Baku has now become an ideal destination for short breaks. A one month tourist visa is given on arrival to all UAE residents visiting Azerbaijan and to celebrate this, the Four Seasons Hotel Baku is offering a 25% discount on all stays of at least two nights. Conveniently located only a short two hour flight away from the UAE, Four Seasons Hotel Baku presents a perfect opportunity to enjoy a ...
Paris is a great place for kids as there is so much for them to see and learn. Visits to the various museums such as the Doll Museum or the Museum of Magic would be a special treat for kids, and they would specially love to see the waxworks held at the Wax Museum in the city. Once those museums have been visited, they could try out the circuses. Traditional circuses are ever present in the city th...
Stockholm is one of the most kid-friendly places around! Take the kids to Junibacken, Galärparken for a ride on the story train and be sure to check out the bookshop there! Most museums arrange special attractions and activities for kids and the Observatory Museum lets kids watch the stars through a telescope! The Aquaria Water Museum and the Skansen Open Air Museum are also great to keep kids bus...
Built to herald the success of Vasco da Gama’s discovery of a sea route to India in 1498, this monastery is a beautiful structure, definitely wrought for ‘the glory of God’. This place was first occupied by monks under the Order of St Jerome; on dissolving in 1833, the building was used as a school and orphanage until 1940. Once you enter the church, after marvelling at the intricate stonework, yo...
The Palais Garnier, also known as the Paris Opéra, was the inspiration for the Phantom of the Opera. When you’re inside, it’s not hard to see how one could be inspired. Construction on the Palais Ganier, named for its famed architect, Charles Garnier, began in 1862. It was one of the many civic projects instituted by Napoleon III. Because of political strife and constructio...
Did you book your last vacation through a hotel or online travel site? You are not unique. More people book holidays online than thru a travel agent. But what makes you select a specific hotel? Is it the price? Or a picture - like this aerial shot of the Outrigger Laguna Beach Resort in Phuket, Thailand. Hotels try to seduce you through pictures. Did you know that if a hotel has fewer than 12...
