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Gone are the days when dining out was considered just a way to gratify your hunger. Today, dining experience is treated and planned as an important aspect in life. The diners expect entertainment along with great ambience to enjoy the meal. London offers huge options to make your dining experience a unique one every time you go out for that special meal.

Restaurants in and around Kensington London hotels offer the finest dining experience with high class ambiences as well as great hospitality. You can choose from some of the options listed below:

Casa Restaurant
This restaurant at Hilton London Olympia offers carvery buffet to you and your pals going out for lunch. The ambience is naturally lit in daytime. You can have an intimate conversation while relishing the great variety of international cuisine in dinner.

Blue Lagoon
A Thai restaurant in London, Blue Lagoon specializes in Royal Thai cuisine using fresh ingredients which are imported daily from Thailand. The romantic and tropical aura along with a central fountain adds to the beauty of its decor. The restaurant also possesses a special area for private occasions.

Kanteen
Kanteen at K West Hotel offers the state of the art dining with style. The menu is packed with creative contemporary dishes prepared in guidance of Head Chef Chevereau. The ambience includes luxurious and comfortable leather seats in reds and blues in contrast with the stainless steel, glass and dark wood d?cor.

Miran Masala
Mirana Masala near Kensington Underground can accommodate near about 70 people at one go. The restaurant offers Indian delicacies to its guests. It can also host private parties in its subterranean floor with its own catering services that can cater wedding parties as well. In other words, this restaurant at Kensington can act as one of the London venues also for small gatherings.

Huntingdon’s
Huntingdon’s at NH Kensington offers a widespread breakfast buffet to give your day an ideal start. It is not only fine place to dine in but also can be booked for the private parties and occasions. A wide service menu offers from the range of light meals to full-fledged dinners daily.

Cibo Restaurant
Cibo at Kensington offers finger licking Italian cuisines and has been recognized as a specialist in pasta dishes as well as sea food. It can cater up to 16 people for private parties. You can also enjoy dining at the pavement provided.
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The question is often asked by couples when choosing wedding favors, “what kind of quote or saying should we attach to the favor?”

With so many themed favors to choose from today the sweet sayings with a built-in symbolism are being used more and more. For example, by now you’ve definitely heard about and maybe have even seen the popular wedding favor “Perfect Pear,” the favors are either two pear-shaped candles or two silver pear-shaped salt and pepper shakers.

If you want to avoid using a wedding favor every other couple is using then you may want to consider expanding on the popular ones to come up with your own creation.
Instead of pear-shaped favors think of other things that usually come in pairs.
Monogrammed pillowcases can be given as gifts with a sweet note such as: “Meant to be Together Forever” or you can take a set of salt and pepper shakers and paint a picture of a thong on each one. There you have the “perfect pair.” This idea works great for a beach- themed wedding.

For heart shaped tins, candies, or other heart-shaped sentiments you can add the personal note: “Our Heart-Felt Thanks for Sharing our Special Day with Us” or “Thank You From The Bottom of our Hearts,” “A Hearty Thank You to All Who Shared This Day.”

Another idea might be to get small bottles of wedding bubbles and attach a Hershey Rosebud favor with a tag that says, “Blowing Kisses.”

With any kind of a candle favor you might say, “The Light of our Love will Always Burn Bright” or “Our Love Shines Like an Eternal Flame.”

If you are doing sweet edibles as a wedding favor which can include any type of your favorite candies or chocolates, you might say,” When These Treats You Eat, Remember Our Love So Sweet” or “The True Flavor of our Love.”

For a spring or summer garden wedding you can do monogrammed gloves with a note that says, “The Perfect Fit” or customized flower seed packs with a note saying, “Plant These Seeds and Watch Our Love Blossom and Grow” “Love In Bloom” or ” Help us Plant These Seeds of Love” Your guests will reminisce about your wedding day whenever they don their gloves to tend their flower garden.

