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Cheap Airline Tickets! With Internet Access, The Skies Th

With easy access to the Internet, the convenience of finding cheap airline tickets is just a few clicks away. As more airline inventory becomes availa


With easy access to the Internet, the convenience of finding cheap airline tickets is just a few clicks away. As more airline inventory becomes available directly to the public through the World Wide Web, cheap flights are being purchased in record numbers, and nearly everyone hunting for fantastic low cost airline tickets are finding better deals online than at their local travel agency! If you happen to be wondering why your local travel agency seems to have a hard time competing with all the cheap tickets offered by online travel suppliers, well its a matter of volume. The airlines pass on great savings to the Internet based suppliers and in turn they forward these savings on to you for not going through a travel agent.Advantages of booking cheap travel online vs. Retail Travel AgenciesSo what are the advantages of booking cheap air on line over visiting your local travel establishment? It's quite simple, with technology and the easy access to home and office computers, convenience would be top on the list.When you go directly to the airline discount suppliers web site, they provide you immediate access to their airfare inventory, and you're tapped into each airlines seat availability without delay. You can view all the airline airfares and current pricing for airline companies such as American, United, Continental, and Northwest all conveniently at one time! Unfortunately your travel professional would have to go to each carriers web site individually, and search for the best online fares. For most travel agencies it's very time consuming, and they don't make a lot of commission from booking airfare on the Internet for their clients. Many travel counselors get so backlogged that a lot of times they will put your search on hold,and with hot prices online selling out so quickly, In most cases it's too late to get the deals you want by the time they get back to you that day.Another advantage is when you complete your reservation over the Internet, you will receive your departure information, destination details, and all your required flight terms instantly emailed to you. When you complete the purchase of your tickets online, because it's all electronically processed, you don't have to worry about leaving your house to fight traffic to pick up physical paper tickets. Now you might say that your agency provides this service as well, and your right they do, but normally for a fee that ranges between $35 - $70 dollars for each booking!Some reputable companies that offer discount airfare are Orbitz and Expedia! They're known to be the largest suppliers of airline destinations in domestic and worldwide flights. With the sheer volume they offer, you will easily find great airline discount prices, and a wide variety of excellent itineraries.About the Author
About the author: William Lezubski (Accredited Cruise Counsellor (ACC), and Certified Travel Counsellor(CTC) - William is the owner and author of "Discount Caribbean Vacations Web Site" available at www.discount-caribbean-vacations.com A great source for Cheap Flights to the Caribbean!

Can you tell me how to get to a Beaches Resort on Sesame

If you're wondering how to find a Beaches Resort on Sesame Beach, sorry the beach doesn't exist, however, the resort does! Can you imagine while you'

If you're wondering how to find a Beaches Resort on Sesame Beach, sorry the beach doesn't exist, however, the resort does! Can you imagine while you're relaxing by the pool, from the corner of your eye you see fuzzy creatures running wild on the property. No, you're not crazy, or got too much sun. Beaches has launched a new partner program with Sesame Streetฎ, and a number of your children's favorite characters are on board to offer any family that is interested in the experience of a lifetime!Kids of all ages will be able to share their Beaches vacation with Elmo & Friends with daily themed activities from: story time with Elmo, Exploring with Grover, and dancing with Zoe. Also available are Character breakfasts, Character parades, and baking with Cookie Monster! Known as the best Ultra All Inclusive resorts for families, Beaches offers more ways to play than any other resort in the Caribbean. The resorts activities have gone to the next level for family entertainment, and if you happen to be un-familiar with these luxury properties in paradise, you will soon realize that they are the best in entertaining and creating memorable experiences for adults and children alike. If you're a kid at heart, but want to get away from it all! Don't worry, because Beaches Resorts provide adults a wide variety of things to do from scuba diving, sailing, snorkeling, and the option to just relax on the beach enjoying the soft powdery Caribbean sand. Later stop by one of their exciting bars and have a premium brand beverage to cool off.Your kids will have a vacation they can call their own, and will have a blast playing XBOXฎ in the resorts Game Oasis Center, visit cute animals at a petting zoo, splash away at their very own water park, and if their energy level is still on overdrive, your kids can go and play a round of golf! When the sun starts to fade, this is when the fun begins! As a family, you will spend quality time together dining at one of Beaches world class restaurants with international cuisine, and listen to all the adventures your children experienced that day!
About the Author
About the author: William Lezubski (Accredited Cruise Counsellor (ACC), and Certified Travel Counsellor(CTC) - William is a professional in the Travel Industry and the author of “Discount Caribbean Vacations Web Site” available at http://www.discount-caribbean-vacations.com/index.htm

