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During their precious down time, guests can relax and unwind next to Astarte Suites’s stunning turquoise infinity swimming pool, which overlooks the Aegean Sea’s tranquil blue waters and nearby rocky cliffs.
For me this shot captures the lazy mid-afternoon feeling of our recent family holidays. Going to Turkey in August makes you slow down a bit, since having kids I don't mind too much despite being a complete change to holidays pre-kids when we'd try to cram as much in to our week away.
I fell in love with the Sofitel el Gezirah Cairo and their stunning infinity pool. I seriously believe it’s one of the best and definitely most beautiful hotels in Cairo and I was very happy shooting there for Ladybirds June Issue.
This is my third shoot for Ladybirds June Issue. There was not much styling needed to this gorgeous pink beach cover-up Dress by Nillens and Beach Bag by Marsuma Designs. They complement one another and are both made in Egypt. I found some flowers during the shoot and slipped one into my hair, Voila :)
I’m loving all the new talented young Egyptian designers. I had already introduced to you the young Egyptian artist Nour Omar (founder of Marsuma Designs) when I was wearing her Marylin Monroe Converse shoes during Milan Fashionweek. Now the artist went one step further and is creating the most adorable bags and beach bags as well! Inspired by Van Gogh and Pop-art Marsuma Designs are 100 percent hand painted and hand made. Be sure to check out the Shoes as well, they’re amazing.
My family was just here visiting from Beirut last week and like any other tourists they were looking for pure Egyptian cotton bed sheets with high thread count. I immediately advised them to visit Nillens. Also founded by yet another young Egyptian designer. I love their designs and products ranging from Beachwear to fluffy gorgeous bed sheets :)
Magazine: Ladybird
Photography: Abu Samra
Venue: Sofitel Gezirah
Bag: Marsuma Designs
Dress: Nillens
I fell in love with the Sofitel el Gezirah Cairo and their stunning infinity pool. I seriously believe it’s one of the best and definitely most beautiful hotels in Cairo and I was very happy shooting there for Ladybirds June Issue.
This is my third shoot for Ladybirds June Issue. There was not much styling needed to this gorgeous pink beach cover-up Dress by Nillens and Beach Bag by Marsuma Designs. They complement one another and are both made in Egypt. I found some flowers during the shoot and slipped one into my hair, Voila :)
I’m loving all the new talented young Egyptian designers. I had already introduced to you the young Egyptian artist Nour Omar (founder of Marsuma Designs) when I was wearing her Marylin Monroe Converse shoes during Milan Fashionweek. Now the artist went one step further and is creating the most adorable bags and beach bags as well! Inspired by Van Gogh and Pop-art Marsuma Designs are 100 percent hand painted and hand made. Be sure to check out the Shoes as well, they’re amazing.
My family was just here visiting from Beirut last week and like any other tourists they were looking for pure Egyptian cotton bed sheets with high thread count. I immediately advised them to visit Nillens. Also founded by yet another young Egyptian designer. I love their designs and products ranging from Beachwear to fluffy gorgeous bed sheets :)
Magazine: Ladybird
Photography: Abu Samra
Venue: Sofitel Gezirah
Bag: Marsuma Designs
Dress: Nillens
Marina Bay Sands is an integrated resort fronting Marina Bay in Singapore. Developed by Las Vegas Sands, it is billed as the world's most expensive standalone casino property at S$8 billion (US$5.7 billion), including cost of the prime land.
With the casino complete, the resort features a 2,560-room hotel, a 120,000 sq.m. convention-exhibition center, The Shoppes mall, an Art & Science museum, two Sands Theatres, six "celebrity chef" restaurants, two floating pavilions, a casino with 500 tables and 1,600 slot machines. The complex is topped by a 340m-long SkyPark with a capacity of 3,900 people and a 150m infinity swimming pool, set on top of the world's largest public cantilevered platform, which overhangs the north tower by 67m. The 20-hectare resort was designed by Moshe Safdie Architects. The local architect of record was Aedas Singapore, and engineering was provided by Arup and Parsons Brinkerhoff (MEP).
