Jul22
Published by misha in Fishing, Kiribati, Oceania, Photos, Romantic, Ships, Sightseeings, Swimming, Travel Stories
Feel like a trip to London and Paris? You will find both on Kiritimati in mid-Pacific, also known as Christmas Island (Captain Cook arrived on 24 December 1777, in ‘naming’ mood). The world’s largest coral atoll extends to a substantial 640 sq km and makes up 70 per cent of the land area in the scattered island republic of Kiribati. Its villages are London, Tabwakea, Banana, Poland and Paris (now sadly in ruins). And no you don’t have to take a Geiger counter – the radiation from Britain’s 1950s H-bomb tests on Maiden Island, 32o km south of Kiritimati, has long dissipated on the four winds.
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May11
Published by misha in Adventure, Arts, Cultural, Hiking, Museums, Oceania, Photos, Sightseeings, Travel Stories, United States of America
Today if you think of design for sure you will miss Honolulu. But when it comes to modern architecture in 1950s and 60s all eyes were on Hawaii’s capital city. The building there have highly influence of some kind of ”tropical modernism”. So I would say that the modern architecture is everywhere these days, even in a place like Honolulu.
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Sep15
Published by Asya in Chillin, Hotels, North America, Relaxing, Resorts, Romantic
Halekulani is acknowledged as one of
Hawaii’s most luxurious hotels. Set on five oceanfront acres on the Honolulu end of
Waikiki Beach, within walking distance of shops, recreation, restaurants, and Honolulu nightlife. Halekulani means “house befitting heaven,” an apt choice as 90% of the guestrooms face the Pacific and Diamond Head. The hotel is an oasis famous for gracious hospitality, exemplary cuisine, and prompt, polished service.
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Jun05
Published by Asya in Australia, Eating, Fishing, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Relaxing, Romantic, Scuba Diving, Snorkeling
The Marshall Islands, officially the Republic of the Marshall Islands are a group of atolls
and reefs in
Micronesia, about half-way between
Hawaii and
Australia. Located north of Nauru and
Kiribati, these beautiful islands are a collection of 1,225 islands and islets of which only five are single islands. The rest are grouped into 29 coral atolls which together make up more than
one-tenth of all the atolls in the world resembling strings of pearls in a blue ocean backdrop.
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Oct15
Published by misha in Airlines, Australia, Eating, Flying, Relaxing, Spa, Travel Stories
Qantas – Australian airlane has create Qantas First Lounges in Sydney and Melbourne, international airports.
Sydney and Melbourne International Terminals Welcomed first class customers now in the airlane’s new Class lounges in both cities. The clients can experience a range of luxuries from chair-side waiter service to complimentary spa treatments in the airline’s lounges.
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