What To Do At A Beach Resort
Posted December 25, 2008 , add a commentYou’ve decided it’s is time for a family vacation, but you’re having a hard time narrowing down your options. You want to go to a beach resort, your spouse would like to go to the mountains, and the children are dying to go anywhere that isn’t here. But how do you choose where to go? If you’re trying to push the idea that a beach resort would be a great vacation destination, you should learn more about what it’s like to travel to a beach resort.
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Five Reasons to Book a Fitness Resort Vacation
Posted December 24, 2008 , add a commentFitness travel is an emerging new trend when it comes to vacations. There was a time when the words “fitness” and “travel” do not seem to fit in the same sentence. That is because we had this general connotation that traveling entails gaining weight since the most common things we do during vacations are to relax and to eat.
These days, however, we are given the option to explore the world while working on the pounds that we wish to lose.
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Planning a family cruise
Posted December 20, 2008 , add a commentYou might, like us, wonder if sailing over the blue horizon as a family group is a good idea, especially as the holidays near. Earlier this year, we weighed the advantages of holding a family gathering at sea versus, say, a week at a land resort or mountain retreat. There was much to consider, including cost. We are an aging group of four couples—sisters, brothers and their spouses—all sixtysomethings or older, each with diverse interests and physical limitations to consider. It had been years since all of us had spent that much time cheek by jowl. A friend had once tried to assemble a family reunion for as many couples and remarked that the effort nearly turned her hair gray trying to meet everyone’s needs.
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Manchebo Beach Resort Reviews
Posted , add a commentThe Manchebo (pronounced mon-chay-bo) Beach Resort and Spa is located on large, white, sandy Eagle Beach in beautiful Aruba. The resort’s slogan is “Where Rejuvenation is Our Passion,” which supports and emphasize its spa features. Containing just 71 rooms, the Manchebo Beach Resort and Spa is an intimate and relaxing vacation destination. Its Spa del Sol is a more recent addition. This article will focus on views of both the resort and its spa facilities.
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75% Brits look to travel at Christmas
Posted November 24, 2008 , add a commentA staggering 75% of respondents to a new survey by Kayak.co.uk are considering taking a foreign holiday over Christmas this year. The leading travel search engine conducted a poll of its UK users and found the majority wanting to swap stockings for sandals and turkey for a tan. It’s been the wettest British summer on record, so it’s perhaps not surprising that 43% of respondents cited the weather as the main reason for wanting to get away this Christmas. As climate change transforms our four seasons into one damp and dreary dirge, it looks like Brits won’t let even a traditional festive family Christmas keep them from a much needed holiday.
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