STAR TRAILS | Join famed Astrologer Laura Desjardins’ “Under the Full Moon Cruise” to Alaska this July!

Join renown professional Astrologer Laura Rose DesJardins, nationally recognized lecturer and teacher, as she leads an incredible Celebrity Cruise Astrological Tour “Under the Full Moon in Aquarius” to Alaska this July 29th, 2012.  Laura shares 30+ years of experience forecasting future trends and cycles with astrological readings for each guest as they sail beyond the Inside Passage into the more protected side of Alaska,  a intriguing labyrinth of fjords and bays where whales and sea lions find refuge during the summer months. Travelers will not only have a unique chance to explore some of the most monumental landmarks and wildlife of the Inside Passage but will also discover insightful astrological knowledge under the full moon.
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CULINARY EXPLORATIONS | Liven your Culinary Senses – Ultimate Sensational Tastings Each Stay at the Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel

Are you a Culinary Explorer, thrive on passionate splurging by plate and by palette in the luxurious settings of seaside magnificence led by the talents of Amazing Chefs with a side of humor? Well, you are so not alone, HauteOC Travelers have a great year ahead at The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel whose rock-star line up of Culinary Chefs  make this year’s food lover’s escape an ultimate sensation  year-round and culinary stay package you’ll want to book each month!

Join US for a monthly season of Culinary Bliss! Here’s the Line up – to Book Your Stay contact us directly BookTravel@Hauteoc.com for the Special Treatment |Chef’s Table Dinners Tantalize your taste buds and join Ritz‐Carlton, Laguna Niguel Executive Chef Andres Jimenez at his monthly Chef’s Table
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ADVENTURE QUEST | Tropical Forest Adventures Await You on the coastline of the Nicoya Peninsula at Hotel Punta Islita

ASIA’S PREMIER ART SHOW | Enjoy your Stay at THE PENINSULA for the HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR

Back for its fifth year, ART HK 12 – Hong Kong International Art Fair will take place 17–20 May 2012, preview 16 May, at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). ART HK 12, sponsored by Deutsche Bank, is delighted to announce its outstanding exhibitor line-up, showcasing the very best in contemporary art from the world’s most important galleries in both Asia and the rest of the world. The total number of galleries at ART HK 12 is 264, representing 37 territories. The total number of new participating galleries this year is 77. In 2011 the Fair received a record number of visitors, with 63,511 attending, an increase of 38% from 2010. The Fair is internationally recognised for its encouragement of broad cross-cultural exchange, and remains unique as the only world class art fair to have a 50/50 balance of Asian and Western participation. … Continue Reading

LOCAL LIBATIONS | Michelin-Rated Mayfair-Based Tamarind Lands in Newport Coast: Serious Naan-sense at Crystal Cove’s Tamarind of London by Culinary Explorer Melissa Sherman Pearl

My formerly hippified father likes to say that he and my mom left Chicago for England in 1969 because Nixon assumed office.  However, as London was then the quintessential hotspot for young filmmakers, and he fit the bill quite nicely, their US exodus may very well be accredited to latter.  I happened along midway through their UK adventure and grew up in SoCal.  But one British trait they imparted on me was a deep-seated love of Indian cuisine.   You can’t imagine the elation I felt upon hearing that a London-based Indian restaurant would be opening a sister restaurant in Orange County.  And then to further discover it was the Michelin-rated, Mayfair-based upscale Tamarind, well, can we all say yippee?