Otilia Drăgan
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A master’s in International Relations, as well as working in online media for more than five years, have given her a deeper perspective on how people everywhere can inspire each other.
Homes on wheels, aircraft or boats, these fresh, sometimes quirky, ideas from all over the world are worth sharing.
Swedish Ski Racer Designs a Record-Breaking 120 MPH RIB That Costs as Much as a Yacht
15 Dec 2022, 03:27 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / “Go big or go home” seems to be the motto for Jon Olsson. A professional freesekier and alpine ski racer, Olsson dreamt of also building the most incredible dayboat anyone could imagine. And so he did – the c’est normal 52R ...
Tiny Home Made Almost Entirely of Second-Hand Materials Became This Guy’s Golden Goose
15 Dec 2022, 02:47 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Right before the pandemic and during the isolation period a lot of travel enthusiasts got the perfect chance to find a source of income for their passion. By building and providing vacation homes for others who want to travel, these people got the ...
Serial Boat Owner Parts With His Biggest Yacht Yet, a Classic American Beauty
15 Dec 2022, 02:06 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Yachts might be just luxury toys for some, but for those with boating in their blood, they become almost part of the family. The best travel companions and homes at sea for the whole family, yachts are a big part of making some of the greatest memo...
This Striking Blue Yacht Is an Adventurous Family’s Home Away from Home
14 Dec 2022, 05:11 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / If you think that giant, luxurious yachts are all about lounging for hours by the pool and partying at night, you’ve got the wrong idea. In the right hands, these giants of the sea turn into rugged, fearless travel companions, ready to reach ...
Spectacular $29.5M Superyacht Changes Ownership for the First Time in Nearly a Decade
14 Dec 2022, 04:34 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Superyachts can have more lives than cats, majestically cruising for decades, no matter the changes that happen around them. Like anyone with such a long life, they can be faced with both negative and positive twists of fate, but resilience (and pr...
Japanese Shipping Giant Starts Testing Starlink on Its Vessels
14 Dec 2022, 04:01 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Elon Musk’s satellite communication service keeps spreading like wildfire, both geographically and across different fields. The most recent good news saw Starlink being confirmed in places like Alaska, Canada, and throughout Australia, where ...
Los Angeles Gearing Up to Become a Pioneering Center for Air Taxi Operations
14 Dec 2022, 03:20 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Catching a flying taxi from a vertiport for regular commutes to major urban centers will no longer sound like a scene from a Sci-Fi movie. Judging by the current effervescence of the AAM (Advanced Air Mobility) sector, it’s getting ready to h...
Chinese Carrier Ruili to Work With Embraer on Next-Generation Sustainable Aircraft
14 Dec 2022, 02:42 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / While both commercial and military aviation are currently focusing on the use of SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuel) as the fastest and easiest way to reduce emissions, the long-term vision for green flights puts hydrogen-based propulsion at the center...
Vintage Caboose Turned Glamorous Retreat Is a Living Piece of Rail History
14 Dec 2022, 02:11 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / You don’t need to be a rail history enthusiast to appreciate the unique beauty of a restored vintage train car, but it’s fascinating to get immersed into the old days of steam rail, while still enjoying all the comfort of today’s ...
German Cruise Ship Gets a Taste of 100 Percent Sustainable Biofuel and Seems to Like It
13 Dec 2022, 05:20 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Just like aviation, maritime transportation is considered notoriously hard to decarbonize. It will take a long time to develop, approve, and implement all-new propulsion systems and ship designs, but until then, alternative fuels can save the day. ...
Trailblazing Compressed Hydrogen Carrier H2Neo Gets the Green Light
13 Dec 2022, 04:38 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Hydrogen is heralded as one of the most promising solutions for decarbonizing most means of transportation in the near future, but one of the critical issues related to it is availability and logistics. Ships play an important part in this equation...
Ultra-Tiny Home Hiding in the Forest Reveals a Luminous, Stylish Interior
13 Dec 2022, 03:55 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / If you’ve got enough space on your private property and you live in a beautiful area, why not add a tiny rental there? It doesn’t require a lot of space, and doesn’t have to be complex in order to become a welcoming house, and thi...
Russian Mogul’s Former Limited-Edition Toy Is One of the Most Coveted Vacation Yachts
13 Dec 2022, 03:05 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / One of the most impressive superyachts on the luxury charter market is not just a Limited Edition model from an acclaimed builder, but also the former luxury toy of a Russian billionaire. Way before this year’s unprecedented spotlight on R...
Automotive Billionaire’s Brand-New Luxury Toy Makes a Rare Appearance
13 Dec 2022, 02:13 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Vacations look a little different when you’re the fresh owner of a spectacular Italian superyacht that’s said to be worth $90 million. No matter the season, you get to indulge in fabulous vacations onboard a floating mansion that was de...
Beautifully-Painted Vintage Camper Is a Bright, Colorful Home Inside and Out
13 Dec 2022, 01:28 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Even if they’re no longer up for adventurous road trips, old campers that have a few decades behind them still have a unique charm. Luckily, a lot of creative folks in different parts of the world were inspired to renovate these old gems and ...
One of the World’s Largest Phinisi Yachts Is a Handbuilt Masterpiece Filled With Luxuries
12 Dec 2022, 06:04 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / “Embrace the contrast” could be one of the slogans for modern yachting experiences. That’s because today we get to enjoy the latest technologies, the best technical performance, and the most lavish luxuries, while also indulging i...
Two Aerospace Giants Partner With Virginia Tech to Research a Stringent Aviation Issue
12 Dec 2022, 05:13 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Rolls-Royce, Pratt & Whitney, and Virginia Tech will all join forces to improve performance for both commercial and military aviation operations, by focusing on a delicate matter that seriously affects aero-engines. New-generation airliners,...
Adorable Miniboat Built by Rhode Island Students Reaches British Shores Ten Months Later
12 Dec 2022, 04:17 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / What better way for kids to learn about the ocean than to build a boat themselves? The aptly-named Inspiration may be a tiny thing, but it’s seaworthy and surprisingly high-tech. It was successfully launched back in March, and ended up in the...
Sir Richard Branson’s Cruise Operator Gets a Third Eco-Friendly, Luxury Ship
12 Dec 2022, 03:33 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Cutting harmful emissions and implementing other eco-friendly features doesn’t just concern shipping, but also luxury travel. Privately-owned yachts are slower to join the club, but cruise ships have proven to make significant steps in that d...
Luxury Car Collector Parting With His $92.5M Superyacht After Less Than Two Years
12 Dec 2022, 02:49 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Throughout this entire year, all eyes have been on the incredibly-opulent superyachts allegedly owned by Russian oligarchs who were sanctioned. But there are plenty of other millionaire- or billionaire-owned yachts that are just as spectacular. One...