Posts Tagged ‘ the-waters ’

Hidden Gems: Waka & Waiheke Island, New Zealand

August 12, 2011
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Every trip to New Zealand is a voyage of discovery, and one of the most interesting things to discover just might be the country’s past. You can take to the waters and ride on a Waka, a double-hulled, ...
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Dragons take to Hawaii waters

July 30, 2011
By Island Tips

Dragon boats are racing in the waters off Honolulu this weekend. Crews of amateur and expert paddlers race the colorful boats in the annual Dragon Boat Festival. The festival is at the Ala Moana Beach Park, across the street from the Ala Moana Shopping Center
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ShermansTravel Exclusive: 30% Off at The Sagamore in New York’s Adirondacks

June 10, 2011
By Island Tips

Built on the edge of Green Island on beautiful Lake George, The Sagamore offers grand Victorian accommodations and family friendly activities like golfing, water skiing, fishing, and plying the waters in a replica 19th century tour boat. The resort dates to 1883 but recent updates include spiffed-up guest rooms, ...
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Top 5 Sailing Destinations

March 23, 2011
By Island Tips

If you love the waters and plan to go an adventure trip with your buddies, sailing is an activity which can provide the adrenalin rush and the calm when you enjoy the seascape. Pack your clothes. Check out the boats. And lets
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Video: Silver Gulls of Australia

January 30, 2011
By Island Tips

This Sunday Morning moment of nature takes you on the heights Down Under with silver gulls above the waters off Philip Island south of Melbourne.
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$199: Last-Minute 5-Nt Caribbean Cruise

November 23, 2010
By Island Tips

Sail away into the sunset on November 29 with this last-minute cruise to the Caribbean. Rates start from just $199 per person, for five nights of seafaring revelry on the Royal Caribbean Navigator of the Seas. The ship departs from Fort Lauderdale, spends a day idling in the waters and makes two...
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Ancient temples highlight Egyptian lake cruise

November 10, 2010
By Island Tips

Today, most of the surviving monuments of Nubia in Egypt can only be seen from the lake created by the waters that nearly destroyed them.
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Photo of the Week: Ilha da Saudade, Morro de São Paulo, Brazil

October 24, 2010
By Island Tips

This 'micro island' is the Ilha da Saudade, found close to the village of Morro de São Paulo on the east coast of Brazil. It is technically only an island at high tide as the waters rise to cover the land bridge that joins it to the Second Beach of Tinharé Island...
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Saturday’s scene: A Whale’s Tail

October 1, 2010
By Island Tips

This photograph of a whale diving back into the waters of Frederick Sound, Alaska, is an example of whale watching opportunities available on an InnerSea Discoveries cruise.
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Sea Turtle Hatchlings Set Free At Padre Island National Seashore Despite Tar Balls

June 18, 2010
By Island Tips

Despite the presence of tar balls and tar mats in the waters off Padre Island National Seashore , biologists have released more than 100 Kemp's ridley sea turtle hatchlings into the Gulf of Mexico. Dr. Abstract:? Despite the presence of tar balls and tar mats in the waters off Padre Island National Seashore,...
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