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New Aruba Tourism Guide
Having made Aruba our first international trip, a few years ago, we decided to make this the subject of our first tourism guide. Launched just last week www.destination-aruba.com is a totally free and comprehensive travel guide. Featuring free Aruba maps, planning information and traveler review section, the sites offers unbiased, unpaid information and advise.Have a look and let us know what you think.
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Posted by Bryan Haines on October 30th, 2009 at 7:54am — No Comments
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Seven Miles to Paradise
Grand Cayman seventh heaven for families and other sun-loversAny country that has a turtle in pirate garb as its logo should be a fun place for families to play.
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Posted by Bunny Keo on October 6th, 2009 at 5:20am — No Comments
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Tropical Island Living is “Always on your Mind” at the Windsong Resort
"I can’t seem to forget you; your Windsong stays on my mind." Like the slogan made popular in a perfume commercial decades ago, “Windsong” whispers softly over and over again to those who have had the pleasure of staying at the four star, Turks and Caicos Islands retreat. Some say it’s because thoughts of the boutique condominium resort conjure up the same romantic notions as the perfume advertis…
Posted by Bunny Keo on September 19th, 2009 at 12:33pm — No Comments
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Mandalay and Shalimar Luxury Beachfront Apartments
Mandalay Shalimar Luxury Beachfront Apartments provides Port Douglas holiday accommodation ranging from apartments and beach houses. Offers ultimate convenience, within easy walking distance of t…
Posted by TravelAU on April 26th, 2009 at 11:08pm — No Comments
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The UK’s First Road Map
...dating from 1675, details The Road From LONDON to the LANDS END Comencing at the Standard in Cornhill and Extending to Senan in Cornwall. It was made by IOHN OGILBY Esq[ui]r[e] his Ma[jes]ties Cosmographer and covers 308 miles and 3 furlongs (almost 500 km).BreatheDreamGo (Blog about India)
“Turban spotting” is a favourite tourist activity. It is said that in Rajasthan turbans change styles every 15 kilometres. They also change with the season and for various festivals. Saffron-coloured turbans are worn for weddings, white for funerals, tie-dyed black-and-red turbans are worn at the time of Diwali – the Hindu festival of lights – and green-and-pink striped turbans are worn during the monsoon.Member Countries of the United Nations
- a list of the 192 member countries of the United Nations with their date of admission. Kosovo, Taiwan and the Vatican City are the only "countries" that are not members of the United Nations. The admission date of October 24, 1945 is the founding day the U.NAndes’ Formation Was A ‘Species Pump’ For South America
South America is the world’s most species-rich area. There have been many theories as to why, ranging from animals and plants accompanying the continent when it broke loose from Africa to variations in the extent of the rainforests over millions of years creating new species. A thesis from Gothenburg University supports a different theory: that the formation of the Andes was a species pump which spread animals and plants across the continent.Florida Keys ill-prepared for rising sea
Despite being called 'ground zero' for sea-level rise in the United States, the Florida Keys have lagged behind the rest of South Florida in planning for the potentially massive problem.Seagrass losses reveal global coastal crisis
A global study of seagrass, which can absorb large amounts of planet-warming carbon dioxide, found that 29 percent of the world's known seagrass had disappeared since 1879 and the losses were accelerating. ... seagrass meadows were "among the most threatened ecosystems on earth" due to population growth, development, climate change and ecological degradation. ... The study said the loss of seagrass was comparable to losses in coral reefs, tropical rainforests and mangroves.Elderly, Kids Urged to Skip Hajj Over Swine Flu
The Saudi kingdom invited experts from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the World Health Organization, and others to a four-day meeting in the western seaport city of Jiddah to examine Saudi measures to prevent the spread of swine flu during the Muslim pilgrimage.Faster Atmospheric Warming In Subtropics Pushes Jet Streams Toward Poles
The atmosphere is warming faster in subtropical areas, around 30 degrees north and south latitude, than it is elsewhere, University of Washington-led research shows. But scientists examining more than 25 years of satellite data also found that each hemisphere's jet stream has moved toward the pole by about 1 degree of latitude, or 70 miles.Earth's Most Prominent Rainfall Feature Creeping Northward
The rain band near the equator [the ITCZ] that determines the supply of freshwater to nearly a billion people throughout the tropics and subtropics has been creeping north for more than 300 years, probably because of a warmer world,Dust Plumes off Coast of Western Africa
Satellite image - also showing the Cape Verde islands
When Money Divides You: The Difference Between Tourist and Local
Locals often assume that travelers are loaded, and most of the time, it's comparatively true. Backpackers tend to carry a lot of cash. Bloggers stash laptops and cameras in their specialized padded backpacks, also not cheap. Even the most frugal will usually have an ipod. Imagine that your third-hand beaten down ipod costs more than a month's even a year's salary to many people across this planet. But just because a traveler has more money than a local, does that mean we should necessarily pay a higher price for the exact same service? On the one hand: What difference does that fifty cents make to you? How much more would it mean to your boat driver and the family he supports?America’s Mean Streak Map
The mean centre of US population is “the point at which an imaginary, flat, weightless and rigid map of the US would balance perfectly if weights of identical value were placed on it so that each weight represented the location of one person on the date of the census”, in the definition of the US Census Bureau itself. That bureau has been holding censuses every decade since 1790; these censuses form the backdrop for this string of mean centres of population in the US. The map shows an ever westward shift of that centre, obviously in parallel with the westward expansion of the US and its citizenry.Going Places with Geography Part 2
Going Places with Geography is the new progression and careers video from the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) Geography Ambassador Project.Map of the Week: Better Life Cycle
This week’s featured map shows an amazing journey of one man’s unsupported bike ride from London to Cape Town, stopping to deliver £100,000 of sponsorship directly to orphanages en route.Free Geography Tools
Exploring the world of free tools for GIS, GPS, Google Earth, neogeography, and more.YouTube - Going Places with Geography Part 1
Going Places with Geography is the new progression and careers video from the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)'s Geography Ambassador Project.Looking for a Relaxing Summer Vacation? Don't Travel Here
With So Many Places in the World Worth Seeing, Avoid These Danger Zones [or not - if you are into Extreme Tourism] - Travel Warnings for Iran, Uzbekistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Lebanon, Mali, Chad, Nepal, Yemen, Georgia, SudanDethroned Nepal King's Palace Now a Tourist Haunt
He has had to flee his palace, with its Graceland-meets-the-Himalayas decor, and decamp to a house up the hill. His only son, the hard-living former crown prince, has moved to Singapore. And now, in a crowning indignity, tourists are traipsing through what was once a private world sealed off by soldiers and tall brick walls.Europe’s poorest Country
Moldova, once part of Romania, has the unhappy distinction of being Europe’s poorest country. Historically, due to its strategic location on a route between Asia and Europe, Moldova was repeatedly invaded: Bastarns, Sarmatians, Goths, Huns, Avars, Magyars and the Mongols all fought over this small country. Recently, the 1998 financial crisis in Russia, (Moldova’s main economic partner at the time) produced an economic crisis in the country. The standard of living plunged, with 75% of population living below the poverty line, while the economic disaster caused 600,000 people to eventually leave the country. The remaining population is mostly the very old and the very young, with few in between.Mapping The Tugen Trail: Ecotourism Could Offer Lifeline To Protect Wildlife
“Local people participated in mapping some of these trails with GPS and a video camera. These films and maps are being used on GoogleEarth and YouTube to show the world some of the issues facing the Tugen people and as a possible way forward for encouraging ecotourism development and conservation alike.”About Travelography Travel News
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