June 12th, 2008 by Susan - NWA WorldVacations

The months – maybe even years! – of planning your wedding are over.  The wedding has taken place, and now you’re a newlywed.  Congratulations!  Now the two of you are ready to enjoy a special honeymoon. You have planned your honeymoon travel, and are ready to embrace your new life together in an unforgettable locale!
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WWF, the global conservation organization, today announced a partnership with Fairmont Hotels & Resorts (Fairmont), an environmentally progressive hospitality company, to combat climate change. At the heart of this new partnership, WWF and Fairmont will work closely over the coming months to measure the hotel group’s current CO2 footprint according to UN protocol, set a world-class CO2 reduction target by June 2008, thereby becoming a member of WWF’s global Climate Savers program, and develop a Fairmont-wide emission reduction plan.

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Sicily produces some of the most beautiful pottery in the world. It is different than the pottery that we see here in the southern part of the United States. Sicilian potterty is brighter and busier and you will be tempted to buy it when you see it.

Small pottery shops can be found all over Italy. When I visited Caltagirone, known as the capital of Sicilian pottery, pottery was everywhere. The steps in the heart of the city had pottery tiles embedded in them. There must have been 100 steps each with their own unique tiles. The dome of the church was made of pottery. The bridge had scenes depicted in pottery tiles. Houses had pottery sitting in the windows.

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The environmental cost of imported foodstuffs used in restaurants is much higher than previously thought, with cheaper meals carrying higher carbon footprints, according to a study by the University of Nottingham.

The study surveyed 40 restaurants in London to test knowledge of local goods as well as the environmental footprint of imported produce. The results revealed that the CO2 produced from restaurant meals based on imported ingredients from outside the EU is in fact "more than a hundred times higher than that of ingredients produced in Britain".

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Palm Springs Restaurant Week takes place June 15-20 and features more than 30 of Palm Springs’ finest establishments offering a special prix-fixe, three course dinner for $26 or $36 depending on the restaurant (tax, beverages and gratuity not included).
$1 from each dinner served during the week will be donated to Angel View Crippled Children’s Foundation, a nonprofit organization that supports physically and mentally challenged youth. For more information, please visit www.PalmSpringsRestaurantWeek.com.

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Wow! I’ve got some great information for the book in the past 48 hours! It’s amazing when you have friends of friends, who know friends who have know all the secrets of a city. Today I spent the morning with the wonderful Jennifer from Germany, then I went on a Paris walking tour with Antoinette Azzurro who does private, specialized tours of Paris for the discerning Diva. She’s a must when you come to town!

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Berlin. Wow. This city moved me. It made me think, laugh, cry, and thank God that I was not around during any of the world wars. I think that as an American, we have been sheltered from some of the most horrific – as well as important- events in the world. Today I spent on a free walking tour offered by New Berlin. ( www.newberlintours.com) We visited all the important places in Berlin’s tormented history. My whole life I’ve dreamed of letting 99 red balloons go free at the Brandenburg Gate, but instead of doing that, I stood in awe of this amazing structure.
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i rode the most adorable horse pictured above on the most gorgeous beach in new zealand, pakiri. the horses name was ahuru and i just loved his mohawk! although most horses get their good looks from their mane, this was very fitting for this horse and the attitude he had to go along w/ it (don’t worry, it wasn’t a bad attitude)!

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Tuscany in first place amongst destinations for Easter holidays: according to the data of the Tourism Observatory of Unioncamere-Isnart, Tuscany has earned first place amongst the destinations chosen for the Easter holidays. A total of 16.5% of tourists who will move on the peninsula - approximately 7 million people - will spend

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Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent. Greater Buenos Aires, which includes the adjacent partidos or municipalities, constitutes the third largest conurbation in Latin America, with 13 million inhabitants.

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