The next time you’re planning a family vacation be sure to put San Diego on the list. With great weather year round, incredible beaches and lots of fun parks and attractions, it’s a great place for kids, parents, and even grandparents to share with one another.

If world famous attractions are on the agenda, San Diego can deliver. Choose from Sea World, San Diego Zoo or Legoland, which is technically outside San Diego, but still close enough that you can stay at a San Diego boutique hotel . There’s also Knott’s Soak City, a 26 acre water park with rides, slides, plenty of kid-sized fun.

The city is home to a wealth of museums and cultural sites. Try the Air and Space Museum, the Natural History Museum or the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center. For a uniquely San Diego activity there’s even a California Surf Museum .

Not all activities are expensive. Since all the beaches in the city are free, take your family down to the shore or to the Mission Beach – Pacific Beach boardwalk . Surf, swim, or sunbathing are popular activities and kids will love to collect sea shells, build sand castles and explore tide pools. If you’re lucky you’ll get a chance to observe sea life along with people watching.

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Sydney’s gay community is looking forward to the 2010 Sleaze Ball , scheduled for Saturday October 2nd. The event is courting controversy as it abandons its traditional venue, the Hordern Pavilion, to take advantage of the the Entertainment Quarter. Organizers have taken this step to avoid conflict with another event at the Pavilion and to take advantage of the multiple spaces available at the Entertainment Quarter, the Bordello, the Dome, and the Forum. With more spaces comes more opportunities to raise the party level and hold more people. The new digs also translate to lower ticket prices, which leaves attendees more cash for costumes.

Costumes are the main event at the Sleaze Ball. This year’s theme of Decadence provides an abstract canvas for attendees to let their imaginations run in devising costumes that represent decadence to them. The 4th costume walk-off will take place at The Bordello, where a special catwalk will installed just for the event. After partygoers strut their stuff, the winner will be awarded an all expenses paid 5-day trip to a luxury resort in Nourmea, New Caledonia.

With multiple venues, the event can offer something for everyone and partygoers may want to book a nearby Sydney hotel room in order to avoid the need to drive home. The Dome will host female-centric celebration including performers, music, and DJs that appeal to Sydney’s lesbian community. The Forum, on the other hand, will provide an all-male DJ line up as well as headliner performances by Zoe Badwi and Mary Kiani. The Bordello will feature lots of entertainment in addition to the catwalk.

Sleaze Ball, along with the Mardi Gras Party, serves as the major fundraising event for the Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade and Festival.

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Fans of iconic artist Judy Chicago may want to head to Montreal for Chicago in Glass an exhibition of the artist’s major glass sculptures currently on display at the Musee des maitres et artisans du Quebec. The exhibition’s centerpiece is Rainbow Shabbat, a large stained-glass piece.

Chicago , who gained notriety with her early piece the Dinner Party which was exhibited in Montreal in the 1970s, first worked with glass in the late 1980s/early 1990s. the Holocaust Project: From Darkness into Light was created with her husband, Donal Woodman. Rainbow Shabbat: A Vision for the Future centers on the idea of tikkun olam: a Jewish principle meaning healing of the world.

The exhibition also includes 16 glass sculptures which represent the power of the hands and arms they depict. Chicago’s work is a mixture of sculpture, etching, molding, and painting glass. The exhibition runs through January 9, 2011, so art lovers from around the world have plenty of time to book a luxury hotel in Montreal and enjoy these visions of light. Chicago in Glass is part of the year-long Montreal City of Glass project that celebrates the International Year of Glass.

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In the age where the digital and the biological have seemed to come to some kind of understanding, the uneasiness toward each other breeds some interesting results. There are still luddites in the world, those who shun technology in favor of living according to the natural rhythms of the body. The nature of these natural rhythms, however, are what’s been brought into question. If the cell phone is really just another tool, then it’s probably just the natural extension of the rock that could be chiseled down to make something even more useful.

However that argument might wash out, and there are probably good reasons to suspect that it never really will, there are places to see when staying at a Hong Kong Hotel that are at the edges of the possible future. Anyone interested in technology, or with kids who like the mechanical beings in the movies, would likely enjoy getting to know the Robot Store . One can probably find something to take home in terms of a nice new toy, but it’s much more likely to find the parts one needs in building a robot of their own. This is where the serious constructor can find those parts that make metal come to life, or an approximation of life, with the same rhythms of nature that turn the sun.

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It doesn’t take any expertise to enjoy the city of Manila, but it does take the eye of an artist to interpret it. It’s a stunning place, with a lively sense of timing for altering the moment, and the people living here seem to have an uncanny ability to play with the events as they come with great skill and grace. From the bursting energy in the streets to the austerity of the Manila hotels , there is something about the place that invites artistic reproduction.

The Manila from the Sky exhibit this past summer at Kaida Gallery was a chance to see how one artist chooses to represent a Manila of the moment, where ariel views of the citiscapes provide an often unseen perspective. Gazing out from the rooftops of any big city can open up anyone’s vision to the nature of the place, and in Manila it becomes clear that this is a city of color.

It’s the work of Pierre-Emmanuel Michel , a French graphic designer who’s been interested in capturing his own visual records of life in this country for some time. He lives here part of the time, and spends a good part in the other big cities in the world. He captures an essence of the place that is also marked by its impermanence, and in this way starts to get at the real heart of the moment.

