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X-Hotels™ launch – from the founders of 5 Star Raft Hotels™
Re-printed from CreteTravel.com blog (April Fools 2010) An astonishingly timely hotel concept launches today with the opening of the first 7 hotels in the newborn X-Hotels™ chain. This infant in the worldwide hospitality scene is expected to grow fast – there will be 30 X-Hotels open within 6 months and brand-linked cafes and restaurants under the X-Presso™ [...]
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10 things hotel booking websites should have
Original hotel descriptions (and not the hotel's own!) Original photos (again, not just the oh-so-perfect-images the hotel provides) Clear price-list, including all ...
“Atlas Shrugged” movie suggested cast
Atlas Shrugged book cover Who will be John Galt? My favourite book is Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand, so I am naturally ...
Why bright colours improve your well-being
One of my paintings. You should buy it! Why, because it is a no side-effects balm, medicine, sedative, soother, energizer, ...
English gardens delight
West Dean gardens With a wonderful picture from England... At West Dean there is a horticultural college, lots of sheep on the ...
Tea & culture! If you have not, you must. Visit the Wallace Collection in London. Not only is it a fine collection of works of art, paintings, furniture, porcelain, but the wonderful tea-room is alone worth a visit. See also: The Wallace Collection website
“The God delusion”, by Richard Dawkins Why read this book? These excerpts speak for the book: [Referring to Julia Sweeny ] My first call from my mother was more of a scream. ‘Atheist? ATHEIST?!?!’ [...] I think that my parents had been mildly disappointed when I’d said I didn’t believe in God any more, but being an atheist was another thing [...]
The Nano Song!
The American Chemical Society (ACS) has announced the winners of the “What is Nano?” video contest held by ACS Nanotation, the Web community site for nanoscience and nanotechnology researchers and enthusiasts. See also: http://www.physorg.com/news158337074.html 1st place: The Nano song The Nano Song from nanomonster on Vimeo. runner-up: Nanotechnology Brings us Delicious New Solar Cells
Travelling by ferry to Loutro I love travelling to Loutro on these old ferries… Somebody said: ferry travel is the most relaxing and enjoyable form of travel I agree!
