Cape town: the new heaven

Cape town is Africa's most popular destination for tourism and capital of South Africa. It is located between Table Mountain and its famous harbor and golden beaches. The climate is warm ,mild throughout all throughout the year making it the perfect place to visit whenever. The local language is similar to Dutch yet English is most commonly understood. The panoramic views are great. The restaurant offer fine and fresh food, due to the location of the town the fish is really tasty.You can take a walk next to the Atlantic ocean or buy some groceries from the big markets in the center.Be sure to visit the Green Point lighthouse which is the oldest one in South Africa(1824). Not only is it fascinatingly beautiful with its breathtaking landmarks but Cape town is host of the FiFA World Cup of 2010. this incredibly important event is not only worth visiting but also means Cape town will become a lot more popular. Preparations for the football event have began long ago. The new Green Point Stadium where the happening will take place will soon be finished.

Royal Resorts: Ten most luxurious and expensive suites

Though you have to be outrageously rich to be able to afford to stay at any of these suites it's still nice to dream!

1.Hugh Hefner Sky Villa, Palms Casino Resort Las Vegas; $40,000 per night


2. Ty Warner Penthouse, Four Seasons, New York; $34,000 per night


3. Royal Penthouse Suite, President Wilson Hotel, Geneva; $33,000 per night


4. Westin Excelsior, Rome;$29,254.96 per night


5. Bridge Suite at The Atlantis,Paradise Island, Bahamas ; $25,000 per night


6. The Presidential Suite, Hotel Cala di Volpe, Costa Smeralda, Italy; $21,000 per
night


7.The presidential suite,The Plaza, New York City; $20,000 per night


8. Royal Suite, Burj Al Arab, Dubai; $18,000 per night


9. Royal Armleder Suite, Le Richemond, Geneva; $17,500 per night


10. The Royal Suite, Four Seasons George V, Paris; $16,000 per night

Christmas in Paris

Paris is a magical place but on Christmas it becomes even more exquisite.The Champs-Elysées is decorated for 2km every year with Christmas lights and other fascinating symbols of the holiday making it a breathtaking view. The huge Christmas markets are typical for the winter seasons in Paris. The various decorations and food that they offer makes them ideal for you to visit as they propose wood challets,mulled wine and handcraft toys. There are several annual holidays in Paris that a person should not miss and Christmas is one of them. The cheerful holiday spirit is everywhere. Even the shops on the big streets put up fascinating decorations stylishly combined with the clothes or products they offer. The boutiques in Paris have various holiday discounts and offer outstanding and genuine gifts.Their shop windows deserve to be seen. If you happen to be in Paris know that beside the usual tourist attractions there are intriguing Christmas markets like Christmas Market at the Montparnasse Tower, Christmas Market and Santa's Village at Saint-Sulpice and Christmas Market at Place de la Nation.
This is one of the best tourist attraction in Paris that does not need Christmas decoration. The simple lights make it magically beautiful.

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The Amazing Race

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The Amazing race is a reality TV game show which involves traveling all around the world and competing with people in order to get $1,000,000. It explores all aspects of traveling- from relaxing to full of excitment activities. The goal is to be better than the others and get faster to a "pit stop". Personally, I like it a lot because, though the people in the competition are constantly under a lot of pressure, they get to visit amazing places, explore various cultures.
The competitors travel in different transportation modes like planes,taxis,buses,boats and by foot. Their goal is to find a certain clue which then leads them to a place where various tasks awate them. If they are slow they arrive late which could mean they might be eliminated. The winners are the ones that, after there are only three groups left, get to the final pit stop first. Whoever wins gets $1,000,000 though if you ask me everyone in the shopw is a winner. They all get to visit both major tourist attractions like Grand Canyon and picturesque wilderness.
The Amazign Race has many versions like The Amazing Race Central Europe or the special family deitiion where instead of two people in a team there were four and they were all families.

I recently read Dan Brown's book The Lost Sign. It is a quite fascinating story that takes place in Washington D.C. In the book the writer constantly mentiones different works of art that are tightly connected to the events and the story. Some of them are the painted ceilings in Capitolia and exquisite pieces of architecture. I was so impressed with the way he descibed them that after reading the book I had this desire to go to Washington and see all those unique art works and visit the places where the main heroes of the book went . What I am reffering to when I share this experience with you is that art can often be a reson to travel. If you haven't planned your holiday and like Michelangelo's ides for example you should most certainly visit St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican city. If you admire the works of the brothers Eyck you should go to Ghent where one of their paintings is.

Summer festival in Ghent

Ghent during the summer festival which i got to see.

A few years ago my family and I went on a roadtrip. We visited Greece, Lithuania and from there drove across Poland, stayed for a few days in Austria and contiued to Germany. Even if I went on listing the beautiful countries we vsited the truth is that what I will remember forever is Belgium and especially the small city of Genth.

It was pure luck and coincidence that brought us to Ghent right when a big festival was approaching. When we herd what was coming we decided to stay a few days longer. Those were the best days of my summer. It was fantastic. One day you go for a walk in this small tranquil town filled with old yet beautiful buildings and on the other you find yourself in a completely opposite situation. All throughout the town there were stages built. Decorations and crowds of people everywhere. There were all kind of performances and each time I turned around I saw new and different ones.

An interesting fact is that in 2005 1.5 million people attended the festival making it the biggest openair evet of festive origin and I was a part of it.