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Horsing around at Dubai's Madinat Jumeirah

Posted by Vanessa Martin Randin on April 6, 2010 at 11:18am

The golden horses of Madinat Jumeirah (© MRandin)

Dubai is good at hotels and shopping malls. And Madinat Jumeirah brings together both.

According to Wikipedia, “Developer and architect, Mirage Mille, took 36 months to complete construction from the initial drawing boards to the opening of the first phase of the resort, Mina A’ Salam, in September 2003. The vision was to recreate life as it used to be for residents along Dubai Creek, complete with waterways, abras, wind towers and a bustling souk.

The "Peach Boy" at the Souk Al Bahar

Posted by Vanessa Martin Randin on April 6, 2010 at 11:12am

The Momotaro restaurant at the Souk Al Bahar (©MRandin)

Momotaro came to earth inside a giant peach, which was found floating down a river by an old, childless woman who was washing clothes there. The woman and her husband discovered the child when they tried to open the peach to eat it. The child explained that he had been sent by Heaven to be their son. The couple named him Momotaro, “Peach Boy”.

If you’re a regular reader, you’ve probably noted that I don’t usually do restaurant reviews. Howeve

Now that Dubai has a "downtown" area...

Posted by Vanessa Martin Randin on April 6, 2010 at 11:10am

…what’s there to do?

You can swim with the sharks or ice skate… at the Dubai Mall

When you’ve got such a high concentration of shopping malls in one country it’s good for business to do something “different” to attract the crowds.

Cue giant aquarium at the Dubai Mall.

(©MRandin)

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Heritage Av Liberdade Hotel Takes Part in the World’s Finest Clubs

Posted by EPOQUE HOTELS on April 6, 2010 at 12:07am

The Heritage Av Liberdade Hotel, one of the five boutique hotels that belong to the Heritage Collection, has just taken part of The World’s Finest Clubs, a international network that selects the most exclusive clubs, hotels and restaurants worldwide.

The Heritage Av Liberdade Hotel is now the first and only Hotel in Lisbon to take part of this network (www.finestclubs.com), which is recognized by the excellence and exclusivity that assures to its clients.

To note that the Heritage Hotels Lisboa h

Hotel Britania at the Top 10 Worldwide - TripAdvisor Traveler’s Choice Awards 2010

Posted by EPOQUE HOTELS on April 5, 2010 at 11:30pm

Hotel Britania, a boutique hotel from Heritage Hotels Lisboa, has just been distinguished as one of the Top 10 hotels worldwide in the TripAdvisor Traveler’s Choice Awards 2010 – http://www.tripadvisor.com/TravelersChoice

The TripAdvisor’s award attribution program, the TripAdvisor Traveler’s Choice, is based on millions of actual assessments and opinions about hotels on TripAdvisor.com and contents across the Internet.

Inspired by the millions of trusted traveler reviews and opinions on TripAdvi

Enterprise Hotel… a Green Hotel in Milan

Posted by EPOQUE HOTELS on April 5, 2010 at 11:27pm

Enterprise Hotel in Milan, a member of Epoque Hotels, is "eco-readapting" the structural components of the hotel by adjusting the illumination to the most modern technologies to the led or to low consumption, by foreseeing the diversified harvest for all the departments of the hotel, and by proceeding with periodic controls of the systems of filtration of the air and by featuring an ecological restaurant.

This important choice has allowed Enterprise Hotel Milan to deal with activities and project

Epoque Hotels Announces Hotel St. Régis: The Best Place to Stay in the World, Selected By the Readers of Condé Nast Traveler

Posted by EPOQUE HOTELS on April 5, 2010 at 11:00pm

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Once again, the Hotel San Régis, a member of the Epoque Hotels collection, is proud to be present in the famous Condé Nast Traveler's annual Gold List. With an overall score of 89.4, the boutique hotel San Régis improved over last year and is only outranked in Paris by four other hotels.

