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Make your way through the Greek islands by ferry

Feb 16th, 2011
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Santorini, Cyclades, Greek Islands Art Print

Santorini, Cyclades, Greek Islands Art Print
Sakis, Papadopoulos
12 in. x 16 in.
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“The Jewel of Mediterranean“ ,as it has been previously called has the tenth longest coastline in the world at 14,880 km (9,246 mi) in length, featuring an enormous number of islands (approximately 1400, of which only 227 are inhabited). Millions of tourists visit Greece every year(mostly during the summer months) and leave the country with many wonderful memories that are hard to forget. I am convinced that any traveler that has visited Greece will surely tell you about the natural beauty of the country and about its rich cultural background. Most travelers visit the Greek Islands because they combine all the assets mentioned above plus they have wonderful beaches where the traveler can enjoy swimming.

There are many ways that a traveler can access the Greek islands. He can either go there by air(most major Greek Islands have airports) or by sea. Although the idea of traveling by plane can be rather tempting and comfortable it can also be rather expensive. Moreover another good idea is taking a cruise to the Greek islands however it can also be rather expensive and does not give you the freedom to explore the Greek islands by yourself. In my opinion the most enjoyable way to travel through Greek islands is by ferry. Traveling by ferry is most suitable for the kind of traveler that loves the sea and considers ferries as part of his holiday. These people are the lucky ones who can treat a long ferry journey as a fun thing to do, rather than a business traveler who just wants to get to his destination as quick as possible.

The ferries in Greece are modern, fast and comfortable. No matter in which way you decide to visit Greece and regardless of the time of the year Greece surely give you some unforgettable experiences…

Paris, 1947 – Love in the Louvre Poster

Jan 17th, 2011
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Paris, 1947 - Love in the Louvre

Paris, 1947 – Love in the Louvre Poster
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Almost everything is ‘special’ about France. It is the home of haute couture and haute cuisine; of great writers, artists and philosophers. At its heart is Paris, the ‘Paris, France’ which is the goal of so many Americans. But the capital city is not the whole of France any more than New York is the whole of America. France includes the industriai North East; the valleys and peaks of the Massif Central in the Suth West; the rocky Atlantic coast of Brittany; the chateaux of the Loire; the French Alps and the sun and birightness of Provence and the Mediterranean Coast.

Paris is generally mild, with average temperatures of 76 in mid-summer. The Riviera is sunny throughout the year; the average temperature in January is 48.

Piazza San Marco, Venice, Italy

Jan 17th, 2011
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Piazza San Marco, Venice, Italy

Piazza San Marco, Venice, Italy Art Print
Segal, Mark
37.373 in. x 12.9822 in.
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Venice is built on 118 islands, criss-crossed by 160 canals and linked by 400 foot-bridges. There are no roads, only canals; no traffic, only water buses and water taxis and the gondolas. A labyrinth of alleys and stairs and little bridges link the main waterways. Have coffee at Caffe Quadri, or Caffe Avena, or Caffe Florian (the oldest cafe in Venice) in the grandest square in Europe – Piazza San Marco. And you cannot go to Venice without calling in at Harry’s Bar, on the Grand Canal (entrance on Calle Vallaresso), made famous by Ernest Hemingway. See the Palazzo Ducale, where the Doges lived in princely style; the Rialto bridge; the great Cathedral of St Mark (with Titian’s masterpiece, Last Judgement, in the Vault of Paradise); the Accademia art gallery; the Ca’ d’Oro the School of San Giorgio degli Schiavoni with famous Carpaccios and the School of San Rocco with magnificent Tintoretto paintings. If you climb the 15th century Clock Tower you have a superb view of the whole of Venice. When shopping in Venice things to look for include fine handmade lace, jewelry, leather goods, and above all, glass. You could go to the island of Murano and see the glass being made, and Torcello, for its cathedral with beautiful mosaics. Luxury hotels in Venice include the Danieli Royal Excelsior, right next door to the Doge’s Palace, the Cipriani on Giudecca island and the Bauer Grünwald. Even if you do not stay there, it is a delightful place to dine and dance on the roof garden. Ernest Hemingway preferred the smaller, quieter, Gritti Palace. Dine at La Taverna Fenice, La Caravella, Harry’s Bar and Florians. For seafood try Al Graspo de Uva and Peoceto Risorto. Places to visit from Venice include: the Lido, just across the lagoon. It has a marvelous beach, with fine hotels like the Excelsior Palace.

