30th June
2009
Paragon Travel Limited, a premiere internet hotel guides and
reservation systems operating company, has recently lauched
asia-hotels-malaysia.com. Asia-hotels-malaysia is a one-stop
hotel online booking and travel guide in Malaysia. Malaysia, one
of the most pleasant countries to visit in Asia, is a haven of
beaches, from powdery sand stretches to black sand beaches.
People are very warm, hospitable and charming in Malaysia. The
bustling and modern Kuala Lumpur, which is home to the ...
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29th June
2009
This article describes three important types of audiences for
tourism organizations, and sets forth recommended goals for
communications with them. It is not meant to be exhaustive.
Individual tourists
The primary audience for most tourism organizations.
Capture their attention.
Establish trust and address comfort and security concerns.
Demonstrate the products and destinations in terms that resonate
with and appeal to your target markets. Address the concerns of
the various parties involved ...
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28th June
2009
South Africa continues to enjoy the tremendous goodwill of
holidaymakers worldwide. While travel to most long haul
destinations declined in 2003, this country experienced an
enviable 6.5% growth, according to the World Tourism
Organisation. The growth was jump started by the transformation
heralded by the demise of apartheid and onset of democratic rule
in 1994. Apartheid polices of racial discrimination protected by
law greatly offended enlightened opinion in many parts of the
world. And the ...
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23rd June
2009
The Aberdeen area has seen human settlement for at least 8,000 years.
The city's history began as two separate burghs: Old Aberdeen at the mouth of the river Don; and New Aberdeen, a fishing and trading settlement, where the Denburn waterway entered the river Dee estuary.
The earliest charter was granted by William the Lion in 1179 and confirmed the corporate rights granted by David I. In 1319, the Great Charter of Robert the Bruce transformed Aberdeen into a property-owning and ...
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21st June
2009
Glencoe Hotel, 43-45 Marshall Avenue, Bridlington, YO15 2DT
Centrally situated between Bridlington's north and south promenades, the Glencoe Hotel is close to both the harbour and the town centre. Glencoe Hotel offers a warm welcome to all guests and provides exceptionally clean, comfortable and quality accommodation. Arrive to a welcoming hot beverage. Drinks are served in the bar, and pool and darts are available in the Games Room. ...
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20th June
2009
Never let it be said that mountain people don't know how to
cook. In Steamboat Springs , Colorado, restaurants offer a
variety of freshly prepared, expertly cooked, quality foods that
rival the restaurants in any major city. The city has more than
70 restaurants and bars and because of the western flair it's a
great place to sample elk, buffalo or Rocky Mountain oysters if
that's something you've always wanted to do. But don't feel that
mountain/western fare is all that's available. Within a ...
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18th June
2009
Of the six states that comprise our country's quaint New
England, five are on the coast, making the area a prime place
for enjoying water sports, including a top favorite, sailing.
Whether you make your home there or decide to take in the sea
air during your next vacation, you'll never encounter a lack of
ways to enjoy the water while sailing these unique waters.
The coast itself is remarkably different from others farther
south on the Atlantic; here, you'll find craggy cliffs, white
beaches, ...
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17th June
2009
Inns are a delightful alternative to hotels and resorts. They
can be just the right ticket for your vacation, providing you
understand how they work and function.
Are they for everybody?
No, they're not. But here's the answers to some basic questions
to determine if it's the type of accommodation that'll work for
you'
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN INNS AND BED AND BREAKFASTS?
Let's start by clearing up any confusion on the differences
between inns and bed and breakfasts. And it's not so much ...
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14th June
2009
b>Deciding On Your Location
Finding the perfect holiday cottage can seem like a bit of a
daunting task to begin with. To begin with, narrow your efforts
to a particular location. A few options are the New Forest with
it's ponies, proximity to the coast and beaches. The Lake
District will offer a more rugged view of England's countryside
and lakes, while Wales can offer wonderful rolling valleys and
west coast salty air. Each location will offer a different
flavour of Britains heritage and ...
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13th June
2009
Scarborough Beach is one of the country's best holiday locations. Hotels. Guesthouses and accommodations galore, adorn the area, with glorious views of the beautiful North Sea. Wrapped around these great places to stay, is the beautiful and historic Peasholm Park, incorporating the quaint minature North Bay railway, a charming ride up to Scarboroughs Sea Life centre, and onto the beach itself.
