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Musica Meeting E Tecnologia
Milano frenetica e vitale e a soli 20 chilometri ma sembra distante secoli: varcato il cancello in ferro battuto del centro congressi ci si dimentica del caos metropolitano e ci si lascia avvolgere dallatmosfera rilassata che si respira gi attraversando i viali ornati di rose. Appare poi la corte seicentesca imponente e sobria al contempo. Sono gli interni di Villa Medici Giulini per a riservare le maggiori sorprese: le sale e i saloni si susseguano alternandosi a camere e suite tra velluti mobilia pregiata lampadari in stile impero e strumenti musicali antichi. L’ala dedicata alla ricettivit pub accogliere circa 30 persone in camere sontuose una diversa dallaltra mentre per le riunioni di lavoro sono a disposizione quattro splendide sale meeting arredate in stile con tanto di organi seicenteschi ma dotate delle tecnologie avanzate indipendenti e completemente insonorizzate in grado di ospitare da 20 a 120 persone e di venire usate in contemporanea. “Proprio il fatto di poter avere quattro sessioni di lavoro simultanee uno dei punti di forza della nostra struttura a cui si aggiunge lo sfarzo delle due sale da pranzo per i momenti conviviali” spiega Fernanda Giulini la quale insieme fratello Vittorio ha diversificato le attivit di famiglia in pi settori: “Oltre all’impresa alberghiera siamo proprietari di Liol catena di abbigliamento con 130 negozi in franchising abbiamo un’azienda vitivinicola the produce il vino di Gavi e infine gestiamo “un’impresa culturale” rappresentata dalla nostra collezione di strumenti musicali”. Collezione che si divide tra la villa di Briosco e lufficio booking in centro a Milano un salotto con la stessa atmosfera della residenza storica.
Una cena da sogno
Si pu decidere di venire a Villa Medici Giulini non solo per sfruttare la sala convegni ma anche per celebrare un evento speciale: in questa caso le quattro sale si trasformano in altrettante meravigliose dining room all’insegna del lusso raffinato per poter accogliere fino a 150 commensali. In casi eccezionali poi la padrona di casa lei stessa pianista professionista coerentemente con la gestione dell’impresa “culturale” decide di aprire agli ospiti la parte privata della residenza assistere a un concerto itinerante studiato su misura per ogni evento tra i saloni affrescati splendido quello a opera dello Zuccarelli dove trovano degna collocazione esemplari di cembali organi e fortepiani davvero pregevoli e unici gli stessi che suonano al Museo Poldi Pezzoli. E che stregheranno i fortunati partecipanti delle cene che lungo il corso dellanno richiestissime quelle di Natale molte aziende decidono di organizzare in villa.
Villa Medici Giulini Ufficio: corso di Porta Nuova 15 Milano Tel. 335.295939 Fax 02.6555576 via Medici 6 20040 Briosco MI villamediciabitarelastoria.it www.villamedicigiulini.it Fernanda Giulini
FONTE: Meeting e Convegni Novembre 2002
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Motorhome Hire New Zealand How To Be A Careful Camper Have The Best Start Possible For Your NZ Holiday Adventure
10 helpful tips on how to be a careful camper while visiting NZ in your Motor home.
Knowledge provided from experts with many years of experience and also from valuable customer feedback.
1. Arrival and Pick Up After And Before Long Haul Flights
It is highly recommended that you stay in a NZ Hotel or Motel for your first and last night of your New Zealand visit to avoid being overtired and to start your NZ holiday relaxed and refreshed. Be sure to book into a Hotel or Motel near Auckland or Christchurch Airport in advance.
2. For Peak Travel Over Christmas and New Year Pre Book Your Holiday Park In New Zealand
We strongly recommend that you prebook your campsite in advance to avoid later disappointment. Most NZ Holiday parks are equipped to please a wide range of people for a minimal cost. Within an attractive landscaped setting often beside a beach or lake they provide sites for tents caravans and campervans. If you’re setting up camp or parking a Motor Home you can choose to stay on a powered or nonpowered site.
3. Freedom Camping
Each district in New Zealand has different rules in regards to freedom camping and parking of campervans. We suggest that you contact the nearest Visitor Centre in the region you visit to find out about camping in a particular location. The impact of freedom camping on the environment can be a strain to the environment New Zealand Tourism does not recommend freedom camping in New Zealand.
In certain Areas in New Zealand it is forbidden to free camp for example National Parks etc. If you do freedom camp it is very important to remember to not to leave any rubbish behind or any traces of your stay. Please consider the environment when you do free camp and be a careful visitor leave only footprints! When you hire a Motor home in NZ most if not all NZ motor home companies provide you with a list of Holiday Parks containing the contact details and many more ideas on where to camp.
