Basic Day

Basic everyday routine !

Origin of S.H.I.T

In the 16th and 17th centuries, before commercial
fertilizer was invented, large shipments of manure
were transported by ship. It was shipped in dry
bundles because in dry form it weighed a lot less
than when wet-but once water hit it at sea, it not
only became heavier, but when the process of
fermentation began, a byproduct which is methane gas
was formed. It didn't take long for methane to build
up below decks and the first time someone came below
at night with a lantern, BOOOOOM!

Several ships were destroyed in this manner before
somebody figured out what was happening. Once they
determined the role that manure played in the
explosions,

everybody began stamping the bundles with the term
"Ship High In Transit", so that the sailors would
know to stow it high enough off the lower decks so
that any water that came into the hold would not
touch this volatile cargo and start the production
of methane.
!
Thus evolved the term "S.H.I.T," which has come down
through the centuries and is in use to this very
day.

Differences Between You and Your Boss

Differences Between You and Your Boss

When you take a long time, you're slow.

When your boss takes a long time, he's thorough.

When you don't do it, you're lazy.

When your boss doesn't do it, he's too busy.

When you make a mistake, you're an idiot.

When your boss makes a mistake, he's only human.

When doing something without being told, you're overstepping your authority.

When your boss does the same thing, that's initiative.

When you take a stand, you're being bull-headed.

When your boss does it, he's being firm.

When you overlooked a rule of etiquette, you're being rude.

When your boss skips a few rules, he's being original.

When you please your boss, you're apple polishing.

When your boss pleases his boss, he's being co-operative.

When you're out of the office, you're wandering around.

When your boss is out of the office, he's on business.

When you're on a day off sick, you're always sick.

When your boss is a day off sick, he must be very ill.

When you apply for leave, you must be going for an interview.

When your boss applies for leave, it's because he's overworked

Top 10 languages spoken in the world

Top 10 languages spoken in the world...


10. French
Number of speakers: 129 million
Often called the most romantic language in the world, French is spoken in tons of countries, including Belgium, Canada, Rwanda, Cameroon, and Haiti. Oh, and Fra
nce too. We're actually very lucky that French is so popular, because without it, we might have been stuck with Dutch Toast, Dutch Fries, and Dutch kissing (ew!
).
To say "hello" in French, say "Bonjour" (bone-JOOR).


9. Malay-Indonesian
Number of speakers: 159 million
Malay-Indonesian is spoken - surprise - in Malaysia and Indonesia. Actually, we kinda fudged the numbers on this one because there are many dialects of Malay, t
he most popular of which is Indonesian. But they're all pretty much based on the same root language, which makes it the ninth most-spoken in the world.
Indonesia is a fascinating place; a nation made up of over 13,000 islands it is the sixth most populated country in the world. Malaysia borders on two of the la
rger parts of Indonesia (including the island of Borneo), and is mostly known for its capital city of Kuala Lumpur.
To say "hello" in Indonesian, say "Selamat pagi" (se-LA-maht PA-gee).


8. Portuguese
Number of speakers: 191 million
Think of Portuguese as the little language that could. In the 12th Century, Portugal won its independence from Spain and expanded all over the world with the he
lp of its famous explorers like Vasco da Gama and Prince Henry the Navigator. (Good thing Henry became a navigator . . . could you imagine if a guy named "Princ
e Henry the Navigator" became a florist?) Because Portugal got in so early on the exploring game, the language established itself all over the world, especially
in Brazil (where it's the national language), Macau, Angola, Venezuela, and Mozambique.
To say "hello" in Portuguese, say "Bom dia" (bohn DEE-ah).


7. Bengali
Number of speakers: 211 million
In Bangladesh, a country of 120+ million people, just about everybody speaks Bengali. And because Bangladesh is virtually surrounded by India (where the populat
ion is growing so fast, just breathing the air can get you pregnant), the number of Bengali speakers in the world is much higher than most people would expect.
To say "hello" in Bengali, say "Ei Je" (EYE-jay).


6. Arabic
Number of speakers: 246 million
Arabic, one of the world's oldest languages, is spoken in the Middle East, with speakers found in countries such as Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, Syria, Jordan, L
ebanon, and Egypt. Furthermore, because Arabic is the language of the Koran, millions of Moslems in other countries speak Arabic as well. So many people have a
working knowledge of Arabic, in fact, that in 1974 it was made the sixth official language of the United Nations.
To say "hello" in Arabic, say "Al salaam a'alaykum" (Ahl sah-LAHM ah ah-LAY-koom).


