Most of the time, I love living in a part of the country that has four distinct weather seasons. But when winter’s grip is deep and strong, as it is now, I find myself longing for a warm respite. Oh, to be in Los Angeles, where February’s average temperatures range from 49 degrees...
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Body Glove Hawaii offers a very nice historical sunset dinner cruise that we had a chance to enjoy on our recent visit to Hawaii’s Big Island. The dinner, entertainment and sunset was very good, but what I especially enjoyed was learning the ...
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What's better - new mega boats or the smaller, older ships like the Carnival Ecstasy? While I can't answer the first part, I can say that the Ecstasy is an extremely fine ship and was as clean and polished as the Carnival Victory that ...
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A wild camping trip in the Lake District is designed to take you out of your comfort zone – and with unpredictable weather and testing terrain, it certainly delivers I'm bursting. Crossing my legs. Trying not to picture rivers or waterfalls. I'll do anything to ...
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'When you tell people you're going swimming with tuna, they laugh in your face' Swimming with dolphins. Everyone yaps on about wanting to do that before they die. But swimming with tuna? For some reason, when you tell people you're going swimming with tuna, they laugh in your face. It?sounds inherently absurd, and...
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"The chowder isn't the type you have back in the States" I am warned. The brunette woman working the oceanfront seafood cart has detected my accent and is concerned I won't like her steaming bowl of mollusks. "There isn't much cream, just freshly made broth mixed with massive...
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By now you’ve seen it on the news: Costa Cruises Costa Concordia lying on her side in the water off the coast of Giglio, Italy. At this writing, the death toll stands at six, with another 29 people still listed as missing. ...
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Rescued Italian cruise ship holidaymakers and crew recount panic and chaos as vessel ran aground British passengers on the Costa Concordia spoke of their ordeal as they returned home last night. Rose Metcalf, 23, from Wimborne in Dorset revealed she had written a note to ...
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Almost 40 people are still missing after the 114,000-tonne Costa Concordia ran aground off the Italian island of Giglio Emergency workers and divers are working to rescue a third survivor who remains trapped on board the Costa Concordia, the 114,000-tonne cruise...
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South Korean couple, who were on honeymoon, were found in a cabin two decks above the water line A honeymooning couple have been rescued from the submerged Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia more than 24 hours after it ran aground off the coast of Tuscany. The South Korean newlyweds were found ...
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