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The land of glitz and glamor can refer to multiple cities in the world, actually, but Las Vegas wins several awards for being the most of any of them. There is an unusual capacity here for extremes and excess, and it’s become quite a remarkable place to test the ability to enjoy a good vacation. Everyone usually has a marvelous time, after all, but there are some rather interesting moments when a celebrity decides they deserve to have more fun than anyone else.

In spite of the limitless possibilities to get in trouble, Las Vegas hotels offer limitless possibilities to enjoy some relaxation in the middle of adventures in the closes thing this part of the world has to the other side of the looking glass. It’s a city where parades become events that demonstrate remarkable feats of bravado, and the sight of a clown is one that adults might dream about more often than children.

The big question that people have when they see the shows, however, have to do with the costumes and the performers. Where does the talent come from, and where do they get all those feathers? The last one has an easy answer, because the Rainbow Feather Company has more feathers than one could shake a stick at. As for the talent, there is an endless stream of young hopefuls, wondering if their chance at fame might come suddenly, but understanding that it might take awhile.

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If you’re traveling with kids Marrakech may not seem like the best place to go on a family vacation. However, this can be a unique experience your child is sure to remember forever. There are several wonderful aspects of Moroccan culture they can experience and learn fun facts about. You can even catch a bus tour from a number of Marrakech hotels to begin discovering the sights, sounds, tastes and smells of this enchanting Moroccan city and your kids can hear exotic stories of the sights along the way at the various stops throughout the city.

Some of the places your kids will enjoy visiting are the Theatre Royal, Palais des Congres and Les Jardins Majorelle. If it gets uncomfortably warm out and you want to cool off your children are sure to love you forever if you take them to Oasiria Water Park to swim, ride on the pirate ship, cool off in one of the available children lagoons, or enjoy the wave pool. The Majorelle Botanical Gardens is the perfect place to enjoy a family picnic and let your young ones explore the gardens or an hour outside the city there is the Olive Grove of Mariah where a family can enjoy a gigantic swimming pool, explore the gardens and finish the visit by dining in an available restaurant.

If you’re visiting during the winter in Marrakech be prepared for heavy rains that will limit your visit to indoor activities. Luckily the French Institute of Marrakech’s offers cultural activities that are fun for the whole family whether your kids enjoy storytelling or circus shows.

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LoDo Historic District of Denver is well worth a visit. LoDo is short for Lower Downtown and is a part of Denver’s happening scene. This historic district is filled with turn-of-the-century warehouses, which are now home to rooftop cafes, 90 brewpubs, restaurants, sports bars and very trendy boutiques such as the Rockmount Ranchwear, the place that invented and the sells snap button Western shirt.

Esquire Magazine listed El Chapultepec as one of 50 best bars, mainly because of the live jazz music performed there. Stop by Denver’s first brewpub, Wynkoop Brewing Company, opened by Mayor John Hickenlooper and while you’re there order a handcrafted beer. The area is loaded with art galleries, retail and service businesses and approximately 1,000 residential units.

LoDo is thriving because of its unique mix of business and residential lofts and condominiums. If you’re just visiting you can get some of the best Denver hotel rates around, but if you’re looking for an urban lifestyle that has everything to make your life enjoyable, convenient and fun, then consider moving to this community. You’ll find that the LoDo District a diverse group of men and women whose community and philanthropic interests are focused on the needs of the neighborhood. LoDo continues to mature and evolve, which makes it a great neighborhood because the people truly care about it.

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If you get to see Boston this fall you’re in for a treat whether you live there, are going on a trip, or are just spending a short stay at one of the many Boston business hotels . While this city has a rich history, that can be appreciated by those with an interest in key moments of America’s growth into the country it is today, everyone can appreciate the beauty this town offers with the changing of the seasons.

When the weather starts to get a hint of chill to it this autumn many are going to travel to the beautiful city of Boston to enjoy trademark New England foods and walk through its amazing parks enjoying the scenery.

While there are many lovely parks spread throughout the city there are some with their own special touches that make them true gems to stroll through. From the famous Swan boats you can rent to go out on the water at the Boston Public Garden to the carousel with its variety of whimsical and unique mounts else where in the Boston Common, there are no ends to the wonder just this park presents to its visitors. Whether you have time to meander its paths or just want a jog or fresh air you will certainly find the view of this park in autumn stunning.

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Lake Calhoun in Minneapolis is the largest of five lakes that are connected by a channel comprising of Minneapolis Chain of Lakes. With sandy beaches perfect for volleyball, sunbathing and picnics; a 3 mile paved path circling the lake that is perfect for walkers, bikers and in-line skaters, Lake Calhoun not only attracts the younger crowd, but all Minneapolis residence and tourist alike.

Windsurfers, kayakers, canoeists and sailors can rent any of these aquatic equipment for a fun-filled summer days at Lake Calhoun and travel to all the connecting lakes; for winter days, Lake Calhoun is dotted with ice-fishing houses.

The Lake is the centerpiece of the Uptown District, located at 3000 Calhoun Parkway and within walking distance from most luxury Minneapolis hotels, Lake Calhoun is great for the entire family with a huge, new playground that will keep the little ones busy all day; it’s a great inexpensive activity where you’ll only spend money at the food vendors stationed throughout the park, unless you bring a picnic. If you’re a visitor, ask the concierge at your hotel to provide a picnic basket that you can take to the lake, that way you don’t have to make any additional stops on your way to soak up the sun, watch sailboats sail by, relax as you people watch and above all else take in the spectacular view of Minneapolis.

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