This beautiful shot right here is Frans Lanting’s image of The Iguazu Falls. Legend has it that a god planned to marry a beautiful aborigine named NaipiÌ, who fled with her mortal lover TarobaÌ in a canoe. In rage, the god sliced the river creating the waterfalls, condemning the lovers to an eternal fall. Oh, [...]
Archive for the ‘art travel’ Category
10 Feb
Abu Dhabi and The Islands
Picture this: you’re kneeling in the fading twilight with camera in hand, eye-to-eye with an African ostrich. Sound wild? Well, you can make it your reality with Desert Islands Resort & Spa by Anantara’s exclusive Stay and Click photography course,March 18 - 21. Set amid the rugged beauty of the Royal Nature Reserve on Sir Bani Yas Island off the [...]
27 Jan
Botanical Flower Painting Classes
For all of you established and aspiring artistes… this just in! Orient-Express Hotels has announced two new 2010 programs for its popular Botanical and Flower Painting Classes at Reid’s Palace, on the island of Madeira, Portugal, and The Inn at Perry Cabin on Maryland’s eastern shore, both well-known for their lush gardens and beautiful surrounding [...]
15 Oct
Aromatic Journeys: Awaken Your Senses
AQUA CANCUNStroll past two sparkling white Rolls Royce Phantoms through the sliding glass doors into paradise. Inlakesh. That’s how the staff of this ultra-chic Cancun resort greets you. In Mayan it means, “We are different faces of each other.” And this is what it means to ‘Feel AQUA.’ At peace and one with the environment. [...]