A guide to some of Spain's quirkier festivals

Spaniards seem rarely to need much of a reason for a fiesta or festival of some sort and you can pretty much guarantee that wherever you are in Spain

Spaniards seem rarely to need much of a reason for a fiesta or festival of some sort and you can pretty much guarantee that wherever you are in Spain there will be some merrymaking going on somewhere in honour of a patron saint - I've decided to look at some of Spain's quirkier, slightly less known festivals and enlighten readers as to some of the stranger practices which take place at various times around the country.
Our journey begins in the east of the country in the town of Bunol in the Valencia region where a week long festival in honour of the town's patron saint, San Luis Bertran, ends in the famous "Tomatina", a two hour tomato fight where lorries bring in 120,000 kg of tomatoes for the locals to pelt each other with. It's all a bit of a free-for-all and it's usually girls pitted against boys for two hours of madness from 11am to 1pm. Participants can expect to get extremely messy and it's advisable to wear something old, and preferably red, if you don't want the stains to show up. Despite the "Tomatina" clearly being the highlight, there are many other facets of the festival to be enjoyed throughout the week with fireworks, parades and a paella cook-off amongst the most notable.
Not so far away in the city of Valencia, townsfolk revel for a week in the festivities of "Las Fallas", another one of Spain's more unique festivals. The raucous week of celebration takes place in March and is most notable for "Las Fallas" which are huge papier-mโch้ figures up to 60 feet in height. Built in the streets, the figures often have a satirical edge; Tony Blair and George Bush's effigies graced last year's festival. The culmination of the merry-making comes on the "Night of Fire" when all 700 of "Las fallas" are burnt to a cinder turning many of the city's streets into huge bonfires. Undoubtedly the local fire services busiest evening of the year and certainly one not to be missed by visitors to the region.
Next stop is Catalonia and the town of Valls located about 100km south west of Barcelona, where every year townsfolk gather for the legendary "Calcotada". A celebration of food and in particular the "calcot" (similar to a spring onion) with road side bbq's char grilling piles of them for locals to eat. There's even a hug pot of dipping sauce on hand to spice things up a bit. The main event is the eating competition as burly local champions from all over the region line up to see how many onions they can put away in 45 minutes, apparently it's not uncommon for the victor to eat in excess of 300! After a winner has been decided the town decamps to huge local cafeterias where for a small fee the "calcots" are served in plentiful numbers alongside grilled meats and washed down with as much red wine as you can drink. It's certainly off the beaten track a little bit and for that reason you won't see many tourists but expect a warm welcome from the locals who will, undoubtedly, be in high spirits.
29th June, the day of San Pedro and we're deep in Spain's wine producing heartland, La Rioja, where for one day every year the medieval town of Haro is host to the famous "Batalla de Vino" (literally "Wine Battle"). Apparently the battle's origins lie in an ancient dispute with between Haro and its neighbours. These days the fight is pretty good natured with thousands of gallons of wine being hurled around the battleground (a hillside overlooking Haro). Like the Tomatina, this is going to be a messy one and I'd suggest coming prepared with some ammunition of your own, the locals have been doing this for years so expect to take a few shots early on. About the Author
For the last five years Mike McDougall has been working as a travel writer and marketeer. He's currently working for a Spanish language School (http://www.babylon-idiomas.com/) to provide additional cultural and travel related material on Spain and Latin America.This article is licensed under a Creative Commons License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/uk/

