Archive for September, 2007
Friday, September 28th, 2007
Just when you're thinking that you're well traveled, those ingenious rocket scientists come up with another destination to give some thought to - Space.
I'm not sure that I'm sold on the idea of traveling to space. I'm sure that it would be cool and all, but I think I'd feel ...
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Thursday, September 27th, 2007
Officials at Six Flags, St. Louis recently announced that they are adding a new wooden rollercoaster, called the Evel Knievel in 2008. This rollercoaster is expected to cost 7 million dollars to build, and will be the third wooden coaster at the park.
"The unpredictability and high energy of ...
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Wednesday, September 26th, 2007
Once long ago my family and I took an 'educational' vacation to Pennsylvania. While we there we visited the great battlefields of the Civil War. Now I'll admit I wasn't that interested at the time.. maybe it was just my age or the fact that the open fields where the ...
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Tuesday, September 25th, 2007
It's never too early to start planning a vacation! If you've wanted to see what Africa was like, you might want to think about joining Holland America as they cruise for 73 days with ports of call in San Juan, Puerto Rico; Funchal, Madeira; Durban, South Africa; Victoria, Mahe, Seychelles; ...
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Monday, September 24th, 2007
The big city lights of New York City shouldn't intimidate the solo traveler, it should excite him!
"Traveling alone should not prevent anyone from taking in and enjoying New York City," said TiffanyTownsend of NYC & Company, New York City's official marketing and tourism
organization "With millions of people and thousands of ...
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Friday, September 21st, 2007
Want to add a bit of some Rock and Roll into your next cruise excursion? Then you won't want to miss this exclusive cruise event taking place in March 16, 2008.
The Costa Fortuna sets sail out of Fort Lauderdale for 7 glorious nights and will give passengers the chance ...
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Thursday, September 20th, 2007
Not everyone gets excited when they talk about Okra. But in the town of Irmo, South Carolina, you'll find that people just love the wacky vegetable. In fact, people in the town homage to the vegetable each Autumn with a unique celebration.
Over three and a half decades, ...
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Thursday, September 20th, 2007
Virgin Airlines and VH1 recently announced that they are offering the first ever on demand music video library to passengers on their domestic flights from New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington DC and Las Vegas routes.
Virgin America is all about bringing a little fun back to flying and ...
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Wednesday, September 19th, 2007
Hotel room rates are often prone to price swings and a new website allows travelers to check whether or not they are getting a good rate on a nights sleep at the hotel of their choice.
Many factors come into play when hotels set their price points. Seasonality, weekends and events ...
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Tuesday, September 18th, 2007
One of the nicest things about autumn is seeing the vibrant colors of trees, especially in North Carolina.
Ghost Town In The Sky is located deep within the cradle of western North Carolina's Great Smoky Mountains and is the perfect spot to enjoy the change of seasons with your family ...
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