Archive for December, 2005
Wednesday, December 28th, 2005
Why an Algarve Vacation? by: Jennifer Dodds
If a vacation, as defined by a dictionary is: ‘leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure’, then one taken in Algarve must be the epitome of that term.
The southern-most region of Portugal, Algarve is a holiday-maker’s dream. Wonderful year-round weather, great beaches, fabulous scenery and - best […]
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Tuesday, December 27th, 2005
Cozumel Vacation Rentals offers a delightful and
economical alternative to hotel accommodations and the most professional guest
services on the island. Each of our private vacation homes are fully furnished
including bed and bath linens, purified water, cookware and dishes, and maid
service is provided. There’s a variety…1 […]
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Tuesday, December 27th, 2005
Seaview Vacation Homes inc, St. John, US Virgin
Islands, offers fully furnished vacation homes and villas, all with terrific
ocean views and breezes, some with pools, hot tubs, and air conditioning. On
island property managers can assist with boat charters, island tours, jeep
rentals, catering, fishing, and diving.
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Tuesday, December 27th, 2005
The Thoughtful Tinkerer - Make Homemade Devices For The Fun Of It by: Alan Detwiler
I’ve always liked to make gadgets and gizmos that have some function, either useful or not so useful. It started with the simple things that many kids make - slingshots, a simple bow and arrow, a toy boat. Occasionally I made more […]
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Monday, December 26th, 2005
MALAYSIA: An Asian Retirement Paradise by: Shannon Roxborough
Asia’s best-kept secret for expatriates, Malaysia has a vibrant mix of foreign and indigenous tribal cultures, creating a veritable melting pot of peoples, traditions and religions.
A sizable enclave of foreigners (Brits, Americans, Australians, and Canadians) live full time or maintain holiday homes in Malaysia, and you’ll find that just […]
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Sunday, December 25th, 2005
Living and Retiring in Bolivia by: Shannon Roxborough
A beautiful and inexpensive place without a tourist in sight. Sound like a dream? It’s not. This slice of paradise does exist. Nestled high in the Andes Mountains of South America, Bolivia is a little-known retreat exotically spiced with a unique Latin and Native American flavor. Bolivia has a […]
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Saturday, December 24th, 2005
Top Family Beach Vacation Destinations by: Jolana Klobouk
Planning a family beach vacation? Looking for destinations with family resorts that have fun sports and activities for the whole family, all inclusive resorts where meals are included and kid clubs? Here are some of the most popular beach destinations for families to unwind and relax:
Mexico
Mexico, especially the Cancun […]
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Friday, December 23rd, 2005
India on the Rails by: Roozbeh Gazdar
If life is a journey than, in India at least, it chugs along on two parallel steel lines
the railways. No reference here to the local trains of Mumbai, India’s commercial capital, where citizens spend a substantial portion of their waking hours commuting increasing distances within ever expanding city-limits.
This one […]
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Thursday, December 22nd, 2005
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Thursday, December 22nd, 2005
Cuba-Pictures.com Launched by Lonely Planet Author by: David Stanley
The original author of Lonely Planet Cuba announces the launch of Cuba-Pictures.com, a 14-page collection of 126 travel photos of Cuba.
All photos in this picture gallery are by David Stanley, who researched and wrote the first two editions of Lonely Planet Cuba, published in 1997 and 2000. Stanley […]
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Wednesday, December 21st, 2005
Things You Need To Know Before You Book a Hotel Online by: Chloe Lim
Does it seem as if every time you look around on the internet for a hotel room, you find more web sites that say you can get a hotel room for less?
Though it may sound enticing, online hotel booking has its own […]
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Tuesday, December 20th, 2005
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remote bed and breakfasts, there is a wide variety of potentially perfect
properties for you to retreat, relive, release and relax at. You can start by
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Tuesday, December 20th, 2005
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Tuesday, December 20th, 2005
How To Be Safe While Traveling by: Scott Flint
The most dangerous time in your life, when you are most likely to be attacked is when you are traveling in an unfamiliar area.
Tourists are the favorite prey of the goblins of the world for the following reasons:
They are easy to spot. Tourists make the mistake of […]
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Monday, December 19th, 2005
Spanish Investigators Have Discovered Atlantis’s Archaeological Evidences Underneath The Sea, Near The Coasts Of Gibraltar… by: Antonio Beltrán
Spanish investigators have discovered Atlantis’s archaeological evidences…
Atlantis = Iberia. Atlantis in Gibraltar and Ibero-Morrocian. The Georgeo’s theories
(I Part)
Extracts the Georgeo’s theories an hipotesis. (Forum Atlantis-Rising 2001-2004)
Official website of the Georgeos’s tehories (in spanish)
http://Atlantis.sitio.net
http://Atlantis.miarroba.com
http://Georgeos-Diaz.sitio.net
Spanish investigators have discovered archaeological evidences […]
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Saturday, December 17th, 2005
Overflowing with history, art and culture, Florence is a
city that’s very hard to do justice to in a single day. A
visit to the Uffizi museum alone could easily eat a day or
two into any itinerary.
If you’re fortunate enough to visit Florence for the first
time, but unfortunate enough to have only a […]
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Friday, December 16th, 2005
The Great Outdoors is dangerous, alone or with just a friend
along, you do need to protect yourself — in advance.
My son-in-law was ecstatic when I invited him, Tina and the two
grandkids up to the 1100 acre ranch for some family fishing and
four wheeling excitement on a Labor Day Weekend. Four miles of
the Archie River runs […]
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Thursday, December 15th, 2005
by David Stanley
Ask me which Pacific island has the most to offer hikers and I’ll probably answer Easter Island. Here on an island 11 km wide and 23 km long you’ll find nearly a thousand ancient Polynesian statues strewn along a powerfully beautiful coastline or littering the slopes of an extinct volcano.
