TRAVEL TO MILAN

Milan is a city that arouses extreme feelings, just like the city lifestyle is extreme too. A frenetic, restless rhythm is part of both work and leisure, so much so that it is difficult to stay unmoved and not get overwhelmed by all the cultural and social stimulus.
Maybe for this reason, Milan makes itself indispensable, because it is impossible to feel so alive and full of energy when you are away from the city.
Milan is always one step ahead: a laboratory of artistic experiments and a building site for social behavior that is continuously changing. City full of contradictions, ancient and modern, trends and counter-trends, fashion and underground, middle class and working class, but always simply “cool”. 

Getting there

Milan is the Italian city with the best national and international connections, thanks to its airport, railway and road network, the most efficient in Italy.

By car: Milan has the biggest Italian highway system. Milan's ring road is the end point of highway A4 coming from Turin, of the A4 from Venice and Verona; of A1 connecting Milan and Bologna, Florence and Rome; the A7 coming from Genoa and Liguria; and the A8/A9 that go to Switzerland and to Lakes Como and Maggiore. The ring road is divided in Tangenziale Est and Tangenziale Ovest.

By train: Milan has the major railway system in Northern Italy, at the center of important national and international lines. The main station is Milano Centrale, which is found very near to the center of the city. From here trains leave for all parts of Italy and so do international connections to France, Switzerland, and Germany. The station of Milano Cadorna serves the Malpensa Express for the airport and the FNM regional direct trains to the north of Milan. For times please consult the Trenitalia site or call the green number 89 20 21.

By plane: Milan has two airports: Malpensa (MXP) is the main airport and also has intercontinental flights, while the Linate (LIN) airport serves domestic flights and some European links. The Malpensa airport is connected to Milan by the Malpensa Express train and by the coach bus Malpensa Shuttle. From Linate there is a bus service that goes to Central Station. Linate and Malpensa are moreover connected to each other by a shuttle service provided by Air Pullman. At 45 km from Milan you will find Orio al Serio (BGY) international airport. It is Italy's first low-cost airport with many flights for Italian and European destinations. From the airport there are 30 daily coach service runs to Milan Central Station provided by "Autostradale" and "Locatelli Air Pullman".

Hotels and lodgings

There are all kinds of accommodation available in Milan, for all budgets and needs.
If you want a place that is close to all the most important artistic and cultural attractions in the city, you can choose from among the several Milan hotels. There is no end of choice in the range of categories: in the center you can find from 1-star to 5-star hotels. If you must abide by a tighter budget but you don’t want to miss out on the comfort of staying in the city center, there another three possibilities: bed & breakfast in Milan, room-rental or hostel. If you are planning a mid-long stay in the city, why don’t you rent an apartment in Milan instead, that are available for stays of more than one week.
If you are on a business trip, you are in the right place: many hotels in Milanhave meeting and conference facilities of all sizes , both in the city center and outside the city too.
Do you want to get to know the area outside Milan, as well as the city? Then why not choose a rural country farmhouse as the base for your trip? There are several pleasant ones between Milan and Pavia, that offer both accommodation and food to their guests.

Shopping in Milan

We can begin our itinerary from the heart of the luxury shopping area in Milan: Via Montenapoleone, Via della Spiga and Via Sant'Andrea, elegant streets that together with Via Manzoni, Via Borgospesso and Via Santo Spirito are the outer limits of the famous Fashion Quadrilatero. This area contains the most prestigious boutiques and showrooms in the world, full of minimalist design and high tech, that follow on without any nd to this continuity, and provide a triumph of consumer stimulus that only a select few can respond to. In this square area, that is really extremely expensive, luxury is the true protagonist. Dazzling jewels created by the most famous name, clothes and accessories to die for, to be owned and flaunted, shoes that are works of art. Everything reeks of ostentation and the splendor of a chic, fashionable lifestyle. Many foreign tourists come to the showrooms and come out full of parcels, because Italian fashion continues to attract and fascinate the whole world, and Milan is the most representative symbol of all this. 

source; http://www.travelplan.it; wikitravel.com

TRAVEL TO NEW ZEALAND

New Zealand Vacations is your quick gateway to New Zealand travel packages, New Zealand tours for independent travellers and groups, coach tours and self drive packages, attractions and activities. 

If you’re looking for New Zealand self drive tours, New Zealand travel packages and help with your itinerary planning, this web site takes you direct to some of New Zealand’s key tourism operators. Easy links to each of the operators means you get up-to-date information directly from the operators themselves. 

Accommodation 

Mainstay Hotels, New Zealand Lodge Association and Golden Chain Motels bring you a spectacular array of accommodation options throughout the entire country, all featuring warm New Zealand hospitality. 

Whether you prefer full service hotels and resorts, indulgent luxury lodges or self catering motels and apartments, you'll find sensational New Zealand accommodation to suit your needs. 

