Archive - November, 2010

Summertime in Southern Hemisphere!

November 23 0 Comments Category: Destinations

Keeping warm in winter is one thing, but living summer in winter time is completely different; and this is exactly what you can do in the countries of the southern hemisphere, cherishing the Sun! I don’t know about you but it’s still hard for me to believe that two hemispheres live opposing seasons in one [...]

Savoy Moscow Hotel

November 15 0 Comments Category: Hotels

Dare to go to Moscow in November? I do! For here is Savoy Moscow Hotel, offering its visitors warmness at the heart of cold winter and luxury right in the middle of city center commotion. Choose among the guestrooms and suites and live a real boutique hotel experience: the number of rooms in this hotel [...]

To Stars from Plains – Astronomy Travel to South Africa

November 13 0 Comments Category: Destinations

What a week with all those news about the latest solar explosions! Warnings by scientists that a breakdown in communication systems is expected to happen were definitely no fun, and the possibility that other services that are provided by way of satellites can also get negatively affected bothered me a great deal. But oh! Those [...]

Five Hotels Where You Cannot Help Feeling Artistic

November 10 0 Comments Category: Hotels

When you are famous, it is basically your name that becomes famous. Once it is written in lights, your name begins to be given to newborn babies, schools, streets –in short, to practically anything that has a name. It is especially so in your hometown, and if you are really really famous, I mean, worldwide, [...]

Flash Mobs: Gone with the Flash

November 08 0 Comments Category: Hotels, Misc

Remember that movie of Shyamalan’s where people just stop and stand frozen, no matter where they are or what they are doing? I’ve always thought what a creepy thing it would be if it really happened. Imagine a sunny day, for instance, you’re having a walk in a park, and everything seems to be going [...]

Dwali: Get Illuminated!

November 05 0 Comments Category: Destinations, Events

Dwali, or the “festival of lights”, is a holiday that has a significant place in Hindu culture and celebrated by the believers of religions such as Hinduism, Sikhism and Jainism. Belonging to a wide range of cultures both within and outside of India, it comes as no surprise that Dwali has many customs of celebration; [...]

The Dead are Walking: Day of the Dead

November 03 0 Comments Category: Events, Misc

Whoever may it be who does not shiver in the face of death? Who does not shrink before death or look for tricks to cheat it? Who does not see death as a total separation, a cause for mourning and the dead ones as ghosts to be afraid of? Answer: Mexicans with their “Día de [...]

Sofia: A Capital of Nostalgia

November 01 1 Comment Category: Destinations

Just come back from Sofia where I attended Webit conference for three days, and I feel this urge to share my experiences about the city and my stay there –which I think can be proven to be quite useful for those who are planning a trip to this city. My initial impression (to go chronologically): [...]

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