Originally set to open in 2009, Las Vegas Sands faced delays caused by escalating costs of material and labour shortages from the onset. The severe global financial crisis also pressured the company to delay its projects elsewhere to complete the integrated resort. Although Marina Bay Sands has been compared on scale and development costs to MGM's CityCenter, the latter is a mixed-use development, with condominium properties - comprising three of the seven main structures, being sold off.
The resort was officially opened with a two-day celebration on 23 June 2010 at 3.18 pm, after a partial opening earlier in April. It was, however, not finished at the time of the April opening, which was marked by numerous service failures. The museum, theatres and floating pavilions are still being built and are expected to be fully completed by December 2010.
Background
Part of the parcel of land for Marina Bay Sands in the foreground prior to development. The parcel overlooks Singapore's financial district in the background.
Marina Bay Sands is one of two winning proposals for Singapore's first Integrated Resorts, the other being the Resorts World Sentosa, which incorporates a family-friendly Universal Studios Theme Park. The two large-scale resorts were conceived to meet Singapore's economic and tourism objectives for the next decade and they will have 30-year casino licenses, exclusive for the first ten years.
Bidders were assessed based on four criteria:
* tourism appeal and contribution
* architectural concept and design
* development investment
* strength of the consortium and partners
On 27 May 2006, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) was declared winner of the Marina Bay site in the prime new business district of Marina South with its business-oriented resort. LVS highlighted its forte in Meetings, Incentives, Conferencing and Exhibitions (MICE), of which its founder, Sheldon Adelson, is a pioneer in Las Vegas and the key to his early business success. In the Design Evaluation portion of the tender, a panel of local and international architects commended Sands' design as superior to other bids in terms of pedestrian circulation and layout, and it also fit in with the Marina Bay landscape best. They liked that the hotel towers was set back from the waterfront to open up expansive views of the city and the entire Marina Bay, making the skyline for Singapore's downtown more attractive and distinctive.[10]
Singapore Tourism Board highlighted Sands' line-up of six celebrity chefs, such as Australia's Tetsuya Wakuda and Thomas Keller (Napa Valley, California, USA) and Charlie Trotter (Chicago, USA).
LVS submitted its winning bid on its own. Its original partner City Developments Limited (CDL), with a proposed 15 per cent equity stake, pulled out of the partnership in the second phase of the tender process. CDL's CEO, Kwek Leng Beng said his company's pullout was a combination of factors - such as difficulties in getting numerous companies he owns to comply in time, as well as reluctance of some parties to disclose certain private information in probity checks required by the Singapore government. However, Kwek was retained as an advisor for Sands' bid.
[edit] Investment
Inside the Marina Bay Sands Hotel
Las Vegas Sands initially committed to invest S$3.85 billion (about US$2.85 billion) in the project, not including the fixed S$1.2 billion (about US$888 million) cost of the 6,000,000 square feet (560,000 m2) site itself. With the escalating costs of materials, such as sand and steel, and labour shortages owing to other major infrastructure and property development in the country, Sheldon Adelson place the total cost of the development at S$8.0 billion (about US$5.9 billion) as of July 2009.
Las Vegas Sands declared the undertaking as "one of the world's most challenging construction projects and certainly the most expensive stand-alone integrated resort property ever built".[14] It expects the casino to generate at least $1 billion in annual profit.[6] Two months after the initial phased opening, the casino attracts around 25,000 visitors daily, about a third being Singaporeans and permanent residents who pay a $100 daily entry levy or $2,000 for annual unlimited access. Half a million gamblers passed through the casino in June 2010.
For the economy, Marina Bay Sands is projected to stimulate an addition of $2.7 billion or 0.8 per cent to Singapore's Gross Domestic Product by 2015, employing 10,000 people directly and 20,000 jobs being created in other industries.
