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The cherry blossoms are blooming here in D.C. and so the crowds of tourists have arrived–the gravel pathways of the Mall are full, restaurants teeming, and scooters are scarce. Spring is very much upon us.
For skilled skiers looking to challenge themselves in the final weeks of the season, don’t miss our lead feature from Todd Plummer. In what can only be described as fighting words, Todd declares, “If you like things to be handed to you, find a seat on the chairlift at Aspen; if you want to earn your turns and find an adventurous sense of accomplishment” head to this mountain in New Hampshire, that has more vertical drop than many spots out West.
—William O’Connor, Travel Editor
“They will be missed most on the island of Sardinia, where Vladimir Putin’s oligarch mates found a friendly atmosphere when Silvio Berlusconi—whose Sardinian villa is easily the most splendid on the island—was prime minister. Putin’s frequent sojourns on the island led to a real estate boom in the 1990s and early 2000s, when oligarchs scooped up vast swaths of buildable beach.”
OMG I Want to Rent This House!
727 Airplane Jungle Fuselage, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica (Vrbo): A lot of people make their way to Costa Rica for vacation, but only a few of them can say that they spent their nights suspended 50 feet in the air sleeping in a converted Boeing 727. This plane is one of the most special holiday homes that we’ve seen in a while, and it earns bonus points (can you say “overachiever”?) for its location above the Manuel Antonio National Park. As if you needed any other excuse to jet off to Costa Rica, it also gives you at least the veneer (a very, very thin veneer) of sustainability. Sure you drove to the airport, got in a plane, and flew hundreds of miles to reach your holiday destination, but at least your lodgings have been repurposed out of what would have been transportation trash, right?
Book Your Stay: 727 Airplane Jungle Fuselage, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica: $645/night via Vrbo
Don’t miss previous OMG, I Want to Rent This House posts, which spotlight the most spectacular and unique homes that you can actually stay in. Check out the full archives.
Travel to Art Deco Chicago With This Book 
In part due to Instagram, architectural tourism has never been bigger. Few cities anywhere in the world can compete with Chicago for architectural splendor and variety. It’s river architecture tour is considered a must-do—even by travel snobs. Wright, Burnham, Sullivan, Gang, van der Rohe, S.O.M, Gehry, and Bofill—all have iconic buildings here. But for us, the most visually alluring period of skyscrapers is Art Deco.
This week’s highlight for Just Booked (our showcase for coffee-table books that focus on some aspect of travel) is Robert Bruegmann’s Art Deco Chicago: Designing Modern America published by Yale University Press.
The book is, quite simply, fantastic. It’s a deep dive into not just the explosion in Art Deco architecture, but also its effects in fashion and industrial design. Some pages will leave you wistful for masterpieces that have been destroyed, while other hidden gems highlighted in it will have you adding them to your architecture bucket list.
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