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So, where is hell on Earth? 2007-08-19 05:17:29
There is great difference between these 2 images. But they both make you think.The first from the left is from www.gapingvoid.com and the other presents a common view of these days.
Not a philosophical question at all.
We tend to write about great places to visit/live/enjoy/experience. Yet in the same time we cannot close our eyes on this systematic destruction of the planet with all means the human race has available.
Let’s see some facts.
We want to go to a great place for vacations with or without family, and get our biological batteries re-charged. Stoooooop. We went too far.
Let’s back step.
Here we go again… A very common scenario is when we decide to give birth or adopt a baby. We are very happy to experience the process from the first months to deliver, being all happy and excited about how our baby will be a great person, perhaps rich and famous, probably a new Nobel prize winner, or even better a person who saves other people lives and souls in medical or not term Read more:Earth
Blog review - Europe A La Carte Blog 2007-08-16 03:45:53 The Europe
a la Carte Blog can only be described as an extremely useful and easy to comprehend, full of tips and ideas blog. As a Scottish, Karen, presents also the beauty and interesting things to discover about this wonderful place.
I think that her goal to display the magic and things to discover when travelling in Europe is very clear, not to mention that she does it in a very successful way.
Well… I have to admit that I got several travel tips (especially the one with the rug) that I think I will adopt myself on my future trips.
So, I will conclude by saying that reading at Karen’s blog you really learn to “look beyond the obvious”.
Karen and I exchanged review
s through Reviewback.com, a free blog review and exchange service.
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So you like camping (?). Yet, you like Prada… 2007-07-30 06:42:23
Ever thought of the great escape? What will happen if you leave your Gucci behind and start hiking, living under a tent, not having enough water (not absolutely true) or event worse… having insects and other living things crawl on your body?
Let me inform you that there is a whole new generation of campers out there who want to have it their way. The luxurious way. The nature way, where they use all modern equipment and amenities to get close with nature and breath fresh (non-airconditioned) air. So..
Why on earth to do such a thing
It’s a whole different type of experience unfolding and preparing your own tent. Planning and packing all necessary goodies for this little adventure and nature embracing experience is a procedure that rejuvenates you a lot. It’s like making your own adventure. Not to mention:
Experience of mother Nature.
Great way to relax.
Modern, stylish and collapsible camp furniture.
A(nother) shopping visit to Target, WalMart and Kmart. Read more:Prada
Louis Vuitton and Gorbachev - The art of Travel 2007-07-30 01:26:14
A traveller in style.
Ex USSR president Mikhail Gorbachev is the new face with Andre Agashi and Katrin Denev of L.Vuitton accessories.
Sitting in the back seat of a taxi, holding an LV duffel bag MG looks worried and relaxed at the same time. Makes you wonder what comes through the mind of such a leader who once wrote at a school essay “Stalin is our glorious fighter, Stalin is the iron of our youth (“Stalin – nasha slava boevaia, Stalin – nashei iunosti polet)” .
Well pampering and luxury seem to have no limits. And presidents (even ex) are for sure very comfort with this concept.
Hey, why not? Isn’t this our dream?
A great photo from Annie Leibovitz.
Learn more about LV here: www.luisvuitton.com
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Dreams Luxury Suites - A Dream in Santorini 2007-07-16 06:43:10
Well as they say in their web site: Dream
s.htm">Dreams
Traditional LuxurySuites
is the place where style, sentiment, and perfection meet a world of beauty and tradition. They represent a new concept of just four (4) luxury suites that has a unique personality and combines opulence and courteous service with authentic tradition. They were designed for the distinctive guest who is able to appreciate a singular kind of comfort and class and seeking more than just a place to sleep.
Santorini is the island where nature reveals its most mystical and extraordinary secrets. It is known all over the world for its stunning sunsets and the most breathtaking views of the unfathomable blue of the Aegean Sea.
URL
http://www.dreams-luxury-suites.com
This place is wonderful!
Placed in Hmerovigli, Santorini offer a unique hospitality service and calmness combined with the mystique and full-of-power sense of the island.
I spent 5 days there to feel the location and experienced the Suites and Santorini.
I have
Grande Bretagne Hotel in Athens (Starwood Group - Luxury Collection) 2007-07-13 07:47:36
A wonderful place for Dinner and gourmet experiences. I happened to book a table there to celebrate with my wife our 4th wedding anniversary.
