Word: scuba
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...runway at Helmut Lang's show, models looked like surfers emerging from the sea in gold-lined scuba suits. "Gold is becoming everyone's favorite earth tone," says John Loring, design director of Tiffany. "The warmth always looks good on your skin." Beyond fashion, the precious stuff is turning up in decadent housewares like Gucci's gold-plated cat-food dish and on sweets like those at Manhattan chocolatier MarieBelle. Even the iPod has upgraded to gold.--By Melia Marden
...about $140 a night, plus a 20% tax. Arabs from around the region may frolic in the waves wearing traditional thobes (robes) and abas, but there's no frowning on string bikinis, if that's your taste in swimwear. And there is all manner of outdoor adventure, from scuba diving or wind-surfing further out in the azure waters of the gulf to trekking across Arabia's sands in 4-by-4s or on camelback...
...entire island is a nature reserve. The four French-colonial villas, surrounded by tropical vegetation, have stunning sea views. There are only eight guests at any time on Cousine, and for a week's stay they pay $52,000. BAHAMAS: MUSHA CAY You can try bone fishing and scuba diving, or stay on land with karaoke and billiards. Accommodation is provided in a manor house on the crest of a hill and a five-bedroom beachside villa. Musha Cay has a staff of 30, including a world-class chef. At a staggering $309,050 a week (for 24 people), this...
...year tourism industry that accounts for 41% of the country's hard-currency reserves. The annual tally of visitors has quintupled in the past decade, to 1.9 million. The island, roughly the size of Florida, has 11 international airports. With its appeal to mambo-era nostalgia and its pristine scuba-diving sites, Cuba was voted the best destination in the Caribbean by readers of Travel & Leisure magazine this year. Castro's dictatorship isn't exactly the stuff of tourist brochures, but the torrid cold war history shared by Cuba and the U.S. may be part of the attraction...
...BAHAMAS MUSHA CAY You can try bone fishing and scuba diving, or stay on land with karaoke and billiards. Accommodation is provided in a manor house on the crest of a hill and a five-bedroom beachside villa. Musha Cay has a staff of 30, including a world-class chef. At a staggering $309,050 a week (for 24 people), this makes Necker look like a bargain...