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Omar Threatens the Virgin Islands
Southern California Sailing | October 14th 2008 by Chris Tucker
Tropical Storm Omar wants to imitate Hurricane Lenny of 1999 and very well could. The difference this time is that Omar is still only a tropical storm while Lenny had become a hurricane moving West when it decided to turn around and head East. This c read more
Islands
A day dream lived | October 14th 2008
In the future or in this now do we learn to speak.Who is it we speak to.In the islands of space and time.Now niste the future finish.I hope the days are to fly as we ascend in time.Seeds they do speak of growth and life it will transform to chrome.Do read more
Okinawa Spirit
hr: traveller | October 13th 2008 by HP Jeschke
Photo Credit: mrhayata I was feeling nostalgic and was watching The Karate Kid II on HBO earlier this evening when I thought, hey! Why not write about Okinawa? It seems like a pretty place. The name “Okinawa” is the Japanese word that mea read more
I ate insects and worms and came back with burnt skin
Foong Speaks Her Mind | October 11th 2008 by Foong
The sarcastic Foong is back from the short trip outta this depressing country full of even more depressing news. Haih…. Anyway, I had a great time and wished the really, really short holiday could stretch on forever! Okay, some of you took a gu read more
Award winning … Maspalomas, Gran Canaria
Spain Property Pulse | October 10th 2008 by Nick
On the recent ‘World Tourism Day’, the award for ‘Excellence in Tourism 2008′ was awarded to Turespaña (Tourism Institute of Spain) for it’s excellent work in promoting Maspalomas in Gran Canaria. On the night, Turespa read more
More OC Restaurant Reviews are HERE.
Nibbles of Tidbits, a Food Blog | October 9th 2008 by Shelly Borrell
I’ve written other lenghthy and short restaurant reviews in addition to those on Nibbles of Tidbits. All are located in Costa Mesa, Newport Beach and Irvine, California — Reviews of the Greek Town Grill, Saagar Indian Cuisine, Catalina read more
Pedro’s Castle - Cayman Islands
Travel Spots Review | October 8th 2008 by beavercute
Pedro’s Castle is the oldest building on the island, and legend has it that it was constructed in 1635. Other theories claim that the building was erected by an Englishman in 1780. Either way, this national symbol was named after the settler and, a read more
Spooky Places…
Funny Buburuza | October 8th 2008 by Claudiu
If you are daring enough then only explore these places otherwise not. Maryland: Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historic Park Near Potomac, Md, the Gold Mine Trail area starts at the Great Falls Tavern Visitor Center, in the exterior of Washin read more
Necker Island
Izuno Travel Blog | October 7th 2008 by Josh Mione
In the British Virgin Islands is Richard Branson’s own 74 acres he calls Necker Island. (Named after a Dutch commander in the 1600’s.) While most super rich people keep their island all to themselves and friends, ‘Sir’ Brans read more
Seven Mile Beach
Travel Spots Review | October 7th 2008 by beavercute
In the west of Grand Cayman island, you’ll find the rolling Seven Mile Beach, a stunningly beautiful sandy beach which, despite its name, covers only some 6.2 miles. It is, however, one of the most attractive beaches in the Caribbean. In additi read more
Cyprus Journal: Adventures in eating
EuroCheapo Travel Blog | October 7th 2008
Alex’s aunt sets the table for a Cypriot family dinner. Editor’s Note: This week, the blog will be tagging along with fellow Cheapo Alex Christodoulides as she visits family in Cyprus. Sure, the language spoken in Cyprus is Greek, but the acc read more
Cyprus Journal: Just landed
EuroCheapo Travel Blog | October 6th 2008
Photo by Alex Christodoulides Editor’s Note: This week, the blog will be tagging along with fellow Cheapo Alex Christodoulides as she visits family in Cyprus. Cyprus is on a modernizing rampage, wrestling on one side with its fairly recent hist read more
// Indonesia 2008 :: Faces and Views II
// Rick Wezenaar Photography | October 6th 2008 by Rick Wezenaar
iso: 320 aperture: f/4.0 exposure: 0.033 s (1/30) focal: 14.0mmNaughty Boy, Bila, Sulawesi Selatan, Indonesiaiso: 100 aperture: f/3.4 exposure: 0.020 s (1/50) focal: 24.0mmLocal boy holding squid, Bunaken, Sulawesi Utara, Indonesiaiso: 100 aperture read more
Back To The Future
Sinlung Nation | October 6th 2008
By Teresa Rehman ‘Illegal’ migrants rounded up by AASU in Dibrugarh Photo:UB Photos Every timw he sets out for work, Iman Ali, 32, a riskshaw-puller in Guwahati, is careful to tuck his ration card into a polythene bag he carries read more
Otter Decline a Mixed Blessing
Kitty Mowmow's Animal Expo | October 4th 2008 by MJ Schindler
A steep decline in the sea otter population in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands has forced bald eagles nearby to change their diet, according to a new study. Study leader Robert Anthony of the U.S. Geological Survey in Corvallis, Oregon, examined the read more
Annual BVI Trip on the Horizon
Southern California Sailing | October 4th 2008 by Chris Tucker