North Bay Scarborough
Scarborough's North Bay possesses a wealth of hotels, ...
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12th June
2009
England is a land steeped in history, tradition and legend. It
boasts more than 1400 medieval castles across its countryside,
many of which are said to be frequented by ghosts, specters and
other supernatural occurrences. Here is a delightfully ghoulish
list of three of the best ghostly castles to visit'
Chillingham Castle
Billed as "The Most Haunted Castle in Britain", Chillingham
Castle in the county of Northumberland in Northern England is
infamous for an entire collection of restless souls. ...
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11th June
2009
Gruel and bread, not fish and chips, was the staple diet of the unfortunate recalcitrants and ne'er do wells who were detained at Her Majesty's pleasure in Scarborough Jail. Having a pint meant 2 ounces of oatmeal in a pint of water for breakfast and supper; lunch was a pound of bread. Every other day the gruel was sweetened with a small amount of molasses. For those who were "booked in" to the Jail in Scarborough for more than 21 days, a little bread accompanied the gruel. ...
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11th June
2009
The rocky coastline and stormy seas make this part of the east coast around Flamborough Head a graveyard for sea-faring vessels. The many caves along its rocky shore were a haven for smugglers of contraband and in the 18th and also into the 19th Century tea, brandy, tobacco, silk and cotton were, by ingenious means, smuggled ashore under the noses of the excise men. Some of the older houses within the village are said still to contain 'smugglers' hole' cupboards. It is even said that ...
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11th June
2009
Sea battles have been fought off its shoreline, notably in 1643 between seven of Queen Henrietta's Dutch ships and four parliamentarian ships. In 1779, when two British naval ships engaged the American pirate, commodore John Paul Jones's fleet for over two hours, inflicting heavy losses and Jones's ship, Bonhomme Richard, is believed to have sunk after the battle to the north just off Filey.
This latter battle is commemorated by the 'Topscope', a cylindrical stone structure ...
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11th June
2009
Flamborough Head is situated on what was, until 1974, Yorkshire's east coast, between Filey and Bridlington its white cliffs thrust out into the sea 'like a great whale'.
Its origins as a settlement are shrouded in mystery.
Whilst there are even suggestions of earlier settlement, arrow heads and flints found in the area certainly suggest Bronze age or even Stone age settlement. The Romans are said to have called it 'Ocelli Prom' and to have linked it by road to York. The name ...
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11th June
2009
Hunmanby railway station serves the village of Hunmanby in North Yorkshire, England.
It is located on the Yorkshire Coast Line and is operated by Northern Rail who provide all passenger train services.
The station opened for traffic on 20 October 1847 and is the point at which the single track section from Bridlington ends, the line being double north of here towards Filey. Stations on the line are:
To the north, Filey , Seamer and Scarborough with connections to Malton and ...
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11th June
2009
Alma House has been recently renovated throughout to include new carpets, blinds, toilet facilities and fire safety precautions.
The building has full fire safety precautions in place and maintains it's standards throughout. Alma House consists of 8 individual offices, some being able to be inter linked with ease to one another.
The building has many offices of varied size, able to house between six and two members of staff per room, with several offices to rent having two separate rooms ...
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11th June
2009
Filey's name suggests an Anglican origin, this means that there has been a community there for about 12 Centuries.
Filey's name means Five Leys meaning a clearing of forest or meadow.
The oldest building in the town is the Filey Museum on Queen Street built in 1696.
For most of its history, Filey was a fishing and farming village with a few hundred inhabitants living in the street now called Queen Street.
Ecclesiastical records ...
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11th June
2009
The train station at Filey serves the town with railway contections to Scarborough and to York, and Hunmanby, Bridlington, Driffield, Beverley to Kingston upon Hull to the south which has connections to York and London. ...
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11th June
2009
Born the eldest of four children of an Oxfordshire farmer, William Smith had little or no formal education. He developed a childhood passion for the collection of fossils, no doubt unearthed when the land was being ploughed.
His first proper employment was as an assistant surveyor, progressing to become a surveyor and civil engineer.
By the age of 24 years he was commissioned to carry out a survey for the Somerset Coal Canal and throughout the next twenty years he worked extensively in ...
