<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><rss xmlns:atom='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' version='2.0'><channel><atom:id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615028947272961535</atom:id><lastBuildDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 04:29:29 +0000</lastBuildDate><title>Your Travels &amp; Vacations</title><description></description><link>http://govacations.blogspot.com/</link><managingEditor>noreply@blogger.com (Suryo)</managingEditor><generator>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>24</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615028947272961535.post-3077876953606496555</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:23:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-11-18T09:23:40.668+07:00</atom:updated><title>Fwd: New trips and special offers</title><description>&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="gmail_quote"&gt;---------- Forwarded message ----------&lt;br&gt;From: &lt;b class="gmail_sendername"&gt;National Geographic Expeditions&lt;/b&gt; 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font-weight: normal; color: rgb(67, 67, 67);" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="610"&gt;                             &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;                               &lt;td align="center" valign="top"&gt;This spring, the &lt;i&gt;National Geographic Explorer&lt;/i&gt; sets out on  two new voyages: exploring the gem-like islands&lt;br&gt;                               of the Mediterranean and  tracing the dramatic coasts of Norway  and Iceland.  Below, read more about these extraordinary new expeditions, as well as special  offers on our expeditions to the&lt;br&gt;                                Amazon, Antarctica,  the Galápagos, and more. &lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                             &lt;/tr&gt;                           &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                       &lt;/tr&gt;                     &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;                     &lt;img src="http://images.bigfootinteractive.com/images/7110103/19531408/111709_space.gif" alt="." width="650" height="8"&gt;&lt;br&gt;                     &lt;img src="http://images.bigfootinteractive.com/images/7110103/19531408/111709_space.gif" alt="." width="670" height="8"&gt;&lt;br&gt;                     &lt;table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="670"&gt;                       &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;                         &lt;td align="center" valign="top" width="430"&gt;&lt;table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="430"&gt;                             &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;                               &lt;td style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(67, 67, 67);" align="left" valign="top"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.bigfootinteractive.com/images/7110103/19531408/111709_space.gif" alt="." width="430" height="8"&gt;&lt;br&gt;                                  &lt;img src="http://images.bigfootinteractive.com/images/7110103/19531408/111709_titlebar_new.gif" alt="NEW EXPEDITIONS" border="0" width="430" height="28"&gt;&lt;br&gt;                                 &lt;br&gt;                                 &lt;table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="430"&gt;                                   &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;                                     &lt;td style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(67, 67, 67);" align="left" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a style="color: rgb(53, 98, 88); text-decoration: underline;" href="http://newsletters.nationalgeographic.com/1adcbd835layfousibdjwwdyaaaaablvtowmbv2mbiuyaaaaa" target="_blank"&gt;Hidden Isles of the Mediterranean&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                                    &lt;/tr&gt;                                   &lt;tr&gt;                                     &lt;td style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 0);" align="left" valign="top"&gt;14 Days:  April  4–17 and April 14–27, 2010 &lt;/td&gt;                                    &lt;/tr&gt;                                   &lt;tr&gt;                                     &lt;td style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(67, 67, 67);" align="left" valign="top"&gt;On board the &lt;i&gt;National Geographic Explorer,&lt;/i&gt; set  sail from Spain's southern  coast and discover Bronze Age monuments on Menorca and Sardinia, Moorish  treasures in Granada, and Greek ruins in Sicily. Explore the  beautiful islands that dot the Mediterranean Sea  like stepping stones—each with its own distinctive culture and landscape—alongside a National Geographic photographer  and a specialized team of experts.&lt;br&gt;                                        &lt;br&gt;                                       &lt;span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"&gt;Special Offer:&lt;/span&gt; Book by December 30, 2009 and receive $2,000 off per  person plus complimentary round-trip airfare from New York. &lt;a style="color: rgb(53, 98, 88); text-decoration: underline;" href="http://newsletters.nationalgeographic.com/16574127blayfousibdjwweaaaaaablvtowmbv2mbiuyaaaaa" target="_blank"&gt;Learn more&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;                                      &lt;/td&gt;                                   &lt;/tr&gt;                                 &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;                                 &lt;br&gt;                                 &lt;table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="430"&gt;                                   &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;                                     &lt;td style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(67, 67, 67);" align="left" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a style="color: rgb(53, 98, 88); text-decoration: underline;" href="http://newsletters.nationalgeographic.com/18660262flayfousibdjwweiaaaaablvtowmbv2mbiuyaaaaa" target="_blank"&gt;Viking Saga: Norway to Iceland&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                                    &lt;/tr&gt;                                   &lt;tr&gt;                                     &lt;td style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 0);" align="left" valign="top"&gt;15 Days:  May 11–25  and May 24–June 7, 2010&lt;/td&gt;                                    &lt;/tr&gt;                                   &lt;tr&gt;                                     &lt;td style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(67, 67, 67);" align="left" valign="top"&gt;Trace the historic route of the Vikings from Norway to Iceland on an odyssey into the land  of the midnight sun aboard our flagship, the &lt;i&gt;National Geographic Explorer.&lt;/i&gt;  Joining a diverse team of experts on the May 11 voyage is photographer Sisse  Brimberg, whose extensive career with National Geographic includes a feature on  Vikings in the May 2000 issue of &lt;i&gt;National Geographic&lt;/i&gt; magazine. &lt;br&gt;                                        &lt;br&gt;                                       &lt;span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"&gt;Special Offer:&lt;/span&gt; Book by December 30, 2009 and receive $2,000 off  per person plus complimentary round-trip airfare from New York. &lt;a style="color: rgb(53, 98, 88); text-decoration: underline;" href="http://newsletters.nationalgeographic.com/1782d7c92layfousibdjwweqaaaaablvtowmbv2mbiuyaaaaa" target="_blank"&gt;Learn more&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;                                      &lt;/td&gt;                                   &lt;/tr&gt;                                 &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;                                 &lt;br&gt;                                 &lt;table style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(67, 67, 67);" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="430"&gt;                                    &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;                                     &lt;td align="left" valign="top"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.bigfootinteractive.com/images/7110103/19531408/111709_titlebar_special.gif" alt="SPECIAL OFFERS" border="0" width="430" height="28"&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;/td&gt;                                   &lt;/tr&gt;                                 &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;                                 &lt;br&gt;                                 &lt;table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="430"&gt;                                   &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;                                     &lt;td style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(67, 67, 67);" align="left" valign="top"&gt;Take advantage of the following special offers on the dates  noted below when you reserve your space by December 30, 2009.*&lt;br&gt;                                      &lt;/td&gt;                                   &lt;/tr&gt;                                 &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;                                 &lt;br&gt;                                 &lt;table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="430"&gt;                                   &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;                                     &lt;td style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(67, 67, 67);" align="left" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a style="color: rgb(0, 102, 153); text-decoration: underline;" href="http://newsletters.nationalgeographic.com/19b3948c6layfousibdjwweyaaaaablvtowmbv2mbiuyaaaaa" target="_blank"&gt;Amazon River Cruise&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                                    &lt;/tr&gt;                                   &lt;tr&gt;                                     &lt;td style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" align="left" valign="top"&gt;7 Days:  February  8–14, 2010&lt;/td&gt;                                    &lt;/tr&gt;                                   &lt;tr&gt;                                     &lt;td style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(67, 67, 67);" align="left" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"&gt;Special Offer:&lt;/span&gt; Deduct $500 per person from the expedition cost  of the February departure. &lt;a style="color: rgb(0, 102, 153); text-decoration: underline;" href="http://newsletters.nationalgeographic.com/13e63a36elayfousibdjwwfaaaaaablvtowmbv2mbiuyaaaaa" target="_blank"&gt;Learn more&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;                                      &lt;/td&gt;                                   &lt;/tr&gt;                                 &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;                                 &lt;br&gt;                                 &lt;a href="http://newsletters.nationalgeographic.com/1dd77973alayfousibdjwwfiaaaaablvtowmbv2mbiuyaaaaa" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.bigfootinteractive.com/images/7110103/19531408/111709_pic_large.jpg" alt="Amazon" border="0" width="430" height="238"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                              &lt;/tr&gt;                           &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                         &lt;td align="left" valign="top" width="15"&gt; &lt;/td&gt;                         &lt;td align="center" valign="top" width="225"&gt;&lt;a href="http://newsletters.nationalgeographic.com/1233acd87layfousibdjwwfqaaaaablvtowmbv2mbiuyaaaaa" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.bigfootinteractive.com/images/7110103/19531408/111709_btn_reserve.gif" alt="Reserve Online" border="0" width="225" height="48"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; 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                          &lt;a href="http://newsletters.nationalgeographic.com/115c85d74layfousibdjwwgqaaaaablvtowmbv2mbiuyaaaaa" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.bigfootinteractive.com/images/7110103/19531408/111709_catalog.jpg" alt="Request our catalog" border="0" width="150" height="183"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.bigfootinteractive.com/images/7110103/19531408/111709_space.gif" alt="--" width="225" height="10"&gt;&lt;br&gt;                            &lt;img src="http://images.bigfootinteractive.com/images/7110103/19531408/111709_space.gif" alt="." width="180" height="8"&gt;&lt;br&gt;                                                     &lt;a href="http://newsletters.nationalgeographic.com/1f6dc6920layfousibdjwwgyaaaaablvtowmbv2mbiuyaaaaa" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.bigfootinteractive.com/images/7110103/19531408/111709_blog.gif" alt="Check out our new blog!" border="0" width="144" height="44"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;                            &lt;br&gt; &lt;a href="http://newsletters.nationalgeographic.com/1e4a9409dlayfousibdjwwhaaaaaablvtowmbv2mbiuyaaaaa" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.bigfootinteractive.com/images/7110103/19531408/111709_facebook.gif" alt="Join us on Facebook!" border="0" width="144" height="44"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;                           &lt;br&gt;                           &lt;br&gt;                           &lt;table border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" width="200"&gt;                             &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;                               &lt;td style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(67, 67, 67);" align="center" valign="top" width="340"&gt;More travel&lt;br&gt;                                 with National Geographic:&lt;br&gt;                                 &lt;img src="http://images.bigfootinteractive.com/images/7110103/19531408/111709_space.gif" alt="--" width="25" height="10"&gt;&lt;a style="font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 153); text-decoration: underline;" href="http://newsletters.nationalgeographic.com/107bd74c9layfousibdjwwhiaaaaablvtowmbv2mbiuyaaaaa" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;br&gt;                                  National Geographic&lt;br&gt;                                 Student Expeditions&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;                                 new  2010 expeditions&lt;br&gt;                                 now available!