The resort is designed by Moshe Safdie, who says it was initially inspired by card decks. In addition to the casino, other key components of the plan are three hotel towers with 2,500 rooms and suites, a 200,000-square-foot (19,000 m2) Art-Science museum and a convention centre with 1,200,000 square feet (111,000 m2) of space, capable of accommodating up to 45,000 people. The resort's architecture and major design changes along the way were also approved by a number of consultant feng shui masters.[citation needed]
[edit] Opening
During the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics opening ceremony
Marina Bay Sands was originally planned to be completed in a single phase in 2009,[13] but rising construction costs and the financial crisis forced the company to open it in phases. The first phase's preview opening was further delayed until 27 April 2010, and the grand opening was pushed back to 23 June 2010. The rest of the complex remain under construction and will not be completed before 2011.
On 27 April 2010, Marina Bay Sands had the first of a planned 3 to 4 phase openings. The casino, parts of the conference hall, a segment of the Shoppes, 963 hotel rooms and the event plaza were opened at the auspicious time of 3:18 p.m as part of the "preview opening".
The Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA) held the first conference at Marina Bay Sands Convention Centre on 2–5 May 2010, but the event was marred by uncompleted facilities and a power failure during a speech. IPBA withheld payment of S$300,000 and was consequently sued by Marina Bay Sands. In June IPBA counter-sued, describing the venue as a "complete disaster" and that its earlier payments had been imposed by "duress, fear and force".[18] An "amitable settlement" with undisclosed terms was announced in August.
On 23 June 2010, the resort had its official opening with a "2-day celebration"; this includes the Sands SkyPark, the Event Plaza along Marina Bay, more shops, additional dining options and nightlife offerings, and the rest of the hotel rooms. First day events included - a "World Championship Climb" on the glass facade of the building to the SkyPark, with 7 teams of 21 top rock climbers from around the world competing, and an evening concert for 4,000 invited guests and customers, featuring Diana Ross, Kelly Rowland, JJ Lin among others. The SkyPark was opened on the second day at 2 pm, with about 2,000 adult tickets costing S$20 each sold.
* In December 2010, the Art-Science Museum, two Sands Theatres and two floating Crystal Pavilions will be completed.
* In March 2011, Disney's The Lion King musical production will debut at the Marina Bay Sands Theatre.
Attractions
View of the CBD skyline, City Hall, and Esplanade from the SkyPark
View of Singapore Flyer from the SkyPark
Marina Bay Sands features three 55-storey hotel towers which were topped out in July 2009. The three towers are connected by a 1 hectare sky terrace on the roof, named Sands SkyPark.
In front of the three towers include a Theatre Block, a Convention and Exhibition Facilities Block, as well as the Casino Block, which have up to 1000 gaming tables and 1400 slot machines. The Art-Science Museum is constructed next to the three blocks and has the shape of a lotus. Its roof will be retractable, providing a waterfall through the roof of collected rainwater when closed in the day and with laser shows when opened at night. The Art-Science Museum opens in December 2010.
The SkyPark is home to the world's longest elevated swimming pool, with a 478-foot (146-meter) vanishing edge, perched 191 meters above the ground. The pools are made up of 422,000 pounds of stainless steel and can hold 376,500 gallons (1424 cubic metres) of water. The SkyPark also boasts rooftop restaurants, nightclubs, gardens hundreds of trees and plants and a public observatory with 360-degree views of the Singapore skyline.
There are four movement joints beneath the main pools, designed to help them withstand the natural motion of the towers, and each joint has a unique range of motion. The total range of motion is 19.68 inches (500 millimetres). In addition to wind, the hotel towers are also subject to settlement in the earth over time, so engineers built and installed custom jack legs to allow for future adjustment at more than 500 points beneath the pool system. This jacking system is important primarily to ensure the infinity edge of the pool continues to function properly.
Moshe Safdie designed an Art Path within the resort, incorporating seven installations by five artists including Sol Lewitt, Antony Gormley and Zheng Chongbin. The pieces are meant to play on environmental influences including light, water and wind, integrating art with architecture.
Recently I was interviewed about my travel / architectural photography by Advanced Photographer Magazine (in the shops in a couple of weeks time), I concluded by commenting that I really should take more photos of my family, don't worry though I won't be filling my photostream with endless shots of my daughters but just occasionally a few more might appear.
Having said that despite their age they're probably both already more comfortable behind the camera than in front of it as can be seen in this shot here. The shot was technically challenging as I was trying to balance the light from the setting sun with the flash but it proved far harder to get her to smile on demand........
