NEWPORT & LAGUNA BEACH

There are so many reasons why i love the OC: sun tan sun, beach and ocean  ! I'd like to show you some of my favourite pics of my trip to Newport and Laguna Beach.

WHERE TO STAY:

Surf & Sand Resort

WHERE TO EAT:

Rusty pelican in Newport

The Koffee Klatch in Laguna Beach

this is the link of the full trip:C.A.N.

Ci sono così tante ragioni per amare la Orange County: sole, abbronzatura, sole spiaggia e l'oceano!

4 ville in fiore (Val di Non)

I report a wonderful initiative for the 21st of April organised by the voluntary association of Tassullo in Val di Non: the 38th edition of the " Val di Non spring festival among the apple trees in blossom". A non-competitive race for all ages organised  in two trails of 5 or 11 km that allows you to see the apple blossom between villages, castles and churches of Val di Non. A unique show not to be missed!!

Here it is the link to get all the necessary informations and to sign up:

http://www.prolocotassullo.it/index.php/4-ville-in-fiore.html


Segnalo una bellissima iniziativa organizzata dalla pro loco di Tassullo in Val di Non per il 21 aprile: la 38 edizione della "festa di primavera tra i meli in fiore della Val di Non".  Una gara non competitiva  per tutti organizzata su due percorsi di 5 o 11 km che permette di ammirare la fioritura dei meli tra borghi, castelli e chiese della Val di Non. Uno spettacolo unico da non perdere!!

Ecco il link per avere tutte le informazioni necessarie e per iscriversi: 

http://www.prolocotassullo.it/index.php/4-ville-in-fiore.html

MARSA ALAM

We have just organized a journey for our parents that wanted to escape from the winter season. They were looking for a place that was close, hot and quiet. For these reasons we thought of Marsa Alam. The flight lasts 4 hours. At March the temperature goes around 24-30° C and the weather is windy. After some careful considerations, we have decided to send them to the Iberotel Coraya Beach Resort Marsa Alam: the facility is perfect, appropriate for customers that are searching for peace and relax without giving up a five stars hotel. The hotel offers full board.

WHERE TO SLEEP: 
Iberotel Coraya Beach Resort Marsa Alam

Abbiamo da poco organizzato un viaggio per i nostri genitori che per cercar di fuggire dal freddo di questi mesi ci'hanno chiesto qualche idea. Le richieste? un luogo abbastanza vicino, caldo e tranquillo. Abbiamo pensato per queste ragioni a Marsa Alam. Il volo dura circa 4 ore. A marzo il clima si aggira attorno ai 24-30° C ed è abbastanza ventilato. Dopo una vasta scelta di hotel abbiamo optato per l'Iberotel Coraya Beach Resort Marsa Alam. Ottima struttura, adatta  a una clientela che cerca tranquillità, pace e relax senza rinunciare al confort di un hotel a 5 stelle. L'hotel offre la pensione completa con le bevande ai pasti. 

DOVE DORMIRE: 
Iberotel Coraya Beach Resort Marsa Alam

VENEZIA - VENICE

Venice is one of the most beautiful city - and surely it is the most peculiar! - all over the world. Today I suggest you what to do and what to see for a one-day trip.

WHAT TO SEE:
Between the huge list of things to visit in Venice, we recommend you for a first visit:

• piazza San Marco e la Basilica;
• palazzo Ducale;
• Peggy Guggenheim Collection;  
• la Basilica dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo (in which are buried the most of the venetian doges);
• Canal Grande e i ponti!;
• Museo Correr.

WHERE TO EAT:

ORLANDO - FLORIDA

At the beginning of December we have spent in Orlando 10 days having fun visiting the main center of the funfairs.

We have been at the Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista: not only this hotel has real good prices, but also it is located in a good position and it has good offers for all the seasons. This hotel is next to the Downtown Disney and it provides free shuttles every thirty minutes that take people to the Disney funfairs and also the possibility to stay, during some days, one more hour in the funfairs.

Disney’s funfairs are 4 with the add of 2 more water funfairs:

• Magic Kingdom;
• Epcot;
• Disney’s Hollywood Studios;
• Disney’s Animal Kingdom;
• Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon;
• Disney’s Blizzard Beach.

It is possible to get the tickets not only on Disney’s official website, but also (as we did) at the hotel. We have taken the “5 days – theme park ticket”. Every day a different funfair with the highest validity of 10 days. There are then a lot of options that you can add at the basic tickets.

Every funfair deserves to be visited and also every show should be admired! Walt Disney was right when he said that Disneyworld is the place where dreams come true, the place in which adults can turn back children. https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/

Seaworld. 

This funfair is awesome: you can enjoy the shows in the world of sea life with dolphins, killer whales, sea lions…and at the same time you can have fun on marvellous roller coasters.

You can buy the tickets on the official website of this funfair, or at the hotel or, as we did, directly at Seaworld.

Universal Studios e Universal's Islands of Adventure.

Beautiful funfairs with amazing attractions.

At the Universal Studios you can find, in addition to the extreme Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit, loads of 3d and 4d attractions.

Universal’s Islands of Adventure: a name, a guarantee! You can find yourself at Marvel’s, at Popeye’s, at Jurassik Park’s, at Harry Potter’s and at Dr. Seuss’! Surely the fandom of Harry Potter won’t come back home after visiting the magic world of Hogsmeade and Diagon Alley!

You can buy the tickets on the official website (as we did, again!) with the possibility to add also the fast-pass ticket that let us to skip the queues of most of the attractions.

During a holiday like this one, we couldn’t miss a day full of SHOPPING! In this beautiful city you can find loads of outlets with fashion brands from all the world, e.g. Ralph Lauren, Prada, Victoria’s Secret, Tory Burch, Vans… Our favourite outlets here were:

-Orlando Premium Outlets – International dr.

-Orlando Premium Outlets – Vineland ave.

http://www.premiumoutlets.com/outlets/outlet.asp?id=96

http://www.premiumoutlets.com/outlets/outlet.asp?id=17 

WHERE TO EAT?

Our favourite restaurants - that we heartily recommend are:

- Fogo de Chão 

- Benihana (it is inside the Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista…ask the staff to have the possibility to eat in front of the Japanese Chef!)

- Palm

- Bubba Gump Shimp Co.

SUGGESTIONS:

We suggest you to visit Orlando during the first fortnight of December: during these days, in fact, the hurricanes’ season is over, and the weather moves around 25°C-30°C. Furthermore, these days are considered as “low cost season” so the number of tourists is very limited and lower than the one that you can find during Christmas/New Year’s Eve/Summer (the queue at the funfair is shorter than ever, loads of taxi-cabs are available and of course you can skip a lot of traffic in the streets of this big city!).

Don’t be scrooge and buy in every funfair a cloak for the water attractions; in every funfair the price for it is around 8$...or take with you more clothes because you will be totally wet.

Buy the tickets before or on the net or at the hotel in order to skip the queues at the entrances of the funfairs and enjoy more your time here.

Don’t overfill your bags with bottles of water because you can find everywhere drinking fountains.

CURIOSITIES:

Recently, at Magic Kingdom, has been opened the new funfair “New Fantasyland”