Day: August 24, 2020

Top 5 Private Island in Central America

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Let me present you some of the private islands that can explore when travelling to Central America. Explore these incredible private islands where you can get indulge in luxury and peacefulness. So next time you visit central America, keep these in mind.

1) ISLA PALENQUE – PANAMA
The Villa Estate at Isla Palenque is designed in the style of an expansive seaside villa with outdoor walkways in lieu of hallways. A truly untouched tropical island experience. An undiscovered, faraway place that will energize you, refresh you, and send you back home anew. This is the heart of Isla Palenque. Our 400-acre, private, tropical island resort in the Gulf of Chiriqui, Panama in Central America. It is a rare place. Rich in primary forest, 7 secluded beaches and a sacred history of archaeological significance. Isla Palenque resort is right out of a page of your favorite, fantasy island novel.

2) GLADDEN PRIVATE ISLAND – BELIZE
A swirl of turquoise and aquamarine lagoons cradle Gladden, an island fringed with coral and white sand in the heart of the Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System. This island jewel harbors your own private sanctuary, a casually elegant villa designed for just one couple, with the all-inclusive service of a luxury resort.

3) CALALA ISLAND, NICARAGUA
A luxury, ultra all-inclusive, private Island resort hidden in the undiscovered Caribbean. This island invite you to experience the coming together of unspoilt paradise and barefoot luxury. With only 4 private beachfront suites , exclusivity comes as standard on this petite private island hideaway.

4) EXCLUSIVE PRIVATE VILLA – PANAMA
Discover this little gem in Bocas Del Toro, an exclusive and unique private villa. This 20.000-square foot property offers 7 bedroom, and full luxury service. Enjoy this very exclusive private villa , where paradise and luxury come together as one.

5) CAYO ESPANTO – BELIZE
Discover your own private island at Cayo Espanto where paradise and luxury come together as one. Cayo Espanto is an intimate, five-star, World Class resort created for the discriminating few who demand the best life has to offer. This private place invite you to spend enchanting evenings and unforgettable days overlooking the Caribbean.

Unique Australian wellness experiences

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Either way, it won’t be just your clients relaxing on an Australian holiday – you can too in the knowledge that we will be taking very good care of them while they are in-country. Here are some very unique ideas of wellness while you are travelling in Australia. Unique, amazing and a memorable one.

PERSONALIZED EQUINE THERAPY

Did you know that spending just 20 minutes with a horse will make your heart beat in time with theirs? Horses are incredibly intuitive and connecting with them can promote change and personal growth.Aside from horse-riding along Australian beaches or in bush-land.

AN ABORIGINAL HEALING & KNOWLEDGE EXPERIENCE BY E-BIKE

Travelling by e-bikes, this immersive, indigenous experience offers you the opportunity to touch and feel a timeless, spiritual landscape alongside traditional knowledge and healing. You can experience an exclusive private access to the historic Forestier Peninsula where first contact between Tasmania’s First People and European Explorers took place. This Aboriginal adventure blends a smoke and energy healing ceremony with cultural knowledge as we explore a wild, powerful and historic Tasmanian coastal landscape.

LEARN THE ART OF RAW FOOD IN A PRIVATE WORKSHOP
Join a raw food chef in a beautiful location as you learn the secret techniques & tips used to create delicious meals using unusual, nutritionally dense, gluten free, dairy free & refined sugar-free ingredients.

UNPLUG FROM THE DIGITAL WORLD
Digital detox – it’s the buzzword of the year and the good news is that Australia is so vast there there are still plenty of places yet to plug in which makes it super easy to put your phone away. At Bullo River Station you will find cute little wooden boxes with ‘offline is the new luxury’ gently coaxing you to leave their phones alone. At Mt Mulligan and Lizard Island there’s no wifi in the villas so at night you can spend time focused on your partner rather than stare at the phone. At Arkaba Conservancy, Bamurru Plains and Sal Salis there’s simply none at all, allowing for a fully immersive experience.

