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...from Lake Issyk-Kul's shore (the mud is said to be good for skin disorders and arthritis), or breathing the air in one of the salt rooms (therapeutic, apparently, for people with asthma and other respiratory complaints), guests relax in the sanatorium's gardens or at the nearby beach. Naturally, at these prices you'll have to jettison some preconceptions. At Aurora, there are no teakwood salas staffed by smiling, sarong-clad maidens bearing ginger tea. Instead, the babushkas who greet you will show the way to clean but basic accommodation that still has the faint whiff...
BACK IN 1992, when the rest of the fashion flock was celebrating the late 1980s boom by buying yachts, or homes in Capri and Monte Carlo, Gianni Versace began restoring a rundown building on what was then considered the wrong side of the tracks of long-since-faded Miami Beach. Thus began the designer's love affair with the city's vibrant colors and Art Deco architecture. His spring collection that year was filled with boldly colored silk prints inspired by Miami?a look that would become the designer's trademark, covering everything from clothing to couches...
...MIAMI Beach bums and clubgoers alike crave the specks of glitter in Chanel's Glossimer ($24.50), in Spark...
...clotted repository of ornate French-style furniture like rococo mirrors, mirrored vanities and tiara chandeliers. "Women are looking for more personal expression in the way they decorate than that offered by Pottery Barn," says owner Claudia Strasser. In her purview, four walls can become anything from a beach retreat to Versailles...
...Though just a sophomore, the Solana Beach, Calif. native has already made a name for himself. Nowhere was his big-time baseball charisma more prominent than in the 2005 NCAA Regional Tournament, which took place in Fullerton, just an hour away from where Vance grew up. While the Crimson suffered humbling defeats at the hands of nationally-ranked Cal State-Fullerton and Missouri, Vance filled up the box scores and his position in center field, seemingly unfazed by the crowds of 2,000-plus or CSF’s storied tradition. The Vance fan club gave an equally impressive performance...