“Celebrity Cruises” is a famous cruise line that was founded in 1988 by the Greek Chandris Group. In 1997 the company had merged with another one and formed the Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. which operates other smaller companies.  It has the headquarters in Miami, Florida and here is its logo:

The X sign is actually the Greek letter chi, for “Chandris”. Usually the ships of this company have a lot of interesting , but also expensive features, such as: aft-glass dining rooms, alternate dining venues, balcony and suite staterooms, pools, bars, lounges, libraries, spas, gyms and other relaxation areas. Since its launching the company had used many cruise ships such as: Celebrity Century, Celebrity Mercury, Celebrity Millennium,  Celebrity Infinity, Celebrity Equinox and the ships that are planning to be used in 2010 and 2011 are Celebrity Eclipse and Celebrity Silhouette.

So if you had ever been on board on of these ships, or if you are planning to, or if you simply want to have an item related to the company and its cruises, then you can buy an object from the Celebrity Cruises gift shop. There probably is a gift shop in each of the ships, but you can also order a product directly from the official site of the company (www.celebritycruises.com – at the “Order Celebrity Gifts” category). First of all the gifts are divided into 6 categories: gifts by Celebrity, group gifts by Celebrity, Celebrity vineyards, Time to Spa, LeapFrog and tuxedo rentals. If you will visit the first category, you will find the gifts divided into 2 other categories. These are: delivery aboard and delivery ashore. You can use some of the items from the first category to send them to your loved ones, or send them to your home and find them when you get there, and you can use the items from the second category while you are still onboard one of the Celebrity ships.



You will find all sorts of gifts from apparel, culinary delights, items for kids and teens and many more. If you want you can buy some items that have the company’s logo on them, and this way you will always remember the wonderful cruise you had with a Celebrity ship. For example you can buy a key card holder for 3.90 euro, or a lanyard for 6.10 euro, or a signature photo album and so on. You can also find a cool coffee mug which is blue and has the Celebrity Cruises logo on it. And it also features an easy to grip handle, so it is perfect for the coffee drinker on the go. For 8 EUR you can buy a key chain and a pen set, both of them with the X sign of the company. There is also a Celebrity beach towel that is big enough for two persons and can be used any time you are going to the beach or at the pool. And it has a price of 15 EUR. Another useful object for your journeys would be the water bottle holder, an object which covers a bottle and which keeps your drink cool and refreshing. It also has a shoulder strap for easy carrying and a price of 11 EUR.

And there are so many more other cool and useful items that you can buy, so whenever you have some free time, visit the site and browse through all of them. And if you ever go (or if you already been) on a Celebrity Cruise ship, tell us all about the experience you had.

Yuma is a city from the United States of America, which is also the county seat (administrative center) of the Yuma County, found in the state of Arizona. In 2008 the city had a population of about 90.000 and a total area of 106.7 square miles (276.4 km²). It is located near the borders of California to the west and Mexico to the south and it is at about 60 miles from the Gulf of California (a branch of the Pacific Ocean).

If you want to move in a warm city, then Yuma would be a great choice because it is one of the hottest cities of the United States. In July the average temperature is 107 ^oF (42 ^o C) while in January  the average highs are around 70 ^o F (21 ^o C). So the temperature here in the winter is comparable to many other places in the summer. And another great thing about this city is that it was awarded “the sunniest place on earth” by the Guinness Book of World Records. Of the possible 4.456 hours of daylight each year, the sun shines for about 4.050 hours, which means 90 % of the time.

There are many things that you can visit here such as the historic Yuma Territorial prison, the Yuma Quartermaster Depot State Historic Park and also a historic downtown area. Other points of interests would be the Kofa Mountain Range, the Martines and Mittry Lakes, the Algodones Dunes and the Colorado River. Yuma also has some sport facilities and a team of baseball and 9 high schools. And of course, since it is a city visited by thousands of tourists each year (and especially in the winter) , it has many gift shops and other places made for the visitors.



And one of them is the Gonzo’s Jewelry & Gift Shop which can be found at this address:  1332 S 4th Ave, Yuma, AZ  85364-4626 (Yuma, AZ Metro Area), Phone: (928) 783-6512. It is a small but effective store which has about 4 staff members and an annual revenue situated in the category of 500.000 dollars – 1 million dollars. Unfortunately we didn’t found any other information about this store. So all we can do is guess that it offers a lot of cool jewelries and also gifts that are related to the town of Yuma and to the name of the producer – Gonzo. If you are living in Yuma, or if you ever been there and visited this store, please tell us more about it. Tell us how the store looks, and what kind of products it offers. Are they cheap?…are they expensive? Do or do they not have a good quality. So if you want to make a good thing to those of us who don’t have the chance to visit Yuma, tell us more about this city and about the Gonzo’s Jewelry & Gift Shop. Have a nice day!

