Travel to Rome end of the year for the perfect family Christmas Celebration

School holidays are coming soon. And for those in Singapore, I know you kids are going to end their holidays soon. Why not bring them for a last vacation? Or even better, spend you Christmas overseas with your kids.

So, in promoting Christmas, let's go somewhere where Christmas can be felt in full hit. Rome.

Being the central of Christianity beliefs, Rome highlights a series of beautiful churches where mass are held and Christmas can be felt at full blown. You can take a chance to visit one of the seven wonders of the world while you are there. Your kids will love it, the sudden difference in temperature will mean delights for those who never live in a temperate country before.

If you need to find Rome accommodation, fret not. Being a touristic city, Rome offers many different types of accomodations, available to all type of travellers. You can check out Hotel venice if you like. For family travellers, it is best you book a Rome apartment in which your family as a whole can stay together and enjoy a different lifestyle in a new environment.

And if you can afford the time, why not stay for the new year celebration of 2008? I am sure your kids will love to see the fireworks cracking through the air. And if you are worried about accomodation. Let Freereservations do the job for you. You can book online for a discount. At the same time, you know prices while before your travels what you should expect down there. Don't worry about the safety while you are staying there. Rooms are inspected to ensure your well-beingnes. On the street, do take care of your kids and family while you are in foreign land. Stick together like a flock of sheep :)

There is an interactive photogallery allowing you to see what you should be expecting in Rome during your trip.

So what are you waiting for? Book your way to Rome this end of the year!

China - 5 unusual retreats for you

Commune by the Great Wall Kempinski

Just an hour's drive from downtown Beijing, you will find 42 villas with a total of 236 rooms and suites spread over eitght kilometres of hilly terrain adjoining the Great Wall. The Commune is an architecture museum, luxury resort and natural spectacle all in one - a popular location for corporate retreats, meetings, and conferences for up to 500 guests.

Directions: Badaling Highway, exit at Shuiguan
Website: Commune by the Great Wall Kempinski


Fuchun Resort

Forty kilometres from Hangzhou and 250 from Shanghai, this resort has 70 rooms and suites plus 17 villas nestled among the hills above the scenic Fuchun River. Enjoy some tempting East-West fusion cuisine at the award-winning T8 restraunt without worrying about extra pounds. These can easily work off again anyway on the 18 golf course on in the spa gym.

Directions: Fuyang Section, Hangfu Yangjiang Road, Hangzhou
Website: Fuchun Resort


Hotel of Modern Art

Who would have thought it? The Guilin region of South China boasts more than just a spectacular natural scenery. It also has a stylish design hotel, HoMA, set in a private park containing sculptures by artists from every corner of the earth. You are welcome to take a peek over the artists' shoulder as they work - or even take up a hammer and chisel yourself!

Directions: Yuzi-Paradise, Dubu Town, Yanshan District, Guilin
Website: Hotel of Modern Art


Banyan Tree Lijiang

Not far from Lijiang (whose old town was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1997), the Banyan Tree from Singapore comprises 55 villas decorated in the traditional Naxi style and has plenty of opportunities for guests to relax: in the private garden or the pool, at one of the hotel restraunts or luxuriating in the spa. The panoramic views of nearby 5,600-meter Jade Dragon Snow Mountain are thrilling and soothing at the same time.

Directions: Lijiang, Yunnan Province
Website: Banyan Tree


Jia Shanghai

Jia Shanghai offers style-conscious guests a wonderful home away from home ("jia" means home). The hotel's Italian restraunt and its rooftop bar and lounge are design to attract the chic set from Shanghai.

Directions: 931 West Nanjing Road. , Shanghai, Tel. +8621 62179000
Website: Jia Shanghai

FINDING YOUR IDEAL ACCOMODATION WHENEVER YOU TRAVEL

Need a Hotel? Not sure how to book one online? As I was browsing through the net, I found it pretty difficult to gather information on where to travel cheap(with the GFW blocking images makes it worse). One of the problem is that you will tend to find information scattered in different places. For example: accomodations website has only bookings for hotels, motels, resorts. What about booking a car, buying a flight, or just plainly looking for extra information in regard to the destination you want to go to? One company and website that helps to simplify this process and reduce the stress of planning a vacation is HotelReservations.com.



When you get into this website, the first niche you will love is the ability to use a translation tool equip inside the site to help you access the language you are most native to. It guides you smoothly in finding the the right travel you want. Whether it is a beautiful trip to Argentina, or see European Splendor in Spain, its all right in the click of your fingers. You can start finding cheap hotels by doing nothing more than filling out some basic information. You simply tell it the city you’ll be vacationing in, your check-in and check-out dates, how many adults will be present, and how many rooms are needed. After clicking search, you’re immediately on your way to finding that one hotel that’s going to seal the vacation deal. Viola~

Is the website competitive in pricing? I did a search in Shanghai, China. The search seriously match to prices here. Of course there are local budgets only the locals know, but by doing so might mean you need to share your hotels with constructions workers, immigrants from other cities and other unknown people. It all depends whether you come to enjoy or you are backpacking. Using HotelReservations.com proves to be safer and cheaper for an enjoyable experience. Besides, the site offers many information in regard to destinations you want to go to. So it helps to get yourself right before moving.



HotelReservations.com act like a one-stop portal in which you can make travel arrangements with an airline as well as transportation arrangements with local car rental companies in the city you’re visiting. So, you’re not limited to only saving money on your hotel reservations, HotelReservations.com will also make sure that you save the most money possible getting to your vacation destination in addition to the transportation costs while on vacation.

The site is also credit card secured. With its clean outlook and ease in finding information. I can’t really say anything bad about HotelReservations.com. They do nothing more than save you as much money as possible and make you feel comfortable while planning your vacation. And really, that’s all that people are looking for these days. Why bother with a website that’s going to be a complete hassle trying to plan a vacation? HotelReservations.com is the absolute way to go.

Link to HotelReservations.com here: Hotel Reservations

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