A 7.2 magnitude earthquake shook Christchurch in the South Island of New Zealand. The epicenter with a depth of 16.2 kilometers is just around 20 miles northwest of the heavy populated city. Locals reported to the press that they are experiencing a lot of strong aftershocks. The tsunami warning center though reports that there...
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Archive for September 3rd, 2010
7.2 magnitude earthquake rocks Christchurch, New Zealand
Saint John: The Labor Day Weather Focus is on Canada’s Foggy Bay of Fundy
Among those affected by the oncoming wind and rain of Hurricane Earl are the Canada-bound cruise ships. Good thing we took our trip up to Nova Scotia and New Brunswick last month, huh? The Bay of Fundy is said to ...
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Labor Day and beyond: Hit the seas with tall ships and ‘pirates’
There’s a lot going on Southern California seas this fall, and we’re not talking about plush cruises. Vintage tall ships arrive in San Diego and Dana Point for rides, exploring and a bit of pirate mischief. > Labor Day weekend: The Festival of Sail at the Maritime Museum of San ...
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Small Ship Cruising in Alaska:
The call goes out among the passengers aboard the Island Spirit, our 128-foot ship exploring Alaska’s Inside Passage. As if on cue, the humpback vaults skyward in a spellbinding display of both power and agility. But that’s just the warm-up: the whale continues breaching for...
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Botswana: A Safari on the Okavango Delta
Hawaiians welcome guests by placing a lei around their neck. In St. John, a Caribbean cocktail is offered as a warm welcome to the island. Upon landing on the airstrip in the Okavango Delta of Botswana, my travel partner and I received a one-of-a-kind welcome from true local natives...
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Daily Pampering: Making waves in the Maldives
Filed under: Asia , Maldives , Hotels and Accommodations , Luxury Travel Why settle for the beach in your backyard when you can hit the waves on the other side of the world. We found some remote islands in the Maldives that will leave you so zen your family won't recognize you...
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Just No to New Fees and Yes to New Routes
FAME: Coming soon: A Pan Am Museum? Southwest LUVs New York so much that Newark is next The first in-flight gay marriage will happen on SAS Also: More airports with fun slides, please. LAME: These airports have bigger problems than flight delays Europe says NO to the Vuvuzela horn Inside a standard cruise...
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Callao (Lima),Peru — Callao, Peru
World Cruise 2009 - Around the World in 120 Days
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Cruise holidays: deals of the day – August 25
This week's best cruise deals, including itineraries in the Mediterranean, the Caribbean and North America.
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Paseo de Puerto Naos Update
I was out exploring this week and decided to have a closer look at the new promenade connecting the harbour at Los Mármoles to the centre of Arrecife. Work started on the Paseo de Puerto Naos back in April 2009 and was due to...
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