4. Battery Power of Your NZ Motorhome
It is not always necessary to go to a campground each night but it is recommended to do this every third or forth night to empty toilet and waste water tanks and to get plenty of fresh water. You can camp on the side of the road or anywhere else as long as there are no signs indicating NO CAMPING or PARKING overnight.
5. Toilets on board your NZ Motor home
On board toilets from Motor homes can only be legally emptied into so called Dump stations. These are normally found in holiday parks.
6. Ferry Crossing North to South or South to North Island NZ
Many visitors ask if they can exchange their Motor home at the ferry terminals in Wellington North Island or in Picton on the South Island.
Most campervan companies do not have any facilities or depots in those areas and the vehicle has to go onto the Cook Strait Ferry with you.
7. Peak Season Travel on Interislander or Bluebridge Ferry NZ
During peak season travel especially during the Christmas and New Year period and during School holidays availability for motor vehicles can be restricted and it is highly recommended that you pre book the passage in advance to avoid waiting in long queues at the respective terminals or have to wait for the next day to get on a ship.
A daytime sailing is highly recommended as the journey of about 3 hours is very scenic and often Dolphins swim alongside the ship and make this trip a memorable one.
8. Manual vs. Automatic Transmission
Why are most NZ Motor homes equipped with manual gear shift and not automatic transmission?
Many visitors ask for a campervan or motor home with automatic transmission.
The reason why bigger NZ motor homes are equipped with mainly manual transmission is due to the way roads are built in New Zealand many hills and mountains which means a vehicle with manual gear shift drives much easier in such conditions.
9. NZ Road Restrictions
There are a handful of road restrictions in place from most if not all NZ motor home and campervan companies if you drive on any of the following roads all insurances in place will be voided and you will be in breach of the rental agreement.
North Island:
Ninety Mile Beach Northland
North of Colville Township Coromandel
South Island:
Skippers Canyon Queenstown
Ball Hutt Road Mt Cook
North and South Island:
Any roads closed by Traffic Police or other authority.
10. Fuel Costs in NZ
Because of constantly changing world oil prices fuel costs in New Zealand are not easy to predict. Current information will be available upon request from vehicle providers.
There are 1000 or more ways to improve your planning for a successful camper van holiday in New Zealand we hope that you have found these 9 hints for your campervan hire useful and informative.
About the writer: Swiss born Heidi was drawn to the hospitality and travel/tourism industry from an early age and her first experience of this was working in a small hotel in a tiny Italian seaside village. Heidi has travelled the world extensively and in 1991 migrated to New Zealand from Switzerland. She still loves living here and calls New Zealand Paradise. Nelson became Heidis home town in 1993. http://www.clicknz.com
Marinetechna: An Autopilot More Than Any Other Electronic Device
An autopilot more than any other electronic device will add to your boating pleasure. Its hightech capabilities and natural controls give you the freedom to read charts and instruments plot courses or just enjoy lunch! Once considered a luxury the autopilot has slowly become a staple of electronic gear. Of course the convenience of an autopilot doesn’t relieve the skipper of the responsibility for keeping a proper lookout.
Recent technological advances have made autopilots more practical and more affordable. Plus with modern circuitry and electronic wizardry their power drain is minimalmany autopilots can be powered with a simple solar panel/battery system.
Autopilot manufacturers publish tables to help you select the right type and size unit for your boat. Remember these are general guidelinesproblems arise when a boater purchases a unit that is inadequate for anything but calm friendly conditions. You’ll really appreciate your autopilot when everything’s breaking loose and what you need more than anything is another pair of hands to steer the boat. As you search for the right unit there are several factors to keep in mind:
1. Use the weight of your boat when it’s fully loaded when comparing recommended displacement figures.
2. Look at your boat’s specific helm characteristics. How much load or resistance does your helm impose under extreme conditions? How much power thrust will you require?
3. Determine your helm adjustment needs in order to counteract heavy downwind seas. An appropriate helm response time will save power as well as wear and tear.
4. Figure out how far the helm must be turned to determine how long a “throw” your unit must have. This is a function of the type and size of your rudder and the efficiency of your particular steering system.
Recommended additions:
1 Autopilots can interface with the boat’s instruments and use the wind angle information from the masthead sensor. This allows the pilot to follow a course relative to the wind direction while using the compass to smooth out heading changes.
2 Both powerboat and sailboat owners can benefit by interfacing their pilots to a GPS which provides course corrections to the pilot so that it heads directly for a waypoint. This is especially helpful when windage or current would otherwise cause the boat to go offcourse. Interfacing to a GPS may require a separate interface box or might be built into the pilot.
3 Most autopilots have optional remote hand controls that can provide remote compass or instrument readouts man overboard functions course dodging and the ability to change the steering characteristics of the pilot.
About the writer: MarineTechNA is a company that offers marine electronics and Discount Marine Electronics .