5. Russian
Number of speakers: 277 million
Mikhail Gorbachev, Boris Yeltsin, and Yakov Smirnoff are among the millions of Russian speakers out there. Sure, we used to think of them as our Commie enemies.
Now we think of them as our Commie friends. One of the six languages in the UN, Russian is spoken not only in the Mother Country, but also in Belarus, Kazakhst
an, and the U.S. (to name just a few places).
To say "hello" in Russian, say "Zdravstvuite" (ZDRAST-vet-yah).


4. Spanish
Number of speakers: 392 million
Aside from all of those kids who take it in high school, Spanish is spoken in just about every South American and Central American country, not to mention Spain
, Cuba, and the U.S. There is a particular interest in Spanish in the U.S., as many English words are borrowed from the language, including: tornado, bonanza, p
atio, quesadilla, enchilada, and taco grande supreme.
To say "hello" in Spanish, say "Hola" (OH-la).


3. Hindustani [ We're here ]
Number of speakers: 497 million
Hindustani is the primary language of India's crowded population, and it encompasses a huge number of dialects (of which the most commonly spoken is Hindi). Whi
le many predict that the population of India will soon surpass that of China, the prominence of English in India prevents Hindustani from surpassing the most po
pular language in the world. If you're interested in learning a little Hindi, there's a very easy way: rent an Indian movie. The film industry in India is the m
ost prolific in the world, making thousands of action/romance/musicals every year.
To say "hello" in Hindustani, say "Namaste" (Nah-MAH-stay).


2. English
Number of speakers: 508 million
While English doesn't have the most speakers, it is the official language of more countries than any other language. Its speakers hail from all around the world
, including the U.S., Australia, England, Zimbabwe, the Caribbean, Hong Kong, South Africa, and Canada. We'd tell you more about English, but you probably feel
pretty comfortable with the language already. Let's just move on to the most popular language in the world.
To say "hello" in English, say "What's up, freak?" (watz-UP-freek).


1. Mandarin
Number of speakers: 1 billion+
Surprise, surprise, the most widely spoken language on the planet is based in the most populated country on the planet, China. Beating second-place English by a
2 to 1 ratio, but don't let that lull you into thinking that Mandarin is easy to learn. Speaking Mandarin can be really tough, because each word can be pronoun
ced in four ways (or "tones"), and a beginner will invariably have trouble distinguishing one tone from another. But if over a billion people could do it, so co
uld you. Try saying hello!
To say "hello" in Mandarin, say "Ni hao" (Nee HaOW). ("Hao" is pronounced as one syllable, but the tone requires that you let your voice drop midway, and then r
aise it again at the end.)

Banta Singh's Letter to Bill Gates

Dear Mr Bill Gates,

This letter is from Banta Singh from Punjab. We have bought a computer for our home and we found problems, which I want to bring to your notice.

1. After connecting to internet we planned to open e-mail account and whenever we fill the form in Hotmail in the password column,

only ****** appears, but in the rest of the fields whatever we typed appears, but we face this problem only in password field. We

checked with hardware vendor Santa Singh and he said that there is no problem in keyboard.

Because of this we open the e-mail account with password *****. I request you to check this as we ourselves do not know what

the password is.

2. We are unable to enter anything after we click the 'shut down ' button.

3. There is a button 'start' but there is no "stop" button. We request you to check this.

4. We find there is 'Run' in the menu. One of my friend clicked 'run ' has ran upto Amritsar! So, we request you to change that to

"sit", so that we can click that by sitting.

5. One doubt is that any 're-scooter' available in system? As I find only 're-cycle', but I own a scooter at my home.

6. There is 'Find' button but it is not working properly. My wife lost the door key and we tried a lot for tracing the key with this ' find', but

unable to trace. Is it a bug??

7. Every night I am not sleeping as i have to protect my 'mouse' from CAT, So i suggest u to provide one DOG to kill that cat.

8. Please confirm when u are going to give me money for winning 'HEARTS' (playing cards in games) and when are u coming to my

home to collect ur money.

9. My child learnt 'Microsoft word' now he wants to learn 'Microsoft sentence', so when u will provide that?

10. Hey ye kya hi, I brought computer, cpu, mouse and keypad lekhin there is only one icon with 'MY Computer', remaining

ka kya huwa?

11. Are ye to kamal hi aap bole raha hi ki 'MY Pictures' lekhin there is not even single photo of mine, So when u will keep my photo in that.

