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Ticket price to World Cup in Pretoria, South Africa might cost a fortune if you are flying from far away countries to South Africa. Flight from Sydney to Pretoria takes approximately 14 hours, while New York to Pretoria is approximately 17 hours. Flight from Beijing to Pretoria is around 15 hours; Spain to Pretoria about 10 hours, even Cairo to Pretoria takes about 8 hours. Not to mention because of the high peak season (soccer fans are massive all around the world) the ticket price to Pretoria will definitely skyrocket.

Yes, you sure have to book long time before the event to get the flight deals. However there is another way to save your money when you travel for world cup by using phone card during for your phone call and searching for hotel deals online. There are a lot of hotel deals which offer many different rates for Pretoria hotel. 5-star and 4-star hotels are usually expensive. In this case the best choice for travelling in budget would be 3 star hotel (not very good hotel, but yet not bad). Surely you do not want to have bad memory during your stay in Pretoria, especially during your World Cup trip.

Below I have listed a few 3 stars Pretoria Hotel which located near Loftus Versfeld Stadium (where the world cup event 2010 will take place)

1. Starting from the nearest 3 star hotel; Sentinel Executive Apartment Pretoria. Sentinel Executive Apartment Pretoria is located 0.7km (3-star) from Loftus Versfeld Stadium. It is a nice hotel near favourite tourist attraction; the zoo, museum, and also restaurants. The hotel room also includes air conditioning, bathroom with bathtub etc.

2. Protea Hotel Manor is 3 star hotels located 0.9 km from the Loftus Versfeld stadium. You can just walk to the stadium. Even though the hotel does not provide gym facilities, there are gym facilities nearby just within walking distance.

3. Hotel 224 Pretoria 3 star hotel is located within 1.3 km from the Loftus Versfeld stadium. It is nearby to many of the local attraction. It is a 3 star Hotel that is worth the stay. If you are lucky, you can also get free rides from the Hotel to the city.

4. Don Arcadia I Hotel Pretoria is 1.4 km from the Loftus Versfeld stadium. The hotel is located within walking distance to The Kruger House, the Palace of Justice, the National Culture and History Museum,Church Square etc.

5. Murray Street 137 Guest House is 1.6km to Loftus Versfeld Stadium. The 3 star accommodations also offer garden, swimming pool and outdoor breakfast facility. There is also DVD player and bathroom with bathtub inside the accommodation.

6. Grosvenor Gardens Apartments Pretoria is about 1.6km distance to the Loftus Versfeld stadium. It only takes minutes of walking time to reach the world cup event. Grosvenor Garden offer studio room and also 2 bedroom apartment for guests to choose from.

7. Don Arcadia I Hotel Pretoria (1.8km from Loftus Versfeld stadium) is another 3 star hotel in Pretoria that offers apartment which includes refrigerators and microwaves for those who are travelling with big family. The hotel also caters for babysitting services.

8. Arcadia Hotel Pretoria location is about 2 km to Loftus Versfeld Stadium. The hotel is clean and the located in a safe and convenient location. It is a simple and nice 3 star hotel.

9. Last, but not least. Located on 2.2 km to the Loftus Versfeld Stadium is Rozenhof Guest House Pretoria. Rozenhof Guest House Pretoria is a fine-looking guest house with historical design building that depicted Africa tradition. The guest house is also has library where the guest can learn more about South Africa.

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Going for 2010 FIFA World cup in South Africa? Moses Mabhida Stadium is one of the stadiums that will be used for the World Cup this year. Moses Mabhida Stadium is located in Durban, the third largest city in South Africa; after Johannesburg and Cape Town. Durban is famous for its beach, The Golden Mile. Going to South Africa, you might miss your family back home, to have a cheaper rate of international phone call always use phone card.

The tips on finding hotel deals in for Durban hotel is to book earlier. The rate is much cheaper, the range of hotel that you can find is more and you can still pick which room that you want to stay on.

Hotels that have the nearest place to Moses Mabhida Stadium are:

1. Suncoast Hotel Durban is a 3-star hotel which is located about 0.4 km from Moses Mabhida Stadium. Whether you go alone, with your partner or family, Suncoast Hotel is a good choice to stay. For a bit of relaxing time, the hotel also located on Golden Mile and also near casino.

2. Southern Sun Elangeni Hotel Durban is another 4-star hotel that is good to stay for FIFA World Cup 2010. It is located about 0.9 km from Moses Mabhida Stadium, near the beach and many attractions in town. For a more enjoyable stay, book the hotel room with ocean view to get the beautiful stay on the ocean.