&lt;/td&gt;                             &lt;/tr&gt;                           &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;                           &lt;br&gt;                           &lt;a href="http://newsletters.nationalgeographic.com/1f9f02e74layfousibdjwwhqaaaaablvtowmbv2mbiuyaaaaa" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.bigfootinteractive.com/images/7110103/19531408/111709_promo_expeditions.jpg" alt="Expedition Week" border="0" width="190" height="171"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                        &lt;/tr&gt;                     &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;                     &lt;br&gt;                     &lt;table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="670"&gt;                       &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;                         &lt;td valign="top" width="670"&gt;&lt;table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="670"&gt;                             &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;                               &lt;td style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(67, 67, 67);" align="left" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a style="color: rgb(0, 102, 153); text-decoration: underline;" href="http://newsletters.nationalgeographic.com/11ae41a20layfousibdjwwhyaaaaablvtowmbv2mbiuyaaaaa" target="_blank"&gt;Alaska's Inside Passage&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                              &lt;/tr&gt;                             &lt;tr&gt;                               &lt;td style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" align="left" valign="top"&gt;8 Days:   multiple departures May–June 2010 &lt;/td&gt;                              &lt;/tr&gt;                             &lt;tr&gt;                               &lt;td style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(67, 67, 67);" align="left" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"&gt;Special Offer:&lt;/span&gt; Receive complimentary airfare on select  departures on or before June 13; and an additional $500 off per person on the  May 8, 15, 16, and June 13 departures. &lt;a style="color: rgb(0, 102, 153); text-decoration: underline;" href="http://newsletters.nationalgeographic.com/1d25bd06elayfousibdjwwiaaaaaablvtowmbv2mbiuyaaaaa" target="_blank"&gt;Learn more&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;                                &lt;/td&gt;                             &lt;/tr&gt;                           &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;                           &lt;br&gt;                           &lt;table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="670"&gt;                             &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;                               &lt;td style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(67, 67, 67);" align="left" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a style="color: rgb(0, 102, 153); text-decoration: underline;" href="http://newsletters.nationalgeographic.com/1314fe43alayfousibdjwwiiaaaaablvtowmbv2mbiuyaaaaa" target="_blank"&gt;Exploring the British and Irish Isles&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                              &lt;/tr&gt;                             &lt;tr&gt;                               &lt;td style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" align="left" valign="top"&gt;14 Days:   April 29–May 12, 2010 &lt;/td&gt;                              &lt;/tr&gt;                             &lt;tr&gt;                               &lt;td style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(67, 67, 67);" align="left" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"&gt;Special Offer:&lt;/span&gt; Receive $1,500 to $3,000 off per person  depending on cabin category. &lt;a style="color: rgb(0, 102, 153); text-decoration: underline;" href="http://newsletters.nationalgeographic.com/1cf02be87layfousibdjwwiqaaaaablvtowmbv2mbiuyaaaaa" target="_blank"&gt;Learn more&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;                                &lt;/td&gt;                             &lt;/tr&gt;                           &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;                           &lt;br&gt;                           &lt;table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="670"&gt;                             &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;                               &lt;td style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(67, 67, 67);" align="left" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a style="color: rgb(0, 102, 153); text-decoration: underline;" href="http://newsletters.nationalgeographic.com/12c168ad3layfousibdjwwiyaaaaablvtowmbv2mbiuyaaaaa" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Galápagos&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                              &lt;/tr&gt;                             &lt;tr&gt;                               &lt;td style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" align="left" valign="top"&gt;10 Days:   multiple departures year-round&lt;/td&gt;                              &lt;/tr&gt;                             &lt;tr&gt;                               &lt;td style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(67, 67, 67);" align="left" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"&gt;Special Offer:&lt;/span&gt; Receive complimentary airfare between Miami and the Galápagos  on all departures between January 1 and May 31, 2010 and an additional $500 off  per person on the January 15 and 16; February 5; March 27; April 16; and May 8,  22, and 28 departures. &lt;a style="color: rgb(0, 102, 153); text-decoration: underline;" href="http://newsletters.nationalgeographic.com/1894c617blayfousibdjwwjaaaaaablvtowmbv2mbiuyaaaaa" target="_blank"&gt;Learn more&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;                                &lt;/td&gt;                             &lt;/tr&gt;                           &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;                           &lt;br&gt;                           &lt;table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="670"&gt;                             &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;                               &lt;td style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(67, 67, 67);" align="left" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a style="color: rgb(0, 102, 153); text-decoration: underline;" href="http://newsletters.nationalgeographic.com/16a58552flayfousibdjwwjiaaaaablvtowmbv2mbiuyaaaaa" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Exploring the Baltic's Historic Waterways&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                              &lt;/tr&gt;                             &lt;tr&gt;                               &lt;td style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" align="left" valign="top"&gt;16 Days:   August 29–September 13 and September 6–21, 2010 &lt;/td&gt;                              &lt;/tr&gt;                             &lt;tr&gt;                               &lt;td style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(67, 67, 67);" align="left" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"&gt;Special Offer:&lt;/span&gt; Receive $1,500 to $3,000 off per person  depending on cabin category. &lt;a style="color: rgb(0, 102, 153); text-decoration: underline;" href="http://newsletters.nationalgeographic.com/194150f92layfousibdjwwjqaaaaablvtowmbv2mbiuyaaaaa" target="_blank"&gt;Learn more&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;                                &lt;/td&gt;                             &lt;/tr&gt;                           &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;                           &lt;br&gt;                           &lt;table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="670"&gt;                             &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;                               &lt;td valign="top" width="215"&gt;&lt;a href="http://newsletters.nationalgeographic.com/177013bc6layfousibdjwwjyaaaaablvtowmbv2mbiuyaaaaa" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.bigfootinteractive.com/images/7110103/19531408/111709_pic_medium.jpg" alt="polar bear" align="left" border="0" width="215" height="144"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;/td&gt;                               &lt;td valign="top" width="455"&gt;&lt;table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="400"&gt;                                   &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;                                     &lt;td style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(67, 67, 67);" align="left" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a style="color: rgb(0, 102, 153); text-decoration: underline;" href="http://newsletters.nationalgeographic.com/1bfbef188layfousibdjwwkaaaaaablvtowmbv2mbiuyaaaaa" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Land of the Polar Bears&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                                    &lt;/tr&gt;                                   &lt;tr&gt;                                     &lt;td style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" align="left" valign="top"&gt;11 Days: multiple departures July–August 2010&lt;/td&gt;                                    &lt;/tr&gt;                                   &lt;tr&gt;                                     &lt;td style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(67, 67, 67);" align="left" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"&gt;Special Offer:&lt;/span&gt; Receive $1,000 to $2,000 off per person depending  on cabin category on the July 23 and 30 and August 6, 2010 departures. &lt;a style="color: rgb(0, 102, 153); text-decoration: underline;" href="http://newsletters.nationalgeographic.com/15caac5dclayfousibdjwwkiaaaaablvtowmbv2mbiuyaaaaa" target="_blank"&gt;Learn more&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;                                      &lt;/td&gt;                                   &lt;/tr&gt;                                 &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;                                 &lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                             &lt;/tr&gt;                           &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;                           &lt;br&gt;                           &lt;table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="670"&gt;                             &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;                               &lt;td style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(67, 67, 67);" align="left" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a style="color: rgb(0, 102, 153); text-decoration: underline;" href="http://newsletters.nationalgeographic.com/1a2e79f61layfousibdjwwkqaaaaablvtowmbv2mbiuyaaaaa" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Norway&lt;/u&gt;&lt;u&gt;&amp;#39;s Fjords and Arctic Svalbard&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                              &lt;/tr&gt;                             &lt;tr&gt;                               &lt;td style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" align="left" valign="top"&gt;16 Days:   August 13–28, 2010&lt;/td&gt;                              &lt;/tr&gt;                             &lt;tr&gt;                               &lt;td style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(67, 67, 67);" align="left" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"&gt;Special Offer:&lt;/span&gt; Receive $1,500 to $3,000 off per person  depending on cabin category on the August departure. &lt;a style="color: rgb(0, 102, 153); text-decoration: underline;" href="http://newsletters.nationalgeographic.com/141f3ab35layfousibdjwwkyaaaaablvtowmbv2mbiuyaaaaa" target="_blank"&gt;Learn more&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;                                &lt;/td&gt;                             &lt;/tr&gt;                           &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;                           &lt;br&gt;                           &lt;table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="670"&gt;                             &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;                               &lt;td style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(67, 67, 67);" align="left" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a style="color: rgb(0, 102, 153); text-decoration: underline;" href="http://newsletters.nationalgeographic.com/13f630351layfousibdjwwlaaaaaablvtowmbv2mbiuyaaaaa" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;u&gt;European Odyssey&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                              &lt;/tr&gt;                             &lt;tr&gt;                               &lt;td style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" align="left" valign="top"&gt;17 Days:   September 20–October 6, 2010 &lt;/td&gt;                              &lt;/tr&gt;                             &lt;tr&gt;                               &lt;td style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(67, 67, 67);" align="left" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"&gt;Special Offer:&lt;/span&gt; Receive $2,000 to $3,000 off per person  depending on cabin category. &lt;a style="color: rgb(0, 102, 153); text-decoration: underline;" href="http://newsletters.nationalgeographic.com/1dc773705layfousibdjwwliaaaaablvtowmbv2mbiuyaaaaa" target="_blank"&gt;Learn more&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;                                &lt;/td&gt;                             &lt;/tr&gt;                           &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;                           &lt;br&gt;                           &lt;table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="670"&gt;                             &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;                               &lt;td style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(67, 67, 67);" align="left" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a style="color: rgb(0, 102, 153); text-decoration: underline;" href="http://newsletters.nationalgeographic.com/1223a6db8layfousibdjwwlqaaaaablvtowmbv2mbiuyaaaaa" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Journey to Antarctica&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                              &lt;/tr&gt;                             &lt;tr&gt;                               &lt;td style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" align="left" valign="top"&gt;14 Days:   November 27–December 10 and December 7–20, 2010&lt;/td&gt;                              &lt;/tr&gt;                             &lt;tr&gt;                               &lt;td style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(67, 67, 67);" align="left" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"&gt;Special Offer:&lt;/span&gt; Receive $2,000 off per person on the November 27  and December 7 departures. &lt;a style="color: rgb(0, 102, 153); text-decoration: underline;" href="http://newsletters.nationalgeographic.com/1c12e59eclayfousibdjwwlyaaaaablvtowmbv2mbiuyaaaaa" target="_blank"&gt;Learn more&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;                                &lt;/td&gt;                             &lt;/tr&gt;                           &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;                           &lt;br&gt;                           &lt;table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="670"&gt;                             &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;                               &lt;td style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(67, 67, 67);" align="left" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a style="color: rgb(0, 102, 153); text-decoration: underline;" href="http://newsletters.nationalgeographic.com/1099193a2layfousibdjwwmaaaaaablvtowmbv2mbiuyaaaaa" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Costa Rica and the Panama Canal&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                              &lt;/tr&gt;                             &lt;tr&gt;                               &lt;td style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" align="left" valign="top"&gt;8 Days:   multiple departures January–March 2010&lt;/td&gt;                              &lt;/tr&gt;                             &lt;tr&gt;                               &lt;td style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(67, 67, 67);" align="left" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"&gt;Special Offer:&lt;/span&gt; Receive a $500 airfare credit on all departures  between January 1 and March 31, 2010 and an additional $250 off per person on  the January 2 and 30 and February 20 and 27 departures. &lt;a style="color: rgb(0, 102, 153); text-decoration: underline;" href="http://newsletters.nationalgeographic.com/1ea85a7f6layfousibdjwwmiaaaaablvtowmbv2mbiuyaaaaa" target="_blank"&gt;Learn more&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt; 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&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt; &lt;table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="9" cellspacing="0" width="640"&gt; &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt; &lt;td style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 10px; font-family: arial,verdana;"&gt;If you're having trouble viewing this email, &lt;a href="http://newsletters.nationalgeographic.com/1f679a0f4layfousibdjrhviaaaaablvtowmbvz5q6eyaaaaa" style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);" target="_blank"&gt;see it on the Web&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt; &lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;   &lt;table align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" width="640"&gt;  &lt;tbody style="font-family: arial,verdana; font-size: 12px;"&gt;   &lt;tr&gt;     &lt;td align="center"&gt;    &lt;img src="http://images.bigfootinteractive.com/images/7110103/19681424/20090416_topper.jpg" usemap="#125021d49ad9b92d_Map" border="0" /&gt;    &lt;table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="620"&gt;  &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" align="left"&gt;  December 2009  &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;  &lt;img src="http://images.bigfootinteractive.com/images/7110103/19681424/20090416_clear.gif" width="620" height="20" /&gt;              &lt;table bgcolor="#dce1e4" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="620"&gt;  &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.bigfootinteractive.com/images/7110103/19681424/20090416_clear.gif" width="618" height="1" /&gt;&lt;table align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="618"&gt;  &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td align="center"&gt;    &lt;table align="center" bg border="0" cellpadding="15" cellspacing="0" width="618" style="color:#ffffff;"&gt;  &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;  &lt;td align="left"&gt;  &lt;b&gt;PHOTO OF THE MONTH&lt;/b&gt; &lt;span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"&gt;by Martin Schoeller, from the December 2009 "&lt;a href="http://newsletters.nationalgeographic.com/10834fa49layfousibdjrhvqaaaaablvtowmbvz5q6eyaaaaa" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"&gt;Hadza&lt;/a&gt;" story&lt;/span&gt; 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As if that were not enough, Brazil's beaches can be enjoyed at any time of the year, so you can time your visit to one of Brazil's paradise beaches to suit your convenience- although June to August of the year can be a little wet! So, if you're thinking of spending some time on the Brazilian coast this year, the following are some Brazil beaches not to be missed:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="fullpost"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Brazil Beaches : Rio de Janeiro&lt;br /&gt;The beaches in and around Rio de Janeiro are probably some of the most famous in the world today. That many Brazilians and tourists alike flock to the beaches around Rio during the major holiday events of the year (for example, over 2 million party the night away New Year's on Rio's beaches!) makes the fascination with Rio"s beaches only stronger. The more notable of Rio's beaches include:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- Copacabana: if you were to draw up a list of the top 10 most famous beaches around the world to visit, Copacabana would be high up on that list. Arguably one of the world's best beaches, Copacabana has over 4kms of pristine, spotless, wide white sand to relax on. Due to its notoriety, there is also plenty of local accommodation available at very affordable rates. Activities on Copacabana beach include volleyball, water sports and all night partying! Copacabana is also the home of futevolei: foot volleyball. The only note of caution about Copacabana is that it can get crowded, and with it a certain level of petty theft occurs. However, so long as you don't take any valuables to the beach with you, you should be fine. Certainly the jewel in the crown of Brazil beaches.&lt;br /&gt;- Ipanema: just along the coast a little way from Copacabana, Ipanema has a reputation of being a little more sedate than its neighbor. Although this is more famously known as the "family beach" among Brazil beaches, it is nonetheless the beach to go to if you want to see the girls parading the latest designs in tropical swimwear. Indeed Ipanema beach is the spiritual home of the "tangas" - the mini-bikini! Activities on Ipanema beach include the traditional Brazilian favorite of volleyball. However, Ipanema"s outstanding soft white sand and cool blue water make this beach very popular for those wishing to do a little swimming with their sunbathing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Brazil Beaches: (around) Sao Paulo&lt;br /&gt;- Angra dos Reis, Costa Verde: Located on the coastline between Rio and Sao Paulo, Costa Verde (Green Coast) is probably one of the most popular of the Brazil beaches of European package tourists. As such, it has ample quality affordable accommodation. The beaches in the Costa Verde area are some of the most scenic in all of Brazil with not only long golden sandy beaches but also the chance to see some of Brazil's famous tropical rainforest trees encroaching on the beach itself.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- Santos Beach: located appropriately enough in the town of Santos (45kms from Sao Paulo) this beach is famous among Brazil beaches for its beach garden (4kms of it!). For this history buffs among you, Santos beach is also located close to Sao Vicente, Brazil's oldest town!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Brazil Beaches: Ceara State&lt;br /&gt;- Jericoacoara Beach: located 300 kms from Fortaleza, Jericoacoara beach is a little out of the way. Consequently you'd really need a good reason to come here and fortunately the beach provides you with that reason - it the place to visit if you want to see some of the most spectacular sunsets in Brazil! Considered less developed and isolated among the Brazil beaches available for you to visit, if you want to venture off the beaten track a little, this is most certainly the place to do it. Be forewarned though, you are likely to find a lot of wind-surfers and backpackers are already here.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Brazil Beaches: Bahia State&lt;br /&gt;Bahia State probably has more Brazil beaches than anywhere else in Brazil. What's more, as Brazil's most African state, the state offers visitors the chance to combine a tour of Brazil's vibrant colonial past with the opportunity take in some beach time. The following are some of the more well known beaches in Bahia State:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- Salvador beach&lt;br /&gt;- Praia do Forte beach resort&lt;br /&gt;- Ilha de Tinhare (an island)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://travelvaganza.com/"&gt;travelvaganza.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7615028947272961535-2396503240935520426?l=govacations.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://govacations.blogspot.com/2009/09/brazil-beaches.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Suryo)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615028947272961535.post-9006476574918909759</guid><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 13:45:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-07-05T20:54:44.529+07:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Indonesia</category><title>Aceh ,is a special territory (daerah istimewa) of Indonesia</title><description>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1GbeV3xGzUo/SlCv82mNvsI/AAAAAAAAAJE/gwaY7xloLx0/s1600-h/banda+aceh%27s+Grand+Mosque.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 149px; height: 107px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1GbeV3xGzUo/SlCv82mNvsI/AAAAAAAAAJE/gwaY7xloLx0/s200/banda+aceh%27s+Grand+Mosque.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354973416926330562" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Aceh&lt;/span&gt; ,is a special territory (daerah istimewa) of Indonesia, located on the northern tip of the island of Sumatra.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img style="width: 25px; height: 25px;" class="emoticon" src="http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/3656/ngacirzy5.gif" alt=":ngacir:" title=":ngacir:" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is thought to have been in &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Aceh&lt;/span&gt; where Islam was first established in Southeast Asia. In the early seventeenth century the Sultanate of  was the most wealthy, powerful and cultivated state in the Malacca Straits region. &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Aceh&lt;/span&gt;has a history of political independence and fierce resistance to control by outsiders, including the former Dutch colonists and the Indonesian government. &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Aceh&lt;/span&gt; has substantial natural resources, including oil and gas - some estimates put&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt; Aceh&lt;/span&gt; gas reserves as being the largest in the world. Relative to most of Indonesia, it is a religiously conservative area.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="fullpost"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Aceh&lt;/span&gt; was the closest point of land to the epicenter of the massive 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, which triggered a tsunami that devastated much of the western coast of the region, including part of the capital of &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Banda Aceh&lt;/span&gt;. 226,000 Indonesians were killed or went missing in the disaster, and approximately 500,000 were left homeless, with these casualties particularly pronounced in &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Aceh&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Fact of &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Aceh&lt;/span&gt;:&lt;br /&gt;Capital     :Banda &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Aceh&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Governor     :Irwandi Yusuf&lt;br /&gt;Area         :57,365.57 km2 (22,149 sq mi)&lt;br /&gt;Population     :3,930,000  (2000)[1]&lt;br /&gt;Density     :68.5 /km2 (177 /sq mi)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="fullpost"&gt;Ethnic groups     :Acehnese (50,32%), Javanese (15,87%), Gayo (11,46%), Alas (3,89%), Singkil (2,55%), Simeulu (2,47%), Batak (2.26%), Minangkabau (1,09%), Other (9,5%) [2]&lt;br /&gt;Religion     :Islam (98.6%), Christianity (0.7%), Hinduism (0.08%), Buddhism (0.55%)&lt;br /&gt;Languages     :Indonesian (official), Acehnese&lt;br /&gt;Time zone     :WIB (UTC+7)&lt;br /&gt;Website        :www.nad.go.id&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;source:&lt;br /&gt;-www.wikipedia.org&lt;br /&gt; Happy Vacation!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7615028947272961535-9006476574918909759?l=govacations.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://govacations.blogspot.com/2009/07/aceh-is-special-territory-daerah.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Suryo)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1GbeV3xGzUo/SlCv82mNvsI/AAAAAAAAAJE/gwaY7xloLx0/s72-c/banda+aceh%27s+Grand+Mosque.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>3</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615028947272961535.post-8270413538374586777</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:15:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-06-30T13:22:05.309+07:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>ski vacation</category><title>Holiday Mountain Ski Vacations</title><description>&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Holiday&lt;/span&gt; Mountain, located in New York, is a popular&lt;br /&gt;area for skiing. Even though the highest elevation is&lt;br /&gt;only 1300 feet, and the vertical drop is only 400 feet,&lt;br /&gt;this area is a popular place for the younger crowd,&lt;br /&gt;and it is definitely a great place to learn how to ski.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="fullpost"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are eight lifts, including three chair lifts and five&lt;br /&gt;surface lifts. There are 15 trails for beginners,&lt;br /&gt;intermediate skiers, and expert skiers. While skiing&lt;br /&gt;and snowboarding are the main attractions, there is&lt;br /&gt;much more here as well, including bumper cars, an&lt;br /&gt;arcade, and a mechanical bull. There is always&lt;br /&gt;something to do at &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Holiday Mountain Ski Resort&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The best place to stay when visiting &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Holiday Mountain &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Ski Resort&lt;/span&gt; is the Villa Roma Resort Hotel, which is&lt;br /&gt;located in the Sullivan County Catskills. Villa Roma&lt;br /&gt;was named as one of America’s 50 Best Family&lt;br /&gt;Resorts by Better Homes &amp;amp; Garden Magazine, and&lt;br /&gt;with the amazing amount of fun activities, it is easy&lt;br /&gt;to see why. The resort features a rail park for&lt;br /&gt;snowboarders, birthday packages, snow tubing, and&lt;br /&gt;of course skiing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7615028947272961535-8270413538374586777?l=govacations.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://govacations.blogspot.com/2009/06/holiday-mountain-ski-vacations.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Suryo)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>4</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615028947272961535.post-3081388858247771845</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:50:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-06-24T01:53:02.506+07:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Beach</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>San Diego</category><title>Ocean Beach San Diego</title><description>Located in the Ocean Beach Community, Ocean Beach is&lt;br /&gt;actually just south of the entrance to the Mission&lt;br /&gt;Bay channel.  