SMS Collection

1) Pyar ka pehla khat likhne mai waqt toh lagta hai
Naye pariendo ko udne mein waqt toh lagta hai
Jism ki baat nahi thi unke dil tak jana tha !!
Lambi dori tayen karne mein waqt toh lagta hai..

2) Dost ko bhulana galat hai,
Unhi ka zindagi bhar saath hai.
Agar bhul gaye to khali haath hai,
Aur agar saath rahe to zamana kahega:
KYA BAAT HAI!

3) Is patthar ki duniya mein aksar dil tut jaya karte hai..
Ankhein bhi sambhal kar band karna mere dost,
Palko ke beech bhi aksar sapne tut jaya karte hai..

4) Yeh Dil Ho Gaya Tumhara, Har Yaad Mein Ho Tum,
Pukarta Hai Tumhe, Kyun Nahi Laut Aate Ho Tum.
Saansein Hain Chalti,
Har Saans Mein Ho Tum,
Tanha Ki Tanhaai Hai Roti, Phir Bhi Khaamosh Ho Tum...

5) Dekhi hazaro mehfile par ye fiza kuch aur hai,Jalwe dekhe hai hazaro magar
AAPKI ada kuch aur hai, Waise to hazaro JAAM hai pine ko, par AAPKE SMS ka nasha
kuch aur hai.


6) Din hua hai to raat bhi hogi, Ho mat udas kabhi to baat bhi hogi. Itne pyar
se dosti ki hai, Khuda ki kasam jindagi rahi to mulaqat bhi hogi.


7) Ishq me dil ka tamasa dekha nahi jata,humse tuta hua sisa dekha nahi
jata,apne hisse ke sare sms aapko de du kyonki mujhse aapka kangal sms Box dekha
nahi ja ta.

8) Bagvan sri krishn ne geetha me kaha hai kaliyug me ek karmayogi dost hoga jo
sms karte rahega n dusra paapi padke muskuraega.Hass paapi hass




9) Is barish me hm bhig jayenge,tum saath ho to tufan se bhi takra jayenge,tum
jahan b ho mujhe yaad krlo, barish bankr hum tere pass aa jayenge..


10) Msg na karke
dil tod diya mera,
ab mobile dafna dena,
Kafan na mile
to apna rumal
udha dena,
Koi puchhe
rog kya thha,
to nazre jhuka k
apni Kanjusi bata dena.

What is a Grandparent ?

(taken from papers written by a class of 8-year-olds)

Grandparents are a lady and a man who have no little children of her own. They like other people's.

A grandfather is a man grandmother.

Grandparents don't have to do anything except be there when we come to see them. They are so old they shouldn't play hard or run. It is good if they drive us to the store and have lots of quarters for us.

When they take us for walks, they slow down past things like pretty leaves and caterpillars.

They show us and talk to us about the color of the flowers and also why we shouldn't step on "cracks."

They don't say, "Hurry up."

Usually grandmothers are fat, but not too fat to tie your shoes.

They wear glasses and funny underwear.

They can take their teeth and gums out.

Grandparents don't have to be smart.

They have to answer questions like, "why isn't God married?" and "How come dogs chase cats?"

When they read to us, they don't skip. They don't mind if we ask for the same story over again.

Everybody should try to have a grandmother, especially if you don't have television, because they are the only grown ups who like to spend time with us.

They know we should have snack-time before bedtime and they say prayers with us every time, and kiss us even when we've acted bad.


A 6 YEAR OLD WAS ASKED WHERE HIS GRANDMA LIVED. ''OH,'' HE SAID, ''SHE LIVES AT THE AIRPORT, AND WHEN WE WANT HER WE JUST GO GET HER. THEN WHEN WE'RE DONE HAVING HER VISIT, WE TAKE HER BACK TO THE AIRPORT.''

Ehsaan Qureshi ,if u have missed at star one

Ek din, main Delhi pahuncha,

Station pe ek coolie se bahar jane ka rasta pooncha.

Coolie ne kaha: "Bahar jaake poocho."

Maine khud hi rasta dhundh liya,

Bahar jaake taxiwale se pooncha:

"Bhai saab Lal Kile ka kitna loge?"

Jawab mila: "Bechna nahi hai."

Taxi chod, maine bus pakad li,

Conductor se pooncha: "Ji, kya mein cigarette pi sakta hoon?"

Wo gurrra kar bola: "Hargiz nahi, yaha cigarette pina mana hai."

Maine kaha: "Par wo janab to pi rahe hai!"

