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Tamarindo Costa Rica, September 29^th, 2010.

By Jardin del Eden Hotel, Tamarindo Beach Hotel

Welcome to Tamarindo beach one of the most beautiful beach spots in the world visited by scores of tourists all the year round. This beach spot is globally acclaimed
for its exquisite destinations which are endowed with scintillating beauty of
nature, beaches, wildlife parks and sanctuaries, blissful ambiance and more of
all the world class accommodations and hospitality that makes Tamarindo one of
the most to

Cannon roar and belch fire and smoke. Eyes sting and blur, trying to make sense of the forms emerging through the haze. Hundreds of men march down the cobblestoned street, ten or more across, wearing red and carrying muskets - and now they halt - kneel - and fire!

Thrilling and terrifying, despite the knowledge that it is all smoke and no real ammunition, this is the annual reenactment of the Battle of Germantown that will take place this Saturday, October 2, 2010. Hundreds of re-enactors bring t

THREE GETAWAYS OFFERING FOUR SEASONS OF FUN WITHIN 80 MILES OF MANHATTAN

by Ed Wetschler

Finding resorts near New York City where you can enjoy swimming, golf, and other summertime pleasures is easy. But finding full-service resorts near New York that are affordable and offer great activities in fall, winter, and spring is not so easy. The good news for folks in and around the tri-state (New York, Connecticut, New Jersey) area -- and for visitors to Manhattan who want to see something else on t

1. Eat shrimp in the Kahuka area.
2. Visit Chinatown on a busy Sunday morning.
3. Take in the sweeping views at the Punchbowl Cemetery lookout (and honor the military service men and women, too).
4. Stop at Buzz's for a wickedly strong Mai Tai and calamari "steak" a

The e-mail from my cousin in Mexico was fraught with anxiety.

She had lived in Puerto Vallarta for many years, and had settled down and married a wonderful Mexican man. Their life in Puerto Vallarta had been a simple one, but a happy one. They were both happy at their jobs, and life in this scenic west-coast resort city was buoyed by the constant stream of tourists from the visiting cruise ships. And this blessed white-washed city seemed to be a million miles away from the violence raging in much

After our Barcelona/Paris trip in the spring of ‘08 we were trying to figure out where our Thanksgiving trip would be. We started punching in airports to see where we could get a reasonable fare to and Cairo came
up. A new continent, exciting culture; and the Pyramids- I was very
excited! We flew from Minneapolis to Amsterdam and had 8 hours to spend
in the city walking around. Amsterdam is a great layover spot and is
really easy to take the train from the airport to have a day to see all
the great a