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From a centuries-old sugar mill in the largest thatched roof in the Caribbean to a traditionally decorated dining room for entertaining, the Bellefield Great House in Montego Bay is a popular historic venue for events.

At Wine With Me in Montego Bay, discover carefully selected wines and savory cuisines to match them. A pumpkin soup complements a buttery Chardonnay and the spices of a braised chicken are brought out in a light Pinot Noir.

Discover warm Jamaican hospitality at the historic Round Hill Hotel and Villas in Montego Bay, Jamaica. Here Chef Martin Maginley plates up Caribbean flatbreads using freshly grown organic produce for a taste of his "light, clean Caribbean cuisine."

Just Seven minutes off the strip, you'll feel worlds away from the hustle and bustle at the Green Valley Ranch Spa. Invigorate with yoga and Pilates, rejuvenate with the Orange Oasis scrub and massage, soak away tension in the wet spa or simply sunbathe.

Straight from the international fashion runways to Cécile on Front Street, colorful designer wear is what the Bermuda Look is all about. Owner Julia Curelly stays true to old-world glamour with personalized service and on-site seamstresses.

Get up close and personal with these amazing mammals as they dive, flip and do tricks at Dolphin Quest in Bermuda. Learn how they communicate and even exchange kisses and high fives.

Pouring the deliciously fruity Rum Swizzle, the Swizzle Inn concocts a true island experience. Learn how to make the national drink, and share in swizzle history: the walls are adorned with graffiti, cards and photos left behind by "loco" visitors

Learn a step or two at the Sabor Dance School and then take a spin at the Veranda Bar on Friday nights with Salsa Bermuda. Dive into the spicy flavors of Latin culture and try out some fancy footwork and sexy spins.

Indulge in the signature Sugar Cane Body Scrub at The Spa at the Ritz-Carlton in Rose Hall, Jamaica, where treatments draw on Jamaican culture with indigenous ingredients. This treatment scrubs away tension and exfoliates, restoring energy to the body.

Board a boat and head a mile out to sea to the Pelican Bar, a unique and world-famous venue for sipping a cocktail and taking in the scenic surrounding ocean view. With a wind-powered light illuminating the bar, it stays open until all hours of the night.

Meet Bermuda's "Voice of Summer," Jim Woolridge, the voice behind cricket broadcasting for the past 45 years. A former politician and the longest serving Minister of Tourism, Woolridge shares his love for the game and encyclopedic knowledge of the sport.

Walk the wooden pontoon pathways through ancient caves with crystal blue water glittering beneath your feet like semi-precious stones. Columns of stalagmites-and-tites, millions of years in formation, texturize the ancient rocky caverns.

See shipwreck treasures off the coast, an interactive "shark cage" and exhibits of underwater wildlife with Wendy Tucker, Director at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute. This is the island's source of knowledge and discovery for everything marine.

Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) is the capital of West Bengal and the second largest city in India (after Mumbai). If Bangalore is the Seattle of India, than Kolkata is the sub-contintent's New York. It is an 'in your face' city that shocks and charms the unsuspecting visitor. Abject poverty mix inexplicably with crumbling British Raj-era gems, sprawling gardens and historical colleges. Long known as the cultural capital of India, Kolkata continues to spawn generations of poets, writers, film producers and Nobel Prize winners. If your trip only allows for a visit of one or two of India's metropolitan cities, than definitely consider placing Kolkata on your itinerary. Love it or hate it, you definitely won't forget the city on the Hooghly. Kolkata's history is intimately related to the British East India Company, which first arrived in 1690, and to British India, of which Calcutta became the capital of in 1772. Job Charnock was widely known as the founder of Calcutta (Sutanuti, Govindapur Calcutta) but in recent years a number of Indian historians have disputed this claim, arguing that Calcutta occupies the site of an older Indian city, centered around the ancient Kali temple at Kalighat. This claim has been accepted by the Kolkata High Court. The Court has dismissed the name of Job Charnock as the founder of the city and 24 th August as its date of birth. The historic Judgement was based upon an high level Expert Commitee findings. It has been proved that Kolkata had an highly civilized society for centuries before the Europeans first came here. Whatever its origins, Calcutta flowered as the capital of British India during the nineteenth century, the heyday of the Raj. Calcutta University, the first modern Indian university was founded here in 1857. Calcutta became the center of Indian arts and literature, and the national movement for independence got its start here. However, with the transfer of the capital to Delhi in 1911, the pains of the partition of Bengal in 1947, and a violent and bloody Maoist movement (the Naxalite movement) in the 1970s, Calcutta has become synonymous with urban decay and poverty (New York is deteriorating into New Calcutta, opined an editorial in The New York Times on Dec. 25th, 1988). Kolkata is the main business, commercial and financial hub of eastern India. Kolkata witnessed an economic decline from the late sixties till the late nineties. The city's economic fortunes turned the tide as the economic liberalization in India during the early nineties reached Kolkata during late nineties. Kolkata is a multicultural, cosmopolitan city. Apart from the diversity of India, the cultures represented are that of the Europeans (Including Germans, Armenians, and others), and other Asians (Including Chinese, Sinhalese, and Tibetans). Since 1977, a Left Front coalition of communist and Marxist parties has continuously ruled the state. This is reflected in street names and memorials in the city. For example there are streets like Lenin Sarani, Ho Chi Minh Sarani, etc.. The Left Front regained control of the Municipal Corporation of Kolkata from the Trinamul Congress in the 2005 civic elections.