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The Gold List proposes to reveal a property's character rather than to list its facilities. Each score stands for the percentage of responders who rated a property excellent or very good on precise criteria

Nat Geo Wild Series Features Billie Swamp Safari

Posted by Cindy Malin on April 5, 2010 at 10:22pm

NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

YOUR JOB MAY HAVE YOU SWAMPED, BUT

EVERY MAN HOLDS HIS OWN IN THE WILD!

Nat Geo Wild Follows Professional Swamp Men

Who Rescue, Relocate and Rehabilitate Wildlife

Deep in Florida’s Everglades

“This is part of the Everglades. This is a dangerous place.

If you ain’t careful, you could get hurt real bad out here.” — Ed Woods

Swamp Men Premieres Monday, May 3, 2010, at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Nat Geo WILD

(WASHINGTON, D.C. — MARCH 15, 2010) In the Everglades’ Big Cypress Swamp, more tha

Epoque Hotels Announces Hotel OTTO Best Design Hotel

Posted by EPOQUE HOTELS on April 5, 2010 at 10:02pm

The Trivago-travel community awards the privately run Hotel OTTO as “Top 1 Designerhotel Berlin”.

The largest European travel community, Trivago, chooses the privately run Hotel OTTO in Berlin-Charlottenburg as the best design hotel in Berlin. Taken from more than 150,000 guest reviews on design hotels in Berlin, the stylish Hotel OTTO wins with the highest overall ranking of the reviews and is as of now at the top of the list of Berlin’s best design hotels.

46 renovated and newly equipped rooms a

Great, little Hotel Resort, In Costa Rica,South Caribbean.

Posted by Marco Ferrara on April 5, 2010 at 4:42pm

http://www.totemhotelresort.com

Hotel Totem is a clean, quiet & well managed family owned property. It is not a 10 acres Cancun All-Inclusive Styleplace but hey, this is why people come to Costa Rica.... Pura vida!

Brazil Visa Requirements

Posted by James Krebsbach on April 4, 2010 at 4:30am

I just wanted to jot down a few things about visiting Brazil. First you need a visa. You can get a visa by using a surrogate company, these are people that you pay to travel to a Brazilian embassy and get the visa for you. These are typically expensive ($300 or more) and take time. Brazil sets up their fees to match what the country of residence charges Brazilian citizens, which in the case of the United States is $100. We personally visited the Brazilian Embassy in Miami, dropped our passports

ZANZIBAR FEELATHOME TOURS & SAFARIS LTD

Posted by Hasu Suha on April 3, 2010 at 10:47pm

Zanzibar Blue Safari Tour!!

A full day sailing around mangroves and snorkelling along some of the best coral reefs Zanzibar has to offer followed by an exotic fruits lesson and the best seafood barbeque we have ever had! Suitable for beginners and more experienced snorkellers alike! A must do!!!

You will depart from the village of Fumba in South West Zanzibar and we will take you to see the dolphins, sandbanks, islands and coral reefs of Menai Bay, a beautiful conservation area.

Safari Blue is a fu

ZANZIBAR FEELATHOME TOURS & SAFARIS LTD

Posted by Hasu Suha on April 3, 2010 at 10:43pm

Prison Island Tour!!

Prison Island is just off the coast of Stone Town and it’s a quick 10 minute boat trip from the old town’s waterfront. Just negotiate a ride with any of the waiting boats and remember to take an additional US$4, which is the entrance fee on to the island. Take the correct amount - there’s never any change.

It’s fringed with a lovely white sand beach and a small coral reef, making it ideal for a spot of snorkelling and sunbathing. You can hire masks and fins once you’ve landed.

ZANZIBAR FEELATHOME TOURS & SAFARIS LTD

Posted by Hasu Suha on April 3, 2010 at 10:40pm

Welcome Zanzibar with FeelAtHome!!

