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Alibagh Travel Guide

guider — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 09:12:57 +0000

Alibag or Alibaug is a coastal town and a municipal council in Raigad District in the Konkan region of Maharashtra, India. It is headquarters of the Raigad district. It is situated at 18°38’29?N, 72°52’20?E, around 35 km south of Mumbai and is a popular weekend getaway for the citizens of Mumbai. It is also a popular center for business conferences during rest of the week.

Alibag is very popular with the Mumbai’s affluent residents. Most of them own farms and bungalows here which are often a few hundred metres from the sea shore. The town and its surrounding villages are the historic hinterland of Bene Israeli Jews. There is a Jewish synagogue in the “Israel Ali” area of the town.

PLACE TO VISIT

Alibag beach – It is the main beach of the town. One can see the Kolaba fort from here (not to be confused with Colaba of Mumbai).

Akshi Beach – It is situated 5 km away from Alibag. Nagaon beach – It is situated about 7 km away from Alibag and is famous for coconuts and betel nuts.

Kihim Beach – Kihim is a secluded place at a distance of 12 km from Alibag. The Kihim beach is famous for dense cover of Coconut trees. It is also famous for woods which are home to rare butterflies, birds and flowers.

Mandawa – It is situated about 20 km north of Alibag. The catamaran/ferry services are available from Mumbai to the Mandawa jetty. Many Bollywood celebrities own bungalows here.

Kashid Beach – It is situated about 30 km away from Alibag, on the Alibag- Murud highway.

Kolaba (or Kulaba) fort – (Not to be confused with Colaba in Mumbai): Is situated in the sea at a distance of 1-2 km from the Alibag shores. During low tide one can walk to the fort as the water recedes behind the fort. However, during high tide a boat is needed.

Kanakeshwar temple – Is situated on a hill near Mapgaon village, about 12 km away from Alibag and falls on the way to Mandawa.

Chaul – Is a historic town situated about 15 km away from Alibag. It is famous for its Portuguese ruins, an old church, a synagogue, Buddhist caves, the Hamam Khana and a temple.

For more details please follow the link – Alibagh Travel Guide

Puerto Vallarta Travel Guide on Cd-rom

guider — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 09:13:20 +0000

According to Jeni de Bernal, editor of InsidePV, (www.insidepv.com) the next generation of travel guides has arrived and it’s in the form of a CD-Rom- the first to be released is none other than Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

Aqua Odysseas (www.aquaodysseas.com) announces their latest project, a line of highly interactive CD’s covering popular destinations across the world. The first to be released include California and Mexico destinations such as Puerto Vallarta, Cabo San Lucas, and Catalina Island, with plans to release Caribbean hotspots shortly after.

The CD’s provide a number of enhanced features, including a realistic 3D satellite map with geographic detail and GPS capabilities. With one click, users are virtually transported to their locale of interest where they can select flagged venues for travel information, colorful photos, even video footage and immediate access to web links to help build the perfect travel itinerary. Photos and information on popular attractions, lodging possibilities, dining, shopping, services and activities; everything is available at the click of a mouse.

Traveling to Puerto Vallarta and looking for a beach front dining experience? A single map click along Los Muertos Beach brings up information on La Palapa Restaurant and The Lazy Lizard Restaurant and Beach Bar, including entertainment features, menu, drink specialties and even beachside sunset photos taken tableside so users know exactly what to expect during their visit.

Buy it once, and never have to buy it again! The information provided is fully internet updated, guaranteeing the latest and most specific details possible, regardless of the point of purchase. What makes 3D Travel Guides even more valuable is that all the information is provided directly by local businesses, ensuring both popular attractions and off the beaten path hot spots. Whether you’re planning a family vacation, romantic getaway, destination wedding, or even a great escape, Aqua Odysseas has developed the ultimate opportunity to plan the perfect retreat.

Aqua Odysseas 3D Interactive Travel Guides is available for purchase through retail outlets such as Barnes and Noble, Target, Costco, CompUSA, Amazon.com, and Borders Bookstores to name a few. At an affordable $19.99, these guides promise to change the way travelers plan and the way destinations are seen.

