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Travel Tips: Volunteering with Acacia Africa

Travel Tips: Volunteering with Acacia Africa

Travel Tips: Volunteering with Acacia Africa As I’ve traveled the world during these last two years, I’ve come to appreciate the wonders of our physical world – stunning landscapes, encounters with exotic animals and brilliant architecture. But what I’ve come to value the most is the opportunity to engage with indigenous cultures and local communities. […]

Travel News: Sam’s Tours Introduces New Liveaboard Dive Yacht, Palau, Micronesia

Travel News: Sam’s Tours Introduces New Liveaboard Dive Yacht, Palau, Micronesia

Travel News: Sam’s Tours Introduces New Liveaboard Dive Yacht, Palau, Micronesia Palau, Micronesia Announces The Introduction of Sam’s Tours New Liveaboard Dive Yacht and Fish ‘n Fins 40th Anniversary (Palau, Micronesia — November 8, 2012) — As one of the “Underwater Wonders of the World,” Palau is home to two of the scuba diving industry’s […]

Travel News: Trafalgar Invites Travellers to Celebrate Ireland With ‘The Gathering’

Travel News: Trafalgar Invites Travellers to Celebrate Ireland With ‘The Gathering’

Travel News: Trafalgar Invites Travellers to Celebrate Ireland With ‘The Gathering’ Year-long celebration of the Emerald Isle showcases the best of Irish culture, arts and fun Anaheim, November 2012– Next year marks the beginning of ‘The Gathering‘, Ireland’s yearlong celebration of culture and tradition, and Trafalgar (www.trafalgar.com) invites travelers from across America to join in […]

Travel Deal: Wickaninnish Inn Storm Watchers Vacation Package

Travel Deal: Wickaninnish Inn Storm Watchers Vacation Package

Travel Deal: Wickaninnish Inn Storm Watchers Vacation Package Wickaninnish Inn’s Charles McDiarmid West Coast Storm Watching Pioneer (Tofino, BC)  In 1995, Interior Designer, Sharon Bortolotto, Principal of BBA Design Consultants Inc. was contacted by Charles McDiarmid to design a new kind of Inn, one built specifically for winter storm watching. McDiarmid had a revolutionary idea.  […]

Travel Deal: American Thanksgiving Getaway at Pan Pacific Whistler

Travel Deal: American Thanksgiving Getaway at Pan Pacific Whistler

Travel Deal: American Thanksgiving Getaway at Pan Pacific Whistler Just in Time for Whistler Blackcomb’s Opening Day (Whistler BC) There is no better location than the Pan Pacific Whistler Hotels, located in the Canadian mountain town of Whistler BC, when planning a family celebration this Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving this year, Thursday, November 22nd, also marks the […]

Discovering Ephesus in Turkey

Discovering Ephesus in Turkey

Discovering Ephesus in Turkey By Vikki Gibson We were picked up at 4:15 a.m. by Mr. Emit of Euphrates Tours for our trip to the airport. An early morning flight on Pegasus Air from Kayseri to Izmir was the start of the next phase of our exploration of Turkey’s great treasures. We were relocating to […]

Travel Tip: Use Bed Bug Registry to Avoid Bed Bug Bites

Travel Tip: Use Bed Bug Registry to Avoid Bed Bug Bites

Travel Tip: Use Bed Bug Registry to Avoid Bed Bug Bites By WAVEJourney Have you ever been subjected to bed bugs when you travel? We have and it’s a nightmare. Not only are bed bug bites horrendous, they can create a severe allergic reaction that leave scars for a long time after the bites heal. […]

Discovering Vietnam – Ho Chi Minh City II – Saigon

Discovering Vietnam – Ho Chi Minh City II – Saigon

Discovering Vietnam – Ho Chi Minh City II – Saigon By Jean Wethmar We continue our visit in Saigon today, with shopping, food information, and hotels. A girl can’t live on Colonial Architecture alone now can she? Last time we looked at the French buildings. Today, we take a stroll down Dong Khoi Street, its […]

An English Thanksgiving

An English Thanksgiving

  An English Thanksgiving by Anna Mansager “Come to Exeter and we’ll have an English Thanksgiving.” These were the last words of an email I received one November weekend from my best friend, Emily, while studying in York, England. I had been happily ensconced in the walled campus of York St. John University for the […]

WJ Tested: Ballynahinch Castle Luxury Manor House Hotels in Ireland

WJ Tested: Ballynahinch Castle Luxury Manor House Hotels in Ireland

WJ Tested: Ballynahinch Castle Luxury Manor House Hotels in Ireland WJ settled into the manor house ambiance of this 4-star Connemara hotel and immediately felt a sense of peace and relaxation. We quickly realized that two nights stay at Ballynahinch Castle simply would not be long enough… and it wasn’t. While at Ballynahinch we were […]

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