Vacation on Asia

Lignano Sabbiadoro, Not Just "Holidays"

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 05 Mar 2016 15:38:00 +0000

As time has gone by, the idea of holiday has undergone deep changes depending on the fast development of our modern lifestyles.

Lignano Sabbiadoro bloomed in the Sixties and Seventies as a seaside resort and it was then considered to be among the most exclusive holiday destinations favoured by VIPs. Nowadays, however, it would be unthinkable to offer the same kind of holiday people used to look for thirty years ago: all holiday resorts and facilities had to adapt to the requirements of modern tourists, just like the Hotel Bella Venezia Mare did in order to be able to offer holidays which could actually turn out to be real “experiences” thanks to the many available activities and sports.

The a Hotel Bella Venezia Mare was founded in 1968 in the new location of Lignano Pineta. This district of the town Lignano Sabbiadoro was developed from an innovative urban planning according to which all the streets were built as being part of a whirl starting from the central “Rosa dei Venti square” and stretching until the outer arches reach the beach. As consequence of this peculiar urban plan, every house and every hotel in Lignano is located in the middle of a peaceful Mediterranean pinewood but, at the same time, not far from the town centre and the beach. The favourable location of the hotel Bella Venezia Mare has turned out to be the linchpin of all evolutions and updates this structure has undertaken.

Recently refurbished, this hotel has decided to focus on the high quality standard of the services it offers. Since now is unbelievably easy to get everywhere around the world, business competition in the tourist sector has exponentially increased and, in order to remain competitive and to be a match for far away exotic paradises, the best solution is to keep very high the quality standard of all services offered to tourists. That actually means making use of the experience acquired in the past, when only few people could afford flight tickets and some countries were not accessible at all.

The solid family management of the Hotel Bella Venezia has made it possible to establish the right balance between consistency and evolution: modern services, like WiFi Internet connection and on-line bookings are here available side by side with old traditional Mediterranean cuisine and customer care , which has remained the same.

Today's lifestyle has turned comfort into a basic requirement, therefore a stay has to offer a lot more than this in order to be considered a true holiday: besides the comfort of baby-sitting services, of bicycles and baby buggies rentals the Hotel Bella Venezia has decided to put at its guests' disposal swimming courses for free, useful presents for all those who stay at least one week and it makes it easier for them to practice several sports: tennis courts and golf green lie nearby while courses of scuba diving, kite-surf, wind-surf and sailing are offered at unbeatable conditions to the hotel guests.

The strategy chosen by the Hotel Bella Venezia Mare proofs that professionalism enables firms to offer very high quality services, thanks to which they are competitive on the market, but due to which they are bound to update constantly their services.

Northbridge, Perth. Australia Vacation

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 18 Jul 2015 19:28:00 +0000

The capital of Western Australia is one of the world’s most isolated cities, but this lively enclave is at the vanguard of cool, with cutting-edge art and a bar culture to rival that of Melbourne and Sydney.

