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National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne

admin — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 01:10:00 +0000

Where can one find the oldest and biggest public art museum in Australia? For that, you’ll have to travel to Melbourne, one of the oldest cities in the country, founded in 1835, only 47 years after the European settlement arrived. Originally, the settlement was called “Bearbrass,” but renamed in 1837 to honor William Lamb, who was the 2nd Viscount Melbourne. In 1847, Queen Victoria officially declared Melbourne a city. By 1851, the city had become the capital for the newly established colony of Victoria. In 1861, ten years later, the National Gallery of Victoria was founded.

Located in St. Kilda Road, in the Melbourne Arts Precinct of Southbank, the museum was established just after the Victorian gold rush. Citizens made wealthy by the rush, including industrialist Alfred Felton, made it possible for the National Gallery to buy collections of works from overseas of old and modern masters. Today, the museum holds over 63,000 works of art.

Exhibitions include European Masters from the Stadel Museum, drawing from a collection in the 19th and 20th century, which is available until October 10th, 2010, and 100 Years of Fashion, available until January 23rd, 2011.

Art lovers who come to Australia and stay in a room of their choice at a Melbourne hotel will find among the permanent displays three collections, comprising International, Australian, and Indigenous art work and artifacts.

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Portland Folly Bollards

admin — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 01:10:00 +0000

If the spirit of fun and adventure seem particularly high in Portland, it’s not something that’s gone unnoticed to all the citizens of the city. Particularly not the artists, who always seem to have an extra eye into the other dimensions. In cities that have a rather mundane character, artists have a way of looking into the hearts of the people to reveal an active imagination. But in cities like this one, where the top Portland hotels are booked based on excitement with the getaway, artists have an extra challenge.

It’s not so easy to find the spirit of playfulness in a city that seems to be ruled by it, and one of the best strategies for an artist is to simply represent it. That’s what Valerie Otani seems to be up to with her Folly Bollards. These are public art sculptures that serve as post caps throughout the city. They’re each based on a trickster figure from different cultural traditions around the world. Magwi Koyemsi from the Hopi, Anansi from West Africa, and Italy’s Harlequin are all found in Portland. It’s kind of an ingenious statement. It not only reflects the city’s multicultural population, but also gives a sacred space to the great clown figures that run through all populations through time.

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August Miami Events

admin — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 01:10:00 +0000

Miami is a sizzling city that never seems to sleep. Whether you’re visiting to see the usual sights with your family or a group of friends or you’re in town for just a fun time on your own. August is an interesting time in Miami; it is the final burst of desperate energy before summer ends and everyone goes back home or school starts. This month is bound to be filled with events through out the city so be sure to ask at the desks of the best Miami hotels to see what events your concierge recommends you should not miss out on.

Be sure to register your pet reptile for the annual Snake Day festivities. This year held August 15, 2010. Each Summer, reptile fans and enthusiasts visit the Miami Science Museum for two very special events, Lizard Day and Snake Day. Where proud owners show off their cherished pet reptiles and enter in a competition with the chance to take home prizes for the largest, best of show, most unusual, people’s pick and junior herpetologist. In addition to the pet reptile show, visitors to this event will get a chance to sample insect cuisine prepared by professional chefs and if the tame pets of the competition didn’t enthrall you there’s the exciting live display and show of some of the most venomous snakes in the world which is sure to get your attention. If you’d like to enter your favorite scaled friend in the competitions online registration this year begin August first and lasts until 5:00 PM on the 14th of August.

Also, if you’re looking for a chance to see some television personalities while helping a good cause there is this year is the 22nd Annual Festival of Chefs . This year, all proceeds from Festival of Chefs will go to Easter Seals South Florida Culinary Arts and Special Education to provide culinary training to teens and young adults with autism and other disabilities. While you’re helping them you get the added bonus of experiencing amazing music, fine wines, and sampling many of South Florida’s most acclaimed chefs’ signature dishes as well as dishes from Easter Seals’ Culinary Art Students. This is an event that is sure to leave you feeling good and full of good food.