Phir se gurrrraya: "Usne mujhse pooncha nahi hai."

Lal Kile pahucha, hotel gaya.

Manager se kaha: "Mujhe room chahiye, satvi manzil pe."

Manager ne kaha: "Rahane ke liye ya koodne ke liye?"

Room pahucha, waiter se kaha:

"Ek paani ka gilas milega?"

Usne jawab diya: "Nahi sahab, yahan to saare kanchke milte hain."

Hotel se nikla, dost ke ghar jaane ke liye,

Raste me ek sahab se pooncha:

"Janab, ye sadak kaha ko jaati hai?"

Janab hans kar bole: "Peechle bees saal se dekh rahan hoon,

Yahi padi hai... kahin nahin jaati."

Dost ke ghar pahucha, to mujhe dekhte hi chownk pada,

Usne poocha: "Kaise aana hua?"

Ab tak to mujhe bhi aadat pad gayi thi,

Maine bhi jawab diya: "Train se."

Meri aaobhagat karne ke liye dost ne apni biwi se kaha:

"Areeee sunti ho... mera dost pehli baar ghar aaya hai,

Uuse kuch taja taja khilao."

Sunte hi bhabhiji ne ghar ki sari khidkiya aur darwaje khol diye.

Kaha: "Taji hawa kha lijiye."

Dost ne phir se badey pyar se biwi se kaha:

"Areeee sunti ho, inhe jara apna chalis saal purana aachar to dikhana."

Bhabiji ek baatli me rakha aachar le aayi.

Maine bhi apnapan dikhate hue bhabiji se kaha:

"Bhabhiji, aachar sirf dikhayengi, chakhayengi nahi?"

Bhabiji ne taak jawab diya: "Yuhi agar sab ko chakhati To aachar chalis saal purana kaise hota?"

Thodi der baad dekha, bhabiji apne potey ko sula rahi thi,

Saath me lori bhi ga rahi thi:

"Diploma so ja, diploma so ja."

Lori soon mein hairan hua aur dost se poocha:

"Yaar, ye diploma kya hai?"

Dost ne jawab diya: "Mere grandson ka naam,

Beti bambai gayi thi, diploma lene ke liye Aur saath mein ise le aayi,

Isiliye hamne iska naam Diploma rakh diya."

Phir maine pooncha: "Aajkal tumhari beti kya kar rahi hai?"

Dost ne jawab diya: "Bambai vapas gayi hai, degree lene ke liye."

10 most powerful women of the world

#1 Condoleezza Rice

Secretary of state
U.S



She is the first African-American woman to become the U.S. secretary of state. She advises the leader of the world's largest superpower and has an unparalleled level of trust with and access to the president. And she has served two other U.S. presidents, George H.W. Bush and Ronald Reagan. For all of these reasons, and more, Rice, 50, is the most powerful woman in the world.

After a four-year role as national security adviser, Rice assumed the mantle of secretary of state in January. Rice has played a key, behind-the-scenes role in all of President George W. Bush's major decisions. "During the last four years, I've relied on her counsel, benefited from her great experience and appreciated her sound and steady judgment," the president said when announcing Rice's promotion. Bush needs her now more than ever, as his approval ratings and credibility sag, his domestic agenda is stalled, and the country grows more bitterly divided over the war in Iraq.

With her steely nerve and delicate manners (she has been called the "Warrior Princess"), Rice lately has reinvigorated her position with diplomatic activism, whether it's promoting Israel's withdrawal from the Gaza Strip to ease the Palestinian conflict, or encouraging six-party talks to get North Korea to stop its pursuit of nuclear weapons, or trying to stop Sudan's genocide—to the point where her diplomatic party was recently roughed up by Sudan's strongmen. Rice also has close relationships with world leaders, having accompanied the president on numerous trips to Europe and Iraq. Rice has visited 31 countries and logged in over 119,000 miles by midyear. An unofficial Web site proclaims, "Condoleezza Rice for President 2008," which might be a long-shot idea. But a run by Rice for the presidency would make history in the U.S.

#2 Wu Yi

Vice Premier, minister of health
China



Having risen up the ranks of China's Communist Party leadership since 1962, Wu Yi, 66, became a member of the Central Committee in 2002, adding the post of minister of health in 2003. Wu Yi has been busy this year as she helps China battle disgruntled textile manufacturers, due to the lifting of World Trade Organization quotas. In a bold June speech in Hong Kong, Wu Yi called for an end to politicizing economic issues. One key move by her country should help here. Bowing to international pressure, in July China revalued the yuan by a modest 2.1%, scrapping the yuan's ten-year-old peg to the U.S. dollar and replacing it with a tightly managed float against a basket of unspecified foreign currencies, in which the dollar will likely occupy a prominent place.