Following are a few more examples of sayings that can be attached to wedding favors:

Help our love grow together (use with plants or flowers)

Our love grows on (use with plants or flowers)

Celebrate our blossoming love (for flowers or Hershey rosebuds)

Our love is a perfect blend (for teas and coffee, cocoa)

The sweet fragrance of love (for soaps, potpourri)

The flame of our love will always burn bright (for candles)

A cupful of kisses (for Hershey kisses in a cup)

Perfect harmony (for music cd favors)

A Match made in heaven (for personalized matchbook favors)

These are just a few ideas to help you get started. Try to come up with some of your own sweet words. Close your eyes and imagine what you want your wedding day to look like, feel like, and sound like. Think about the love of your life and all of those who will come and celebrate with you. Now start writing down some phrases that come to mind. You might be pleasantly surprised at what you come up with on your own.

Getting married is truly one of the momentous moments in your life unless you are Liz Taylor! Honeymooning in Maine should be the icing on your momentous occasion.

Honeymooning In the State of Maine

Maine’s slogan is “Vacationland”, and once you have been there you’ll see why. This beautiful New England state offers miles of picturesque shoreline, quaint fishing towns and gorgeous lighthouses. Beautiful in the summer when the beaches are warm and inviting, or in the fall when the trees change color, honeymooning in Maine can be a romantic and unique way to usher in your new life.

Choosing Maine for your honeymoon can be a great alternative to the usual tropical honeymoon spots. If you prefer hiking to sunbathing, and fresh air, clean water and lobster to tropical drinks, Maine is a great choice for your romantic trip. Bar Harbor, Maine, is one town that’s known for its inviting atmosphere and great accommodations. Bar Harbor is an island, and it’s located in “Downeast” Maine, surrounded by the breathtaking views of Acadia National Park. This township is 45 square miles large, giving you plenty of room to explore the beauty of Maine while not feeling overly crowded (the population of Bar Harbor is only 4500!). Easily reachable by car, Bar Harbor is isolated enough to feel like a relaxing spot, but close enough to cities such as Bangor (50 miles away) that flying into the area is easy.

One Bar Harbor destination that’s perfect for honeymooning is Clefstone Manor. Built in 1884 and located on “Millionaire’s Row”, this mansion is one of only a few that survived a devastating fire that took place in 1947. The honeymoon packages here include amenities such as a welcome gift basket and complimentary bottle of champagne, with a three night minimum stay.

Another spot in Bar Harbor that’s perfect for honeymooning is the Bass Cottage Inn. Built in 1885 during the Golden Age of Bar Harbor, this inn offers 10 guest suites complete with whirlpool tubs and fireplaces. The “Honeymoon Sweet” package offers fresh flowers, complimentary champagne, king size beds and even a muffin basket packed with delicious baked goods to enjoy before breakfast, with a three night stay minimum (prices vary according to season).

If you’d prefer something a little different for your first trip as man and wife, honeymooning in Maine is a great choice. Explore the beauty of New England’s coastline, swim in the Atlantic Ocean, and hike the mountains of Acadia National Park – all while staying in a town known for its hospitality and charm.
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The Currituck Outer Banks of North Carolina are the east coast’s best kept secret! Swim, surf, build a castle in the sand, look for seashells, watch the wild Spanish mustangs roam the shore, or just relax on the sun kissed beaches of Currituck County. Barco NC on Currituck Sound is your gateway to fabulous fun in the sun. Besides enjoying refreshing Barco scrubs in the ocean, you can play golf on North Carolina’s world-class courses with their challenging fairways and lush greens, which offer a great game to golfers of all levels of skill. Find out about the custom golf specials and packages offered by the Outer Banks Golf Association. Or, you can shop in the fascinating antique, specialty, and gift shops; farmers markets; and vineyards for which Currituck County is justly famous. The natural beauty and laid-back lifestyle makes Currituck County the ideal place to combine a destination wedding with a romantic honeymoon – the place your dreams come true!

