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.
RAF’s Typhoon and Chinook Play Cops and Robbers Over the Spectacular White Cliffs
4 Oct 2022, 05:26 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Typhoon jets and Chinook helicopters are both used to operating within larger armed forces, so it’s important for them to play nice with each other as well. Seeing these two fly together is not a common sight, especially over such an incredib...
German Real Estate Tycoon’s New Custom Superyacht Boasts One of the Largest Sun Decks
4 Oct 2022, 04:33 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / As we’ve talked about before, there are quite a few superyacht owners who see their shiny new vessels as investments rather than luxury toys meant for personal fun. This is why you can find newly-built luxury yachts on the charter market. The...
The Biggest and Most Expensive Warship Ever Built Set Off on Its First Official Voyage
4 Oct 2022, 03:37 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / It’s been five years since it was commissioned, and now the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) is one step closer to its first deployment, set for 2023. The new and highly-advanced aircraft carrier will first show what it can do during a “shak...
Lovely Tiny House Built by a Young Family Demonstrates the Art of Simplicity
4 Oct 2022, 02:29 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Downsizing is a compromise only when considering our limiting beliefs about space and how much of it is needed for comfortable living. In all other aspects, it can be just as satisfying, if not more, than going down the conventional housing path. C...
Russian Billionaire’s Fabulous Superyacht Now Disguised as a Houseboat, Still on the Run
4 Oct 2022, 01:50 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / There are now 15 superyachts or more, either frozen or seized by authorities in the UK, U.S., or EU. All of them are allegedly owned by Russian billionaires. But there are still many others “on the run,” continuing to evade internationa...
Rusty and Old on the Outside, Historic Train Caboose Is a Surprisingly Stylish Tiny Home
4 Oct 2022, 01:08 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / If folks can turn ambulances or army trucks into welcoming mobile homes, couldn’t they do the same with old train cars? Yes, they can. Instead of abandoning these cabooses with historical value, some people had enough creativity and willpower...
Parts of an Iconic Airliner to be Auctioned Off This Month, Some Turned Into Works of Art
3 Oct 2022, 04:47 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / You don’t need to purchase an entire aircraft in order to own a piece of aviation history. Airbus is taking 500 parts of its reputable A380 under the hammer, and one of them can be yours. Earlier this year, Airbus announced that parts of ...
Record-Breaking Sailor Accused of Having Cheated on His Solo Crossing of the Arctic Ocean
3 Oct 2022, 04:08 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / A few years ago, a Franco-Swiss adventurer made headlines after completing a challenging 71-day solo journey along the Northwest Passage, just one of his many bold endeavors at sea. Now, it looks like that trip wasn’t so great after all, and ...
China’s Domestically-Produced Airliner Gets the Green Light, but There’s a Catch
3 Oct 2022, 03:20 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / This milestone has been 14 years in the making – this is how much it’s been since the C919 airliner was launched to the moment it finally received type certification in China. As it gets ready to start transporting passengers, China&rsq...
Scandinavian-Style Tiny House With Two Lofts Has Everything to Become a Dream Family Home
3 Oct 2022, 02:29 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / If you’re into off-grid, rustic-looking, and really small alternative dwellings, this one’s not for you. Porto mimics the lavish comfort of a farmhouse, and it’s meant for cozy living. Reduced costs of living and mobility are s...
Hong Kong Billionaire’s $250M Megayacht Looking for Another Extravagant Owner
3 Oct 2022, 01:47 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Still one of the most spectacular superyachts, even after almost two decades, Pelorus isn’t that lucky when it comes to owners. Throughout the years, it went from billionaire to billionaire, and now it looks like it’s about to make anot...
Former Cable Car Cabin Was Turned Into One of the Most Unusual Tiny Homes
3 Oct 2022, 01:01 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / A ride on a cable car is a common experience in certain tourist areas, but spending the night and cooking in a cable car cabin is not something you hear about every day. This whimsical tiny house that’s surprisingly modern can be lifted and t...
40 Years Ago, Bell’s Spirit of Texas Nailed the First Trip Around the World by Helicopter
2 Oct 2022, 09:27 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Although eVTOLs (electric vertical takeoff and landing) are grabbing everyone’s attention when it comes to the future of vertical flight, let’s not forget that their “forefathers,” the conventional helicopters, are a recent ...
Gucci Family’s 1927 Yacht Is Said to Be Cursed, Still One of the Greatest Ships Ever Made
30 Sep 2022, 22:40 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / You might think that the family behind one of the most valuable luxury brands in the world, the famous Gucci, owns one of the newest superyachts, packed with the latest tech. Instead, the floating luxury toy that’s treasured to this day by on...
Private Jets Are Now One of the Most Coveted Assets in Russia, Charter Prices Explode
28 Sep 2022, 05:06 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / One of the consequences of the international sanctions against Russia was that the European private jet operators left the country, in addition to the other effects on the local aviation sector. This is now proving to make things even harder for th...
The Record-Breaking Gulfstream G650 Business Jet Hits Another Milestone
28 Sep 2022, 04:20 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Although all the attention is focused on the fresh G700 and G800, the newest ultra-long-range business jets launched by Gulfstream, it’s good to remember that they owe their capabilities to the heritage of the G650 family. A new milestone rem...
A Falcon Research Aircraft Flew at Low Altitude to Measure Offshore Methane Emissions
28 Sep 2022, 03:40 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The German Aerospace Center (DLR) is using its Falcon 20E research aircraft to measure methane emissions from the oil and gas industry as part of a wider commitment to help reduce the dangerous levels of this gas. The first mission was successfully...
Italian Beauty Mogul’s Luxury Toy Is a Limited-Edition Superyacht Made for Pure Pleasure
28 Sep 2022, 02:50 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Some yachts claim to have the greatest performance and the most innovative propulsion systems. Others proudly show off their rugged hulls that can reach the most remote destinations after long journeys. But yachts such as Ventum Maris don’t f...
Polish Billionaire Parting With His New York-Inspired Megayacht, a $123M Work of Art
28 Sep 2022, 01:55 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / There’s never a dull moment on the high-end yacht market. One of the latest additions is a spectacular masterpiece designed by the legendary Andrew Winch. Flaunting one of the most flamboyant designs you’ve ever seen, this German master...
Swedish Tiny House is a Fairytale Home, Packs Premium Features in a Small Space
28 Sep 2022, 01:13 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The tiny house concept is actually very flexible in terms of size, ranging from micro dwellings to XXL versions. The smallest ones are some of the most impressive because they manage to pack a lot of great features onto a limited surface and still ...