Basiliani Resort Hotel & Spa is located in Otranto, a famous tourist resort in the far eastern edge of the Italian peninsula named Salento (Puglia). The city, thanks to its geographical location, is a natural gateway between Western and Eastern civilizations, and represented, since antiquity, the point of connection and integration of socio-cultural and artistic experiences for ethnic groups from different backgrounds.

Loisaba Wilderness is outstandingly beautiful, its abundant wildlife is truly wild and its accommodation is comfortable beyond measure. Whether sleeping under the undisturbed African night sky on our unique Star Beds, rafting down the majestic Ewaso Ngiro and Ng'are Narok Rivers, or watching the big five stroll past on a game drives, a visit to Loisaba will revive your mind, rejuvenate your body and revitalise your soul.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a United States National Park and UNESCO World Heritage Site that straddles the ridgeline of the Great Smoky Mountains, part of the Blue Ridge Mountains, which are a division of the larger Appalachian Mountain chain. The border between Tennessee and North Carolina runs northeast to southwest through the centerline of the park. It is the most visited national park in the United States. On its route from Maine to Georgia, the Appalachian Trail also passes through the center of the park. The park was chartered by the United States Congress in 1934 and officially dedicated by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1940. It encompasses 522,419 acres (816.28 sq mi; 2,114.15 km2), making it one of the largest protected areas in the eastern United States. The main park entrances are located along U.S. Highway 441 (Newfound Gap Road) at the towns of Gatlinburg, Tennessee, and Cherokee, North Carolina. It was the first national park whose land and other costs were paid for in part with federal funds; previous parks were funded wholly with state money or private funds.

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Falling

"In skating over thin ice our safety is in our speed."

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Moravian vineyard

"Rice is great if you're really hungry and want to eat two thousand of something."

~ Mitch Hedberg