Our Apartment BlueHat is just a few steps from Moncofa beach. Lying in the picturesque village of Moncofa, with breathtaking views from the sea in the east and the mountains in the west, our holiday apartment in Moncofa offers everything you need to rest and refresh your energy with the people and pets you love the most.

* Check-in: After 2:00 pm       * Check-out: Before 11:00 am

* No smoking                      * No parties or events

Entire place—Have a suite of 3 rooms completely belonging to yourself. $600/night

Private room — Have your own room and share some common spaces. $480/night

Hotel room —Have a shared room. $300/night

PS: Off season (March — May; October — December) half prices

For you to schedule your holidays in our Apartment BlueHat, it is very simple. Just follow the four simple steps below.

BOOKING—Pick your favorite holiday dates.

PAYMENT—Any form of payment is allowed.

CHECK-IN—Pick up your keys at the apartment.

ENJOY—Enjoy your stay at our BlueHat Moncofa.

The whole experience was unexpectedly great. The apartment is modern and clean with everything really well organized and working. It’s a short walk to the beach and there is a wonderful, clean huge swimming pool in the building.

We are a family of three that loves to travel. We mostly travel around Europe by car because of our beloved family member “Kala”—a lovely dog. As often we find it difficult to find places to stay in that accept pets, we were glad to know that our pet friend is welcome at BlueHat.

When Simon Beck creates artwork, he doesn’t use paint or pencils. Instead, he takes his snowshoes and compass (指南针) and walks to a wide-open area of fresh snow, making huge designs in the snow by walking and leaving snowshoed footprints in different patterns.

The idea to make a snow mural (壁画) came to him in 2004 after a day of skiing in Savoie, France. Mr. Beck noticed an inviting area of undisturbed snow and thought it would be fun to draw a star in it. Being a mapmaker and an expert at orienteering (定向越野赛), Mr. Beck was good with these skills to create in the snow.

Once he got to his site, he started in the center of the design. He then “drew” the primary lines while holding his compass to make sure he kept walking straight. Next, he added smaller lines, keeping track of their length by counting his footsteps. Finally, he filled in, or “shade”, some of the areas between the lines with more footsteps. The result looked impressive, especially when he viewed it from above on a nearby chairlift.

On average, a snow design takes Mr. Beck 10 hours to make. So far, Beck has created over 300 snow murals—the size of the biggest one is about 10 soccer fields. As Mr. Beck worked to build a collection of photos to publish in his book Snow Art, he posted some of his pictures on the Internet. His art started to gain more attention and companies began asking him to create snow artwork. Mr. Beck has been invited to make snow art all over the world, including Canada, the United States, Russia, and China.

It doesn’t worry Mr. Beck that his work will disappear with the next snowfall. Once he has photographed a design, he’s ready to think about the next one. “I can make another drawing in the same place when the weather improves,” he says.

Scientists have long said getting a good night’s sleep is important to your health. Now, an American team of scientists reports that too much sleep might be connected with cognitive decline. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine did the sleep study. Their findings were published in the September issue of Brain.

The study examined 100 adults who had been under medical observation for cognitive ability for 3 years. The average age of the study subjects was 65. Every year, they were asked to complete several tests for signs of cognitive decline—the higher the score, the less cognitive decline. They also wore special devices to measure their brain activity during sleep.

The study found that eighty-eight of the group were identified as free of cognitive damage, eleven subjects as very little damaged, and one as a little damaged. And those whose cognitive scores declined slept less than 4.5 hours or more than 6.5 hours per night. But the scores stayed the same for those in the middle of the range. Dr. Brendan Lucey, leading author of the research, said, “Our study suggests that there is a middle range for total sleep time for best cognitive ability. Shorter and longer sleep times were connected with worse cognitive result. ”

Greg Elder, a sleep researcher at Northumbria University, expressed his ideas about the findings. He wrote in The Conversation, “This is low when we consider that older adults are advised to get between seven and eight hours of sleep every night.” He also noted that the research should have taken other information about the subjects studied, including their general health or economic conditions, into consideration.