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11th June
2009
Menorca is one of the Balearic Islands and is situated in the Mediterranean Sea and is part of Spain takes its name from being smaller than nearby island of Majorca.
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11th June
2009
Whitby Abbey was founded in 657 AD by the Saxon King of Northumbria, Oswy (Oswiu) as Streanshalh (Streonshalh). The name Streoneshalh is thought to signify Fort Bay or Tower Bay in reference to a supposed Roman settlement or Roman Signal Station that previously existed on the site.
He appointed Lady Hilda, niece of Edwin, the first christian king of Northumbria, as Abbess. The double monastery of Benedictine monks and nuns was also home to the great Saxon poet Caedmon.
In 664, the ...
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11th June
2009
The Malton Railway Station serves the towns of Malton and Norton-on-Derwent in North Yorkshire, England.
It is currently operated by First TransPennine Express who provide all passenger train services to Scarborough, Filey and Bridlington on the coast to York Railway Station situated on the East Coast mainline from London Kings Cross to Edinburgh in Scotland.
Originally Malton was connected to the coast at Whitby by railway but was closed due to the Beeching Act in the 1960's. It ...
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11th June
2009
The Derwent is a river in Yorkshire in the north of England.
The River Derwent catchment area includes the Upper Derwent, River Rye, River Hertford, Bielby Beck and Pocklington canal and their tributaries. It covers an area of 2057 square kilometres and includes the towns of Stamford Bridge, Malton, Pickering, Helmsley, Filey and Scarborough.
It rises on Fylingdales Moor in the North York Moors National Park, flows southwards through Forge Valley as far as its confluence with the river ...
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11th June
2009
Castle Howard is a stately home in North Yorkshire, England, 15 miles (24 km) north of York. One of the grandest private residences in Britain, most of it was built between 1699 and 1712 for the 3rd Earl of Carlisle.
Castle Howard has been the home of part of the Howard family for more than 300 years. It is familiar to television and movie audiences as the fictional "Brideshead" in Granada Television's 1981 adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's Brideshead Revisited. ...
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11th June
2009
Norton or Norton-on-Derwent for its full name, is a town and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. It runs into Malton, the two are separated by the River Derwent and the railway line between Scarborough and York.
Both Malton railway station and Malton bus station are in fact located in Norton. Similarly Malton Bacon Factory, a large factory, is in fact in Norton. Also the local 27 hole golf club is to the west.
Norton-On-Derwent also has fields which ...
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11th June
2009
Flamingo Land Resort is located in North Yorkshire, England. It is noted for being the only site in the United Kingdom which contains a theme park and a zoo at the same location. Also on site is a gym, a leisure centre, a spa, a golf course and holiday accommodation.
The park is set in 375 acres (1.52 km2) of North Yorkshire countryside, in the Ryedale district with views of the Yorkshire Moors. As well as being the largest amusement park in North England by quite a size, the park is also ...
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11th June
2009
The town was originally known as Inderawuda and was founded by Saint John of Beverley during the time of Angle kingdom Northumbria.
After a period of Viking control, it was passed into the hands of Saxons where it became more prominent in terms of religious importance in Great Britain. It continued to grow especially under the Normans when its trading industry was first established. A place of pilgrimage through the Middle Ages due to its founder, Beverley eventually became known as a noted ...
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10th June
2009
Guest Houses, what a great alternative to the Bed and
Breakfast. A Guest House is and can be very similar to a Bed and
Breakfast. Similar in the fact that you usually deal with a
private owner, not a huge hotel/motel chain with an employee
sitting at the front desk. The owners at most B&B's are very
friendly, likewise as with the Guest House owners. They offer
the personal service much lacking in the hotel environment.
However, with the B&B, the owner usually lives on the premises
whereas, the ...
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8th June
2009
One of Thailand's premier tourist attractions, Kanchanaburi,
lies a mere two hours from the capital. This proximity means it
is well within the time constraints of most people's itineraries
and getting there could hardly be easier. Buses leave every half
hour from Bangkok's southern bus terminal and deliver you to the
center of this small town in air-conditioned comfort. The lush
green scenery and laid-back way of life mean that exploring the
towns many places of interest is always ...