Cheap Air Travel for Domestic Flights

guider — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 09:58:34 +0000

Finding cheap air travel can mean the difference between spending too much on a trip, and going on a trip for much less than you ever imagined. It is important for you to be able to save as much money as you can when you travel. In today’s economy, it is vital for you to save money any way that you can. Many people might think that this means they need to stop traveling in order to save money. And, this is definitely something that will work. However, there are ways for you to still travel and spend less money than you are spending now – so it is important for you to focus on the ways that you can, indeed, save money.

The first thing to focus on when you are looking for cheap air travel is to know exactly what you are looking for. Many people go into finding tickets without really thinking about what they need or what they want, so when the time comes, they simply book the first flight that they find, and don’t stop to do any research. While this can mean that you have your flight booked faster, and your trip arranged sooner, it can also mean that you are dealing with a lot of hassle and needing to pay more than you ever thought that you would. If you truly want to be able to find affordable flights – or even cheaper flights, you need to take your time and do your research, and the first step is laying out exactly what you want.

Once you know what it is that you are going to be searching for, you can begin to do your research to find cheap air travel. Remember, this is what is going to take awhile, and it might be a good idea to start looking months before you have to travel. Take your time, and find as many different scenarios as you can. It might seem like too much work, but if you are able to do research, you can save up to 70% on the price of airline tickets. In fact, you can save that much on your whole trip, if you are able to do the research.

One of the keys things is to be flexible with your travel dates and your airline preference i.e. book Air India flight tickets if they are cheaper than Kingfisher flight tickets. Can you depart on a Tuesday instead of a Sunday? Can you return on a Thursday instead of a Friday? Check the surrounding dates because sometimes prices on “non preferred” days of the week can mean a savings of as much as 40% or even more for the same route.

In the end, finding cheap air travel is going to be worth it. With every penny that you save on travel, you can buy something else – or save that money for when you really need it. You shouldn’t let being short of cash prevent you from traveling.

Today’s economy is tough – so don’t make it any tougher on you than it has to be. Do your research, take your time, and find cheap air travel that makes traveling worth it for you!

Finding The Right Place For Winter Honeymoon Destination

guider — Fri, 22 May 2009 04:05:32 +0000

When we decide to finding winter honeymoon destinations, there are thousands literally of places to choose from. Of course when talking about winter honeymoon destinations there are two ways to look at it. Is the ultimate destination someplace where the current season is winter or on the flip side is it winter where the wedding is taking place and do the couple want to go exciting someplace. So, we should finding right place when we decide winter honeymoon destination.

Since the title of this article winter honeymoon destinations we’ll assume that for future the couple are interested in destination that offering winter sights and activities. If they want to be newlyweds like to ski then there are virtually no limitations on where they might whatever like to go. Most ski resorts offer honeymoon packages that include lodging, ski passes and all the accouterments that go with staying at an upscale ski resort. In fact with the right package your lodging may give you ski in-ski out access to the slopes. Imagine skiing right up to your front door.

For the more hardcore skiers for heli-skiing may be a winter honeymoon destination option. It would be a great way to take that dream ski vacation with personal service that’s out of this world. Picture yourself skiing fresh powder all day long, with your own personal guide who knows all the best slopes. After your day of skiing pristine powder you can relax back at the lodge while the staff prepares a romantic dinner for two.

Many exotic place that could be find as winter honeymoon destination. Another winter honeymoon destination that will appeal to those who like to travel to foreign countries may involve get trip to Europe and skiing in the Alps. Spend a week in French or Italian village nestled at the foot of some world class ski mountains and enjoy luxury scenery. Many of the ski resorts are within an hour or two of the major European cities that have all the site seeing, shopping and night life a newlywed couple could want.

If skiing isn’t as your thing but you want get solitude of mountains beckons for you and your couple, you could consider mountain spa or hot springs as your destination. After stress of planning and pulling off a wedding spending an intimate week may be the perfect way to relax. There are many hot spring/spas hidden in quiet mountain valleys that offer romantic cabins, access to different hot springs and the offerings of a full service spa. Spend three or four days soaking in hot mineral springs, getting full body massages and hot mud treatments and all your cares will disappear.

