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Lesotho (le-soo-too) officially the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a landlocked country surrounded by the Republic of South Africa. The country is called Southern Africa’s ‘kingdom in the sky’ for good reason. This stunningly beautiful, mountainous country is nestled island-like in the middle of South Africa and it is a fascinating travel detour from its larger neighbour. The country offers superb mountain scenery, a proud traditional people, endless hiking trails, and the chance to explore remote areas on Basotho ponies.
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Pilsen, is a city in western Bohemia in the Czech Republic. It is the capital of the Plzen Region and the fourth most populous city in the Czech Republic. The eventful history of the city can be seen during the sightseeing of many interesting buildings. The historical city centre, is dominated by the slim tower of the Gothic St. Bartholomew Cathedral. With its height of 102,26 m (335 feet), this tower is the highest church spire in Bohemia.
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Lake Geneva or also known as Lake Leman is a lake in Switzerland and France. It is one of the largest lakes in Western Europe. A few years ago, the lake was flocked with bohemian adventureus because of its mountain scenery and liberal politicial climate. The most notourious group arrived from England in May 1816, led by the poet Lord Georgre Gordon Byron and included Percey Bysshe Shelley.
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Verana Hotel is an intimate boutique hotel on Mexico‘s Pacific coast, tucked in a remote hillside jungle just thirty miles south of Puerto Vallarta and accessible only by boat. Verana boasts indulgently private accommodations, a blend of old-world and modern designs and a philosophy of simple luxuries—all set against a backdrop of stunning water and mountain views. The whole experience begin when you disembark onto the hotel’s small, private pier. A few stone steps lead to the full-service jungle spa, which offers aqua-therapy, scrubs, massages and the like, many of which incorporate locally grown plants.
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Wanderlust is a left-field and totally experimental boutique hotel set to draw madcap voyagers and curious travellers to its doorstep. Located in Little India district in Singapore, where a bustling cultural enclave where Indian immigrants once settled, and the building was originally an old school built it 1920s. With four thematic levels of 29 rooms by award winning Singapore design agencies, each group was given full creative freedom.
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Haji Lane is a small-scale shopping in Singapore‘s hidden retail destination. Singapore has enormous, glittering shopping malls in and around Orchard Street which are wall-to-wall major-brand retailers, the stuff of a shopaholic’s dream. Anyway for those seeking something more intimate, the indie boutiques on Haji Lane are far from the roaming mall rats. Beautiful boutiques showcase rising Singaporean designers, as well as other designers from Asia and beyond, lining a narrow, backstreet of the tranquil Kampong Glam area – also  known as the Arab district.
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The MAS is an impressive building with a museum, among other things. Because it is also the visible storage, the museum square with Luc Tuymans’ mosaic, the boulevard, the rooftop panorama, etc. The MAS is a total experience. Nowdays, Antwerp has its own iconic piece of museum architecture and it’s poised to make the medieval Flemish town a global destination. The Museum aan de Stroom opened last weekend to an estimated 100,000 visitors, including the Belgian royal family. 
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Drakensberg Mountains spread onto immense valleys into which you descend on a curvaceous road. Endless folded hills stretch in a swathe of green velvet, while in other places the sandstone rocks glow gold in evening light. In contrast, sharp mountain peaks pierce the dense blue sky – sometimes with a cap of snow. There are several parks and reserves in and around the Drakensberg Mountains, some private and others administered by KZN Wildlife and National Park’s offices.
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Amboseli National Park, formerly Maasai Amboseli Game Reserve is 39,206 hectares (392 square km) in size at the core of an 8,000 square kilometres (3,100 sq mi) ecosystem that spreads across the Kenya-Tanzania border. The park is famous for being the best place in Africa to get close to free-ranging elephants among other wildlife species. The park also protects two of the five main swamps, and includes a dried-up Pleistocene lake and semi-arid vegetation. Other attractions of the park include opportunities to meet Maasai and spectacular views of Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest free-standing mountain in the world.
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Hotel Villa Cipriani was built in the Palladian era by an unknown architect. The villa is located in Asolo, Italy and the first thing I can say about the Villa is that dates back to 1889, when the english poet, Robert Browning, already an old man, acquaried it. After his death, his son Robert Weidemann Barret Browning, who settled permanitely in Asolo, inherited the Villa. In 1902 he sold it to an engeener, Mr. Zenarro who maintained very well the Villa and made it a hotel. The hotel started to offer a tranquil yet sophisticated backdrop for a relaxing stay. Its renowed restaurant propose creative cuisine: flavor from the sea and the hunt and fresh garden produce. Villa Cipriani became and still is a veritable feast for the senses.
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