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Wellness: A “Tahitian Princess” Rainbow
by Sharon Spence Lieb Offshore Bora Bora’s jagged peaks, the frenzy begins. Black tipped reef sharks circle a brave group of snorkelers. Thirty stingrays undulate around our legs, hungry for fresh sardines our guide tosses them. Overhead, two massive black frigate birds dive for leftovers.Just another exotic morning for “Tahitian Princess” cruise passengers who signed…
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Wellness: Bali: Spa Those January Blues Away
by Janice Nieder, Dining Diva I don’t know about you, but I really can’t stand January. All those depressing “has-been” Christmas trees littering the sidewalks, that pervasive feeling of guilt that comes from having already broken most, if not all, of your New Year’s resolutions, and the only thing left from all that holiday cheer…
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Hotel Review: Bar Harbor: Harborside Hotel and Marina
Location and how to get there: Bar Harbor – fly into Bangor, Maine or Portland, Maine Number of rooms: All 187 guestrooms (many with balconies overlooking Frenchman’s Bay) are decorated in a soothing, residential style and feature extras such as, marble bathrooms and refrigerators. The studio, one and two bedroom suites, are even more luxurious,…
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Hotel Review: San Francisco, CA: Hotel Palomar
Location and how to get there: 12 Fourth Street, at the corner of Market in San Francisco’s dynamic SOMA neighborhood. Hotel Palomar is located around the corner from the new Westfield San Francisco Centre, featuring the West Coast’s first Bloomingdale’s, Union Square, the Moscone Convention Center, financial district and other attractions. From the airport you…
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Hotel Review: Buenos Aires, Argentina: The Alvear Palace Hotel
Location and how to get there: The Alvear Palace Hotel is located in the heart of Recoleta; from the international airport by car it will take 35 minutes, 10 minutes from the domestic airport or 5 minutes from the harbor. Number of rooms: 210 rooms, 100 suites. Price Range: $550 for a Palace Room to…
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Hotel Review: Punta Cana, Dominican Republic: Paradisus Palma Real
Location and how to get there: Located 25 minutes from the Punta Cana International Airport with direct flights from multiple U.S cities. Number of rooms: 554 Luxury suites distributed amongst several 3-story buildings. All of our suites are equipped with mahogany furniture, Jacuzzi for two, European spa jet-shower, flat-screen TV, CD player, DVD player, marble…
