While on your travels, don’t wake up to a boring old alarm clock….let a friendly face help you start your day.

This alarm clock by Royal includes a digital picture frame that can hold up to 50 photos and are displayed on a small 1.4″ screen, keeping the whole unit pretty compact.  

To find out more click here: Royal PF141 Digital Travel Clock and Photo Frame

Priceline is offering a Sunshine Guaranteed deal.  What this means, if you book a vacation through them and it rains .50 inches or more on at least half of your vacation days, they will give you a full refund.  Yes a FULL refund!  You must book the trip before September 12, 2008 and your departure date must be before November 16, 2008.

For once you might be hoping it rains on your vacation…..for more info click the link below:

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In honor of the the Hotel du Cap, the Travel Tune of the week is a song called “Riviera” by the amazing duo Polyamorous Affair.

The line “I spend my summers on the French Riviera staying at the Hotel du Cap,” has to be my favorite lyric ever…..just the idea of staying a WHOLE summer at the Hotel du Cap….that’s what dreams are made of…..

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Preparing for my upcoming trip to the south of France, I thought I would make Luxury Mondays about the place I wish I could be staying at, the Hotel du Cap (where I am actually staying is more of a Budget Thursdays kind of place). 

The hotel is located at the tip of the Cap d’Antibes, equidistant between Cannes and Nice.  During the Cannes Film Festival, the Du Cap is THE place to stay.  Getting a room is impossible and only A list celebs get the privilege of staying in the highly coveted rooms.

The Du Cap exudes opulent luxury from every square inch.  From the gorgeously manicured 22 acres of garden the hotel occupies to the heated sea water infinity pool….who’s view is always of extravagant mega-yachts.

The property consists of several different mini-hotels within the hotel.  There is the main hotel, the Villas, Deux Fountaines (a mini-mansion all to yourself) and the Eden Roc (a hotel hanging off the edge of the ocean cliff, with never-ending ocean views).

Visit the Hotel Du Cap Eden Roc for more info.

For those who find the small massage rooms in spas claustrophobic, your answer has arrived. No your eyes aren’t playing tricks on you and the photo above is not photoshopped, yes it is a massage in a gondola.   

For 400€ you could be rubbed down in the tranquility of the Venetian lagoon for 40 minutes (yes thats 10€ per minute!).

This service is offered through the infamous Hotel Cipriani and was developed to celebrate their 50th anniversary.  

Those worried about sunburn have no reason to fret, as the cream used to massage contains no oils and instead is comprised of a blend of high SPF sunscreen and vitamins.

For more info click here