SLEEP Hotel aficionados adore the lobby whirr in the 74-room Alex Hotel. And street drop-ins give it a warm buzz. The whole place is filled with people seeking a break in the wine bar/café-style lobby, with its communal tables and benches. It’s a 1920s building with a 1950s street-level bank frontage and a modern upper-storey façade. The best rooms face west (city views), and the rooftop terrace is a green haven of quiet. The mezzanine has books, magazines and a record player stacked with LPs. 50 James Street (+61 864 304 000; www.alex hotel.com.au). Doubles from about £105
DRINK Down Williams Lane is the Prohibition-era-inspired Ezra Pound, with bare light bulbs, exposed brick, velvet-covered chairs and cool night owls sipping Blood and Sand cocktails out of jam jars. Evening sees the old alley swarming. 189 Williams Lane (+61 415 757 666; www. ezrapound.com.au) Look out for the vintage Remington typewriter in the Mechanics Institute, once you find the place, that is – it’s located up steps, via an external seating space. Then there’s the red plastic parrot on a perch with ‘Welcome’ scrawled on it. ‘Just kind of fun,’ says bar boss Brett Robinson. The animal skulls, the pot marked Moonshine, the apples waiting to be crushed into cocktails and the Epic Bloody Marys all hint at long, hot nights. 222 William Street (+61 892 284 189; www.mechanics institutebar.com.au) The circus juggler in the 3-D painting is Gary Beadle, co-owner of Lot 20with Andrew McIntyre, the strongman with the bikini-clad babe on his shoulders. The Wild Turkey with iced tea is a summer blessing, especially in the courtyard under umbrellas. ‘But it’s always a Pink Ruby Swizzle cocktail to kick things off,’ says Beadle. ‘No shaking here, only swizzle sticks.
EAT The Standard was once filled with locals playing chess, sipping coffee and illegally gambling. It is now revived, bright and breezy, finished with white-and blue-cushioned seats and rustic tables, and serving chef Chase Weber’s must-have lamb’s belly with sweet-and-sour eggplant and grapefruit. The Don Bocarte anchovies in the seafood charcuterie are the world’s finest, he claims. 28 Roe Street (+61 892 281 331; www.the standardperth.com.au). About £45 for two Most patrons can’t help gawking at the suckling pig on the spit – £7.50 per 100g – at Pleased to Meet You. ‘We point veggies in another direction,’ says owner Clint Nolan. The menu comprises Small, Bread, Garden, Animal and Sweets, and is for fast feasting on, say, grilled oysters, coconut ceviche, watermelon salad and 200g of the pig. Add in a Margarita slushy. 38 Roe Street (www.pleased tomeetyou.com.au). About £40 for two Nolan also owns La Cholita, a hugely popular Mexican offering an extensive menu fired up with plate-size tostadas, jalapeño quesadillas and plump enchiladas.

‘When you see a smoking-hot girl from Mexico, you yell “la cholita!”’ Nolan explains. It’s packed with red-shirted staff and more than 100 types of tequila, including a bottle of Partida Elegante Extra Anejo worth £1,650, or £65 a shot. 279 William Street (+61 892 279 238). About £25 for two ivouacis a get-in- early-and-don’t-budge sort of place, otherwise you’ll miss demolishing the hand-cut fries flavoured with Moroccan salt and red-pepper aioli while simultaneously poring over the rest of the Mediterranean-influenced menu. melacak keberadaan seseorang Plate-sharing is favoured, so a Persian

Taj Mahal, India | Facts About the Taj Mahal

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 19:32:00 +0000

Facts About the Taj Mahal | The Mysteries of Taj Mahal

The construction of the Taj Mahal began in 1632 and was completed in 1653. It took a total of 22 years to complete the construction of this monument.
The architecture of the Taj Mahal is a combination of Indian, Persian and Islamic styles of architecture.

Taj Mahal was built between 1632–1653, by Shah Jahan

In 1983, the Taj Mahal became a UNESCO World Heritage Site. While the white domed marble mausoleum is the most familiar component of the Taj Mahal, it is actually an integrated complex of structures. The construction began around 1632 and was completed around 1653, employing thousands of artisans and craftsmen.

