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Mar02

Strawberry Hill

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Leap out of bed and pinch yourself: No, you are not dreaming. That scent of an exotic tropical garden is real, carried in on the cool breeze coming off the Blue Mountains behind you. Strawberry Hill is based around anĀ  eighteenth-century colonial plantation house perched high in the mountains. It belongs to Chris Blackwell, the record producer, who discovered Bob Marley and founded Island Records. Photo by: n_twiglet
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Aug31

Skye

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Skye is an island best known of all the Scottish islands, which is about 80 km from top to bottom, and has a great many things going for it, not at least the most breathtaking beautiful scenery, Ever since the Victorians discovered the joys of climbing spectacular Cuillin Ridge, the island has attracted more and more tourists and this, in the summer months, together with its notoriously changeable climate, is its only downside. Photo by: iancowe
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Aug03

Lewis and Harris

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Lewis and Haris, surprisingly is one single island, the largest and the most northerly of Western Isles, otherwise known as the Outer Hebrides. The largest part of the island is Lewis to the north, which becomes Harris at the point where two sea lochs, Resort and Seaforth. Harris in turn is also situated between north and south by a narrow isthmus, again formed by two sea lochs. Photo by: -JM-
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Sep30

Hotel Unique Sao Paulo, Brazil

Hotel Unique is situated in the heart of Jardins, the most rich quarter in Sao Paulo, near by Ibirapuera Park. This hotel is very closed to the Paulista Avenue & Ave Luis Carlos Berrini, Juscelino Kubistcheck and Faria Lima the most important business areas of Sao Paulo as well as the Jardins shopping areas which is 15 minutes from Congonhas and 40 minutes from Guarulhos International Airport.
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Jan11

Top 15 Secret Islands of Europe

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Which of the Greek islands athenians want to keep only for themselves, to chill without to be pushed be thousands of tourists. Where do the swedish people go? Which is german answer of Martas Vineyard – On which island are chilling stars, famous people and presidents. The answer is hidden in some of the Secret Islands of Europe.
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Sep24

The Old Man of Storr at isle of Skye

The Old Man of Storr at isle of Skye If you plan your next vacations in Scotland, you can just forget about the Edinburgh Fringe. You might be impressed by the sound of shows performed in department stores, charity shops, people’s houses and the secret basements of grand buildings, but when it comes to remarkable locations, you won’t find better than The Storr on the Isle of Skye. That’s because this environmental artwork has nature on its side.

The Trotternish ridge is one of the most spectacular stretches of countryside in Britain, a near pristine area of high cliffs, pinnacles and buttresses rising to the iconographic Old Man of Storr, a 48m spike of Jurassic rock that dominates the landscape on a clear day.
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