沖縄の広大な海と空、古宇利ブルーに包まれた高級プライベートヴィラ「ハナリ・ヴィラ・コウリ」のFlickrページです。
ハナリヴィラコウリは、自然が豊かな古宇利島の海に面した高台に位置している１日３組限定の静かなプライベートヴィラです。
ここでは、ハナリヴィラコウリの敷地内で撮影した写真をご紹介しています。
ハナリヴィラコウリの宿泊者だけが見ることができる絶景をお楽しみください。
ハナリヴィラコウリへのアクセスや、宿泊情報は、"Hanalee Villa Kouri"で検索してください。
www.google.com/search?q=hanalee+villa+kouri&oq=hanale...
【古宇利島】
ハナリヴィラコウリがある古宇利島は、沖縄県北部にある碧い海に囲まれた周囲およそ8kmの島です。沖縄本島からは海で隔てられていましたが、2005年に古宇利大橋が完成、沖縄本島から橋でつながった屋我地島を経由して、陸路で行き来できるようになりました。
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This is the Flickr pages of a luxury private villa "Hanalee Villa Kouri" wrapped in Kouri Island Blue, the vast sea and sky of Okinawa.
Hanalee Villa Kouri is a quiet private villa limited to 3 groups a day, located on a hill facing the sea of Kouri Island, where nature is abundant.
Here, we introduce photos taken on the exclusive area of our villa for guests.
Please enjoy the superb view that only Hanalee Villa Kouri guests can see.
Search for "Hanalee Villa Kouri" for access and accommodation information.
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[Kouri Island]
Kouri Island, where Hanalee Villa Kouri is located, is an island of about 8km in the northern part of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, surrounded by the wonderful blue sea. Although it was separated from the main island of Okinawa by the sea, the Kouri Bridge was completed in 2005, and it is now possible to come and go by land via Yagaji Island connected by a bridge from the main island of Okinawa.
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这是豪华私人别墅"Hanalee Villa Kouri"的Flickr页面，包裹在冲绳岛广阔的大海和天空中的Kouri Island Blue中。
Hanalee Villa Kouri是一栋安静的私人别墅，每天限制3组，坐落在面对Kouri岛海的山丘上，那里自然资源丰富。
在这里，我们为客人介绍在别墅专属区域拍摄的照片。
请欣赏仅Hanalee Villa Kouri住客可以看到的绝妙景色。
搜索"Hanalee Villa Kouri"以获取住宿信息。
www.google.com/search?q=hanalee+villa+kouri&oq=hanale...
[古宇利岛]
Hanalee Villa Kouri所在的Kouri岛是位于日本冲绳县北部约8公里的小岛，周围环绕着美丽的蓝色大海。 Kouri桥虽然被海与冲绳本岛隔开，但它于2005年完工，现在可以通过由冲绳本岛与桥相连的八加岛来来回去。
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這是豪華私人別墅"Hanalee Villa Kouri"的Flickr頁面，包裹在沖繩島廣闊的大海和天空中的Kouri Island Blue中。
Hanalee Villa Kouri是一棟安靜的私人別墅，每天限制3組，坐落在面對Kouri島海的山丘上，那裡自然資源豐富。
在這裡，我們為客人介紹在別墅專屬區域拍攝的照片。
請欣賞僅Hanalee Villa Kouri住客可以看到的絕妙景色。
搜索"Hanalee Villa Kouri"以獲取住宿信息。
www.google.com/search?q=hanalee+villa+kouri&oq=hanale...
[古宇利岛]
Hanalee Villa Kouri所在的Kouri島是位於日本沖繩縣北部約8公里的小島，周圍環繞著美麗的藍色大海。 Kouri橋雖然被海與沖繩本島隔開，但它於2005年完工，現在可以通過由沖繩本島與橋相連的八加島來來回去。
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Maspalomas liegt an der Südspitze der kanarischen Insel Gran Canaria, an der Küste des Atlantiks. Im südöstlichen Teil wird der Ort durch die Dünen von Maspalomas vom Meer getrennt. Maspalomas besteht zum Großteil aus Ferienanlagen und der dazugehörigen Infrastruktur.
