Architecture student at the University of Minnesota, Hank Butitta, did not want to design something that would never be realized. Instead of creating virtual concepts, he turned an old bus into a mobile apartment. He wanted to experience the impact of his work on life, to test the invented solutions in everyday practice. This is also how he approached the subject of his diploma thesis. He and his brother and friends decided to turn a ramshackle school bus into a house on wheels - the kind we've seen in American movies.

A bus to live in

The charming resort of Albenga, nicknamed the city of a hundred towers, is located in the Italian region of Liguria. Once a Roman port, today it is a seaside beach popular with families with children. It tempts with an ancient old town and delicious cuisine. Albenga is a small town in the northern Italian province of Savona. As a famous bathing resort of the Italian Riviera, it enjoys considerable interest among tourists from various countries, not only from Europe. In antiquity, it was a Roman port - unfortunately, few traces of its former glory have survived to this day.

The city of a hundred towers - Albenga

Do you know this annoying feeling that you are just going on a dream vacation and you have forgotten something very important? Preparing a holiday essentials in the form of a clear list will certainly help in avoiding nervousness. There is probably no person who, before going on vacation, would not think a few (teenagers) times about what she needs, what will be useful, and what will only take up space in a suitcase unnecessarily. And if it is, we can admire her composure. The average vacationer repackages his luggage several times and realizes at least once that he has stuffed something to the bottom of the backpack that he needs very much before setting off on a trip. It is quite possible that, gritting his teeth in anger, he will unpack his backpack to see that he has hidden the necessary thing elsewhere. As a result, instead of enjoying the trip, he will lose a lot of nerves.

How to pack before departure?

Not everything that is intended to be disposable has to be disposable. Coca-Cola is conducting a campaign to raise awareness that plastic bottles can be used for many different purposes. Maybe it's worth thinking about it in the context of camping?. The campaign, invented by the advertising agency Ogilvy and Mather, is carried out in Vietnam and Thailand. However, the manufacturer of the popular drink plans to expand the campaign to all of Asia. As part of the Coca-Cola 2ndLives project, 40,000 special caps will be distributed, which allow you to transform used bottles into items with new uses .

Reuse rather than throw it away - Coca-Cola 2ndLives

The Americans decided to take a lesson from Europeans for whom a modern motorhome is almost always based on the Fiat Ducato. I wonder if the US will adopt a "baby" based on a car that is called Ram ProMaster overseas. We do not know how much this car is likely to become popular in America. Winnebago Trend - because this is what a motorhome is called - is a good example of how different thinking about motorhomes in Europe and the United States is. The differences can be seen from the outside - for example, in European motorhomes we will not find split, sliding side windows , and the bodies usually have less various embossments.

Winnebago Trend - Ducato in American style

One of the most beautiful and considered to be the most romantic islands in Italy, Capri remembers events that innocent girls cannot think of. When visiting the vicinity of Naples, it is worth visiting it to immerse yourself in history and listen to what the old buildings purr about. What is dark and dissolute attracts more than what is cheerful and innocent. The fame of the Italian island of Capri dates back to the distant times of ancient Rome, when Emperor Tiberius built several luxurious villas on it. According to the legends, in the last years of his rule, he indulged in carnal pleasures in them, and the orgies did not end. To commemorate the swaggering hedonism, the beautiful little island was called the Island of Pleasure.

The island of delight - Capri

Children get bored in the car - especially during long, long trips on vacation. However, there are ways to tame even the most unruly kids: TV sets, DVDs and TV games. Are you afraid that the nice passengers in the back row of seats will again make a lot of noise and tear the car to shreds during the holiday trip? You can prepare for it. What can hypnotize children for a very long time is ... a screen. There are several ways to solve the issue of placing the screen on the back of the vehicle. Of course, the easiest way is to hold the monitor or tablet in your hands . But this solution is dangerous both for the child and for the device itself. A sharp braking action is enough for the screen to fall out of the hands or for the child to hit it with its face.

DVD player in the car

If we plan to barbecue in the evening, we have a choice of either getting rid of insects or preparing a plan to discourage them from disturbing our peace. How can we make it difficult for them to make our lives difficult?. This year's winter was exceptionally mild, not to say that it was not there at all. As a result, we face evenings filled with the fight against persistent mosquitoes - their larvae have survived the dormant period without any problems and now reproduce happily. How to deal with them so that you can spend time in the open air with your family, grill or just relax?.

How to scare away mosquitoes

A small Umbrian town inspired CS Lewis to name the land he had invented Narnia. It is situated on a rocky hill above the coast of Nera, in the green heart of Italy. In the Italian region of Umbria is the tiny Narni, a charming town with a long history. Like many Umbrian towns, visitors are struck by the medieval appearance of stone buildings and the atmosphere of narrow cobbled streets. One of the biggest tourist attractions of Narnia is the 13th-century Palazzo del Podesta . While in the town, it is also worth seeing the cathedral and the fortification erected in 1370. The town is one of the most fascinating centers of the Umbria region. It mainly attracts lovers of the architecture of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance era, but lovers of long walks among the greenery will also like staying there. It is quite quiet and peaceful here.

The Chronicles of Narnia

Burstner Brevio impresses with its ... back. What distinguishes it most from other compact motorhomes is the rear part of the body and the tailgate, or actually almost the entire wall that can be lifted up. At the front, almost an ordinary Fiat Ducato, on the side - a typical, in addition not too long, semi-integrated motorhome. The shorter version measures 5.99 meters , the longer one - 6.38 meters. But from the rear, the  quite original. A large tailgate with a large window may be an announcement of an interesting interior.

Burstner Brevio - with a view of the scenery

"The village combines the wildness of the western mountain countries with the greenness of southern France," Lord Byron described Sintra. The pearl of Portugal attracts tourists with its mansions, parks and ... the end of Europe. Lisbon's nearby neighbor, Sintra, delights with its architecture. The buildings are sensitively integrated into the natural landscape, which is especially noticeable on the slopes of the hill. The historic center of the city developed under the rule of the Moors. During the Middle Ages, the center gradually grew tighter as it expanded along the main streets.

Palaces of Sintra

Soon, in the Archduke Brewery in Żywiec, a great beer event will be held, i.e. the Birofilia Festival 2014. Over 600 beer brands from several countries around the world - gourmets of the golden drink cannot miss it!. On June 20-21, 2014, the largest beer festival in Europe will take place. It will take place elsewhere in Poland, specifically in Żywiec. We are talking about the Birofilia 2014 Festival, a great event sponsored by Grupa Żywiec. The festival is organized every year, and each subsequent edition has more and more momentum. In 2013, almost 6,000 guests participated in the event. They had the opportunity to taste over 500 types of beer that came to the Archducal Brewery from such exotic places as Laos, Tanzania and Kenya. This year, gourmets will have even more options - in one of the biggest attractions of the festival, that is Aleja Piw świat, there will be over 600 brands of beers .

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