Versace Hotel

... the canals and bridges.  It was so convenient to get to our hotel by a simple car ride.  One negative aspect of our hotel, it is pretty ghetto-fabulous and in a shotty part of town.  It is only 200 meters from the train station, however, ...

... used to my new home and surroundings! Daiji took me around Surfer's showing me where everything is and we then stopped off at the Versace Hotel (the only one in the world) for lunch. The hotel was beautiful, I actually expected it to be very over the ...

... took a quick detour to Springbrook National Park. On our way out of Surfers Paradise we did catch a glimpse of Versace Palace hotel, the only Versace hotel. It was really spectacular, too bad we didn't see it the night before or Steve would have tried ...

... in Asia at the same time as David & Karen so who knows, we may cross paths again.  They went back to the Versace hotel the following day after the jungle program had finished and Tracy and I had a laugh at their posted pictures on Facebook posing ...

... in Asia at the same time as David & Karen so who knows, we may cross paths again.  They went back to the Versace hotel the following day after the jungle program had finished and Tracy and I had a laugh at their posted pictures on Facebook posing ...

... a quiet part of town, complete with its own swimming pool, games room, bowles lawn and gym! On our first day Dave took us to the Versace Hotel where he used to be the head of security. We had a coffee in the lobby and then he took us to see the room ...

... , although I didn't see one while I was there. Parts of the Gold Coast are very affluent (eg we passed the world's only Versace Hotel) and look like Miami. Huge numbers of sun-tanned teens and 20-somethings walked round with surfboards, looking as if they ...

... Blackpool on a hen night and multiply it by ten. It's a really weird place though, as there are lots of posh hotels (the only Versace hotel in the world in just a couple of km north!) and shops to put Bond St to shame (Dior, Chanel, Louis Vuitton, ...

... expecting a kind of antipodean Blackpool - but how wrong we were. Our YHA was in a very chic harbour and right next to the Versace Hotel. The beach was stunning, with miles of white sand and the skyscapers which fringed it gave it a 'Miami Vice' feel. ...

... !! Florida...) Incidentally, Donatella Versace still owns the Versace mansion, this place is famous for being the place where Gianni Versace was murdered (shot dead) at his front gate during the 90s... On consulting my tourist map I decided I would ...

... hours, we went back to the hotel to clean-up and go out for dinner. We walked 10 or so blocks up Ocean Drive and passed the Versace Villa where Gianni Versace was tragically shot and killed in 1997. It's now a glam club and hotel (rooms around $2000 ...

... . Luckily, an experienced Bangkok exchange student warned me that it was a scam and that they take you to what they claim is a Versace silk manufacturer, but is really just a local store paying tuk-tuk drivers to promote for them. In the end, we all ...

... from there and I spotted a jacket that I liked.  The Italian guy was telling me all about how its a copy of a Versace and whatever else.  I'm pretty sure Versace doesn't have anything like that but, hey, he's the Italian and I just liked the ...

... ; space at the Dubai Mall.. It is aptly named as right above are all the brands on display ranging from Louis Vuitton, D& G, Versace and Jimmy Choo to name a few. The glitter of neon lights, huge restaurants, and display of wide array of luxury items ...

... is basically just that.  We meandered around a few very old churches, lots of side streets with everything from Hermes and Versace to cheap tourist stuff and questionable Thai massage parlors. Next door to Old Town is the Jewish Quarter/Ghetto and we ...

... would be but there were a lot of people there. This is also where the expensive Italian shops were located (Yves St. Laurent, Versace, Armani, etc. We walked up the Via del Corso to the Piazza Popolo and located a restaurant that Andrea, the owner of our ...

... some amazing sights. I am however still kicking myself that I wasn't fast enough to photograph the moped-riding, hot-pant wearing, Versace-dressed Greek granny that was tearing through the streets. But in a place like Mykonos, you can certainly be who you ...

... a gleaming re-creation of Beirut's old city. It's a compound of high-luxury, with sleek new hotels, tons of banks, Versace megastores and Ferrari showroowms... and TGI Friday's. Seriously, you'd think you were in Dubai walking these streets. But the place ...

... street in China and with very good reason. It has boutiques offering some of the best name brand items in the world. Versace and Armani Clothing, Rolex and Cartier watches, Pearls and jewelry, and many neat little shops selling all sorts of things. The ...

... part of the Pacific Place Shopping complex. It is a high-end mall that is all designer labels. Literally, you pass shops for Versace, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Chloe etc etc one right after the other. There is an entrance to the hotel from the middle of the ...