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Cliff and Sal could barely wait to get on the plain that was flying them to Spain. They would stay one night in Barcelona, which they were greatly anticipating, and then depart again for a weeklong stay on the Balearic Island of Ibiza. Sal had filled Cliff’s ears with plenty of legendary stories about this popular island and even indicated that they were likely to see some stars. This was both Sal’s and Cliff’s senior year in college and it was their last opportunity to let loose on Spring Break. A group of their friends were going to go to Cabo San Lucas but Sal was absolutely insistent that they go to Ibiza.

As part of an early graduation prize, their parents chipped in to pay for their stay in one of the 5 star Ibiza hotels. They also gave them a chunk of money and told them they were only to spend it on transportation and food, as they knew very well that a great deal of Sal and Cliff’s own money was going to go straight into the numerous nightclubs they planned to enjoy.

And club hopping is not the name for what they did on a couple of nights. Ibiza is internationally known for its nightclub scene with famous spots like Eden, Space, Privilege and Pacha. And these are just a few of the places Cliff and Sal explored. However, they remained true to their promise to their parents and also enjoyed some great meals at local restaurants. They had a fabulous dinner at La Oliva, which remains one of Sal’s all time favorite restaurants. He had the tomato bavarois with prawns in lemon sauce and Cliff had the sea bass baked in salt. They also shared the goat cheese pastry and each of them had desert. At least their parents could be satisfied that their sons were well fed before they hit the club scene each night.

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When I was looking for a way to propose to my fiance I was really in a quandary. Not sure what to do, were, how… I was giving it a lot of thought. I thought I would throw her a party for her birthday and ask her there in front of everyone, then decided that I really didn’t want to propose in front of a large group. So I kept thinking, dinner at our favorite restaurant well that did not seem original enough. Over Labor Day weekend when we would be up north with her family, that just did not have the romantic touch I was looking for. Every idea I came up with just did not seem to be goo enough, Not romantic enough or too common or usual. I was just not hitting the creativity mark yet. Then one night I woke up in the middle of the night and fought a weekend in New York City, just the two of us sometime in the late fall when it is cold and romantic. I decided the weekend away would be a surprise too. I set up a plan where I would tell her that we would be taking a weekend away in a near by town we really enjoy and at the last minute surprise her with the fact we would be going to New York City.

Booking the hotel room was very important for this trip, I was thinking a small hotel in mid town Manhattan where we would have easy access to the theater district and a short trip up town to the Museums. I started looking on the net and I was happy when I found boutique hotels New York. There were a selection of small hotels where individual attention was stressed. That sounded perfect for the weekend of my proposal to her. I called the hotel and arranged to have flowers, champagne and a nice fruit and chocolate basket in the room for our arrival. Made reservations for dinner and have it planned to have the ring delivered with dessert.

I know this will really surprise her and she will love going to New York City so how could any of it go wrong!

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New York City is an extraordinary place.  The five boroughs that make up the city proper have their own personality and rhythm, but somehow have an energy that is unmistakably New York.  There is always something to do here, even if you come without any plans at all.  There is an extraordinarily exciting pace here, and having your own means of transportation can make a complicated itinerary much easier to follow.  If you need to be several places at once, it makes sense to use our services at New York City car hire, to take the hassle out of the scheduling, and have some assurance that you can get to where you need to be.  Knowledge of some basic principles of driving in the city is extremely helpful, and recommended.  It can be one of the hardest places to get around, but if you understand the rules, it’s an adventure.

Transportation in New York City is always part of the adventure anyway, and a car makes some things possible.  If you have appointments outside of the city, it’s a fantastic method of getting around, and is more reliable than other means.  And after your business needs are taken care of, you can see some of the fantastic things that the city offers.  There’s an amazing variety of things to do here, and, as they say, In one day, everything happens in New York City, twice.  There’s so much, in fact, that it’s interesting to take your own tour of New York, with one goal in mind, but a willingness to go along with whatever happens on the way.  One fantastic way to see the city is to look for the best falafel.

