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Saturday, November 28, 2009

DEPARTURES MAGAZINE






                       Guys, I have these & they r a MUST hv! This is my MOST fav magazing @ the moment!

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Istanbul/Turkey


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Eating in Istanbul
  
At this crossroads of East and West, the cuisine is as fascinating and complex as the long history. From street food to chic new restaurants, Anya Von Bremzen finds the best dining in Byzantium.

Standing on the Galata Bridge eating a peach, I’m only half looking at the lineup of imperial mosques along the Golden Horn. Instead I’m contemplating my new purchase, which isn’t a gold bracelet from the Grand Bazaar or a kilim—though I certainly need one. What I’ve bought is an apartment, a little place with a beautiful Bosporus view in the neighborhood of Cihangir, Istanbul’s leafy hub of café life. The thought of my acquisition has me in a state of simultaneous gloom and euphoria. Gloom because Turkey’s currency is fluctuating like crazy, be­­cause the prospect of the country’s joining the EU seems real one day and phantasmagoric the next, be­­cause the local Ikea has sold out of the extralong curtain rods I need. Euphoria because to me Istanbul is the most fascinating, most ravishing city on earth, a feeling that hasn’t wavered since I first ate a peach on the Galata Bridge 20 years ago.

Everything one hears about Istanbul is pretty much true. Yes, the Hagia Sophia is big and byzantine, the Grand Bazaar both a treasure trove and a tourist trap. Yes, this metropolis of 12 million people physically and metaphorically straddles Europe and Asia. It is by turns provincial and cosmopolitan, Muslim yet resolutely secular, exhilarating and exasperating. Even the rumors of Istanbul’s transcendent new coolness aren’t vastly exaggerated. Beyond the clichés, though, what keeps luring me back is the texture of everyday life. The ferry ride at dusk as the skies flare cinematically over the minarets. The tulip-shaped glasses at my corner tea garden. The courtly smile of my local pistachio vendor. And the food.

With the endless grills, the subtle spicing, the celebration of yo­­gurt, legumes, and sun-ripened vegetables, Turkish cuisine is the last frontier of healthy Mediterranean cooking. The kebabs and savory pastries called börek alone are reason enough to move here. While Istanbul isn’t the next capital of Spanish-style avant-garde cooking—so fashionable in Europe these days—its hedonistic high society ensures that there are plenty of spots that outglamour anything in Miami Beach or Hong Kong.

It’s a sprawling city, divided into three parts by the Bosporus strait and its offshoot, the Golden Horn (see map with "Istanbul’s Foodscape"). Though many tourists tend to stick close to the Old City—especially the historic Sultanahmet district around Topkapi Palace, the Hagia Sophia, and the Blue Mosque—to truly experience Istanbul’s food, you have to go a bit farther afield. Best of all, meals often come framed by views so breathtakingly beautiful, it’s hard to shake the feeling that this city is  a mirage.

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Zara/Amancio Ortega



                                       

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Zara is the flagship chain store of Inditex Group owned by Spanish tycoon Amancio Ortega, who also owns brands such as Massimo Dutti, Pull and Bear, Oysho, Uterqüe, Stradivarius and Bershka. The group is headquartered in A Coruña, Galicia, Spain, where the first Zara store opened in 1975. It is claimed that Zara needs just two weeks to develop a new product and get it to stores, compared with a six-month industry average, and launches around 10,000 new designs each year. Zara has resisted the industry-wide trend towards transferring fast fashion production to low-cost countries. Perhaps its most unusual strategy was its policy of zero advertising; the company preferred to invest a percentage of revenues in opening new stores instead.
Zara was described by Louis Vuitton fashion director Daniel Piette as "possibly the most innovative and devastating retailer in the world." Zara has also been described as a "Spanish success story" by CNN.





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Guys, me & my sis really lk Zara. We always find really cute cloths 4 a great price!

Friday, November 27, 2009

Santullo - Amargo Letargo



This vid is really funny!

Louis Vuitton 4 Travel



 

City Guide  2010 $34.00



$130.00 European Cities

 I absolutely luv these! They'd make great gifts for travelers!
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Sunday, November 8, 2009

Ocean Blue Sunday

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A few yrs ago 2 of my fav sngs!:)
Guys, I'll be gone 4 the rest of November. I hope I've posted enough 2 last ever1 until December.


Until then..

Kudos!

Waves




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1 of the most AMAZING dress EVER!
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Life in Color: Blue



Holidaymakers take the plunge and enjoy a twisting, turning trip down an Israeli waterslide. The attraction cools tourists who visit the shores of the Sea of Galilee.



A group of chinstrap penguins lines the edge of an iceberg adrift in Antarctic waters. Chinstraps are among the most abundant penguins, and some colonies live on floating icebergs.

Photograph by Ralph Lee Hopkins

 
A veiled Nepali woman, covered head-to-toe in shades of blue, pauses to rest in a colorful doorway in one of the small Himalayan hill towns found in Nepal's Anapurna region.
Photograph by Steve McCurry


 Ice, seen from below, covers the surface of the Arctic's Beaufort Sea. The sea is found north of Alaska and Canada.

Photograph by Paul Nicklen


These distinctive webbed feet belong to a blue-footed booby of the Galápagos Islands. The bluer, the better: Courting males show off with a high-stepping strut—and those with brighter feet are more attractive to potential mates.
Photograph by Tim Laman



Some of nature's intricate patterns are on display in this magnified view of the mineral azurite. The bright blue mineral was once used to make paints and may still be found in jewelry.
Photograph by David Boyer

Blue is my most fav color because its so relaxing & soothing. Regardless how I'm feeling it always makes me super happy!:)

Hotel Exedra




Inside the famous Hotel Exedra Nice in Nice, property of Boscolo Hotels, in the basement ground rises the amazing wellness centre, signed by the architect Simone Micheli. “Planning a space designed for the psycho-physical regeneration and recreational relax, in the beautiful Costa Azzurra.

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CNB 100 Yacht



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Four years ago, when DJs Radiohiro and Warp took it upon themselves to focus on global electronica and international beats with a new bimonthly gathering, one could hardly have predicted that someday there would be competition between bhangra nights in North Side clubs. After throwing parties under the Asian Uprise banner and booking electronic dance for the city’s World Music Festival, Warp (alias Brian Keigher of the department of cultural affairs) pushed Bombay Beatbox as an outlet for new global beats. The talent has been strong with everyone from original Asian Underground guru Talvin Singh to New Age breakbeat star Bassnectar signing on and the likes of the MIDIval Punditz drawing 300 people for a midweek shindig.




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Off 2 the gym so "cee" ya later alligators..lol!  :);)

Saturday, November 7, 2009

Rabia Zrgarpur



Rabia Zargarpur, whose label Rabia Z is jostling for a new position on modest fashion, sees London as a gateway to the EU’s 16 million Muslims, some of whom also observe the hijab and cover their figure in loose-fitting silhouettes. “In many ways, for those from back home who still look up to London as a cultural capital of sorts, it continues to command an influence,” said the Dubai-based designer. “Rabia Z offers an interesting ethnic alternative to mainstream western audiences to experience modest yet modern designs from Arabia.”
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