Chic, Hot and Here!

Venetian masks brought to life on this constantly changing website…

Keep an eye on the subtle background style modifications as the owner tweaks the changes according to their mood.

It’s one of the best looking websites I’ve seen for a long time and I’ve been familiar with it for many years now but the more recent updates in the logo/header area have grabbed my attention to the point where I just had to share it with you….

So, if you’re planning an event or need a sexy disguise – Cinders, you shall go to the ball!

Take a peep right now at Simply Masquerade and I bet you will agree – it’s absolutely fabulous

Simply Masquerade – mask boutique.

Simply Masquerade is based in Cheshire, United Kingdom  and will also dispatch their wares throughout Europe and WorldWide destinations.

No need to hang around – get shopping!

It’s one my “Websites I Love”

 

Still a great looking guy!

Something good that came out of Manchester, UK

David Beckham through the years brought to you by Getty Images photographers: cot.ag/15Qe7h9 via @GettySport—
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The demise of Orphanides

Orphanides Supermarket – 11 May 2013

This is how the Limassol (New Port Road) store looked today. Only 1 checkout was open for both the upstairs and downstairs parts of the store…

A very sad sight to behold as a visit to Orphanides when we came on holiday was the “must do” part of our tour of the island.

The demise of Orphanides, a set on Flickr.

The news befell us in December 2012:

“ORPHANIDES supermarkets, in the red for over €200m, are to be placed in receivership, the company has announced.

The largest supermarket chain is indebted to banks to the tune of some €140m; additionally it owes suppliers €85m and €10m to other creditors.

The decision for corporate bankruptcy was announced yesterday by Andreas Andronikou, of UK auditing firm UHY Hacker Young.”
Read the full article produced in the Cyprus Mail.

I wonder what will replace it?

Traveling Abroad? EatWith Wants To Help You Break Bread With The Locals In Their Own Homes

Reblogged from TechCrunch:

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Nothing makes traveling to a new land more amazing than befriending a local or two. Meet the right person — someone outgoing, with knowledge of the locale — and it's like punching in a cheat code. You'll do better things, see better places, all while avoiding the generic tourist junk. But finding that person can be hard.

EatWith, a company presenting at Disrupt NY today, wants to make it easier.

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So, what's EatWith all about? Here's what they have to say about it: “Most tourists won’t get a chance to meet the locals except maybe the Taxi driver, or the waiter in the restaurant,” says Guy. “but Eatwith aims to change this.” Guests get an experience far removed from the standard series of tourists traps, and the chance to make new, local friends in the process. Hosts, meanwhile, get to turn their kitchen into a micro-business and meet new people along the way. Now, check out the EatWith page.