An icon design is one of the designer’s hardest challenges. Since icons help us execute commands, open programs or documents quickly, it should be immediately clear what kind of thing is represented in them. Normally, the best rule would be to keep them as simple as possible. I read a great article lately about mistakes [...]

I have already shown you ”the world” in Dubaï. Hera are two other strange future man-made islands. First of all, Zoran Island. Mr Gulu Lalvani, developer of the Royal Phuket Marina in Phuket, Thailand, has his eye set on a new project - Zoran, a man-made island located off the Phuket shoreline. Lalvani told local press that [...]

Last Saturday, for my internship at Donatello (a very good tour operator), I went to the 7th Marché des Gourmets, in Amay, between Namur and Liege (Belgium). It was a very interesting experiment. Thanks to Christian for his help!

Google Street View is a feature of Google Maps introduced in 2007 that provides 360° panoramic street-level views and allows users to view parts of selected cities and their surrounding metropolitan areas at ground level. When it was launched on May 25, 2007, only five cities were included. It has since expanded to 23 cities, [...]

  These are the top cities visited by overseas travelers. Excludes visitors from Canada, and Mexico.  10. Boston, Massachusetts (721,000 Arrivals) Boston’s appeal on the other side of the Atlantic is timeless. Europeans seem to be fascinated with visiting Boston, & do so in large numbers.  9. Chicago, Illinois (721,000 Arrivals) Chicago is  home to the 2nd busiest airport in [...]

  Kosovo, (Albanian: Kosova) is a partly recognized country in South Eastern Europe. Formerly a Serbian province, after a lengthy and often violent dispute Kosovo declared independence in February 2008 despite vociferous Serbian opposition. Kosovo borders Albania to the southwest, Montenegro to the northwest, Macedonia to the south, and Serbia to the east. to see [...]

Greece enters the new tourism season as one of the most popular destinations in the world?s biggest markets.Greece is the second most popular destination among 80 according to data compiled by the International Federation of Tour Operators. During the ITB, a survey by tour operator TUI shows Greece to be the most attractive country worldwide, [...]

Here a photomontage based on a photograph I shot in May 2007 in Venice . planet venice -nicolas nys (c) What do you think about it? posted by nicolas nys for tourismtobe

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  Looking for eco-friendly activities, transport, accommodation and organic food in Ireland? We discover the Emerald Isle’s many shades of green. Ecotourism may be a recent travel concept, but it has a long history in Ireland where small-scale, sustainable, culturally sensitive and nature-based eco-escapes have evolved naturally around the country’s wild landscape. Ireland’s natural beauty has always been [...]