Finding winter honeymoon destinations is a quite easy when you think about the number of places that offer winter activities. It will come down to what the couple want to do and how they want to do it. Have nice honeymoon and make it always memorable in your life!

Bukit Merah Lake Town Malaysia

guider — Tue, 12 May 2009 03:48:23 +0000

Visiting malaysia Well it’s not complete if you do not visiting this place. This place called “Red Hill”. In Malay, Bukit Merah means “red hill” (the hill is Malay for “hill”, while red means “red”). Bukit Merah Laketown Resort is Malaysia’s premier resort north of the lake, which offers a variety of attractions and facilities, water park, eco-shelter forest and the island. Bukit Merah Lake Town was developed in 1995. To get to the Bukit Merah Lake Town Recreational Park you can take the North-South Highway and use the Bukit Merah Lake Town exit. The journey to the park is approximately 35 minutes from the Penang Bridge and an hour from the City of Ipoh. If the Federal Trunk Road is used, it takes approximately 75 minutes from the Penang Bridge and 45 minutes from Taiping.

Actually this is resort placest that you should consider to visit here because there are a lot of different arena that offer fun that you can visited, such as:
a) Water Park
b) The Orang Utan Island
c) Eco Park
And to visit this place there also some scedules.
a) Water park
In this area you can see a lot of water park that you could choose to spend your vacation in this place. Such as a giant wave pool, pool games, adults and children, slow river rides, children’s water playground, giant bubbles, a giant three-channel water rides, three twin-tube raft rides and speed slides and also the water park. Water park area is suitable for children because they love to play water.

b) The Orang Utan Island
Besides the beautiful water park here is also given lai feel where you can see the Orang Utan. A small tropical island in the middle of the 7000 Acre freshwater lake in which a number of Orang Utan kept in their natural habitat. Ships depart every half hour, and it’s a 10-minute ride across the lake to the island. Orang Utan Island is the right – this clever monkeys have literally running in place
There are 19 Orang Utan on the island at this time, with four of which are island-born.
The island is 14ha (35 acres) across wide but only 2ha (5 acres) of it is used as a Rehabilitation and preservation facility. This program AIMS to develop and promote the Orang Utan conservation, propagation, research education and eco-tourism by making the island into a Sanctuary for breeding these animals.

c) Eco Park
Eco Park is located on a quiet beach hening Bukit Merah Lake, in a beautiful natural environment. It is the ideal eco-tourism holiday destination, where you can experience nature, with eco-friendly animals. Among the unique attractions at the Bukit Merah Laketown Eco-Park is the educational walk-in enclosure. There are more than 60 species of local and exotic birds, different species of reptiles and Colorful butterflies to be photographed and admired. Enjoy the unspoiled greenery of the Rainforest 400 meters from the jungle raised Boardwalk, or stroll along the nature trail. See Bawean deers and other animal communities and listen to the exotic sounds of nature.

Well really interesting places to visit, and I’m sure that you and your familly will feels happy to spend your vacation here. Remember to visit this place you should know the scedule time, here are the time that you can visit this places:
a) WaterPark
Mon, Wed to Fri: 12.00 noon to 7.00pm
Sat & Sun: 10.00am to 7.00pm
School & Public Holidays: 10.00am to 7.00pm
Tuesday CLOSED – Except during School & Public Holidays CLOSED Tuesday
Adult: RM21.00
Child: RM16.00
Senior Citizen: RM 7:00
Child (Below 90cm): FREE

b) The Orang Utan Island
Open Daily: Mon to Fri: 9.00am to 6.00pm
Last trip to the island leaves 5.00pm
Adult: RM15.00
Child: RM 9:00
Child (Below 90cm): FREE

c) ECOPARK
Open Daily: Mon to Sun: 10.00am to 6.00pm
Adult: RM10.00
Child: RM7.00
Child (Below 90cm): FREE
Last ticket sold 30 minutes before closing time published
Animal Show: 11, 12:30, 2:30, 4:30

Well please plan to spend your vacation and travel here.