Santorini Island, Greece

Santorini, also known as Thera is a volcanic island located in the southern Aegean Sea, about 200 km (120 mi) southeast from Greece's mainland. Santorini is essentially what remains of an enormous volcanic explosion, destroying the earliest settlements on what was formerly a single island, and leading to the creation of the current geological caldera.

A Santorini white-dome taken through a cave-shaped lamp-stand

La Perla Villas

Stairway in Imerovigli

Beautiful sunset at Oia

Thira at night

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Drop-dead Gorgeous

Both Angelina Jolie and Anne Hathaway chose to wear long-sleeved, big shoulder padded dressed in a metallic shine to The 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards which were held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles on January 16th. Angelina wore a green Versace gown while Anne wore a coral colored Armani Prive dress.

The battle of the shoulder pads

Anne Hathaway looks flawless in Armani Prive dress

Angelina Jolie on Versace's green gown

Who do you think wore it better?? I definitely think Anne wore it best all the way.
Her hair, makeup, jewelry and dress were put together like perfection and her dress was perfectly fitted to her body, showing off something I never really realized, she has quite a nice ass. LOL

Maldives, Paradise on Earth

The islands of Maldives persuade tourists with promises of 'the last paradise on earth', and if your idea of paradise is white sand beaches with turquoise waters glistening, tropical gardens exploding in beautiful color and picture perfect sunsets igniting the sky, then the Maldives will never let you down. It's also a major destination for scuba divers, who come for the magnificent coral reefs and the wealth of marine life.

Ptolemy, the Greek geographer describes the Maldives as a multitude of islands. Ancient Chinese navigators, referring to the maze of lagoons and reefs that require great care in navigation, knew it as the Three Thousand Weak Waters. Marco Polo, the Venetian traveler, found the islands to be "the flower of the Indies". For Ibn Batuta, who traveled extensively during the 14th century and actually lived on the islands, the Maldives was "one of the wonders of the world".

It is believed that these unique coral atolls were formed about 65 to 200 million years ago from the crust of a deceased volcanic mountain range. The atolls (the word atoll was adapted to English from its Maldivian origin "atholhu") are formed from coral barrier reefs. The part of the reefs which protrude from the sea form into islands, as destroyed coral parts gather thus giving them the attribute of white sandy beaches. Having being protected by the reefs, the lagoons are calm and crystal-clear with abundant species of fish and coral.

Enough with the theoretical fact about Maldives and check out what it offers to you.

Have a wonderful daydreaming, folks!!!

Ithaa Undersea Restaurant, Conrad Maldives Restaurant & Spa

Ithaa, which means pearl in Dhivehi, is a mostly acrylic undersea restaurant secured five metres below sea level at the Conrad Maldives Rangali Island in Rangalifinolhu, Maldives. The five-by-nine meter restaurant has a capacity of 14 people and is encased in R-Casttransparent acrylic roof offering 270° panoramic view. The restaurant was designed and constructed by M.J. Murphy Ltd. - a design consultancy New Zealand - and was opened on April 15, 2005. Meals range in cost from US$120 (lunch for hotel guests on Full Board meal plan) to US$150 (dinner for hotel guests on Bed & Breakfast meal plan). acrylic which is a

Ithaa's entrance is a spiral staircase in a thatched pavilion at the end of a jetty. The tsunami which followed the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake topped out at 0.31m below the staircase entrance, and caused no damage to the restaurant.

In April 2010, it was made possible to sleep in Ithaa for the night at a rate of US$11,710 per night. Ithaa continues to operate as a restaurant but could be closed for one evening for guests wishing to stay overnight.

Hilton Maldives Undersea Suite

Made for Each Other

Look how gorgeous they are. An English actor, Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Bloom and Victoria's Secret Angel Miranda Kerr. They began dating in late 2007. The couple's engagement was announced on 21 June 2010. Miranda released a statement on 22 July 2010 announcing that she and Bloom had married in "an intimate ceremony." 

On 19 August 2010, Kerr announced that she was four months pregnant with her and Bloom's first baby.

Finally, one of the baby announcements and a photo we’ve been waiting for! Miranda Kerr wrote on her blog that she and husband Orlando Bloom have named their bundle of joy Flynn! The supermodel mum also released the first shot of her son while she’s breastfeeding him, no less and writes:

"On the 6th of January I gave birth to our beautiful little son Flynn. He weighed 9lb 12 ounces (a very healthy and big baby boy). I gave birth to him naturally; without any pain medication and it was a long, arduous and difficult labour, but Orlando was with me the whole time supporting and guiding me through it.  I could not have done it without him.

We are so happy and are enjoying our time together as a family.  He is our little ray of sunshine.

Thank you everyone for your beautiful well wishes and your lovely thoughts and comments. I haven’t had a lot of time to read many comments or to respond, but please know I will when I get a chance.

The attached picture is one that Orlando took of us. Much love Miranda and Orlando. xxx"

Congratulations to Miranda and Orlando on their new son, “little ray of sunshine” Flynn Bloom!

I LOVE INDONESIA - Raja Ampat Islands

Located off the northwest tip of Bird's Head Peninsula on the island of New Guinea, in Indonesia's West Papua province, Raja Ampat, or the Four Kings, is an archipelago comprising over 1,500 small islands, cays and shoals surrounding the four main islands of Misool, Salawati, Bantata and Waigeo, and the smaller island of Kofiau. It encompasses more than 40,000 km² of land and sea, which also contains Cenderawasih Bay, the largest marine national park in Indonesia. It is a part of the newly named West Papua (province) of Indonesia which was formerly Irian Jaya.

 

According to Conservation International, marine surveys suggest that the marine life diversity in the Raja Ampat area is the highest recorded on Earth. Diversity is considerably greater than any other area sampled in the Coral Triangle composed of Indonesia, Philippines and Papua New Guinea. The Coral Triangle is the heart of the world's coral reef biodiversity, making Raja Ampat quite possibly the richest coral reef ecosystems in the world.

West Papua, Indonesia
Wayag Islands are an uninhabited group of uplifted limestone (karst) islands NW of Waigeo.

  

Misool Island vicinity, West Papua, Indonesia.  

A forest of soft corals in the shallows of a rocky islet with jacks hunting smaller fish.

Misool Island vicinity, West Papua, Indonesia
A Lionfish hovers in a seafan in a view looking toward the surface of the water near the smaller island of Fiabacet.

Triton Bay, West Papua, Indonesia
A zigzag oyster encrusted with tunicates.

 Pisang Islands, West Papua, Indonesia
Yellow color form of the Denise's Pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus denise) camouflages itself in a sea fan.

West Papua, Indonesia
Nudibranch (Nembrotha kubaryana) in Triton Bay.

 

Papua, Indonesia
A rich coral reef covered in soft corals, crinoids, and tunicates near Kawe Island.

Misool Island vicinity, West Papua, Indonesia
Soft corals, sea fans and sponges flourish on this healthy reef near Fiabacet Island.

Perfect place to stay during your perfect getaway in Raja Ampat is at Misool Eco Resort. 

Indonesia offers everyone the best available choices of the most beautiful beaches and underwater world in the planet. How can we not love this country.