3. The Royal Hotel Durban is one of the 5-star hotels which located nearest to the Moses Mabhida stadium (about 3.2 km).

4. Blue Waters Hotel Durban is located about 1.1 km from Moses Mabhida stadium. It is a nice 3-star hotel. The highlight of this hotel is the location that is convenient and the view of waterfront. Just the negative for some travellers that has stayed in the hotel is that the room is old. But if you just want to stay for a short time in a not expensive hotel, this might be a good choice hotel.

5. Same distance as Blue water Hotel Durban,Quarters Hotel Avondale Road Durban is located about 1.1km from Moses Mabhida Stadium. Travellers who have stayed in the hotel refer the hotel to have a very accessible to nearby good restaurant and bar. The breakfast is delicious; the interior design is unique with a tranquil atmosphere.

6. Belaire Suites Durban is a 3-star hotel located within 1.2 km to Moses Mabhida Stadium. The restaurant inside Belaire Suites Durban hotel is praised by guests. When you feel lazy to go out from hotel to get some food, the hotel restaurant is a good choice too. The hotel is also located within walking distance to the sea. The hotel room itself has kitchenette for the guest to be more convenient.

7. For International brand hotel in Durban is Hilton Hotel Durban. Hilton Hotel Durban is a 4-star hotel located a bit further away Mabhida Stadium, which is approximately 2.4 km from Moses Mabhida Stadium.

8. Tropicana Hotel Durban is 3-star hotel within 2.9 km from Mabhida Stadium. Some travellers who stayed in this hotel said the advantage of this hotel is the fact that the internet is free, the breakfast has variety choice, the most of the hotel is not expensive and has a relaxing atmosphere.

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Cape Town, the city of World cup 2010, is famous not only for its beautiful scenery of Table Mountains, historical Victoria & Alfred (V&A) Waterfront, Robben Island, but also famous for its culinary. Many restaurants in Cape Town are well known in the world for its cuisine. There are various cuisines offered in Cape Town, ranging from African cuisine to Asian cuisine. If you are in Cape Town for the World Cup just for a short time, you ought to try the seafood.

Flight ticket has been confirmed, hotel deals has been grabbed and Cape Town Hotel has been booked, attractions and where to go has been arranged, prepaid international phone card has been taken, the last thing that you might have missed is places to eat in Cape Town. It is not be perfect without the satisfying meal during your travel.

In this article, I will suggest 10 top and famous restaurants in Cape Town.

1. La Colombe

La Colombe is listed to be one of the World’s best 50 Restaurants in the world and has won Platinum Award for the wine list (each meal is paired with selected wine). It is situated in the wine farm of Constantia Uitsig, approximately 25 km driving from Cape Town to this restaurant, but it is worth the drive. The chef uses fine ingredients to create a good balance of butters, froths and sauce of the cuisine and the presentation is supreme. Some of the dishes are also added with Asian element and Asian inspired. The menu of French cuisine is also served with the touch of Asian. It is an unforgettable dining experience in La Colombe. Tips: Because of the high demand from the local and tourist, you have to book in advance.

2. The Roundhouse (Camps Bay, Cape Town)

You have to try the desert while dining in The Roundhouse, as it is very delightful. The food in the round house is full of flavour with beautiful and elegant presentation. You will be surprised of what the kitchen will present you. The fish, the meat, the scallops and the wine are utterly superb. It has a romantic atmosphere as well for those of you with your partner.

3. Ginja, Cape Town

After you have tried La Colombe and the Roundhouse, you ought to try Ginja. Ginja is listed to be one of the most popular restaurants in Cape Town. The dishes are created with imagination and full of creativity; many of the ingredients used in the dishes are organic. There is table seating with mountain views if you sit in the terrace. Leave Cape Town with a delicious meal.

4. Wharfside Grill

It is a seafood paradise in Wharfside Grill. If you are looking to taste seafood in Cape Town, come to Wharfside Grill. The lobster, calamari, mussels, jetsam, mussels, oyster etc are prepared in special ways that will leave you speechless. The view from Wharfside Grill is also spectacular; table seating with mountain, the sunset and the oceans.

5. Baia
Baia is another best seafood restaurant in Cape Town, situated on the well-known Victoria and Alfred Waterfront. As the restaurant near V & A waterfront, be sure to book for the seat earlier to be able to book for the seat with the views of harbour. A must try in Baia is the prawns curry and fillet trinchado.

