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The
Florida Keys by Motorcycle
Anybody who’s experienced Florida’s Keys from the seat of a
motorcycle knows: There’s no better way to enjoy the islands
than on two wheels. You’ll feel the sun on your skin; smell the
tang of swamps; enjoy unobstructed views of pure-turquoise
water. Your hair will get snarled and your nose will get
sunburned. In a car, you’ll pass through the Keys; on a
motorcycle, you’ll be part of them.
Begin your adventure in Miami. U.S. 1 runs from Miami directly
to the Keys, but follow Card Sound Road through mangroves and
sawgrass instead of heavy traffic. In Key Largo, the road
rejoins U.S. 1, which will take you all the way to Key West.
You’ll find the islands warmly welcome bikers as a rule, but
here’s a look at the best motorcycling stops.
Take a break to eat at the Pilot House in Key Largo. The
restaurant serves fresh seafood on tables of white linen, but
you’ll feel welcome wearing leather and carrying a helmet. A
more stereotypical biker joint is Hog Heaven in Islamorada,
where drinks and a full menu are served nightly until 3:30 a.m.
The dockside bar attracts locals and is decorated with
motorcycle art.
The Islamorada Fish Co. has caught and served its own seafood
since 1948, and is known for stone crabs and fish sandwiches.
The restaurant offers indoor seating, but why do that when you
can dine on the docks and look out over Florida Bay? Two miles
south, the Islander offers spacious rooms with kitchenettes and
screened lanais, fresh- and saltwater pools and watersport
rentals: kayaks, catamarans and aqua cycles...»
Morocco.
Paradise of well-being
Moroccan tradition in natural beauty and hammam treatments now
combines with the best modern technology has to offer, for
example seawater therapy, balneotherapy, hydrotherapy and spa
treatments. Often available in large hotels, these wellness
centres marvellously combine luxury, comfort and well-being.
Several destinations – Agadir, Marrakech, Essaouira and Fez -
have developed this type of “well-being” stay. Agadir and
Essaouira focus more on seawater therapy with their location on
the Atlantic ocean . Marrakech is ideal to indulge in the
pleasures of relaxation in balneotherapy, spa or hammam. Fez has
a spa resort in Moulay Yaacoub, a centre recognised for the
quality of its sulphurous waters.
Everywhere you may indulge in the pleasures of the hammam for an
unforgettable experience. A place of relaxation and encounters,
the hammam is a real institution in Morocco . Often richly
decorated, with separate buildings or specific times for men and
women, it offers an ideal atmosphere to relax. Exfoliation with
back soap, henna or ghasoul wrap, massage with essential are
just some of the treatments available...»
The
highlands of Turkey
The highlands of Turkey and the lifestyle
of its people have an important place in the rich cultural
landscape of Turkey. The tradition embodied in the lyrics of
this ancient folk song, "The people of Avşar picked up and
headed for new lands" have still being sung today, is what led
to the settlement of hundreds of new areas in Turkey.
In the Chinese Chronicles, Turks are described as people that
"lived by following the rains and the pastures with their horses
and high-wheeled wagons." After they came to Anatolia and
abandoned their nomadic wanderings for more settled ways, they
embarked on a new journey continuing old traditions within the
parameters of a new lifestyle.
In this new millennium of the "global village" where cultural
differences seem to be disappearing, the highlands of Turkey
offer a refreshing authenticity of ancient tradition which is
noticed as soon as it is experienced. Compared with our modern
way of life, it is a vivacious way of life in harmony with
nature, at once both oriental and exotic.
The highlands have much to offer; the fresh clean air of an
undefiled environment, crystal clear streams, a refreshing
coolness that is a relief from the sweltering heat during the
hottest summer days, views of enchanting beauty, fruit and
vegetables grown without hormones and ripen on the vine slowly
and naturally, milk and meat products of animals pastured in the
most natural environments. The innumerable wild animal and plant
species living in their natural habitat rescue us from the
virtual world of TV documentaries and enable us to experience
real life up close and personal
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