Rome : The Capital City Of Italy
May 7, 2012 Last Minute Travel
A visit to Italy is said to be incomplete without visiting Rome. Known as the “Eternal City”, Rome is home to several artistic masterpieces and marvelous architecture, museums and not forgetting monuments. Visitors will instantly be able to get a feel of the culture Rome holds by simply walking along the streets and observing Italian lifestyle. Those interested in Italian history will in particular enjoy a visit to Rome as it presents ample opportunities to discover the rich and complex layers of history of the majestic city. The centuries of histories which have built this city can be said to begin from time of the Roman empire, extending to the Medieval, Renaissance and the modern period that we know see Rome in.
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In search of lost cities
Apr 13, 2012 Last Minute Travel
ANCIENT CIVILISATION: The palace on the peak, Sigiriya, Sri Lanka.
Are you ready for an Indiana Jones-style adventure? Remote locations, vanished cultures, searing deserts and ancient canyons, all with a side serve of buried treasure or mystical insight: what more can you ask from a holiday? These six destinations offer as many thrills as you can handle, as shown by our special rating system. One hat is suitable for adventure novices; three hats are perfect for the most intrepid explorers. Grab your bullwhip and get ready for a wild ride.
11 new hotel wonders
Apr 7, 2012 Last Minute Travel
If the best architecture aims at eternity, to paraphrase famed English architect Christopher Wren, then these new hotels are bound to be immortal. The 11 hotels on our list all opened within the last four years, and each is an example of awe-inspiring design in its own right. You can stay in a wave-like skyscraper in Chicago, a stack of cantilevered cubes in Portugal, or a hotel tucked into the wild cliffs of an Australian island. And, even better, it won’t cost a fortune to spend a night in these architectural wonders. Seven of the 11 are under $200 a night.
Bella Sky Comwell, Copenhagen, Denmark
The two structures that make up the Bella Sky each incline at a slightly different angle.
Oakley Flak Jacket Kevin Vandam Sunglasses
Apr 3, 2012 Last Minute Travel
Brand as a professional sports goggles, Oakley sunglasses unique is that, glasses products on the concept of subversion, in addition to the stylish, more elegant and comfortable, practical, and will have eye protection on the important position. The amount of poor lens materials and poor design of geometric contours will damage the visual clarity. Optical phenomena causes the deformation is called a “prism effect” is more likely to occur, it will make glasses wearer in the eyes of the object to deviate from their actual location. If the lens so that light deformation in different directions, so the glasses wearer is difficult to real objects and images into one headache a result, the glasses wearer.
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Hawaii Tourism Association working to bring Middle East tourists to the Aloha State
Mar 27, 2012 Last Minute Travel
HONOLULU, Hawaii – The privately-managed Hawaii Tourism Association (HiTA), in coordination with the HiTA tourism ambassador based in Doha, Qatar, is planning to hold a cocktail presentation for travel agents attending the upcoming Internatinoal Pow Wow conference in Los Angeles, April 21-25, LA Convention Center.
HiTA’s ambassador program is actively opening up new markets. From the Gulf region alone, it is expecting increasing arrivals thanks to this initiative.
HiTA Ambassador Walter Diaz from Qatar will be taking a large group of influential travel professionals from Qatar, UAE, Kuwait, and Oman to this yearly event that promotes inbound travel to the United States.
Juergen T. S
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