6. The Food Barn

The Food Barn has one of the finest, famous chefs Franck Dangereux working himself to make the excellent cuisine. He has magically created a beautiful creation of cuisine with buttery and creamy sauce to serve. You should try the famous sweet bread, smoked salmon, steak tartare, prawn tian, and for those vegetarian, Franck Dangereoux has created delicious vegetarian dishes.

7. Africa cafe.

Wondering what African food taste like? This restaurant is a cool place to go. It sure is a wonderful restaurant, with the waitresses dressed in national dress.

8. Bibi’s Kitchen

Yes, it’s Africa, but even in Africa, there is famous Indian restaurant named “Bibi’s Kitchen”. In this restaurant, ordering butter chicken is a must. The sauce, the meat is just melting in your mouth! Indian food is also a good place to go for vegetarian.

9. Bizerca.

Bizerca has very simple interior design with simple designed table and plastic chair. Bizerca dishes is a mixture of Frech, Australia and South Africa fusion. From your table you can also see the chefs working themselves through the dishes, quite a nice experience. In Bizerca, there is everything for everyone, ranging from vegetarian dishes, beef, and pork to seafood.

10. The Grand Café & Beach

This Grand Café & Beach has a beautiful beachfront overlooking Table Bay, be sure to book yourself a seat on the terrace. In this restaurant you can taste dishes from all around the world; pizza from Italy, Waldorf salad from United States, tempura from Japan and many more.

Enjoy your stay at Cape Town hotel and your food at Cape Town well-known restaurant. Just final tips: In many restaurants, 10-15% service charge is usually charged on the restaurant bill, however in some restaurant if the service charge is not put on the bill; good service waiters will expect the tip of 10-15%. Enjoy your trip!

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Going for holiday in overseas is always fun to look forward to; planning the holidays, searching for places to go, research for hotel deals and the destination near the hotel etc. One of the things that most people do not look forward too is the flight.

If you are to take long haul flight, you might imagine it to be very tiring, sitting in a very packed chair (if you were in economy) and wish that technology will create a more express plane soon.

However, in this article, I will give you tips that will make your flying more fun and also for those who have flight fear, these tips might ease your anxiety.

1. Wear comfortable cloth, not a tight one, it will relax you deeply. For women, do not wear makeup during the flight or bring makeup removal and remove it during the flight. In that way, your face will fell more fresh rather than oily or dry. However, use enough moisturizer in your face and hand as the air in the flight is very dry.

2. Every plane should have pillows. In the case that you are not given the pillows, ask for it and put one on your lower back, it will ease the discomfort of seating for a long period of time in the plane. If you want to be more comfortable, buy neck pillows which specially design to be used on the flight to make the sleeping more comfortable.

3. Bring eye pads such as cucumber or aloe-vera so that you can put it on your eyes. Using eye pad can bring you the feeling of relaxation and make you feel fresher. You can also bring eye drop to moisture your eyes during flight.

4. Always take confectionary with you during your flight. Confectionary such as sweet, chewing gum, chocolate etc will do amazing job during the different air pressure and ease the flight anxiousness.

5. Bring biscuits and water in the case that you get hungry and dehydrated during the flight. Of course, you can also ask the stewardess for it, but it will be more convenient if you were to bring a bit yourself.

6. There is good sleep mask sold in the market that has aromatherapy that can ease anxiety, create relaxation and making you more comfy. If you have flight fear or just want to relax, it is suggested that you bring the sleep mask during your long haul flight.

7. Do stretches on hands and leg during the flight and stand from time to time or walk for a few minutes. It will sure make you feel better for a long haul flight.

8. Massage your face with your hand will east the discomfort on short of long flight. The massage is done by rubbing the palms of your hands together; when you feel warmer in your hand then place the hand on your face. The warm sensation will give you soothing and relaxation feeling. To maximise the relaxation during your massage, close your eyes and inhale the air with your nose, feel your breathe go into your body, hold for a few second and then exhale it through your mouth.

9. If you have a fear of flying, try to use meditation method. Use full concentrate on exhaling and inhaling your breath, so that you will not even notice the take-off and landing of the plane.

10. Listen to music in the in-flight entertainment. If you like, you can record your own favourite song in your IPod and listen to them during the journey. It will make your flight journey to be better.

11. Book might help you to forget the fact that you are in the plane and forget the time. Choose really interesting books and bring it to flight.