The Spirit of Romania" or an attempt to brand a country

What's the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word "Romania"? Eastern European poverty? Gold Medal Gymnasts? Dracula? One of the

What's the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word "Romania"? Eastern European poverty? Gold Medal Gymnasts? Dracula? One of the last things you might think of is travel and tourism, and a small Romanian based advertising company aims to change that with the help of a daring project – The Spirit of Romania.Take several images signed by incredibly gifted photographers, mix them with catchy stories, travel journals, add a little bit of passion and voila! You have the perfect recipe for digitally branding a country as an amazing and unique travel destination. This past June, Spirit Ad, a small, start-up advertising company located in Bucharest, Romania, launched the first stage of an online campaign meant to brand a country. A web site found at http://www.spirit.ro that aims to show people a different side of Romania. It aims to show the beauty hidden inside this country that would make travelers tell their friends back at home that YES, this was definitely THE TRIP of my life. The best people to promote a travel destination are of course the travelers that visited it. With that in mind, the website combines unbiased opinions and journals of the travelers who visited Romania with stunning images signed by some of the best Romanian photographers, and in depth articles covering from wide-known travel destinations to out of this earth places hidden only in the photographs of the lucky ones. Another goal is to promote Romanian photography, and to that end you will find the largest online stock photography gallery with images exclusively devoted to Romania. These striking photographs show the natural beauty of a land few people know about. Until now.
About the Author
PR Manager, Spirit Ad

"My First Time... in Chicago"

People whirl through revolving doors. Sirens whirl and blare in 5-minute intervals. Potted wildflowers divide the North and South lanes on Michigan Av

People whirl through revolving doors. Sirens whirl and blare in 5-minute intervals. Potted wildflowers divide the North and South lanes on Michigan Avenue. Children run splashing across a large outdoor work of art: Two 30 ft tall screens project ethnic faces, sporadically spitting out water onto the children that wait anxiously below them. This is Chicago.Ernest Hemingway, the father of modern literature, was born here. So was the most notorious gangster of all time: Al Capone. Comedian Bill Murray is from Chicago. The city’s most identifiable citizen, one of the wealthiest and most influential women alive today, is Oprah Winfrey. There is so much to do during the day that even the most decisive person feels dumbfounded. We spent our days walking around aimlessly, straining our necks to admire the world-renown architecture. I shared an elevator with some German tourists, and later found out that many people fly in from Germany to go on the $10 “Mies and Modernism” architectural tour, which traces the buildings of German-born architect Mies van der Rohe. Chicago lacks a downtown "core" because every corner of the city thrives in its own way – each one different, yet just as fascinating as the next. The endless supply of 50-plus storey condominiums and eighty-story buildings is astonishing. But you don’t feel dwarfed by these towering edifices because of the expansive, meticulously kept sidewalks and pleasantly “green” streets. The windy city allows you to breathe, in the midst of an urban jungle. Chicago’s appeal is broad because of its variety of attractions. The Shedd Aquarium is located 25 ft underground and boasts one of the most diverse collections of sharks in North America. The Art Institute is internationally known for its French impressionist collection, but also displays art from Renaissance Italy and Ancient China. But art isn’t simply contained within the museum walls: Modern art pieces are scattered across the city’s several parks. Tourists flock to the entrance of the United Centre to see the world-famous sculpture of basketball legend Michael Jordan. The Uptown Jazz Club is a living museum of 1930’s Chicago. Oh, and jazz bars are everywhere. Although jazz music and prominent players came to Chicago from the south in the 1920’s (the "Jazz Age") to enliven the city's nightclubs with their performances, the excitement still resonates. One of the most scenic bars is located on the 95th (yeah - 95th) floor of the John Hancock building, with floor-to-ceiling windows and an unbelievable view of the city. From the top of the city, you can admire all of Chicago’s greenery, there are several major parks spread out across the city. Grant Park is known as Chicago’s front yard, because it’s situated right on the waterfront. Lincoln Park contains the world’s largest free zoo. After walking the city on our first day, my boyfriend decisively declared: "Chicago does everything big!" He was right. Chicago has the largest aquarium, the largest public library, the largest candy factory, the largest food festival, the largest collection of impressionist paintings outside of Paris, the longest street, and of course, the tallest building in North America. The Sears Tower is 110 storeys, and 1353 feet tall. But we didn’t see any of these things. Because there’s so much to see and touch and hear and taste that unless you’re on a rigid schedule, it’s impossible to see everything. We shopped along Chicago’s "Magnificent Mile," a stretch of higher-end shops along Michigan Avenue. We started at one end of the street, where we got a bird’s eye view from the 94th floor observatory of the John Hancock building. After dinner, we rushed to the other end of the Mile, where we hopped onto a speedboat for nighttime, picture-perfect view of Chicago’s skyline from 500 metres offshore. And don’t listen to what the tourist guides say; the view is definitely better at night. We watched fireworks flash and flicker from our 25th floor hotel room. We ate deep-dish pizza. We walked along the lakefront towards the world’s largest illuminated fountain, the Buckingham ("Married with Children" fountain). We rode on Navy Pier’s Ferris wheel, and gazed at the city lights that twinkled 150 feet beneath us. "It is hopeless for the occasional visitor to try to keep up with Chicago – she outgrows his prophecies faster than he can make them. She is always a novelty; for she is never the Chicago you saw when you passed through the last time." Mark Twain was right. I look forward to my next trip to Chicago.
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Student writer, professional daydreamer. Go to www.pumpkin-face.com for a complete list of articles.