This is a contentious issue among New Yorkers.  Greenwich Village had the reputation for an awfully long time, and Mamoun’s was the undisputed leader of them all. But this chickpea sensation is rather easy to make, and every family has their own unique variations, so it’s worth trying as many as you can.  It’s delicious, and looking will give you a great idea about the varieties available, and the variety of New York in general. Union Square seems to be one of the new epicenters of falafel adventures, hosting a feast, pun intended, of restaurants and corner shops offering their own version.  With anything in New York, however, the center cannot hold, and there’s always something new right around the corner.

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About a year ago, when returning from Barcelona, Mary, Cindy and I went in search of sun, fun, city and parties. I saw a billboard that advertised cheap flight tickets to Ibiza island. It only took my a nano second to realise that clubbing in Ibiza is not too far from Barcelona and then, after thinking more about visiting Ibiza, I realized it’s been over 10 years since I’ve been there. It was time to make a decision. Mary and I are huge clubbers, plus travel junkies and we both agreed to arrange our next trip to Ibiza.

Mary returned to New York and I went back to London. The following week, I remember going to my place of employment and thinking about how wonderful and sunny it was in Spain. I checked my emails and delved into my usual work assignments. In the afternoon, I sent an email to Mary about how we have to return to Barca and then head off to Ibiza. It didn’t take long to get a reply from her saying that she’s already checked pricing at a few hotels in Ibiza. So that day, I arranged a Barcelona trip where we’d get a excursion trip to Sitges and then on to Ibiza.

When I arrived in Barcelona, around 3 pm, I already had a message on my cell from Mary. Her flight was delayed and she would arrive probably by 9pm. I decided to enjoy the beach, which works out prefect, because Mary, being from New York isn’t too keen on sun and tanning, but for me, well heck yes! Me being a London resident, I try to catch sun anywhere that I can. While on the beach, I checked out some younger people and then went swimming all the while thinking about Ibiza.

When it was about 9pm, I got a message from Mary, so I rushed back to the hotel to meet her. By-the-way, out hotel was very modern and all the staff was extremely friendly and they arranged everything and gave us good tips. There was a pool on the roof of the hotel along with a bar and lounge. So Mary and I went to the roof of a quick drink and also to figure out where to go. Both of us were so excited, so excited, we were short on breath and our hearts were beating with just thinking about clubbing.

The bartender recommended we check out the Arena. We got there too early, there was no one there. It wasn’t midnight yet, but we didn’t care and we both started drinking. It was about 2am when the club got full. Mary and I looked at each other and just smiled as we clubbed on through the whole morning!

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TransGlobe Property Management is Canada’s leading property management company for a good reason.  We have a solid dedication to our customers and our properties, working to keep Canada’s neighborhoods wonderful places to live and grow.  When our clients are thriving, so are we, so we like to connect to the communities to offer a sense of dedication to the place.  TransGlobe is here to meet you where you are.  We have a great love for the neighborhoods we serve, and appreciate a human touch.  This is one of our trademarks, and it’s one of the trademarks of a neighborhood that reflects its residents.

Our relationship begins when you start looking through our very accessible and easy database. This is the beginning of a daydream of a future living space, and it’s a dream that we like to help make a reality.  When you’re looking through our thousands of properties, you’ll no doubt find many attractive places that appeal to your style, and also fit your price range.  You can find all sorts of information about your next home, and it’s always a pleasure to look for a new place to live.  We’re here to help you through this process, and we’re also here for every phase.

When you’re with us, we’re continually working to improve our already excellent reputation for customer service . We are reliable, and respond to requests very quickly and efficiently.  Our representatives truly are part of a team, working in the neighborhoods you live in.  We also strive to participate in community events, because we at TransGlobe understand that neighborhoods are something that we create together.  Your continued satisfaction with us is our best asset, and we look forward to the relationship.