It was a marvelous idea and I dear to take the credit for this one. The service, food and wine were extraodinary. I even dare to taste the Tuna tartar, which was excellent!
Unparalleled in the capital, this magnificent roof-top restaurant with contemporary design provides breathtaking city views.
Copying a more mouthful decription from their web site www.grandebretagne.gr I assure everyone who plans to visit Athens, Greece to dine or stay at this wonderful and luxurious hotel. Stunning vistas summon up a totally relaxing ambience for breakfast and dinner year round. The restaurant re-opened in June 2006, following a complete renovation. Grilled steaks, fresh seafood and the very noblest of Mediterranean cuisine from Chef Emilio Bracciale are served, as guests savour the experience of watching the sun set majestically behind the ancient Acro Read more:Luxury
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Sony and Yahoo! launch travel website with a contest 2007-07-12 06:25:40 Actually they are trying to build a guide with the best things to do this summer and they ask participants/users to provide their experience, opinion, their content and photos. The co-branded microsite - called Destination Handycam - has been designed and developed by Yahoo
!’s Ad Technology Group.
The project web site can be seen here.
What a great idea!
Visitors will also be invited to submit their own video content and the most inspirational and helpful ones will be awarded prizes.
The site works like a new-style Travelogue, with many features like google maps implemented, easy to upload photos remotely.
About Sony
Handycam
Well, great piece of equipment for vacations and more. Read below and visit this URL also.
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A Stick and a Flash. Errrrrr… what? 2007-07-12 02:25:08
Haven’t seen this one coming. What an idea!
USB memory sticks are always nice to have around when transferring files from computer to computer. These sticks are made to stand out against its natural environment of computers and offices. The sticks are picked from the woods and are manually selected on their natural beauty, professionally handmade into unique and personal USB memory sticks.
Imagine the impact around as you poke one in your Sony Vaio.
More can be read here, where I found this.
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CAPSIS RESORT CRETE CHANGES FROM A RESORT CONVENTION HOTEL TO AN EXCLUSIVE & VIP RESORT! 2007-07-10 02:31:39
The company, Capsis Hotels & Resorts, during the winter 2006-7, changed its Crete property from a resort convention hotel to an exclusive and VIP Resort complex and re-opened its doors in May 2007. The up-to-now known as Capsis Beach Hotel & Sofitel Capsis Palace Hotel & Convention Centre, in Aghia Pelaghia, 20 minutes from Heraklion City and International Airport, is now called THE CAPSIS RESORT CRETE! This name is the new name used by the property until the hotel reached its full and total re-branding which will be announced by the end of summer 2007. The reason of this major change in the hotel concept and the reconstruction of the property took place in order for the Head Company, Capsis Hotels & Resorts, to introduce to the world a new type of upscale & VIP holiday destination in Greece, different from anything else the country has to offer. The reconstruction project was completed in a record-period of six months, costing a total of 25 million euros.
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Transfer & arrival escort
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PAN AMERICAN TORCH RELAY RIO 2007 from 13th to 29th of July 2007-07-09 05:23:13
Are you ready for Rio?
Want to attend the Pan American and ParaPanAmerican Games?
First of all here is the Calendar in PDF format.
Secondly read more about the Games.
The Pan American games are a continental version of the Olympic Games which includes the Olympic Program sports and others that are not part of the Olympics. Conducted every four years, always one year before the Olympic Games, the first Pan American Games were held in 1951, in Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina. However, its origin dates back to 1932, in the Los Angeles Olympic Games. Inspired by the holding of the first Central American Games six years earlier, the Latin American representatives of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) proposed the creation of a competition that would include all the countries in the Americas, for the purpose of strengthening sport activities in the region.
The structure and operation of the Organizing Committee strictly follow the terms provided by the Pan American Sport Organizat
SOS! Live Earth 2007-07-09 02:52:03 Live Earth
is a 24-hour, 7-continent concert series taking place on 7/7/07 that will bring together more than 100 music artists and 2 billion people to trigger a global movement to solve the climate crisis.
Live Earth
will reach this worldwide audience through an unprecedented global media architecture covering all media platforms - TV, radio, Internet and wireless channels.
