Get Lippy this Valentines with La Roche-Posay
For thin lips requiring intense, long-lasting colour, without drying, pucker up with La Roche-Posay’s new range of Novalip High Resolution anti-smudge Lipsticks providing perfectly redefined lips.
With 10 elegantly vivid colours in the range from Ultra Violet to Rose Focus to Halo Beige to Mocka Choc, there is a colour to suit every complexion providing a [...]
Discover the wild side of Greece
Classical getaways from Sparta to Olympia and more!
Trekking the White Mountains in Crete > The White Mountains of western Crete are so rugged that much of their terrain is accessible only to mountain goats, and the hikers willing to follow them. In the region’s labyrinthine valleys, official trails wind from one vine-entangled village to the [...]
Discover Cyprus’ mountain villages
Cyprus is known for its beaches, the energetic club scene in Agia Napa, or the sleepier feel of Paphos, with its rows of holiday villas perfect for pensioners eager to retire in the sun.
Go just fifty kilometers inland, however, to the villages of the Troodos Mountains, and you will find another Cyprus entirely, one better [...]
EU moves for intelligent cars
The European Commission says life-saving technologies need stronger support from the motor industry and policy-makers.
The Commission’s intelligent car initiative was unveiled by Information Society and Media Commissioner Viviane Reding at the Intelligent Car Demonstration Event at the Brussels Autoworld Museum, and was followed by a show of new prototype cars which already use information and technologies.
Experts [...]
Australia offers best job in the world
Position > Island caretaker. Duties > Lazing around Australia’s Great Barrier Reef for six months. Salary > A$150,000 (U.S. $100,000).
It sounds too good to be true, but it’s for real. Billing it the “Best Job in the World”, Australian tourism officials say they are seeking one lucky person to spend six months relaxing on Hamilton Island, part of [...]
In Milan men’s collections go classic
The men’s Autumn/Winter 2009 shows in Milan ended on January 20, and we saw a great departure from last season’s stand out trends.
The gears switched from the previous grunge and rock movement [think > Nirvana] and towards a dark, more refined aesthetic.
With Alexander McQueen’s gentlemanly collection being described as very “Gangs of New York” [...]
Just what you need for your travel bag
Off on your travels? Then make sure you’re well equipped.
Fujifilm World Adaptor > What’s great is that you can connect to international power outlets wherever you go, and can use it with international products too. Works in 150 countries, compact. Be aware that heavy plugs will cause the adaptor to come away from the plug [...]
The works of Robert Mapplethorpe on display
Robert Mapplethorpe is often associated with the sexually-charged images featured in his controversial exhibit, “The Perfect Moment” nearly 20 years ago.
The photographer, who died in 1989 at age 42, is best known for the frank eroticism of his middle period, which sparked debate about the public funding of art. But much of Mapplethorpe’s photography was [...]
Movenpick Hotels to launch Dubai first residence
Having been a successful part of the Swiss international hotel group’s portfolio since summer 2003, the Movenpick Hotel Bur Dubai has now extended its offering by opening a new residence building to launch the Movenpick Hotel & Residence Bur Dubai in February this year.
Kingdom Hotel Investments, the leading resort and hotel investment company, acquired [...]
Nordic Hotel Forum in Tallinn adds Skype in rooms
Nordic Hotel Forum in Tallinn, a business and conference hotel, is the first one in the Baltic states that offers its clients the opportunity to use Skype telephones from February this year.
The new business class rooms are specially designed to meet all the needs of business travellers. All rooms have wireless internet connection with Skype [...]
