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Do you want to have a great holiday and you have no idea about a special place where you can spend your time?Do you want to have a lot of fun and also learn something new ? Or maybe you like to have part of  some outdoor adventure and listen some good live music.Then the answer is Oregon - a region of the United States.
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Central Oregon

It is one of the best places from the whole world for sports lovers. With 300 days of sunshine a year you can do rock climbing at Smith Rock, hike and a lot of snow sports like snowmobiling or snowshoeing. Springtime, the snow melt into rivers and it is a great period for rafting.The offer includes horse riding, camping, biking. You can play world famous golf at more then twenty five unique courses, you can fish at 150 lakes and rivers.

Central Oregon rejuvenates also your mind. You can study pioneer past at Deschutes Historical Museum , experience a train robbery at Crooked River Dinner Train. Old Mill District is a gorgeous historic place perfect for shopping. You can have a great time at Drake Park or visit Newberry National Volcanic Monument to learn about Neil Armstrong who trained his lunar mission here.

You can see hand-blown glass, the work of many paintings and bronze sculptures in the quaint towns of Sisters and Redmond.

You can listen live music at a festival: Munch & Music,Sunriver Music Festival, the Cascade Festival of Music,  Music on the Green, and among others.

Oregon Coast

It is made up of  diverse terrain that changes from evergreen forest to dunes or rugged cliffs or sandy beaches.

You can visit historic lighthouses, stunning state parks, a world class aquarium.

Imagine taking an elevator  down into a 25-million-year-old basilica shaped chamber with walls reverberating from the roaring crescendo of sea lions.You can visitSea Lion Caves , relive the epic journey of Lewis and Clark at Fort Clatsop and the Fort-to-Sea trail. You have to go to discover marine life at  Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport and enjoy your time in Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area.



The Willamette Valley is the main place from Oregon for agriculture . During spring and summer periods farmers’ markets appear in the valley’s historic towns. You can see he college of Eugene and Corvallis or taste a wine from over 200 wineries producing a medley of vintages—Pinot noir, and Riesling to mention a few and Pinot gris.

Mt. Hood/The Gorge Outdoor Recreation

The Mt. Hood region includes sixty miles of forested mountains, special lakes , 77 waterfalls and streams  for outdoor adventure. The mountain  offers the possibility for skiing and snowboarding at historicTimberline Lodge.



You can find here many cultural centers (such as End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center, the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center and Museum of the Oregon Territory) .If you want to have an idea about  life in Oregon in 1800, than you should visit the historic Barlow Road Tollgates on Mt. Hood and Baker Cabin . This place is called 'home' for many  artists, sculptors and actors. You can visit  America’s largest bronze foundry, the Maiden Bronze Foundry, , the International Museum of Carousel Art - a collection of antique carousel art.

We have made a top with the coolest buildings ever built because they are too spectacular not to know about them, even if you will not have the chance to visit all of them.
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The Gherkin in London, named after its cucumber dimensions kept the city one of the most important architectural locations on the planet. The diagonal striped bands in two shades of blue run on the length of the forty-one stories of St. Mary and will tamper to one point. The 260, 000 square triangular glass panes form a unique mosaic which enchants your eyes. The employees can open them wide thus the building scores points for green intentions too. Only workers can enter all the way to the top but you can visit the first floor and have a drink at the bar while you enjoy a beautiful site.

Architect Oscar Niemeyer designed the Auditorio Ibirapuera from Sao Paolo in Brazil in 1951 for the 400^th anniversary of the city of Sao Paolo but it was completed only in 2005 from a funding of $12.8 million dollars and luckily Niemeyer outlived it and gained the chance to see it finished. The modern era did not tamper with the utopic spirit of the building, having a door step shaped as a wiggling tongue made out of red metal marquee, the edifice also benefits from a 60 foot backstage panel that may open for outdoor concerts. If you want to visit just buy a ticket and take a peek or you can enjoy it from the exterior in the park on a blanket.

Taipei 101 is one of the tallest buildings on earth. Many years Taiwan brought down all the skyscrapers because of worries like earthquakes and typhoons that might topple them but now with the high grade mineral flecked concrete you can allow edifices to stand and grow tall without having to sacrifice strength and this concept was put to use in 2004. The Taipei 101 has 1667 feet and will be in the top highest buildings until 2009 and the apparition of Burj Dubai. On the lower levels you may find shops but the main reason you would want to visit this building would be for the site. Just take the elevator to the 87^th floor to see the size pendulum that will keep the building from shaking

The New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York City designed by Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa. The city signed up for some fresh and new designs from the Japanese group whose 174 metallic foot stack of six center boxes had no visible peer. Tiny galleries will be found inside the museum with also tiny windows to maximize the art level. Its status is emphasized also by the brick, terracotta neighbors. If you want to visit it remember that the ticket will cost you $ 12 but the lobby is free.

