If there was ever a Hawaii hotel legend, this one fits the bill. The Mauna Kea hotel is a favorite Big Island destination of ours, and one we could not recommend more highly. Since their recent $150 Million renovation following earthquake damage, the rooms have been too rich for our frugal blood. Today, however,...
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Archive for March 31st, 2010
Iconic Mauna Kea Hotel $279
China Tries To Create Its Own Las Vegas On Hanain
According to a recent New York Times profile, an end-of-the-year memorandum from the Chinese cabinet has set off a real estate boom on Hainan Island just south of the Chinese mainland. In the memo, Hainan was designated a “test case” in developing an “internationally competitive tourist destination.” Investors are interpreting that as a no-holds-barred effort...
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Travel Deals: Three-Day Cruise Sale
Holland America is having a three day sale, with fares from $499 and free or reduced cruise fares for the third and fourth guests.
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Daily Pampering: Renew your vows in Fiji this year
Filed under: Fiji , Hotels and Accommodations Sometimes, it's worth celebrating the best day of your life as though it were the first time. Spend five nights in absolute luxury, and you'll pick up another two! Turtle Island in Fiji is doing the unthinkable. The incredibly upscale resort has put together a package...
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Take a 1930’s tour of Havana, Cuba
Filed under: Cuba , Video , Caribbean It's hard to imagine a Cuba different than the one we have now. You know, that country 90 miles from Florida that Americans can't visit? It's a travel embargo that's been in place over 50 years . But back in the 1930's, Cuba's capital city, Havana,...
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Visiting the Pyramids in Egypt
Visiting the pyramids in Egypt? A lot of visitors to Egypt are surprised that the famous pyramids of Giza are so close to the capital city of Cairo – in fact, they’re really just like a suburb! If you’re lucky enough to be traveling to Egypt, some handy tips for making the most of...
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These Clothes Don’t Owe Me Nothin’
If you happened to be on an Antarctic cruise or wandering around Patagonia and you notice someone — six feet tall, short hair and dressed like a vagrant in threadbare duds — that would be me. I’m the guy whose jeans have giant holes in the knees (“Very 1980s,” I’m told), holey t-shirts (we’ve...
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Clubbin’ Lanzarote, 1st – 4th April 2010
Here’s the Lanzarote Information guide to what’s happening in the clubs around the island this weekend. Arrecife: Venue: La Roca, Coronel Bens, Arrecife Date: 1st April 2010 Time: 22:00 – 03:00 Entry: Free Description: Art exhibition from Diego Rueda and Dj Luirti. Venue: K-Che, Calle José Antonio, Arrecife Date: 1st, 2nd &...
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Touring Temples & Cultural Travel in Chennai, India
When television producer Tammi Leader Fuller went to India recently to meet her daughter, a student on the floating university called Semester at Sea, she had a long list of sights to see, but not much time to see them. So where could they go to get a taste of the “real”...
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Great Easter Getaway
More than two million holidaymakers will take a break in the UK or abroad for Easter. According to ABTA Spain has been a very popular choice with the Canary Islands the top destination. The UK airports are going to be busy with estimated departures of 1,432,000 people passing through: 575,000 Heathrow 250,000 Gatwick...
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