Hopefully all the tips above will make your trip more enjoyable. Remember to always to switch off your mobile phone before going on the plane. If you need to make call, wait until you reach the hotel and make the international call using phone card or calling card to get a cheaper rate.

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Many people, especially women become enthusiastically thrill to hear that the movie Sex and The City 2 movie has been released in cinemas around the world. This new Sex and The City movie was originally a popular TV series staring 4 beautiful, fashionable career women living in New York, has a new filming location in Morocco. Ever wonder what travelling to Morocco is like? Let us explore Morocco cities.

The filming takes place in 3 famous Morocco’s city, which are Marrakech, Erfoud and Rabad. Let’s explore all the 3 cities.

Marrakech
Marrakech is one of the most popular tourist destination cities and is the city with most well-known for the traditional market (Souk) which is also featured in the movie. There are so much to buy in Souk market; cashmere scarves, textiles, ceramics, bags, authentic jewellery, fine crafts goods, various Morocco spices, tea, carpet as well as the famous dried dates. The famous pointed slippers that you often seen in Aladdin movie are also sold here. Just one tip, you have to bargain at the market and bargain with a smile. If you are good at bargain, you might get a really good price for the stuffs that you are interested in. Some shopping in Souk!

In Djemaa el Fna, you can find all the unique attractions; performance with snake, charmed story teller, musician, acrobats, monkey attraction, healer etc. There is no place for boredom in Djemaa el Fna during the day. You can also taste and explore unique food such as lentils, snails, salads, skewers etc at night. All day attraction from day to night is certainly entertaining. For those of you who wants to relax but still enjoying the shows, you can sit around cafes in Djemaa el Fna .

Take a camel ride or wild ride ATV or horse ride through the dessert dunes of La Palmeraie. Explore the dessert dune.

After a long and tiring day, it’s time for Moroccan hammam where you can relax yourself in a good, warm bath with special Moroccan black soap. Like Japan where Japan has onsen (hot springs), Marroccan style bath is Moroccan hammam. Try and judge it yourself.

Visit and stay at Palace-like Amanjena Hotel, the hotel featured in Sex and the City 2 for Marrakech hotel. Or stay at La Mamounia Hotel and complete your stay by trying the famous Moroccan hammam.

Erfound
You will be surprised to find Erfound is surrounded by sand dunes; however you will be more surprised that Erfound has some of the most spectacular and best scenery in Morocco. In fact the scene of Sex and The City girls riding camels on sand dunes is said to be filmed here.

Find your hotel deals at Erfound hotel before you book your stay. Staying in Erfound is like staying in the middle of the desert,but with the facility of 5 star. Many hotels in Erfound is beautifully design and furniture is authentic. The popular hotel to stay in Erfound is Kasbah Tizimi Hotel Erfoud and Kasbah Hotel Chergui Erfoud.

Rabat
Rabat is the capital of Morocco and the home of Kings. The buildings in the city of Rabad are all painted white and surrounded by beautiful gardens, where some filming of Sex and The City 2 has taken place here.

In Rabat, the popular destination to visit is Medina of Rabat. There is seldom hassle found in Rabad, where you can shop and relax in the cafe in Medina of Rabat. You can find stuff from traditional to modern, and Rabat is a leather heaven where many sort of leather goods can be found here.

One other place that is beautiful and a must visit is Kasbah des Oudaias (old castle). The view overlooking the blue water, white sanded ocean is spectacular; and if you visit here do not forget to have a drink in the cafe.

For Rabat hotel, the popular stay is at Balima Hotel Rabat. Balima Hotel Rabat is a 3 star hotel right in the centre of city and near the main Rabat attractions and train station.

Do not forget to buy prepaid international phone card that you can use to call back to your home country. Surely you don’t want to pay expensive call charges rate imposed by hotel if you can save by using calling cards. Enjoy your travel in Morocco, let’s explore Morocco and visit places where Carrie and the girls enjoy!

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No matter what interest you, whether walking near beaches captures your interest or exploring natural reserve is what you like the most or the blue oceans mesmerizes you, then Coral Coast of Australia is the best place for you. Coral Coast is located in Australia and starts from Cervantes. This article will provide you with some highlighted information on Coral Coast, the attractions it holds for you and how to get the best hotel deals, hotel discounts and how can you make travel blogs your guide, which not only helps you in saving time but also money.

