Paradise's Caribbean Cruises

 

Caribbean Sea lays between Northern and the South America, Atlantic and Pacific ocean. All history of these islands is an annalistic history of wars, intrigues, and scandals between the countries.

Gambling on the world's largest ocean liner

The fourth annual tournament of series Ladbrokes will take place onboard of the world's largest ocean ship — «Oasis of the Seas» (Royal Caribbean).
Luxury Tournament
Tournament will begin on January, 22nd, 2011 in Fort Lauderdale (Florida). The ocean liner is a real embodiment of luxury. The set of entertainments which the Oasis has, in a condition to satisfy tastes of the choosiest fans of gambling's.

The Bucharest apartments in the heart of Romania

Capital of Romania once carried the second name — «East Paris». This city with 500-year-old history was the richest and the most beautiful in all Eastern Europe. Bucharest is in the southeast of Romania, between Carpathians and Black Sea.

Modern Bucharest

Bucharest — a city young and consequently, since second half of nineteenth century, a considerable part of old Byzantian designs are superseded by new modern buildings — what personify a city and to this day. Many Bucharest apartments are placed in the main street of a city — the Victory prospectus (Calea Victoriei), and also in the numerous streets departing from them.

The history of Romania is extremely rich, Bucharest has gone through many revolutions and captures, burnings and restoration. Many tourists come to Romania especially for visit of legendary Transylvania (see in the Bucharest travel guide).

In Monaco Arrives more and more Tourists

Monaco — the popular country for short trips: the annual traffic is exceeded 4,5 million persons/Year. 72% of the foreigners coming to Monaco — individual tourists.
Luxury Heart of Europe
Basically, the princedom of Monaco is visited by citizens of Italy, the Great Britain and France. Number of the American tourists does not exceed 5%. Within the limits of cruises, last year in Monaco has visited 280 thousand tourists, and in 2010 their number can increase to 450 thousand. 28% of visitors come to Monaco for participation in business and corporate actions. However, even large corporations prefer to use cheap flights because in Europe traditionally budgetary airlines give considerable discounts for corporate clients.

95% of hotel business in Monaco consist of 4- and 5-stars hotels. In many of them services of the cosmetician and thalassotherapy are rendered. The Head cook of restaurants of local hotels are known for the whole world. Besides it, to have a dinner at such restaurants, is need to reserve little places is recommended long before a trip. Besides, in a cellar is insisted own cognac, thus, only at restaurants of this hotel a cognac is truly unique.

 

The night life also involves tourists in Monaco. 75% of tourists prefer to reserve airline tickets through the Internet or terminal cash desks. To numerous high quality night clubs of a princedom of Monaco, Black Legend recently was added. Representatives of tourist business remind, for visiting the luxury night clubs in Monte Carlo — is required the identification card, and necessity in test of your dress-code — in funny T-shorts and beach shorts for you there are no chances ;)

The Floats of Disneyland

Disney Cruise Line Company has promulgated 3D-models of future ship Disney Dream — «the floating Disneyland».
Trip's to DisneyLand
In plans, the ship will go to the first trip exactly in a year — on January, 26th, 2011. Tickets will go on sale since November, 9th.

Disney Dream becomes the first of two ships whom intends to construct Disney.

Puglia - Italy's New Tuscany

When it comes to travel there’s always someplace new on the horizon. Places like Sri Lanka, Toronto and Panama are quickly emerging as some of the hottest destinations for 2012, but there is one place on this year’s Hot List that truly excites me – Puglia, Italy.

Quickly becoming the ‘IT’ destination among travel connoisseurs’, Puglia is the heel to Italy’s infamous boot and home to some of the brightest seas, most diverse architecture, mouth-watering food and kindest people in all of Italy.

Puglia humbly holds out its rich and varied portfolio of assets. Five hundred miles of Adriatic and Ionian coastline front landscapes—plains in the south, mountains in the north—with a stark, unspoiled and almost troubling beauty. Brilliantly whitewashed towns with cubic houses locked together like pieces in a puzzle remind you that Turkey, Greece and North Africa are neighbors. Waves of invasion by those neighbors and by foreigners have created a unique and layered history.

