October 2011 Blog Posts (240)

Precolombian Art on its way back to Costa Rica...from Brooklyn, NY

 

The Brooklyn Museum in New York has begun the process of returning precolombian pieces to Costa Rica, after a 77 year stay in the New York Museum.  The pieces were collected by a Brooklyn businessman, Minor Keith, as he worked in the railroad and fruit industries in Costa Rica and he donated them to his hometown museum in 1934.  The pieces will be displayed in…

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Added by Intercultura Language School on October 6, 2011 at 2:09pm — No Comments

World Rafting Championship Costa Rica 2011

The Worldwide Rafting Championship 2011 is just around the corner. International teams have been arriving since last week and are already training at the renowned Pacuare River.



For the third time, Costa Rica will be hosting this important event; the first was back in 1991 for the first World Rafting Championship, then again in 1998. The International Rafting…

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Added by Danny Solano Alvarez on October 6, 2011 at 7:42am — No Comments

Vaccinations and medications when you travel

http://www.goingonadventures.com/2011/10/vaccinations-and-medications-when-you.html Stay healthy--prepare with proper immunizations before you travel.

Added by Beverly Burmeier on October 5, 2011 at 9:05pm — No Comments

Free Halloween Carnival and Children’s Costume Contest Scheduled on October 29 in Downtown Galveston

GALVESTON ISLAND, Texas (Sept. 27, 2011) —Halloween fun will come alive in historic downtown Galveston with the Saengerfest Mini Monster Bash on Saturday, Oct. 29 from 2 to 4 p.m. at Saengerfest Park, 2302 Strand. The Saengerfest Mini Monster Bash, a family friendly Halloween carnival, offers a costume contest at 3 p.m., assorted games with prizes, and trick or treating at various downtown businesses from 2 to 4 p.m.

 

Children, ages 11 and under, are invited to…

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Added by Christine Hopkins on October 5, 2011 at 12:42pm — No Comments

Oktoberfest: O’zapft Is!

Pandemonium has been reigning over Munich for the last two weeks. Hordes of people wandered the cramped streets of the capital of Bavaria in hopes of finding a seat on a wooden bench under one of 14 tents. What kind of madness is this? Answer: The kind of madness you would be lucky to be part of.…

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Added by Jean Dabrowski on October 5, 2011 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Travel tips you won't want to miss...

While these are not necessarily tied to renting one of Barclay International Group's apartments/villas/cottages in Europe, they are great tips about what NOT to do when visiting a city for the first time: http://bit.ly/o4qz2W

Added by Dawn M. Barclay on October 5, 2011 at 12:11pm — No Comments

Day tour of Luxor

Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut Temple, Colossi of Memnon, Karnak & Luxor temple.

Visit both the east and west bank of Luxor. Starting in the Valley of the Kings. (3 tombs per ticket), we'll see Queen Hatshepsut's Temple and the Colossi of Memnon ,we drive back to the east bank to visit karnak and luxor temple

On your private tour you will be…

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Added by George Habib on October 5, 2011 at 10:37am — No Comments

Luxor from a hot air balloon



View the whole magnificent area of Luxor from a unique angle!

Get a birds eye view of Luxor and watch the early morning sun from your own hot air balloon.



Pickup time from your hotel early in morning betwen 4 AM Till 7 AM because that depend on Summer & winter hours may slightly change and the customer bick up from…

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Added by George Habib on October 5, 2011 at 10:32am — No Comments

USA today. September after summer.

Some new and up-to-date stuff about USA: http://tours-tv.com/en/united-states

 

As of 2009, six of the 25 tallest buildings in the world are in the United States. (12-2009)

As of 2009, the tallest building in the United States was the Sears Tower, also the 4th highest in the world. (12-2009)…

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Added by Dneprovoy Alexey on October 5, 2011 at 9:29am — No Comments

A Guide to Being a Good Guide

I AM NOT AN EXPERT. Yet. There's a couple dudes better than me (Arthur Frommer & Rick Stevens to name a few). I'm trying. I'm learning. So here's a couple tips to be a better guide.

1. Don't hide all your money in one place. Cause if someone gets it, that's it. Have a…
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Added by Paul Anthony Rogers on October 5, 2011 at 8:30am — 2 Comments

Rajasthan Tourism

Rajasthan is one of the most popular destinations in india, Its well-known the land of kings or land of colors. It’s also famous for lakes of udaipur, palaces in jaipur ajmer- pushkar and desert fort of jodhpur. Every city of rajasthan like jaipur, Jodhpur and jaisalmer has own colors with the wonderful history of rajput. Jaipur also knows as pink city of rajasthan because mostly house made from sand rock. Jaisalmer…

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Added by Global Tourism India on October 5, 2011 at 7:39am — No Comments

Important Pilgrim Attraction In Badrinath

Badrinath is one of the important destinations of chardham circuit. This holiest Hindu city is situated in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand India. As according to hear and say the Adi Shankaracharya found a statue of Lord Badrinarayan in the river Alaknanda made from Saligram stone. Badrinath was reestablished as a major Hindu pilgrim site in ninth century by Adi Guru Shankaracharya.

The Badrinath is situated between Nar and Narayana mountain ranges and in the shadow of Nilkantha…

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Added by Global Tourism India on October 5, 2011 at 6:40am — No Comments

Booking Start For Elephant Festival In Kaziranga

Booking for popular Elephant Festival in Kaziranga is being already started. The famous elephant festical is held in the month of February in the eastern state of Assam. It is the larger elephant festival in India. The main purpose behind organizing the elephant festival is to conservation and safeguard of Asiatic elephants and the festival is also amid to increase eco-tourism. The team of XperTravels providing you opportunity to book…

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Added by Global Tourism India on October 5, 2011 at 6:30am — No Comments

Safaris And Biking Tours Of Ladakh

Ladakh the beauty on earth located in the Himalayan range of India is a pleasure to all visitors coming to this place. If you visit this beautiful place for sure you would want to look at beautiful ice covered woods of Ladakh and of course the landscapes and the beautiful scenic views of the Himalayan range. Look at the beautiful snow covered capes of the Himalayan range as you take different safaris at Ladakh to enjoy the beauty of nature.

 

Ride the ship of the deserts that…

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Added by Global Tourism India on October 5, 2011 at 6:11am — No Comments

The Very Famous Dhikala Forest Lodge In Jim Corbett National Park

The Jim Corbett National Park is one of the most famous national parks in the world and the first national park of India. Everyone knows about the Jim Corbett; however Dhikala is equally famous as it covers the core area of Jim Corbett Nation Park. It is located in the exact center of Jim Corbett. The right place for people in love with wildlife. If you stay within the Dhikala complex you get to view a number of mammals from the complex itself as Dhikala overlooks the Ramganga…

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Added by Global Tourism India on October 5, 2011 at 6:00am — No Comments

Cooking your way throughout Europe!

Cooking classes are an excellent activity to couple with your Barclay International Group apartment/villa/cottage stay! http://bit.ly/ndMV5t

Added by Dawn M. Barclay on October 4, 2011 at 3:59pm — No Comments

Hotel Shampoo, Tubs and Taxes



Hotel  Shampoo, Tubs and Taxes



It’s not one of travel’s burning issues: shower wall shampoo and conditioner or those small bottles that travelers can take home if they don’t use them?



Or even if they do.



So it was interesting to read that… Continue

Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on October 4, 2011 at 3:33pm — No Comments

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