Located at 1950 Abbott Street, the beach&lt;br /&gt;is a very popular location in the summer.  During the&lt;br /&gt;winter months, couples like to walk the beach and&lt;br /&gt;just bask in the presence.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="fullpost"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Ocean Beach is wide in structure, about a mile&lt;br /&gt;long.  Along the north end of the beach, you'll find&lt;br /&gt;a volleyball court.  During the summer, the court is&lt;br /&gt;always teeming with people playing volleyball while&lt;br /&gt;the sand around it is teeming with people watching.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;img class="emoticon" src="http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/1410/ayukzw6.gif" alt=":ayuk:" title=":ayuk:" width="50" height="50" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="fullpost"&gt;At the south end of the beach you'll find the Ocean&lt;br /&gt;Beach Municipal Pier.  The Pier is open to the public&lt;br /&gt;with plenty of walking and fishing available.  Located&lt;br /&gt;on the pier is a bait and tackle shop along with a&lt;br /&gt;restaurant.  Although you don't need a fishing license&lt;br /&gt;to fish off the dock, catch regulations are enforced.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="fullpost"&gt;If you walk to the south end of the beach you'll find&lt;br /&gt;many restaurants, surfing shops, and many other commercial&lt;br /&gt;shops and establishments.  Although you can travel to&lt;br /&gt;the north end of Ocean Beach, it's mostly bordered by&lt;br /&gt;residents of the ocean area.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="fullpost"&gt;The unique part of Ocean Beach is the Dog Beach, located&lt;br /&gt;at the north end.  This sandy area is where dogs can&lt;br /&gt;run and play without a leash - anytime - day or night.&lt;br /&gt;Although dog owners are responsible for their dogs and&lt;br /&gt;the clean up of them, Dog Beach is actually pretty&lt;br /&gt;nifty for anyone who owns dogs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="fullpost"&gt;For your protection along the beach, lifeguards are&lt;br /&gt;out each and every day, year round.  They are generally&lt;br /&gt;on duty from 9 AM until dark although you can check with&lt;br /&gt;them for their specific hours of operation.  They are&lt;br /&gt;there for your protection and very willing to answer&lt;br /&gt;any question that you may have.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="fullpost"&gt;Keep in mind while on the beach, California beaches do&lt;br /&gt;experience powerful rip currents.  It's because of these&lt;br /&gt;currents that beaches in California experience over&lt;br /&gt;1,000 rescues by lifeguards every year.  To be on the&lt;br /&gt;safe side while in San Diego at Ocean Beach, it's&lt;br /&gt;always a goo&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="fullpost"&gt;d idea to swim near a lifeguard.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For those who like surfing, surfing is permitted at&lt;br /&gt;Ocean Beach in designated areas.  Scuba isn't recommended&lt;br /&gt;however, because of the lack of undersea life, heavy&lt;br /&gt;rip currents, and the surf. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="fullpost"&gt;For swimming or enjoying the California lifestyle, Ocean&lt;br /&gt;Beach is a great place to go.  It is a very popular&lt;br /&gt;place in the summer, drawing hundreds of thousands of&lt;br /&gt;people.  If you long for a taste of the California&lt;br /&gt;lifestyle, make sure you visit Ocean Beach in San&lt;br /&gt;Diego&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7615028947272961535-3081388858247771845?l=govacations.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://govacations.blogspot.com/2009/06/ocean-beach-san-diego.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Suryo)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615028947272961535.post-8971746821083465993</guid><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 17:16:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-06-23T17:31:11.172+07:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Indonesia</category><title>Trekking Through Mud to See Cave Graves in Tana Toraja</title><description>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1GbeV3xGzUo/Sj5rVk3CYqI/AAAAAAAAAI8/o__ILPgra-w/s1600-h/Toraja_resized.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1GbeV3xGzUo/Sj5rVk3CYqI/AAAAAAAAAI8/o__ILPgra-w/s200/Toraja_resized.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349831425778672290" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="fullpost"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Indonesia is Beautiful Country. Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia and Oceania.&lt;a href="http://www.govacations.blogspot.com/label/indonesia"&gt;Indonesia&lt;/a&gt; consists of 17,508 islands, about 6,000 of which are inhabited.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="fullpost"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;In Rantepao, on the island of Sulawesi, the &lt;a href="http://wikitravel.org/en/Tana_Toraja" onclick="(new Image()).src = '/ajax/ct.php?app_id=5808774727&amp;amp;action_type=3&amp;amp;post_form_id=f6c52b44d181f4fdfb4ed9b6b0549ada&amp;amp;position=3&amp;amp;' + Math.random();return true;"&gt;Torajan&lt;/a&gt; people are famous for their elaborate 3-day burial ceremonies. If your visit doesn’t coincide with a ceremony or if your stomach prefers to pass on the sight of pig and buffalo slaughtering, it’s worth the trek to instead visit the tombs built into the town’s rocky hills. Across the Sa’dan River, rice paddies make a scenic threshold for these cave graves but test your balance as you cross their narrow ledges. A trudge through feet-engulfing sludge follows, and little village girls are on hand to rescue your swallowed shoes. Skulls and bones are littered around the rock’s face and older coffins lay abandoned. Looking up, faces look back at you: &lt;i&gt;tau taus&lt;/i&gt;, effigies of the dead, stand guard in front of their remains. Once the goosebumps subside, you can admire the architecture, ingenuity and tradition the &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Torajans&lt;/span&gt; are famous for.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7615028947272961535-8971746821083465993?l=govacations.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://govacations.blogspot.com/2009/06/trekking-through-mud-to-see-cave-graves.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Suryo)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1GbeV3xGzUo/Sj5rVk3CYqI/AAAAAAAAAI8/o__ILPgra-w/s72-c/Toraja_resized.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615028947272961535.post-2219752840750145899</guid><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 17:12:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-06-22T00:15:28.582+07:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Indonesia</category><title>Viewing Volcanic Sunsets in Manado,</title><description>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1GbeV3xGzUo/Sj5qjq4FvBI/AAAAAAAAAI0/eSCWBe9k4yY/s1600-h/Manado.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1GbeV3xGzUo/Sj5qjq4FvBI/AAAAAAAAAI0/eSCWBe9k4yY/s200/Manado.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349830568400239634" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Viewing Volcanic Sunsets in Manado,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The island peak of Manado Tua looms imposingly across the water at this hillside North Sulawesi resort. The volcano, fortunately, is dormant at present, so guests can enjoy the hospitality of &lt;a href="http://www.mrandmrssmith.com/luxury-hotels/indonesia-hotels/manado-hotels/kima-bajo-resort-and-spa/?affID=trazzler" onclick="(new Image()).src = '/ajax/ct.php?app_id=5808774727&amp;amp;action_type=3&amp;amp;post_form_id=f6c52b44d181f4fdfb4ed9b6b0549ada&amp;amp;position=3&amp;amp;' + Math.random();return true;"&gt;Kima Bajo Resort &amp;amp; Spa&lt;/a&gt; and the fabulous view without the fear of being incinerated in a river of molten rock. Situated in a coconut grove just outside the Sulawesi city of Manado, Kima Bajo must have been put there deliberately to catch the best sunsets in Indonesia. It's a fabulous spot to retreat to after a day diving or snorkeling the astonishing Celebes Sea, boasting thatch-roofed spa serenity on a lovingly gardened coconut-palmed hillside.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="fullpost"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7615028947272961535-2219752840750145899?l=govacations.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://govacations.blogspot.com/2009/06/viewing-volcanic-sunsets-in-manado.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Suryo)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1GbeV3xGzUo/Sj5qjq4FvBI/AAAAAAAAAI0/eSCWBe9k4yY/s72-c/Manado.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615028947272961535.post-4519856724923082429</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:09:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-06-12T00:13:06.078+07:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Beach</category><title>All Day Activity In Newport Beach</title><description>A &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;vacation&lt;/span&gt; in &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Newport Beach&lt;/span&gt; or just a family getaway&lt;br /&gt;can hold many activities.  For yourself, your family,&lt;br /&gt;or your friends, &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Newport Beach&lt;/span&gt; holds many things to&lt;br /&gt;keep you occupied during the day.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For the adventurous, the Beach has surfing.  Surfing&lt;br /&gt;at &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Newport Beach&lt;/span&gt; is very rigorous and exciting, with&lt;br /&gt;the high waves and insane temperature.  Along with&lt;br /&gt;surfing, you can also go fishing.  The harbors around&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Newport&lt;/span&gt; have basically everything you can possibly&lt;br /&gt;think of with water - making it a water lover's true&lt;br /&gt;paradise.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="fullpost"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For more relaxed activity, you can enjoy a game of&lt;br /&gt;golf along the harbor.  There are many golf courses&lt;br /&gt;in &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Newport Beach&lt;/span&gt;, from beginners to professionals. &lt;br /&gt;If anyone in your family enjoys a game of golf, you'll&lt;br /&gt;find &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Newport Beach&lt;/span&gt; to be one of the most exciting&lt;br /&gt;places in the world to play.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Other day activities include paddleboats, sailboats,&lt;br /&gt;kayaks, bicycles, and even rollerblades.  There is&lt;br /&gt;always something going on here as well, making it a&lt;br /&gt;perfect getaway spot even for those who happen to&lt;br /&gt;live in sunny California.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For a &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;vacation&lt;/span&gt; or just a spot to relax, &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Newport Beach&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;is the one spot to go.  Take the entire family and&lt;br /&gt;enjoy everything the Harbor has to offer you - they'll&lt;br /&gt;thank you for it later!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7615028947272961535-4519856724923082429?l=govacations.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://govacations.blogspot.com/2009/06/all-day-activity-in-newport-beach.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Suryo)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615028947272961535.post-1300462258561258409</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 06:30:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-06-12T00:04:09.056+07:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>San Diego</category><title>Coronado Island In San Diego</title><description>&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Coronado Island In &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;San Diego&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" class="fullpost" &gt;Everyone in California knows that the best beaches&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" class="fullpost" &gt;in &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;San Diego&lt;/span&gt; are on &lt;span&gt;Coronado&lt;/span&gt; Island.  Being linked to&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" class="fullpost" &gt;downtown San Diego by the Island Bay Bridge, Coronado&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" class="fullpost" &gt;is home to the SEALs training center and the Naval&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" class="fullpost" &gt;Air Station &lt;span&gt;Coronado&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;  A military powerhouse, the&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" class="fullpost" &gt;island of &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Coronado&lt;/span&gt; always has something going on.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="fullpost"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" class="fullpost" &gt;One of the best features to &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Coronado&lt;/span&gt; is the world &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" class="fullpost" &gt;famous Hotel Del &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Coronado&lt;/span&gt;.  This Victorian style &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" class="fullpost" &gt;seaside hotel was established in 1888, and was easily&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" class="fullpost" &gt;one of the biggest and best hotels of that era.  The&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" class="fullpost" &gt;hotel was hosted in the past by the infamous Marilyn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" class="fullpost" &gt;Monroe and the Duke and Duchess of Windsor.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" class="fullpost" &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="fullpost"&gt;The Hotel Del &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Coronado&lt;/span&gt; has some of the best service&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="fullpost"&gt;in California, along with breathtaking views of the&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="fullpost"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;San Diego&lt;/span&gt; area.  The restaurant here is one of the&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="fullpost"&gt;best around, and even if you aren't staying here, you&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="fullpost"&gt;can enjoy a great meal.  Each and every year, thousands&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="fullpost"&gt;of people visit &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Coronado&lt;/span&gt; just to stay at this world&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="fullpost"&gt;class hotel - yes, it's that good.