World’s Most Unique Travel Destinations

Jan 17th, 2011
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South Sea Isles

South Sea Isles Art Print
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A big part of travel is that feeling you get when experiencing something completely new, something you haven’t seen or done before. Many travel destinations offer an amenity or two that other places don’t–but there are only a few locations in the world that offer a truly unique experience.

Some of these places are wonders of nature–a spot where the flora or fauna can’t be found elsewhere, or where the mountains stretch the landscape to impressive formations. Other destinations are unique because of man-made features–entire islands created out of sand, underwater museums designed to decay, or hotels shaved from ice.

Hot or cold, undeveloped or overly elaborate, these locations offer something you can’t get anywhere else, which is as good a reason as any to plan a trip.

The Azores

Explore the dramatic natural beauty and bounty of crater lakes in this collection of nine volcanic islands in the middle of the North Atlantic. Portuguese by language, it has a culture and cuisine all its own. Feast on the geothermally heated hotpots called cozido das furnas, which consist of mixtures of meats and stews and are a feature of the area near Sao Miguel.

Bhutan

High up in the Himalayan Mountains sits the world’s newest democracy, whose 30-year-old king has been instrumental in developing the country’s parliament, and injecting a democratic voice into Bhutanese affairs. The term “gross national happiness” was coined by the country’s former king, who began the Buddhist country’s path to modernization. It now straddles both the old world and the new, and has earned the nickname, “the last Shangri-La.”

Grindavik, Iceland – The Blue Lagoon

Anne Banas, executive editor of SmarterTravel.com, recommends the stark beauty of the Blue Lagoon in Iceland. “They call it ‘The Land of Fire and Ice’ for a reason,” says Banas. “It’s one of those things that you have to do in a lifetime. You’re swimming in these silica mud waters, but then it’s snowing outside.” Stay at the Blue Lagoon Spa, where you can take a geothermal steam bath, or have drinks while you soak in the lagoon.

Cancun Underwater Museum – Cancun, Mexico

The brainchild of the artist Jason de Caires Taylor, the world’s largest underwater museum features 400 statues by the artist, in a dizzying array of poses and features. The just-opened sculpture park sits in shallow waters in Cancun, allowing snorkellers, swimmers, and scuba divers alike to witness the sculptures grow seaweed and barnacles, and begin to form a supplementary reef for area fish.

Madagascar

Madagascar, sitting approximately 225 miles off the eastern coast of Africa, in the Indian Ocean, is so remote, it’s been host to many one-of-a-kind evolutionary developments. Ninety percent of its native plant life is found nowhere else in the world. “It still feels like a lost wonderland, with unique and diverse plant and animal life,” says Tom Hall, a U.K.-based writer for Lonely Planet.

Cafe Roma Art Print

Dec 22nd, 2010
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Cafe Roma

Cafe Roma Art Print
Surridge, Malcolm
19.75 in. x 27.5 in.
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Italians drink wine as an aperitif, with the meal and after the meal they finish off with a hair-raising distilled wine called grapa. Chianti is probably the best known Italian wine, but the quality varies, so look for the sign of the black cockerel on the label, and settle for reliable makes, like Frescobaldi, Melini and Ricasol. Other good red wines (rossi) are Barolo, Valpolicella, and a full-bodied wine from Scily called Corvo. Connoisseurs say that Brunello de Montalcino is the best Italian red wine. Some of the best white wines are Orvieto, Frascati, and Soave and, if you like a sweet, light sparkling wine, Asti Spumante is very refreshing. Martini and Cinzano are famous Italian aperitifs, but for a change try Punt e Mes, or Campari. Strega is an interesting liqueur and Sambuca (tastes of licorice). In general, it is safer to order wine by the bottle or half-bottle rather than the carafe. Rome is ful of fascinating drinking places. Perhaps the best known is the Cafe de Paris, of La Doce Vita fame, on the famous via Veneto. The Cafe Greco (via Condoti 86) was a favorite haunt of Mark Twain and Oscar Wilde and Buffalo Bill. Baretto, on the same street, is one of the places to be seen having your before-dinner drinks – if you can get in. Bar Zodiaco (viale Parco Bellini, 90), the lovely Monte Mario near Observatory, and the Bar Tre Scalini has a lovely terrace in one of Rome’s most beautiful squares, Piazza Navona. This is a great place for ice cream too.