Currituck was established in the year 1668 – one of the earliest settled areas in the United States. The name comes from an Algonquin Indian word which means “Land of Wild Goose”, since the outer banks have abundant waters, woods, and marshes which shelter a host of wildlife. In the early eighteenth century the original Currituck County Courthouse was built. It was replaced in 1842, and is presently the home of the local government’s administration offices. In 1776 the Currituck jail was built; this jail, with the historic County Courthouse, are among the oldest buildings in the state. In the early nineteenth century Currituck County was a place of fishing villages like Barco metro scrubs on Currituck Sound, and little farming towns. The opening of the Albemarle Chesapeake Waterway in 1859, now known as the Intracoastal Waterway, made Barco an important point on the sea passage between Maine and Florida. To this day Currituck County has popular marinas and restaurants which cater to the pleasure boats and the commercial vessels which travel the Waterway. In the mid nineteenth century the Currituck Beach Lighthouse was constructed to warn ships sailing the chain of reefs and barrier Islands along the coast. By the latter part of the nineteenth century Currituck County became known as a sportsmen’s paradise, whose many wildlife and hunting clubs – such as the Whalehead Club, Currituck Shooting Club, and Pine Island Club – provided sport and recreation for wealthy industrialists.

Besides the cheap scrubs on Currituck County’s pristine beaches, some great outdoor adventures include Hiking the Charles Kuralt trail on Knotts Island; Climbing the 214 steps up to the top of Currituck Beach Lighthouse, a majestic red brick structure first lit in 1875, with a magnificent view of the North Carolina coast; Visiting the Currituck Outer Banks Historic Village, with its restored Corolla School House and the Wild Horse Museum, which offer fun and educational programs for kids in the summer; Taking a Wild Corolla Mustang Pony Jeep Adventure tour – off-the-road guided tours guaranteed to spot wild mustangs or your money back! Walking the Currituck Banks National Estuary Preserve trails, which take birdwatchers and nature lovers deep into the marshes to see the natural beauty of the Outer Banks.
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Gather round while I tell you the story of Kennebec Ice. It’s a story full of valuable business lessons even though it happened long ago.

Once upon a time, before the invention of modern refrigeration, folks kept their food cold by using large blocks of ice. That ice was readily available to residents of my state, Maine.

(For my friends in other countries, Maine is the northeastern-most state, bordered by New Hampshire, Canada, and the Atlantic Ocean. We have very cold winters and the ice freezes deep into lakes and rivers.)

Now, residents of Maine didn’t think too much about ice other than for their own use. Ice was just a part of life, no big deal. During the economic depression that followed the Civil War, ship’s captains in Maine had a hard time finding enough cargo to fill their ships. To compensate for the lack of cargo
the ship’s crew substituted large blocks of Maine ice to act as ballast. The ice was covered with sawdust to help slow the melting process. This need for ballast created a new market for ice.

When the ships arrived in tropics and sub-tropics, it was discovered that the ice being used as ballast was a valuable product to the residents of those regions. They were willing to pay for that ice. Cutting and shipping ice to other parts of the world became an industry for Maine. This new market saw ice being shipped to China, India, Cuba,and many other places.

Now, somewhere along the way, through some clever promotion, the ice harvested from the Kennebec River in Maine became known as “the best ice”. Consumers thought it was higher in purity and health benefits.

There are many rivers and lakes in Maine, all of them produce ice. There really wasn’t much difference at the time, all the lakes and rivers were clean enough to drink from, but the perception was that Kennebec Ice was the best. People were willing to pay more to get it.

Because Kennebec Ice was the best, ice companies all over the world started referring to their ice as “Kennebec Ice” even though their ice might come from Kansas or New York. Kennebec Ice was the gold standard for ice.

And then along came modern refrigeration. The ice industry died out and Maine residents, who are always resourceful, moved on to other industries to support their families.

So, here are our modern day business lessons from the story of Kennebec Ice.

1. One product can have many markets and
uses, even a product as simple as frozen
water.

2. The things we take for granted may be
valuable to others.

3. Becoming the gold standard increases
business and allows you to charge a
higher price.

4. It’s important to protect your brand to keep
it from being cheapened and compromised
by others.

5. Watch for trends that tell you it’s time to
get out of the ice business and develop new
products or services.

Of course, the ice business is still alive and well in the modern world, driven by a new industry–tourism and recreation. So, next time you fill your cooler,think of the humble ice cube and the proud part it played in creating business history.

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