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Corniche Silver Shop Till You Drop in Oman With a number of luxurious shopping malls, Oman is slowly catching up with its neighbour, Dubai and competing to become one of the best places in the Gul...
Corniche Silver
Shop Till You Drop in OmanWith a number of luxurious shopping malls, Oman is slowly catching up with its neighbour, Dubai and competing to become one of the best places in the Gulf area to spend a luxury holiday shopping for designer goods. On your Oman luxury holiday head to the Qurum area of Muscat, which is teeming with the kind of designer malls that wouldn't look out of place in Beverley Hills. Markaz Al Bahja The Markaz Al Bahja is a world-class shopping mall and you'll be surprised to spot a few well known brands here whilst on your holidays in Oman. One such brand is the British high street favourite, Marks and Spencer's, which even contains a food hall, so if you find yourself not a fan of the local cuisine then you can always pop here and buy a sandwich whilst on your Oman holidays. The giant Toys R Us shop will definitely prove to be a hit with the children, as will the Foton World Fantasia, located on the ground floor. This is the perfect place to reward your children with a ride on the bumper boats and roller coaster after dragging them around the mall's many boutique stores, in search of that perfect dress. Elle and Bon Bon both stock high class French fashion, whilst the Mohd Sharief Store sells exclusive Middle Eastern luggage providing the perfect vessel to carry all your shopping home from your luxury holidays in Oman. The Souqs Whilst it's all very well shopping in large designer boutiques and malls, interacting with the locals in Oman's famous souks can be a much more rewarding way to spend your holidays in Oman. It's also the perfect place to pick up a bargain, providing that you're good at haggling that is. Muttriche is one of the most popular souks in Oman and you can find it located in the Corniche area of the country. This souk is known to be the best place in the country to buy jewellery from, with both gold and silver rings in abundance here. If you don't find a particular piece that catches your eye then don't be afraid to ask a friendly local for help. Many of the stall owners create the jewellery whilst manning their stalls and will happily create a piece to meet your criteria which you can later pick up before the end of your Omani holidays. Bhaja Shopping Mall The Bhaja is one of Oman's best known shopping malls with three storeys and a number of well-known chain stores including a Debenhams located within the confines. With a location near to Seeb International Airport, Bhaja is the perfect place to spend your leftover holiday cash before returning from your holidays to Oman. The shopping mall has a number of local stores in which you can purchase your holiday souvenirs from. Items such as rose water, eyeliner and frankincense are extremely popular items with tourists on their Omani holidays and all of these can be purchased from the Bhaja Mall before the end of your trip. After a long day browsing the designer outlets you can enjoy a meal at the food court, which contains everything from fast-food restaurants like McDonalds to the traditional Omani restaurants where you can snack on hummus and olives whilst watching your children play in the malls child friendly play area. About the Author |
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Architects Now Designing Homes for Mortals
The concept of owning a home designed by a well known architect is something most of would only dream of. Times are changing and so are the marketing plans of many property developers who are increasingly using well known architects to sell their homes
It is true that international property investors have a huge choice of luxury resorts from around the world to choose from. With so much competition attracting the most desirable customers is becoming increasingly difficult. One way in which some resort developers have decided to attract potential buyers is by using high-profile architects on their projects.
Shigery Ban, who designed the Pompidou Centre in Metz, Zaha Hadid, Piero Lissoni, Chad Oppenheim and Japan's Kengo Kuma are all well-known architects and designers and they are all being employed to design luxury hotels and resorts. What's even more astounding is that this group of celebrity architects is currently working on one resort - Dellis Cay. This private island is part of the Turks and Caicos Islands in the Caribbean.
Dellis Cay is being developed by Turkish tourism magnate Dr. Cem Kinay. Piero Lissini is designing the main hotel and a set of villas in his typically modern, bold and simple style. In a recent interview in The Independent, Dr. Kinay notes that "The architects are our biggest selling point." One bedroom apartments on Dellis Cay start at £835,000.
Another new development that is making use of well-known architects is Portugal's Bom Sucesso, north of Lisbon on the Silver Coast. There are more than 20 popular European architects that are working on different designs and buildings for Bom Sucesso, including Alcino Soutinho, Goncalo Byrne, Alvaro Siza Vieira and even England's award-winning David Chipperfield. The architects adhered to a set of rules that provide the formal unity of the project, but which simultaneously enabled them to follow their own original and specific objectives. Most important among these rules and vital for the originality of the resort, was that all rooftops should be covered in greenery and any walls should either be covered in greenery or else simply not exist at all.
Other resorts around the world are using architects to get a leg up on the competition. Melvin Villarroel is working on a community in Marbella, Spain called Lomas Club. Homes at this development are also being designed by Angel Taborda and Victoria Guana, and Villarroel is also working on several other new resorts in Spain.
Matteo Thun is designing a new set of fascinating apartments in the Austrian resort of Katschberg called Edel:Weiss. Sir Norman Foster is working on several projects; one is in Egypt called Serrenia and there is also Corniche Bay resort in Mauritius. These villas will only cost £1.7 million.
About the Author
Author: Nicholas Marr is CEO of overseas property investment web site
http://www.homesgofast.com/David_Chipperfield.php