With a rich and ancient culture, brilliant seas, and delicious food, Puglia is becoming Italy’s new Tuscany and definitely a place to visit on your next trip to Italy.

Where to stay:

Borgo Egnazia

Bordering the Adriatic, the idyllic region of Puglia awaits those with an aversion to tourist traps. Authentic and peaceful, Borgo Egnazia is an Italian retreat - even for Italians.

Where to eat:

Osteria del Tempo Perso

The Osteria del Tempo Perso is squirreled into cavelike rooms off one of the many narrow alleys in Ostuni, a hilltop cluster of whitewashed buildings nicknamed The White City.

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Marriage Night on Maldives

Today, everyone tries to celebrate day of the matrimony in an especial way so that the great day for ever was stamped in the heart. Conrad Maldives Rangali Island Hotel located on Maldives, offers new service: a newly-married couple can not only celebrate event under water, but also spend the first wedded night on depth of 5 metres.

The given wedding ceremony have menu: a celebratory supper, various spa-procedures, and, certainly, wedded night under water in hotel with glass walls. Here you can admire coral reeves of extraordinary beauty, and in the morning you will expect a breakfast with champagne. The given service already enjoys wide popularity among a newly-married couple.

The Country of Luxurious Entertainments

The sandy beaches lasting on many kilometres on coast of Adriatic sea, are combined with a unique mountain landscape which is the card of Montenegro — after all even at the country name there is a word "monte" (from Italian is mountain).

Montenegro is known not only as vacation spot and tourism but also as area where it's possible to restore health and to recover from many chronic diseases. The virgin nature, soft climate, pure air and water, plentiful vegetation — all it promotes improvement of the general state of health.

 

It's possible to find rest in Montenegro for all tastes. Fans of extreme sports can drive on a snowboard during winter time or to cruise on yachts in the summer, to climb up tops of mountains or to sunbathe on a beach, in the evening to dance in luxury night clubs or to test fate in a casino.Montenegro receives the basic income from tourist business. Here in a considerable quantity the real estate is leased and on sale. Comfortable apartments in Montenegro bring in good incomes to the owners. It's connected, first of all, with the attractive prices which have increase prospect in the future, and also with good ecological conditions and the developed national economy.

The Legendary British Airport

Heathrow airport is considered one of the most loaded and most comfortable airports in the World. Each terminal has currency exchange offices with accessible exchange rates, information racks and information bureaus for placing of visitors. There is also a section of storage of luggage. Heathrow airport has special licence «CAA Public Use Aerodrome Licence» (№Р527), allowing to carry out flights and to train in flight business.

In Heathrow there are 17 international hotels of different level of comfort and the price. To reach them from Heathrow it's possible by the bus «Heathrow Hotel Hoppa» from «National Express» company. Besides it there is a rent car service and a protected Heathrow parking. For safety responsibly aviation division of Capital Police though the national army, including special divisions, also is involved in the airport when it's necessary to strengthen protection degree.

At Heathrow airport there are Anglican, Catholic, Muslim, Hindu and Jewish priests. Heathrow airport has own mass-media consisting of six photographers and one television command, working for the most popular newspapers and telecasts worldwide.

At Heathrow, taxi are usually built in turn on the special airport parking, because to "carry" passengers is a truly competitive & profitable business. The fare is supervised by the taxi counter and highlighted on the display. Additional payment, for example, in the evening or during week-end, is here too specified. Tip, usually at a rate of 10%, is paid at your discretion.

For the Big Population — the Big Airport!

And not because at the airport is a lot of people. On the contrary — air terminal half empty. But the grandiose sizes of the airport truly impress...
My business travel jet from London arrives full of passengers, but the crowd of newcomers remains imperceptible in these huge spaces, only small visibility of activity — the Beijing Capital International Airport is truly huge.

At the Beijing Capital International Airport rather mobile passport control. Thus number of working frontier guards depends on number of newcomers. Controllers work politely, without long and steadfast passport control. In some minutes the platform before passport control becomes empty and on the workplaces there are only 2-3 frontier guards. Thereupon it is rather convenient to use the flight status because you can be assured that your airplane will arrive without delays.