The legends of Easter […]
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Wednesday, December 14th, 2005
If you are ever fortunate enough enjoy the joys and delights of a cruise then quite literally you will be participating in the penultimate of holiday experiences . This is an sector of travel that first became popular at the begining of the 20th century. in those early days however it was only ever available […]
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Tuesday, December 13th, 2005
Airplanes were maybe the most efficient invention of the 20th century. With airplanes, distances, which used to take weeks, months to be traversed, can be crossed with just one single day sometimes. Besides, airplanes took people to islands and places never imagined before.
But it is not only rainbows and butterflies. Airplanes are controlled by airlines […]
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Monday, December 12th, 2005
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Monday, December 12th, 2005
Who is the one that doesn’t care to pay a price when they could have paid less? Everybody when looking for something to buy try to find the best price. The same happens to air tickets. Or at least, it should happen.
People in general are so anxious planning their trip that they forget to compare […]
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Sunday, December 11th, 2005
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Sunday, December 11th, 2005
Probably you have already dreamed about a trip, a special trip. The trip of your dreams. Somewhere where you would spend the best moments, the best days of your life.
But when you dream about that in general you give up because you think it would cost a fortune, right? Well, you can start dreaming without […]
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Saturday, December 10th, 2005
The big tripgeorge1951added an entry abouttravel to Hawaii:Win it or pay for it by 2008nobody@43things.com (george1951)Hawaii — seems like only a dream!Sam1971added an entry abouttravel to Hawaii:I have been lucky and travelled to many different places including Cuba, Dominican Republic and all over Canada and the U.S.A. however—Hawaii has always been a dream for me!nobody@43things.com […]
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Saturday, December 10th, 2005
Flying has always made part of the human imagination. Leonardo Da Vinci had already thought in a model in the Renaissance what today is the parachute.
Running after this dream, men started developing their ideas and improving their models of the first airplanes. And this race went on until the Wright Brothers and Santos Dumont. The […]
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Friday, December 9th, 2005
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Friday, December 9th, 2005
Living AGAIN in MexicoDid I remain silent for two months because my inspiration has deserted me? Am I getting so jaded that Mexico has lost its infinite ability to amaze and anger me? Is this blog doomed and will suffer the slow conversion (…)Posted by Serge On 28/08/05 At 02:44 PMNew Year, same old MexicoWhat […]
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Friday, December 9th, 2005
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Friday, December 9th, 2005
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Friday, December 9th, 2005
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Friday, December 9th, 2005
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Friday, December 9th, 2005
The big tripgeorge1951added an entry abouttravel to Hawaii:Win it or pay for it by 2008nobody@43things.com (george1951)Hawaii — seems like only a dream!Sam1971added an entry abouttravel to Hawaii:I have been lucky and travelled to many different places including Cuba, Dominican Republic and all over Canada and the U.S.A. however—Hawaii has always been a dream for me!nobody@43things.com […]
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Friday, December 9th, 2005
Hong Kong teahouse keeps traditions aliveRead full story for latest details.Lawmakers propose restructuring TSAFour years after it was created, the Transportation Security Administration should be reorganized to become more business-like, with incentives to managers who reach security goals, a greater focus on customer service, and more use of technology, according to several Republican House members.Using […]
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Friday, December 9th, 2005
Save some money or take a trip? In general, when holidays come, people ask themselves this question. But they forget they can do both.
Save some money and travel are not a matter of choice, but a matter of patience. Patience to look for better airfare prices.
The anxiety of traveling usually makes people blind when planning […]
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Thursday, December 8th, 2005
The biggest dilemma for people who intend to travel lies on: how to put together the trip to a Paradise on Earth with cheapest airfares?
Well, in spite of what many people believe, it is possible to take a trip to almost wherever you wish without having to spend a fortune for it. But what is […]
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Wednesday, December 7th, 2005
If you are thinking of spending your vacation in Blackpool, you should start planning your vacation in advance. Blackpool is the most popular coastal resort in the United Kingdom, visited by 4 million tourists every day, and if you don’t plan your trip thoroughly you may find out there is no vacancy since it is […]
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Tuesday, December 6th, 2005
Since Blackpool is a very popular destination for those that are looking to have a nice vacation on the Irish Sea coast, its hotels are competing to offer the best and most diverse facilities in order to meet any requirements. Blackpool hotels are suitable for any budget and any requests. For instance, there are […]
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Monday, December 5th, 2005
Blackpool is the most popular seaside resort in the United Kingdom, where around 4 million visitors come every year to have a good time. Blackpool is located on the North West coast of England and has a population of 150,000 people. Its attractions suit the most diverse requirements, offering activities for both young, party animals […]
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Sunday, December 4th, 2005
By David Leonhardt
There is a popular assumption that if you move to higher latitudes (toward the poles) you can escape the heat, and that by moving to lower latitudes (toward the equator) you can escape the cold.
The equation is simple. But is it real? If it was, then the most northerly capital, Reykjavík, […]
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Saturday, December 3rd, 2005
If you think about magic, romance, adventure, culture and arts and if you wonder if it is possible to exist a place in any part of the world that puts together all this, now you can have an answer: Aspen!
The highest city from United Stated has a unique atmosphere and it is probably the only […]
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Friday, December 2nd, 2005
Having a good, refreshing night sleep is very important for those that travel a lot. It may not seem like a big thing, but business persons that are always travelling are often complaining about not being able to sleep enough because of their neighbors or because of the hotel staff. Here are some tips on […]
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Thursday, December 1st, 2005
After you have decided on a destination for your holiday, the next question that arises is how to find the perfect hotel for your stay.
The first thing you have to do is to start planning your trip in advance to avoid the unhappy situation of not being able to find vacancy because it is […]
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