2006 October travel tips and stories. Vacations ideas, cruises spa and resorts

Hurghada has been popular with kiters for many years and is one of our most popular destinations and thats beacause of reliable wind, flat water, a good climate all year and great fun.

There is wind throughout the year in Hurghada, with some of the best in the summer. It is also very popular in winter as it is a good break from the British climate. The original fishing village has now built up into an international holiday resort with many hotels stretching along the coast to the north and south of the town.
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Magnolia Hotel, a centrally-located building 50 metres from the seafront promenade and the beach, 250 metres from the town centre, 5 minutes from PortAventura theme park and Reus Airport and 1 hour from Barcelona Airport.Its 72 rooms for a maximum of two persons have been specially designed for the business traveller and couples travelling without children, thus guaranteeing all guests the tranquillity and relaxation they are seeking.
All rooms have a spacious lounge with a king-size double bed, “a la carte” pillow service, a sofa and table for relaxation or drinks, a writing desk with Internet connection, a spacious bathroom with hair dryer, bathtub or hydro-massage shower, special toiletries, a large terrace, satellite TV, air conditioning and heating.
Other hotel facilities include a heated swimming pool and solarium, a gym, and a spa area with sauna, jacuzzi and a Turkish bath.
The hotel offers the following services: a small cafeteria, a restaurant with buffet breakfast and a la carte dinners, and a poolside towel and sun-bed service.
For special events and meetings, the hotel has a 150-square-metre, soundproofed conference room with plenty of natural daylight. It is fully equipped with the most modern technical and computer services: audiovisual facilities (sound, projectors, video, DVD), videoconferencing, Internet and PC connections, sound systems, lighting, simultaneous translation, etc.
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The ancient city of Teotihuacan is the most visited of Mexico’s archaeological sites and a must-see if you’re in Mexico City. The site is impressive for its scale, both in the size of the Pyramid of the Sun (the third largest pyramid in the world) and the majesty of the Calle de los Muertos (Street of the Dead) – originally 4km long and flanked by temples, palaces and platforms. Look for amazingly well preserved murals in the Palace of the Jaguars or the Palace of the Quetzal-butterfly and bold sculptures in the Temple of Quetzalcoatl.Teotihuacan ( which acually means “place of those who have the road of the gods”) was, at its height in the first half of the 1st millennium CE (Common Era), the largest city in the Americas. The name Teotihuacan is also used to refer to the civilization that this city was the center of, which at its greatest extent included much of central Mexico. Its influence spread throughout Mesoamerica; evidence of Teotihuacano presence, if not outright political and economic control, can be seen at numerous sites in Veracruz and the Maya region.

The city was located in what is now the San Juan Teotihuacan municipality in the State of Mexico, Mexico, approximately 40 km (about 25 miles) northeast of Mexico City.
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As we learned from a post on MobileTopSoft, all the folks in Netherlands will have an opportunity to plan their daily journeys easier, if they are customers of Vodafone and use TomTom navigation services.

TomTom and Vodafone Netherlands are planning to jointly develop and introduce a technology that according to them will revolutionise the way people plan their daily journeys. The solution is planned to be available from the second half of 2007.

This development will see TomTom’s technology convert anonymous, raw GSM signaling data supplied by Vodafone Netherlands’ network into accurate, real-time, information on the speed and direction of cars traveling throughout the road network of the Netherlands. The technology has been tested and proven on a regional scale and this will be the world’s first nationwide, commercial deployment.
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Temple of Karnak in Luxor What a breathtaking place it is… This vast temple complex is dedicated to god Amon and was spiritual center of the Ancient Egyptians. It now amaze us with it’s really impressive architecural achievements and the atmosphere it stills holds.

Karnak is the biggest temple complex in the world, covering an area of 100 hectares and there is nowhere more impressive to the first-time visitor. In ancient times, Karnak was known as Ipet-isut, The most select of places. It is a vast open-air museum and the largest ancient religious site in the world, and is probably the second most visited ancient site in Egypt, second only to the Giza Pyramids near Cairo.

It took millennia to build and enhance the massive Karnak Temple, though most of the work was done by the pharaohs of the New Kingdom (1570-1100 BC). Approximately 30 pharaohs contributed to the buildings, enabling it to reach a size, complexity and diversity not seen elsewhere. Few of the individual features of Karnak are unique, but the size and number of features is overwhelming.
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Moscow is the capital of the Russian Federation and the largest city in the country, with a population of some 10 million people. The city covers an area of almost 900 square kilometers within the confines of the 109 kilometer-long Moscow Ring Road. The Moskva River meanders through the city for approximately 80 kilometers and with the help of various other rivers and canals, the Russian capital is accessible by water from the Baltic, Caspian, White and Black seas, which lie hundreds of miles away.

The city’s general layout is reasonably easy to grasp and consists of a serious of concentric circles radiating from the Kremlin, Moscow’s geographical, historical and political nucleus. The city was constructed on a massive scale and its buildings and streets appear menacingly imposing at first glance. The streets are typically broad four to six lane boulevards, lined with enormous buildings constructed in monumental Stalin-gothic style.

Within three days of your arrival in Russia your Visa must be registered with the local authorities, the OVIR. This is usually arranged by the party that issued your visa invitation, usually the hotel where you are staying, and may incur an extra charge.

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Destination Chile, a virtual travel guide to the long coastal strip between the Andes mountains and the Pacific Ocean. This page aims to give you a broad overview of Chilean art, culture, people, environment, geography, history, economy and government.

Beside a country profile with facts and figures, the page contains links to sources which provide you with all the information you need to know about this South American nation, e.g.: official web sites of Chile, addresses of Chilean and foreign embassies, domestic airlines, city- and country guides with extensive travel and tourism information on accomodation, tourist attractions, events and more like weather information, maps, statistics and local newspapers from Chile.
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Wynn Las Vegas provides a unique fusion of nature and luxury in a resort. From the towering mountain at the front of the resort to the Tom Fazio – designed 18-hole championship golf course at the back of the hotel, nature permeates Wynn Las Vegas. Lagoons, waterfalls, terraced landscapes, floor-to-ceiling windows, atriums and skylights throughout the 217-acre resort create a tranquil environment that embraces nature.

When the resort was under construction, Steve Wynn vowed that it would offer unrivaled service, dining and entertainment.

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Set around a gracefully curving bay, relatively free from smog and Byzantine freeways, sits the beautiful city of San Diego. Although it was the site of the first mission in California, the city only really took off with the arrival of the Santa Fe Railroad in the 1880s, and in terms of trade and significance it has long been in the shadow of Los Angeles. Even in the shadow of Los Angeles, San Diego tourism has something for everyone. Plan out your next trip with one of the many San Diego Vacation Packages or create your own vacation.

With all that San Diego has to offer, your next San Diego Vacation will be filled with many memories. For the art lovers, San Diego, features Balboa Park. Get the feeling of an “old Spanish city.” You’ll find various architecture styles of Spanish Colonial Renaissance and Gothic & Moorish.
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The Las Vegas Strip is one of the best places to go for entertainment on the west coast of the United States. Sporting a wide variety of Las Vegas hotels and casinos, nightclubs, restaurants and other attractions, you will be able to find a little bit of something for everyone.
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