Posts Tagged ‘ water ’

Looking for scuba diving operations, kayaking, snorkeling, windsurfing, paddleboarding, surfing, wakeboarding and other water-related activities near you, or where you want to go on your next vacation? You'll find them on WaterplayUSA.com, a free directory that lists water sports and water-related activities around the country.   The Web site is easy to use....
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Hawaii is blessed with an abundance of beautiful, rainforest-fed waterfalls that are worth the time and effort to see on your Hawaii Vacation. I wanted to share this list of Hawaii’s top waterfalls that I hope you have the opportunity to see when you visit the islands. I’ll organize the waterfalls by island....
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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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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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All week we've been hearing about Plastic Beach, the island made of junk that's home to Murdoc from Gorillaz. We sent travel writer Harry Ritchie to spend a night there Like to go off the beaten track? Well, it doesn't get more beaten-off than Plastic Beach – slap bang in the middle of...
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Siesta Key, one of the hundred's of small islands that surround Florida is home to one of the top beaches in the country for family enjoyment. It's Siesta Beach, located right in the heart of Siesta Key.
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The Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival, presented by Disneynature, is a spring special event filled with colorful array of flowers, gardens, topiaries, live music and educational events. This is one of our favorite events that take place at Epcot and it’s perfect for guests of all ages! You will enjoy millions of blooming...
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On Saturday, after the catastrophic earthquake in Chile, places that might be in the path of a resulting tsunami battened down the hatches and awaited the waves. One of these places was Hawaii , which instead of having everyone run inside and pray that the wave would leave then high and dry, sent...
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If you don’t already have a pair of polarized sunglasses, do yourself a favor and get some to bring on your Hawaii vacation. They really do make a difference. You know the phrase, “Sometimes you don’t know what you don’t know”?
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In her next Olympic blog, Theresa Corigliano encounters the oddities of a heavily secured host city, and discovers a new kind of currency that only comes out at the Games. It’s not just me.
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