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Hong Kong is one of China’s extremely progressive international cities. And while this is true, it is actually much more than a city. It is in itself a Special Administrative Region and has an extremely high degree of autonomy. There are many interesting and beautiful landmarks and social icons that attract tourists every year and also captivate local citizens and contribute to a sense of pride. Many guests who stay in one of the five star Hong Kong hotels are amazed at the extent of progressive entertainment and diverse attractions the city/region offers.

In addition, many people enjoy getting out of the city to experience some of the beautiful local geography. Sometimes this is even possible within the limits of Hong Kong. Victoria Peak, also known as Mount Austin, is a mountain in Hong Kong. It is frequently referred to locally as The Peak and is located on the western half of the island. It is the highest mountain on the island, though Tai Mo Shan is actually the highest summit in all of Hong Kong proper. At the top of the mountain radio telecommunications services exit, which closes off this portion to the public.

That, however, does not impede the mountain’s popularity with tourists. It is one of the main attractions for visitors and it offers great views of Hong Kong as well as the surrounding islands and also Victoria Harbour. These panoramic views of the surrounding regions and areas have been coveted since the early 19th century. Because of the mountain’s popularity with tourists, many shopping centers and leisure activity areas have been established. Peak Galleria and Peak Tower are two of the more well known establishments. The Zoological Botanical Gardens are also extremely popular. The mountain also serves to be an extremely popular and beautiful hiking, walking and running location.

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Plate lunches are often the initial thing people think of when they think of Hawaii, but the islands actually contain a diverse assortment of culinary delights.  For instance, Lanai travel deals offer the chance for exquisite cuisine with fusion food.  Many people think that fusion food has to be something complicated, but with Hawaiian food it can be simple as a pizza inspired by the island’s native flavors and palettes.

A Hawaiian pizza, as an example of such simple fusion fare, includes the usual ingredients, the dough, the sauce, the flour, EVOO, and of course, salt and pepper.  But it also includes pineapple most often, or even mango.  Trying out different fruit flavors with the pizza can be the most fun part about trying to make the Hawaiian pizza your own creation.

Part of the way hotels cook the pizza is in the old traditional Italian way, where there is an old brick oven and a big wooden spatula employed to move the pizza in and out of the oven.  The typical temperature for a pizza oven is often around 400 degrees F, but some people cook their pizzas at a lower or higher temperature, depending upon their tastes for the crunchiness of crust and other factors.  One chef cooked his pizza at 300 degrees, which is unusual.  Big island vacations can be full of surprises though.

Another chef actually pureed pineapple and made it a part of his sauce.  The taste was unusual, but not entirely unpleasant.  He served it with some cubes of mozzarella chunks on top of the pizza, which did not melt all over and make a globby mess, but actually stayed in cube form.  They warmed all the way through and totally delicious to just bit into.
On another Kauai vacation, packages of pineapple canned fruit and homemade recipe books were being handed out near one of the hotels.  It proved to be an inexpensive memory of Hawaii that has been very useful in the kitchen.

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After Miles arrived at his Phuket hotel with his new wife Leslie and they had a chance to settle in, he looked at all the brochures of places to visit and things to do and quickly realized that the should have put a little more planning into this aspect of their marriage activities. The spent so much time and effort into planning the ceremony itself and the reception, that the honeymoon, which to many people is the most important part, got kind of ignored. This was also because they thought it would be easy once they got to Thailand to just do their own thing and they specifically did not want a lot of structure to it. Mostly they wanted a quiet getaway, where they didn’t have to be any particular place at any given time.

And while this was certainly possible and they most definitely could go where they wanted to whenever they wanted, once they got there, Miles was absolutely amazed all there was to do and see and he definitely wished that they had put a little more time into decided what they would like to do most. Everything sounded interesting to him, from visiting the beautiful temples, to attending a performance or going to a beach. He was mostly concerned that on their last day there he would discover something else he couldn’t miss.

