14–16
january
WEAR GREEN
Fashion-show season is here again and while the Milano Moda Uomo (11-14
January) will be all high-end haute couture, in Berlin there’s a more interesting
take on style. The Ethical Fashion Show isn’t just granny knits in various shades
of mud (come on, that’s what you were thinking), but European and African
designers showing that the three Rs (reduce, reuse, recycle) can spell fabulous.
Fly to Berlin.
ethicalfashionshowberlin.com
now open
LEARN TO FLY
Skiing not enough of a thrill? Val Thorens is now home to Europe’s
highest zip wire. From the top of the Bouchet chairlift in Orelle (3,230m)
to the Funitel de Thorens (3,000m), it’s a 1,300m whizz down.
Fly to Geneva
, valthorens.com
FASHION
1.
Suede – it’s back!
2.
Lady Gaga-style facial implants
3.
The windswept look
TECHNOLOGY
4.
Smartwatches
5.
Flying cars
6.
Fingerprint-scanning door locks
FOOD & DRINK
7.
Bacon-infused cocktails
8.
Breathable tea
9.
Crisps made from pasta
TRAVEL
10.
Teleportation
11.
Visiting the Antarctic
12.
Borrowing strangers’ lives
HEALTH & FITNESS
13.
Drum fitness
14.
Twerking
15.
Drinking your own urine
See below for the answers
this year
BE ON TREND
Experts have been predicting
some strange crazes for 2014.
But which of these are genuine?
1.
TRUE
According
to
Vogue
. But think
smart suede, rather
than the cowboy
look.
A comeback,
not
Brokeback.
2.
FALSE
This kind
of extreme body
modification isn’t
mainstream (yet),
thank goodness.
3.
TRUE
According
to
Harper’s Bazaar
.
This messy style will
make getting ready
a breeze.
4.
TRUE
James
Bond just called
(your watch that
is).
He wants his
gadget back. (See
digitaltrends.com.)
5.
FALSE
Flying cars
may exist (see
parajet.com
), but
there’s still some
way to go until
there’s one in every
driveway.
6.
TRUE
No more
misplacing the
key with these
door locks – the
latest from Samsung
(
samsung.com)
7.
TRUE
Bacon-
infused vodka
(
urban-drinks.de)
is apparently
particularly good
in a Bloody Mary.
8.
TRUE
One
doesn’t just
drink
tea in London’s
first breathable
tearoom (
camellias
teahouse.com
)
9.
FALSE
OK, yes
this one’s an impasta
(sorry).
10.
FALSE
Tech may
be able to take you
around the world in
seconds, but we
can’t do the same
with our physical
forms. Yet.
11.
TRUE
Tipped as
one of the hottest
places to visit by
Lonely Planet’s
Best
in Travel 2014
– and
also the coldest, at
-60C. Take a coat.
12.
TRUE
The
peer-to-peer travel
craze continues, but
now it’s not just
houses (
airbnb.co.uk
)
and sofas
(
couchsurfer.com
)
you can borrow
outside space
(
campinmygarden.
com
), bikes
(borrowmybike.org
),
even pets (
borrow-
mydoggy.com
).
13.
TRUE
Become
the next Dave Grohl
and develop arms
like Michelle Obama
with this cardio
workout.
smashdrumfit.co.uk
14.
TRUE
Forget
Zumba, this is the
latest dance fitness
to be shaking the
world (and your
booty).
gymbox.com
15.
FALSE
Though
some claim health
benefits, there’s no
evidence for this, so
our advice is: don’t.
T H E J O U R N E Y
0 4 0
*TRIPBAROMETER SURVEY OF 19,000 TRAVELLERS 2013. PHOTO
ALAMY
ILLUSTRATION
RANDY MORA