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="fullpost"&gt;The Ferry Landing is also a great addition to what&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="fullpost"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Coronado&lt;/span&gt; Island has to offer.  The Ferry Landing &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="fullpost"&gt;Marketplace offers you 30+ shops, restaurants, and&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="fullpost"&gt;art galleries.  You can walk around and check out&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="fullpost"&gt;what the marketplace has to offer, or enjoy a &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="fullpost"&gt;visit to the Tidelands Park.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="fullpost"&gt;There are great places to walk and bicycle here,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="fullpost"&gt;with awesome views of skyline &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;San Diego&lt;/span&gt;.  At sunset,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="fullpost"&gt;this is one of the best places to be.  On Tuesdays, you&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="fullpost"&gt;can find a farmers market here as well.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="fullpost"&gt;The &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Coronado&lt;/span&gt; Beach is located here as well, along the&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="fullpost"&gt;Travel Channel.  North of the beach there's the Best&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="fullpost"&gt;Weekend Getaway Beach.  Even in the summer, the&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="fullpost"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Coronado&lt;/span&gt; Beach isn't crowded, giving your family plenty&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="fullpost"&gt;of room to enjoy the splendors of one of California's&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="fullpost"&gt;best beaches.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="fullpost"&gt;From the Glorietta Bay Inn in &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Coronado&lt;/span&gt;, you can take&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="fullpost"&gt;a walking tour.  Tours leave several times a week, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="fullpost"&gt;showing you everything the area has to offer.  This is&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="fullpost"&gt;a great way to learn more about the area.  Or, if you&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="fullpost"&gt;like, you can let someone else do the driving and&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="fullpost"&gt;try a pedicab tour.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="fullpost"&gt;For the romantic, the Gondola Cruise helps to take the&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="fullpost"&gt;pressure out of life.  A romantic spin through the&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="fullpost"&gt;canals of &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Coronado&lt;/span&gt; Cays can be quite the break from&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="fullpost"&gt;the ordinary.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="fullpost"&gt;You can reach &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Coronado&lt;/span&gt; Island from &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;San Diego&lt;/span&gt; by taking &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="fullpost"&gt;the &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Coronado&lt;/span&gt; Bay Bridge exit off I-5.  By water from&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="fullpost"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;San Diego&lt;/span&gt;, you can take the &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Coronado&lt;/span&gt; Ferry that runs&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="fullpost"&gt;hourly from 9 AM - 10 PM.  Walking from the Ferry &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="fullpost"&gt;Landing to Hotel Del &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Coronado&lt;/span&gt; is a little over a mile.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;img class="emoticon" src="http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/3656/ngacirzy5.gif" alt=":ngacir:" title=":ngacir:" width="50" height="50" /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7615028947272961535-1300462258561258409?l=govacations.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://govacations.blogspot.com/2009/06/coronado-island-in-san-diego.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Suryo)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615028947272961535.post-7092959662250016108</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2009 16:27:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-05-24T23:28:23.632+07:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Beach</category><title>Adventures At Sea Newport Beach</title><description>Since 1980, the Adventures At Sea Yachts have been&lt;br /&gt;taking people on unforgettable cruises.  The energetic&lt;br /&gt;staff behind the cruises have the capability to&lt;br /&gt;handle any type of charters, such as corporate, wedding,&lt;br /&gt;private, surprise, sailing, sport, fishing, private,&lt;br /&gt;and much more.  With many awards, accolades, and happy&lt;br /&gt;clients to their credit, Adventures At Sea in Newport&lt;br /&gt;Beach enjoy what they do and put a lot of attention&lt;br /&gt;to detail in their cruises.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="fullpost"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For the area, Adventures At Sea offers champagne sailing&lt;br /&gt;cruises for Southern California, an Orange County sail&lt;br /&gt;boat charter, a sailing yacht charter in Newport Beach,&lt;br /&gt;and sea yacht cruises throughout California.  From&lt;br /&gt;Newport Beach, Adventures At Sea can help you visit&lt;br /&gt;and view California in ways you could never dream of.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Those of you who are planning a wedding could greatly&lt;br /&gt;benefit from these wonderful charters. Nothing is more&lt;br /&gt;romantic than tying the knot on board a luxury yacht,&lt;br /&gt;with the wind whipping in your hair and splendid views&lt;br /&gt;of California and the beaches everywhere you look.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For the corporate world, Adventures At Sea offers&lt;br /&gt;corporate events.  On these charters, you can impress&lt;br /&gt;friends and visitors with the California lifestyle that&lt;br /&gt;a charter embodies.  From showing off to friends to&lt;br /&gt;a bouquet with your boss, these charters can help make&lt;br /&gt;you very popular in little to no time at all.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As a vacation trip, the charter experience of these&lt;br /&gt;cruises can help you relax in many ways.  Whether its&lt;br /&gt;around California or just through the bay, a charter&lt;br /&gt;ride is a lot of fun.  You can check out the views from&lt;br /&gt;the ocean, or just sit back and have the time of your&lt;br /&gt;life.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Avid fishermen and anglers enjoy the fishing charters,&lt;br /&gt;as they allow you to fish from the seclusion of a&lt;br /&gt;yacht.  You can get out there in the ocean and have a&lt;br /&gt;blast, just doing what you love to do.  With the sun&lt;br /&gt;beaming down and the wind whipping in your face, a&lt;br /&gt;fishing charter is a great way to relax.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Offering you many types of charters to choose from,&lt;br /&gt;Adventures At Sea in Newport Beach helps to make your&lt;br /&gt;vacation a pleasant one.  For the locals, these charters&lt;br /&gt;are a blast, something the locals can't seem to ever&lt;br /&gt;get enough of.  If you've never been on a yacht or a&lt;br /&gt;charter cruise you shouldn't hesitate to check in to it&lt;br /&gt;the second you arrive in Newport Beach.  Once you&lt;br /&gt;experience it for the first time, you'll find yourself&lt;br /&gt;wondering why you waited until now to take the ride of&lt;br /&gt;your life!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7615028947272961535-7092959662250016108?l=govacations.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://govacations.blogspot.com/2009/05/adventures-at-sea-newport-beach.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Suryo)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615028947272961535.post-5880786935834174849</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 18:20:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-05-22T01:21:42.877+07:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>San Diego</category><title>Belmont Park In San Diego</title><description>Belmont Park In San Diego&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Located in sunny San Diego, the Belmont Park is one&lt;br /&gt;of the best amusement parks in San Diego.  With plenty&lt;br /&gt;for the entire family, this Park has something for&lt;br /&gt;everyone.  With rides for the entire family and basically&lt;br /&gt;everything in between, Belmont Park makes for a very&lt;br /&gt;exciting adventure.&lt;span class="fullpost"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The most distinctive attraction in the Park is the Giant&lt;br /&gt;Dipper Roller Coaster.  The coaster was built in 1925 and&lt;br /&gt;has been restored over the years.  This coaster is truly&lt;br /&gt;one of a kind, as it offers quick drops, steep hills,&lt;br /&gt;and insane speed!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Belmont Park in San Diego also offers the endless wave,&lt;br /&gt;which is perfect for wave riders.  The Flowrider offers&lt;br /&gt;hourly rides, even lessons for beginners.  If waves&lt;br /&gt;aren't your sort of thing, you may find the raceway bumper&lt;br /&gt;cars or the Chaos enticing.  Chaos resembles a ferris&lt;br /&gt;wheel, although it creates a random three dimensional&lt;br /&gt;rocking and rolling.  Anytime you get on it, no two rides&lt;br /&gt;are every the same!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For arcade enthusiasts, there is a family fun arcade and&lt;br /&gt;gamelords.  This creates the ultimate gaming experience,&lt;br /&gt;keeping kids, teenagers, and even adults occupied for&lt;br /&gt;hours on end. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Other rides at the park include the Vertical plunge, krazy&lt;br /&gt;kars, and the infamous "plunge".  The plunge is a great&lt;br /&gt;attraction, and actually happens to be the largest indoor&lt;br /&gt;heated pool in San Diego.  Perfect for swimming, diving,&lt;br /&gt;and just enjoying yourself, the plunge is a blast.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To feel the sensation, the Crazy Submarine and the&lt;br /&gt;Trampoline can help you.  To truly test your limits, the&lt;br /&gt;Rock Wall will offer a unique challenge.  Anyone wanting&lt;br /&gt;to give it a try, can get to climbing the wall and see if&lt;br /&gt;they truly have what it takes to get to the top.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Once you've had your fill on rides, there are plenty of&lt;br /&gt;other entertainment and events to keep you occupied.  In&lt;br /&gt;Belmont Park, there is always something going on.  With&lt;br /&gt;San Diego being a tourist attraction, you can bet the&lt;br /&gt;entertainment in Belmont Park is nothing short of&lt;br /&gt;spectacular.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For the kids, Belmont Park offers some truly unbeatable&lt;br /&gt;deals on birthday parties or private parties.  If you&lt;br /&gt;decide to have a party here, you can pretty much rent a&lt;br /&gt;chunk of the park for yourself.  For kids, this can truly&lt;br /&gt;be an unforgettable memory.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Closed Monday - Thursday, Belmont Park is open Friday and&lt;br /&gt;Saturday 11 AM - 10 PM and Sunday 11 AM - 8 PM.  Although&lt;br /&gt;the park is closed on major holidays, you can visit on&lt;br /&gt;the weekends and enjoy the best in entertainment.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To round out your fun, make sure you do a little shopping&lt;br /&gt;and take in some of the food.  Belmont Park in San Diego&lt;br /&gt;has great food and shopping, giving you more than a few&lt;br /&gt;reasons to visit the park and be amazed - truly amazed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7615028947272961535-5880786935834174849?l=govacations.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://govacations.blogspot.com/2009/05/belmont-park-in-san-diego.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Suryo)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615028947272961535.post-6030785160091552960</guid><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 20:01:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-05-10T03:02:50.070+07:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>San Diego</category><title>San Diego For Kids</title><description>Although San Diego has many things for grown ups to&lt;br /&gt;enjoy, it hasa lot of activities for kids to enjoy&lt;br /&gt;as well.  Custom made for families, San Diego has&lt;br /&gt;plenty of public parks, nice weather year round,&lt;br /&gt;several museums, and many things for children of all&lt;br /&gt;ages to amuse themselves with.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="fullpost"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For kids who love animals, there's the well known&lt;br /&gt;San Diego Zoo and the San Diego Animal Park.  The zoo&lt;br /&gt;is located in Balboa Park, while the park is located&lt;br /&gt;a bit north of the city.  If you have the time, you&lt;br /&gt;should take a full day for your kids to enjoy the park&lt;br /&gt;and the zoo.  If the traditional zoo makes your kids&lt;br /&gt;uncomfortable, the park is a great alternative.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kids of all ages also enjoy the world famous Sea&lt;br /&gt;World, which is home to Shamu the killer whale and&lt;br /&gt;several other marine animals and exhibits.  Sea World&lt;br /&gt;has been a great attraction for kids for many years,&lt;br /&gt;showing them the marine life like never before.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When it comes to the winter months, whale watching is&lt;br /&gt;a very popular activity.  You can watch them from&lt;br /&gt;the coastline or take a cruise.  Watching the gray&lt;br /&gt;whale is very amusing to kids, openening their minds&lt;br /&gt;to new possibilities.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Balboa Park is a great place to visit as well, as it&lt;br /&gt;has a lot more than the San Diego Zoo.  There are&lt;br /&gt;places for kids to explore, with the children's museum,&lt;br /&gt;the Fleet Science Center, and the Natural History&lt;br /&gt;Museum.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Another popular park for kids is Legoland California,&lt;br /&gt;which is located north of San Diego.  There are a lot&lt;br /&gt;of things to see in this park, with a majority of&lt;br /&gt;the park being built from the popular Lego blocks.&lt;br /&gt;Overall, this is one of the best and most quiet options&lt;br /&gt;for younger children.