Remember The Art of Gymkhana? Well, Ken Block is back– but this time he’s on the streets of San Francisco. Oh, my, god. You will not believe this happened.

Utilizing a tricked out Ford Fiesta with 0-60 MPH capabilities in just 1.8 seconds, thanks in large part to its 650 horsepower engine, the city streets are the stage for a variety of maneuvers usually reserved to a child’s imagination. Shot over a period of four days, every nook and cranny of the Bay is seemingly used for this expansive follow up to a series that draws spectators from numerous different worlds.

Via Hypebeast

To celebrate the Appelsap Music Festival in Amsterdam, Ontour decided to make a special jacket for the occasion.

A classic camo pattern in 100% canvas cotton, given a modern twist with the printed white pinstripes, chambray lining, co-branded by Appelsap and Ontour.

Only 50 pieces will be sold and the best thing is, when you get your hands on this jacket, you will get a free ticket to the Appelsap festival as well!

I invested in my friend Dave Morin’s company Path a few years ago, and I’m thrilled to watch it progress– especially around sophisticated brand integration. This Path x Nike Fuelband partnership is perfect.

Path users can now pair up their account with the Nike Fuelband and share their personal fitness tracking, goals, and so on with the people that matter most to them.

Read More: Path and Nike FuelBand Pair Up

I tried it. I’m impressed. Check out Chrome for iOS on your iPhone and iPad. I think it’s time for Apple to up the ante on their mobile browser, that’s for sure.

This is why I think the next silent velcro is coming out of Quirky. The Rip Cord Tape.

Rip Cord is a simple improvement upon the classic roll of packaging tape. This tape has a small string running down the center of the tape. The user pulls the string to separate the tape in half. This makes opening boxes a cinch, as there is no longer a need for scissors, knives, or keys.

On my last trip to Dubai, I had a few free days to check out some neighboring countries.  Top of my list this trip was Oman, mostly because I had heard such great things about their rich and interesting culture, but also because I was hearing rave reviews of Zighy Bay– a Six Senses resort that’s a paradise and oasis as far from civilization (and the malls of Dubai) as you can get.

Getting to Oman was simple– about 120 minute drive from Dubai International Airport– and Zighy Bay was just over the border.  Getting to Zighy Bay was a little bit more dramatic than the normal resort arrival.  The property is placed smack dab against the side of dramatic rock mountains– mountains that look a lot more like the Fjords of Norway than anything else. Guests can drive down a couple dozen switch backs (thankfully it never snows here), or take a running jump and arrive by Paraglider (video), no kidding.   There’s also a 15 minute boat transfer available from a neighboring town if you’re in a rush.

I’m told until recently Paragliding or boat was the only way to get to the resort, as the road construction is very new.

Accommodations at Zighy Bay are dreamy.  We had a one bedroom Pool Villa that had a traditional outdoor Majlis seating area in the wooden Oman-style, right by our own private pool. The decoration was simple, sophisticated and frankly very non-assuming. After so much glitz of neighboring Dubai it was refreshing to be somewhere simple and almost rustic.  Stone floors, very few lights, wood, natural materials and so on.

The view into our home away from home.

Our lounge chairs by the pool.

The entire resort was ‘barefoot friendly’ as they say– and aside from the hot sand, it was totally doable.  Everything is accessible on foot and it’s perfectly acceptable to show up for dinner without shoes.  Who doesn’t love that?  We also made our way around on bicycles quite a bit– and they’re outfitted with pedal covers to make it barefoot-comfortable as well!

The beach in the background, and public pool right next to it.

It was very hot, but there was always a place to splash off, wash your feet and keep cool here.

Delicious cold tuna tartar served by the pool.

And a favorite dish, local shrimp salad with apples, nuts, and fresh lettuces grown in their very own garden.

The 1.6KM stretch of beach was simple, and the water was a bath tub.

It was a little bit hazy from the heat, but the rock cliffs went on for miles around the peninsula.

Zighy Bay is best described as desert against the mountains on the beach.  It’s truly a spectacular landscape.  I’ve never seen anything like it.

On the last day we took a boat out for a snorkeling trip around some of the cliffs– a highly recommended activity.  We saw loads of fish, squid, and a family of sea turtles. The water was calm our entire trip and almost serene.

If you’re visiting Dubai and considering a trip away for the weekend, look no further.  And if you’re considering a trip to the region, put this place on your list.  I’ll be back, that’s for sure!

Six Senses Zighy Bay
Zighy Bay, Musandam Peninsula Sultanate of Oman
GPS: Latitude North 25′ 42 mins 0.67sec
Longitude East 56′ 16 mins 0.17sec

Unreal Candy is on fire. Look for it. Try it. Eat it. Unjunked.

Read more in this great WSJ article about the company.

Disclosure: I’m an investor.

The Reinvention of the Milk Crate, launching exclusively on Fab right now. Congrats Quirky!

Beetle Bailey and Popeye on a black PVD Bamford Rolex? Wild. I told George if he did Mickey hands he would have me.

The Army vs Navy Watch Collection will be released in very limited numbers at colette (Paris), Dover Street Market (London and Tokyo), Lane Crawford (Hong Kong), Exit (Hong Kong), E-Collezione (Singapore).

More shots here.

Also see: A tale of two customizers.

I’ve written about my love for the Calypso products in the past, particularly the amazing Italian leather iPhone case. I’m excited to announce a giveaway in partnership with CalypsoCrystal, and a fun one at that.

Here’s how to enter:

Send a tweet to @calypsocrystal and @joshspear with a picture of the saddest iPhone case you’ve ever seen. Beat up, no fun, un-sexy or just plain silly.

We’ll collect entries over the next couple of weeks and the winner will receive their very own bespoke CalypsoCrystal case.

Be sure to follow CalpysoCrystal on Twitter and Facebook.

Incredible craftsmanship.