Discover a city where real estate titles date back to the Kings of Spain. Stroll the palm-lined streets and discover gingerbread mansions, tin-roofed conch houses, the John Audubon House and Ernest Hemingway’s home. Walk in the footsteps of Thomas Edison, Lou Gehrig, Harry Truman, and Tennessee Williams.

Gaze at the fabled treasure of the galleon Atocha. Discover tomorrow’s fine art treasures by Key West’s well-known and unknown artists.

In Key West, you can visit these and a host of other attractions by taking advantage of convenient public transportation, taxis, pedi-cabs, tour trains, trolleys, bicycles or even your own two feet.

With its balmy weather and crystal blue skies, the island is famous among the outdoors set for its diving, fishing, watersports and golfing at the nearby Key West Golf Club, a course designed by Rees Jones.

But only in Key West would the sun shine the brightest when it sets. Everyone gathers for the never planned, always varied Sunset Celebration on the Mallory Dock.

Once the sun is safely tucked away by jugglers, mimes, musicians and street artists, the city moves to a different beat. A night beat. The streets, filled with sidewalk cafes, open-air bars, legendary pubs and world-class restaurants come alive.

Gourmets and gourmands alike treat their palates to island specialties. Drama, musicals and comedy flourish on our stages. As you enjoy these sights, you’ll discover that modern Key West is a warm-hearted place where all are welcome. The city’s vibrant Gay and Lesbian Community helped spearhead the island’s economic and social revival in the 1980’s.

However you choose to see the town, you’ll discover that old town Key West is one of America’s true architectural and botanical treasures. On even the tiniest lanes, the locals have faithfully restored old wooden homes and adorned them with lush tropical trees and flowers.

New restaurants and stores are popping up in the historic Bahama Village neighborhood, which was settled in the 19th Century by Bahamian immigrants. Hemingway loved coming here to mix with the hard-working locals at boxing matches and arm-wrestling contests.

The island’s seafaring tradition lives on at the renovated Historic Seaport district, known locally as the Key West Bight. Dozens of shrimp boats once called this harbor home.

These days, “the Bight” is a popular place to arrange a day on the water, whether you are a diver, snorkeler, fisherman or eco-tourist. Others come just to stroll along the harbor walk or dine at one of the many restaurants.

In this city of fascinating contrasts, you could easily find yourself wanting to let go of mainland hassles permanently.

Beijing -26 Jun 2009 – The Golden Pillow Award Ceremony was held on 15 May 2009. The coveted China Golden pillow Awards, now on its sixth year as the leading awards programme for China’s hospitality industry, is organized by the 21st Century Business Herald & Business Travel Magazine and is recognised as one of the most prestigious hotel evaluations in China and Asia.

Accor China won the award of 2009 China’s Most Investment-value International Hotel Management and Mr. Robert Murray, Senior Vice President of Accor Greater China, won the award of “Leaders of the Hotel Industry of 2009″ two years in a row.

Apart from those two awards, one of the Accor brands – Sofitel Luxury Hotels, has also won a number of individual awards. Sofitel Wanda Beijing won the award of China’s Top 10 Most Popular Business Hotels, Sofitel Zhongshan Golf Resort Nanjing won the award of China’s Top 10 Most Popular resort Hotels of 2009, while Sofitel Forebase Chonqing was awarded with Most Luxury Business Hotel in West China of 2009.

All along, Sofitel has been known for its French elegance and quality of service. These awards not only further enhance its positioning in the international market, but also motivate continuous improvement in providing the best of hospitality. All 150 Sofitel hotels combine French elegance with the unique culture of each region, placing them among the globe’s leading brands. By using scarves of Hermes, the French traditional luxury brand renowned for their high quality production and perfect artistic design, in its guestrooms and other hotel areas, Sofitel Forebase Chongqing creates a unique and captivating design aesthetic and brings the hotel a never-before-seen artistic ambience.

The accolades endorse Accor’s reputation in hotel development and management in China, and “will certainly raise the confidence of our associates and attract more investors to partner with Accor”, added Mr. Murray.

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Sofitel, World Class Hotels & French Elegance
Sofitel is the only French luxury hotel brand with a presence on five continents, in more than 50 countries. Sofitel offers contemporary hotels and resorts adapted to today’s more demanding and more versatile consumers who expect and appreciate beauty, quality and excellence. Whether situated in the heart of a major city like Paris, New York or Bangkok, or nestled away in a country landscape in French Polynesia or Brazil, each Sofitel property offers a genuine experience of the French art de vivre.

The Olympus E-P1’s high-end, stainless-steel body is easy to handle and carry. Its retro-chic look turns heads, from tech aficionados and camera buffs to the fashion-conscious and everyday point-and-shooter.

Let us now talk about the golden rules of success in dating.

1. Never discuss any subject that may cause arguments. Religion, politics, beliefs about some social groups and any such topic should be avoided.

2. Even if you enjoy your alcohol, control yourself on a date. It is also true with smoking. Be within acceptable limits.

3. Wear neutral colored clothing. Anything that distracts your personality should be avoided.

4. Control your voice. The volume should neither be artificially low nor high.

5. Laugh between intervals and give smile.

6. Maintain eye contact. Do not look away from your date for an extended period.

7. Do not talk about your past relationships. Speak less and hear more. Do not interrupt your date.

Follow these simple rules. Remember during a date, you are there to develop good relations with your date and find out if both of you can be partners. Take dating seriously. Be open and honest. Spell out your expectations clearly and find out more about what your date thinks. Dating can be very exciting. To meet a human being and to try and develop intimacy is very exciting. Let this excitement help you in dating.

Olivia Munn of G4TV fame and dream girl of geeks world wide, made it onto the cover of Playboy magazine. Playboy found her such a catch that she didn’t even have to get naked for the magazine.

Taylor Swift goes gangster with rapper T-Pain in this hilarious Thug Story music video. T-Swizzy as some are calling her now, made her rap debut last night at the CMT Music Awards in Nashville.

Swift reportedly wrote the lyrics for the track, with T-Pain contributing his trademark Auto-Tune harmonies.

Apple today introduced the new iPhone 3G S (a 16GB model for just $199 and a new 32GB model for just $299), the fastest, most powerful iPhone yet, packed with incredible new features including improved speed and performance–up to twice as fast as iPhone 3G–with longer battery life, a high-quality 3 megapixel autofocus camera, easy to use video recording and hands free voice control.

iPhone 3G S includes the new iPhone OS 3.0, the world’s most advanced mobile operating system with over 100 new features such as Cut, Copy and Paste, MMS*, Spotlight Search, landscape keyboard and more.