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hitting the beach is great as well, as San Diego has&lt;br /&gt;many different beaches for kids of all ages.  On the&lt;br /&gt;beaches, kids can build sandcastles, rent boogie&lt;br /&gt;boards, or just enjoy the swimming that San Diego so&lt;br /&gt;proudly displays.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Older kids will enjoy the true recreation mode for&lt;br /&gt;San Diego - roller skating and rollerblading.  Along&lt;br /&gt;Mission Bay there are great spots, along with&lt;br /&gt;playgrounds and parks.  You can fly kites here as&lt;br /&gt;well, which is a great break from the ordinary.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Amusement Parks are a great attraction in San Diego,&lt;br /&gt;with Belmont Park being very popular.  There are many&lt;br /&gt;rides here, amusing kids for hours on end.  The&lt;br /&gt;Giant Dipper and the Plunge are among the best, for&lt;br /&gt;younger or older kids.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If San Diego is on your family vacation list, rest&lt;br /&gt;assured that there will be plenty for your kids to&lt;br /&gt;do on your stay.  They will feel right at home with&lt;br /&gt;the many things to do - while you your mate are&lt;br /&gt;occupied with plenty of things for you to do as&lt;br /&gt;well.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7615028947272961535-6030785160091552960?l=govacations.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://govacations.blogspot.com/2009/05/san-diego-for-kids.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Suryo)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615028947272961535.post-7459503934870836954</guid><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 19:50:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-05-10T02:55:27.914+07:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Hobby</category><title>Choosing the Best Plants for your Garden</title><description>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1GbeV3xGzUo/SgXfd6XewPI/AAAAAAAAAIk/wZyeEYi6WuU/s1600-h/garden.jpeg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 123px; height: 123px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1GbeV3xGzUo/SgXfd6XewPI/AAAAAAAAAIk/wZyeEYi6WuU/s200/garden.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333915038667161842" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Many times we buy plants on impulse then find there is nowhere in the garden that really suits them. Before buying plants carefully examine your garden to see how much sun and shade it gets, whether the soil is well drained or waterlogged and whether your aspect is sheltered or windswept. You'll then be equipped to go and buy the best plants for your situation; shade-loving plants for the sheltered areas, sun-lovers for the warm spots, drought-resistant plants for the parched areas which may be either sunny or shaded, and swamp plants for the poorly-drained parts.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="fullpost"&gt;But wait! Test your soil first, to determine the pH level of your soil and what kind of nutrients you need to add, if any. Is the soil acid or alkaline? Most plants prefer soil that is slightly acidic, but there are some that must have alkaline soil to grow.  You can alter the soil's pH level, but it's much easier to simply plant for the soil you have.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="fullpost"&gt;Now you are ready to plant. Well - almost. Will you plant in groups or singly? If you buy 'one of everything' your garden may seem rather spotty. Group plantings are organised, harmonious and you can vary the color for interest.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="fullpost"&gt;Before planting out, place your chosen plants around the garden bed in their pots to see how they will look. Re-arrange them until you are satisfied. Grouping plants in sets of threes or fives usually looks better than planting in groups of even numbers. Be sure that you have an interesting combination of colors and textures of plants. Tall plants should go to the back, or the centre if your garden will be viewed equally from all sides. Try to keep your plants away from trees. The roots of trees are fiercely competitive and will steal all the nutrients and moisture meant for your flowers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="fullpost"&gt;The right color scheme is one way to maintain the harmony in your garden. Imagine the color of the flowers when they are in bloom. Some colors may clash with others, but can still be planted side-by-side if they have a different blooming season. Foliage color is also important. Many flower plants have silver, grey or purplish foliage that is just as attractive as the flower. This means that they are still attractive well past the blooming season and so have added value.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="fullpost"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7615028947272961535-7459503934870836954?l=govacations.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://govacations.blogspot.com/2009/05/choosing-best-plants-for-your-garden.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Suryo)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1GbeV3xGzUo/SgXfd6XewPI/AAAAAAAAAIk/wZyeEYi6WuU/s72-c/garden.jpeg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615028947272961535.post-6716297297084243174</guid><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 19:13:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-05-09T02:23:44.047+07:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Indonesia</category><title>Komodo National Park</title><description>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1GbeV3xGzUo/SgSFweXQGaI/AAAAAAAAAIc/7eSA_N38AN4/s1600-h/comodo.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 97px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1GbeV3xGzUo/SgSFweXQGaI/AAAAAAAAAIc/7eSA_N38AN4/s200/comodo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333534926544312738" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We must to visit this Place, Komodo National Park!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"  &gt;The Komodo National Park includes the three larger islands Komodo, Rinca and Padar, as well as numerous smaller ones. The national park was founded in 1980 in order to protect the Komodo dragon. Later it was dedicated to protecting other species, including marine species. The islands of the national park are of volcanic origin.&lt;span class="Apple-converted-space"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="fullpost"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 19px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:georgia;" &gt;Ourvisit to Komodo National Park is one of the best experiences that I ever had. It is the only place in the world where we can find the giant lizard Komodo (Varanus Komodoensis) in their habitat. The adult size can be measured until 3 meters ! Actually The Park is also famous for its underwater scenery. Within less than 60 minutes traveling between one dive site to another, we can find different kind of fishes, different kind of panorama. Based in my experience, I do know now that it is very crucial to preserve our nature for our future generation.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://worldheritagesite.org/sites/komodo.html"&gt;Source is...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7615028947272961535-6716297297084243174?l=govacations.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://govacations.blogspot.com/2009/05/komodo-national-park.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Suryo)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1GbeV3xGzUo/SgSFweXQGaI/AAAAAAAAAIc/7eSA_N38AN4/s72-c/comodo.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615028947272961535.post-4613242261988260073</guid><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 20:29:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-05-08T03:32:09.580+07:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Beach</category><title>Disneyland Resort Near Newport Beach</title><description>Disneyland Resort Near Newport Beach&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you're looking for action and adventure in the&lt;br /&gt;Newport Beach area, the Disneyland Resort is&lt;br /&gt;everything you need.  Bigger and more magical&lt;br /&gt;than ever, the world famous Disneyland is just a&lt;br /&gt;short ride from the Little Inn by the bay by.  With&lt;br /&gt;the addition of the California Adventure Island,&lt;br /&gt;the Disneyland Resort is better than ever.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="fullpost"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For kids of all ages, Disneyland is where the dreams&lt;br /&gt;come alive.  From riding the many rides to the magical&lt;br /&gt;parade and seeing the enchanting characters of Disney&lt;br /&gt;in person, no place on earth can capture the wonder&lt;br /&gt;and magic like Disneyland.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With everyday excitement and the seasonal events like&lt;br /&gt;the fireworks display, Disneyland Resort will keep&lt;br /&gt;kids of all ages enchanted for hours.  Best of all,&lt;br /&gt;Disneyland Resort has something for the entire family.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can also learn about past and present California&lt;br /&gt;at the Disney Adventure Park, as well as learn about&lt;br /&gt;the colorful history that makes California what it is&lt;br /&gt;today.  Things such as the California Gold Rush and&lt;br /&gt;the Hollywood Golden Years are all included at the&lt;br /&gt;Adventure Park.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are plenty of family activities to be found here&lt;br /&gt;as well, such as the Muppet Vision 3D, Twilight&lt;br /&gt;Zone Tower, and several others.  From enjoying the&lt;br /&gt;rides to exploring everything in the Disneyland&lt;br /&gt;Park, you can spend hours and hours here and still&lt;br /&gt;not discover all of the magic.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When you get hungry, you can rest assured that the&lt;br /&gt;resort has plenty of places to eat.  You can stop and&lt;br /&gt;eat at one of the restaurants or simply grab some food&lt;br /&gt;from one of the many vendors.  There are all kinds of&lt;br /&gt;treats here as well, from caramel apples to cotton&lt;br /&gt;candy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What was once a tourist attraction giant, has become&lt;br /&gt;even bigger with the recent addition of the Disney&lt;br /&gt;California Adventure Park.  The park has become very&lt;br /&gt;popular as well, helping to add an extra bit of kick&lt;br /&gt;to the resort.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Although there are many reasons to visit Newport&lt;br /&gt;Beach, few are bigger than either the Disneyland&lt;br /&gt;Resort or the Disney Adventure Park.  Both are great&lt;br /&gt;for the entire family, and both will provide days and&lt;br /&gt;days of cutting edge entertainment.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you plan to visit Newport Beach or a nearby area,&lt;br /&gt;you shouldn't hesitate to take your family to the&lt;br /&gt;Disneyland Resort.  It's a short distance from the&lt;br /&gt;Little Inn by the bay in Newport Beach, which is more&lt;br /&gt;than worth that extra bit of time.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7615028947272961535-4613242261988260073?l=govacations.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://govacations.blogspot.com/2009/05/disneyland-resort-near-newport-beach.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Suryo)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615028947272961535.post-7741385305222595234</guid><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 20:28:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-05-08T03:29:33.546+07:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Hobby</category><title>Tips for Archery Fishing</title><description>Tips for Archery Fishing&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Also known as Bow fishing, this is a sport wherein a fisherman uses archery equipment to fish.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A regular hunting bow can be used for fishing by simply attaching a reel to the front of the bow grip.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="fullpost"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Archery fishing is especially favored by regular hunters when regular game like deer are off season.  This way they can continuously hone their skills for whatever season it may be.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Before engaging in archery fishing, one must first take into consideration the following:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. A fisherman must be duly licensed.  Some states require that an individual have a state license to fish.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. Equipment.  Most states have a predetermined set of approved equipment for archery fishing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3. Archery Safety Course.  Still, some states require that an individual go through an approved safety course for archery fishing to ensure that the individual is well versed with the proper safety precautions and information regarding applicable laws in fishing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4. Seasons.  Bow fishing in some states can only be done in certain seasons.  This is to allow the fish to spawn.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;5. Species of fish.  Some states have rules forbidding archery fishing for some species of fish.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The following skills are necessary for an individual to obtain and practice:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Knot tying.  Though it may seem like a simple task, tying knots that will not slip (line for the arrow) are crucial in bow fishing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tuning.  Tuning is making sure that the bow is at its best working condition.  To ensure this, one has to continuously adjust the rest and calibrate the nock.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For a faster tuning process, one may shoot a regular bow-fishing arrow (without the tip) onto a target made of cardboard.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Marksmanship or targeting.  Bow fishing and bow hunting, though similar on some aspects, really do differ on many things.  Arrows for bow fishing are heavier, have larger arrow tips and, the most obvious one, has a string attached to the arrow.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And since fish are shot in the water, resistance differs as when compared to shooting in the air (for bow hunting of games)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are various methods or ways of archery fishing.  This includes the following:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Still hunting.  A fisherman selects a place by the lake in which he would wait for passing fish to shoot its bow at.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. Stalking.  This can be done on foot or while on a boat.  One is in constant motion in an attempt to locate fish.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3. Ambush.  