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A La Carte.. Maps!
As you all know, I moved to LA 3 months ago and have really spent a lot of time looking for all the cool spots, fashion secrets, best french macaroons and of course the best dog parks! The only reason I have learned to be so resourceful is because of the spring I spent in Muenster, Germany or the summer I spent in Manila, Philippines and the seasons I spent in Shanghai, Shenzhen, Tokyo, Hong Kong… and so many other places! This is just a great idea! I love this :). I also love superfuture.com – They beat any map you can find in a gas station… Knowingt his kind of insight takes a special skill, one of keen observation and a kittens curiousity.
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Want to know what to do on rainy days?Where the locals like to party?Would you like to experience things “off the beaten track” (that may require a little courage)? Or are you looking for extraordinary restaurant tips?No matter what you’re looking for, our local guide knows where you can find it.Aw! I absolutely love this idea!Our “My Shanghai à la Carte” Map is a brilliant way to get to know Shanghai, or to discover whole new sides of this exciting city. No matter whether you travel for business or for leisure, with our “My Shanghai à la Carte” Map you have a local friend, who has written an array of the city’s best kept insider tips on a beautiful and handy 70x42cm hand-drawn map. In addition, a welcome letter will provide you with the most important information about the city (e.g. where to exchange money, how to get around, what to do on a rainy/sunny day, which gifts to bring home, crucial addresses/phone numbers etc.). Furthermore, you will get access to our online database with the latest updates for Shanghai: While our “My City à la Carte” Maps feature the best mix of insider tips, this comprehensive database captures a wider range of tips − ready for you to discoverLet’s make a Toronto one, a Changchun one and a LA one! - Uncategorized
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this year’s top100 fashion & beauty ideas
We’re deviating from our regular schedule to bring you the best new business ideas we’ve spotted over the last 12 months—smart concepts that will continue to provide entrepreneurs with plenty of opportunities in 2009. Next up: our 10 favourite fashion & beauty ideas, each of which taps into a current consumer trend:
- Yakkay — Stylish helmets for urban cyclists
- Transitional Sizes — Clothing rental for size-changing dieters
- Catwalk Genius — Adopt-a-designer program for crowdfunded fashion
- Sneakart — Customizing sneakers with removable stickers
- Stitsh — Click to buy: fashion blog is a street version of shopping mags
- Keds & Zazzle — Design your own Keds & sell them on Zazzle
- Tomboy Trades — Steel-toes and tool belts for women
- colorOn and Eye Majic — Press-on eye shadow kits
- Diesel & Roskilde — Limited-edition festival jeans
- Dondup — Bringing a dye back from the dead: luxury jeans tinted a long dormant blue