Holiday
by Kathy Bassett
Title
Holiday
Artist
Kathy Bassett
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
A holiday at the Holiday.... digitally textured with dry brush and texture on ps6. Spring break, mobs of youngsters, family and most importantly, SUNSHINE! Visitors to Pensacola will find some of the most beautiful beaches in the world here along Perdido Key to Pensacola Beach, where blue skies, emerald-green water and swaying sea oats provide the perfect backdrop for your Florida beach vacation.Mother Natures gifts to the Pensacola Bay Area begin with beautiful beaches, but she offers so much more for visitors to explore today: pristine wetlands, clear rivers and creeks, lush forests and a bounty of native flora and fauna.A resort is a place used for relaxation or recreation, attracting visitors for vacations and/or tourism. Resorts are places, towns or sometimes commercial establishment operated by a single company.Towns which are resorts � or where tourism or vacationing is a major part of the local activity � are sometimes called resort towns. If they are by the sea they are called seaside resorts. Inland resorts include ski resorts, mountain resorts and spa towns. Towns such as Sochi in Russia, Sharm el Sheikh in Egypt, Barizo in Spain, Cortina d'Ampezzo in Italy, Druskininkai in Lithuania, Canc�n in Mexico, Newport, Rhode Island, in the USA, St. Moritz in Switzerland, Blackpool in England and Malam Jabba in Pakistan are well-known resorts.In North American English, the term "resort" is now also used for a self-contained commercial establishment which attempts to provide for most of a vacationer's wants while remaining on the premises, such as food, drink, lodging, sports, entertainment, and shopping. The term may be used to identify a hotel property that provides an array of amenities and typically includes entertainment and recreational activities. A hotel is frequently a central feature of a resort, such as the Grand Hotel at Mackinac Island, Michigan. A resort is not always a commercial establishment operated by a single company, although in the late twentieth century this sort of facility became more common.The Walt Disney World resort is a prominent example of a modern, self-contained commercial resort. Self-contained resorts are common in the United States, but exist throughout the world. Resorts are especially prevalent in Central America and the Caribbean. Closely related to resorts are convention and large meeting sites. Generally these occur in cities where special meeting halls, together with ample accommodations as well as varied dining and entertainment are provided.
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March 20th, 2013
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