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Varkala is a calm and quiet hamlet, seaside tourist resort and spa. It is a small coastal town located 51 kilometers (approx. 32 miles) northwest of Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) and 37 km southwest of Kollam in Kerala that is also an important religious place for the Hindus. Varkala beach is a serene quiet sea resort that is rich in mineral water springs. It is the only place in southern Kerala where cliffs are found adjacent to the Arabian Sea. These tertiary sedimentary formation cliffs are

The 8th Annual Sun WineFest returns to Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun Casino January 28 -30th. This is hands down the largest food and beverage extravaganza in New England and it’s right in my backyard! The hub of activity centers around the Grand Tasting Event held on both Sat. & Sun. (Jan. 29 -30) 12-5 p.m.. Here attendees get to sample more than 1,000 fine wines and specialty beers paired with signature dish tasting portions from some of the region’s finest restaurants. Along with trade exhibits i

The hotel Etoile Trocadero is a luxurious 3 star hotel located in the 16th arrondissement. This is an amazing area of Paris, and yet, the prices of the hotel are affordable! This hotel is completly a good value for money. Firstly because the hotel is a few minutes on foot from the magnificent Arc de Triomphe, the Trocadero and the Eiffel Tower. Then, if you want to stay in Paris to see the sights, or just to discover the "every day life" this area will please you. It's one of the most charming o

The hotel Relais Bosquet has an exceptionnal location : It's a few minutes walking distance from the Eiffel Tower and its Champ de Mars. The Eiffel Tower is a must sight in Paris, so being close to it it's a privilege. Around the hotel there also are the Orsay museum, and the Invalides. This is a bunch of beautiful buildings built in the XVIIth century. This area is safe, very lively. The hotel Relais Bosquet offers to the customer a pleasant accomodation for a trip in Paris. The rooms are cosy

The first thing that comes in our mind when we talk about Goa is its beaches. Spotted with exotic beaches this coastal city is the most sought after destinations among the beach lovers around the globe.

The beaches of Goa rated among the best through out the world and attract traveler with its vibrant cosmopolitan culture. There are large number of water sports facilities available in various beaches. Here on the beaches you can enjoy everything like you can relish the mouth watering sea snacks w

There are many holy places located in India. Among them, this is the sacred land where pilgrims come to find God. It is the ‘Gateway of God’, which will enchant you with its interesting mythology and legends. It stands one among the four places on earth where immortality elixir fell from the pitcher of Gods. If you still haven’t got the city mentioned here, then it is Haridwar-one of the most religious cities in India. This great place is where the holy River Ganga enters the Indo-Gangetic plain

Castle and Chateaux weddings in the Dordogne and Loire Valley areas of France are extremely popular. We are taking applications for 2011 already! We have on-site wedding planners in both areas who have been working with us for many years and have direct exclusive relationships with the owners of several castles.

France has changed their residency regulations regarding civil weddings as they aren't as stringent as they used to be. Most people (it used to be difficult--if they don't want to "live"

http://stripedpot.com/2010/12/14/luminaries-glow-at-desert-botanical-garden-in-phoenix/ Get in the holiday spirit!

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This is just my latest post. Feel fee to check out all my articles on www.stripedpot.com.  This is a new travelzine with articles from a group of professional travel writers on a variety of topics. The cupcake piece commemorates today as National Cupcake Day (or something like that).

Looking for a nice flats in Paris for your holidays? I would advise you to take a look on this site http://www.victoria-parishomes.com/

You can find many flats in Paris for a couple of days but it is difficult for a stranger to choose the one he is looking for.

Victoria is a very nice women and she has so many apartments to offer you, from a studio to a 100 m², and believe me what she rent is so nice, well furnished, typical parisian and with all amenities you want for an ideal stay (wifi, lift, d

Christmas for me has always been a busy time of year. A time of stressing over gift ideas, baking and fitting in special Holiday events. Exhausting but joyous. It is also the time of year when we receive unbelievable offers from fabulous Las Vegas.

THE OFFER
Ask anyone who works in Sin City and they'll tell you the slowest time of the year for them is the period between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Therefore, resort properties looking to fill their rooms are sending out special offers like this: Th

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The Chaos of Travel: Who Can Help?

While it might have been a bit ambitious for PhosCusWright to call its recent Webinar, “Chaos Calls: Philip Wolf Answers,” but that’s exactly what they did.

PhoCusWright, a leading travel market and research company, put their president, Philip Wolf, squarely in the lion’s den.

Wolf led the Webinar made up of anxious travel professionals eager for someone to make sense out of an industry in chaos, but one that accounts for about 10% of the country

St.Petersburg is a great destination, offering not less than Paris or London. The historical center of St.Petersburg and some of the suburbs are on the UNESCO World Heritage list. St.Petersburg offers over 250 museums and is home to the world famous Kirov (Mariinsky) ballet.

We’d be happy to show you our home city, the cultural capital of Russia. We offer a wide range of tours and excursions, including:
- shore excursions for Baltic cruise passengers
- special interest tours for art, ballet and

Accommodating at Kiev hotels is becoming more difficult. Prices are going up each year, but the quality of services, booking and control overt he booked rooms are not becoming any better.

Apartments are selected and build especially for foreign guests. The lever of the services will never go beyond 3 star hotels. At the same time none of the 5 star hotels can match with our number of free services and bonuses. They have their own standard – nice room with free coffee or tea and satellite TV. Apar

Wayanad literally means 'Land of Paddy Fields'. It is unspoilt expanse of virgin rainforests in the Western Ghats that is bordered by the Nagarhole National Park, Bandipur National Park andMudumalai. The misty environs of Wayanad offer a wide range of trekking opportunities, plantation visits and wildlife tours. It is clean, pristine, enchanting and hypnotizing that is filled with history and culture. This green paradise is nestled among the mountains of western ghat and is located at a distance

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Out Guessing The Hotel Guests

It's one of the great ironies of social networking that companies, in this case hotels, hire top marketing research firms and pay them big bucks to determine customer needs and levels of satisfaction.

Instead, the hotels should really spend more time reading the comments posted to their sites or blogs and get no-cost, real-world, real-time insights from the groundswell, the community.

In this case, AOL Travel reports that guest satisfaction with hotels w

Cultural Tourism India

So while it is difficult to grasp the whole Places To Visit India in a single visit, make sure you don’t miss out on the important landmarks or the most heartening experiences of visiting this fascinating country.

Trust Indian tour operators to give you the best within your time-limit and help you achieve your goal of seeing the most while taking home the finest experiences that are synonymous with India. With more than a decade of experience in Indian tourism, we have devel

I admit it: I'll go see just about any movie set in a great locale, even if I suspect the plot's a stinker. That partly explains why we braved the frigid winds rattling the Kingston-Rhinecliff bridge last night to join a dozen or so Upstate New York locals at the Hudson Valley Mall to watch Venice, Angelina Jolie, and Johnny Depp (in that order) in The Tourist.

We'd been warned: "Pretty people went to Venice and made a pretty movie. Joining them won’t be thoroughly satisfying, but it won’t kill

So it was Dominican night at La Hispaniola Restaurant, an on site restaurant in Punta Cana's Bavaro Princess Resort. The court yard outside was bustling with artisan craftspeople. A glass artist trained a precision torch on delicate tubes twisting and blowing them to create exquisite ornamental palm trees, and other decorative objects. Wood carvers spread out their inventive wares and classic Dominican cigars were being hand rolled from scratch right on a table using the most moist wrapper leaf