Balloon sellers in Afghanistan
[sources: 01 - 02 - 03 - 04 - 05 - 06]This is why I love Afghanistan !
(Source: desroubins)
Spa Fasano at Hotel Fasano Punta del Este
Isay WeinfeldThe area just inland of Uruguay’s ultrachic beachfront retreat Punta del Este proved the perfect place for the December 2010 opening of the first countryside resort from Brazil’s design-minded Fasano brand. Here, top Brazilian architect Isay Weinfeld designed a minimalist spa whose bunkerlike appearance can, at first glance, belie its high style. The slabs of rough limestone that make up its exterior, however, elegantly recall the surrounding granite boulders, while a long, low window (shown) affords seemingly endless views from the indoor pool over the 1,200-acre estancia. Inside, five treatment rooms, a sauna, a steam room, a fitness center, and the traditional Japanese wooden soaking tubs called ofuro surround a glass-enclosed winter garden planted with Uruguayan cacti and other local flora.