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Las Vegas Grew from Sleepy Desert Community to Wedding Capital of the Country

admin — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 01:10:00 +0000

It does not matter if you are a first time visitor, a seasoned veteran, or a resident; Las Vegas, Nevada has plenty to offer to all. It is the vacation and business destination for an average of about 30 million visitors a year and home to well over 500,000 people. A person has to wonder if any of the 800 residents that lived there on March 16th 1911, the day Las Vegas was incorporated, knew what their sleepy little village would be like 100 years later.

Today Las Vegas is the destination of millions of people coming from all over the world. In 2009 McCarran International Airport handled over 20 million arriving passengers. Having 124,270 hotel rooms it is a good thing they didn’t all show up at once. The vacationing or business traveler has no need to worry about accommodations. Las Vegas offers everything from Vegas four star hotels to budget rooms. The visitor can to choose to stay at hotels like The Bellagio with its famous fountains and stunningly beautiful Fiori di Como chandelier hanging in its lobby or The MGM Grand with its many fine dining restaurants, quaint cafes and coffee shops. If your choice is to stay in a high end hotel your options are practically limitless. If your stay requires a smaller budget even the nicest hotels have budget friendly rooms, so there is no need to fret there are plenty of options for you as well.

Did someone say they wanted to get married? Have you considered Las Vegas? There are on average 120,000 marriages performed in Las Vegas every year causing the industry to be very competitive. Locations for the ceremony are in abundance and services are performed by everyone from the Marriage Commissioner of Las Vegas to Elvis impersonators in small wedding chapels. You can even get married in some of the local restaurants. If you know of a special place in Las Vegas and you want to be married there you probably can. If your desire is a themed wedding you’re in luck because anything goes. You can find ceremony styles ranging from Hawaiin to Star Trek and everything inbetween.

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Night Clubs in Las Vegas

admin — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 01:10:00 +0000

After a day by the cool pool in the hot sun with pina colada’s, dinner and a popular Vegas show, it is time to take on the night. Save some of that gambling money to hit some of the hottest night clubs in the world. All of the best Vegas hotels have a great night club in them and if you had a month you could hit most of them. Like many people, you may only have a couple of nights to a week to spend hitting all the hot spots so your going to have to do some research.

The club LAX is a super dance club with two levels of dancing fools. They attract some of the hottest DJ’s because they have the best in sound and lighting and a good crowd. If your traveling with a group, check out the VIP packages and see if you can sit in the celebrity section. You never know who might show up. This club is well known across the country with its great Gothic style decor. It has a real lush and modern atmosphere and filled with a hot crowd.

Check out the DJ spin off at Club Tao . This club has some really fun things going on. In the past they have had a giant pillow fight. They throw parties for celebrities or they bring in the hottest DJ’s and let them throw the party. This club is an Asian decor that is modern and sexy. The staff is beautiful and so are many of the people who hang out there.

Get on your best club attire and head over to The Bank. The Bank is the essence of modern and sexy with all the trimmings. They have some great special events going on and top notch amenities and service.

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Fun Times in Murfreesboro

admin — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 01:10:00 +0000

Murfreesboro, Tennessee is home to the ‘Go USA Fun Park’ , located at 2270 Armory Drive. This is family fun at its best, with super-fast go carts, an 18-hole miniature golf course, a driving range to improve your golf swing, video arcade, and a batting cage; all in one place. Go USA Fun Park is a great place when you’re on a vacation and need a day to unwind or let the children run wild, plus you can have your child’s birthday party in one of the party rooms. If you’re staying at one of the hotels Murfreesboro offers its visitors, ask if they have coupons for the park.

