THE REAL BARBIE MALIBU DREAM HOUSE

Did you ever dream about living in your own cartoon world when you were a little girl? To sit in Barbies house and browse through her famous walk in wardrobe?

For Barbie's 50th anniversary (yes it really has been that long!) a real life 3,5000 square foot Malibu Dream House has been designed by Jonathan Alder in California.

Lounge areas

As you can see everything is very girly as to be expected and there are even little touches that make a huge impact like a Barbie's hair chandelier, barbie doll figure mirror and of course the closest filled with shoes. And lets not forget Barbies convertible on the driveway. A pink Volkswagan Beetle has been kitted out with vanity area in the boot (see below)

Kitchen

It actually one of those homes I could stand to live in unlike some character homes that have a specific colour theme all the way throughout like the Hello Kitty Mansion for instance.

Bedroom & Closet

The dream house is not open for public tours or available to rent as a vacation home, however film crews and photographers are able to hire it out for shoots.

Recreation areas

If your desperate to get a look inside some of the custom designs have been taken from the house and recreated over at a special Barbie suite at the Palms Hotel in Las Vegas. It's open for public viewing and you can actually rent it out for parties too.

Barbie's car

Part of the Barbie suite at Palms hotel

TEST YOUR TRIVIA SKILLS - WIN BIG TRAVEL PRIZES: Radisson Blu Competition

You know I have never been on a romantic weekend away. I guess that happens when you have kids to look after. But seeing as they are growing up now it inspired me to start looking at places for me and my husband.

But where is the best place to go? Radisson Blu are one of my favourite hotel chains and I heard they were running a fantastic competition so I just had to look into it and find out more.

It's an online Radisson Blue Quiz quiz competition and when you play you will be asked three different questions in connection with travel geography and/or the Radisson Blu hotel. The results are given to you in a multiple answer format. You just need to choose the right answer from the three presented to you. And if you don't know the answer for sure just guess and you never know you might get lucky and actually guess right!

If your successful in getting all your answers correct you will get the chance to enter a random weekly draw where you could win a weekend away for two at a Radisson Blu hotels located in cities such as Milan, Berlin, Madrid, Hamburg and Helsinki. Plus you get to spin the trivia wheel and see if your the winner of an instant bonus gift card prize.

If you don't get all your answers correct you won't get to spin the wheel for the bonus prize but you can still get an entry into the weekly draw to win a weekend away, so everyone can still be a winner.

The Madrid break sounds really appealing to me. Sun, Sea, Sand, Shopping and the Football for my husband - We are already there!

You can play the quiz as many times as you like however you will only be able to enter once a week. If you enter more than once only one of your entries will count so take your time with your answering. The contest will close on 3rd January, 2011.

It will be useful to read the terms and conditions also so you fully understand the rules of play. A few of the basics are you need to be at least 18 years old, a European Union or European Economic area citizen and are able to take the prize in your name i.e it can't be passed on to other family members and friends.

I have already played myself and got the answers right. I know I amazed myself really! So fingers crossed ... Have a go yourself and test out your trivia skills. You might just know more than you think.

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THE REAL HELLO KITTY HOUSE EXPERIENCE

When you get a huge following for certain cartoons it's only a matter of time before someone tries to make an actual replica of it like The Real Simpson's House for instance.

This time Hello Kitty has taken the world by storm and a special villa complex has been built in Hsinchu, Taiwan to honour the popular children's character and give fans a chance to stay in a Hello Kitty inspired home.
Pictured here are the two villas on the Unified Resort Complex. One is kitted out in pink and white decorations, furnishings and features. The other is exactly the same but in green and white instead.

I love the theme but image if you got a stain on those light colours!

How about you? Could you see yourself staying here? or would it be a complete nightmare for you if your kids have already been driving you crazy with Hello Kitty Products!?

SCOTTISH HOLIDAY RENTALS

When I pick a holiday destination I like to go somewhere that has history, where you only have to look at the traditional buildings to know there is a story behind them.

A friend of mine suggested I should look into rentals in East Neuk , Scotland. Now that is a cultured place. Not just for their famous use of bagpipes and the tale of the Loch Ness monster but for the scenic mountains and hills where you can walk, climb or mountain bike.

Website Holiday-Rentals.co.uk have a great selection of holiday rentals in East Neuk and other destinations also. You can find anything from a studio apartment in the city centre to quaint cottages near the beach and harbour.

You can easily compare your accommodation and each one will give you full details of what you have got in your temporary home and include inside pictures, dates of availability, things to do in the area and the ability to contact the owner if you wanted to rent the place for a break.

If your interested on finding out more about Scotland and what it can offer you could also take a look at the Scotland travel guide over at travel advice and tips site Eyeflare.