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.
Russian Steel Magnate’s Fabulous Superyacht Is Carelessly Chilling in Portugal
13 Oct 2022, 02:54 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / It’s still puzzling for many of us to see well-known Russian-owned superyachts cruising as usual unbothered by sanctions, while others have been frozen for months or even seized and put under the hammer. It’s a complicated issue, having...
Belgian Millionaire Parts With the Unique Sailing Cat He Helped Design, After a Decade
13 Oct 2022, 02:10 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / It’s hard to think that someone would give up a vehicle that was not only custom-built to their exact specifications but which they’ve literally helped design, especially after owning it for ten years. Yet, that’s what happens in ...
British Billionaire Celebrates Personal Good News Onboard His Spectacular Superyacht
13 Oct 2022, 01:36 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / A lot of families celebrate the news of a new baby coming by throwing a party, but only someone like the billionaire owner of this luxury yacht does it onboard their massive floating mansion and also invites the media. British billionaire John ...
Vintage Airstream Sovereign Is Now a Tiny Home Hidden in an Exotic Green Paradise
13 Oct 2022, 01:02 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Airstream trailers are one of the most popular American symbols in the world, as well as symbols of a carefree and adventure-oriented lifestyle. Plenty of the vintage models have been converted into lovely glamping alternatives across the U.S., but...
The U.S. Marines Are Getting an Autonomous Cargo Drone That Can Cover Over 500 Miles
12 Oct 2022, 04:27 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / When hearing of a drone in a box, our minds typically go to those friendly little things that can self-recharge remotely, used for monitoring sites in various work sectors. But the drone we’re talking about here comes in a different type of b...
American Airlines Is Betting on Innovative Hydrogen Capsules for Future Green Operations
12 Oct 2022, 03:35 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Green hydrogen may be the answer for commercial flights with zero emissions, but many feared the challenges of developing dedicated infrastructure logistics for it. A company claims to have found a better solution, and American Airlines is the late...
New Lightweight Ground Robot Can Also Swim and Fit in a Cargo Helicopter
12 Oct 2022, 02:56 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / This year’s conference of the Association of the U.S. Army saw a new ground robot prototype being unveiled. Textron Systems not only displayed the Ripsaw M3 but also showed a little bit of what it can do throughout the three-day event that to...
Classic Japanese Superyacht Is Truly Unique, Hides a Private Artwork Collection Onboard
12 Oct 2022, 02:13 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Newly-built luxury yachts dazzle us with their ingenious technical innovations and opulent looks, but they lack something that only classic vessels can provide – a noble spirit that only comes with age and experience. Classic yachts are speci...
Oligarch’s Superyacht Causes More Trouble, Hong Kong Calls U.S. Sanctions “Barbaric”
12 Oct 2022, 01:35 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / After first going dark earlier this year, in the aftermath of the international sanctions against Russian oligarchs, the infamous and spectacular superyacht Nord is at the center of a new scandal. Superyachts that are believed or confirmed to be...
Stunning Boat Concept Takes Sustainability to the Next Level, Blends Into the Environment
12 Oct 2022, 00:58 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / No existing sailboat can turn heads like this one would if we could actually watch it hit the waves. With its almost invisible hull and spectacular sail that’s both unusually shaped and colored, it’s certainly a sight to behold. Unfortu...
World’s First All-Electric Airline Closer to Kicking Off Operations in the Netherlands
11 Oct 2022, 04:25 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / FlyWithLucy, or simply Lucy, is the cute name of an ambitious project, claiming to become the first all-electric airline operator in the world once it will be officially launched. Developed by a startup in the Netherlands, this young project has al...
World’s Largest 100 Percent Green Shipping Fleet to Be Powered by Wind and Hydrogen
11 Oct 2022, 03:36 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Several alternatives to conventional propulsion systems are being explored in the shipping industry, one of the sectors that are infamously difficult to “clean up.” Most of them are hybrid solutions based on alternative fuels and electr...
Larry Ellison’s Former Superyacht Ronin Is Still a Head-Turner, Inspired by Military Ships
11 Oct 2022, 02:42 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / There’s an abundance of new luxury yachts for wealthy owners each year, but only a handful of the ones currently in operation are meant to go down in history. One of them is undoubtedly Ronin, this spectacular superyacht that could easily be ...
Don’t Be Intimidated by This Former RAF Lynx, It’s a Friendly and Cozy Helipod
11 Oct 2022, 02:05 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Forget farmhouse-like tiny homes filled with “girly” things; this former military helicopter gives glamping a whole new meaning. Sitting on a former military training ground, together with other quirky companions, such as a former watch...
The Incredible Boat That Shattered Sailing Speed Records Is Back on Water After Ten Years
11 Oct 2022, 01:25 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / It’s sad that a champion vehicle of any kind should be kept away and forgotten for more than a decade. Any boat, especially a record-breaking one, should be out at sea. And that’s exactly what’s going to happen this month, with th...
Amazing Off-Grid Tiny Home Boasts an Indoor/Outdoor Bed, Travels to Various Glamping Sites
11 Oct 2022, 00:54 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / If being entirely off-grid and sustainable wasn’t enough, this unique tiny home in Victoria, Australia, was designed with a special feature meant exclusively for stargazing – because that’s what glamping should be all about, even ...
Author Took a 19th Century Replica Flatboat Down the Mississippi on an Epic Adventure
10 Oct 2022, 03:29 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / For history buffs, cruising onboard luxurious motor yachts to exotic islands has nothing tempting to offer. But swapping that for a wooden boat that mimics those that sailed down the Mississippi in the 1800s is as exciting as it gets, despite the o...
Russia’s Domestically-Made Airliner Takes to the Sky, Powered by “Homegrown” Engines
10 Oct 2022, 02:31 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / It hasn’t reached the finish line yet, as this was just a flight test. There’s still a long way to go before airliners that are Russian from head to toe can enter service. However, it seems that the MC-21 and its PD-14 engine are on the...
A Helicopter and a Helipod Helped Measure Methane Concentrations at the Nord Stream Leaks
10 Oct 2022, 01:57 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Methane is not only highly toxic, but it’s also hard to detect from space or even at the leak site, with methane clouds being “invisible.” After the dramatic leaks at the Nord Stream 1 and 2 last week, the German Aerospace Center ...
Billionaire Says Goodbye to His “Last Superyacht,” a Fabulous Beauty, After a Decade
10 Oct 2022, 01:11 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Can a serial yacht owner suddenly live with no floating luxury toy at his beck and call? This particular one, who also happens to be a billionaire, vowed that this stunning superyacht, which he had custom-built for him, would be his last. Now, the ...