Year 2 - Making mags work
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ULTIMATE RETAIL THERAPY Forget Harrods and Macy’s, we’ve hunted down the best shopping hotspots around the world and picked a handful of the best, for you Milan Morocco Dubai Madrid Whether you want high-end fashion or street markets, Milan has it all. For designer lovers there is Quadrilatero d’Oro or for more affordable fashion there are four streets, Corso Vittorio Emanuele, Corso Buenos Aires, Via Torino and Corso di Porta Ticinese where you will find H&M and Zara. If you’re looking for unique gifts or just a bit of culture visit Viale d’Annunzio, along the wharf which is host to a market, every Saturday. Pick up old vintage clothes, books, lamps, candles and even old furniture pieces. Extra luxury? Stay at the Hotel Principe Di Savola, prices start at £303 Morocco is famous for its vast amount of markets, the stunning carpets don’t come cheap but you can also find pottery, tablecloths, vases, lamps, paintings and rare wooden items. The market streets also known as the Souks are a maze of workshops and stores, it is a far cry from the British stores we are so used to. If you’re looking to purchase a Moroccan rug, there are carpet auctions in the south where you may be able to get yourself a bargain. More culture? Try camel trekking in the Sahara desert, a picturesque sunrise tour can cost as little as 10 euros. The Dubai mall adds a whole new dimension to the word ‘shopping centre’ with over 1,200 stores and a range of leisure activities,. Why not spend the morning shoping followed by a trip to the aquarium and ice-skating. Amongst the counterfeit handbags you can bag yourself a bit of culture and find popular souveniers such as ceramics, beads, coffee pots and jewelry. Winter sun? Visit in January and enjoy temperatures around 25 degrees, that’s one way to beat the January blues! Madrid has so much variety of shopping which caters for all tastes and all budgets, it is also home to Europe’s largest Sunday market, El Rastro as well as a lot of tax-free commerical shopping. Bursting with hotels, theatres and shops, Gran Via has stores to rival London’s Oxford Street. Art lover? Visit Reina Sofia, Museo del Prado and Plaza De Toros de las Ventas 7 SPA GETAWAYS Matfen Hall, Newcastle Matfen Hall is a beautiful building built in the 1830s, it features an award-winning restaurant and various treatment rooms. Prices can vary from £60 for a half-day pamper to £340 for a two night weekend break. Your stay includes full use of the pool, jacuzzi, steam room, sauna, relaxation suite, the soothing salt grotto and more. For overnight stays breakfast is included and lunch for a weekend break. www.primahotels.co.uk/matfen/ for more info Vale Resort, Cardiff Vale Resort is located in Hensol, near Cardiff, featuring a golf course, health spa and incredible sports facilities.The spa is home to nineteen treatment rooms and is now the highest 4* rated hotel in Wales. Prices vary from £75 - £200 depending on the length of your stay and number of treatments. Your stay includes full use of the pool, sauna, steam room, gym classes, the whirlpool bath, overnight stay (if a weekend break) and full Welsh breakfast. www.spabreak.co.uk for more Careys Manor, New Forest Careys Manor is an award winning SenSpa and manor house, featuring absolutely stunning rooms and exquisite dining, as well being in the picturesque surroundings of the New Forest. Spa days start at around £80 for the basic day package, and vary depending on the length of stay and the treatments included. Careys Manor also hosts events and weddings and guests of the hotel can benefit of discounted rates for spa treatments. The Manor is currently offering speciial new year rates. www.careysmanor.com for more info Clarice House, Essex Clarice House is set in twenty acres of parkland grounds in Colchester, Essex and has been rated the best spa break based on customer reviews on www.spaseekers. com. Spa includes pool, spa, sauna, steam room, aromatherapy room, classes, gymnasium, spray tan, relaxation room, lounge, bar and restaurant. Classes vary from body pump, yoga and pilates to Latin dance, or you can simply relax by the pool. As a family run group of spas, Clarice house really adds the personal touch to your spa break. Prices start from £110 for a mini pamper day, which includes lunch up to £204 for a mother and daughter day or a lovers spa break. www.spaseekers.com for more info 13 Fawsley Hall, Northamptonshire Fawsley Hall is an award-winning luxury historic country hotel, sister hotel to Grayshott spa which has a worldwide reputation fot its’ incredible treatments and facilities. Prices can vary from £95 to £375 but with an endless list of treatments and health remedies you will definitely want to try it all. The cuisine is unique and delicious, the facilities are all you could wish for and more, whether you are pregnant and fancy some treatments or you simply want to relax and indulge, Fawsley Hall has something for everyone. www.spabreak.co.uk for more info TOP 5 BREAKS
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ULTIMATE RETAIL THERAPYForget Harrods and Macy’s, we’ve hunted down the best shopping
hotspots around the world and picked a handful of the best, for you
Milan
Morocco
Dubai
Madrid
Whether you want high-end fashion or street markets, Milan has it all. For designer lovers there is Quadrilatero d’Oro or for more affordable fashion there are four streets, Corso Vittorio Emanuele, Corso Buenos Aires, Via Torino and Corso di Porta Ticinese where you will find H&M and Zara. If you’re looking for unique gifts or just a bit of culture visit Viale d’Annunzio, along the wharf which is host to a market, every Saturday. Pick up old vintage clothes, books, lamps, candles and even old furniture pieces.
