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Abu Dhabi $1 Million Holiday......Could this be the world's most expensive holiday?

Fri, 19 Jul 2008 23:23:00 GMT

posted by wafaz75

At a time when everyday we read about the credit crunch and ways we should be trying to minimise our costs, a hotel has launched the first Million-Dollar holiday. The Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi billed as the world's first seven star hotel has put together a seven-night package that will cost £500 000.00 for two people.

So what in the holiday package?

- Return first class flights from anywhere in the world.
- Your home for the week will be a 680sp metre three-bed roomed suite lined with gold and marble, with crystal chandeliers....a lounge with a 61in plasma TV, laptops and butler on call 24hrs a day.
- all food and drink at the hotel's 13 bars and restaurants.
- Day trips by jet to Bahrein, Jordan and Iran, and a host of adventures of a lifetime.
- Chauffeur-driven £200 000.00 Maybach supercar will be available on demand.
Whilst boys play Golf at the ultra-exclusive Abu Dhabi Golf Club, the girls can make their own fragrance with experts from Yas Perfumes.
- Punters also get to tour a desert Island for deep-sea fishing and drink champagne at a romantic venue.
- there is also a daily spa treatment at the hotel to freshen up.
- You will leave with a selection of weapons from Holland and Holland Sporting Guns.

Is this your idea of an ultimate holiday? Like the hotel says, "it's the ultimate holiday.........and it's worth every penny."

Solution to the frustrations of missing luggage

Tue, 16 Jul 2008 21:19:00 GMT

posted by wafaz75

A new luggage tracker system, which involves a strong, durable tag for your bag or suitcase with an individual serial number and a 2D bar code linked to your registration details on a secure data storage system is claimed to provide the solution to the frustrations travellers experience each year.

Trace Me, a new luggage tracker system is linked to more than 40 law enforcement agencies, airport baggage handling organisations and major lost property services worldwide.

The Trace Me tag provides transport operators with a facility to securely identify your luggage and notify you on how to retrieve it from anywhere in the world.

Trace Me tags can be securely fastened to any suitcase, briefcase or laptop. There is no need to worry about your personal details...these are not displayed on the tag.

The service cost £12.50 at www.tracemeluggagetracker.com

Kyoto Gardens - one of the places in London you'll never forget

Wed, 19 Jun 2008 23:57:00 GMT

posted by wafaz75

Here is a photo of the beautiful Kyoto gardens at Holland Park, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. I took the photo when we visited Holland Park with my son recently.

The Kyoto garden is a medium-sized pond and waterfall garden in Holland Park. It was opened in 1991 to celebrate the Japanese festivals. It was designed by a team of specialist gardeners flown from Kyoto.

The Holland Park gardens were created by Lord Holland in the 1800s, and it is a lovely place to relax. There are also play grounds which are good for children.

The park is well maintained and we did enjoy our day out.

You can win a holiday for two to the Island of Grenada with MEview

Sat, 4 May 2008 10:23:00 GMT

posted by wafaz75

There is an interesting competition taking place at Metro's MEview website were your holiday video can win you a trip to the beautiful Caribbean Island of Grenada. MEview is a video sharing website which gives Metro readers the opportunity to make money every time your video clip is viewed. Metro is launching the first Metro MEview travel video competition.

Your video clips have to be seriously entertaining. It can be anything funny or artistic and it doesn't have to have been shot this year, so you can also go through that video archive and upload one of your entertaining holiday video clip.

How it works:
1. Select your entertaining holiday video clip.

2. Upload it at MEview website

3. Promote your video, there are so many ways of spreading the word. Mention it on social networking sites like Facebook, Myspace. Create a viral email, the more your holiday video clip is view, the higher your chances of winning.

The Top 5 viewed video clips at midnight May 23 will make it to the competition final. Metro readers will get to vote on their favourite clip and the video with the highest percentage of votes at midnight on May 30 will win the prize.

The Prize:
The person who shoots the winning holiday video clip will win seven nights' bed and breakfast at the four-star Mount Cinnamon Hotel in Grenada for two people, courtesy of Virgin Holidays.
The prize also includes two economy flights on Virgin Atlantic Airways to be taken before April 2009.

So, take the chance and upload your holiday video clips at MEview website and your can win yourself a great holiday to the beautiful Island of Grenada.

10 Essentials For A Sexy Holiday in the Sun

Thu, 4 Apr 2008 11:51:00 GMT

posted by badcompany77
Tis an Art to Looking Cool on Holiday.

