posted by Charles H. Russo on Jul 22
A 40-year-old office clerk became an international celebrity when she went for a swim, naked, in the Trevi Fountain. This is not the first time the Renaissance masterpiece has been used as a private pool and it certainly will not be the last.
As quoted by the Corriere della Sera Roberta said “The water is everyone’s and it was hot. What’s wrong with taking a dip?” Roberta, wisely did not give her last name. Pictures of her appeared in all Italy’s leading newspapers on Monday. A short video of Roberta swimming was broadcast on Italian television late Sunday.
Roberta stunned tourists and locals alike as she stripped and swam several lengths of the fountain before stretching out on the marble at the base of the statue of Neptune.
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posted by Charles H. Russo on Jul 21
Meetings & congresses in Italy: Italy has to confirm itself as a point of attraction of the world, cultural and tourism place and congress pole. This is the country imagined
by the Minister of Cultural Means & Events Mr. Francesco Rutelli in a recent meeting in Rome that outlined the birth of a congress district in Rome.
posted by Charles H. Russo on Jul 21
A recent study of the Italian Tourist Board foresees a 2007 with a strong recover of
the tourist flows from USA (again a fast growing market for Italy) and Germany, especially for the art cities. Travel Mall gives the possibility of the online
posted by Charles H. Russo on Apr 1
One of the perks of joining the Air Force, Spain travel vouchers, are also available to not only you but your dependents.
posted by Charles H. Russo on Jan 31
After traveling for years by the traditional “plane” method, it is wonderful
posted by Charles H. Russo on Jan 29
A weekly pick of luxury travel links for your perusal…
The Empire Hotel & Country Club in Brunei DarussalamNatural, season foods courtesy of Forman & FieldHip, cool, lifestyle hotels in the US: Hotel IndigoFine Kyoto cuisine in London, from Umu Possibly related posts: Luxury travel links of the weekLuxury travel links of the weekRegular features on A Luxury Travel Blog
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posted by Charles H. Russo on Jan 29
I know a bugbear of many of you is being charged for internet access at luxury hotels.
posted by Charles H. Russo on Jan 5
In the late 90s I spent over a year living in a suburb of Seoul, South Korea. From the top of a large hill near our apartment we could see North Korea. Being that close, naturally our parents thought we were going to get bombed every time Kim Jong-Il started flailing for attention in the news. One day we went on the military tour up to the DMZ to see it up close and personal and it was just as freaky as we had hoped.
Now you can get further than that with a slide show from the book Welcome to Pyongyang, which we reviewed in Perceptive Travel a while back. This slide show in Budget Travel mixes a few relatively “normal” shots with ones that hint at the cult of the great leader I and II. Then there is just the love of uniformity, like the shots of the women working at the petrol station. (Hey, you don’t get many customers when only party people can afford a car, so you have to look your best!)
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posted by Charles H. Russo on Jan 4
As some welcome “do the right thing” news, U.S. car hire firms Avis and Enterprise announced new plans last week to add more hybrid cars to their lots. Avis is adding 500 Nissan Altima hybrids and Enterprise is adding 1,500 Toyota Priuses in the fall. So instead of just offering the boring clunker cars with bad gas mileage that are cast-offs from Detroit, you can opt for a car that’s better for the environment. (Something tells me those rental desk clerks will still keep asking me, “Would you like to upgrade to a SUV for free?”)
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posted by Charles H. Russo on Dec 15
From San Francisco, California.
(thanks again Thomas Hawk)
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