—T.S.



#3 Yulia Tymoshenko

Former prime minister
Ukraine



Tymoshenko, 44, was one of the leaders of Ukraine's Orange Revolution last fall that toppled a stagnant, corrupt regime. For her support, the country's new president, Victor Yushchenko, appointed her prime minister, a post she is using forcefully to shake up Ukrainian oligarchs. Her bold moves to re-privatize industrial assets, allegedly bought on the cheap by billionaires like Rinat Akhmetov and Victor Pinchuk, have met with criticism both inside and outside Ukraine. The discontent has finally caught up with her. Tymoshenko was sacked by Yuschenko in September. But don't count her out quite yet. Tymoshenko is used to controversy, having fallen out with the sitting government in 2001, leading to her arrest and later dismissal. She will be back in parliamentary elections scheduled for March 2006.

—T.S.



#4 Gloria Arroyo

President
Philippines



Arroyo, 58, is now fighting to hold on to her job as the opposition party seeks to file impeachment charges against her over a series of scandals, and her attempts to fix Manila's weak finances are falling apart, causing frustrated technocrats to bolt from her government. After donning the mantle of president in 2001, Arroyo tried to work diligently on her governing platform, which includes the eradication of poverty, which helped her win re-election in 2004. Nevertheless, despite a growing economy (in 2004, the Philippines economy grew an estimated 6.1%, up from 4.7% in 2003), Arroyo's stewardship has been burdened by a Muslim insurgency and the Philippines' designation as the second most corrupt country in Asia, according to a survey of businessmen conducted by the Hong Kong-based Political and Economic Risk Consultancy. Arroyo, a former classmate of Bill Clinton's at Georgetown University and a onetime economics professor, is currently under investigation by lawmakers into allegations she cheated to win last year's election; to date Arroyo has declined to testify before her government's Congress.

—T.S.





#5 Margaret (Meg) Whitman

Chief executive, eBay
U.S.



As ruler of the world's biggest online auction site, Whitman, 49, has successfully beaten back stiff competition from Amazon.com and Yahoo!. To do that, she has swiftly fixed any problems, has faithfully tried to weed out the fakes on her site and has posted a consistent flow of profits, making eBay the world's most valuable Internet brand. All this is to be expected. Whitman has an impressive, blue-chip résumé, with executive stints at Hasbro, the Walt Disney Co. and Bain & Co., among others. Whitman also serves on the boards of eBay as well as DreamWorks Animation, Procter & Gamble and the Gap. Despite her stock's volatility, her personal holdings are valued at $1.6 billion, making Whitman one of the richest people on the planet.

—Anne Mintz



#6 Anne Mulcahy

Chief executive officer, Xerox
U.S



Having pulled Xerox out of a near-fatal slump in 2002, Mulcahy, 52, is now looking to get her company back to the top of the tech world. Her ideas: color printing and lucrative consulting services. It's a tough space to exist in, with competitors like HP, Kodak and Dell battling for pieces of the printing, copying and services businesses. To highlight how Xerox has changed, Mulcahy, who took over the top job in 2001, has yanked the company's tagline, "The Document Company," in favor of going solo with the Xerox name. A Xerox veteran, she started as a lowly field-sales rep 30 years ago. Working at Xerox is all in the family for Mulcahy. Her husband is a retired Xerox exec, and her older brother now runs the global services group. One of the few elite women to run a top public company, Mulcahy is a coveted choice on corporate boards, serving on the boards of Citigroup and Target.

—Chana R. Schoenberger







#7 Sallie Krawcheck

Chief financial officer, Citigroup

U.S





This former equity analyst, dubbed "Mrs. Clean" thanks to her frank demeanor and focus on ethics, has risen at a blistering speed to the top ranks on Wall Street. After two years heading Smith Barney, the business unit containing Citigroup's previously ailing equity research and global private-client groups, Krawcheck, 40, was tapped to be the finance chief of Citigroup. She is viewed as one of the company's next generation of leaders and is undoubtedly one of the most influential women on Wall Street. Her power may increase as upheaval in the top ranks roils her company, notably, the imminent departure of Citigroup President Robert Willumstad. But Krawcheck has been regarded as a stabilizing force. So far, the former Sanford C. Bernstein chief executive has received good grades for restoring the reputation of a division tarnished by charges of "spinning" initial public offerings and biased stock recommendations.

