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Imagine acres of serenity deep in the heart of the Texas Hill Country just outside of Burnet Texas. This Texas hill country resort contains everything you could want for your Texas hill country vacation. Hill country accommodation has never been so ideal for all types’ travelers. Our Texas hill country resort even includes camping and RV parking areas. From our 14 miles of nature trails, five mile recreation area to canoeing and kayaking your outdoor needs will be exceeded at every turn. If you prefer less strenuous activities we offer an observatory where you can watch the skies, or access to the famed Vanishing Texas River Cruises. No matter where you’re starting your Texas vacation, this hill country lodge is accessible from all over Texas.

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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 as it gets to paradise on earth.

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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 to be close to nature in comfort. Top of the range African lion safari lodges also offer distinct service and other extras.

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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 fail. Then the kitchen shelves slope like a drunk in a midnight choir, and the fridge door swings open. Finally the kitchen wall cracks wide open.

So why are my boys laughing, along with everyone else in the room? And where is my wife when I need her? Well, downstairs having a coffee, as it happens, while the rest of us explore Questacon, surely the most engrossing and educational children’s adventure playground in Australia.

Perhaps you know it by its alternative name, the National Science and Technology Centre, one of Canberra’s most vibrant attractions, and a touchstone for those who believe the national capital is a wonderful destination for families.

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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 Boiling River — and yes, it is almost boiling hot — flows into the Gardiner’s ice cold rapids, making for toasty bathwater conditions along the shore.

Two days earlier I was sitting on a hard plastic bench waiting for Old Faithful to erupt. I could almost feel my butt heat up as a ranger explained that I was sitting above one of the hottest spots on Earth.

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