(aus Wikipedia)
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Sydney has a new hotel, the first new build luxury hotel in Sydney's CBD since the Westin Hotel opened in 1999 at No 1 Martin Place, and the first since the 2000 Olympics.
The $500 million Sofitel Sydney Darling Harbour opened its doors on Tuesday Oct 3rd 2017 for a charity fundraiser but was not opened officially until a few days later, on the 6th October by NSW Minister for Tourism and Major Events, Adam Marshall.
The 590 room 35 level Sofitel Hotel is conveniently located opposite the International Convention Centre and is right in the centre of Darling Harbour with easy access to the city and by ferry to Circular Quay.
The hotel is owned by part-time Sydney cosmetic surgeon and Australia's biggest private hotel owner, Dr Jerry Schwartz with Sofitel Darling Harbour his biggest undertaking to date.
With its infinity pool overlooking Darling Harbour and commanding views over the city, Darling Harbour and west over the Anzac Bridge, the hotel is sure to prove popular with Australian and international visitors to Sydney.
A tour of the second story infinity pool room.
We've booked this room several times and always love it! The outdoor shower amazing and the pool is just private enough to enjoy however you want ;)
Mo'orea (Tahitian pronunciation: \ˌmō-ō-ˈrā-ä, ˈmō-ō-ˌrā-\[2]) is a high island in French Polynesia, one of the Windward Islands, part of the Society Islands, 17 kilometres (11 mi) northwest of Tahiti. The true spelling of Mo'orea is Mo'ore'a, which means "yellow lizard" in Tahitian:
The infinity pool at the Al Husn hotel, one of the three hotels that form Shangri-La’s Barr Al Jissah Resort and Spa, Sultanate of Oman.
The destination? Your exclusive all-in-one #bucketlist checklist destination @highparksamui !
What? Sun, #infinitypool , #adventures , wine & dine overlooking #breathtaking ocean and lake views, parties, epic #djs , target practice, and did we mention adventures? 15 meter high waterslide. p.s. your all-in-one #buckelist checklist destination is about to #levelup on the epic meter! Multiple new #vacationgoals attractions coming very soon!
Zanzibar, Tanzania - March 16, 2023: Logo with an R for the Royal Zanzibar Resort, in front of the infinity swimming pool and the Indian Ocean
Close to Calangute and Candolim beaches Summertime luxury villa enjoys large tropical gardens and private infinity pool and total privacy
👣 When life gives you a view like this, you kick back and soak it all in. ️ Pure bliss with the ocean breeze and blue skies. #BarefootLuxury @sixsenseslasagesse
#GrenadaDreaming #SixSensesLaSagesse #PoolsideParadise #TravelTherapy #IslandGetaway #OceanLovers #RelaxationGoals
#GrenadaDreaming #SixSensesLaSagesse #PoolsideParadise #TravelTherapy #IslandGetaway #OceanLovers #RelaxationGoals
Mo'orea (Tahitian pronunciation: \ˌmō-ō-ˈrā-ä, ˈmō-ō-ˌrā-\[2]) is a high island in French Polynesia, one of the Windward Islands, part of the Society Islands, 17 kilometres (11 mi) northwest of Tahiti. The true spelling of Mo'orea is Mo'ore'a, which means "yellow lizard" in Tahitian:
From the edge of the infinity pool at Jade Mountain, a flower is framed by the iconic Pitons of the Caribbean.
The Marina Bay Sands Skypark and the Singapore skyline. I was just mesmerised by this view and could have taken lots of photos from all different angles -- that is, if I'd been allowed to use my tripod! I saw plenty of people covertly trying to use theirs but there were too many staff in this area so I didn't even try. Instead I set the camera to ISO 4000 and did my best with what I had!
Incredible view of the Singapore skyline by night, taken from the poolside of the Hotel Naumi in August 2008.
During their precious down time, guests can relax and unwind next to Astarte Suites’s stunning turquoise infinity swimming pool, which overlooks the Aegean Sea’s tranquil blue waters and nearby rocky cliffs.
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