Bravo TV has a new show out this season called Miami Social which follows thirty-something year olds living, working and partying in Miami Beach. The show is full of shallow people we wouldn't want to be friends with in real life and yet there's not one totally outrageous diva character that would keep us tuning in again. Not even the regular appearance of the Gansevoort South which serves as the group's de facto Peach Pit After Dark has us interested in the slightest.

Instead we find the Sex Offender Bridge in Miami far more fascinating. It turns out Miami-Dade County has a rule that bans all sex offenders from living within 2,500 feet of any school, playground, public park or even bus stops. Since there options are so restricted, sex offenders have been told by the state's corrections department to park their stuff under the Julia Tuttle Causeway, a bridge that connects downtown Miami to Miami Beach. ]]> juliana 2009-07-22T08:39:21-05:00 25.8102520 -80.135972 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2008/10/21/213210/51

"New" tourist destinations are popping up all the time--new to us, that is. Recently we've seen the Omani town of Khasab being promoted as a relaxing break away from the ultra-urban Dubai, less than three hours' drive away. According to the tourist brochures it's a relaxing spot with towering mountains and easy access to the Fjords of Arabia.

Cue Wikipedia for another view. Khasab, according to the internet bible:

Is known for fishing and smuggling in small, fast boats, to and from Iran.

To be fair, even Wikipedia admits that Khasab is "evolving" into a tourist destination and mention that diving is another popular activity there. We're just wondering if the smugglers will wise up and start offering speed boat smuggling tours.

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[Photo: Wikimedia]]]> amandak 2008-10-22T09:00:50-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2006/2/24/125036/114 It's wise to question the hotels (and spas) that are named after sensitive areas of the anatomy, and the g hotel in Galway, Ireland is no exception. Designer Philip Treacy has attached his name to the project, though we're not sure if he's meant to be all that famous. Then again, we don't hear about most of these people until they do something for Target, like our beloved Michael Graves' toaster oven.
 
"Designer" flourishes at the hotel include a black marble lobby with a neon sign that reads "This must be the place" and seahorses in the fish tanks, in addition to prints on the lamps and the laundry bags. Sounds crucial to quality of the hotel stay experience.

Really, shouldn't the g hotel have a tie-in with those sex toys from the Mondrian?

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·   Where Does He Get Those Toys? [Jaunted]]]> AVB 2006-02-24T13:40:02-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2006/2/17/103343/892 It's not all murderous meatballs here at Jaunted. We can get serious, occasionally. Serious-ish, at least.

Forbes has published their list of Most Dangerous Destinations for 2006. A quick sampling: Iraq, Afghanistan, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo. All high on our list of places to visit. Be sure to check out the accompanying slide show at Forbes--with bonus squalor!

They also explain how risk specialists serve clients who visit those dangerous places. With fees starting at five grand, they will track your whereabouts, train you how to locate an explosive device strapped to your car, and teach you evasive driving maneuvers to dodge a kidnapping attempt.

Finally, the perfect way to plan our trip to Bogotá.  

[Image via dhammza/Flickr]

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