The Turning Torso from Malmo, Sweden combines a variety of uses in the development of the city. This building makes a genuine defying 90 degrees clockwise rotation as it rises from its foundation. It is 656 feet tall and its Scandinavia's tallest building, having offices from the floor one all the way up to the floor ten and then many apartments. It has no tours but there are 30 person talks if you want to learn more things about this building on the 7^th floor and the neighbor next-door mall has an exhibit on the well known tower with restaurants also.

In Doha, Qatar you shall find the Museum of Islamic Art all packed with 1200 years of carpets form silk and sextants but dedicating only 10% to the galleries from its space, much of it being left open like a astonishing 164 feet central atrium that is topped with a small round skylight that will evoke the Cairo mosque on with the edifice stone was built. If you are there and you want to visit it you may go from 10:30 daily, the building having free entrance.

The Jewish Museum form Berlin, Germany has the feature of a carnival fun and distraction house despite the very understandable grim focus on the Holocaust. This addition was made in 2001 and you may find angled floors, rooms with windows that are diagonal slits and twisting halls. The columns that you may find outside the 'Garden of Exile' tilt 12 degrees sideways because of the sharply pointy walls from the addition, from above suggesting the Star of David. The desired effect was disorientation stated the architect Daniel Libeskind to echo the feelings that the Jews felt back them in those grim, grim times. You may visit it daily from 10 am for only a $ 6 dollar ticket.

In San Francisco you will find the Young Museum which was designed by Herzog & de Meuron, this building making a statement for itself and for the architects because the metal cladding is very hard to nail. This edifice rises up from the Golden Gate Park as a temple, a brown hue one with a variety of non linear surfaces for the landscapes of Hudson River School. The tickets are 10$ if you want to visit it and it is opened from Tuesday to Sunday.

Another impressive building is the China Central Television Headquarters form Beijing that was created by Rem Koolhaas, which is the head of the office of Metropolitan Architecture. You would not find two layouts from its 55 floors that will be the same and in comparison only the Pentagon is larger then this building. The squared shaped doughnut seems astonishingly unique even for such a highly developed architectural country. By next fall all the visitors will stand up on glass discs from a cantilevered floor and will stare down 500 feet to the street. The architect is one of the most innovative persons in the field but states with sadness that it is relatively low in comparison with other skyscrapers but the advantage will be that it will feel more accessible to the public and the workers.

I think everybody would like to spend a few days in the Caribbean Islands, to forget about work and spend some quality time in a very natural and beautiful landscape, like these islands offer. I gathered here the most respectable resorts in the Caribbean Islands, and I would like you to know that these resorts have been chosen to belong to Forbes Traveler 400 Best Hotels in the World list. I didn't see in these establishments' offers drink beads or conga lines, but be sure that you will find in their menus sourdough soup bowls and beef medallions. When they say all inclusive, they didn't mean Sandals all-inclusive, for sure. Mostly, the content of their minibars is complimentary.
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When the tariff for a night is equal to the one you would pay in New York for rent, there are some benefits included. You can book a whole beach for an evening, or you can have the dinner in an intimate ambiance, between the ruins of an 18th century sugar mill. The Balinese massage can be enjoyed of course, in the company of a Balinese masseuse, which, let's admit it, is genuine.

Here are the luxurious resorts I have chosen to present you, and I have nominated some prizes for each of them. I hope this will help you choose which resort will be your destination in the next holiday.

You can get the Balinese Wonderland for $30,000 a night, and it was nominated as "Billionaire's Club". This resort belongs to Richard Branson, and it really is a wonderland, a virgin island, where you can get all the facilities of a big and luxurious location. There won't be so much networking, so you might like Jumby Bay in Antigua, which attracts many Titans of Media. The hot type of the location and the services included attract a lot of people for their holidays and this resort offers previews of the upcoming novels of the well known writers.

Caneel Bay is a natural paradise conserved by Laurance Rockefeller, in 1950s. 170 pristine acres were transformed in an Edenic national park, and I personally like that in the rooms offered by this resort, you won't find phones or television sets, but peace and quiet, for a quality relaxation holiday. You can have the most beautiful rooms in all Islands if you book your holiday at Ladera, in St. Lucia, which is a necklace of wonderful rooms, on a hilltop. This resort is close to the beach and the views from the rooms are worth it.. you will see sky, the sea, and a lot of wild animals, like pitons.



Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck chose this place for their marriage, and Bruce Willis is also in love with this resort, so he bought a piece of the land in this property: Parrot Cay. This resort is adored by a lot of celebrities, and it's very possible to meet supermodels, newscasters or hip-hop stars.

Grace Bay on Turks offers scuba diving in over 6,000 feet of inky blue deep waters and here yo can also see the oldest European wreck in the Western Hemisphere. Here you can find blindingly white beaches, and the beaches have been described as "12 miles of powder-soft white sand, next to the dabs of turqiose and sapphire sea". In the British Virgin Islands you can visit the Peter Island too, which has world class dock facilities, and a lot of silent places where you can relax and forget about cosmopolitan cities. The winds and the calm currents make you feel here like in a sailor paradise. Hotel Le Toiny on Saint-Barthelemy offers plasma TV sets, WiFi access if you still want to be connected with everybody, and if you want to keep yourself fit, there are in-room steppers.



There are a lot of wonderful resorts, which offer you in those virgin landscapes the comfort of your home, and sometimes more than this. You can have a very relaxing time here, far away from the crowd and busy offices of your home city, and you can enjoy natural beauties of these islands. All you have to do is book a room for your holiday time, pack up and fly to one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

While many cities in U.S. are sweltering under more than 80 degrees of summer heat, some people are already looking for warm weather places in the middle of the coming winter. The Caribbean, Hawaii or Mexico are mainstays for winter vacations destinations, but there are some new candidates in the itineraries for cruises tops. Cruises around South America are very popular because of several cruise lines which offer a wide range of options, from one week long to one month long itineraries. There are trips which offer forays in Antarctica or in the mysterious Easter Island and even in the amazing Galapagos Islands.
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Cities like Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires or Santiago became magnets for tourists with the multitude of cultural populations and touristic attractions. Even if you visit the Recoleta cemetery and you see Eva Peron's grave or a vineyard with soft Chilean wines, these are real adventures, and in South America you can find something for every type of person.

If Australia or New Zealand sound interesting for you, there is high season for cruising on that side of the world. There are four different cruise lines, like Holland America Line, Celebrity and Royal Caribbean feature cruises in those areas for 2009/10 winter. There are some cruises which include places like Tahiti, Fiji or many other South Pacific islands, and with new air (even low-cost) choices from the U.S., Australia becomes more affordable than ever. Good news would be that cruise lines, airline and tour companies have lowered prices to go with the worldwide recession. This means that the consumer has a lot ot win, and that many touristic services become more affordable for a wider range of potential consumers.


A special place on earth, where you can sample a huge variety of flavors, cultures and historical sites is the Mediterranean area. You can explore the region on cruises from Italy, France, Spain or Greece. Cruising the Mediterranean is like waking up each morning in a new world, with new and special landscapes. You can enjoy and relax the comfort of a floating resort with all meals and accommodations taken care of, with specific types of entertainment.The best season for Mediterranean cruises is from April till October, although there are ships sailing in the Mediterranean sea all year. A lot of cruises from Athens sail around the Greek Islands, and this is an awesome opportunity to enjoy natural beauty and cool nightlife.

There are more than one million passengers who take Barcelona cruises. The city offers great food, shopping and lively nightlife and all of these, along with the beautiful architecture make out of it a great port.


Luxury cruise lines offer departures from Monte Carlo, which is located between the Alps and the sea. The natural landscape is embellished by the yachts and finery of the French Riviera, here on the Cote d'Azur. From Civitavecchia depart the Rome cruises, and this place is one hour bus ride to the port, but the inconvenience is worth. A very special cruising experience is on Canale Grande in Venice. There are car-free streets, crossed by canals, and plenty of historical bridges. All these elements make this city a great place to explore by foot.

If you want to book a place on a cruise, you should consider more than the top line price when comparing offers. Some cruise deals include a lot of extra deals, and sometimes these extra stuff is amazing. Some of them, on the other hand, require you to pay large fees for food, drinks or activities. When you read the brochure be vigilant and take care of suspiciously cheap cruises. They might be cheap, but usually the extra things are very very expensive. It's very important to know when to book the cruise, because six months in advance or last minute there usually are great discounts, and you can book it at a very good price.


There are plenty of websites which offer you the possibility to book a place on a cruise ship, and I think that the most important and best organized one is www.cruises.com , and if you need a room while staying around in one of the departure or arrival ports, you can check www.expert-bookings.com. These are some websites which offer you a lot of options for cruises all over the world, and the second one is a professional bookings website which brings in on your desktop thousands of accommodation options.