Now if you are an adventurer and want to experience the true nature of Australia’s Coral Coast the most obvious places to visit includes Indian Ocean Drive, beautiful white beaches of Coral Bay, Exmouth, Ningaloo Reef, Kalbarri and National Park. When travelling through the Coral Coast, don’t ever miss the meeting with friendly dolphins of Monkey Mia. The meeting with dolphin would no doubt be the special part of your journey. You will love to meet them again and again.

Roaming here and there on the Coral Coast will no doubt make you tedious and you would surely want a comfortable room with all the facilities to wipe off your fatigue and become fresh for a new morning. Coral Coast take cares of it all and provides you with the best hotel deals and hotel discounts that best matches your requirements. The best hotel deals are provided by Bay View Coral Bay, Best Western Hospitality Inn, Cervantes Lodge, Pinnacles Motel, Heritage Resort Shark Bay and Monkey Mia Dolphin Resort. The entire above hotel provides with best hotel deals and discounts. For Instance, Bay view Coral Bay provides with hotel deals ranging from $27 - $395 and so on. Similarly Best Western Cervantes Pinnacle provides with the best hotel deals as well as perfect ambiance and well maintained rooms for every tourist. If you need a moderate but ideal ambiance and all the essential amenities than Ningaloo Reef Resort Coral Bay is also the right place for you. You can get more insights about these hotel deals online on the internet Hotels Break booking website. You can also get the privilege of getting gift vouchers and discount hotel deals if you book a comfortable room online in advance.

When you have so many places to visit within a limited time period, you get confused what to do but if you have planned before and chalked out your preferences and do a little research on which place will suit you the best, than you can dab off every confusion. This all can be done easily if you just surf online the travel blog about Coral Coast and get an overview of what places they visited and read their views, so that you might not have any problem in finding the places or getting in any trouble. Travel blogs will also help you in finding the best hotel deals and hotel discounts. If you are travelling from overseas, make sure you buy prepaid international phone card prior to your trip to Coral Coast. This will ensure that you can always get in touch with your beloved in home town without costing your pocket a fortune.

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Today, more and more people are searching for cheap hotels, discount hotels and hotel deals. Not only hotel deals and travel deals that attracted people to holiday, but also importantly flight deals. For that reason, more airlines are offering cheaper flight rates. In addition to that, more low class carrier airlines emerging in every country, extending their flight to popular travel destination.

In the post Global Financial Crisis era, there are many holiday travellers and business traveller downgrade their airlines class. Those who used to travel on first class downgraded their class to business class, and for those who travel on business downgraded to economy class. Even those who travel on traditional airlines economy class downgraded their airlines to low cost carrier airlines.

Business travellers, who used to travel in business class, now have to squeeze themselves in a long haul flight in economy class. It might not be a good choice if the business travellers have to attend a meeting a few hours after arrival however, for a company the downgrade has saved up to 20-30%. And by downgrading first class to business class, the company has saved up to 70% or even more in some airlines costs. Travellers with big family will surely choose the cheaper option for flight, such as economy class or even low cost carrier.

With the competitive price in low cost carrier, the carrier company try to maximise their revenue by just offering travellers with the maximum 20kg bag per traveller. Some low cost carrier even put the maximum of 10kg per bag per traveller. Some low cost carrier even charge extra for 3rd checked in baggage, and some airlines is also planning to charge extra for hand luggage. This means, if you want to travel on long haul flight in a longer than just a few days holiday, which include shopping spree, you have pay extra charges for the overweight baggage. Some travellers end up paid more than travelling in traditional flight.

Many flight companies are now making some changes to the plane in order to meet the new needs of travellers; Qantas is planning to remove first class in many of their aircraft (which include A380), others remove first class totally and replace it with more business and economy class seats. Many airlines are now introducing premium economy class, which is half price cheaper than business class, with larger seat and separate exclusive cabin. Air France introduced a similar premium voyage cabin, which has fix shelf seat, with 40% space more than economy class.

Put more business and economy class seat, put extra premium economy class is what some airlines make changes to adapt to the current trend. To encounter more demand of low cost carrier, some low cost carrier is planning to remove some of the toilet in their airlines and replace it with more seats.

The introduction of premium economy class has also earned huge interest for travellers who seek for good flight deals with a maximum comfort. This option has gained the most interest the business travellers. Deals are what people looking for these days. Flight deals are just as important as hotel deals as it might cost more to fly than to stay. Check out travel blogs to see more updates from hotel and flight industries. This will definitely help you to plan for your future holiday. Always note to buy international prepaid phone card prior to your travelling to save you time looking to buy phone card when arriving in your destination cities.

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