Live Earth marks the beginning of a multi-year campaign led by the Alliance for Climate Protection, The Climate Group and other international organizations to drive individuals, corporations and governments to take action to solve global warming. Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore is the Chair of the Alliance and Partner of Live Earth.
Live Earth was founded by Kevin Wall, the Worldwide Executive Producer of Live 8, an event that brought together one of the largest audiences in history to combat poverty. Wall formed a partnership with Al Gore and the Alliance for Climate Protection to ensure that Live Earth inspir
Aldemar celebrates 10 years of Thalasso in Greece 2007-07-06 07:39:49 Aldemar hosted a splendid celebration for the 10th Anniversary of the “birth” of Thalassotherapy in Greece
. This was held at the Royal Mare Village, in Hersonissos (Crete), voted the World’s Leading Thalasso & Spa Resort 2006. The glamorous event took place on Saturday, 09 June 2007 and was attended by leading personalities including politicians, journalists as well as those in show business, tourism and the local community.
Addressing the audience on this occasion, the Minister of Tourism, Ms. Fani Palli Petralia, stated that “The World Travel Awards gave just recognition to the prestigious Thalassotherapy Centre at the Royal Mare Village and Thalasso. This was not only an accolade bestowed to the resort hotel by the World Tourism Organization but a great honour for Greek Tourism, which has already entered a new era - the development of new forms of tourism, such as health, well-being and luxury tourism. This is a vision, an issue of national importance that concerns us a
Amazing Holy places to visit. What is behind… 2007-09-02 22:08:54
Many times in the past I wondered about what is going on with all these places that attract so many people who are religious or even at the other end, atheists.
What is the concept that attracts them? Why do they visit
places like Glastonbury, Stonehenge, The 3 pyramids of Egypt, The Sphinx of Egypt? Is it hope? Do they know something that others ignore? Do they “see” something that other cannot see?
One thing I understood is that I, too, asked many questions. So I thought perhaps all these people go to these places (besides of plain tourism interest) because they feel that questions may get an answer or they feel that different thing by just being in these places.
Indeed all these places are connected with various movements (religious or philosophical) counting thousands of years back. Many modern and new age or Gnostic movements are strongly connected with these places.
So, once again, I made this research. Look what I’ve found. These articles will be very informative, so I de Read more:Amazing
, behind
Great summer for you? Check these data on most visited, most popular, most dangerous… 2007-08-31 08:26:10
Now that vacations are ending, well not for all of us, yet are ending I made a little research on what is the most popular
things regarding traveling and vacations.
Well the results are very good and amazing.
Check
these out.
Most visited cities in USA (hierarchically, top cities first) since now – Source: Forbes
Las Vegas, Nev.
Los Angeles, Calif.
Orlando, Fla.
New York City, N.Y.
Chicago, Ill.
Washington, D.C. metro area
Atlanta, Ga.
San Diego, Calif.
Houston, TX
Dallas, TX
Philadelphia, Pa.
Phoenix, Ariz.
Anaheim, Calif.
Boston, Mass.
San Antonio, TX
St. Louis, Mo.
Tampa Bay, Fla.
Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.
Seattle, Wash.
Indianapolis, Ind.
Detroit, Mich.
Austin, TX
Denver, Colo.
Charlotte, N.C.
Nashville, Tenn.
Kansas City, Mo.-Kan.
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Baltimore, Md.
Most dangerous
destinations 2007 - By MSNBC
Well check also with your insurance company about coverage. After all it has to do with the current situation in all these places. I mean if there are conficts of an Read more:Great
Galactic Suites? Is this for Real? 2007-09-20 10:59:48 Galactic
Suite Ltd, is a the company that claims to be the first to offer “space vacations”. How? Of course by building the first Space Hotel in orbit, 450 km away from earth.
Indeed this is a very ambitious project, which is already budgeted up to USD 1,5 billion. They are cooperating with EQUIP Xavier Claramunt, an architects office based in Barcelona, with a group of aerospace engineers from Florida. These, have developed a prototype the can host space tourists and astronauts. The space hotel will look like a grape, with accommodation facilities placed around a central core. Something like a satelite. Each department will look like a capsule 7mt long by 4mt height, with no angled walls at all. As it concerns the inside of the capsule there will be areas were visitors will be eating, sleeping double strapped and look through a very large window to a wonderful view.
