Archive for September, 2007
Thursday, September 13th, 2007
A Canadian Rockies golf vacation could very well be the most memorable holiday you’ll ever take! The Canadian Rockies truly are one of the top natural wonders of the world, internationally renowned for the stunning scenery, the sparklingly clean air, and the quiet of unspoiled wilderness. This is as close ...
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Thursday, September 13th, 2007
Africa safari lodges in Kenya: African safari in Kenya is chequered with top standard safari tour lodges mostly located in animal parcs. The African safari lodges have distinctive luxury in the wild feeling. The essence of sleeping in an African wildlife safari park lodge in your next safari holidays is ...
Posted in Masai Mara, Kenya | 1 Comment »
Thursday, September 13th, 2007
This incredible piece of human engineering, dreamt up by the ambitious King Charles V of Spain, took around 75,000 workers over 10 long years to complete and throughout the construction was beleaguered by a range of problems, from financial bankruptcy, very poor project management and serious outbreaks of malaria that ...
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Wednesday, September 5th, 2007
If you are going to travel to the Pittsburgh area and want to plan the best vacation possible you may want to read this article. If you're looking for things to do to keep in cool and awesome there are a few stops that you must make in order to ...
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Wednesday, September 5th, 2007
The "rainiest" city in Belgium is Krakow. The second is Leuven. At least that is my idea of it. You might feel a bit uncomfortable if you come here during the rainy season. But then, when you remember walks around this city of exceptional beauty, you will want to return ...
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Wednesday, September 5th, 2007
Motor City, or Motown is revving its engines again. Revitalized and reinvigorated after decades of neglect, Detroit has reclaimed its place as a cultural and tourist capital. Everything in this Midwest city seems new again. The Woodward Avenue theater district boasts renovated theaters and new shows. Downtown, the Detroit Tigers ...
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Monday, September 3rd, 2007
Key West is the southernmost point in the continental United States, and it is as well know for Ernest Hemingway as sunset celebrations. It was originally settled by the Spanish, who calle the island ‘Cayo Hueso’, which means Island of the Bones, as the treacherous reefs nearby sank many ships ...
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Monday, September 3rd, 2007
It's that old cliche, "a parent's worst nightmare". I'm in a rundown shack in rural Australia with my two young sons - aged five and three - when an earthquake hits. Somewhere around 5.5 on the Richter scale, I'd guess. And the whole place is shaking.
First, the radio and electrics ...
Posted in Canberra | No Comments »
Monday, September 3rd, 2007
Genoa, if you ignore the debate amongst scholars, is the birthplace of Christopher Columbus. But after visiting the famed historic port, you might wonder why the explorer ever left.
Dressed out in all the wealth of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, it must have been stunning. Even a half-millennium after its ...
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Saturday, September 1st, 2007
A day's shopping in Los Angeles --home to Rodeo Drive, whose three storied blocks of swanky shops are a kind of shrine to conspicuous consumption--is a fun idea in theory, but difficult in practice. Urban sprawl means there's really no such thing as a simple walk downtown, and good luck ...
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Saturday, September 1st, 2007
You can't do Ottawa justice in 24 hours but I made a stab at it.
A flight from London, Ont., got me there in 90 minutes, and by 4 p.m. I was admiring the view of the Parliament Buildings from my hotel.
It was late May. The tulips were finished but Senators ...
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Saturday, September 1st, 2007
Every travel publication has its annual list of 'hot spots,' as voted by their readers. But Mother Nature has its own best kept secret.
Sitting in a spot named the Boiling River forced me to reflect on the past couple of days. Actually, I was sitting in the Gardiner River, where the ...
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