Sun, 03/11/2012 - 08:00 — Anonymous by Bija KnowlesWhether it's balanced on
the rim of a volcano or made of crystallized salt, the right hotel can
provide you with a good year's worth of bragging material. The best part is
you don't need to raid the kids' college fund to find some exotic, out-there
rooms. 1. The Balancing Barn, England Find a little balance in this
precariously perched hotel. It was built by Living Architecture, the
brainchild of Swiss philosophical writer Alain de Botton who wrote "The
Architecture of Happiness." The group created a series of homes in the
United Kingdom based on high-quality, modern architecture and de Botton's
work on the connection between environment, architecture and happiness. The
Balancing Barn in Suffolk, on the edge of a nature reserve, sleeps eight
people. Clad in silver tiles and with large windows giving great views, it
has also won a series of travel and design awards.read more
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