But Dr. Lucey agreed that each person’s sleep needs are unique. Babies, young children, and teens need even more sleep for their growth and development. And people over 65 should also get more sleep per night. “It suggests that sleep quality may be key, not simply total sleep,’’ Lucey added.

Thanks to the hard work of companies like California-based Orbital Assembly Corporation (OAC), space tourism is well on its way to coming true. Now, the company is working to offer a chance for space visitors to “get out of the world” by checking into the world’s first true hotel in low Earth orbit (轨道).

The 650-foot-wide Ferris-wheel-like Voyager Space Station (VSS) will be made up of two rings connected together. The inside circle will be fitted with spacecraft stations for guests while the outside ring will house the rooms, restaurants, bars, gyms, and scientific research labs. The hotel powered by the sun will travel at high speeds to create artificial gravity (人造重力), providing tourists a comfortable stay. When completed, it will have rooms for up to 400 people.

While the idea is attractive, making VSS a reality will take time and money. The team is now building a smaller prototype (雏形) ring. Once finished, OAC engineers will attempt to create artificial gravity. Transporting the VSS to space will cost thousands of millions of dollars. However, OAC believes that they will recoup the money by asking $5 million per person for each 3-day stay. Though the cost may seem too high, it is cheap compared to the 55 million it costs to stay on the ISS (International Space Station). Besides, guests at the Voyager Station will be living in the greatest conditions.

“You’re going to have the top cooks making really good food,’’ Orbital CEO John Blincow told the Washington Post. “There’ll be two shows every night as well.” Visitors will also be able to take part in the activities that are not possible on Earth such as spacewalks which allows visitors to admire views of Earth and space.

If everything goes according to plan, the company plans to start work in 2026 and welcome the first visitors in 2027. “If you are eager to be among the first, you can pay an amount of money to save your place ahead of time,” added John Blincow.

Do you like travelling? Have you ever thought travelling is all just about fun? Actually, travelling provides us with fun and relaxation.     16     Here are some reasons to make you realize that.

Travelling helps explore new cultures. Every place in the world has a different culture, which depends upon the language spoken by the natives, the history of the place, and the lifestyle of the people. If you love to know about different cultures, then travelling is the best choice for you.     17    

Travelling helps discover new cuisine (菜肴).     18     Every place has a unique taste in food. If you are a foodie and love food so much then traveling allows you to explore true cuisine from different parts of the world.

    19     Today, it is important to build relationships. Travelling can help us in establishing new connections with people from different parts of the world. While travelling, you will come across many people whose interests match yours.

Travelling helps bring out a new self. Most people are unwilling to step out of their comfort zone.     20     Travelling is suitable for you if you want to experience great things. When you travel, you are not in a comfortable house, and everything you face may be different. At that time, you will overcome all the challenges that come your way.

When my son, Noah, was younger, going out with him in public was difficult. He had been suffering from autism (自闭症), needing extra ________. Though he had been longing to get a picture with Donald Duck (唐老鸭), just waiting in line in Disneyland was ________.

On a Sunday afternoon, my phone ________. A voice said, “If you’re going to be home this evening, I’d like to ________, dressed up as Donald Duck.” It was Denny, who had spent years helping special-needs children, never ________ by their strange behaviors.

I made preparations for ________ Donald Duck. But I still had ________: Would Noah even notice? Would he be frightened? Yet, Denny ________ that it would be arranged well.

A few minutes before dinner, Donald Duck knocked ________ on the living-room window. Noah was expressionless. My husband ________ the door, and Donald Duck stepped inside. His big mouth and bright blue suit attracted Noah. He       ________ himself with a funny voice and Noah smiled. Later Noah hugged Donald Duck ________ and I took many sweet pictures.

Denny was at our home for only a few minutes, but the time was ________. As he left, tears rolled down my face. He had ________ met us once before, but without my saying a word, he knew how much my kid would ________ meeting Donald Duck in our own home. Even now, it remains our most treasured memory.