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Isle of Wight - Shanklin
By Tim SaundersUntil we stay at Daish’s Hotel on the Isle of Wight we are unfamiliar with the benefits of half board.Often our choice of accommodation is no frills self-catering but during our stay at the company’s flagship Shanklin hotel guests enjoy breakfast and dinner as part of the package.On arrival at this family friendly, 72 bedroom 18th century coaching inn, it’s reassuring to know that it’s been awarded the highest food hygiene rating of five from the Food Standards Agency.There’s an extensive menu for both breakfast (830am to 9am) and dinner (630pm to 7pm). Favourite breakfast has to be yoghurt followed by poached eggs and toast with marmalade while the best dinner is homemade vegetable soup and roast beef and Yorkshire pudding with spotted Dick and custard for...
November 07, 2018

Isle of Wight - Shanklin

Oxford Street with its various shopping centers in London.
Discover London, the jewel of England
Saudi GazetteLONDON, the capital of the United Kingdom, standing on the River Thames in the island of Great Britain, has been a major settlement for the past 2,000 years.Today London is a great touristic destination for the lovers of history, culture, shopping, and arts.For history lovers, London contains several World Heritage Sites and lots of remarkable monuments such as the fascinating Tower of London, Marble Arch, the Kew Gardens, Westminster with all its unique sites, Buckingham Palace, St. Paul's Cathedral, and many more.For those inclined to view the past in leisure, London has a wide variety of museums including the British Museum, Natural History Museum, the Imperial War Museum, Churchill War Rooms and others.For art lovers, London provides a magnificent wide range of...
October 31, 2018

Discover London, the jewel of England

Marvelous Mauritius
Saudi GazetteWith the launch of a direct flight thrice a week between Saudi Arabia and Mauritius last September, a new tourism destination has opened for Saudi travelers.“The number of visitors from Saudi Arabia to Mauritius has increased manifold with direct connectivity,” Tourism Promotion Officer at the Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority (MTPA) Ashwin Cahoolessur told Saudi Gazette over lunch at a glitzy restaurant in Port Luis.An island in the Indian Ocean, Mauritius boasts of pristine beaches, azure water of the Indian Ocean, forests and rolling hills and valleys mostly covered with sugarcane plantations.Yet Mauritius has more than what an island offers. It is a place not only for relaxation but also for recreation.Its beachfront resorts are a perfect retreat from the hustle...
October 24, 2018

Marvelous Mauritius

Discover Geneva’s Winter Outdoor Treasures with Hotel Beau-Rivage
Delicious chocolates, medieval alleys, and market stalls are some of Geneva’s outdoors treasures. There is no better place to discover the city’s heritage than by staying in the perfect location. Nestled charmingly on the scenic shores of Lake Geneva, Beau-Rivage is a celebrity and discreet traveller favourite for its levels of luxury, privacy and proximity to all the fun-filled activities.Here are some of the best attractions awaiting visitors at every corner in the city:The iconic Flower Clock, a short walking distant from Beau-Rivage Geneva, lies next to the entrance of Jardin Anglais, it boasts a 2.5-metre second hand and a Patek Philippe mechanism. But what makes it truly unique is that it is decorated with 6,500 flowers and shrubs that change with the seasons. When it snows, it...
October 17, 2018

Discover Geneva’s Winter Outdoor Treasures with Hotel Beau-Rivage

Xclusive Sea School Launched New Powerboat Training Centre in Dubai
Xclusive Sea School was launched during the Dubai International Boat Show 2018 and offers powerboat training sessions in Dubai Marina re-shaping a new world of Marine Training. Xclusive Sea School is an authorized official training center for the world renowned Royal Yachting Association (R.Y.A.) in the UAE.The DMCA approved School offers Powerboat Level1, Powerboat Level 2, RYA Intermediate, RYA Advanced, VHF, STCW and Custom Trainings suitable for every category right from the novice to the experienced. The RYA standard is being followed at the institute, which is the world’s oldest, and most respected Marine Training Standard.With state-of-the-art facilities, top class technology and industry expert lecturers, Xclusive Sea School ensure that the highest educational standards are met....
October 17, 2018