Reasons We Love Traveling To Florida & You Will Too!!

I think that we have been to over a dozen beaches and cities in Florida. It seems to be the place we choose whenever we travel for a number of reasons


I think that we have been to over a dozen beaches and cities in Florida. It seems to be the place we choose whenever we travel for a number of reasons. Maybe you have a certain destination you love, and like us, want to venture out and try new vacation spots. So, without further ado, here are our reasons we love traveling to the best Florida beaches & you will too…Florida has some of the best beaches in the world. You have an array of places to choose from that will provide you different activities, beauty, and fun each time you go. Whether you go to the Gulfcoast of Florida, the Atlantic Coast, or The Keys, you will get everything you want and need out of your trip. Plus, if you get bored or tired of one coast, which probably won't happen, try the other coast. The Keys are one vacation spot you must visit at least once.Perfect for anyone. Whether you are a family taking your children, an older couple taking time together, a group traveling with friends, a student wanting to party on spring break, or a couple wanting to find romance, Florida will offer it all. Orlando and Disney World. Who doesn't want to visit this magical place? With so many attractions to choose from and things to do in Orlando Florida, you can't go wrong. There is shopping, adventure, romance, great food, entertainment, and everything you can imagine from a Disney extravaganza. Variety. Again, if you are looking for multiple vacation ideas, Florida is your spot. There are plenty of things to do in Florida. This ranges from relaxing on the beautiful beaches, sunsets, fishing from piers, driving down the A1A highway, visiting some of the most luxurious spots in the world (like Palm Beach), shopping that will have your heads and wallets spinning for weeks, boating, jet skis, other water activities, golfing, and more. Enjoy great food, entertainment, nightlife, gorgeous architecture, history, people, and so much more. The Weather. The weather is great. Yes, there are hurricanes and you should plan your vacation wisely. This is typically between August and October, however we have been seeing a string of hurricanes beginning earlier in the summer. Otherwise, you will receive weather that is awesome. Excellent fun and sun!You have many options on where to stay and how to get there. Stay in a beachfront condo or home instead of a hotel. Venture off into the woods in one of Florida's great campgrounds or rent a houseboat for the week. Florida is fairly convenient for everyone for flying and perhaps even driving (depending on what part of country/world you live). We always suggest, and do ourselves, fly down because you get there quicker, and rent a cool car for your vacation. You will have fun touring around town and exploring.This leads us into our favorite reason… Cost. Traveling to Florida is quite inexpensive. It can be as luxurious as you want, but if you are looking for an affordable vacation, Florida provides that too. If you are like us and on a budget, taking a vacation is something you must plan ahead and save for. Plus, you want to be able to enjoy and do everything possible. If you worry about money the whole time, your vacation becomes less relaxing and stressful. Don't let that happen. If you can't afford to visit an exotic island this year, don't fret, go to Florida and have a wonderful time!!! About the Author
Discount Florida Vacations is a total Florida vacation guide offering fun, sun, tips, ideas, checklists, help, recommendations, resources, and experiences for anyone traveling to Florida. You can find excellent information or plan your trip with us at… www.discount-florida-vacations.com
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Phuket Fantasea Theme Park







