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Cell Phone Tips for Cruise Ships

March 10, 2010
By Island Tips

Are you getting ready to go on a cruise? Before you pack your cell phone, here’s what you need to know before you get nailed by hefty fees. Many cruise lines offer connections to land-based mobile networks using a service called Cellular At Sea
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Ask Tom: your travel dilemmas answered

March 10, 2010
By Island Tips

Lonely Planet's Tom Hall answers your questions on worldwide travel. This week: is Colombia really a safe destination and can you do Cairo in a day? Email Tom for help planning your next trip Why is it that we hear so little about Colombia
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Ask Tom: your travel dilemmas answered

March 10, 2010
By Island Tips

Lonely Planet's Tom Hall answers your questions on worldwide travel. This week: is Colombia really a safe destination and can you do Cairo in a day? Email Tom for help planning your next trip Why is it that we hear so little about Colombia? I know that they had trouble years ago with...
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Kiel, Germany: Sailing City on the Baltic Sea

March 9, 2010
By Island Tips
Kiel, Germany: Sailing City on the Baltic Sea

When I was a kid in Frankfurt , Kiel was where all of the rich kids went for vacation. I suppose it qualifies as the seaside resort area Germany always wanted, but never really had. Kiel is the windswept beach town where young men went to hear the call of the sea and...
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Best Travel News and Deals – March 9, 2010 – Walk Around the World, 77 Yrs Young and Traveling, Free Things To Do When Traveling, Mobile Boarding…

March 9, 2010
By Island Tips

Travel news and deals of interest to YOU from around the Web compiled and edited by NoDebtWorldTravel.com: If you know any great travel stories or tips we all should read, please send it to me and I will put an acknowledgment of your contribution in the posting. Seriously Slow: 6 Travelers Who Walked...
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Cruise ship tourists’ terror as two die in freak waves

March 5, 2010
By Island Tips

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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Tragedy Aboard Cruise Ship Hit By Wave

March 4, 2010
By Island Tips
Tragedy Aboard Cruise Ship Hit By Wave

Massive 26-foot waves slammed into a cruise ship in the Mediterranean yesterday near Barcelona, Spain, killing two people and injuring several more. The huge waves smashed through windows sending water gushing into the public areas on the forward bow of the Greece-based Louis Cruise Lines ship, the Louis Majesty . The abnormally high...
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Bus2Antarctica: Mount Marilyn

March 1, 2010
By Island Tips
Bus2Antarctica: Mount Marilyn

Andrew Evans takes a moment to follow in other explorers' footsteps and name a piece of Antarctica. By the time humans entered the modern age, we had already assigned names to most everything on our planet. Then came Antarctica--a whole continent filled with mountains, glaciers and penguins all waiting to be named. The...
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Is Charles Veley the world’s most-travelled man?

February 28, 2010
By Island Tips

A millionaire in his thirties, Charles Veley decided he wanted to "go everywhere". Ten years on, he has visited 806 of 871 "countries" and is looking to complete the set.
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A Hot Tip for a Cold Winter – Head North for a Warm Welcome

February 26, 2010
By Island Tips
A Hot Tip for a Cold Winter – Head North for a Warm Welcome

Here’s a quiz. How can you visit some of the best royal palaces in Europe with no crowds? What about some of the best art collections
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