Xclusive Sea School Launched New Powerboat Training Centre in Dubai

Nespresso-Master-Origin
Nespresso’s master origin collection now in Saudi Arabia
Saudi GazetteIn a bid to find and cultivate the best quality of coffee, Nespresso partnered with local coffee farming experts across five beautiful countries for a new collection of distinct coffee flavors.Each of the delicious Master Origin coffees from Indonesia, Ethopia, India, Nicaragua and Colombia can be enjoyed as an Espresso or as a Lungo using a Nespresso machine. At a recent Master Origin event in Dubai, held at One and Only Royal Mirage, the Nespresso team set up an interactive sensory experience for guests who embarked on a stimulating journey with a new passport. The first stage helps you identify the elements in each of the five flavors until you discover your personal favorite. Guests were then escorted to a hall, passing through a projector wall depicting sounds and scenes...
October 10, 2018

Nespresso’s master origin collection now in Saudi Arabia

The Soyuz MS-08 capsule carrying the crew of Drew Feustel and Ricky Arnold of the US, and Oleg Artemyev of Russia, descends beneath a parachute just before landing in a remote area outside the town of Dzhezkazgan (Zhezkazgan), Kazakhstan, on Thursday. — Reuters
ISS astronauts return to Earth amid US-Russia tensions
ASTANA, Kazakhstan — Two American astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut returned to Earth on Thursday wrapping up a six-month mission at the International Space Station as tensions between Washington and Moscow threaten a rare area of cooperation.NASA astronauts Drew Feustel and Ricky Arnold and Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos touched down on steppe land southeast of the Kazakh town of Dzhezkazgan at the expected time of 1145 GMT.The landing came with Russian and US officials investigating the appearance of a mysterious hole in a Russian spacecraft docked at the orbiting station.Detected in August, the hole caused an air leak on the ISS but was quickly sealed up.This week the outspoken chief of the Russian space agency, Dmitry Rogozin, said investigators believed the small hole had been made...
October 04, 2018

ISS astronauts return to Earth amid US-Russia tensions

A day in Rotterdam
SAUDI GAZETTEYou would never imagine, while walking on Rotterdam’s streets that this city had been completely bombed by the Germans during the World War II and around 24,000 buildings were destroyed.This city that never sleeps has art pieces and statues everywhere that showcase a special story, including a destroyed city statue.Rotterdam is one of the cities that tourists should discover by foot or bicycle, and stopping at small shops to eat sweets and dessert is a must.Saudi Gazette is suggesting a day tour plan in Rotterdam to know more about this special city.ParksOne of the fun activities that you can do in Rotterdam is to visit one of the parks, especially during weekend. You will find people dancing and singing, while groups of people can be seen playing sports, practicing yoga, or...
October 03, 2018

A day in Rotterdam

Travel: Hertfordshire
By Tim SaundersVerulamium was a Roman town in the city of St Albans in Hertfordshire.We discover this during a two-night stay at The Straw House in Spicer Street in the historic cathedral quarter.“Warner Bros has built studios quite nearby,” reveals owner Pamela, adding that Britain has the best lighting engineers but other talent has to be flown in. “Which means we get lots of stuntmen from Germany and elsewhere staying here.”After checking into the former straw hat factory with its tall ceilings and luxurious furnishings, we relax over a pot of tea and then make our way to the Norman cathedral over the road. We savour the atmosphere and then the children demand that we get back outside and explore the park. They have brought their little bottles of juice, part of the welcome pack...
October 03, 2018

Travel: Hertfordshire

Artist Peter Anton
Artist Peter Anton, who is best known for his larger-than-life hyper-realistic food sculptures, and who made headlines for his 2012 Miami Art Week installation, SUGAR & GOMORRAH, which allowed spectators to ride a roller coaster through an exhibition of his sugar sculptures, nude models, and ruins of a destroyed city, will be making his much-anticipated return to Miami Art Week.Anton will return for the 29th edition of Art Miami, with CHOCO TOWER, a monumental sculpture of five chocolates stacked on top of each other, with two of the candies decadently half-eaten.CHOCO TOWER, is made from painted aluminum, will be the star of Stuttgart-based Galerie von Braunbehrens’s booth, towering over visitors at 10 feet tall and weighing over1,000 pounds.CHOCO TOWER is part of an edition of three...
October 03, 2018

Artist Peter Anton

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