Coming this March 25-29th, 2025 in Manorbier, UK, for a measly £2800-£3200, you can join in playing a Dungeons and Dragons campaign in a real castle. You Meet in a Tavern will provide 24 hours of actual D&D in the castle spread over 5 days – along with themed activities, elaborate medieval themed feasts and banquets, and can even stay at the castle (only a few slots – everyone else stays at the nearby cottage or in town).
Activities include archery, falconry, miniature painting, cooking experiences, and reenactments.
Google Earth VR was the first mainstream real-world immersive map exploration app for modern PC VR headsets, but the app never made it to the standalone VR headset era. The new app FLYstill uses Google Earth’s 3D map tiles, but brings exploring Google Earth in VR to Quest 2, Quest Pro, Quest 3, and Apple Vision Pro. It even includes the 3D geometry for certain cities.
Luno makes a lot of cool car camping gear. Pillows, window covers, camp fans, organizers and other upscale tidbits for your #vanlife. Now they’re offering their AIR+FOAM custom fitted car camping mattresses. They claim to be better than a standard air mattress because they use air and perforated open-cell foam sandwiched between protective layers.
Each set is custom fitted for your specific vehicle. You put in your make/model/year and it’ll find the set that perfectly fits your vehicle (if available). It looks like they charge a flat $499 for most vehicles.
Car camping is fun, but something you should always keep in mind is that these pretty much take up all your cargo space (unless you use only one – which is a nice feature). So, if you’re bringing any other gear/food it better all fit in the front seat or it’ll sit outside all night (in the rain/snow/elements and with critters or bears around to nibble on anything edible). Some other tips for car camping here – like always sleeping with your head pointed uphill (since it’s been shown being inverted for long periods has even led healthy people to death).
During the day The Bake House in Nagoya is a pretty normal cafe. At night however, it turns into The Lazy House – a dining experience turned on its head. In direct conflict with highly etiquette oriented Japan, The Lazy House (Instagram) is filled with cranky and petulant staff dishing out insults while tossing dinner plates.
It reminds me of the retro diner Ed Debevic’s in Chicago where the staff can be snarky as well as put on a song and dance every now and again.
How is the restaurant fairing in Japan? It immediately started selling out for weeks in advance. It has slowed a bit since Dec 2023 but is still selling out on weekends.
