(Discount luxury cruises) Visiting Poole Provides Great Shopping Opportunities

November 19th, 2008 admin Posted in travel |

By Richard Parks

Taking a holiday in Poole will always be a fun and exciting one. With so much to see and do, you will struggle to fit it all into one break. Trying to fit everything into one holiday will be an exhausting effort, so throughout your holiday, try and fit in one day of retail therapy.

Shopping in Poole is broken down into three main areas, each with their own individual and unique characteristics.

Dolphin Shopping Centre: Poole is home to the Dolphin Shopping Centre, the largest indoor shopping centre in the whole of Dorset. With well over 100 individual stores, there really is something for one in the Dolphin Shopping Centre. Whether it’s clothing at Next or La Senza, food at the Cornish Bakehouse or Thornton’s or bit of music from the HMV; you’ll find just what you’re looking for in the Dolphin Shopping Centre.

Easily accessible by car with masses of affordable local car parking, public transport is extremely reliable around the centre of Poole and both buses and taxi’s are a cheap and handy way of getting to and from the Dolphin Shopping Centre.

High Street and Old Town: The main shopping area in town is definitely the Dolphin Shopping Centre. However, a trip into the Old Town with a look on the High Street is definitely worth an hour or two. The High Street is packed full of fantastic brand name shops that are recognised up and down the UK: perfect for the inner shopper in you. However, take a look in the Old Town and you’ll be loaded with masses of individual boutiques. From clothing to candles and books to boomerangs, each little store has it’s own feel, meaning that before you know it, a whole afternoon has passed and it’s time go home!

Markets: The markets in Poole are well respected and revered by all the local residents. Taking place in Falkland Square and on part of the High Street, each Thursday plays host to a great farmers market where local produce can be sampled. Cheese made with solely local ingredients and the finest cuts of beef can be bought and taken home for the perfect meals and evening snacks.

After a day out shopping in Poole, a well deserved rest is often the first port of call for most. With so many accommodation types available in and around Poole, it can often be somewhat confusing and frustrating trying to decide upon the right one. When looking for the right accommodation, have a look at Rockley Park. It’s chosen by many families visiting Poole for a variety of reasons: it’s close to one of the many award winning beaches; it’s packed full of amenities on site and yet it’s quite and idyllic for those relaxing moments - something for all the family in an ideal location. Perfect.

Shopping in Poole is a great way to take the unnecessary stress out of any holiday. Give the family their own spending money and watch them enjoy buying a variety of both popular and quirky items available in Poole, whilst you indulge a little well deserved something yourself.

Richard Parks is a UK based travel writer who specializes in providing information about the best places to enjoy short caravan holidays at resorts such as Rockley Park. Information about UK holidays is available at

Eco-Friendly Hotel Chains Fill Lodging Niche
By Rodney Marvel

In an environmentally conscious world, filled with pleasure seekers and international travelers, there is a seemingly significant absence of eco-friendly hotels. That is to say, if you don’t want to room in a hut while on vacation, there are limited environmentally friendly choices when choosing where to stay.

Fresh new hotel chains are now getting some attention, since they offer the eco-savvy traveler a place to kick off their Birkenstocks, as well as a place to take pleasure in the modern amenities of the 21st Century.

For example, chains like Oriens Travel and Hotel Management Corp. give peace of mind to travelers who pay attention to preserving the environment, especially in the fertile jungles and environs of developing countries like Costa Rica, Panama and Nicaragua where eco-friendly hotels are primarily located.

Eco-friendly hotels make energy conservation and waste disposal core concerns. In simple terms, these hotels want to impact the environment and protect the surrounding ecosystems for future generations of the local inhabitants and the eco-savvy traveler.

These new brand of eco-friendly branded hotels provide clean, upscale styles to the traveler looking for economic accommodations. Guests can enjoy crisp clean interiors and world-class service at a fraction of the cost of three and four star hotels.

Rooms can come complete with all-white bed sheets to all-white linens. Some sport white porcelain tiles with subtle shades of grays. Free flowing window drapes and contemporary furniture complete the white, South Beach Miami concept.

Some lodging accommodations of these new hotel chains are 3.5 star hotels with warm and cozy interiors. Rich colors and textured woods make these hotels the perfect place to relax and get away from the world. Some are designed with elegant Mediterranean-style architecture, modeled after the traditional Spanish paradores and quaint European boutique hotels, makes these resorts unique in selected regions.

These hotel locations offer all the expected amenities of a four-plus star resort, coupled with European refinement and a warm tropical touch.

Some of the eco-friendly hotels even have resorts bed and breakfast style locations that place an emphasis on cleanliness, tidiness, exceptional services, and most important of all, affordable pricing, aimed at drawing in the eco-tourism market.

These properties are a wonderful experience for someone looking for a quiet retreat, warm intimate services and a relaxed atmosphere. Their bed and breakfast style accommodations offer travelers a less corporate atmosphere. Each location may have no more than 25 rooms, giving guests the opportunity to embrace pure tranquility. Services can still be very impressive, some featuring complimentary breakfasts, Internet access and phone service.

These eco-friendly hotel chains offer a wide range of hotel and resort options to the eco-savvy traveler. Whether you are looking for that bed and breakfast to enjoy with your special someone, or just for an eco-friendly place to take your family, these fresh new hotel chains are now getting some attention, since they can offer the eco-savvy traveler comfortable and eco-safe lodging.

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