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A few weeks ago, the Austin City Limits Music Festival took place in Austin, TX drawing in crowds of more than 65,000 people a day for the three day festival. The lineup included more than 130 bands that played nonstop for three days on eight different stages. The bands range from hip hop, to folk, to rock, to other types of music genres. It is a three day festival where music lovers meet up to enjoy the sounds of up and coming stars as well as classic bands. This year at ACL, Pearl Jam was the headlining band and they brought together people of all ages to rock out and enjoy the sounds of amazing music. Free Internet radio 977music.com was lucky to have had a presence at the festival and gave live Twitter updates and accounts from the day with micro blogging. Besides ACL, there are other big music festivals in the U.S. such as Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, and Coachella. The music festivals promote good music and showcase bands that have proven to be worthy of radio hits or have produced hits that have made them key players in the music industry.

Bonnaroo takes place every year in Manchester, TN at the 700 acre Great Stage Park. Similar to ACL, the festival has food and drink vendors, retailers, and other attractions at the festival. Bonnaroo first took place in 2002 to feature jam bands and has since expanded their horizons to include bands from all types of music genres. The festival can last between four and five days and goes nonstop. They have tents set up with bands and even comedy acts to entertain the crowd all day and night.

Lollapalooza is another annual music festival. The three day festival takes place in Chicago at Grant Park and features rock bands. What makes this festival different from others is that it acts as a platform for political and non-profit groups. Originally Lollapalooza was supposed to be a farewell tour for the band Jane’s Addiction until the lead singer Perry Farrell partnered with C3 to start a music festival. The festival almost didn’t make it and has had some ups and down. It was an annual festival from 1991 until 1997 and then didn’t start back up again until 2003. Lollapalooza was down for two years and then restarted as an annual festival in 2005 and has continued to go on strong every year. This festival features rock bands and caters more towards that music genre.

Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, another annual festival, takes place in California at the Empire Polo Fields located in Indio. Besides being a musical influence, the festival also showcases art. Coachella features all types of music genres but focuses on bands with alternative, hip hop, and electronic influences. What makes this festival unique is that it offers an area for attendees to camp out during the weekend. Like ACL, it has one main stage for headlining bands and a number of other stages for bands to perform on.

When considering luxury Egypt holidays, or any Egyptian vacation for that matter, the Siwa oasis, and the Adrere Amellal oasis wouldn’t be a place that came immediately to mind. In fact you’ve probably never heard of either.

The Siwa Oasis is where one of the top eco-hotels in Egypt is situated, and the Adrere Amellal is probably one of the finest and most luxurious eco hotels in the world, and as such probably doesn’t feature on a list of package holidays to Egypt at your local travel agent!!

So where is Siwa, and where is the Adr?re Amellal Oasis?

Why is the Adrere Amellal considered an essential part of a few knowledgeable peoples Luxury Egypt Holidays?

Siwa Oasis is a large famous Sahara oasis in the north west corner of Egypt, and it will take you eight hours to drive from Cairo. It has a unique culture and history, not to be missed. It’s sensible to overnight in Cairo after your flight in before setting out.

The Adrere Amellal is about 16 kms from the centre of Siwa, and is situated at the base of a majestic white mountain. It consists of a series of traditional houses that have been restored into 10 suites and 27 Casbah style rooms, all offering genuine comfort, and they are all built using local traditional methods. The walls are made of sun dried salt rock mixed with straw, and palm is used for the stylish roof. The furniture and fittings are mostly made of palm trunks, and the region’s handicraft, which is both colourful and very comfortable.

Every single room has a view of Siwa Lake and the Great Sand Sea with oil lamps and candles for lighting.

In the winter coal braziers supply the heat as the nighttimes can be very cold in the desert.

The pool is supplied by an ancient Roman spring, and the Adrere Amellal is totally electricity free, so not only is nightime very romantic with hundreds of candles against a backdrop of the incredible desert sky, but there are no mobile phones, television or trappings of the 21st Century. This alone makes for a luxury Egyptian Holiday never mind the sheer style of the hotel!!

Adrere Amellal is situated beside ancient olive and palm groves, and the food is simply stunning, and organic dining is quite a different experience. You will try fresh yoghurt, thick date syrup, eggs, local fruit, bread, and very rich coffee at breakfast time, and you will eat in one of the natural rocky grottos at the base of the mountain.

Lunch and Dinner are cooked in clay pots, using herbs and vegetables picked from their organic garden. Lunch is vegetarian, served by the pool and the evening meal has a meat base, and is served in a veritable maze of rooms, eaten by candlelight..

Adrere Amellal is totally all inclusive, it doesn’t even have a reception, nor room keys!!

It is truly an amazing place, close to many sights of Siwa, such as Cleopatra’s bath, the Temple of the Oracle Ammun, take 4×4 drives into the Great Sand Sea. All these activities and more are included in the all in price.

Siwa and the Adrere Amellal are unique, and very quickly you will lose stress, slow down to a pace of life where time is measured in fifteen minute chunks, and not seconds. Where you will accept that sand just gets into everything, but you can view an almost forgotten world, and yet return to the civilised superbly well staffed hotel, and sip a cool drink on your verandah, before the stars come up and the candles are lit.

Don’t miss this place for a luxury Egypt holiday, and if you want to see more holidays n Egypt, then go to http://www.worldwidevacationspots.com/categories/The-Middle-East/Egypt/