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InterContinental Grand Hotel is a five-star hotel that offers incredible views of Victoria Harbor, Hong Kong. It’s located nearby to the Hong Kong area attractions, including Museum of Art and Space Museum, Harbor City and Hong Kong Museum of History. InterContinental Hotel features a variety of services – there is a full-service spa center, outdoor swimming pool, six superior restaurants and wedding services. The hotel provides the highest levels of service and it’s among the internationally acclaimed best hotels for business travelers.
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The ritual of bathing has never been more sublime that at the new, stylish Hoshinoya resort. This is no traditional hot spring. Hoshinoya sits firmly in twenty-first century. Green geothermal energy supplies the underfloor heating, and the surroundings ate seriously contemporary. Dark wood and stone floors replace the familiar tatami mats. Photo by: terururu
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Should you be given the distributing news that you are officially dead, do not panic. You have probably just tied your yukata (house robe) right over left – kimono speak for ”deceased”- and need to retie it. More than 300 years old, Hiiragiya Ryokan is a historic inn that is widely regarded as the pinnacle of style and traditional hospitality. Look closely and you will see the wooden hitching posts, used by traveling feudal lords who arrived on horseback, on the long clay walls. Such grand arrivals might e a thing of the past, but theater comes with the territory, and thanks to the six generations of the same family, service is as sharp as samurai sword. Photo by: Rob Gruhl
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Fernando de Noronha is one of Earth’s peerless places. It was a stop on Charles Darwin’s famous 1839 Beagle expedition, become a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2001 (with nearby Rocas Atoll), and is one of Brazil’s top scuba-diving spots, with spectacular flora and fauna. Its environmental fragility means it is monitored by Brazil’s Environmental Protection Agency. Visitors are limited to 700 a day, and Fernando de Noronha’s sixteen beaches are kept immaculate with clear waters giving visibility of up to 50 m. Photo by: alexrobinsonlightbox
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The National Art Center is a unique and innovative art exhibition facility. Opened in 2007 in Roppongi, Tokyo.
The facility has 47,960 m of floor space on a 30,000 m site with four stories above ground and one below. Access is from Nogizaka Station on the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line.
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This is a take-away restaurant designed for the sushi brand Sosushi, deep seated in the historical urban structure of the Turin, Italy. Each detail in the restaurants is not just left up to chance. Lighting fixtures have been selected and installed with the intention to highlight the food and drink on offer.
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Jeju (Jeju-si) is the capital of Jeju province in South Korea and the largest city on the island of Jeju. Because of its natural beauty the island feels like a backdrop for many artists and designers. The Jeju Provincial Art Museum is one of the gathering point. Situated within the Halla Mountains, the museum plan is designed as a circulation loop, creating exterior and interior exhibition space. The program of the museum is planned for research, conservation, exhibition, education, and exhibition.
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