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Mihaela Lica Butler: Travel Writer, Recipe Developer

Winexpo Serbia 2010 – International Wine Festival Opens Today

2010-11-12 by Mihaela Lica Butler

Breathtaking Novi Sad, the capital of the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina.

The “Winexpo Serbia” (Winexpo Srbija in Serbian) Autumn International Wine Festival opened today in Novi Sad.

Direct Holidays Named the Best Tour Operator to East and Southern Europe 2010

2010-11-12 by Mihaela Lica Butler

Model Jodie Lawson poses for a 2011 Direct Holidays Ad

The company has recently launched its summer 2011 range, featuring, among others, two Eastern European destinations, Turkey and Greece; and one Eurasian – Cyprus.

Tags: British Travel Awards, Capitol Holdings Limited, Direct Holidays, Thomas Cook Group

Gordon Ramsay’s Savoy Grill to Reopen with a Relaxed Dress Code

2010-11-12 by Mihaela Lica Butler

Chef Director, Stuart Gillies, alongside Head Chef Andy Cook

The Savoy Grill still keeps the luxury feel that attracted customers like Sir Winston Churchill, Oscar Wilde, Charlie Chaplin, Frank Sinatra, Elizabeth Taylor and Marilyn Monroe, but the dress code raises eyebrows.

Tags: Andy Cook, Gordon Ramsay, Holli Ugalde, Savoy Grill, Stuart Gillies, The Savoy London

Smoking Ban in Poland

2010-11-10 by Mihaela Lica Butler

no smoking

This month, Poland will become the 11th EU member state to ban indoor smoking in public spaces and areas of work.

Tags: poland, smoking ban, warsaw

Upcoming Travel Attractions: Latvia’s Festival of Light “Staro Rīga”

2010-11-10 by Mihaela Lica Butler

flower

Latvia is best enjoyed at a slow pace, but it’s far from being slow when it comes to cultural events of all kinds. One of the most exciting attractions this year is the third Festival of light “Staro Rīga,” that will take place from 18 November to 21 November between 6:00 PM and 10 P.M. […]

Tags: Festival of Light, Staro Rīga

Carnival Splendor Will Keep on Sailing

2010-11-09 by Mihaela Lica Butler

carnival splendor

At approximately 6 am Monday morning (U.S. Pacific Standard Time), a fire was detected in the aft engine room aboard the cruise ship Carnival Splendor. The fire has been extinguished. There were no injuries to guests or crew.

Thanksgiving Air-travel in the U.S. – The Orbitz Insider Index

2010-11-09 by Mihaela Lica Butler

Philadelphia International Airport

Orbitz released the Insider Index for Thanksgiving air-travel. This year’s index features both time-saving tips at the nation’s busiest airports, as well as a list of the least busy alternatives for Thanksgiving travelers that have not yet booked their flights

Tags: Orbitz, Orbitz Insider Index, Orbitz Insider Index 2010, Thanksgiving Air-travel, Thanksgiving airport

Kosovo’s Fatih Mosque Re-opened

2010-11-08 by Mihaela Lica Butler

Fatih Mosque

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday put Fatih Mosque, re-constructed by Turkish International Cooperation and Development Agency (TIKA), back in service in Kosovo.

Tags: Fatih Mosque, Kosovo, Pristina

World Travel Market Opened Its Doors

2010-11-08 by Mihaela Lica Butler

World Travel Market 2010 is open!

The trade event is expected to generate more travel industry business than ever before.

Tags: World Travel Market

Visa-free Travel for Albania and Bosnia

2010-11-08 by Mihaela Lica Butler

Schengen zone

EU interior ministers are expected to lift visa requirements for Albanian and Bosnian citizens today, with a decision that will allow biometric passport-holders from the two countries to stay up to three months in any European state which is part of the Schengen zone. Britain and Ireland are not included, but non EU-states Switzerland, Iceland […]

Tags: albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Schengen zone, visa free travel

Gay Travel – A Billion Dollar Industry

2010-11-08 by Mihaela Lica Butler

Gay Pride New York 2008

An Out Now Consulting study recently published in London, values Australia’s gay and lesbian travel market at a whopping $4 billion a year.

Tags: gay travel, gay travel australia, Gay Travel Guide, LGBT, LGBT travel businesses

Journey to Belarus, First Stop Mir Castle

2010-10-30 by Mihaela Lica Butler

Mir Castle

The Mirsky Castle Complex is a UNESCO World Heritage site, located in the town of Mir in the Karelichy District of the Hrodna voblast, not far from another World Heritage site, Nesvizh Castle.

Tags: Belarus, Mir Castle

Armenia Revives Tatev, the 9th Century Jewel

2010-10-29 by Mihaela Lica Butler

The Monastery of Tatev is one of the most important religious centers in the country.

The new Tatev Revival programme, a public-private partnership initiative implemented by the National Competitiveness Foundation of Armenia, hopes to make Tatev a favorite destination in the country.

Tags: Armenia, Gazavan, Monastery of Tatev, Tatev Revival, Wings of Tatev

Nicolas Cage to Visit Romania, for the Sequel to Ghost Rider

2010-10-19 by Mihaela Lica Butler

Ghost Rider

Nicolas Cage’s official travel to Romania to film the sequel to Ghost Rider has been announced.

Tags: Christopher Lambert, Nicolas Cage, romania

Robert Reid, Eastern Europe Travel Writer and Lonely Planet Voice

2010-10-06 by Mihaela Lica Butler

Robert Reid is the US Travel Editor for Lonely Planet.

Robert Reid the US Travel Editor for Lonely Planet, and one of the most celebrated travel writers of our time.

Tags: lonely planet, robert reid

Delta Air Lines Censors “Avoid Extra Baggage Fees” Travel Ad

2010-10-06 by Mihaela Lica Butler

ScotteVest The Most Stylish Way to Beat the System Ad

Delta Air Lines rejected a ScotteVest add for a 26-pocket jacket titled: The Most Stylish Way to Beat the System.

Tags: Baggage Fees, Delta Air Lines, ScotteVest, Travel Ad, travel apparel

Blonds Only Maldives Island

2010-10-06 by Mihaela Lica Butler

Some of the Olialia's blond employees.

Olialia, a Lithuanian agency, plans opening an exclusive travel resort on an island in the Maldives: the staff on the island will be exclusively blond females.

Tags: Lithuanian agency, maldives, Olialia

Ten Monumental British Sculptures

2010-10-05 by Mihaela Lica Butler

Ten Monumental British Sculptures

The exhibition in the grounds of the Roman villa at Cerro da Vila showcases ten giant works by modern British artists, including Henry Moore and Tony Cragg.

Tags: Berardo Collection, british art, British Sculptures, portugal, Vilamoura

Travcoa Goes Off-the-beaten-path

2010-10-05 by Mihaela Lica Butler

Travcoa has recently unveiled its 2011 Europe catalog, that will take customers to less customary destinations through Western, Central and Eastern Europe.

Albania Opened Its Most Modern Car Showroom: “Auto City” Complex

2010-10-05 by Mihaela Lica Butler

Prime Minister Sali Berisha attended the inauguration ceremony of the "Auto City" Complex

“Auto City” was conceived on the most modern principles of exposure to the vehicle market and is worthy of any metropolis in Europe.

Tags: albania, auto city, Sali Berisha, tirana

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