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Spend This Winter in Egypt (Framed Art Print)

Dec 21st, 2010
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Spend This Winter in Egypt

Spend This Winter in Egypt Framed Art Print
Tamplough, M.
36.25 in. x 23.375 in.
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Egypt, lying at the crossroads between the continents of Europe, Asia and Africa, has two faces: the Egypt with 5,000 years of history and modern Egypt with modern hotels and every recreational facility.

Dinstinct winter and summer seasons, with short springs and Fall. Hot weather begins in May and the average temperature is about 97 F in summer. As the rainfall is very low (25 mm in Cairo) and the air very dry, the summer heat is bearable and there are sharp drops in temperature after sundown. Winters are from December to March: it is usually warm, but the temperature does sometimes fall as low as 40 F in Cairo. Language is Arabic, English is widely understood in larger cities and some French. The greater part of the population is Muslim, and Islam is the official state religion. Catholic and Protestant churches and synagogues in many cities.

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Germany: Brandenburg Gate in Berlin

Dec 21st, 2010
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Brandenburg Gate, Berlin, Germany

Brandenburg Gate, Berlin, Germany Photographic Print
Arnold, Jon
12 in. x 9 in.
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West Berlin is notable for its greenery (only one-third of its area is built up) and East Berlin for its old historical center with the Royal Palace and museums. Kurfürstendamm (Ku’damm), with its Kaiser Wilhelm memorial church is the main thoroughfare of West Berlin, lined with luxury hotels, shops, cafes and cinemas. Behind the church is the Zoo (Tiergarten). Of the few surviving old buildings, the most notable are Charlottenburg Castle, the 18th century Brandenburg Gate, the reconstructed Reichstag and the Rathaus, seat of the Senate, where the Liberty Bell is rung at noon. Important museums include the Egyptian Museum with the famous bust of Nefertiti; Museum Dahlem with 13 -16th century paintings including famous Rembrandts and Vermeers, the Berlin Museum where the collection depicts the development of the city and the New National Gallery designed by Mies van der Rohe. The Olympic Stadium constructed for the 1936 games, holds 100,000 people. In the western suburbs are the forest and lake areas of the Grünewald and the Havel inlets which open out into the Wannsee, crowded with bathers in summer. Excursion parties go to Frederick the Great’s Palace of Sanssouci in the East zone with its great art treasures and to the ancient Palace of the Crown Prince, Cecilienhof where the Four-Power Aggreement was signed in 1945.

Fabulous Las Vegas Art Print

Dec 21st, 2010
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Fabulous Las Vegas

Fabulous Las Vegas Art Print
36 in. x 24 in.
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The state of Nevada permits and rigidly supervises gambling. Almost evey known gambling game may be found in Las Vegas casinos. All of the hotels have gambling rooms and there are slot machines in every conceivable location in town.

Of course every visitor will first want to wander through the beautiful hotels located on the ‘Strip’. About a half-hour away from town, to the southeast, is Boulder (Hoover) Dam, one of the world’s greatest irrigation and power projects; the dam, over 700 feet high, impounds the largest man-made lake, 110 mile long Lake Mead. Excursion boats leave Lake Mead Marina (below Boulder City). There is good fishing in Lake Mead and Lake Mohave, and fine facilities for winter sports at the Charleston Mountains, 35 miles northwest of Las Vegas. The colorful Valley of Fire, about 25 miles northeast, has petrified trees, prehistoric inscriptions and a large eroded sandstone basin.

The best food is to be at the hotels, bot there are popular less expensive restaurants. Particularly good values may be had at the resort hotels after midnight, when the ‘chuck wagon’ offers a wide selection at very low prices.

