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Ecotourism

Posted in Photos by on the April 6th, 2008

Ecotourism Africa Style

Ecotourism

The concept of ecotourism in Africa has many facets and interpretations, but at its most fundamental it is an effort to ensure the long-term viability of vulnerable and threatened ecosystems through the medium of the tourist dollar. The term applied is high yield, low impact tourism, which is obviously bad news for the low yielders amongst us, however in recent years potent lessons have been learned in this regard throughout Africa. In particular this is true in east Africa where budget tours sold on the street corners of Nairobi have tended to fill the key wild life preserves with hordes of mini buses, often obliterating any authenticity in the experience of wildlife Africa.

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Planet

Posted in Photos by on the March 6th, 2008

Planet Hollywood to Host 21 Red Carpet Premiere Party

Looking for Hollywood glamour in Vegas? Then mark your calendars for March 12, which is when Planet Hollywood will host the star-studded red carpet premiere party for the movie 21. (more…)

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Kung

Posted in Photos by on the February 7th, 2008

Kung Hei Fat Choy!!!

photo Today is the start of the Chinese Year 4706, the Year of the Rat. Chinese all over the world celebrate the start of the lunar calendar with festivities. This holiday is normally celebrated with family, most importantly over a hearty feast on the eve of the New Year. For those you follow the Chinese calendar, here are 5 Facts about the Chinese New Year and the Year of the Rat. 1. Chinese New Year start at on the darkest day of the month. It lasts for 15 days, that is, until when the moon is at its brightest. 2. Years are named after 12 animals, “each animal's year would have some of that animal's personality.” 3. People born in the Year of the Rat are defined to be “leaders, pioneers and conquerors” and may be “quick tempered and aggressive.” 4. The Rat Years are as follows 01/31/1900 – 02/18/1901 (Metal), 02/18/1912 – 02/05/1913 (Water), 02/05/1924 – 01/24/1925 (Wood), 01/24/1936 – 02/10/1937 (Fire), 02/10/1948 – 01/28/1949 (Earth), 01/28/1960 – 02/14/1961 (Metal), 02/15/1972 – 02/02/1973 (Water), 02/02/1984 – 02/19/1985 (Wood), 02/19/1996 – 02/06/1997 (Fire), 02/07/2008 – 01/25/2009 (Earth) 5. Those born on the Year of the Ox, Monkey and Dragon are into a year of Harmony.
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Iceberg

Posted in Photos by on the January 19th, 2008

The Newfoundland and Labrador coasts in Canada are some of the best spots for iceberg spotting. You can even see two to three storey icebergs in Iceberg Alley where icebergs make their way from Greenland to the Atlantic.

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Create

Posted in Photos by on the January 12th, 2008

Create your own travel guides with Dorling Kindersley

Â© maliasYou can create your own personalised travel guides on the traveldk.com site. You can select which content you want to include in your guide, which could be a mixture of user generated reviews and attraction submissions, photos, maps and Dorling Kindersley content. If you want to download your guide as a pdf file there is a charge of Â£2.50. If you prefer a hard copy the price is Â£10 including postage and packing. The traveldk.com site has recently won 2 awards from Travelmole as the Best Travel Extras site and from Travolution as for the Best of Use of Technology. I think you could probably collate your own personalised travel guide using various websites as sources for your desired information but it would be more convenient to do it all on one site and end up with a pdf file instead of a pile of printouts from various sites.
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The

Posted in Photos by on the January 10th, 2008

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 Â£100 to buy

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The

Posted in Photos by on the December 28th, 2007

The Shore Club

photo Seventy suites, 307 guestrooms, 7 duplex bungalows, triplex penthouse and a private oceanfront Beach house. That is what awaits guests in Miami's South Beach, The Shore Club. Apart from chic accommodations and cool interior, it also offers four bars located within it's tropical gardens. Named The Sky Bar Miami Beach, it is the premier spot for the South Beach nightlife. And once you get hungry from enjoying it's amenities or partying at the bar, your hunger pains are sure to be appeased by cutting-edge Japanese cuisine, Nobu. If you find yourself in Miami this coming New Year's Eve, might as well reserve a table and be entertained by Eve and DJ Mos.
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Travelscope

Posted in Photos by on the December 25th, 2007

Travelscope's Trading Activities Suspended

photo Here's an important advisory to all passengers and customers of Travelscope Holidays Limited. Travelscope announced last December 24 that “all trading activites have been suspended.” It is important to note that customers who already have a booking for travel due to depart on or before January 2, 2008 is no longer possible because these trips have been cancelled. The rest of the departures January 3 onwards remains uncertain. Here is the said Notices to all Passenger of Travelscope courtesy of the Joint Administrator.
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Christmas

Posted in Photos by on the December 16th, 2007

Christmas in Killarney, Part 2

Â This morning in Dingle, we had the Radio Kerry mobile broadcast unit in town to highlight Dingle’s Christmas shopping options. (more…)

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An

Posted in Photos by on the December 11th, 2007

An Ice Oasis in Dubai

photo When thinking of Dubai or the United Arab Emirates, the vision of the Burj Al Arab and sand dunes come to mind. One can only dream of finding a cold (or shall I say freezing) refuge in the desert. But look no further because Dubai has joined in on the Ice Bar bandwagon. The ice bar called Chillout is made out of 40,000 tons of ice in the Times Square Shopping center. Temperature is set at 5 degrees Celsius in the Buffer Zone area (lobby and lounge) and minus 6 at the rest. Visitors should spend a few minutes in the Buffer Zone to get acclimatised . Everything from the plates to the seats to the bar are made of ice which was made possible by the Canadian firm Iceculture Inc. Unfortunately, when in Chillout, one cannot order the normal cocktails, just the substitute Mocktails. The $17 cover charge entitles you to a drink and use of a hooded parka, gloves and insulated shoes.
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