Fish that are best ambushed are the ones that are spawning since they tend to crowd thus increasing chances of target.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7615028947272961535-7741385305222595234?l=govacations.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://govacations.blogspot.com/2009/05/tips-for-archery-fishing.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Suryo)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615028947272961535.post-7984778396271030211</guid><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 18:04:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-05-08T01:11:01.707+07:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Hobby</category><title>Fishing for Fun!!</title><description>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1GbeV3xGzUo/SgMkB6qQllI/AAAAAAAAAG0/csAIlWvIfHw/s1600-h/mancing.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 142px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1GbeV3xGzUo/SgMkB6qQllI/AAAAAAAAAG0/csAIlWvIfHw/s200/mancing.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333145999081772626" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Learn To Fish:  It’s Fun!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Fishing is a fun and tranquil sport that lets you spend quiet time with your friends, family and with Mother Nature.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Fresh water fishing is a sport involving the catching of fish in lakes, rivers and streams. It involves a lot of patience, challenge and a lot of acquired skill over time.  Anyone can participate in this fun activity, including the kids.&lt;span class="fullpost"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To start, you have to check your State’s fishing requirements and make sure if a license is needed for you to fish. If it is required, you must acquire one by checking with a sporting goods store. They will help you how to get it, and some will even provide it for you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;During the time that you are in your favorite sporting goods store, you can look around and buy the right fishing equipment that you will be need for your trip. Considering that you are a beginner, make sure that you budget well the cost and your spending on the equipment, not deciding on expensive equipments; buy only the basic things you will need.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When in doubt as to what is needed, ask the help of the store keeper, but do keep in mind that you need to stick to a budget. Take your time and don’t hesitate to ask how to use each piece of equipment that is offered to you. Artificial lures for bait can be used or you can simply look for worms from your back yard.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;An inexpensive fishing rod and reel will be enough along with a fishing line, hooks, weights, a bobber (this keeps your line afloat), fishing lures and net. A polarized sunglass is also essential, as it will help to see clearly through the water and lessen the glare.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Then if you don’t know the good locations to fish, ask about local “hot” spots, or check your State’s fishing regulations for information about fishing locations around your State.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The time will surely come when you will be a better fisherman; then you may decide on upgrading your equipment. In the meantime, keep things simple.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is always advised that you avoid fishing alone.  Always be with a friend, as when emergency strikes, there can be someone who can call for help.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is wise to start fishing in shallow waters. Aim your cast in shady or rocky areas where the water is deep, as this is where the fish is expected to be found. Keep in mind that this is all practice first.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As your skill level develops and increases, you can then attempt into deeper waters. But before going, take the time to practice casting to familiarize yourself with your rod and your reel.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What better place to practice than your back yard. To do so, mark off an area using a rope and use this as your guide in aiming your cast. Rehearse and study your movements to discover a method that will work for you. Bear in mind, cast with your wrist, and not with your arm.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Fishing hooks are very sharp and needed to be handled with care to avoid injury.  Before casting, it is important that you should look around you and stay unobstructed to avoid hurting other people with your hook.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When the right time has come and you go fishing for real, keep in mind to cast your line always ahead of the fish, making your bait land slowly, with as little splash as possible. The fish will see well at a close point, but cannot see behind.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If your casts are going in a disorganized manner, move closer to the water so you can gain better accuracy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Watch the bobber closely for any movement. If and when a fish grabs the bait, the bobber will be pulled under water. This signals that you got a fish on the line.  Don’t get too excited.  Remain calm.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Keeping your line tight, slowly reel in your catch. Place the net near and use it to bring the fish out.  Remove the hook from the fish with great care.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you got an undersized fish (as noted in the state’s regulation book), quickly return it to the water. Likewise, if you have no intention in eating your catch, do not waste it and return it to the water. Releasing the fish will supply the water with more fish, giving future fishermen the thrill to experience a catch.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lastly, look around you and feel the calm, restful and serene view of the river.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Have fun!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7615028947272961535-7984778396271030211?l=govacations.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://govacations.blogspot.com/2009/05/fishing-for-fun.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Suryo)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1GbeV3xGzUo/SgMkB6qQllI/AAAAAAAAAG0/csAIlWvIfHw/s72-c/mancing.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615028947272961535.post-7527093443570946861</guid><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 17:44:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-05-08T00:58:59.673+07:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>ski vacation</category><title>Durango?? Come On..!!</title><description>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1GbeV3xGzUo/SgMhHRlreOI/AAAAAAAAAGs/Re-4b_Y8078/s1600-h/durango.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1GbeV3xGzUo/SgMhHRlreOI/AAAAAAAAAGs/Re-4b_Y8078/s200/durango.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333142792601041122" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Durango Mountain Resort Ski Vacations&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Featuring more than 2500 acres of ski area and 75&lt;br /&gt;trails, Durango Mountain Ski Resort has much to&lt;br /&gt;offer skiers of all levels. The resort claims that there&lt;br /&gt;are approximately two people per acre on their&lt;br /&gt;slopes during operation hours. The crowds are small,&lt;br /&gt;and lift lines do not exist.&lt;span class="fullpost"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Located in Colorado, the top elevation is 10822 feet&lt;br /&gt;with a 2030 vertical drop. There are eleven lifts,&lt;br /&gt;including nine chair lifts and two surface lifts. You&lt;br /&gt;can find lodging at the resort, or in the town of&lt;br /&gt;Durango, which is nearby. If you stay at the resort,&lt;br /&gt;make sure that you actually visit the town while&lt;br /&gt;you are there. While the town is small, there is&lt;br /&gt;much to see and do.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Rentals are available for both ski and snowboarding&lt;br /&gt;equipment, and private and group lessons are also&lt;br /&gt;available at the Durango Mountain Resort. There are&lt;br /&gt;plenty of activities and events both at the resort and&lt;br /&gt;in Durango to keep everyone in your family happy.&lt;br /&gt;When it comes to family ski vacations, this is one&lt;br /&gt;you don’t want to miss!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7615028947272961535-7527093443570946861?l=govacations.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://govacations.blogspot.com/2009/05/durango-come-on.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Suryo)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1GbeV3xGzUo/SgMhHRlreOI/AAAAAAAAAGs/Re-4b_Y8078/s72-c/durango.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615028947272961535.post-3485393454865430752</guid><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 07:32:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-10-08T08:16:53.095+07:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>ski vacation</category><title>Alaska Ski Vacations</title><description>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1GbeV3xGzUo/SfqnZoG0CmI/AAAAAAAAAGU/UXpXGQ6WPT8/s1600-h/alaska+ski.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 125px; height: 100px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1GbeV3xGzUo/SfqnZoG0CmI/AAAAAAAAAGU/UXpXGQ6WPT8/s200/alaska+ski.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330757167650966114" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alaska, which has always been a source of awe and&lt;br /&gt;mystery, has some of the best skiing in the world,&lt;br /&gt;and the Alyeska Resort is one of the finest resorts&lt;br /&gt;in the state. With a top elevation of 2751 feet and a&lt;br /&gt;2501 vertical drop, the area gets an average of 631&lt;br /&gt;inches of snow annually.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="fullpost"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Although this is some of the best skiing in the world,&lt;br /&gt;you won’t find the slopes overly crowded, and there&lt;br /&gt;are no long lift lines. There are nine lifts, including&lt;br /&gt;six chair lifts and two surface lifts, and one cable&lt;br /&gt;car line. There are 68 trails for beginners,&lt;br /&gt;intermediates, and experts, with the majority of the&lt;br /&gt;trails designed for intermediate skiers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Night time skiing is allowed, which makes your ski&lt;br /&gt;experience more adventurous and thrilling. You will&lt;br /&gt;see snow capped mountains, hanging glaciers, and&lt;br /&gt;of course, the famous Northern Lights. This resort is&lt;br /&gt;ranked number nine of the top twenty-five killer ski&lt;br /&gt;trips by Skiing Magazine.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The season begins at the Alyeska Resort in mid&lt;br /&gt;November, and runs through mid April. This area of&lt;br /&gt;Alaska boasts the longest daytime areas in the&lt;br /&gt;United States, with approximately sixteen hours of&lt;br /&gt;daylight each day during April. During December,&lt;br /&gt;however, there are only about seven hours of daylight&lt;br /&gt;– which makes night time skiing necessary if you&lt;br /&gt;are going to get in the time that you want to spend&lt;br /&gt;on the slopes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Alyeska Prince Hotel is the place to stay! Here&lt;br /&gt;you will enjoy elegant rooms and fine dining. Nightly&lt;br /&gt;entertainment is available as well. There are other&lt;br /&gt;nightlife spots in the area as well, that are not&lt;br /&gt;associated with the Hotel.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If tubing interests you, then visiting the Glacier&lt;br /&gt;Tubing Park is an absolute must! Featuring two&lt;br /&gt;lanes of terrain and a surface lift, everyone in the&lt;br /&gt;family will enjoy spending time at the tubing park.&lt;br /&gt;The Alyeska Terrain Park is a must for&lt;br /&gt;snowboarding enthusiasts. Other winter activities&lt;br /&gt;that can be enjoyed in and around the Alyeska&lt;br /&gt;Resort include flight seeing, helisking, ocean&lt;br /&gt;cruising tours, dog sledding, ice climbing, back&lt;br /&gt;country skiing, mountaineering, and polar bear&lt;br /&gt;viewing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At the Alyeska Resort, the ultimate winter vacation&lt;br /&gt;can be experienced. Brave the elements, then return&lt;br /&gt;to the Hotel for some pampering. Get a taste of what&lt;br /&gt;Alaska is really like, and what skiing is meant to be!&lt;br /&gt;There are activities for the entire family to enjoy, and&lt;br /&gt;there are many area sights and attractions to be&lt;br /&gt;enjoyed as well. This really is an awesome winter&lt;br /&gt;family ski vacation!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7615028947272961535-3485393454865430752?l=govacations.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://govacations.blogspot.com/2009/05/alaska-ski-vacations.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Suryo)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1GbeV3xGzUo/SfqnZoG0CmI/AAAAAAAAAGU/UXpXGQ6WPT8/s72-c/alaska+ski.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615028947272961535.post-6977076976737912122</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 06:18:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-05-01T14:25:11.994+07:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Tour d' Mexico</category><title>Guadalajara, Mexico</title><description>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1GbeV3xGzUo/SfahU6l7WvI/AAAAAAAAAGM/-7yBExtw_eo/s1600-h/guadalaraja.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 130px; height: 92px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1GbeV3xGzUo/SfahU6l7WvI/AAAAAAAAAGM/-7yBExtw_eo/s200/guadalaraja.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329624589737351922" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Guadalajara is the capital of the state of Jalisco. It is the origin of some of Mexico's best-known cultural exports: tequila, mariachi music, the sombrero and the ubiquitous "Mexican Hat Dance. Guadalajara is located on the central part of Mexico, offering only one of its kind scenery where past mixes together with a changing present. The countless charms are distributed equally and liberally throughout its distinct neighborhoods.&lt;span class="fullpost"&gt; &lt;p&gt; Guadalajara is a famed spot to appreciate traditional Mexican culture. In Centro Historico you can find meticulously preserved buildings from the colonial era which provide a picturesque backdrop suitable for everything from a destination wedding to a meeting of long-lost friends. The city is the cradle of Mexican folklore and the traditional culture that is most representative of the nation: mariachi music, charrería and tequila. It is a large, modern cosmopolitan city with a small, provincial, traditional town atmosphere. It considered to be the chief centers of culture, economy, history, industry and religion in the country and exerts significant influence on the rest of Mexico. Its ethnic structure is primarily made up of Criollos (people of European descent), and Mestizos (mixed people, mainly of Amerindian and European descent). This city capital of the state of Jalisco is full of contrasts, a city of monuments, parks and flowers, fountains and tree lined avenues.