22 – Feb 22
Feb 23 – Feb 23
Feb 24 – Mar 8
Feb 25 – Mar 8
Feb 26 – Mar 8
Feb 27 – Mar 8
Mar 1 – Mar 8
Mar 2 – Mar 8
Mar 4 – Mar 8
Mar 5 – Mar 8
Mar 6 – Mar 8

Sample Dates (just a sample...there are many more):

Montreal to Reykjavik:

Oct 23 – Nov 15
Oct 29 – Nov 15
Nov 1 – Nov 15
Nov 6 – Nov 15
Nov 13 – Nov 20
Nov 19 – Nov 27
Nov 22 – Nov 29
Nov 24 – Dec 3
Nov 29 – Dec 8
Dec 1 – Dec 8
Dec 4 – Dec 13
Dec 6 – Dec 14
Dec 10 – Dec 16
Dec 11 – Dec 16

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Six months in the making, these enormous chocolate-covered rock candy geodes are the creation of culinary students Alex Yeatts and Abby Lee Wilcox, the results of a final project for the Culinary Institute of America in New York. Details are scarce on how the duo went about creating the giant sugar rocks, some of which have the distinct hue of purple amethyst. The calorie count is also elusive, but we can only imagine it equates to the years these things take to form in real life. (via Sploid)

A post shared by Alex Yeatts (@alex.yeatts) on Feb 10, 2017 at 10:49am PST

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You probably know that the cost of living can vary from country to country and while income often goes down as the cost of living goes down, some people can earn the same income no matter where they live. If you are lucky enough to be in that second category, you might find your money will stretch a lot further in the countries featured in Travel and Leisure's list of countries you can live comfortably in for under $1000 a month.

Living on a boat is a dream shared by very few people, since the accomodations are tight, the amenities are few and the comforts of home are lacking, but it does beat sleeping on the streets.

However, if you've always dreamed of living that boat life then it may surprise you to hear that you can actually live on a boat without leaving the city- and it may be cheaper than renting.

But before you stop homing or apartmenting and start boating you need to find out a few things, firstly whether you have access to slips or moorings or both, and whether it's legal to liveaboard in your city.

Docks are expensive but they often have electricity and water hookups, and access to bathrooms and showers and such, while moorings are cheap but leave you far from shore.

Once you figure out the legality and location of your boat life adventure you have to decide one more thing- whether to rent or buy a boat.

There are many boat owners out there who are willing to rent out their docked boats to tenants, but your new boatlord may cut your life at sea short if they choose to evict. On the other hand buying a new floating home can cost you some serious coin...

Read How To Live On A Boat Without Leaving The City here

Air Transat has dropped the price of one of their non-stop flights from Toronto to the Caribbean island of Saint Lucia in February 2018 down to $374 CAD roundtrip including taxes.

Update @ 11:00 AM EST - Looks like they are now $464.

Availability for travel

Feb 2018

Here's how to find this deal...

1. Go to Flighthub

2. Search for a flight from Toronto to Hewandorra, Saint Lucia (UVF)

Try the following date combination:

Feb 18 to Feb 25

screenshot from Flighthub

Where to stay on St. Lucia?

The map below will show you some great deals on accommodations in St. Lucia for under $99 CAD/night for 2 people.

I've found that Saint Lucia is one of the few Caribbean islands with a high number of reasonably priced Airbnb accommodations.

The average price per night is still quite high ($275 CAD), but there are so many Airbnb rentals, that it's pretty easy to find well-reviewed places being offered for $50 to $85 CAD per night for 2 people.

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In 1973 Spanish architect Ricardo Bofill stumbled upon a cement factory in Catalonia, Spain, an enormous compound of silos and buildings that covered nearly two and a half miles of underground tunnels. Bofill decided to buy The World War I era structure and its grounds, making modifications to the original structure in order to create an all-inclusive live/work space that would unite the Surrealist, Abstract, and Brutalist elements found in its industrial form.

Original construction to transform the sprawling series of buildings took a little over a year and a half. After the dust cleared from the jack hammers and dynamite, Catalan craftsmen worked to add gardens and purpose back into the abandoned compound. Today the factory holds a cathedral, model workshop, archive rooms, residence, and studio, a workspace for Bofill’s firm spread over four floors in the factory’s silos and connected by a spiral staircase.

Despite over forty years in the making, the entire project is constantly evolving and is one that Bofill never sees as being fully completed. With continuous tweaks, Bofill has created a perfectly programmed existence, a ritualized lifestyle that goes against his previously nomadic early life.

“I have the impression of living in a precinct, in a closed universe which protects me from the outside and everyday life,” said Bofill on his website. “The Cement Factory is a place of work par excellence. Life goes on here in a continuous sequence, with very little difference between work and leisure.”

You can see more images of the garden-covered structures on Bofill’s website, and see a short Nowness documentary on his studio and residence below. (via Designboom)

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