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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Set in stone: a luxury villa in a quarry on the Egadi islands off Sicily
Even More Places To See Before You Die
The fairy tale forests of the Gauja Valley in Latvia, the beauty of Saaremaa Island in Estonia and the 170-foot-high Parnidis Dune in Lithuania were waiting for author Patricia Schultz to discover them. Related posts: Estonia honors former President George W. Bush The Best Places to...
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Plenty Of Hotels Just Opened Up for London 2012
Olympic Park, London (Courtesy Getty Images/LOCOG) More than 120,000 additional room nights at more than 200 hotels are now available to be booked by travelers still planning on hopping the pond to London for the Olympic and Paralympic Games this summer. Earlier this week, the London Organising Committee of the ...
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Islets of Granada, Nicaragua – Photo Essay
Travel Experta - Central America Travel Expert - Granada’s Islets are one of the most popular tours to take. It’s 365 tiny islands that were formed when the nearby volcano erupted over 20,000 years ago. Each island is distinct, with most having homes on it – and for
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Weekly Deals for Feb 1
Featured Family Travel Deal The Metropolitan Hotel in Vancouver, Canada is offering a buy two nights get the third free package . I've stayed at this hotel (on my own dime) in the past, and it is well located and welcoming with marble bathrooms, down duvets, generally comforting and warmly decorated rooms. The...
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New Destination – Turks and Caicos Islands
I launched Have Baby Will Travel almost five years ago, with twenty family travel destinations and the goal of adding more and more each month....
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Romantic Destinations for Valentines
I’m a romantic at heart and love to hear stories of couples stealing away for a few days of romance. In fact, my travel writing career began by writing about romantic destinations and honeymoons. One thing many couples forget as they become parents, is that one...
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We’ve Got a Glimpse at the Filming of ‘Hotel Impossible’
A few months ago, we learned that the Travel Channel would be premiering a brand new show called Hotel Impossible , starring Anthony Melchiorri , a longtime hospitality consultant whose "no-nonsense approach can turn any establishment around in weeks." But aside from an entry on IMDB.com...
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L.A. Times Travel Show: Taiwan knows how to draw a crowd
There's something about Taiwan ... at least at the Los Angeles Times Travel Show. Every year experts on travel to the island nation put on quite a show and attract quite a crowd. The display space includes what every attendee might expect: handouts on trips...
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Luxury Travel: Unlimited spa treatments at Thailand’s Phulay Bay
Filed under: Asia , Thailand , Hotels and Accommodations , Luxury Travel There are relaxing vacations and there are vacations that take relaxation to a whole new level. Thailand 's Phulay Bay, the first Ritz-Carlton Reserve property , is offering a new Unlimited Spa package to entice luxury and spa lovers alike -...
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