The name of the architect of the Taj Mahal is Ahmed Lahauri.
The Taj Mahal was Shah Jahan’s imagination of Mumtaz’s home in paradise.
Around 20,000 people worked day and night for twenty two years to complete construction of the Taj Mahal.
The cost of construction of the Taj Mahal was around Rs.320 million ( US$ 5 210 000 )
The Taj Mahal was constructed using the best quality marble from Rajasthan, Tibet, Afghanistan and China.
At different times of the day the Taj Mahal appears to be in a different colour. Some believe that these changing colours depict the changing moods of a woman.
The Taj Mahal is one of the wonders of the world and is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
There was a popular myth that Shah Jahan was planning to construct a black Taj Mahal across the Yamuna, this is not true.
Another popular myth around the Taj Mahal is that after the construction of the Taj Mahal, Shah Jahan cut off the hands of all the workers so that such a structure could not be built again. Fortunately, this is not true.
The Taj Mahal has a mosque in its premises, which is why the Taj Mahal is closed on Fridays and only those going for customary prayers are permitted inside the Taj Mahal.
Shah Jahan approached the Taj Mahal on a boat which would sail down the River Yamuna which ran behind the Taj Mahal.
By the late 19th century, the Taj Mahal had been defaced by the British soldiers who chiseled out precious stones from the walls of the monument. At the end of the 19th century, British Viceroy, Lord Curzon, ordered a restoration of the monument and also gifted a large lamp which hangs in the interior chambers of the Taj Mahal.
In 2000, an Indian writer P.N. Oak claimed that the Taj Mahal was actually a ShivTemple and filed a petition with the Supreme Court of India to excavate the site of the Taj to look for proof. His petition was rejected by the Supreme Court.
In 2001, the UNESCO documented more than two million visitors to the Taj Mahal.
India’s’ Nobel Laureate, Rabindra Nath Tagore, referred to the Taj Mahal as a “tear drop on the cheek of time”.
Calligraphy on the tomb of Mumtaz identifies and praises her.
The four minarets of the Taj Mahal have been constructed slightly outside of the plinth so that in case the minarets fell, they would fall away and not on the main structure.
After his death, Shah Jahan was laid to rest in the Taj Mahal besides the tomb of his wife Mumtaz.

Elephant on Kerela, India.

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 12:41:00 +0000

Guruvayur temple in Kerala has more than 80 domesticated elephants, thus the Presiding Deity, Sree Guruvayurappan, is said to be the owner of the world's largest number of domesticated elephants. The world's only Elephant Palace is constructed in Punnathur Kotta, 3 km from the Guruvayur temple, to house the temple's elephants. A famous elephant, named Gajarajan Guruvayoor Kesavan (1904 - December 2, 1976), standing 3.2 meters tall, is perhaps the most famous and celebrated Elephant of Kerala. Gajapooja (Worshipping Elephants) and Anayoottu (Feeding Elephants) are observed here, as an offering to Lord Ganesha.

The Elephants(Elephas maximus) of Kerala are an integral part of the daily life in Kerala, South India. These Indian elephants are loved, revered, groomed and given a prestigious place in the State's culture. Elephants in Kerala are often referred to as the 'Sons of the Sahya.' The elephant is the State Animal of Kerala and is featured on the emblem of the Government of Kerala.

Kerala, often referred to as Keralam, is a state in the south-west region of India on the Malabar coast. It was formed on 1 November 1956 as per the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam-speaking regions. Wikipedia

It is estimated that India has an elephant population of about 18,000. Kerala has more than 700 elephants in captivity. Most of them are owned by temples and individuals.

More than forty elephants were there for the occasion.

Almost all of the festivals in Kerala include at least one richly caparisoned elephant. Elephants carry the deity during annual festival processions and ceremonial circumambulations in the temples. The temple elephants are decorated with gold plated caparisons (nettipattom), bells, and necklaces. People mounted on the elephants hold tinselled silk parasols (muthukuda) up high, swaying white tufts (venchamaram) and peacock feather fans (aalavattom) to the rhythm of the orchestra.

Panchari Melam in the Koodalmanikyam Temple. The headgear of seven elephants are made of pure gold and rest of pure silver, which is unique to this temple.

As far as conservation efforts are concerned, Project Elephant, in line of Project Tiger is a National Programme aimed at conservation of wildlife especially elephant and habitat. The scheme offers protection to Elephant from people and protection to the people from elephants.

The following are the Elephant Reserves in Kerala

Elephant Reserve No. 7 - Wyanad WLS and adjacent forest dns.

No. 8 - Silent Valley and adjacent forest dns.

No. 9 - Parambikulam, Vazhachal, Chimmony, Chalakudy forest belt.

No. 10 - Idukki, Periyar, Ranni, Konni, Achencoil, Agasthyakoodam forest areas.

Seventeen elephants are engaged for the daily ceremonial rounds to the accomplishment of

Most of the Hindu temples in Kerala own elephants, most of which are donated by devotees. The most famous