I recently spent a fabulous two weeks in Cuba, staying in Varadero and Havana. Varadero, perhaps the most beautiful beach in the world, attracts tourists from all over the world and is a wonderful place to visit if you're looking to relax on a pristine, white-sandy beach with unbelievably gorgeous turquoise water. I've been to the beaches of Australia, New Zealand, southern California, Portugal, Spain and the south of France and I've never seen a more beautiful beach than the 20-kilometre stretch of pure, white sand at Varadero.Whether you're into sampling its miles and miles of beaches or...
Near Philadelphia, gorgeous groves of academe 
The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe
PHILADELPHIA - Several exquisitely landscaped colleges outside this city offer a chance to meditate on America's quaint notion that a campus might be a spiritual haven. The Gothic archways marking the entrance to the...
A 'truly just gorgeous and tasteful' event
Houston Chronicle
Houston Chronicle
TOOLS It was a night of presidential mood swings Saturday when first daughter Jenna Bush wed Henry Hager. Walking Jenna down the aisle at the ranch in Crawford, President George Bush displayed the famous family emotions...
Review: A gorgeous but complicated `Fall'
The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe
"The Fall," a whacked-out fairy tale for grown-ups, is as stunning in its beauty as it is in its lack of logic. Indian writer-director Tarsem Singh, who just goes by the name Tarsem, knows how to create some sumptuous...
Gorgeous Rebecca Romijin to quit TV
The Times Of India
The Times Of India
Actress Rebecca Romjin is quitting Ugly Betty after the current second season, claiming new writers on the show have wrecked her character. Romjin has become a regular cast member since first appearing as...
Sophisticated screen doors can be ultrafunctional or drop-dead gorgeous
Asbury Park Press
Asbury Park Press
Today's screen doors are both more decorative and more functional than the old aluminum standbys, offering different mesh designs,...
Van Cliburn winner Olga Kern looks and sounds gorgeous with Moscow orchestra at Benaroya
Seattle Times
Seattle Times
Season Ticket
The Statesman
The Statesman
Greatest hits After the success of a compilation of songs from Shah Rukh Khan films, T-Series is releasing a 100-song compilation featuring hits of Salman Khan. While the Shah Rukh compilation was called Chak De 100 Shah...
Review: The Kiev Ballet at Aotea Centre
NZ Herald
NZ Herald
At the heart of the Kiev Ballet's charm is its huge corps de ballet - even this travelling troupe on an extensive tour of Australia, plus a drop-in visit to New Zealand, has about 50 dancers. And at least half that...
Ask Lucia: cheap yet chic ballgowns
The Times
The Times
div#related-article-links p a, div#related-article-links p a:visited { color:#06c; } I am a 19-year-old university student. I am looking for something long and stylish for the summer ball I've been asked to attend....
travelgirl recommends: Dream Beach Bungalow; Baroni jewelry
The Charlotte Observer
The Charlotte Observer
travelgirl MCT At the Dream Beach Bungalow $20 a night will get you a gorgeous thatched-roof bungalow with a private outdoor shower and a queen-size bed enveloped in a mosquito net. CHILLIN' WITH MY BEACH Getting to the...
Single Minded: Scarlett Johansson, Madonna, Feist and More
Rollingstone
Rollingstone
Scarlett Johansson, "Falling Down" [Tom Waits Cover] TV on the Radio's Dave Sitek produced this, and the music is gorgeous: a big, churning squall that's as creamy and dreamy as meringue - it's like the best moments of...
