Friday, November 24, 2006

Cruise Ship Travel Wedding Packages

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Cruise Ship Travel Wedding Packages By J. Foley

A wedding has to be an affair to remember as it comes once in a lifetime for most. Have you ever dreamt of exchanging vows with your beloved on a beach in the Caribbean under stars? It used to be a dream earlier, but now with cruise ships offering wedding cruise ship travel packages, it can become reality. Cruise ships offer something called as destination-wedding packages where you can select the location where you want to exchange vows. Let us have a look at some of the services under wedding packages in Cruise ship travel.

On Board Wedding Cruise Ship Travel Packages
You can select a wedding package where the ceremony will be held on the homeport of the ship or on any other port where the ship docks. It can also be held in a small chapel inside the ship as well. Most cruise ships have a wedding coordinator with them who will help you plan and execute your wedding. You can call all your guests, plan a grand wedding and a grand reception and then while your guests disembark, you two can sail off to your chosen destination for your honeymoon.

Destination Wedding Cruise Ship Travel Packages
Destination cruise packages are also quite popular nowadays. You can choose where you want to hold your wedding and exchange vows. Do you want to get married on a glacier in Alaska or the Hawaii? Maybe, on a remote beach in the Caribbean islands. It is up to you to decide and you can have it.

Your preferences
You can make it as grand and elaborate as you wish or you can make it a simple down to earth affair. If you have dreamt of a wedding amidst friends, relatives surrounded by the sea, spending romantic evenings on a deck, dancing, shopping, watching movies, enjoying the privacy of your room and getting pampered by room service, then a cruise ship travel is your best option.

Services on Offer
The basic services that you get on a cruise ship wedding packages include the services of a wedding coordinator, recorded music, a small wedding cake and some mementoes and a certificate which you can keep as an acknowledgement. If you want something fancier, you can get it at the cruise. You can get everything from the Tuxedo to special audio video packages, live coverage via webcam, buffet luncheons a multi course feast and much more depending on how much you are willing to spend.

You two can bet that you will never forget the experience that a cruise wedding and honeymoon package will offer you.

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Friday, November 17, 2006

Touring the Mexican Jungle

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Touring the Mexican Jungle By J. Foley

While vacationing in Mexico there are an unlimited number of places to visit and unlimited number of activities to participate in. If you have never had the opportunity to visit Mexico before, you may be wonder just what some of the activities are. How about the jungle? Does exploring the jungle sound like fun?

It you think that exploring Mexican jungles sounds like a fun and exciting activity then you are not alone. Jungle tours are currently a well-kept secret in Mexico, for the most part. However, they are rapidly beginning to increase in popularity. One of the many reasons why jungle tours are becoming popular is because of how the tours are being carried out.

In most Mexican jungles the terrain makes it difficult or impossible for guided tours to take place from a bus or a car. Hiking or biking is often dangerous or impossible. If you are interested in scheduling a Mexican jungle tour, you will find that most tours are known as ATV jungle tours. The all terrain vehicles are what make most jungle tours fun and exciting.

If you are interested in scheduling an ATV jungle tour, you will have to find a tour guide or company. ATV rentals are available, but you are advised against touring the jungles on your own. Professional ATV tour guides not only know where to look in the jungle for exciting adventures, but they also know how to keep you safe. To find an individual or company that specializes in ATV jungle tours, you can contact your travel agent or do the research yourself.

While researching ATV jungle tours, it is likely that you will come up with a number of tour companies. When selecting a tour guide, it is advised that you determine the location of each tour and then compare it to your intended Mexico destination. ATV jungle tour guides are popular, but they can only be found in limited areas. If you are interested in scheduling an ATV jungle tour, you may have to be prepared to travel to the intended tour site.

If you are vacationing in or around the Cancun area, you may be able to schedule an ATV tour with Jungle Jim’s ATV Adventure. According to their website, this ATV tour was rated as the best ATV tour in the area for two years. Cozumel Tours offer ATV jungle tours in and around the Mezcalitos area. Cozumel Tours and Jungle Jim’s ATV Adventure are just a couple of the many ATV tours that can be found in Mexico. If these tours do not service your area, you are encouraged to keep on looking.

ATV jungle tours are popular in Mexico, but they are not the only tours that you can participate in while vacationing in Mexico. Many tourists find it exciting to ride an ATV along the coast or other in Mexican destinations. If you are interested in scheduling an ATV tour, whether that tour is of the jungle or beach, you are encouraged to determine whether or not reservations will be needed. The need for reservations often depends on the tour company which you plan on doing business with.

As previously mentioned, you can either research or book your own ATV jungle tour reservations on your own or can do so with the assistance of a travel agent. When selecting reservations, you may want to be on the lookout for tour packages. These packages may include a wide range of Mexico tours, in addition to ATV jungle tours. Many times, you may be able to schedule an ATV tour, hiking tour, or snorkeling adventure all one weekend and for one low-price.

It is likely that you expected to find an unlimited number of activities on your Mexico vacation, but did you honestly expect ATV jungle tours? In Mexico, it is often difficult to know what to expect. Perhaps, the unexpected and unknown is what draws so many to Mexico.