The Go Kart track is almost a quarter-mile long, and they have 20 great Karts. There’s more than enough to race all of your friends and family. It costs only $6.50 a ride and kids ride free with adults. The miniature golf course just had new carpet installed and features 18-holes of very challenging putt-putt golf, plus the course is fully lit, so you can putt-putt into the night; tickets are $5.00 for 13 years and up – $4.00 for under 13 and $3 for additional rounds. The Batting Cages offer both Softball and Hardball, with slow, medium and very fast speeds; tickets are $1.00 for 16 balls.

Practice your swing at one of their 30 fully lit golf tees. Plus, if the weathers bad, Go USA is where you’ll find most golfers practicing their swing, because Go USA Fun Park offers covered, heated tees for those cold and rainy days; tickets are $7 per bucket, which is about 80 balls. The arcades room features all the latest in video games, bazooka ball and a large Redemption Game area, which offers fabulous prizes for the children.

This park is well worth the money and is so much fun you’ll hear your children ask if they can come back the next day. There’s something for everyone at Go USA Fun Park, the entire family will have a blast, and the kids will remember that their summer vacation was totally awesome.

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Interesting Museums of Delhi

admin — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 01:10:00 +0000

There are many museums in Delhi some of them are more personal to the local people and traditions. One of the more famous people who spent time in Delhi is Mahatma Gandhi and there are a few ways to see some of the items and stories left behind by this interesting person. You can ask your concierge at one of your chosen Delhi hotels for a map to get to the Gandhi Smriti Museum and the Indira Gandi Memorial. Both locations have information and the story of his life as well as many books and cassettes of his teachings. This is a good local way of tapping into Gandhi’s life journey. Check out the National Gandhi Museum this museum is located close to were Mahatma Gandhi was cremated in January of 1948.

A great place to learn about the local and countries history to check out the National Gallery of Modern Art . They have quite the worldly exhibit of paintings, sculpture and other art featuring artists from India and from all over the world. Some of the current exhibits include The Master’s Strokes which is the art of Rabindranath Tagore. His followers believe him to be quite the genius and this is a fantastic collection of the gifts he has give the world. Their international collections feature artists from Germany, Japan, Switzerland, America, France, Italy, Britain and many more. The collection is exquisite.

One of the ways that this country grew quickly in the mid 1800s. This form of transportation gave trading a big leap into success and the effects were spread out into the world turning trading ports into big cities. The National Rail Museum is the perfect place to see how the railroad effected India. The exhibit is rather extensive with more than a 100 life sized displays of train models as well as many other artifacts like records, photographs and documents. Go and see what boosted the economy of India into what it is today.

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New York City’s Teacher

admin — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 01:10:00 +0000

Tours are always best done when the person giving the tour not only knows a lot about the area, but also loves the area. This could be no more true than The Street Teacher who offers a number of tours that range from going all over the New York City, to just around a few select blocks. The teacher is always helpful, has a lot of knowledge about the streets and has a lot of fun showing off.

The original idea for this was a brilliant one. People like to take tours, and there are a lot of people who come into New York City without a lot of working knowledge of where things are or where they want to go first. Many of these people are coming in on their own buses anyway, so why take them off one bus to put them on another one. It is called a step on tour, and the guide instead of getting their own bus to show a group around will step onto the tour bus and give the tour from there.

Like any good idea this one got a little out of control and has blown up into a full blown business with options to do a lot more than that. They now do walking tours of various areas, as well as advertising that they will help you find the place your great grandparents lived, or just give you a tour while you are waiting for your flight out of there.

This isn’t the only tour that is out there. If you want something a little more alternative once you have settled into one of the luxury hotels New York City has to offer take a food tour, or take a tour at your own pace with a hop on hop off tour line that will take you all over the city and let you get off at any of the sites.

