Archive for February, 2008
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
Whether your sitting at the dock or floating in your favorite anchorage, there may actually come a time when your bored with reading the latest great paperback while sipping those boat drinks down. What to do then? Well, your on a boat, and as all boat owners know, there's always plenty to do. Starting with keeping the boat clean, here's a few tips, tricks, and handy nautical hints for keeping your SS ---insert boat name--- sparkling like new.One very natural cleanser, that dose a multitude of boat cleaning jobs is baking-soda. A solution of baking-soda can be used onfiberglass, chrome, ....
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Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
Taking a cruise vacation is a really wonderful experience. Maybe you consider the amusement park vacations to be just too boring. Or, you find no fun in exploring the same old cities and locations. If this is the case, you should think about taking a cruise.There are lots of things to do and to see on these cruise travels. More often than not, you are unlimited in where you want to go and the things that you would like to take pleasure in. But, one thing that you need to decide about the cruise vacation is the right time for ....
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Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
Caneel Bay, a glistening jewel in the crown of the US Virgin Islands, is a 170 acre resort cradled on the edge of the Virgin Islands National Park on St. John. Founded in the 1950s by environmentalist and philanthropist Laurance Rockefeller, Caneel Bay has always exuded a touch of old-money blueblood class. If you're looking for bright lights and glitz, then other St. John resorts may be more to your taste. But if you yearn for a getaway from stress, cares, and bustle, Caneel Bay offers a sanctuary for the senses.AccommodationRooms are simply, yet beautifully, furnished in an Indonesian style ....
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Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
Experienced bargain cruise hunters know the value of showing some patience when it comes to searching for last minute cruise deals. If you have been thinking of taking that first cruise ship holiday and have been told to book well in advance, then it may pay to check out the last minute cruise deals on offer and take your holiday a little sooner than you anticipated.You see, there is a little phenomenom in the sales world that seems to apply across most areas and that is the last minute rush for bargains. The cruise line industry is no different and ....
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Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
Budapest tours by hydrofoil is a favorite Danube River ship tour. You can travel by hydrofoil from Budapest to some places inside Hungary and to Vienna Austria or Bratislava Slovakia.Some info about the ship operator company in Hungary: MAHART PassNave Passenger Shipping Ltd. Each year they welcome nearly 1 million passengers and guests on board of the 20 ships and 9 Hydrofoils in their fleet. Complementing their scheduled services there are one hour sightseeing trips, a Margaret Island ferry service, evening music and dance cruises in Budapest. Their events ships (Wine Ship, Kids Ship, Folk Ship) offer a variety of ....
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Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
As a travel agent for over 25 years I am still constantly amazed at how many people still regard taking a Nile Cruise as being one of their Top 10 Travel Wishes. It's as if the very mention of the mighty River Nile conjures up images of the Ancients mixed with the allure of mysterious Egypt.Of course, having enjoyed cruising The Nile myself, I can only agree with them and can heartily recommend fulfilling that "wish". From start to finish a Nile Cruise is an amazing experience.Normally your "adventure" begins at Luxor Airport where you will be quickly ....
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Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
East Africas latest artificial reef, set in the watery heart of the Mombasa Marine Park, barely 1.5km off the Kenyan port city, has been in place now for more than 4 years.The artificial reef has its origins in the deliberate sinking-on 27th October 2002- of a 77 meter decommissioned livestock carrier, the MV Dania, at a pre-designated site 50 meters beyond the naturally occurring reef off Mombasas Bamburi Beach.The scuttling operation of the ship wreck, when eventually it went ahead, was the culminating act of ten months of painstaking planning and preparation in Mombasa.The MV Dania was built at Norways ....
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Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
The Mombasa coastline is a tropical idyll of soft white sands and gentle sea breeze, where the passing of a day is marked by the slow arc of the sun. The pace of life in Mombasa is notably slower, languid, more relaxed and at peace with the world.Over the years, tour operators have organized beach safaris along the Mombasa coast including scuba diving, big game fishing, jet skiing, wind surfing, parasailing, beach parachuting, swimming with dolphins, coral garden snorkeling among others. A Dive beneath these waters and you discover an undersea paradise. The coral reefs teem with fish, a kaleidoscope ....
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Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
A car hire Alicante is the best way to travel throughout the region. Travelling by car is the easiest way to explore all areas of the Costa Blanca, from Denia to Torrevieja. Unless you plan to stay in one general area for your vacation, you will want a vehicle to get from place to place.Alicante airport is the arrival point for most people visiting this area. The airport is home to several car hire companies, including: Centauro, Sol Mar, Europa, Record, Avis, Europcar, Auriga, Hertz and Atesa. The companies are located near the exit at the arrival area. You can ....
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Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
A vacation is a temporary respite from the real world. It represents your reward to yourself for working hard. But a cruise is a luxurious escape from reality. Being pampered twenty-four hours a day while enjoying the very best in succulent food, wine and entertainment is heaven on earth. Finding the cruise of your dreams is not the problem. Finding an affordable luxurious all included cruise involves becoming a vacation sleuth.You've daydreamed about your ideal cruise vacation for years. You know the exact location and temperature of your ideal get-a-way. It ....
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