Jukkasjärvi: The Majestic Ice Hotel

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Jukkasjärvi: The Majestic Ice Hotel 

This is the perfect place if you don't now where to travel next time, Well, you need to travel to Sweden. Be part of the most amazing Sweden tourism.  

It is one of the most Unbelievable things that life has to offer. Created by the hands of humans, this "Ice Hotel" is the first of a kind. Located in Jukkasjärvi Village, Northern Sweden. This incredible hotel opened its doors in 1990 for the first time and had been built every year from December to April.

The hotel, including the chairs, beds, tables, glasses and almost everything in it are made from snow and ice blocks that are taken from the nearby river, Torne River. The rooms and decorations are all made by artists. The bar is one of a kind, with ice glasses and under 0 temperatures best liqueurs. It is all possible because of the temperature that is just below freezing temperature, -5°C or 23°F.

The ice hotel had a unique history, 27 years ago in 1989, a group of Japanese ice artists visited Jukkasjärvi Village to make an exhibition of ice art near the place. The next year, in 1990 French artists Jannot Derid held an exhibition in cylinder-shaped igloos in the same area. What happened next was the initial spark for something even greater. One night all the rooms in the village were full, and some of the visitors asked for permission to spend the night in the igloo at the exhibition hall. They used sleeping bags and were the first guests of the "HOTEL."

Ice Hotel Bar Decorations

As the hotel is made completely of ice and snow, artists create themes inside the rooms. They make a  church, a bar, a reception area, mail hall, plus another +100 rooms with luxury ice topics for the guests. The Furniture is sculpted in blocks of ice, to make everything look like a regular hotel. The room can cost something around US$1,500. All the rooms are a different one from another, each one a complete work of art.

The temperature inside the hotel is constantly around -5°C, they will provide their customers with special equipment to use while sleeping in the rooms. They also use polar-tested sleeping bags to sleep. There's no plumbing in the ice hotel and no heating, but there's a sauna and outdoors hot tubs if you need some hot time for yourself. All the bathrooms are located in a warm building near the igloos.

If you do not want to experience and super cold vacation but still want to visit the place, they also have what the call "warm rooms," these rooms have all the commodities of a luxury hotel. It is just perfect if you want to get out of your comfort zone,  a one in a million experience. In the end, I have to tell you; you have to travel to Sweden.

Top 3 Hotels near Raa Atoll Island, home of "The sea of stars"

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 Raa Atoll Island: The Maldives blue glowing waves
 

 For those who like the adventures and the beauties of the world God, brings us this, Raa Atoll Island is a very little island in The Maldives, it is also called Vaadhoo. Total population 500 people in 2007, -Yeah that kind of small.

This little island has a unique way of captivate the love of their visitors. Vaadhoo island is famous for the "sea of stars". An incredibly beautiful beach that at night gets its water glowing blue trail lights when water gets moved by the waves. This is a marine bioluminescence is generated by phytoplankton or scientifically called dinoglagellate, a cell membrane that responds to electrical signals. In other words, it start lighting with the movement of the waves.

Raa Atoll is an administrative division from the Maldives. The Capital is Ungoofaaru.This administrative divisions refers to the various units of government that provide the local government services in the Maldives. Administratively, there are 189 Islands, 19 atolls and 2 cities in the Maldives.



Haa Alifu, Haa Dhaalu, Shaviyani, Noonu, Raa, Baa, Kaafu, etc. are code letters assigned to the present administrative divisions of the Maldives. They are not the proper names of the natural atolls that make up these groups. Some atolls are divided into two administrative units while other sections are made up of two or more natural atolls. The order followed by the code letters is from North to South, beginning with the first letters of the Thaana alphabet used in Dhivehi. These code letters are not accurate from the geographical and cultural point of view. However, they have become popular among tourists and foreigners in the Maldives who find them easier to pronounce than the true atoll names in Dhivehi, (save a few exceptions, like Ari Atoll).

- Tim Godfrey, Atlas of the Maldives, Atoll Editions 2004

Formerly this atoll was off-limits for tourists, but since the late The 1990s there was a change in government policy. 

Here the Top 3 hotels to visit in Vaadhoo:

1 - Loama Resort Maldives at Maamigili

 Experience a stunning natural tapestry of sun-kissed lagoons, palm-fringed beaches and postcard-perfect panoramas of a Maldives island spread over 100 hectares of pristine coral reef Within the Raa Atoll. With a quietly pulsating heart of rustic charm, this untainted slice of paradise called Loama Resort at Maamigili offers guests idyllic beauty and an exuberant culture that defines an Authentic Maldives island. This beautiful resort was recognised in Conde Nast Traveller Middle East – Hot List 2015 among the Best New Hotels in the World.
This paradise Maldives island features 105 elegantly appointed beachfront and over-water guestrooms including five luxurious suites, each one commanding spectacular views of the sparkling Indian Ocean.

-http://www.loamahotelsandresorts.com/

2 - Adaaran Select Meedhupparu

With the promise of an incomparable holiday in the tropics, Adaaran Select Meedhupparu one of the best Maldives resorts offers blissful accommodation for the discerning traveller to the Maldives. Bask under the healing sunshine and soak up the alluring sights and sounds of a truly enchanting island in the tropics. Adaaran Select Meedhupparu offers tranquil settings brimming with luxury. Settle into a holiday full of breathtaking experiences that will leave you with memories to last a lifetime.

-http://www.adaaran.com/selectmeedhupparu/

3 - Furaveri Island Resort & Spa 

A perfect getaway offering an unmatched experience for individuals, couples or families in the exotic Raa Atoll in the north central region ad set on 23 hectare island. Whether you are an adventurer seeking the underwater experience, or an explorer looking for remote exotic islands or a fishing enthusiast looking for the big catch or if your passion is water sports or if you want to indulge in our rejuvenating spa treatments or if you are simply seeking sun bathing in the soft white sandy beach or taking a swim in the crystal clear lagoon, Furaveri Island Resort and Spa is the ideal place to be on your holiday.

-http://www.furaveri.com/