Showing posts with label World. Show all posts
Showing posts with label World. Show all posts

Monday, January 3, 2011

The Most Expensive Travel Places in The World

Are you still sitting at home or leave the city for the weekend? And how about rent a private home or a shining executive of the renowned yacht? You can, if unable to pay six-figure account. Before you dozens of places to spend time is very expensive. We propose to enjoy these places for free.


1. 14 - day trip to Kenya, Tanzania and Seychelles. The journey begins with eating giraffe standing and ends a few millimeters of milk. Endless pool of 140,000 acres in wildlife, or go to the Seychelles - the travel days to live "can be a private plane to fly home to visit Luisaby made. You are in the village with 11 villas, which The food is cooked to the best chefs Europe relax. travel expenses, including $ 100,000 for two people.


2. For $ 100,000 you can house 9,757 square feet outstanding two levels, within 10 days of celebrations at the Melia Kankvn stroke. Seductive house with four bedrooms, jacuzzi for 10 people, purple pool table and aquarium. In addition, bar and kitchen with personal chef and bartender. Apart from swimming in the Caribbean, including room set, large plasma TV, WiFi, Wii console, an iPod dock. Private balcony, perfect place to enjoy the fresh sea air.


 3. Inverlohi Castle was built in 1863. West of Scotland in the highlands. In 1969 it to a hotel with 17 bedrooms was converted. Today's guests in simulation of visitors like the previous Queen Victoria, who loved to draw and design of soil and mountains. Of entertainment is accessible: fishing lakes, clay pigeon shooting, walking, or cruise on the lake known as bumps. Yummy food ready for lunch and the best cook in the room with antique furniture served. $ 100,000 will be for six days and eight days in high season to season live.


 4. Great spa treatments at Spa in Maui Whaley - the best choice for relaxing friends for four days. Grand Hotel Suites can be set four biggest and most luxurious in Hawaii, $ 15 $ 000 night lift. After going over of luxury hotels in Green Ivan could move method. Imagine: ten doctors, and massage at the same time you and your friend from head to toe! The next day, you can tour the islands by helicopter, and in the evening to relax in the catamaran. Also, you have a private car with a driver who takes you and your friends in every corner of the island.


 5. St. Barts Island is in fact different with the word "deceptive". During the winter, worm sounds of the Caribbean paradise to soak up the sun come, and in places like Rock Star Hotel Villa Eden Rock'll live. There are Cameron Diaz, Derek Jeter and Tom Hanks. Other guests list remains a mystery, though they say, there is Usher and the Rolling Stones. Has four bedrooms, two guest rooms, bathroom made of white gold, a local recording studio there. So, for $ 100,000 you can room with a butler, private pool and jacuzzi rental.


6. Request VIP program at Caesar Palace in Las Vegas, and your dreams will come true. To do this you need to spend $ 100,000. Celebrities such as P. Diddy, VIP service in a nightclub, will up cover holidays to you and your friends with white gold bottle 3 - L Dom Perignon, plus walk the Grand Canyon in a helicopter shining. $ 100,000 for you dine in the best restaranah Vegas, such as bolts guy, Monte Joe Marine Amii Gabi and gifts.


7. A complex of two houses - a small private island of Parrot Island, home to the "sanctuary" is. In each of the four bedrooms overlooking the Caribbean Sea. The owner of this dream home - fashion designer Donna Karan, which rent for $ 24.200 the night. You sit for four nights and sleep in style furniture from Bali and Africa Quran, resting on a white beach, and practice your asanas for yoga pavilion. Cook and two butlers in your hands to feed and take care of your every whim. Square in golf you can go see another reef parrots known landlord - Bruce Willis.


8. You can not Around the World in 80, and for 103 days, when you are traveling in the Queen Mary 2 - Bush Royal Ocean with 2.620 passengers. 2011 World Tour will begin in New York and stop in 30 ports around the world, including Barbados, Cape Town, Sydney, Hong Kong and Barcelona. Book compilation Princess Grill for 58 to $ 500 per person, and get a cabin with a big balcony, full bath with foam. Opening a toast to the world, along with a bottle of sparkling wine, strawberries and sugar.