New Zealand boasts a wide range of fine accommodation to suit your own individual style and budget. Golden Chain’s nationwide chain of self-service motels are located at all the popular cities, resorts and towns. They offer warm, comfortable accommodation, most with kitchen facilities so you can self-cater if you wish. New Zealand hotels are well represented by Mainstay’s hotels which offer full service facilities such as restaurant, lounge bar, recreational facilities and all the in-room comforts you need. If world-class luxury is what you want for your New Zealand holiday, then the superb luxury lodges of the New Zealand Lodge Association are just for you. 

Self Drive & Coach Travel 

Getting around New Zealand is so easy! For self drive holidays or coach vacations, our leading New Zealand transport operators offer self drive car rental, motorhome and campervan holidays, nationwide bus transport, inter-island ferry and domestic air flights. Independent and group coach touring holidays, travelling first class coach or backpacker bus. 

Tours & Vacation Packages 

If it’s an independent New Zealand holiday by coach or backpacker bus that you want, then choose from our selection of independent tours and holidays. 

These New Zealand vacation coach holidays offer great quality and value for independent travellers. Some of these New Zealand coach holidays include a choice of accommodation, others give travellers the flexibility to choose their own. 

Attractions & Activities 

New Zealand holidays and vacations mean lots of choices of spectacular attractions and activities. There are lots of choices including swimming with the dolphins, walking amongst native wildlife, riding an historic tram, experiencing Antarctica without leaving New Zealand. Our eco outdoors invites you to walk on a glacier, go hiking or cruising. Take to the air for a sensational scenic flight. 

Golden Chain New Zealand Motels

With over 90 motels nationwide, Golden Chain New Zealand Motels offers all the comforts of home. Most have kitchen/kitchenette facilities to make self catering easy. Great holiday accommodation for families.

Gray Line New Zealand

Half day, full day and overnight sightseeing tour packages departing daily. Bay of Islands, Waitomo, Rotorua, Taupo, Mount Cook, Queenstown, Milford Sound and the famous.

source: www.newzealandvacations.co; www.wikitravel.com

Las Vegas Vacation Guide

Whether you spend a weekend or a week in Las Vegas you want to make the most of your time while on vacation. If it happens in Las Vegas it will be listed in this guide to a Las Vegas Vacation. From Shark Reef at the Mandalay Bay Hotel to the aquarium at the Forum Shops at Caesars Palace, from shrimp cocktails in Downtown Las Vegas to Foie Gras at Joel Robuchon in the MGM Grand this guide will give you a firsthand tour of it all. Las Vegas has plenty of attractions and you'll be sure to find them in this vacation guide.

With so much to see and so much to do it’s no wonder that Las Vegas is the type of destination that lends itself to the love of photography. Consider that in one day you can see the canals of Venice, the Eiffel Tower, the Statue of Liberty and the Sphinx. Combine the sights with the only in Las Vegas attractions such as an erupting volcano, a pirate battle and a man made lake with a very impressive dancing fountain show and you can see how you’ll be taking photographs non-stop.

The funny thing about Las Vegas is that plenty of people rarely leave the strip their entire vacation. That’s a shame because so much is happening in and around Las Vegas that the adventurous traveler can find so much to explore and see just minutes from the famous Las Vegas strip. Head to the Hoover Dam, Lake Mead, Mt. Charleston or even as far away as Bryce Canyon, Utah while on vacation and get a full dose of the Southwest. All you need is a map and you will be set for a little adventure on your vacation.

Where To Stay in Las Vegas.

Over the last ten years the average room in Las Vegas hotels has improved to include flat screen televisions, plush robes and slippers and furnishings that rival some of the best hotels around the country. Room rates no longer seem absurdly high and most resorts are doing a much better job at offering discounts and promotions. What that means for you when searching for a Las Vegas hotel is that your dollar today buys you far more than what it did even a mere 2 years ago.

Las Vegas Cuisine.

Las Vegas is the home to some of the best chefs in the world, if you need a 3 star Michelin restaurant you’ll find Joel Robuchon at the MGM Grand and looking for up and coming chefs I’ll tell you that Shawn McClain and Jet Tila will blow you away with what they are doing at their Las Vegas restaurants. The bottom line is that if you love to eat and you love to eat well, you will find yourself in your very own foodie inspired utopia on the Las Vegas strip.

Las Vegas Places.

You here so much about what Las Vegas has to offer as a destination that some things often get lost in the hoopla about fine dining, luxury hotel rooms and fabulous entertainment. Maybe you have always wanted to see the Hoover Dam or climb to the top of Eiffel Tower or even just swim with a few sharks. Las Vegas has that, it also has an erupting volcano, a roller coaster so high in the sky you might be looking down at a few clouds and pools, lots and lots of pools.

Weather in Las Vegas.

Contrary to popular belief it is not always pool weather in Las Vegas but that is not a bad thing. The pools do stay open deep into October and open back up around early March. The heat gives way to very comfortable temperatures that usually require only a light jacket while roaming the Las Vegas strip. There are some cold days in December and January but cold in Nevada is very relative and if you are accustomed to being snowed in you’ll laugh at what Las Vegas considers cold.

Source: http://govegas.about.com; http://www.lasvegaslogue.com/