The spice Islands of Zanzibar (also called Unguja and Pemba) and surrounding islets that together form Zanzibar are certainly one of the most attractive and restful locations in the world.
With its Indian, Arab, Persian and Portuguese influences, Zanzibar is a cocktail of culture, people, tradition and colour. Combine this with its natural beauty, tropical climate and laid back atmosphere, Zanzibar is, in our opinion, one of the best ways to begin or end your Tan

MARSVENUS TOURS AND SAFARI

Posted by mussa on April 3, 2010 at 10:35pm

Visite d’une plantation d’épices

Zanzibar ne serait pas exactement la même sans :

 Ses épices traditionnelles telles que la cardamome, la cannelle, les clous de girofle, la noix muscade, le poivre noir, la vanille, la citronnelle, et toutes les autres épices cultivées par les anciens Sultans d’Oman.

 Ses fruits tropicaux : le fruit du jacquier, de l’arbre à pain, les ananas, les bananes, les mangues, les noix de coco, les papayes, le fruit du jambosier, et tant d’autres.

 Ses plantes rares tell

JAMBIANI MARSVENUS TOURS

Posted by mussa on April 3, 2010 at 10:24pm

Pique-nique magique à Kuumbi (Jambiani)

Les grottes de Kuumbi, découvertes environ vers 20.000 avant JC vous offriront leur fraîcheur et un moment de pur plaisir. En swahili, « kuumbi » désigne un large hall, et la grotte possède en effet deux vastes « pièces » utilisées depuis des années comme lieu de cultes sacrés par tous les habitants de Jambiani.

Cette excursion d’une journée est accessible à tous : de ceux qui souhaitent se relaxer complètement à ceux qui recherchent un peu d’aventure et de

ZANZIBAR MARSVENUS TOURS

Posted by mussa on April 3, 2010 at 10:20pm

Qui sommes-nous ?

MarsVenus Tours est un organisateur de séjours et d’excursions qui travaille dans le respect de l’hospitalité et de la simplicité de son village d’origine : Jambiani. Chacune de nos promenades ou de nos découvertes à Zanzibar est une expérience de voyage unique. Les moments d’évasion inoubliables que nous vous offrons sauront vous toucher profondément. Notre équipe possède un talent précieux : celui de donner vie aux rêves de nos clients ! Ambiance romantique, frisson d’aventure

MARSVENUS TOURS AND SAFARI

Posted by mussa on April 3, 2010 at 10:15pm

“…….. un été sans fin, l’océan, le sable, des rêves sous les cocotiers, des arômes épicés, la sensation de flotter dans un monde inconnu. Est-ce bien ce que vous imaginez lorsque vous évoquez la mythique Zanzibar ? Etes-vous en quête de quelque chose de nouveau, de méconnu, de préservé ? Alors pas besoin de chercher plus loin ! Mars&Venus Tour est l’opérateur de Zanzibar qui saura organiser pour vous le must des excursions dans toute l’île. Nous sommes installés à deux pas de la plage de Jambian

The Importance of "Going Local" in Adventure Sports Travel

Posted by Alex Narracott on April 3, 2010 at 9:46pm

As the local travel movement gathers pace (www.localtravelmovement.com), and debates rage, we thought it was time to wade-in with the adventure sports perspective and suggest a few other good reasons why participants have plenty to gain from following a 'go local' approach.

Whatever your interests and motives for travelling, the benefits of local travel are well documented and often screamingly obvious - get to know the real people and places you are visiting, and ensure your trip provides maximu

A Pre-Travel Tipping Tip

Posted by James Krebsbach on April 3, 2010 at 2:54pm

How many times have all of us reached into our pockets for some money to tip a baggage handler, tour guide etc. and all we have are large bills. My wife came up with the idea of before leaving on any of our trips, that we go to the bank and in our case (United States) get 100 one dollar bills. Then we make sure that we have some of them with us where ever we go.. We have found that tipping in most countries can be your home currency, especially if it is dollars or euros. It has simplified our ti

Zanzibar Blue Safari Tour!!

Prison Island Tour!!

Welcome Zanzibar with FeelAtHome!!

Visite d’une plantation d’épices

Pique-nique magique à Kuumbi (Jambiani)

Qui sommes-nous ?

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