9. Morocco is wearing a veil in mystery, with its exotic impression, why not stay in Riyadh. The palace belonged to the royal family, in this case the King of Morocco - His Majesty Mohammed VI. Royal Mansour in Marrakech luxury feel. Vosmiakrovaya domain walls that Medina is located in the 11th Century. Each Riyadh - rich mosaic tile picture, silk, antique furniture and elegant courtyards. One night in Riyadh d 'Onor worth $ 48,000. Dream house with four bedrooms, area 21,525 square meters. Feet. Riyadh a separate pool, office, home theater, traditional Hammam, extra room for personal butlers.


10. Ship four seasons - the worlds only floating hotel. Catamaran with 11 cabins, with three decks can be up to 22 guests who want to explore the Maldives Certified. In the morning you can swim in the Atoll, and at night to eat barbecue on the beach deserted island. Day trips cost $ 20,000. Food, diving and excursion. Despite high prices, and the dress code is classic boat.

Saturday, October 23, 2010

World’s Magnificent Train Stations - 2

Railway Station, Inverclyde, Scotland ©edowds
 The fact of the matter is that most train stations stand as excellent examples of the architectural genius being considered at the hilt of design sophistication. With all the legends and secrets, each station has something to be unique in. Would it be the forming-up, aura, inner finery, or surrounding, such places will never cease to fascinate. In today’s round-up we’ll be able to see the marvelous and strange variety of the world’s most spectacularly beautiful train stations.
©rollinoldman


sin city train ©grassel

Southern Cross Railway Station ©blinkingzzz

Southern Cross Station ©Toshio

St. Pancras International Train Station ©Jim Boud

Stockholm Central ©hans.soderstrom

St Pancras ©almonkey

The Gestalt of Coming and Going ©Stuck in Customs

The train now arriving at platform 2 ©Mark Youlden

The Train Now Standing ©griffin

The train station revisited ©awol1966

©dockie
Source: design float

Thursday, October 21, 2010

Nature From Above - By Yann Arthus-Bertrand

Cattle, Argentina

Coal mine in South Africa


Elephants on the savannah, Botswana

Fraser Island dune, Australia

Amazon River, Brazil

Machu Picchu, Peru

Cattle near the Masai Mara National Park, Kenya

Tasmania, Australia

Boats stranded on the dry Aral Sea, Kazakhstan

Easter Island, Chile

Mountains near Jengish, Kyrgyzstan

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

The Most Incredible Libraries in the World

1. University Club Library - New York City, United States
Photograph by Peter Bond
2. Canadian Library of Parliament - Ottawa, Canada
Photograph by James Gillard

3. Yale University’s Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library - New Haven, Connecticut
Photograph by Lauren Manning
4. Iowa State Capital Law Library - United States
Photograph by Tani Livengood
5. Suzzalo Library at the University of Washington - Seattle, Washington
Photograph by Sam
6. Admont Abbey Library - Austria
Photograph by Ognipensierovo
7. State Library - Victoria, Australia
Photograph by Waltonics
8. Library at El Real Monasterio de El Escorial - Madrid, Spain
Photograph by Jose Maria Cuellar
9. José Vasconcelos Library - Mexico City, Mexico14
Photograph by Pedro Vasquez Colmenares
10. Real Gabinete Português de Leitura - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Photograph by Ruy Barbosa Pinto
11. National Library of Finland - Helsinki, Finland
Photograph by Marj-Liisa
12. Mitchell Library - Sydney, Australia
Photograph by Christopher Chan
13. Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library at University of Toronto - Toronto, Canada
Photograph by Fadi J
14. George Peabody Library - Baltimore, Maryland
Photograph by Danielle King
15. Strahov Theological Hall - Prague, Czech Republic
Photograph by Rafael Ferreira

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Amazing and Incomprehensible Intersections in the World

The Central Motorway Junction - New Zealand State Highways Auckland, New Zealand.
Tom Moreland Interchange, intersection of Interstate 85 and Interstate 285, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Shanghai, China
Taganskaya Square, Moscow
Tokyo, Japan
Chicago,USA
Minneapolis,USA
Miami Beach, FL.USA
New Jersey,USA
Swindon, Hemel and in Cardiff,UK
China
Russia
Russia
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