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Posted on: 05 May, 2005

Author: Sydney Tremayne

Panama Canal: Challenge of Connecting Two Oceans of Different Levels

Many would be surprised to know that the Panama Canal runs north to south to link the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, not east to west. By shortening the route and reducing the cost of transportation between the two oceans, the Panama Canal allows for lower-cost imported goods and commodities in many part of the world. (It saves almost 8,000 miles on a trip from New York to San Francisco.) By eliminating for the majority of shipping the treacherous route around the tip of Argentina, it has no doubt saved countless lives and millions of dollars in lost vessels. However, it...

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Posted on: 03 May, 2005

Author: Al Smith & Ruth Ramos

Santo Domingo – Imperfect yet Irresistible

(Permission is freely granted to use this article so long as our about the author/resource box remains at the end of this article and with all links live.) When Ruth and Esther Ramos embarked on their labor of love, the creation of a wide-ranging resource of information about the Dominican Republic they just knew that a feature focussing on the Dominican Republic's captivating capital City, Santo Domingo, was more than a must! Santo Domingo is often referred to as 'the oldest city in the New World' for it was here that Christopher Columbus, smitten by the many charms of Hispaniola...

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Posted on: 23 April, 2005

Author: Josh Szatmari

Hilton Head Island, South Carolina – is it a Family or Golfers Vacation Destination?

Conveniently located along the south Atlantic coast, Hilton Head Island combines breathtaking natural beauty, world-class golf, award-winning dining, and quality shopping on a barrier island just 12 m... Conveniently located along the south Atlantic coast, Hilton Head Island combines breathtaking natural beauty, world-class golf, award-winning dining, and quality shopping on a barrier island just 12 miles long and 5 miles wide. With over 12 miles of sandy beaches overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, water lovers will find that Hilton Head Island is a coastal paradise. The unique blend of unspoiled natural beauty and environmentally sensitive design is complemented by world-class resorts,...

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Posted on: 20 April, 2005

Author: Fred Coolridge

Celebrity Spotting in Great Exuma

What’s a guy to do?It seems that playing a pirate in the Caribbean just wasn’t enough for Johnny Depp. He had to go and buy a whole island in the Caribbean! And rumor has it that when he informed his wife Vanessa Paradis that he had bought her an island in the Exumas, Bahamas, her response was: What do we need an island for? Poor Johnny! I guess nobody really needs to own an island but if you were Johnny Depp (or Justin Timberlake, another celebrity recently spotted in the Exumas) and you could afford a small piece of paradise...

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Posted on: 16 April, 2005

Author: Bobbi Buchanan

Beach Buffed at Cozumel's Coral Princess

Dolphins. They’re everywhere. Flying over the Coral Princess Resort lobby in a graceful arch. Skimming the bottom of the pool. Mosaiced into a small table in Chyrlobyrlos, the lobby bar. Guarding the web site. Why dolphins? Why not! You are, after all, in a world where dolphins visit. There is even a national park on Cozumel — Chankanaab — a few miles down the road where you can actually swim with them. The dolphins caught my bleary eyes as we walked into the lobby. After an early flight to Cozumel, which meant a sleepless night, my fellow writer, Lena, and...

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Posted on: 15 April, 2005

Author: Faremax, Inc.

Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans?

It’s like this most probably because of the eclectic mix of nationalities and ethnicities that have made up its population for two centuries: it must have the most diverse gene pool on the planet. You... It’s like this most probably because of the eclectic mix of nationalities and ethnicities that have made up its population for two centuries: it must have the most diverse gene pool on the planet. You can hear French and Spanish spoken on the streets, and the cooking contains influences from a dizzying variety of world cuisines. It’s a little like Noah’s Ark. A little of...

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Posted on: 14 April, 2005

Author: Faremax, Inc.

A Venetian Vacation

One of the highlights of a trip to Venice is simply arriving. If you’re not the romantic type, you could take a bus across the causeway that connects the city with the rest of Italy. But if you want to enter Venice in style you have to do it by water. Boats leave the airport for the city hourly, gliding across the shallow waters of the lagoon that has kept Venice safe from invaders for twenty centuries. You’ll disembark at St. Mark’s Square (Piazza San Marco) in the shadow of the famous campanile bell-tower. From there, a journey back in...

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Posted on: 12 April, 2005

Author: C.C.

South African Sardine Run: Big Animals in Congregation

The sardine run along the east coast of South Africa is a spectacular and well-known phenomenon, but the seeds of our understanding are only now beginning to emerge. We now know that this is one of the largest marine events on the planet, involving many species of fish, sharks, marine mammals and birds. Fishermen have been making the most of this annual winter event for decades and gradually, the media and tourism potential of this occurrence is being developed. More recently international film crews have converged on the Kwa-Zulu Natal (KZN) and Eastern cape coastline to capture images for worldwide...

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Posted on: 10 April, 2005

Author: Robert Bezman

Beach Vacation Photo Tips – Make Your Vacation AND Photos Memorable

Most people, who go on a family beach vacation, take plenty of photographs. Once you're home and you view or print them out; are you ecstatic, bored, or disappointed? Be honest, now! Does this sound familiar… You arrive at your destination, check the place out, and quickly change to go to the beach. Happily, you've remembered to take your sun block, nose plugs, and bathing suit. Maybe you remembered your camera, maybe you didn't. Going on a family beach vacation brings up contradicting desires. On the one hand, you want everyone to have a wonderful, fun, relaxing, memorable vacation. On...

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Posted on: 28 March, 2005

Author: Marcus Hochstadt

Secret Resorts in Germany –- A Checklist to Find Them –- Part 4 of 4

To cut a long story short, here we go :-) German Hotel Classification A quite good indicator to select and find Secret Resorts in Germany is our German Hotel Classification. It's masterminded by the... To cut a long story short, here we go :-) German Hotel Classification A quite good indicator to select and find Secret Resorts in Germany is our German Hotel Classification. It's masterminded by the German Hotel and Restaurant Association (DEHOGA). 1996 they established their classification "code". Their assessment is based exclusively on objective criteria. Individual evaluations are emotional and subjective. This is why the hotel rating...

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