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Search FormHomeContactAboutTravel Blog DirectoryPressTravel PhotosThis Week in TravelRSS Daily Travel Photo – Grand Canyon National ParkPosted by: Gary06/14/2010If this is your first time here, you may want to subscribe to my email newsletter, RSS feed or follow me on Twitter to get regular updates. Thanks for visiting! -Gary
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Where is Gary? He is currently in Wisconsin, USA May 15, 2010
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Search FormHomeContactAboutTravel Blog DirectoryPressTravel PhotosThis Week in TravelRSS Daily Photo – Mammoth Springs, Yellowstone National ParkPosted by: Gary06/20/2010If this is your first time here, you may want to subscribe to my email newsletter, RSS feed or follow me on Twitter to get regular updates. Thanks for visiting! -Gary
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The tables on the Seabourn Sojourn were set. Silverware, from Sambonet, and wine glasses, from Schottzwiesel, were meticulously arranged, and napkins crisply folded. The empty dining room awaited the passengers for the luxury cruise liner’s maiden voyage, set for June 6, from London to the Norwegian fjords.
The Seabourn Sojourn aims to provide a lavish yet personalized experience for the upscale cruiser.
Karlo Buer, the captain of the Seabourn Sojourn, which is the second of three nearly identical vessels released by Carnival Corp.’s Yachts of Seabourn line over the course of three years, said the Seabourn Sojourn distinguishes itself not only by its amenities and sophisticated cuisine but by its extra space and singular attention to details.
The 650-foot ship carries no more than 450 passengers, even though it could carry many more.
“On a ship this size, we could hold up to 1,000 or even 1,200
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Archaeologists Hope to Put Artifacts on Display in New Underwater Museum
Deep beneath the Mediterranean Sea in Egypt’s ancient capital Alexandria lies a wealth of archaeological artifacts. It’s a treasure trove of 20,000 objects and counting, thousands of years old providing archaeologists the key to unlocking the mystery of ancient Egypt and its rulers.
One of them is the last Queen of Egypt, Cleopatra. Legend has it that when the Romans entered Egypt in 30 BC and after losing the Battle of Actium, Cleopatra and her lover Mark Anthony took their own lives in order to avoid being captured by their enemies. The Romans scattered their belongings and their tomb has never been found. Archaeologists however have isolated three sites in Alexandria where they believe the tomb is located.
But the royal quarters which include a palace and temple complex where Cleopatra is thought to have reigned from have been discovered. Previously, these sites were thought to have been swallowed up and lost more than 1,600 years ago. According to Ibrahim Darwish, General Director of museums in Alexandria, the quarters are from the era of “Ptolemy when the area was controlled and ruled by Cleopatra in 25 BC as well as the Roman period in 643 AD,” he told ABC News.
A French team lead by Frank Goddio has been leading the excavation along with an Egyptian counterpart since 1992 when the dig first started. Egyptologist and underwater archaeologist Ashraf Abdel Raouf is also part of this project and he explained to ABC News that they found “ceramics, bronze coins, small objects that are now in a laboratory and under restoration
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Don”t Let Your Family Trip Turn Into a Nightmare.
Getting your kids to sleep while on vacation can be a real challenge some nights. But what if your in-laws are standing over your shoulder, second-guessing your every move?
For more than a decade, Luisa Frey joined her husband’s family for their annual reunion. All 25 of them.
The first year, they all shared a giant house, and let’s just say there was a lot of fighting over dirty dishes, bedtimes and basic scheduling.
“You’re dealing with everybody’s own daily habits,” said Frey, a family travel expert and founder of TeenTravelTalk.com/. “There’s very different dynamics when it’s not your family.”
To ease tensions in future years, the group ended up having each part of the family rent its own condo unit in the same resort complex.
“There was the closeness that you wanted, but there was separateness that is very important if you want traveling with in-laws to be a success,” Frey said.
The length of your trip can also make or break it.
“A week can be a bit much when dealing with family and family that isn’t yours,” she said.
Instead, consider four nights, five days, especially on the first outing together.
The spouse joining his or her in-laws should also, Frey said, make “safety plans for themselves that they may or may not need.” So if it’s a beach vacation, make sure there is a car available to allow a few hours of alone time. But, she warns, make sure that everybody is back together at the dinner table each night.
Amy Graff, who runs the family travel blog On the Go with Amy, agrees that families shouldn’t spend every minute together.
“It works well if everyone has breakfast together and then breaks up into groups for activities or has the option of spending time alone in the afternoon. Then, everyone can come back together for dinner and talk about their days,” Graff said. “If you spend every waking hour together, you’re bound to drive each other nuts.”
By SCOTT MAYEROWITZ