As it turns out, those initial fears were probably just left over from the wedding stress. The first morning they woke up to the incredible aroma of street cafes. They decided right then to stick to their original plan and just roll with the flow. After a great breakfast of Khanom Jeen, which was a noodle dish, they journeyed slightly out of town and spent the afternoon at the Hat Patong beach. They ended up seeing and doing a lot in the week they were there and remember having an amazing day of excitement, beauty and discovery at the Chalong Temple.

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Hartford, the capitol city of Connecticut has a long and rich history dating well before the arrival of the European settlers. Located along the banks of the Connecticut  river just about in the center of the state. In the early 1600′s a trading post was set up in the area called Fort Goede Hoop by the Dutch at the confluence of the Connecticut and Park Rivers. This post was latter abandoned in 1654. The first English settlers arrived in the area around 1635 and began a settlement they called Newtown which was latter renamed Hartford in 1637. The name chosen to honor the English town of Herford the home of Samuel Stone of the English setters there. Hartford has grown over the years and today is known as the Insurance Capitol of the world due to the large number f insurance companies located there.

Today Hartford is not only home to insurance companies. There are several well respected world class universities and colleges located in Hartford. Wadsworth Atheneum, Trinity College, the Hartford Conservatory, the Institute of Living, Capitol Community College, University of CT School of Business, the Hartford Seminary, University of CT School of Law, and Rensselaer at Hartford to name a few.

Today Hartford is a metropolitan city only a few hours drive away from New York City. Stay at a hotels Hartford for business or pleasure. Rich in colonial and revolutionary history Hartford is a must visit for American history buffs. The Aetna Headquarters building is the largest surviving example of colonial architecture in the world it is crowned with a tall Georgian tower inspired by the Old State House in downtown Hartford. Armsmear, Bulkeley Bridge and Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts are all interesting architectural and engineering achievements to be seen. Below the state capitol of the city there is Bushnell Park consisting of rolling lawns, sculpture, fountains and a historic carousel.

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Goa has a reputation for its magnificent beaches, and its fantastic night life, that attracts visitors from all over the world.  It’s also a prime vacation spot for people from India, looking for their own beach holiday.  There are also splendid bioreserves here, protecting the diversity of the fauna, and a lively urban scene as well.  Whatever your interests, for 5 star hotels, Goa is always prepared, and has some magnificent offerings.  We’ve selected some of the finest to give you accommodations that will be stylish and hospitable, and have something to offer for guests of all ages.  Sumptuous and spacious rooms are the best way to get the rest you need, so you can always be refreshed and ready for a night on the town, or a day at the beach.  We also offer fantastic cuisine served by some of the world’s great chefs, so that you can savor every moment of your experience here.

Goa’s cultural scene is very deeply influenced by the cultural revolutions of the 60s and 70s.  It has played host to countless young adventurers, looking for spiritual experience, or just fun on the beach.  Or sometimes both.  This lead to an interesting revolution in world music, the invention of Goa trance.  It’s sometimes difficult now to find Goa trance played in Goa, and it’s much more likely to be found in Israel, but you’ll hear some fantastic techno at the local clubs if you’re looking for it.  Of course, techno itself is everywhere, and electronic music can be heard all over the beaches at night, coming from the excellent clubs here.  For real electronic music fans coming to Goa, you might want to try timing your trip for the end of the year, when they hold Sunburn.

This is usually 2 days long, and is a celebration of all kinds of electro-techno music, with djs coming from all over the world to play for fantastic crowds and gorgeous beaches.  It could be fantastic beaches and gorgeous crowds, too, they become interchangeable after dancing to the mad beats for five hours.  Sunburn festival is a great reason to spend some time in Goa, and if you’re already here because of the lure of the place, by all means hang around a bit longer and see what the festival is all about.

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