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Guadalajara's nightlife is legendary, with some of the finest food in the country and all the entertainment options a large urban area has to offer, a place with an active international business hub, drawing throngs of business travelers to its massive convention center. Guadalajara has many attractions and things you can be part of. The city's second biggest mall has a multi-story car park and an open layout, with big, open spaces in the middle, surrounded by hallways. Guadalajara is worth a visit for the shopping alone. Considered as the shopping capital of Mexico having a very extensive variety of products to offer, like handcrafts, fine pieces of art and its bigs malls offer a lot of fashion products, but without lost his colorful markets with local products (an excellent souvenir). Guadalajara is also known as Mexico's silicon valley due to its strong electronics industry, and also considered Mexico's high tech capital due to its leadership in software and informatics development. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Guadalajara is an ideal vacation destination for the traveler who is seeking a change of pace from the, sometimes overwhelming, resort scene. Guadalajara Hotels is your portal to information sources, including area attractions, nightlife, photos, rental properties and flights to Guadalajara, Mexico. Guadalajara hotel services are top quality &lt;a href="http://www.mezzanine.com.mx/hotel/index.html"&gt;Mexico accommodations&lt;/a&gt; and you can enjoy lodging that fits every need and budget.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;by: Rei&lt;/p&gt;http://www.goarticles.com/cgi-bin/showa.cgi?C=1568030&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7615028947272961535-6977076976737912122?l=govacations.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://govacations.blogspot.com/2009/04/guadalajara-is-capital-of-state-of.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Suryo)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1GbeV3xGzUo/SfahU6l7WvI/AAAAAAAAAGM/-7yBExtw_eo/s72-c/guadalaraja.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615028947272961535.post-8968954713831894261</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 06:10:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-05-01T14:27:50.397+07:00</atom:updated><title>Red River Ski Vacations</title><description>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1GbeV3xGzUo/Sfaeaw8erkI/AAAAAAAAAGE/OvN8iD5zO4A/s1600-h/redriverski.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 124px; height: 93px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1GbeV3xGzUo/Sfaeaw8erkI/AAAAAAAAAGE/OvN8iD5zO4A/s200/redriverski.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329621391691918914" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Red River, New Mexico is home to one of the most&lt;br /&gt;popular ski resorts in the United States, and has&lt;br /&gt;been for many decades. The resort offers six chair&lt;br /&gt;lifts and one surface lift, and the trails are equally&lt;br /&gt;divided for beginners, intermediates, and experts.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="fullpost"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Top elevation at Red River is 10354 feet, and the&lt;br /&gt;vertical drop down the face of the mountain is 1601&lt;br /&gt;feet. Unfortunately, it doesn’t snow much, and about&lt;br /&gt;85% of the powder is man made. There are 58 trails&lt;br /&gt;scattered over 247 acres. Red River is called the ‘ski&lt;br /&gt;town of the Southwest.’&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The resort has three restaurants, all of which offer&lt;br /&gt;fabulous fare. Lodging can be obtained in cabins,&lt;br /&gt;chalets, inns, or private condominiums in the area,&lt;br /&gt;and many lodging packages, as well as ski packages&lt;br /&gt;are available through Red River Central Reservations.&lt;br /&gt;Red River also offers snow pass rates which allow&lt;br /&gt;children to ski for free, and teens to ski at reduced&lt;br /&gt;rates. This is a great way to save money on your&lt;br /&gt;family ski vacation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Red River also has a ski school, and group lessons&lt;br /&gt;and private lessons are available. Even if you’ve never&lt;br /&gt;skied before, you will quickly be on the slopes after&lt;br /&gt;your lessons. There are even lessons for&lt;br /&gt;snowboarders, who are welcome on the Red River&lt;br /&gt;slopes. You can also rent all of your ski and&lt;br /&gt;snowboarding equipment for very reasonable rates.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The nightlife in Red River is also great. After a day&lt;br /&gt;on the slopes, you can kick back and relax at the&lt;br /&gt;lodge, or visit one of the taverns in the area. For the&lt;br /&gt;younger crowd, there is a great game room located&lt;br /&gt;right in the center of the town. One of the great things&lt;br /&gt;about Red River is that everything is within walking&lt;br /&gt;distance of the lodging areas, and shuttles are&lt;br /&gt;provided for transportation to and from the slopes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can also enjoy taking scenic chairlift rides,&lt;br /&gt;hiking, biking, horseback riding, camping,&lt;br /&gt;snow-mobiling, and hunting. You can even take one&lt;br /&gt;of the jeep tours to go see the abandoned gold mines&lt;br /&gt;in the area. So, even if you don’t ski, there is still&lt;br /&gt;plenty of fun to be had at Red River Ski Resort.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Childcare is available while you spend your day on&lt;br /&gt;the slopes. Your child will be well tended at the Li’l&lt;br /&gt;Buckaroos Child Care Facility, and the center&lt;br /&gt;provides lunch for your child as well. At Red River,&lt;br /&gt;everything has been thought of and taken care of to&lt;br /&gt;ensure that your ski vacation is as enjoyable as&lt;br /&gt;possible.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7615028947272961535-8968954713831894261?l=govacations.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://govacations.blogspot.com/2009/04/red-river-ski-vacations.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Suryo)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1GbeV3xGzUo/Sfaeaw8erkI/AAAAAAAAAGE/OvN8iD5zO4A/s72-c/redriverski.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615028947272961535.post-4220694805240433275</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 06:05:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-05-01T16:48:35.897+07:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>ski vacation</category><title>Planning a Family Ski Vacation</title><description>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1GbeV3xGzUo/SfrFaHqpPDI/AAAAAAAAAGc/cLE_jtkBuOo/s1600-h/family+vacation.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 123px; height: 82px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1GbeV3xGzUo/SfrFaHqpPDI/AAAAAAAAAGc/cLE_jtkBuOo/s200/family+vacation.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330790161471585330" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It’s time to plan the family vacation – and everyone&lt;br /&gt;wants to go skiing. Don’t worry, skiing isn’t as&lt;br /&gt;expensive as you might think, and there are&lt;br /&gt;numerous resorts that cater to families, offering a&lt;br /&gt;variety of packages designed to save you money.&lt;br /&gt;The problem will be choosing the destination.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="fullpost"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Most ski resorts have websites. Start the planning&lt;br /&gt;process by accessing these websites to determine&lt;br /&gt;where you and your family might want to go for your&lt;br /&gt;family ski vacation. There are many different things to&lt;br /&gt;look for when choosing a resort. The absolute most&lt;br /&gt;important thing to look for is a ski school if someone&lt;br /&gt;in your family will need instruction. While most&lt;br /&gt;resorts do have ski schools, some don’t.  Don’t&lt;br /&gt;make the mistake of choosing a destination where&lt;br /&gt;one or more of your family members won’t have fun,&lt;br /&gt;simply because they don’t know how to ski.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Next, take a look at the slopes, lifts, and trails. You&lt;br /&gt;want to make sure that the resort has something to&lt;br /&gt;offer everyone in your family. If the resort only caters&lt;br /&gt;to beginners, an expert skier will become quickly&lt;br /&gt;bored. If you have a snowboarder in your group, and&lt;br /&gt;there is no snowboarding park or terrain, that&lt;br /&gt;snowboarder will not be happy. There are resorts&lt;br /&gt;that serve all winter sports – so make sure that your&lt;br /&gt;families interests are covered.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lodging is the next thing to look at. You want to be&lt;br /&gt;comfortable, so where you will sleep at night matters&lt;br /&gt;a great deal. In most cases, there is a hotel right at&lt;br /&gt;the base of the slopes – but this isn’t necessarily the&lt;br /&gt;best or most affordable place to stay. Find out what&lt;br /&gt;your lodging options are for the area, and choose&lt;br /&gt;the one that is right for your family and your budget.&lt;br /&gt;If you will be staying farther away from the slopes,&lt;br /&gt;make sure that there is transportation to and from&lt;br /&gt;the slopes each day!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Your family will have many more interests that you&lt;br /&gt;will need to search for before deciding on a particular&lt;br /&gt;destination and resort. Some of those interests may&lt;br /&gt;be dog sledding, sleigh rides, snowmobiling,&lt;br /&gt;snowshoeing, or horseback riding. Resorts do offer&lt;br /&gt;these activities, but some don’t – so be sure to ask&lt;br /&gt;about the winter activities, as well as the planned&lt;br /&gt;events during the time that you will be at the resort.&lt;br /&gt;This will help you plan a ski vacation that your family&lt;br /&gt;will enjoy and remember for the rest of their lives.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7615028947272961535-4220694805240433275?l=govacations.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://govacations.blogspot.com/2009/04/planning-family-ski-vacation.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Suryo)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1GbeV3xGzUo/SfrFaHqpPDI/AAAAAAAAAGc/cLE_jtkBuOo/s72-c/family+vacation.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615028947272961535.post-2958031088893283058</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 05:39:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-05-01T14:31:20.476+07:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>ski vacation</category><title>Wintergreen Resort Ski Vacation</title><description>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1GbeV3xGzUo/SfabeHWHyTI/AAAAAAAAAF8/hOroZeXgEmI/s1600-h/wintergreen.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 139px; height: 104px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1GbeV3xGzUo/SfabeHWHyTI/AAAAAAAAAF8/hOroZeXgEmI/s200/wintergreen.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329618150709774642" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wintergreen Resort Ski Vacation&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Known as the single best ski resort in the South,&lt;br /&gt;Wintergreen Resort in Virginia has quite a bit to offer&lt;br /&gt;skiers. Featuring 11,000 acres with 19 trails,&lt;br /&gt;Wintergreen has a top elevation of 3516 feet, with a&lt;br /&gt;1003 foot vertical drop. Beginners, intermediates,&lt;br /&gt;and experts will all find suitable trails at Wintergreen&lt;br /&gt;Resort.&lt;span class="fullpost"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To accommodate skiers, there are six lifts, including&lt;br /&gt;five chair lifts and one surface lift. There is also a&lt;br /&gt;dedicated terrain park for snowboarding. The resort&lt;br /&gt;is located near Charlottesville, Virginia, and you will&lt;br /&gt;experience breathtaking views of the Appalachian&lt;br /&gt;Mountains, and be surrounded by luxury that most&lt;br /&gt;people only dream of. There is also a world class&lt;br /&gt;golf course located near the resort.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Other activities include tubing, snowmobiling, tennis,&lt;br /&gt;hiking, and horseback riding. The Out of Bounds&lt;br /&gt;Adventure Center is a very popular attraction at the&lt;br /&gt;resort with rock climbing and bungee trampolines.&lt;br /&gt;The Outdoor Wilderness Leadership school offers&lt;br /&gt;corporate retreats, real rock climbing, rappelling,&lt;br /&gt;and mountain biking.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is an ideal spot for a family vacation. You and&lt;br /&gt;your children can participate in a variety of craft&lt;br /&gt;workshops, enjoy campfires and storytelling, go on&lt;br /&gt;hay rides, and enjoy many more community events&lt;br /&gt;that are scheduled throughout the year. There are&lt;br /&gt;many planned activities for families, including winter&lt;br /&gt;hiking, skiing, snowboarding, tubing, and swimming&lt;br /&gt;in a cozy indoor pool.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;While vacationing at Wintergreen Resort, make time&lt;br /&gt;to see the civil war history attractions, and visit the&lt;br /&gt;local wineries as well. Also take time to enjoy the&lt;br /&gt;Wintergreen Spa. At the spa, you can be pampered&lt;br /&gt;with massages, body wraps, skin treatments, and&lt;br /&gt;nail care. You can also visit the Mountaintop&lt;br /&gt;Aquatic and Fitness Center which features the&lt;br /&gt;latest in cardiovascular equipment, strength&lt;br /&gt;equipment, heated pools, hot tubs, steam rooms,&lt;br /&gt;and saunas.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Wintergreen Performing Arts has many musical&lt;br /&gt;performances throughout the year that are sure to&lt;br /&gt;delight you and your family. If you are less interested&lt;br /&gt;in culture, and more interested in nature, the&lt;br /&gt;Wintergreen Nature Foundation is for you. This&lt;br /&gt;foundation promotes the understanding and&lt;br /&gt;conservation of natural resources that the Blue Ridge&lt;br /&gt;Mountains are famous for.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No matter what your interests are, if getting away&lt;br /&gt;from the hustle and bustle of city life is what you&lt;br /&gt;want, this is the number one spot in the South for&lt;br /&gt;fun, relaxation, and rejuvenation. The Wintergreen&lt;br /&gt;Resort is open all year long, with activities that are&lt;br /&gt;suitable for every season.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7615028947272961535-2958031088893283058?l=govacations.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://govacations.blogspot.com/2009/04/wintergreen-resort-ski-vacation.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Suryo)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1GbeV3xGzUo/SfabeHWHyTI/AAAAAAAAAF8/hOroZeXgEmI/s72-c/wintergreen.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item></channel></rss>