1: Well I am thinking of my image and well I really gotta look damn cool and trendy. So it's into my bottom summer drawer and jeeeeeeeez what's that damn stink that is coming out of it, god I knew I had some socks to put in the wash, oh well…Right this is my shades drawer, oh that's sunglasses for any old farts reading. God what a cool collection I have, there are my red ones, my Elton John ones, my John Lennon round rose tinted ones and there are my favourite pair, my mirror glass ones. Love this set of shades when I am on holiday in Spain as the mirror doesn't show my eyes just perving on those topless chicks. Jeeeez never forget that year this hot Spanish chick spotted me and her boyfriend nearly caught me, plus that bloody dog that nipped at my leg as I leaped over the fence. Anyway enough waffling, my mirror shades are number 1, let's move on.

2: Well with my sexy little toned thighs I have to make sure I display them. So I gotta be wearing a nice tight pair of colourful Bermuda shorts. Now my shorts can only be described as damn foxy, nice and short just riding up my thighs, with that bit of tightness in the right places. Mix that with the orange and yellow colours with crazy little flowers running through the pattern and you have one hot Irish guy primed and ready for action….Jeeez looking foxy Art, toss those shorts into the suitcase and hey chicks here I come.

3: No holiday would be complete without my tacky football tops which just make me look like sex on legs. For me these consist of my stylish red and black Manchester City top and my black and white Juventus top. Only problem is if it's a really hot day my armpits are just dripping sweat, and well it leaves a really stinky stain under the arms.

4: My portable radio and cd player so when I am on the beach I can play some wicked music to attract the flies. Of course by flies I mean all the hot talent that is bouncing past me, by bouncing of course I mean those topless puppies. And nothing brings those foreign babes over to my little blanket than some top quality dance music. Of course I blinking hate dance, trance and France but hey you gotta make some sacrifices for those topless chicks.

5: My portable first aid kit which trust me will be totally invaluable on my 2 weeks holiday. First did I mention I was a qualified to give first aid, well I am for sure. So if I get cut or hurt it's happy days but if some tasty chick say trips and has a swollen ankle, well it's Art with his first aid kit to the rescue. Hmm that ankle looks a bit swollen so let's get that wee blouse open so you can breathe a bit better, yep definitely get the first aid kit packed.

6: My fluorescent pink swimming trunks and god you want to see me in these on a really dark night. I kid you not but some women have actually passed out at the sight of me in them, oh ok who shouted put a pic of you in them on the net Art…..Jeeeeez you pervy women just give the net a bad name, tis no wonder you have all corrupted me.. Just laughing here looking at me at the pool last year wearing them with my arm round this hot blonde. God that was some night, lovely brown eyes and long, long blonde hair which I just ran my fingers through. And why you ask was it some night, well because he tried to get me to pay for his sex change bill, whatta nerve, doncha think.

7: My digital camera which I take everywhere with me and which I am glad to get back. Oh it was taken off me by the caretaker at the local swimming pool,as I was wrongly accused of taking photos of the chicks in their bikinis. Anyway after being released by the police I had to apply for my camera back and I just got it back yesterday. It has a zoom lens and is so tiny you can hardly see it which as a keen nature fan comes in handy. Well except for the time that big monster of a farmer caught me taking photos of his daughter, he never believed that I worked for Vogue.

8: My purple flip flops which I just adore and which I wear about the house. God I recall the first year I took my floppies on holiday and the attention I got. Oh please don't confuse the word floppies for being floppy disks as I am talking about my playboy purple flip flips. They are more like a sandal and as well as being dark purple they carry the kappa symbol, love that kappa symbol, doncha know.

9: My toiletries as in my toothbrush, razor, aftershave etc etc etc. God I love waking up in Spain with the sun shining through the bathroom window, quick shave of my hairy chest and then get the old false teeth brushed. Then leave a bit of stubble as that chick last night was just raving about how much I looked like Enrique. Throw a bit of aftershave over me and then look at myself in the mirror, "jeeeez Art, you goddam sex god, go round up that local talent".

10: My playboy bottle opener and my most prized possession on holiday, just love that wee gadget. It's like a pinky playboy symbol and I bought it in New York years ago as a special wee treat for myself. Well on holiday I just get stuck into that bottled beer and that playboy opener almost sees as much action as me. Jeeez just typing about it has got me into the holiday mood and am now looking at old pics of me on holiday, jeeez every single pic has me with a different chick and I also look slightly drunk as well.

Jeeez look at the bumpers on that blonde babe getting out of the water, jeeeez the water is just dripping off her...Lower my mirrored shades and I know that girl, jeeez it's a chick from the estate and man she's looking hot so over we go and get ready to chat up....God her eyes are burning into me and I can see she's about to say something, "Hey auld fellow, love the fancy dress, is it a private party or can anyone go"And yet again I am totally left feeling rejected, such is life !!!

And that is my top 10 essentials for my May holiday.

As always, yer friend online, enjoy yer weekend.................Art.