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How to search online for vacation rental property
(Mon Sep 18th, 2006, by Henry Schlee)
The internet is a marvelous tool for finding vacation
properties. But the uninitiated may not realize that there are
many types of rental property provider out there, and they don't
all offer equal levels of value and service.
The first type is the... |
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Festive Offers by Rajasthan Hotels During Diwali
(Sun Sep 17th, 2006, by Arjun Roy)
Rajasthan hotels are famous for the ambience that is reminiscent
of the royalty of yore. Hotels in Rajasthan are often renovated
forts and palaces that have opulence and grandeur hardly found
in modern architecture. In October and November, tourism i... |
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Panama
(Sun Sep 17th, 2006, by Sydney Tremayne)
Panama. Warm, tropical, palm trees silhouetted against the
golden sky of a setting sun. Yes, it is all those romantic
things. But it is so much more.
Its capital is the most modern city south of the U.S. If this is
the third world, I missed the first... |
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The Pros And Cons Of Hitchhiking
(Sun Sep 17th, 2006, by Steve Gillman)
The pros and cons of hitchhiking? Pro: cheap. Con: dangerous.
It's convenient, but unpredictable. No car repair hassles, but
the hassle of standing in the rain, waiting hours for a ride. I
hitchiked 20,000 miles when I was young, sleeping under bridg... |
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Hotels in India
(Sun Sep 17th, 2006, by Amit Kantha Mukherjee)
Hotels in India have an infinite variety that you can hardly
fathom. Much like the diversity of its national culture, the
hospitality industry in India too has different ways of treating
different guests coming from different parts of India as well a... |
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Lisbon and Portugal - History and Culture
(Sun Sep 17th, 2006, by Robert Carlton)
Portugal has always been known as the land to the left of Spain
on the Iberian Peninsula, caught among its traditional way of
life - fishing and agriculture. But thanks to the technology and
the integration, Portugalīs 91.985 km2, of which 88.944 km2... |
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Hello from Cuba (14) - Field Trips and Interviews
(Sun Sep 17th, 2006, by Susanne Pacher)
Hotel Habana Libre, Thursday, April 14, 2005, 3:38 pm
During the past close to 2 weeks, I have really been trying to
understand Cuba, its politics, its economy, its people, its
mentality. I have been talking to as many locals as I could, and
every ni... |
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Loire Valley- 5 Great Venues East of Tours
(Sun Sep 17th, 2006, by Walt Ballenberger)
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The Loire Valley of France is famous for its many romantic
chateaux and its wines. Here are five excellent venues to be
found east of the city of Tours. They are in relatively close
proximity and can be visited in a quick two days or a leisurely
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A summer wedding
(Sun Sep 17th, 2006, by Craig McGinty)
THE sunshine had come out to ensure the wedding of footballer
Benji and his wife-to-be Sabine had the perfect backdrop. For
the month before the excitement had been growing amongst the
players and supporters of St Cernin de lHerm, a village in the
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New Zealand GreenStone or Jade
(Sun Sep 17th, 2006, by David Finlay)
Learn More about Jade / Greenstone
What Is Jade? Well, to start with, there are two kinds of Jade:
their geological names are Jadeite and Nephrite. The common
names for Nephrite are Greenstone or in Maori - Pounamu.
Jadeite is found in an area aroun... |