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Times Square, New York Art Print

Dec 21st, 2010
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Times Square, New York

Times Square, New York Art Print
Hoffman, Torsten
39.34 in. x 19.67 in.
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Some people say ‘New York is a great place to visit, but I wouldn’t want to live there’ – perhaps under the impression that New Yorkers are cool toward strangers, live in night clubs and have no family life. This is not true. New Yorkers are friendly, do have family lives and are basically the same as people from other parts of the country. New York is a very cosmopolitan city with representatives of almost every country in the world among its population. In fact, native-born New Yorkers are probably in the minority. Manhattan Island, the center of the city, s the part most interesting to visitors. Manhattan is overcrowded, busy and somewhat noisy. Getting around wll be simplified if you learn how to take advantage of local transportation. In spite of anything you may have heard, prices in stores, restaurants and hotels are the same for visitors as they are for New Yorkers.

New York is one one of the richest, biggest and most important cities in the world. It consists of five boroughs – Manhattan, Bronx (on the mainland), Brooklyn and Queens (on Long Island) and Richmond (Staten Island). Millions of communities live in New Jersey, Westchester County, Long Island and Connecticut. Since Manhattan is an island, getting to work often involves a bridge, tunnel or ferry; all facilities are overcrowded during the rush hours. Despite such inconveniences, the city draws more and more people to it each year. The pace is intense but for those who are talented, ambitious or lucky, the rewards are great.

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Things Not to Do in New York City

Dec 21st, 2010
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Times Square, New York City, USA

Times Square, New York City, USA Photographic Print
Pearson, Doug
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Don’t… Take a twilight carriage ride in Central Park

You may recall the scene in Manhattan where Woody Allen and Mariel Hemingway take a romantic, private, horse-drawn carriage ride through Central Park, quipping their way through the leafy quiet. We regret to inform you that your carriage ride will be nothing like that experience. The horse will seem tired, the driver’s patter will be even less entertaining than Mia Farrow’s memoirs, and you’ll spend the entire ride crawling along the park’s main drives, staring at the back of another carriage, and enduring dirty looks from locals and animal lovers.

Instead… Get up early and walk through Central Park

The park is at its most magical in the morning, when the crowds are thin and the green lawns are fresh, and you’ll want to wander off the main roads and explore its 843 acres at your own pace. You might even want to, you know, stop and smell some flowers—or at least something more aromatic than horse poo. So get up early one morning, grab a cup of joe and a roll from a street cart, and eat your breakfast walking some of the park’s woodsier byways. Enter the park from either Fifth Avenue or Central Park West in the mid-Seventies, and head toward the center: This latitude offers easy access to some of the park’s best features. You can drift around the marshy shores of the lake, climb Pilgrim Hill near the Conservatory Water, or stand still with a view to the east and watch for Pale Male and Lola, the famous red-tailed hawks who use an apartment building on Fifth Avenue as a launchpad for their own Central Park explorations.

Don’t… Eat at a restaurant in Times Square

We understand the slickster appeal of Times Square, with its gaudy neon, its aura of history, its unbridled commercialism. But we don’t understand why anyone bothers to eat there. The Giuliani-era campaign to make Times Square safe for families and visitors had the side effect of attracting faceless national chains: Red Lobster, Applebee’s, and Chevy’s Fresh Mex hadn’t set foot in New York City until they marched up 42nd Street. And guess what? The chains are exactly the same as the ones in the ‘burbs—just more expensive.

Instead … Eat in Hell’s Kitchen

Two blocks west of Times Square is Hell’s Kitchen, a gentrified neighborhood of former tenements now populated by young actors, writers, and other up-and-comers. These people need reliable, inexpensive places to chow down, and Ninth Avenue is lined with obliging eateries that run the ethnic gamut from Vietnamese to Puerto Rican to Greek to Italian—ideal for a quick, affordable lunch between sightseeing stops, or for a pre- or post-theater bite. Try Pam Real Thai for an authentic taste of Bangkok, Chimichurri Grill for Argentine-style steak, Meskerem for savory Ethiopian food (pictured), or Esca for first-rate Italian seafood—or just walk up and down the avenue till you find something that appeals.

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