OCEAN THERAPY FOR BODY, MIND & SOUL AT ELYSIAN RETREAT
Elysian – the most secluded island retreat in the Whitsundays and the first entirely solar powered resort on the Great Barrier Reef – launches Elysian SoulScape Wellness Retreat this November with more planned quarterly for 2020. These five-day serene sojourns in the tropics seek to provide a wellness prescription for life.

At its core, Elysian SoulScape Wellness Retreat lays the foundation for a journey towards uncovering the happiest and healthiest version of yourself. With daily yoga and meditation, sound and crystal bowl sessions, evening fire circles and spa treatments on offer in addition to snorkelling and a day out to explore the Whitsunday Islands – these retreats have something for everyone.

Retreats include activities such as the following: Yoga 1 to 2 times daily | Meditation / relaxation | Workshops – Kombucha / Fermentation | The Happiness Prescription Workshops | 1 x 60-minute Spa Treatment | 1 x Natural Therapy Session | Outdoor mineral pool | Day Trip to Whitehaven beach & Exploring the Whitsunday Islands.

Italian lifestyle & the Capuccino

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The CAPPUCCINO story:

The cappuccino was invented by a Capuchin monk, Marco D’Aviano, while he was in Vienna, His coffee was too bitter so he asked for cream. The barman noticed a resemblance with the weird drink and the color of the habit of the monk and exclaimed: “Kapuziner”

The Italian lifestyle:
Italians would never drink a cappuccino after 10 AM. Any milk-based drink is meant for the morning.

Five easy ways to get good sleep

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Follow these five simple tips to help get better sleep each night.

1. Follow the sun

Sunlight is essential to calibrating our body’s circadian rhythm, which not only dictates our sleep cycle, but also affects hormone production, digestion, the immune system and many other bodily functions. Exposure to artificial light disrupts this natural process. One way to get back into natural sleeping patterns is to rise with the sun and expose yourself to sunshine as much as possible in the day. Light filtering in through a glass window isn’t enough: you need to feel the rays, take off your sunglasses and refrain from long hours in bright indoor lighting and blue light interference from gadgets, wherever possible.  

2. Dark and cool sleeping conditions 

The photoreceptors on our skin can detect even the smallest amount of light, which can disturb sleep patterns. Switching off any electronic devices, putting your alarm clock on sleep mode and using black-out curtains are simple ways of reducing your exposure. Studies also show that cooler temperatures, between 15-20 degrees Celsius, encourage a deeper sleep. Ensure your clothing and bedding are made from light, natural and breathable fibers so you can stay cool.  

3. Look after your heart

According to Oriental medicine, insomnia is caused by the disturbance of the shen, or ‘spirit’. One way to settle and calm the shen is to strengthen the heart. This can be achieved through meditation and by avoiding stress and anxiety-inducing environments. Taking herbal medicines, such as suan ren (sour jujube), ren shen (ginseng) and long yan rou (longan fruit), can also help calm the heart and spirit. Consult with a professional herbalist to find the right formula to suit your body’s needs.  

4. Watch what you eat before dinner 

During the three- to four hours before you go to bed, it is best to avoid food and drink — especially alcohol. Having an early meal and switching a glass of wine for a calming herbal tea will help induce relaxation and ease into slumber. Easily digestible cooked foods, such as vegetables, sweet potato and rice, should be eaten at dinner. Spicy, greasy, sugary meals should be avoided, as they can result in excess phlegm which disrupts the stomach.   

5. Consider your liver 

According to the Chinese body clock, the hours between 1.00am and 3.00am are when your liver is most active, which can cause wakefulness. This is only exacerbated by stress. If you find yourself awake around this time, consider taking advice on a liver detox, as well as finding ways to reduce stress through meditation to calm an overactive mind.  

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Sleep Well

Story Credit: Como Hotels

Capture photo like a PRO

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5 gadgets to capture photos with your phone.