For the past several years, I have had the good fortune of introducing the British Virgin Islands to SailTime sailors. Talk about a labor of love ! It has come to the point where I very nearly expect to be going every Fall. For a while, we went two t read more
End of the Road
A Photo a Day from Planet Earth | October 4th 2008 by Rich - PlanetEarthDailyPhoto
"Such a beautiful scene marred by the fact my car had broken down on the sand, no one in view, burning sun. Thank-you honeymoon couple who came by and towed me off". Fraser Island, Australia. Taken by Ros read more
The Kauai Marathon benefits local charities
TerraCurve.com | September 29th 2008 by Joe
The inaugural Kauai Marathon, slated for September 6th, 2009 in Poipu Beach, will be a world class event to draw runners from around the globe to witness one of the most beautiful islands in the world, while helping to support local charities to bene read more
Jamaica great for films, bad for financing - Jamaica Gleaner
nyc.locationscout.us | September 29th 2008 by R. Richard Hobbs
Jamaica great for films, bad for financing - Jamaica Gleaner …Jamaica is a premier location for movies, but getting funding seems to be difficult for some local filmmakers. …needed to... R. Richard Hobbs | nyc.locationscout.us | New Y read more
Stop Bangladeshi infiltrators, says Advani
Sinlung Nation | September 28th 2008
Guwahati, Sep 28 : Alleging Pakistan’s ISI for causing threat to the national security, BJP leader L K Advani today said the Illegal Bangladeshi migrants sent by the ISI should be stopped to enter the country. “The infiltrators come to th read more
Offshore Banking 101
Sinlung Nation | September 27th 2008
They have only 40,000 actual residents, but the Cayman Islands banking system is the 5th largest banking center in the world. Who banks there, and what are the true benefits that keeps the money coming. This is the Money Laundering Paradise. read more
Moravina - Olib
Get to know Croatia | September 26th 2008 by sandradb
It is little bay(or beach) - which of those you prefer to call it. It is situated on the south part of island Olib.You can't take direct path to Moravina - you must take a boat, or walk to bay St. Nicolas and then take a little 30 minute walk by coas read more
Nature vs wireless
In Search of Meaning | September 26th 2008 by Robert Krzisnik
Wireless internet connection is a beautiful thing, we all know that. But it leads to a heavy duty addiction, people! Having a mobile phone with a w-lan function means that you keep pulling it out of your pocket every time you stop somewhere for a mom read more
The most beautiful island in Europe?
EuroCheapo Travel Blog | September 26th 2008
The Scilly Isles. Photo © hidden europe Okay Cheapos! Indulge us for two minutes. We’ve just been taking a break on an island full of surprises, a place so beguilingly beautiful that we think it’s worth a mention. There must a thousand c read more
have just tried ... highland park 12 years old
there is a whisky for everyone | September 26th 2008 by whiskyforeveryone
highland park is one of the oldest and best known distilleries in scotland, having been established in 1798. it is currently owned by the edrington group. highland park is the most northern distillery currently operating in scotland, being located ne read more
Typical Japanese Landscape 7
More Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan | September 25th 2008 by Jake
Japan consists of more than 6,000 islands, about half of which are inhabited, so any "typical" Japanese landscape would have to include the sea! This view is of the Inland Sea off the coast of Yamaguchi Prefecture. read more
Extinct May Not Be Forever For Some Species Of Galapagos Tortoise…
Kitty Mowmow's Animal Expo | September 24th 2008 by MJ Schindler
Yale scientists report that genetic traces of extinct species of Galapagos tortoises exist in descendants now living in the wild, a finding that could spur breeding programs to restore the species. When Darwin first visited the island of Floreana in read more
Fly through the Sky Above Beautiful Kauai
Sightseeing Tours Around The World | September 24th 2008 by Ryan
Everyone must visit the island of Kauai, which is arguably the most beautiful and untouched of all the Hawaiian Islands. The colors of the landscape are so bright and vivid that everything around you seems to be a painting of how heaven should look read more
Island Garden City of Samal
Traveler’s Journey | September 24th 2008 by Carolyn Atoc
Planning for a perfect getaway? Then Samal Island is the ideal place to spend a vacation. IGaCoS or “Island Garden City of Samal” is a province of Davao del Norte, Philippines. One of the major attractions in Samal Island is its white sandy beach read more
23.09.2008 19:26:03 - NEUSEELAND REISEN 2009 - 23-TÄGIGE RUNDREI…
qlikworld news wire | September 23rd 2008
... Picton - Nelson (ca. 150 km): Am Morgen Transfer zum Fährterminal und Fährfahrt über die Cookstraße und entlang des Queen Charlotte Sounds von der Nord- zur Südinsel nach Picton. Von hier geht es mit dem Bus weiter nach Nelson, die Stadt de read more
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