Extra luxury? Stay at the Hotel Principe Di Savola, prices start at £303
Morocco is famous for its vast amount of markets, the stunning carpets don’t come cheap but you can also find pottery, tablecloths, vases, lamps, paintings and rare wooden items. The market streets also known as the Souks are a maze of workshops and stores, it is a far cry from the British stores we are so used to. If you’re looking to purchase a Moroccan rug, there are carpet auctions in the south where you may be able to get yourself a bargain.
More culture? Try camel trekking in the Sahara desert, a picturesque sunrise tour can cost as little as 10 euros.
The Dubai mall adds a whole new dimension to the word ‘shopping centre’ with over 1,200 stores and a range of leisure activities,. Why not spend the morning shoping followed by a trip to the aquarium and ice-skating. Amongst the counterfeit handbags you can bag yourself a bit of culture and find popular souveniers such as ceramics, beads, coffee pots and jewelry.
Winter sun? Visit in January and enjoy temperatures around 25 degrees, that’s one way to beat the January blues!
Madrid has so much variety of shopping which caters for all tastes and all budgets, it is also home to Europe’s largest Sunday market, El Rastro as well as a lot of tax-free commerical shopping. Bursting with hotels, theatres and shops, Gran Via has stores to rival London’s Oxford Street.
Art lover? Visit Reina Sofia, Museo del Prado and Plaza De Toros de las Ventas
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SPA GETAWAYSMatfen Hall, NewcastleMatfen Hall is a beautiful building built in the 1830s, it features an award-winning restaurant and various treatment rooms. Prices can vary from £60 for a half-day pamper to £340 for a two night weekend break. Your stay includes full use of the pool, jacuzzi, steam room, sauna, relaxation suite, the soothing salt grotto and more. For overnight stays breakfast is included and lunch for a weekend break.
www.primahotels.co.uk/matfen/ for more info
Vale Resort, Cardiff
Vale Resort is located in Hensol, near Cardiff, featuring a golf course, health spa and incredible sports facilities.The spa is home to nineteen treatment rooms and is now the highest 4* rated hotel in Wales. Prices vary from £75 - £200 depending on the length of your stay and number of treatments. Your stay includes full use of the pool, sauna, steam room, gym classes, the whirlpool bath, overnight stay (if a weekend break) and full Welsh breakfast.
www.spabreak.co.uk for more
Careys Manor, New ForestCareys Manor is an award winning SenSpa and manor house, featuring absolutely stunning rooms and exquisite dining, as well being in the picturesque surroundings of the New Forest. Spa days start at around £80 for the basic day package, and vary depending on the length of stay and the treatments included. Careys Manor also hosts events and weddings and guests of the hotel can benefit of discounted rates for spa treatments. The Manor is currently offering speciial new year rates.
www.careysmanor.com for more info
Clarice House, EssexClarice House is set in twenty acres of parkland grounds in Colchester, Essex and has been rated the best spa break based on customer reviews on www.spaseekers.com. Spa includes pool, spa, sauna, steam room, aromatherapy room, classes, gymnasium, spray tan, relaxation room, lounge, bar and restaurant. Classes vary from body pump, yoga and pilates to Latin dance, or you can simply relax by the pool. As a family run group of spas, Clarice house really adds the personal touch to your spa break. Prices start from £110 for a mini pamper day, which includes lunch up to £204 for a mother and daughter day or a lovers spa break.
www.spaseekers.com for more info
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Fawsley Hall, Northamptonshire
Fawsley Hall is an award-winning luxury historic country hotel, sister hotel to Grayshott spa which has a worldwide reputation fot its’ incredible treatments and facilities. Prices can vary from £95 to £375 but with an endless list of treatments and health remedies you will definitely want to try it all. The cuisine is unique and delicious, the facilities are all you could wish for and more, whether you are pregnant and fancy some treatments or you simply want to relax and indulge, Fawsley Hall has something for everyone.
www.spabreak.co.uk for more info
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