Further we need to take luggage. But, for luggage reception — is necessary going to other building. For this purpose we go down in "the local underground" and... — a compact train rush us through an airport building. We are again convinced that an airport building not simply big, — but is Very Big! At last we arrive in the necessary stop and go to receive luggage.

The luggage comes in some minutes, melancholy and long expectation is not present. The following action stage — the Exit. On a way we meet customs officers with doggies of guarded breeds. Thanks to ingenious service of the WorldMate our excursion has taken place without delay and other troubles!

Obergurgl-Hochgurgl

ARMANI. Hotel in Dubai

The first Armani hotel has opened in the highest building of the world — Burj Khalifa in Dubai. The hotel of high level is issued in minimalist style, without impetuous luxury peculiar to the Near East. Hotel Armani is closed from casual visitors: to reserve apartments is possible only for exclusive clients and their friends.

Also at hotel there is a luxury restaurants. The trained personnel is dressed in dress by Armani.

On a choice is available three restaurants: Armani/Amal (with an Indian cuisine), Armani/Hashi (with Japanese) and Armani/Peck (offering dishes of Italy).

French Riviera Day Trips

Monaco — the popular country for short trips: the annual traffic is exceeded 4,5 million persons/Year. 72% of the foreigners coming to Monaco — individual tourists.

Luxury Heart of Europe

Basically, the princedom of Monaco is visited by citizens of Italy, the Great Britain and France. Number of the American tourists does not exceed 5%. Within the limits of cruises, last year in Monaco has visited 280 thousand tourists, and in 2010 their number can increase to 450 thousand. 28% of visitors come to Monaco for participation in business and corporate actions. However, even large corporations prefer to use cheap flights because in Europe traditionally budgetary airlines give considerable discounts for corporate clients.

95% of hotel business in Monaco consist of 4- and 5-stars hotels. In many of them services of the cosmetician and thalassotherapy are rendered. The Head cook of restaurants of local hotels are known for the whole world. Besides it, to have a dinner at such restaurants, is need to reserve little places is recommended long before a trip. Besides, in a cellar is insisted own cognac, thus, only at restaurants of this hotel a cognac is truly unique.

The night life also involves tourists in Monaco. 75% of tourists prefer to reserve airline tickets through the Internet or terminal cash desks. To numerous high quality night clubs of a princedom of Monaco, Black Legend recently was added. Representatives of tourist business remind, for visiting the luxury night clubs in Monte Carlo — is required the identification card, and necessity in test of your dress-code — in funny T-shorts and beach shorts for you there are no chances ;)

Spanish Cubic Vanguard

The unusual hotel is located in the centre of the Spanish village Sierra de Cantabria, thus the this hotellit literally adjoins Catholic church of 17th century. For a choice of visitors: 26 standard apartments and 7 luxury penthouses. To spend leisure-time is possible in any of two wine bars or at more respectable restaurant located nearby.

The design of a building propagandises opposition to traditional architectural forms. Thus the structure is ideally entered in surrounding landscape, using natural features of a relief.

In spite of the fact that under the form and a structure the hotel strikingly differs from the archaic houses located in the neighbourhood, this contrast does not break provincial harmony of an ancient Spanish village.

The AquaDom [Berlin, Germany]

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The AquaDom was created for hotel Radisson SAS Hotel (Germany, Berlin). The huge 25-meter aquarium are functioning as the operating lift which carries tourists and lodgers of unique hotel.

The AquaDom contains about one million liters of water and for cleaning in hotel staff two skin-divers constantly work. Besides it, mass population of the small fishes living in this aquarium is constantly multiplied. The big aquarium is constructed of the special glass (thickness of walls more than 20 cm).

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Happy International Women's Day

“Whether you are a woman or man, you must know that International Women's Day celebrates your emancipation. Had it not been for women's emancipation, free thinking would be impossible. An educated woman can raise intelligent children, which in turn creates a self-reliant society.” - Simran Khurana

On March 8th - International Women’s Day – women in Italy and other places in the world are given sprigs of Mimosa to commemorate this day that celebrates the accomplishments of women. 

