2009 July travel tips and stories. Vacations ideas, cruises spa and resorts

Lavender is the mark of Provence Region, France. This region slightly inland from the coast, has a great diversity and also great general views that are very characteristic of the typical France village: houses with red roofs, narrow streets and their exposure to the sun. The lavender of Provence blooms from the end of June through July and August, and when is the festival season in Avignon. True lavender is native to the Southern Alps with huge diversity sorts – different varieties grow in the dry mountainous areas from 600 to 2000 m.
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Hotel Eden Roc is a little oasis in an already placid Swiss village on a lake. It is a 5-star luxury hotel!
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This charming hideaway on the Ligurian Sea is a favorite vacation spot of many Europeans tourists. Even back in Roman Times Portofino was called the world’s most charming port. It is one of the most photogenic fishing ports in the Mediterranean. Once a quiet fishing village, today Portofino is best known for beachside cliffs that are speckled with pastel-colored houses and its chic boutiques, fashionable resorts, luxurious hotels and first-rate sports facilities.
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The Island of Molokini is located between the islands of Maui and Kahoolawe, Hawaii. Its crescent shape forms a beautiful lagoon inside, which is home to about 250 species of fish, some of which can be found nowhere else on Earth. The lagoon provides protection from waves and powerful currents making this area one of the top ten diving and snorkeling destinations in the world. Every day many tourists come to enjoy of this breathtaking underwater sanctuary for marine life.
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It is one of the world’s oldest deserts, after the Atacama, has existed for over 55 million years, completely devoid of surface water but bisected by several dry riverbeds. The Namib Desert flanks the Indian Ocean in southern Namibia and it is well protected in a series of National Parks, Recreation Areas and Protected Diamond Areas.
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Unpolluted and untouched Lord Howe Island is the ultimate eco-destination. There is only one road, and everyone tends to get around by bicycle, boat or on foot. Just 11 km long this boomerang shaped beauty is topped by rainforest-clad Moun Gower and Mount Lidgbird and dips down into the cool Tasman Sea. Born of a volcanic eruption, it has the southernmost coral reef in the world – safe heaven for 500 species of fish and 90 species of corals.
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The Twelve Apostles are giant rock formations lies along the majestic coastline of Port Campbell National Park, app.230km from Melbourne, Australia. It is Victoria’s second largest marine national park and covers 7,500 hectares including some of the most spectacular underwater scenery – incredible underwater arches, canyons and caves.
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Roughly 470 km north of Fiji, this small group – Rotuma Island plus four offshore islets – is a Fijian territory and home to the unique race known as Rotumans. The people there more closely resemble Polynesians. Dependency status allows the island more political autonomy than other parts of Fiji. It is possible to visit this isolated island, though Rotumans voted against opening the place up to tourism as recently as 1985. Photo by: DS355
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Micronesia consists of some 600 small islands spread across nearly 2,900,000 sq km of the Western Pacific just above the Equator. For all that Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) can only muster around 700 sq km of terra firma. The four states are Pohnpei, Chuuk, Kosrae, and Yap. Each consists of one or more high volcanic islands. Photo by: martylaycock
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The Zetter hotel Londonis located in one of London’s most fashionable neighbourhoods. The Zetter has five floors set around a spectacular central atrium. The designed to adhere to environmentally sustainable principles.
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