Burj Dubai – Burj Khalifa – Tallest tower of the world in Dubai

October 26th, 2011 Vacation Tips


The is now open as the ’s with the new name Burj . How would it look in other famous skylines in the world? – Burj means .

As I have earlier been informing about the situation in Dubai with the focus on Dubai Islands (The Palm Islands etc.) I cannot avoid show a little about the amazing things going on in Dubai even it isn’t directly related to island vacation but at least related to island vacation activities if you go to spend the holyday in Dubai Islands. The Burj Dubai will for certain be visible from the Gulf and from the Palm Islands as Burj Dubai is over 800 meters tall.

Experience the view on Dubai when Dubai is viewed from the top of this 826 meter high Burj Dubai by a rather nervous cameraman:

And here more about the building process – now all history, as well as my pictures of Dubai that I created a year ago when I had vacation in Dubai with my wife. So get an impression of the building of Burj Dubai in this short video:

More Burj Dubai – Burj Khalifa facts and figures, numbers and records.

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Lanzarote Guidebook – Win a villa holiday in Lanzarote

October 26th, 2011 Vacation Tips

New guide book to vacation on Lanzarote of The Canary IslandsThe Spring edition of , the in-depth island information guide, is out now.  And to mark the occasion readers can enter a competition to win a on Lanzarote, worth over £650, courtesy of the island specialists www.lanzarote1.com.

Lanzarote Guidebook is the comprehensive guide to the popular holiday island of Lanzarote.  The small Canary Island that is a hot favourite with British and Irish tourists.  Who last year collectively accounted for over 50% of the islands 1.37 million foreign tourist arrivals

The Spring 2010 edition is packed with all of the information tourists need to make the most of their holiday on the Island of Fire. Encompassing in depth guides to all of Lanzarote´s resorts, beaches, museums and attractions, island maps, an introduction to the work of the famous local artist César Manrique and a handy Essentials section covering all of the holiday basics, such as shop and bank opening hours and emergency telephone numbers.

Copies of the Spring edition of Lanzarote Guidebook can be downloaded free of charge by visiting www.lanzaroteguidebook.com.  Whilst a further 10,000 copies are distributed direct to holidaymakers on the island entirely free of charge via car hire companies, private villas, hotels and official tourist information offices.

This indispensable, 96 guide is published quarterly so all of the information is up to date and is researched and written by locals, so providing tourists with the inside track to the real Lanzarote.  Featuring some fantastic pictures of the islands dramatic scenery courtesy of photographer James Mitchell.

The Spring edition also offers readers the chance to win a fantastic holiday at Villa Mirador in Matagorda.  A prize provided by the island villa specialists Lanzarote1, who offer a range of top quality rental properties in key locations across the island, such as the most popular resort of Puerto del Carmen.

The competition can also be entered online by visiting the Lanzarote Guidebook website.  Where visitors will find a wealth of information about the island, interactive maps, the latest reports and a wide array of flight, car hire and accommodation options.

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Weather forecast for Iceland and regional weather prognose

October 26th, 2011 Vacation Tips
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To visit is a beautiful island vacation experience. I love the landscape of with its huge areas of natural beauty without much influence of human activities.

On a visit to Iceland you have to accept that the Icelandic is very changeable as a precondition for your travel conditions. The weather conditions of Iceland in the different regions might be very diverse on the same day, too.

You find the weather forecast for Reykjavik here at http://www.weather-forecast.com/locations/Reykjavik/forecasts/latest – including a five day prognosis for the weather in Reykjavik.

You find the weather forecast for Iceland here with an interactive map that shows you the expected weather in each of the Icelandic regions for the next 5 days and even longer weather forecasts http://en.vedur.is/weather/forecasts/areas/.

These weather maps are extremely useful when you plan your travel in Iceland, e.g. if you hire a car and chose different regions to explore for each day with a permanent stay in Reykjavik or elsewhere in Iceland.

See 10-Day Forecast for Iceland weather here in Reykjavik.

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Prince Charles ‘to turn Buckingham Palace into hotel and museum’

October 26th, 2011

Filed under: Travel News

Prince Charles 'plans to turn Buckingham Palace into a hotel and museum'PA

is planning to move the Royal Family out of and it a and museum when he is king, according to new reports.

BBC reporter Andrew Marr made the claims in his new biography of her majesty, to be published this week, called The Diamond Queen.

He suggests the Prince of Wales is considering moving to Windsor Castle in Berkshire, leaving the 775-room palace to be used as a government hotel, national events centre and royal museum as part of a ‘detailed plan for a first year of change under King Charles III’.

Marr writes: ‘His succession would be followed by a dramatic clearing out of the current Buckingham Palace staff and the arrival of his own team,” he writes.

‘One of the more dramatic ideas that has been discussed is for the Royal Family in his reign to leave Buckingham Palace entirely, leaving it as a kind of grand official government hotel and centre for events.

‘The king would base himself not in London but at Windsor Castle.’

But official palace sources have dismissed the claims, saying: ‘There have been no discussions, plans or meetings at all about this matter.’

Prince Charles has been heir to the throne since 1952 and, in April, became the longest serving heir.

According to the new book, which was written to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, Charles has confided in aides that he wonders whether he will even outlive the Queen.

The idea of the Queen abdicating in favour of Charles has previously been dismissed, but, according to the Express, Marr says in his book: ‘I wouldn’t rule out abdication. If she got to a point where she was very old and tired it could come to be the sensible view.’

Buckingham Palace is already a huge hit with tourists worldwide, attracting more than 50,000 visitors a year.

 

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