With the opening just two weeks away on March 25, we can now report that the W Vieques Island Retreat and Spa has opening packages starting at $359 a night . Considering our disappointment that regular rates were $339 last time we checked , we're happy that the hotel—the first W retreat and...
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The tiny township of Jasper in the north of Alberta, Canada is the ideal base for a number of day trips into the travel wonder of Jasper National Park. One of the highlights is a trip along Maligne Lake Road that tracks for around fifty kilometres finishing at the namesake lake. Only a...
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Mired in debt, Jamaica is handing over its national carrier, Air Jamaica, to Caribbean Airlines on April 12 to offset the former’s $500 million deficit. Trinidad and Tobago-based Caribbean Airlines will lease and operate the current Air Jamaica fleet for up to a year on the latter’s “most profitable routes” (aka those to/from North...
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Top 10 new family trips and activities, from sailing on the Solent to a wildlife weekend in North Yorkshire 1 Eco-camping, Gloucestershire Dome Garden is a new camp made up of 10 geodesic domes opening in Coleford, in the Forest of Dean, this April. The domes are linked by paths made from recycled...
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Taylor Kennedy , who helped with our Olympic coverage last week , takes a break from bustling Vancouver and hops a ferry to Victoria, B.C. A lesser-known treat in the 2010 Olympic region is a water trip through the gulf islands on BC Ferries to Victoria. BC Ferries boasts the world's largest ferry...
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Passengers killed by broken glass and debris as 10-metre waves batter pleasure boat Passengers have described their terror as freak waves smashed into a Mediterranean cruise ship, killing two people as cabins flooded and windows shattered. Claude Cremex, 73, of Marseille, France said he was in his cabin resting because of rough seas...
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Touch of Spice Private Villa Collection has added a new luxury villa to its accommodations portfolio. The Penthouse 64 in Auckland is a new waterfront apartment rental perfect for city holidays. Rent this Auckland, New Zealand luxury apartment rental for city breaks and fun getaways on New Zealand's North Island.
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Welcome to the latest installment of "Where the heck is...," your semi-regular guide to geography. This week it's the Netherlands Antilles.
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Mount Rushmore at night I’ll never forget the first time I went to the Black Hills of South Dakota and saw Mount Rushmore. I was on a quest to visit all 50 states and I had three left- South Dakota, North Dakota and Hawaii. I’ve heard a saying that you go to some...
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Minnesota's Voyageurs National Park is an impressive 218,054 acres. But what's perhaps more interesting is that nearly forty percent of that acreage is water. There are 500-plus islands and more than 650 miles of shoreline. Summer offers opportunities for hiking, boating and canoeing.
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