According to the designer, “the key element is, that each one can see at the deep space, without any Read more:Suites
The QBic Concept 2007-09-18 05:51:48
Do you like Design Hotels, yet your budget is limited these days? Let’s say, it is more than zero and from 39euro and above?
I found out that there is a great hotel chain with great design interiors and facilities. Some photos will convince you.
Qbic hotels rooms are of a cool and futuristic design. Central to this is the Cubi, a cube-shaped state-of-the-art living space. Each Cubi features a practical set-up; an extra long handmade Hästens bed, Philippe Starck design bathroom elements, LCD TV, safe and high-speed Internet, and an ingenious work-and-dine set. You can even change the color of your Cubi depending on your mood: Mellow Yellow, Red Romance or Deep Purple Love…
One great thing they offer is Self Service named Grab & Go Corner. In the Grab-and-Go Corner, a vending machine offers guests home-made food from local bakeries and caterers, beverages, but also items such as toothbrushes, chargers, phone cards, magazines or condoms!
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Starwood SPA collection - Great video 2007-09-18 04:46:04 I have nothing to write on this one. I think that this video
is worth seeing. It’s about Starwood SPA services and facilities.
Get dazzled, get amazed. Check also this link. It goes to their SPA offers page.
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Starwood SPA
Download!
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CAPSIS HOTELS & RESORTS ANNOUNCE THEIR NEW WEBSITE 2007-09-13 08:30:20
The company Capsis Hotels & Resorts, after having fully reconstructed its Crete property during the winter of 2006/2007 and following its re-branding during the summer 2007, have now launched their new company website www.capsis.com. For the time being the website is available in English but a Russian version of the site will follow shortly.
The concept and structure of the new website designed in cooperation with ChannelDoubler Company. The site provides full detailed information on both resorts in Crete and Rhodes, Meeting facilities offered by the company, the new Minoan Amusement Park located at the OUT OF THE BLUE, Capsis Elite Resort in Crete, Events & Honeymoon planning and much more.
The site also features a new Online Reservation Center, which can be accessed from all the pages of the site, where visitors can book their holidays online using either the new iStay screen implemented by Travel Click or the Onescreen booking engine. In order for guests to save their tim
Microsoft Surface and Starwood Hotels & Resorts 2007-09-10 06:43:02
Now, what these two giants could possibly have in common? Well others could say, that Starwood indeed uses MS Office and other applications. Ok!
I will have to add “not only this”!
They are both visionaries and they are the pioneers in many things. One of them is the adoption and implementation by Starwood of Microsoft
’s newest project, titled “Microsoft Surface”. This is indeed a revolution in interactivity and Starwood is the first to serve it.
So what’s for the end-user a.k.a hotel customer?
As always there will be additional easiness of getting services from the hotel and making your life better whilst staying at the hotel.
Do you want to preview your photos in real format by uploading them through your camera in a Surface table? Simply plug and see them. Choose those you like and dump the others. Isn’t this great?
You need some outside activity? Then simply you click place your hand on Surface table and a map with all information needed will be their. And many more Read more:Hotels
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Greece re-discovered. Great video! 2007-09-06 07:16:10 GREECE REDISCOVERED Excellent Photo + Video Clips By DMNikas - Funny bloopers R us
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European 112 Helpline - A must know 2007-09-03 10:02:37
Let’s say you are traveling in Europe. And you need help. And you do not know what to do exactly. You may need guidance, where to go, what to ask. There are a staggering 100 million recorded medical emergencies in Europe every year, ranging from heart attacks to terrorist attacks, but also including road accidents, fires and earthquakes.
112 is the single emergency telephone number for the European
Union. It was established by Council Decision of 29 July 1991 (91/398/EEC) and reinforced through further legislation, namely the directive on the application of open network provision to voice telephony and on universal service for telecommunications in a competitive environment.
European citizens in distress situations are able to call the 112 and get through to the emergency services in all Member States. Thus, anyone travelling within the Union has to remember only one number and this guarantees a quicker and more efficient intervention.
Where can you use the 112 number?
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Ready to get thrilled, excited and let your adrenaline pump? 2007-10-03 03:28:08 I though that guys from down-under (aka Australia) are a bit of crazy but I see that they organized their craziness and made a service out of it. Do you think that summer has ended and now you are in a half-lazy, half-bored situation?