Apia is the capital of Samoa. It is on Upolu. As with most Pacific Island capitals, Apia is a little shabby and run down. Reasonably small in size and lacking in obvious attractions, it is very useful as an initial stop off point for first time visitors to get their bearings, organise tours and accommodation, and recover from jet lag. The vast majority of Samoa's highlights can be found outside this town.

Yosemite National Park is a United States National Park and a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the Sierra Nevada mountains in east-central California. Yosemite is internationally recognized for its spectacular granite cliffs, waterfalls, clear streams, giant sequoia groves, and biological diversity. The 750,000-acre, 1,200 square-mile park contains thousands of lakes and ponds, 1600 miles of streams, 800 miles of hiking trails, and 350 miles of roads. Efforts to protect Yosemite Valley began as far back as June 30, 1864 when President Abraham Lincoln signed a bill granting Yosemite Valley and the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias to the State of California as an inalienable public trust. This was the first time in history that a federal government had set aside scenic lands simply to protect them and to allow for their enjoyment by all people. The area became a national park on October 1, 1890 following several years of struggle by John Muir against the devastation of the subalpine meadows surrounding Yosemite Valley. Despite its national park status, California controlled the initial grant area until 1906. Prior to ceding control, the city of San Francisco became embroiled in a bitter political struggle over the Hetch Hetchy Valley, in which the city wanted to dam the Tuolumne River as a source of drinking water and hydroelectric power. In 1913, conservationists led by John Muir lost the battle when Congress passed the Raker Act, authorizing the construction of O'Shaughnessy Dam. To this day crusades to restore Hetch Hetchy are ongoing. Yosemite has grown from a little visited, yet historically significant, park to one of the crown jewels of the US National Park System. With this stature comes difficulties; current visitation numbers roughly 3.5 million visitors per year, with a majority visiting 12 square miles within Yosemite Valley (about 1% of the total park land). The dual role of the park service -- protection of the resource and provide for the enjoyment of the visitor -- makes sure that Yosemite continues to be an important breeding ground for management ideas about US National Parks.

Kihei is a town located on Maui's South Shore. Overrun by developers in the seventies and eighties, it's now a jumble of hotels, condos, shops and houses. While lacking charm, Kihei makes amends in its functionality and location. The central location makes it easy to get to other parts of the island and Kihei is known to be one of the hottest places to stay on Maui (temperature-wise) because it doesn't get the breezes that other parts of the island get (perfect for that winter getaway).

Santa Cruz is a small coastal city (population about 55,000) in Santa Cruz County, on the north end of Monterey Bay in California, about forty miles south of San Jose. While it gained some tech jobs during the boom, it is still best known for fun weekend tourist attractions like the Beach Boardwalk and the Mystery Spot, and its University of California campus. Highway 17 south from San Jose is the most direct route when driving from the more populated parts of the Bay Area. It is a winding road over the mountains, shared during the week with heavy gravel trucks, so heed the speed limits; accidents are common, but the road is much safer since the addition of concrete barriers some years ago. Beware of possible fog, as well as hurried drivers. To merge from Highway 17 to Highway 1, in Santa Cruz, to continue south you must merge three times on the dreaded fish hook. This causes the beginning of the dreaded commute from over the hill to the coast for many. Traffic usually lasts from 1500 until 1800, Monday thru Friday, from just south of 41st Ave. on Highway 1, spilling back onto Highway 17 going south. Traffic has been getting worse going north during the morning commute with the increasing population in Watsonville. Currently, there is construction in both the north and south bound lanes on Highway 1, in the vicinity of the fish hook, to alleviate these problems. A much more beautiful, but slower, approach to Santa Cruz is on Highway 1, either from the north, San Francisco and Pacifica (about 65 miles), or from the south, Monterey and Big Sur (about 35 miles). During stormy seasons, check for rare, but often long-term road closures, especially at Devil's Slide. To take public transportation there is a commuter shuttle, the Highway 17 Express (Santa Cruz route 17; VTA route 970), that runs from the Caltrain station in San Jose 7 days a week, which is scheduled to transfer with certain Amtrak trains. There are also multiple lines that go south to Watsonville 7 days a week. Greyhound also runs buses to the city. All these lines go to, or near to, the Santa Cruz Metro Center, which is conveniently located in the downtown area. The nearest major airport is in San Jose, but San Francisco and even Oakland aren't much farther away, and sometimes have cheaper flights. There is a small regional airport in Monterey, but in most cases San Jose is the best choice. Scheduled airport shuttles provide service every few hours to San Jose, and less often to San Francisco. Caltrain also provides a route to the San Francisco airport, through a transfer with BART in Milbrae.

Preston is a city in Lancashire, England. Preston is the largest city in the county of Lancashire, and historically was a major port and industrial centre. It is one of the few cities that has an old northern culture, with many words of the Lancashire dialect still in use.

Grimsby is a traditional fishing port in Lincolnshire, one of the eastern counties of England. It is situated at the mouth of the River Humber. It is physically linked to the adjoining town of Cleethorpes, with which it makes up the unitary authority of North East Lincolnshire. It is home to Britain's largest port complex in terms of tonnage, and a large number of industries along the humber provide a lot of the town's employment. The main route in is via the A46 (Lincoln, Newark) or from the M180, which turns into the A180 in neighbouring North Lincolnshire, and links Grimsby with main routes to Hull and the Midlands. Humberside airport is an extremely short drive away and has scheduled flights to Aberdeen and Amsterdam, as well as charter flights to other european cities. There are frequent train services between Cleethorpes and Manchester which call at Grimsby Town station. A bus service links Grimsby to Hull (X1), Lincoln (3A) and Louth (51), operated by stagecoach. National Express also operates a service through Grimsby although only once or twice a day.