—Victoria Murphy



Chief executive officer, Sara Lee
U.S



Barnes, 51, became chief executive earlier this year after Sara Lee announced a major restructuring that included the planned sale of product lines totaling $8.2 billion in revenue. At the same time, Barnes is tackling corporate inefficiencies by encouraging shared purchasing between divisions and less bureaucracy. Barnes raised eyebrows when she left PepsiCo in 1998 to spend more time with her family. Ever since Barnes got back on the "on-ramp" into the corporate world, she has been the most oft-cited example in the business press of a woman who ditched her corporate career to spend time with her family, only to regain corporate power.

—V.M.





#9 Oprah Winfrey

Chairman, Harpo
U.S



With a net worth of more than $1 billion, an Academy Award nomination, a hit television show, a successful magazine ( O, The Oprah Magazine) and a cable channel (Oxygen Media), there seems to be little else that Winfrey, 51, can do to add to her status as an international media phenomenon. According to her spokesperson, The Oprah Winfrey Show , launched in 1986, is aired in 112 countries, which includes the United States. Winfrey is also a vocal advocate for the education and well-being of women and children around the world, giving to those in need via Oprah's Angel Network and her personal charity, the Oprah Winfrey Foundation.

—Suzanne Hoppough



#10 Melinda Gates

Co-founder, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
U.S



The numbers are both staggering and disturbing. Millions of children die every year of diseases that are preventable. Just half of all African-American and Hispanic students graduate from high school. Thousands of homeless people sleep on the streets every night. These are the statistics that have so distressed Melinda Gates, 41, and her husband, billionaire and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, that the two started an endowment, now at $28.8 billion, to fight for better health care and education for the poor around the world, as well as for at-risk families in Washington State and Oregon. Gates is also on the boards of The Washington Post Co. and drugstore.com.

Top 10 Luxury Hotels

Le Tahaa, Private Island & Spa
This private island 150 miles from Tahiti was once an object of rivalry between the kings of Bora Bora and Raiatea—and once you see it, you'll understand the bickering. Choose a beach villa with a private pool or an over-water bungalow.



Wynn Las Vegas
In Vegas, "Wynn" is synonymous with "extraordinary." And everything here—golf by Tom Fazio, dining by Daniel Boulud, entertainment by Franco Dragone, artwork by Monet and Picasso, fashion by Chanel and Dior—lives up to the Wynn name.




Atlantis–Paradise Island Royal Towers—Bahamas
H²O-happy? You'll love the 11 pool areas, the miles of white-sand beach, and the Mayan temple with five water slides. Landlocked fun includes an opulent casino and an 11,500-square-foot spa.



Mandarin Oriental San Francisco
West Coast meets Far East at this Asian-themed hotel, perched atop one of the city's tallest buildings. Little luxuries you'll love: free limousine service, silky Frette Italian linens, and in-room binoculars.



The Waldorf Towers—New York City
Herbert Hoover (and every president after him) slept in this Park Avenue oasis, and so should you. Why? The perfect location, personalized service (the guest historian takes notes for your next visit), and more



The Landmark London
This plush, palatial hotel occupies an entire block in the heart of stylish Marylebone, just 4 blocks from Regent's Park. Sip a cocktail under a palm tree in the expansive Winter Garden atrium, or take a dip in the 50-foot indoor pool.



Prince de Galles Hotel—Paris
This Art Deco landmark in the Triangle D'or puts you just steps away from the Champs-Elysées, the Eiffel Tower, and chic boutiques. The lobby's gold-leaf chandelier and marble floors hint at the opulence that awaits you upstairs.



Exedra, A Boscolo Luxury Hotel—Rome
When in the Eternal City, don't miss this eternally gorgeous hotel on the Piazza della Repubblica, next to the Dioclesian Baths. Slip into the rooftop pool and admire the ancient city beneath you.



Princeville Resort—Kauai, Hawaii
Each of the Princeville's rooms boasts a dazzling view of the Pacific Ocean, Hanalei Bay, or the Na Molokama mountains, plus luxuries like original artwork, oversized tubs, and a "magic" window for privacy.




The Ritz-Carlton, Cancún
When you hear the name Ritz-Carlton, you expect the best. Here in Cancún, that means ocean views from every room, two blue-tiled pools, a new spa, award-winning dining, and the area's finest beach.