Each year, on this day, being a woman takes on greater significance. I am so blessed to be a woman of this century who is able to live a full and privileged life thanks to the sacrifices of the women who came before me. I am only saddened that this does not hold true for all women around the world, so today, my thoughts and prayers go out to all the women who continue to fight for the same rights as men. My hope is that one day women everywhere will share the same freedom to stand together, united and strong, to celebrate the beauty and blessings of being a woman.

Thank you to all the women who paved the way. Without the hardships, struggles and sacrifices they made, I would not be able to enjoy my love of travel and writing as I do today. I would not be able to travel freely and confidently through the world and through life. And I definitely would not be able to share my voice through my writing, so thank you from the depths of my soul for I would not be the same woman who stands before you today. 

Positano Bites Deep

As our boat made its way through the azure waters of the Tyrrhenian Sea towards Positano Bay, I inhaled the warm breeze and gave gratitude for this blessing.

There, like a crown jewel amidst the steep rocky cliff of Italy’s Amalfi Coast laid Positano, a place so enchantingly beautiful that its memory remains etched upon my heart. Sun drenched homes built on a series of cliffside ledges cascaded down to the shore in a panorama of pastel hues, ocher, and vermilion. The gold and green mosaic dome of the legendary Church of Santa Maria Assunta glistened underneath a crystal blue sky. Tropical flowers and lemon and olives groves beautifully displayed in harmonious union. A landscape so romantic it has inspired painters and photographers the world over.

Ever since watching the romantic comedy “Only You” I have dreamed of visiting Positano and its renowned hotel - Le Sirenuse - a Moorish Baroque 18th century villa with spectacular views of the sea and the famed Costiera Amalfitana. Once the summer residence of the Marchesi Serale family, members of which still manage this luxury property, it is now the place where dreams are made. And on this special day they happened to be mine.

The moment you enter the glass doors of Le Sirenuse you are enveloped in a world of understated elegance and serenity. The impeccable grounds boast white washed walls, arched and vaulted ceilings and gleaming handmade ceramic tiles. Antique paintings and prints framed in handsome mouldings hang on the walls, while a stylish combination of traditional and contemporary furnishings decorate the interiors and rooms. 

A handwritten welcome note, fresh fruit and nuts, and a bottle of Champagne awaited our arrival. Frette bed linens of the finest quality were perfumed with lavender. The bathroom was made of prestigious marbles with a Jacuzzi tub fit for two. Luxurious Eau d'Italie bath and body products imbue their lovely scent throughout. The terrace, with its glorious views, was the perfect place to sit, sip Champagne and relish this moment.

The pool, perhaps my favourite space on the exclusive grounds, was surrounded by lemon trees and breathtaking vistas. Our days were spent relaxing poolside enjoying our favourite Italian aperitivo “Aperol Spritz” and marvelling at the beauty that surrounded us. This small corner of paradise was the perfect place to bask in the final days of summer.

Everywhere staff greeted us by name. This special touch provided a sense of being among family and friends, and maybe it was in this spirit of home that on our first evening we decided to dine on our terrace. Positano glowed under the night sky, a vision so heavenly I wished time could stand still.  

The following evening we enjoyed fresh oysters and a glass of champagne millésimé on the candlelit terrace of the Champagne & Oyster Bar. The soft music and balmy summer night lulled me into a state of utter relaxation before heading for dinner at La Sponda, the hotel’s Michelin star restaurant.

What an unforgettable experience and atmosphere dinner provided! The space was lit by four hundred candles as musicians played old Neapolitan love songs. We dined on a selection of Mediterranean inspired dishes and sipped wine. It was one of those rare moments when everything in the universe seemed to conspire to remind me of the infinite beauty of life and love. It was a moment to be savoured slowly, passionately, and with every ounce of my being.

John Steinbeck said it best, “Positano bites deep. It is a dream place that isn't quite real when you are there and becomes beckoningly real after you have gone.” And as the memories of Positano permeate my soul, I am filled with nothing but thankfulness for the unforgettable memories.