Posts Tagged ‘ historic ’

PHOTO: Locks Along the Erie Canal in Lockport, New York

January 27, 2012
By Island Tips

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Titanic Memorial Cruises

January 6, 2012
By Island Tips

With the 100th Anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic fast approaching, interest is building all over the world for this historic occasion. Both of our Cruises enable descendants of Titanic passengers, enthusiasts and cruise passengers to be part of history by being together at the site...
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Kauai’s 15th Annual Festival of Lights

December 19, 2011
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Kauai’s 15th Annual Festival of Lights

Kauai's Historic County Building in Lihue The Garden Isle of Kauai is all aglow for the Christmas season with their annual  Festival of Lights . In its 15th year, Kauai Festival of Lights was created by the community to continue a local tradition that was started more than 50 ...
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Finding a Sunny Place of Refuge on Hawaii’s Big Island

November 29, 2011
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Finding a Sunny Place of Refuge on Hawaii’s Big Island

“We need to go to the Place of Refuge today.” That was the thought that woke me on the first full day of our recent Big Island visit. We’ve been to Puuhonau o Honaunau National Historical Park , commonly known as the Place of Refuge, on...
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Villa le Scale reopens — luxury Italy vacation packages await!

November 15, 2011
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Italy is always one of our most sought after vacation destinations. Travelers never tire of Italy, and there's always new resorts and activities to explore. So what about a luxury vacation package exploring Italy's vacation isles? The seven-room Villa le Scale, on Italy's most popular vacation island, Capri, ...
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Historic Captiva Island Inn, Captiva Island, Fort Myers

November 9, 2011
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Best Historic Inn near Fort Myers
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Top 5 places to visit in Venice, Italy

October 23, 2011
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There are many attractions worth every traveler’s visit in Venice. Venice is a big city of Italy consists of 6 Borough including the historic island, Lido island, and other 4 in the mainland. If you have just a few days to explore the city, try concentrating on the main historical island, as
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World Monument Fund says cruise ships threaten Charleston

October 5, 2011
By USA Today

The preservationist group placed the historic district of Charleston on its WAs atch list.
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Huge Power Outage impacting California, New Mexico, Arizona, and Mexico

September 9, 2011
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Huge Power Outage impacting California, New Mexico, Arizona, and Mexico

Tonight on Coronado Island things were strangely dark. With the power out everything closed, and as the night wore on the streets got eerily deserted. We, however, ventured out and took some photographs of this historic night. But as you can see, even with a long exposure these images were difficult to get. (Hard...
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Wandering in Cartagena

August 22, 2011
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Wandering in Cartagena

Confession: On our honeymoon in Cartagena, Colombia , my husband and I did not take a dip in the therapeutic mud at the Volcán del Totumo . It sounded lovely. We could have made time for the excursion to slather on some warm gray mud. But instead, I discovered a new...
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