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Ho'oumaluhia Botanical Garden Offers Easy Access to Nature

Ho'oumaluhia Botanical Garden means "to make a place of peace and tranquility" and it surely lives up to its name. It's hard to believe the garden is located just shy of a residential and urban area.

The garden sprawls for 400-acres at the foot of the Ko'olau Mountains in Kaneohe, Oahu. With free admission, a scenic lake, picnic… Continue

Added by Maria de los Angeles on September 13, 2010 at 4:06am — No Comments

Oahu's Kahuka Shrimp Shacks: Cheap and Great Eats on the Road

The Kahuka area in Oahu, approaching the North Shore off the Kamehameha Highway, features food trucks and shacks that serve delicious locally farm-raised shrimp in variety of forms, from garlic and butter sauce to curried or with lemongrass. Don't be dissuaded by the rustic appearance of these eateries -- the freshness and quality is a steal at dishes all under $20 a plate. I promise you'll become instantly addicted to this rich but simple… Continue

Added by Maria de los Angeles on September 12, 2010 at 5:16pm — No Comments

Best of Peru

Travel has been on my mind lately, and even more so after seeing an advanced screening of Eat Pray Love last night. It was over 2…

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Added by Mellissa Solin on September 12, 2010 at 3:15pm — 2 Comments

Wine Tasting, Ojai, California-Style

I love visiting emerging wine regions with small lot, family-owned wineries that just don’t seem to get the press they deserve. So it came to be that my friend Ginger and I left fast paced So Cal and headed north two hours to Ojai. What’s that? You didn’t think Ojai had a wine region of its own? Yes it does, thank you very much. Read on as I introduce you to an incredibly unique 2-day…

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Added by Linda Kissam on September 12, 2010 at 1:30pm — 1 Comment

How to Avoid Airline Baggage Fees

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Added by Ed Wetschler on September 11, 2010 at 8:07pm — 1 Comment

Salamanca, The Soul of Spain

From NMT Images

Please watch the 1 min, sound-rich Travel Video PostCard at the end of this post

Salamanca sits at the edge of a greening plane, dominated by… Continue

Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on September 10, 2010 at 4:30pm — 6 Comments

Best for Families: Fall Festivals & Corn Mazes Provide Quick Getaways With High Fun Factor

I have just posted sixty ways to have fun with your kids in corn, around corn, and with corn. We know mini breaks make a world of difference and I know that pint-sized fun is better than no fun at all whether it’s a daytrip or a weekend escape, enjoying time together and making family memories matters.

For me it is a good excuse to behave like a kid again if only for a few hours. I love our family custom of selecting the perfect pumpkin… Continue

Added by Nancy Nelson-Duac on September 10, 2010 at 1:30pm — No Comments

A Suitcase Tale Set in Jamaica

It’s the end of the line.

She’s left me.

And to top that she’s locked me in her bedroom closet.

I love her, as much as someone like…

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Added by Victoria Brooks on September 9, 2010 at 11:30pm — No Comments

Traditional Festivals in Vietnam

Formation and meaning of traditional festivals

Traditional festivals constitute a form of cultural activities, a spiritual product which the people have created and developed during the course of history. From…

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Added by Nguyen Ngoc diep on September 9, 2010 at 10:08pm — No Comments

Meet Bangkok-Based Chef Hans Peter Kaserer

Hailing from the small village of picturesque Krimml, Austria, where he learned to appreciate culinary arts at his family’s hotel, Executive Chef at the Amari Watergate Bangkok, Hans Peter Kaserer has come a long way since his childhood.

A veritable globe trotter in his own right, Chef Kaserer has worked in kitchens all around the world – including the United States, Canada, Singapore, Indonesia, and Malaysia. With…

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Added by Amari on September 9, 2010 at 1:30am — No Comments

Orlando, Florida: Home. Sweet. Home.

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Added by Chris Owen on September 8, 2010 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Búzios, Brazil: Laid Back Beach Chic

Just one hundred and twenty miles north of Rio de Janeiro lies a small peninsula known as Armação dos Búzios. It is only eight kilometers long and adorned with over twenty magnificent beaches which are bathed in brilliant sunshine year-round. Some beaches are small and accessible only by short hikes or…

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Added by Roy Heale on September 7, 2010 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Seychelles International Airport: A Step Back in History

Seychelles International Airport- A step back in history

The Seychelles International Airport officially opened on the 20th March 1972 with the official ceremony being carried out by her Majesty Queen Elisabeth II. However, interesting to note well before this on the 17th June 1939 a flying boat called GUBA 11 has flown to the Seychelles under its own steam.

The Seychelles International Airport continued to grow and more aircraft's landed on the island of Mahe to discover the… Continue

Added by Chalets d' Anse Forbans on September 7, 2010 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Men and Women Travel Differently. Here's How

From NMT Images

Men and Women Travel Differently. Here’s How!

Men and women are different. Who dares argue the point?

So it’s no… Continue

Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on September 6, 2010 at 12:31pm — No Comments

Wine Tasting Santa Barbara-Style, Part 2: Small-Lot Wineries in the Santa Barbara Hills

I have a tale of two cities to share with you. This is a tale of a city by the sea and at the same time a city that stretches into gentle foothills and rugged mountains. A city whose reputation is built on fine wines, culinary greatness, and adventure- based activities that range from the urban divine, to the salty ocean, to the rolling mountains. You might come for the Pinot as…

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Added by Linda Kissam on September 5, 2010 at 6:17pm — No Comments

Bye, Bye, Brazil: A Vignette From the South Beach Wine & Food Festival

Jake stood helplessly, listlessly on line, trying to keep a sweaty grip on his smudged wine glass and trying to figure out which circle of hell Dante might consign the towering inferno that was the tastings tent of this year's SoBe Wine and Food Festival. His feet were starting to ache, his stomach was starting to sour and his ears were starting to ring. Damn Angie for saddling him with writing up… Continue

Added by David Paul Appell on September 5, 2010 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Bedbugs Bite, Hotel Reputations Fall

From NMT Images

The bedbugs keep biting, and the reputations and pocketbooks of hotels and inns are getting infected.

A couple of… Continue

Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on September 3, 2010 at 1:00pm — No Comments

West Africa's Potential as a Responsible Tourism Destination

Once considered as a beach resort paradise with approximately 3500km of coast line dotted with palm trees and covered with white…

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Added by West Africa Discovery on September 3, 2010 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Costa Rica Airline and Hotels Are World Savers, According to Condé Nast Traveler

The world’s first carbon neutral airline, Nature Air, has been named the

Overall Winner in Conde Nast Traveler’s World Savers Awards in the

airline category. Among 32 honorees chosen from 164 applicants for the

prestigious award, Nature Air was recognized as an industry leader in

addressing issues of global poverty, health, education and environmental

depredation.

The Costa Rica-based airline was

acknowledged for comprehensive efforts to compensate… Continue

Added by Claire Saylor on September 3, 2010 at 12:57am — No Comments