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I Heart My City: Jennifer’s Abu Dhabi

Island Tips — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:57:44 +0000

Jennifer Garcia-Alonso is co-founder of The Purple Passport , a web-based collection of chic, one-stop-shop guides to experiencing the world’s cities in style. She is a New Yorker who has been living in Abu Dhabi , the capital of the United …

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I Heart My City: Jennifer’s Abu Dhabi

Island Tips — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:57:44 +0000

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It’s South Beach vs. Long Island City in The Hotel Name & Logo Game

Island Tips — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:54:58 +0000

Rooftop spaces at Z Ocean Hotel and Z Hotel New York We didn’t really notice that the names of the Z Ocean Hotel South Beach and Long Island City, New York’s Z Hotel were so similar. Or, at least, it didn’t bother us. But it sure did get up Z Ocean’s …

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Behind the Lens: Macduff Everton in Japan

Island Tips — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:30:14 +0000

Chiiori guest house in the Iya Valley of Shikoku Travel photographer Macduff Everton has been around the world to cover stories for National Geographic Traveler magazine. His most recent assignment took him to the island of Shikoku in Japan for a January/February…

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Corkboard: travel news round-up

Island Tips — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:35:22 +0000

Our weekly look at the new and fun in the world of travel, including a trip to the Bolivian Oruro Carnival, and a website offering a guide to authentic travel in the Caribbean Tweet us @guardiantravel or email us about…

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Set in stone: a luxury villa in a quarry on the Egadi islands off Sicily

Island Tips — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:25:03 +0000

It sounds like a gimmick, but a luxury villa in a Roman quarry on a tiny island off Sicily makes inspired use of its setting Beds in concrete sewer pipes, converted prisons and factories, hotels made from ice or old railway carriages … over the last decade or so the travel industry has…

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Hilton Head: Hilton Head Oceanfront Resort Is Now An Omni

Island Tips — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:43:26 +0000

Omni Hotels has been busy down in South Carolina securing the re-branding of its newest property: the Hilton Head Oceanfront Resort . Changes to the hotel will come gradually: starting first with the name change. Though Omni’s sibling company, Allegiance Hospitality, has managed the …

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Lanzarote Nightlife 2nd – 5th February 2012

Island Tips — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:26:52 +0000

The weekly nightlife guide as to what’s on in the pubs, clubs and other events this weekend across Lanzarote. We’ve already posted details of the Fiestas de la Candelaria y San Blas in Tías and the Canary Islands Music Festival who have a concert in the Cueva de …

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Rediscovering Makena

Island Tips — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:08:56 +0000

I recently rediscovered the property where my husband and I got married 10+ years ago.? At that time it was the Maui Prince, a beautiful resort located in Makena on the island of Maui.? The price was right – it was not the most well-known property on the island or a “…

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Capri Tiberio Palace Hotel & Spa in Capri, Italy

Island Tips — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:50:41 +0000

Capri Tiberio Palace Hotel & Spa is an illustration of superiority within the art of generosity. Since the start of the 20th century, this setting has merged the charisma of its guests with the unparalleled magnificence of the island on which it stands. Capri…

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