Posted on March 9, 2010, 12:05 pm, by Daniela, under
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This weekend, I decided to inspect the Robertson Small Hotel to see what all the fuss is about: this new boutique hotel has received plenty of attention since it opened and I wanted to do some first-hand investigation! We traveled about 90 minutes east from Cape Town along Route 62 (the longest wine route in [...]
Though Haiti is not among the destinations in our portfolio, we were (like most people) very upset to learn of the devastating magnitude 7.0 earthquake that struck the island nation yesterday. Death toll estimates are running into the hundreds of thousands and the capital city, Port-au-Prince, has sustained severed damage. If you are looking for [...]
The world’s tallest tower is opening today in Dubai: the Burj Dubai (which will be renamed the Burj Khalifa bin Zayed after the United Arab Emirates’ president) is 2,717 feet tall and has 162 floors. It will have an outdoor observation deck on the 124th floor, a hotel designed by Giorgio Armani, and the world’s [...]
Posted on December 30, 2009, 4:01 pm, by Christina, under
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Tokyo-bound travelers hoping for something a little different should consider venturing across Rainbow Bridge to Odaiba, an artificial island in Tokyo Bay that is home to a vast entertainment/shopping/dining complex that in its glitzy excess can only be compared to Las Vegas and Dubai. Complete with a ferris wheel, artificial hot springs, countless restaurants, and [...]