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oundup of my favorite things this week….
A party for summers sake, the final lift-off and a Peruvian hideout
….follow it, don’t judge it
 

Party. Jetset Farryn & Friends.
You heard me rattle and rave about CO-OP Food & Drink, the newly opened modern American brasserie & sushi bar at the Hotel on Rivington…. now they’re kicking off a series of summer’s eve events and yours truly will be taking part in the festivities. Join me, Grungy Gentleman, The Velveteen and Austyntatious for some food, drinks and serious flirting. Tuesday July 12th. 

Hotel. Titilaka Lodge.
On a small, remote peninsula on the shores of the earth’s highest navigable lake, Hotel Titilaka brings the sophisticated boutique hotel experience to one of the world’s most physically and culturally stunning places. The 18-suite retreat immerses you in the cuisine, landscape, mystery and brilliance of the ancient Andes, and includes all meals, plus a choice of local excursions from mountain biking and bird watching to rowing and sightseeing.

Lift-Off. Goodbye Nasa.
The Atlantis blazed a path into history today as it rocketed off the launch pad for a final time, marking the last-ever liftoff of the 30-year-old American space shuttle program. The storied spacecraft is carrying a crew of four US astronauts toward the International Space Station on a 12-day mission to re-stock the orbiting lab. The mission marks the end of an era in human spaceflight, leaving the United States with no spacecraft capable of taking astronauts to orbit and leaving Russia’s three-seat Soyuz capsule as the sole taxi to the ISS (via nationalpost)

! What makes for an epic adventure? Well, you need a spectacular location, thrilling activities and, of course, just enough danger to make it a challenge. But at the end of a tiresome day, who doesn’t want to throw down their helmet in a private helicopter?

Here are 12 Epic Outdoor Adventures to get your heart pounding
Which one would you choose? Let’s debate….. 

Explore the Maoi Statues on Easter Island.

There are roads less traveled, and then there are places so pristine there’s barely a road at all. Equidistant from Santiago, Chile, and Papeete, Tahiti, Rapa Nui, commonly known as Easter Island, is the most remote island on the planet. During the low season, flights land only once a week, and it’s such an event the local children line up at the airport fence to wave at visitors. Explora’s 30-room Posada de Mike Rapu offers subtle eco-luxury that’s a dramatic contrast to the virtually untouched landscape, which is populated by bands of wild horses and the haunting Moai statues that fascinated Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl.

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