Well, it was about to happen. What if instead of nice and expensive jewelery, a plain dinner on the roof garden of a great SPA you would be able to live or offer a unique and different gift?
How about booking to:
Drive wild cars and jump over cars, meaning true and actual Stunt Driving
Fly with balloons and planes and make on-air acrobatics
Bungee jump, Sky Diving, Swing & Skywalk, Zorbing, Caving & Rockclimbing, Paintball & Skirmish
….and many many more!
I stepped on a rather new and fresh web site that offers these services exactly! From a single point one can indeed book, attend and experience all the above and many more for himself or offer them as a gift (through a voucher I see or other ways this service offers).
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Luxury tours for Singles 2007-10-31 06:16:07 Digngo, a premier luxury tour company, offers unsurpassed customized and guided vacations in France. With exceptional local guides, distinct, breathtaking regions, sumptuous cuisine, and authentic accommodations, Digngo proves to be the best luxury traveling agency to explore France. From the real and the authentic to the luxury and exclusive, everything is proportioned and seasoned to the clientèle’s tastes.
The rise in tele-commuting, Internet usage, multiple career moves, long work weeks have made it more difficult for today’s singles to meet. Due to an increasing demand and a constant increase in the number of single across the world, Digngo, luxury travel agency, decided to create high end tours just dedicated to that market in addition to its customized tours.
Following a successful year, organizing and leading luxury getaways in France, Digngo’s exciting singles’ tours will start June 14th 2008 in Corsica.
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Villa de Loulia 2007-11-23 02:37:10
Here is another Villa
we got a press release about.
Situated in one of the most beautiful corners of the Greek island of Corfu, the Villa de Loulia is a small luxury hotel that offers all the facilities you would expect in a four or five star hotel in Greece.
The Villa de Loulia welcomes its guests in the main villa, a historic mansion located within beautiful gardens that has been carefully restored to its original splendour. The hotel is an ideal, quiet and comfortable place for those wishing to taste the simple delights of Greece in the island of Corfu.
Hotel Category: 4****
Country: GREECE
Region: IONIAN ISLANDS
Perfecture: CORFU
Area: NORTH CORFU
Town: PEROULADES
Street: PEROULADES
Street number: N/A
Telephone: (+302663) 95394
Fax: (+302663) 95145
URL: http://www.villadeloulia.gr
E-mail: info@villadeloulia.gr
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Top Savile Row tailors - The new generation 2007-11-20 06:27:53
What is the epitome of luxury? What James Bond and royalty prefer? Check this list. The top Savile Row tailors. This is the new generation of fine line. The price? Well, some say that having a bespoke suit is priceless. Explore their web sites and get a wonderful feeling why this is valid.
Ozwald Boateng
The youngest tailor to open on Savile Row. Clients include Daniel Day-Lewis, Laurence Fishburne and Keanu Reeves. http://www.ozwaldboateng.co.uk
Mark Powell
Famed for his sharp three-piece suits. Clients include Keira Knightley, Naomi Campbell and Bianca Jagger, George Clooney and David Bowie.
http://www.markpowellbespoke.co.uk
Kilgour
Established in 1882, Kilgour was revived in 2004 with Carlo Brandelli as the creative leader. Clients include Cary Grant, Fred Astaire, Jude Law and Daniel Craig.
http://www.kilgour.eu/
Timothy Everest
Has his unique telier in Spitalfields. Clients include Colin Firth, Gordon Brown and Tom Cruise.
http://www.timothyeverest.co.uk/
Richard James
James’
Discover the finest Historic Hotels in Greece 2008-02-21 03:21:09 Yades Heritage & Hospitality Hotels
is the first chain of unique, luxurious, privately-owned accommodation properties of historical interest located throughout Greece
.
Elegant manor houses, majestic estates, gracious villas, each with a history of its own, welcome the guest to experience the authentic local culture in a truly delightful environment.
Each property is carefully selected to reflect the [...] Read more:Discover
Space funeral. What’s next… 2008-04-03 14:26:56 I bumped into this and at first I thought that perhaps it was a tittle of a new video game or a top secret code name for a strange undercover operation of some hideous secret service.
I run a few searches, made some of my own and I found out the new last resort of all [...] Read more:Space
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