Word: resorted
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...left his home in Turin in 1991, after finding his heaven on earth in Indonesia. In the 15 years since, the former insurance broker and his wife, Federica, have turned 0.9 km of pristine beach on the remote island of Cubadak into Paradiso Village - the best diving resort in the area, and a bucolic getaway for anyone seeking to escape the harried pace of urban life. "On Cubadak, we are all about nature," says Casalegno. Paradiso's feeling of spectacular isolation is belied by its relative accessibility - a fact that has made it an open secret not only...
...City. Fiona, in a blousy navy silk jacket and sky-high heels, balances an Hermès Birkin in the crook of her arm as she makes adjustments on samples of raincoats. Tia, in a silvery bolero thrown over a gray cotton tank and white pants, is finishing up a resort collection inspired by Lulamae Barnes, the poor Southern child bride who goes on to become Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany's. Bouquets of spearmint from Fiona's garden adorn drafting tables, and the staff members' afternoon snack consists of cupcakes, iced expertly in shocking pink by Fiona's daughter...
...THOSE WHO LIKE their hotels jewel-like?small and special?Bali's sparkling new Bulgari Resort will be a must-see when it opens in October. Set on a 500-ft.-high plateau overlooking the Indian Ocean, each of the 59 villas will include an open-air pavilion and a plunge pool. If pampering is on the itinerary, then the real gem comes in the shape of the oceanfront spa, where guests pass through the entrance, an antique joglo house from the island of Java, into a bastion of tranquillity with swimming pool, yoga pavilion and hot and cold plunge...
...religious activist Zhang Rongliang was jailed for seven and a half years on a pointedly non-religious charge: forging a passport. Later the same month, 82-year-old underground Catholic bishop Yao Liang was arrested along with another priest, according to Catholic activists. And on July 29 the resort city of Hangzhou was the site of what some witnesses call the biggest confrontation between security forces and Christians, a bloody clash over the demolition of a church involving thousands of protesters and police...
...argues: "The Kurds are an ally, a people on [the U.S.'s] side, why would they want to take them on?" The p.k.k.'s real enemy, says Aydar, is Turkey. And Turkey, he says, is spoiling for a fight: "Their statements smell of blood and bullets." As for the resort bombings, Aydar says the p.k.k. "absolutely" condemns them. "Our approach is only to use violence ... within the boundaries of the Geneva Convention." But he also acknowledges that the p.k.k. will likely suffer a backlash from the attacks, whether they ordered them or not. The p.k.k. and t.a.k., he says...