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Historic and Beautiful Montenegro

admin — Thu, 27 May 2010 01:10:00 +0000

Montenegro is one of the gems of Eastern Europe. Since ancient times it has always existed under one name or another that translated to “Black Mountain”. Filled with stunning scenery and several nature reserves and natural history sites there are an endless number of things to see scattered throughout Montenegro. These combine to make Montenegro a wonderful spot to head whether you are wanting to go to Europe for camping and hiking or you want to learn first hand about Montenegro’s history . If you love ancient architecture you won’t be left out as there are monasteries and even the remains of ancient Roman cities nestled into picturesque views.

Podgorica , the capital city of Montenegro, is located about 9 miles north of Lake Skadar. Meaning “under the Gorica” or “under the little hill” in the Montenegrin. The city is built around five rivers that flow through the region and is the commerce center of the country. Podgorica is filled with cultural sites from museums of art and natural history to bustling shops and even religious monuments. there are even ruins and remnants of ancient cities only a few miles outside city limits. Odds are you won’t want to dedicate your first trip to Montenegro with just one city so it’s a good thing this is also a major transit hub with many connections to other cities.

Skadar Lake, also spelled Scadar or Scutari, is a popular vacation spot. Skadar is surrounded by many picturesque villages whose architecture has been preserved for centuries. Whether you decide to sped the night in one of these wonderful villages or prefer to stay at a hotel in Montenegro ’s equally lovely cities you’ll have a hard time peeling yourself away from this beautiful landscape. Swimming is a popular pastime since the warm waters of Skadar are ideal for it and other water sports and surrounded by beaches for those wanting to relax ans sunbathe though the only sand beach on the shore of Skadar lake is in Murice, near the Albania border. One of the most popular beaches on this lake is only available by sea, at the heart of the lake is a hidden beach called Pjesacac; frequented by cruises on the lake and if you get a good tour agent you may even be able to book a room near this beach.

Located just north of Podgorica, for those who like visiting ancient ruins and historical sites is Doclea . Founded in 1st century AD by the Romans and demolished about 620 AD by the Ostrogoths, the ruins of Doclea still lay scattered. Doclea was the Roman capital of the region and as such was actually quite a large city one can still find remainders of a triumphal arch, three temples, a city bathroom, and a monumental housing palace. There is even a pre-Roman church and the remains of two early Christian basilicas.

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Miami Beach is Loaded with Art-Deco

admin — Sun, 23 May 2010 01:10:00 +0000

Summer is approaching and there’s no better way to cool off than going to Miami Beach, Florida. There are hundreds of Miami Beach Hotels just waiting to give you the best deals in town and the greatest accommodations. Many of the hotels are located in the Art-Deco Historic District. These vibrant, colorful buildings were built between the years of 1923 to 1943 and represent an era when Miami was heavily promoted as ‘the tropical playground’ for the rich and famous.

When you arrive to Miami Beach, the Art-Deco, besides South Beach, will capture your heart and imagination. Curvaceous, colorful designs of pastel stucco and glowing neon, will bring you back to a time when frivolity and playfulness mixed with futuristic looks of sleek streamlined designs, spires on top that look like old science fiction Buck Rogers space vessels, portholes, flaunted eyebrows and rounded corners were and still are the highlights and beauty of Miami Beach; where Turquoise, peach, and island sunsets are the colors on the palette and whimsy presides at every corner.

If you get a chance, take the Miami Beach Art-Deco walking tour; you’ll get to see the best Art-Deco structures and learn about their history, like the Post Office located on 13th Street and Washington. This structure was built in the ‘Strip Classic’ Art-Deco Design, also known as the Depression Moderne. Inside the Post Office you’ll get to see a famous WPA mural by Charles Hardman depicting Ponce de Leon’s invasion of Florida. Old City Hall, not to far from the Post Office, was destroyed by a hurricane back in 1926, but reconstructed in the Mediterranean Neo-Classical design. The new City Hall building is larger and located on Convention Center Drive, but it’s design is not as note-worthy as the Old City Hall. Too bad, Art-Deco fell out of favor in the post-war period, but at least there will always be plenty of these fabulously wonderful buildings in Miami Beach.

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