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Wednesday, November 08, 2006

The Various Attractions of Denmark

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The Various Attractions of Denmark By J. Foley

Denmark offers a lot of exciting attractions to the adventurous traveler. Denmark is a part of beautiful Scandinavia, others being Norway and Sweden. Denmark has a great number exciting as well as interesting places for a vacationing traveler to visit. Copenhagen alone has number in interesting places to visit. Copenhagen is a city which prides itself with its rich heritage and interesting history. It has been called the land of ambitious kings and creative artists.

Copenhagen is a lively place to go around and present a number of attractions that will interest and appeal its many visitors. An excellent network of public transportation which include buses and trains help make going around for tourists easier and its friendly people would be willing to guide a lost tourist to get him back to enjoying the wonderful sights and sounds that the city has to offer.

Some of the attractions that you will likely find in this city are the beautiful ancient castles and palaces that spread all over the area. One of them is the Amalienborg which was built by Frederik V to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the House of Oldenburg, Amalienborg is actually a vast complex which consists of four palaces that is built around a square.

In the square, an equestrian statue of Frederik V stands imposingly which, together with the surrounding palace buildings, forms a breathtaking architectural ensemble that is just too good to miss.

There is also the Asistens Kirkegard which is also known as Copenhagen's biggest cemetery. This is where notable people in Denmark such as Hans Christian Andersen are buried. If you are still amazed at the spectacular architecture found in the city, you might also want to visit the Borsen or the Stock Exchange. It is one of Copenhagen's oldest and most spectacular architectural buildings. The Stock Exchange was built by Christian IV during the 1600's in an effort to make the city into a major financial center able to compete with Amsterdam.

What is remarkable about this building is that it was built on top of water and stands on filled-in foundations. With canals surrounding it on three sides, this building was able to survive various fires that may have destroyed it through the years. The building's imposing spire is what makes The Stock Exchange stand out in the whole of Copenhagen. This spectacular spire is formed by four dragons with tails intertwined and topped by three golden crowns which stand for the three Scandinavian countries.

Then there is the Stroget which is an open market where different modes of transportation are banned to allow thousands of shoppers to freely walk around the streets. The Stroget is an open air market filled with bars, burger joints as well as a variety of high end and bargain stores that haws everything available for everyone.

Walking down Stroget is always an experience in itself and should not be missed whenever one visits Copenhagen. And most of all, the excited visitor should not miss what is known as the most famous of Copenhagen's tourist attractions, the Den Lille Havfrue or the Little Mermaid.

The Little Mermaid can be found sitting on a rock that overlooks the harbor of Copenhagen. It was inspired by the fairytale created by Denmark's most famous son, Hans Christian Andersen. There are many more sights that await every visitor here in Denmark and it is not all located in the capital alone. A more exciting adventure is always at hand when you visit the beautiful country that is Denmark.

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Saturday, November 04, 2006

Traveling to Russia

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Traveling to Russia By J. Foley

One of the largest nations in the world that occupies part of Eastern Europe and Asia is Russia. Though not every part of it is inhabited, most of the cities where people live are rich in culture and history.

The capital of this vast country is Moscow. There are more than 9 million inhabitants and over 5,000 streets. Those who have no idea can really get lost and will surely have a hard time getting back to the hotel.

In the city, the Kremlin serves as the seat of the Russian government. People will surely be in awe seeing the Tsar Bell and Cannon.

Along the Kremlin’s wall lies one of Russia’s oldest museums. It features weapons dating from the 15th century to the present. There are also large jewels stored here such as the diamonds of Orlov that is 189.63 carats and the Shah that is 88.7 carats.

Even before getting into the Kremlin, the ground that the tourist walks on is another important landmark known as the Red Square. The May Day parade is held here showing Russia’s military might before the collapse of the Cold War.

Russians get to various places by trains more often than cars. There are over 150 stations scattered all over the city and the person can get to another side of the town or decide to travel to another city that is a few miles north, south, west or east.

Those who choose to go west will likely end up in St. Petersburg. The old name of this place as many Russians remember is Leningrad.

During the patriotic war, the residents of this city held out for more than 800 days against the Nazis. It took time before the Red army was able to fight back and drive the invaders away.

St. Petersburg is Russia’s 2nd largest city and is home to the world famous Hermitage. This building is not a hotel but rather a museum housing several departments from prehistoric culture to western European art such as works of Da Vinci, Rafael, Renoir and Monet among others. There are also some sculptors done by Michelangelo and Rodin.

Nearer St. Petersburg but closer to the sea is the city Murmansk. This place is a major fishing port as well the headquarters of Russian’s northern Atlantic fleet. There is not that much to see here unless the person came in the month of March to witness the reindeer races and the ski marathon.

Instead of going West from Moscow, those who go east will bet to the town of Vladimir Oblast. There are a lot of museums and other architectural buildings here such as the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Mother of God, the St. Euphymius Cathedral of our Savior, the Cathedral of the Deposition of the Veil, the Protection Cathedral and other monasteries dating to the 17th and 18th century.

Not far is the town of Suzdal that has an open air museum featuring various artworks.

The Volga River is one of the longest in the world stretching 3,700 kilometers. Along its banks is the city of Volgograd that at a point in time was called Stalingrad. It was here the Russians pushed back the Nazis until the gates of Berlin.

The city was rebuilt after the war and there many museums here dedicated to those who fought and died.

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