Archive for June 10th, 2008

Like me you probably have an impression of Scandinavian cities as being attractive, clean and relatively safe, that's certainly how I found Gothenburg in Sweden to be. However that doesn't appear to be the case in Oslo at present.

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The Flip - a great compact video camera

The Flip Video Camera is billed as the “ultimate point and click” video camera and it does live up to this as it's very simple even for a non techie person like me to use. I liked the fact that the Flip is very compact and light and fits easily in my handbag. The quality of the video footage and the sound was pretty good for a relatively cheap video camera. Hey, we're not talking about making professional movies here. I think that the footage is ideal to capture travel locations either for your own personal use or to upload to your website or blog to give readers more insight into a destination. The Flip records up to 60 minutes of footage. It costs around £100 to buy

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Continental has announced a new deal with sale fares to destinations within the U.S., and to Europe, Asia, Mexico, and South America. Fares start at $218 round-trip.

When I checked, I found lower fares for Continental’s domestic fares over a wide date range. Since Continental has not listed travel dates for this offer, you’ll have to compare these fares with those from other airlines for your itinerary to see if they are competitive for your travels.

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Flights from Atlanta to Europe and Latin America are on sale from Delta. Fares start at $518 round-trip, and destinations include London, Paris, Cozumel, and San Jose.

Delta’s offer may include competitive prices for your route, but you should shop around and compare fares from several airlines to be sure.

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I compared several providers’ offerings for vacations in early summer to San Diego. Packages include airfare, four nights’ accommodations and hotel taxes. With the exception of the Southwest deals, sample vacations include additional taxes and fees for airfare.

Sample prices for late June are:

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