Archive for March 30th, 2010

City Lights/Island Charm Getaway in Boston and Nantucket

March 30, 2010
By Island Tips

Can’t decide between a city vacation in Boston or a beach vacation in Nantucket?  Well, with the City Lights & Island Charm Getaway, you can enjoy both in one vacation! Book consecutive stays at the Four Seasons Hotel Boston and one of the Nantucket Island Resort’s properties (the White Elephant, White Elephant Hotel Residences,...
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Brookhaven sets tour dates for ion collider, light source

March 30, 2010
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Long Island’s own relativistic heavy ion collider and National Synchrotron Light Source will again open for free public tours this summer, courtesy of the U.S. Department of Energy. Brookhaven National Laboratory has released its 2010 schedule of Summer Sundays free tours , allowing the public a brief glipse behind the curtain.
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W Hotels Puts Out a New CD, Courtesy of Its Global Music Director

March 30, 2010
By Island Tips
W Hotels Puts Out a New CD, Courtesy of Its Global Music Director

The W Hotels is dropping a new joint, and we're not talking the W Vieques . The hotel chain put out its own CD, Symmetry , mixed by the W's very own global music director, Michaelangelo L'Acqua . A hotel chain having a global music director seems peculiar, but it shouldn't be too...
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Disney unveils Dream features

March 30, 2010
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Over 20 pieces of moving artwork will line the decks of the Dream, which launches early next year, while two interactive floors will keep kids on their feet in the ship's youth areas. Walt Disney...
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Mogmog island: the perfect place to be shipwrecked?

March 30, 2010
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Mogmog island, where an Australian family have been shipwrecked, boasts many local attractions – such as giant crabs and swarms of rats. What more could they want? The first thing to say about Mogmog – where a family from western Australia called the Barries have found themselves stranded – is beware the coconut...
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Best Island Hike Fest of 2010?

March 30, 2010
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The Island of Dominica will host its 3rd annual Hike Fest in May.  The event celebrates the island’s best hiking and attracts hiking enthusiasts from around the world. “While the skill level needed to tackle each trail may vary, each route offers a rewarding tour of the island’s awe-inspiring surroundings, from its majestic mountains,...
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Packing for a Caribbean Cruise Vacation

March 30, 2010
By Island Tips

The sounds of the calypso drums fill the air, frozen drinks are flowing, the cruise ship horn blows and your adventure begins.  To make sure you are free to enjoy those early moment of the cruise experience, here are some packing tips we wanted to share with you. Have a carryon bag that contains the...
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New Mykonos Villas: AK Villas Latest Vacation Rental Collection

March 30, 2010
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New Mykonos Villas: AK Villas Latest Vacation Rental Collection

Abercrombie and Kent has invested in a new collection of luxury villas in Greece's Cyclades beach vacation paradise. The latest AK Villas Collection offers seven luxury villas in Mykonos, sprinkled across the island in various locations, these stunning Mykonos villas have pools and spectacular sea views. Simply put, if you're looking for the...
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Disney Dream Preview

March 30, 2010
By Island Tips

The Dream's Oceaneer Lab kids' area It seemed like an ordinary room. Well, not completely ordinary. I sat in a warehouse-like building in California’s San Fernando Valley, dining with a handful of other journalists in a mock-up of Animator’s Palate, one of the dining rooms being created for Disney Cruise Line’s Disney Dream,...
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