NASA is one of the most fascinating organization in the entire world. NASA offers you an unique experiences, a key to knowledge and a window to the future. If you have the opportunity to visit NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, you’ll benefit by an captivating experience. And this is available for all ages. Goddard’s visitor center will have to face an innovative and exciting work in Earth science, heliophysics, astrophysics, planetary science, engineering, communication and technology development. With one visit at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Grenbelt, you’ll browse the unique informative items and learn about climate change, climb inside a gemini capsule model.

How to get at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt? We’ll give you that information. Only 30 minutes from Washington D.C., then Baltimore and Annapolis. If you have the opportunity to go there don’t miss it. it is like you explore the univers in your backyard. Of course if you are visiting the  NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, you must take with you an keepsake of this experience. And for that you have NASA Gift Shop, which is located next to the Visitor Center.

At the NASA Gift Shop you’ll find post cards, publications, patches, models, space related educational toys, games, clothing and other NASA souvenirs. So, if you need some “space” to take home with you, you can try some freeze-dried space food or an actual Gibeon meteorite (this is a meteorite fallen in prehistoric times in Namibia. His name is the name of the nearest town).

And if you are looking for the largest store dedicated entirely to space and NASA gifts, memorable and collectibles we’ll inform you here where is that place. It is at Kennedy Space Center Visitors Complex Space Shop, where you can find more than 3000 space related items and NASA souvenirs. At the Visitors Complex you’ll find available all the perfect space gifts for everyone on your list, from the first time visitors to the all life enthusiasts. And if you forget to take a souvenir during your visit at NASA Gift Shop don’t get desperate because NASA Gift Shop online carries more than 500 out of this world items to celebrate your visit to America’s space headquarters: Apollo program artifacts, pins and patches, official NASA souvenirs merchandise and collectibles, tempting toys, autographed books, shirts, hats and jackets.

Next we present you some of the great items that you can find at NASA Gift Shop:

- NASA Glenn Research Hooded Sweatshirt;
- 40th Anniversary Celebration of Apollo;
- 40th Anniversary Appolo Commemorate Medalion;
- Travel case;
- Ohio Astronaut Trading Cards;
- NASA Apron;
- Space Models and Kits;
- Autograph Collectibles;
- NASA Coins;
- Mission Patches;
- NASA Pins;
- NASA Space Shuttle Mission Merchandise;
- Framed Collections.

So, please enjoy browsing this selections and we wish you to find the perfect gift at NASA Gift Shop.

In March there are several festivals, such as:

-The wearing of a Martenitsa in Bulgaria and Martisor (=trinket worn in honor of March 1 – in English) in Romania, March 1;
-The International Women’s Day, March 8;
-Saint Patrik’s Day, March 17;
-Easter is usually in March or in April;
-Etc..

Today there are many traditions, depending on the area:
• in some places men receive Martisoare from women on March 1 and in March 8 the women receive a gift from men.
• Or men give Martisor, snowdrops (or any other spring flowers) or greeting cards to women, and in March 8 all women receive a gift because it is International Women’s Day.

This ancient custom of spring is specific to the Romanian people and has its origins in agrarian beliefs and practices. His feast occurs on the first day of March, considered the first month of spring. In Rome, beginning New Year is celebrated on March 1, the month was called the god Mars, the protector of the field and the flocks, god who personified the rebirth of nature.

The color red, on fire, blood and sun, was attributed to life, so women. Instead, white, conferred by the clarity of water, clouds of white men was specific wisdom. Moreover cord express Martisorului inseparable interweaving the two principles as a permanent movement of matter. It signifies the exchange of vital forces. White and red colors have remained until today as a symbol of equality, they were traced and the tree wedding and funeral.

The origins of state Martisorului a gold coin to attach a rope made of two parts twisted red and another white one, which children used to wear the neck. There is faith, that, this amulet luck and happiness. Girls wore Martisor trees flourished until, when, tied to a tree trunk and Martisor currency buys cheese to have a white face and beautiful all year.

After a long, beautifully colored beads have taken place money. In some parts of the country, Martisor is worn on your wrist, around March. Then, before sunrise, girls knotted it to a tree trunk or put it in a bush of roses, convinced that all their desires will be fulfilled.

Symbol cord made of two parts twisted, one white and the other red, was originally used by the Dacians before the Romans conquered them. By that time cord was made to two colors: black and white. Be black on black wool  of Baba Dochia his symbolize darkness and winter. Part white light symbolize spring. Wool has changed, according to legend, by the sacrifice of black and white face. Because of this the red of blood and sacrifice is Trinket. Finally, spring and Martisor will be stronger than the dark with Jesus Christ.

With this opportunity is open all sorts of gift shops, and for several days at each corner also find special places with all sorts of amulets. Martisoarele may include: jewelry or have as a chimney sweeper, horseshoe (many things that are believed to bring luck),ladybug, heart, starred shape or any kind. But of course, with the traditional blended red and white rope.