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After a work trip, be it a long arduous one or a quick overbooked one, I don’t know how other people feel, but i’m exhausted! And to be honest, coming home isn’t always the most relaxing thing. As soon as you get back, there is the whole process of unpacking, catching up, and the reality of laundry, cooking, dishes and more might kick right back in. My solution? Hotel Hibernation Days! That extra buffer day that helps you transition back to reality without being terribly behind and desperately in need of rest! More about my perfect plan to stay sane with a crazy schedule on the next page.

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It’s Audi Clean Diesel Day! Audi takes over a whole gas station, giving you a personal pit crew and more… free tank of diesel, Handsome Coffee, green juice, detailing, etc. in Santa Monica today.

A peek at Aesop’s gorgeous text inspired 2013 Holiday Packaging.

Surprise package from Motorola with an illustrated pop up box around a Moto X and a little red hat!

Adorable baby octopus pics my dad just emailed over!

Here’s the latest from London-based editor and resident zoologist, Justine Aw when she went to check out the 2013 Experimental Food Society Spectacular in London! A meadow of sugarpaste flowers billowing in the wind created by Rosalind Miller Cakes.

A breathable tea room from Camellia’s Tea!

Dwell has launched a STORE! And in their announcement package, we couldn’t stop playing with the cardboard packing materials by ExpandOS! You can build quite the structures with them too…

Aether Apparel’s new Los Angeles Outpost has a commercial freezer set to 9 degrees in it so you can properly test the jackets even when it’s 80 degrees outside! Here’s a peek into the new store in the front of their HQ.

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One of my favorite things to do when traveling and exploring new cities is to find new perspectives of that city. Often (especially if traveling for business or a convention) it is far too easy to get stuck in a giant building with nearly no windows or bouncing merely between the hotel and talks. If you don’t have time to get out and explore, at least try to see the city/town in at least ONE new way! On the next page, check out 5 of my favorite options…

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Just back from Nashville for a wedding, and between obligations, we ran around and discovered some fun spots from Headquarters Coffee filled with delicious localness, to Peter Nappi’s stunning boot store, Bang Candy’s Boozy Caramels, the Marathon Motor Car building filled with creatives and more.

This post is brought to you by Sheraton. Click here to explore Sheraton Club. As our hosts in Seattle a few weekends ago, here’s a peek into our room and Sheraton Club first hand!

When the Sheraton reached out to us to write about our adventures beyond work meetings, etc. when visiting a city that had Sheraton Club amenities, I didn’t know what to expect. And having not been to Seattle since i was too young to remember much more than going clamming, I had no idea what i was in for! So, thank you Sheraton, for helping us make a weekend of the trip instead of a quick one day type of thing, it has been quite the fun weekend of exploring. You can see how we planned where to explore, and peek into our Seattle adventures, but first, back to the Sheraton!

About the Sheraton Club, I’d never tried one of the club lounges or club floors before. Basically, it’s like a hotel version of an airport lounge; free Wifi, lounge space with tvs, newspapers and magazines, and a buffet that varies on the time of day. As far as how that fits into your hotel time, think of it as your room on a floor that conveniently has a little lounge on the same floor, and breakfast and wifi are complimentary, as well as happy hour hors d’oeuvres! But back to the adventures, take a peek on the next page to see inside our room, our stunning downtown Seattle views, and our experience in the Sheraton Club Lounge!

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The 3Doodler Unboxing is here! Handheld 3D printing is as fun (if not more) and challenging and glue gun like as expected… but there is something odd and bizarrely satisfying about the process too… see our first experiments!

Hands on and unboxing of the new Equil JOT Smartpen! We get an up close look at the gorgeous packaging and design details, as well as checking out how you can take notes and sketch on just about ANYTHING and have it immediately viewable/editable/shareable on your iPhone/iPad and more!

On fun surprises that just came in the mail, this cute In Pursuit of Magic Stencil Set from ” two female street artists on a crusade to elevate consciousness and amplify meaning in the world.” as their Facebook says.

Phew! What a whirlwind of a weekend it has been in Seattle. Check out delicious food, incredible coffee, endless apples, so many craft brews, a peek in the Boeing factory, a look inside the Rem Koolhaas Library, timelapse vids, and more inspiration.