Phuket Fantasea Show: Inspired by Thailand's rich and exotic heritage, Phuket FantaSea not only showcases the charm and beauty of Thailand, but also enriches ancient Thai traditions with the wonder of cutting edge technology and special effects.
The result is a stunning 140-acre theme complex, packed with a multitude of activities and entertainment: a festival village with carnivals, games, handicrafts and shopping; a 4,000 seat theme restaurant offering a grand buffet of Thai and international cuisines; and a breath-taking Las Vegas-style theatrical show, where state-of-the-art technology and special effects enhance the grace and beauty of Thailand's Myths, Mysteries and Magic in a wondrous extravaganza certain to delight the whole family.



• Dinner time: 18:00 - 20:30• Show Gate Opens: 20:30 p.m.• Show Starts: 21:00 p.m.• Show duration is approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes• The client is advised to be at the theatre 20 minutes before the show starts• Park operates 17:30 - 23:30 every day except Thursday.




Palace of the Elephants
The magnificent Palace of the Elephants is a state-of-the-art theater with wonderful acoustics and seating 3,000 persons. Fronted by a glorious reconstruction of a Sukhothai-era stone palace, with intriguing elephant statues, the theater puts on a spell-binding show combining culture and illusion that is almost beyond belief.




“Fantasy Of A Kingdom” Culture-Illusion Show
The ultimate in Las Vegas-style theatrical productions. Created by international experts and local professionals, this audio-visual extravaganza incorporates, for the first time, nine stunning show themes — Thai culture, magical illusions, 4-dimensional effects, aerial performance, acrobatics, indoor pyrotechnics, special effects, elephant circus and stunts into one unforgettable theatrical masterpiece guaranteed to thrill and delight visitors of all ages and nationalities.




Festival Village
A stroll through the enchanted Festival Village is like a journey through Thailand's architectural history. Each fascinating facade promises a unique shopping experience, where visitors can buy high quality locally made products from 15 different shops offering silk, leather, handicrafts, ceramics, jewelry, souvenirs, unusual items about elephants and Siamese twins, and much more! Pay a visit also to the Hanuman’s Lair with full of games, plays and exciting surprises for the kids. Here the trickster king of the monkeys promises fun and excitement for everyone.
Golden Kinnaree Buffet Restaurant
The road from the Festival Village leads to the blue lake, in which floats the beautiful Golden Pavilion, entrance to the world’s grandest 4,000-seat dining facility -- the Golden Kinnaree Buffet Restaurant. Here mythical Kinnarees, half-bird and half-woman of legendary beauty and graciousness, look after their guests like proverbial kings. Amidst a mystical Himmaphan forest setting, visitors can indulge in a sumptuous feast of Royal Thai dishes and delicacies from popular international cuisine, prepared by some of Thailand's finest chefs.Buffet dinner time: 18:00 - 20:30