The hotel was made from 500 tons of ice and 10 Olympic swimming pools’ worth of snow and ice Twenty-four artists have designed 12 suites for Icehotel 33 and one permanent suite for Icehotel 365 Icehotel 33 is set in the village of Jukkasjarvi, north of the Arctic Circle and next to the Torne River It's a whittled winter wonderland. …
The peril of "normal" Christmas activities in space Emmanuel Lafont/ BBC Raw turkey, rogue baubles and pine needles, everywhere – here's how not to have a traditional Christmas in space. So, what would really happen if you tried to have a completely "normal" Christmas aboard the ISS – one with exploding crackers, gaudy tinsel and an unwholesome quantity of Christmas …