1. Ring light

This accessory for your mobile is perfect because it is portable, rechargeable and it gives a peculiar effect to your skin and eyes, it is a must-have for the beauty vloggers. It will certainly become your favorite gadget for those selfies camping in the forest and almost any night photo.

ring-light

2. Flexible tripod

Using your arm as a selfie stick is the most common thing to capture a photo with your friends, but this could be a challenge if you want to include many people to the frame. On the other side, if you are planning a solo trip and you want a perfect photo in that beautiful landscape, it could be also a little problem. But this flexible tripod adapts to any surface to take creative pictures.

tripod

3. Waterproof case

There are many models of waterproof cameras, but this case for your phone is a great accessory to take photos underwater. To select the best option for you, just make sure about the distance you can submerge it.

waterproof-case

4. Handheld stabilizer

This gadget is perfect for the ones who love recording everything for their Instagram stories, you will have clear and great shots. The best characteristic is that is very light and you can always carry yours in your backpack.

handheld-stabilizer

5. Lenses

A little accessory for your cellphone’s camera will give you a different perspective to take amazing pictures. One of the favorite lenses is the fisheye because you can have a peculiar frame, perfect to photograph a big building or a huge landscape.

fisheye-lens

Portable photo printer

It is a great compliment, you can print your photos anywhere and thus give your friends a little gift of that moment together. This kind of printers has the perfect size to carry yours everywhere. There are more and more models and they all offer some unique characteristics like water resistance, black and white printing, printing on adhesive paper. There are many possibilities!

photo-printer

Are you ready to capture photos of your best travel moments?

A secret of last city of the world

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Here are some secrets for you, if you are planning a trip to South America.

Walk with penguins in Ushuaia, Argentina.

Ushuaia is the last city of the world just before you enter in Antarctica. Interact with the penguins in their habitat! This place has a colony of 3000 pairs of Magellanic Penguins, 16 pairs of gentoo Penguins and 155 pairs of rock cormorants.

You can walk with Penguins for an hour. Part of a scientific experiment on the effect of humans on the penguins, this walk is among Magellanic penguins. After it, enjoy the Acatashun Museum and in the return observe the iconic flag trees.

Iceland a perfect destination

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Iceland is the perfect destination for families with kids – children love the freedom and space, and for the parent´s ease, Iceland is one of the safest country in the world, with low crime rates and a very security system.

Hiking and trekking for all levels is very popular in remote areas and less remote. The highlands of Iceland are only possible to drive to from mid June until September, and many choose to drive across Iceland over the highlands on a big jeep. Road is not comfortable at all and not all rivers are bridged, but this is a great fun and unforgettable experience for couple of days. It is even possible to travel on horseback for few days in Iceland.

Glacier hike and ice climbing is all year´s activity but visit to natural ice caves in the glacier is only possible in winter.

For skiers, there is cross country or mountain skiing – and fantastic heli skiing from March – Iceland is one of few countries in the world where you can ski from mountain down to sea.

The new and ambitious activities inside the volcano (summer only) and into the glacier (all year) have been a huge attraction since they opened few years ago – these places are unique in the world.

Then are the more ordinary activities like whale, puffing or seal watching, horse back riding or dog-sledding , AVT squad driving, snowmobile tours, kayak or zodiac boat tour on the glacier lagoon, lava cave exploration – and more challenging activities like river rafting, snorkeling or scuba diving, surfing in the Atlantic Ocean, rock climbing, salmon fishing or sea angling, play golf in the midnight sun – and last but not least is to enjoy the number of geothermal bathing sites around the island – the Blue Lagoon being the most famous.

Blue Lagoon Iceland: the Ultimate Visitor's Guide | Hekla.com

What children especially love is to stay couple of nights at a typical Icelandic farm, but you still have a choice of many old fashioned small farms with cows, sheep, hen and horses, where children can help out taking care of the animals.

So be prepare with your up-coming travel to Iceland.

Warm welcome to my blog :)

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A warm welcome to my blog page.

Luxe Diary is a blog page and a diary of my travel experiences around the globe. This blog is all about luxury travel and your lifestyle.

Let me introduce myself as Aditya Tyagi, the founder of Luxe Escape, a boutique & luxury travel company based in Delhi, India.

I have visited more than 30 countries and looking forward to visit many more.