Kasbah Tamadot Luxury Hotel

Palace Kasbah Tamadot was bought by British billionaire Sir Richard Branson in 1998 after discovering the Atlas foothills during one of his expeditions balloon.

If the nobles built their castles medieval Europe to show their power and to be able to withdraw in time of war, important people in North Africa could be recognized by imposing fortresses called “Kasbah”. Each settlement had a Kasbah, usually positioned in the center, to show the prominence of the owner, but many nobles chose to build fortified homes in scenic areas or of strategic importance.

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Luxurious Montana Magica Lodge Hotel

Located in the middle of a nature reserve of 600 square miles, Montana Magica Lodge seems to be high after plans for a dream. It is however a real building, a hotel shaped like a volcano covered with lush vegetation and water sliding over the windows.

Nature Reserve of the Biosphere Huilo Huilo in Chile is in the south, surrounded by Andean peaks Patagonieni. It is one of the objectives of UNESCO protected and rare species because plants and animals, was declared the 25th most valuable eco region of the planet.

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Luxurious Cambrian Hotel

Originally called Grand Hotel Regina, The Cambrian was founded in the village of Adelboden, southern Switzerland, the latter with more than a century by a British lord.

It may seem strange, but British aristocrats were the ones who popularized widely mountain tourism in Switzerland, in the nineteenth century. Until then, the mountains were seen as a particularly difficult area accessible to impede traffic barrier and so slowly that time in Europe, but also as a natural protective wall of the Country Cantons. British passion for the Swiss Alps really took momentum since 1811, the Jungfrau and Finsteraarhorn peaks were climbed for the first time the team of British climbers. [Gallery not found] Continue reading

Luxurious Kakslauttanen Resort

Kakslauttanen Holiday Village in Lapland, northern Finland, offers one of the most spectacular winter experiences: a night under the open sky, under a glass dome, in light of the spectacular aurora borealis.

300 km north of the Arctic Circle, the little settlement was inhabited Kakslauttanen hundreds of years of Lapland, a people unique in Scandinavia, with a culture radically different from that prevailing in the peninsula. Today, the village is high on the tourist map of the far north. A multi igluuri complex made ​​of a special type of glass, resistant to extreme temperatures and pressure in the region of the heavy snow each year, was built in recent years to give a great show: the possibility to admire the Aurora Borealis in all its glory, inside a heated room.

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Luxurious Baume et Mercier Capeland

For 2012, Baume et Mercier Capeland announces a new model, inspired by a modern chronograph watch aviator of the ’40s. We review the similarities, differences explain.

Swiss manufacturer dated model that served inspiration somewhere around the year 1948. The war was over several years, and chronographs produced in Switzerland were used as allies and the “Axis powers” so that their number to be considerably in that time.

At present, there must be bomber pilot to appreciate a beautiful chronograph built. Baume et Mercier exuding elegance and classic. The dial design was copied exactly after the model of the ’40s, from the font used for numbers and ending with numerous scales circular intersection, specific aviator watches of that period. Retro air is kept and the hours and minutes Breguet signs and totalizing form of those minutes dauphine placed next 9 hours and 3.

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Luxurious Cadillac ATS

Cadillac presents the Detroit Motor Show its new mid-range saloon. ATS promises a complete package that includes powerful technology, a better image and lower weight class. Available with rear-wheel drive and drive.

Cadillac decided to join the premium saloon segment where BMW has launched a new generation 3 Series and Audi and Mercedes-Benz recently restyled competing versions of A4 models, namely C-Class. The new ATS whose wheelbase reach 2775 mm (2810 mm Series 3) displays an attractive design philosophy of the brand new Art & Science described as Cadillacs. According to official communication, ATS is the most agile and easier Cadillac having one of the lowest weights in the segment – less than 1542 kg.

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Hyt H1 Luxury Watch

Measuring time by water is almost 3,600 years old and was invented by the Babylonians. Modern form of this technique is called HYT H1, the first watch that uses a liquid to function luminescence and two pumps that move within a tube.

Taking into account the frame size of 48.8 mm, generous to a wristwatch, but insignificant for what were once water clocks, H1 is a premiere model in the field.

As in many other cases, the minutes show H1 absolutely ordinary dial marked 1 to 60 and positioned at the top of the model. For hours, however, the carrier must follow transparent tube on the bezel. A yellow viscous liquid will advance one notch every 60 minutes, moved by two mechanically driven pumps. Water pump located on the left minute hand to discharge the function of peripheral side and right side is occupied by indicator power reserve of 65 hours.

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Porsche Boxster Luxury

The next generation Porsche Boxster, which will be inaugurated in Geneva in 2012 , was privileged convertible version of his older brother, Porsche 911 convertible. Like its predecessors, the new Porsche Boxster roadster is a compact two-seater with rear-wheel drive and six-cylinder boxer engine.

In terms of appearance, the new Boxster shows a more refined sportiness and the front is close enough to the image of 911. However, more elongated headlights fail to clearly differentiate the 911 Boxster. At the rear, the Boxster’s rear lights are very elegant and voluptuous curves and huge air intakes on the sides make the car look very sexy, not just for Porsche enthusiasts.

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Mercedes-Benz SL Luxury

SL roadster model with the longest life cycle in Europe, now in its sixth generation. Started six decades ago when the first SL win the first time for Germany to Le Mans race, the story continues in the spirit of conservative design but offers an impressive range of technical innovations.

Although apparently not radically different design than the previous, immediately stands out specific retro-inspired details of all new models in the range, especially those inspired by the SLS.

The engine range will include first a V6 and a V8 will most likely be added and AMG versions. Mercedes-Benz announced a reduction in gasoline consumption by 22 to 29%. Version with 6-cylinder SL 350 offers 306 hp and accelerates from 0-100 km / h in 5.9 seconds, 0.3 seconds faster than the previous generation. For SL 500 V8 was mounted the same bi-turbo fitted now and S-Class. Power rises to 435 hp and acceleration from 0-100 km / h takes 4.6 seconds. Both engines benefit from a gearbox 7-speed automatic.

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Luxurious TwinPalms Phuket

TwinPalms Phuket is a boutique hotel with modern facilities, situated in the midst of tropical gardens fascinating on Surin Beach. Accommodation minimalist chic beach club and private infinity pool, yacht rental sites, Thai cuisine – everything is cool and sophisticated in TwinPalms Phuket.

TwinPalms Phuket is located on Surin beach, 11 km from Phuket International Airport (transfer time approx. 30 min). Beautiful Phuket town, Patong beach with famous, Bang Tao, Kata is a valuable and easily accessible Karan and fans are invited on the streets shopping and Dibuk Thalang.

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