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7th June
2009
Today Norm Goldman, Editor of sketchandtravel.com and
bookpleasures.com is pleased to have as a guest, Bethany Ericson
author of New England Cabins & Cottages. Bethany is an expert on
the New England States.
Welcome to Sketchandtravel.com and Bookpleasures.com Bethany and
thanks for accepting our invitation to be interviewed.
NORM:
Please tell our readers something about yourself and your
expertise pertaining to the New England States.
Bethany:
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6th June
2009
So you're in Cape Town on a whistle-stop tour and want to try squeeze as much of the Mother City as possible into your 48 hours?
You could spend a year in this beautiful city and still not have seen and experienced all it has to offer, but let's see what we can do to make sure you don't miss out on the 'Must Sees' - especially for first-timers.
The idea of this itinerary is to whet your appetite so that you return as soon as possible to do Cape Town full justice!
On landing at Cape Town ...
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5th June
2009
Why should you rent an Town Houses instead of staying in a
hotel room?
So you decided on Orlando Florida for your family vacation this
year.
Before you decide where to stay think about what it is like in
Orlando. It is usually very warm, even in the winter. Your kids
are going to be exhausted from a long day of playing at the
theme parks. Before you start searching the internet for a great
deal think about what you really want for your family vacation.
Your typical hotel rooms has: ● ...
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4th June
2009
The Chatsworth Hotel location is the ideal location ... for couples... for business guests... for seniors... and for families.
We are ideally situated, overlooking Scarborough's North Bay seafront, with views of the sea and Scarborough Castle, right next to Peasholm Park, and also within very easy reach of the town centre. Chatsworth Hotel is simply the ideal bed and breakfast place to stay whatever the reason and length of your visit to Scarborough.
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3rd June
2009
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Have you ever been a tourist in the city that you call home? If
you are wondering what to do this weekend, why not become a
tourist in your own city? It is amazing what you will learn
about its history and what it has to offer. So many of us go
about our daily routine and never take the time to explore or
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2nd June
2009
The Right Honourable Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, FRS (November 30, 1874 - January 24, 1965) was a British politician, best known as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during World War II. At various times an author, soldier, journalist, legislator and painter, Churchill is generally regarded as one of the most important leaders in British and world history.
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2nd June
2009
Clean, comfortable and welcoming, Scarborough bed and breakfast accommodation at the very best rates...
Bryton Guest House is conveniently located for the beach, for shopping, and all of the best loved North East seaside resort's popular destinations and attractions. ...
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2nd June
2009
The Chatsworth Hotel location is the ideal location ... for couples... for business guests... for seniors... and for families. We are ideally situated, overlooking Scarborough's North Bay seafront, with views of the sea and Scarborough Castle, right next to Peasholm Park, and also within very easy reach of the town centre.
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2nd June
2009
Pickering is at the centre of Ryedale, in North Yorkshire. It's the mid-point between four major Yorkshire towns Scarborough, Whitby, Helmsley and Malton . Beyond Malton is the historic city of York, and beyond Helmsley is Thirsk, further to the coast from Pickering is Filey, Flamborough and Bridlington .
Scarborough and Whitby are two very pleasant seaside towns and great places for days out.
Pickering is well known as the southern terminus of the North ...
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2nd June
2009
Use This Formula To Have Pleasurable And Safe Internet Access
If you a running or plan to run a business, there are two big things you should consider about your internet access.
1. The safety of your internet access and, 2. The speed of your internet access
Safety
You need to apply the same care to your internet access as you do the rest of your business. In fact, if poorly done your days can become very frustrating and your business and reputation can become badly tarnished.
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2nd June
2009
The north east coast of Yorkshire saw the construction of a series of roman signal stations that were manned by the garrison from around AD 369. These signal stations consisted of a large square timber and stone tower, a small courtyard surrounded by huge stone walls, angle towers and on the outside were protected by a ditch.
They were used by the Romans as block houses as well as look out posts, each had a beacon at the top of the tower, used to send warning signals down the coast and to the ...
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2nd June
2009
Beverley is a major market town and the county town of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, located between the River Hull and the Westwood.
The town is noted for its main feature the Beverley Minster and various other architecturally significant religious buildings, as well as the Beverley Racecourse and the bustling market place; the town itself is around 1,300 years old.
For twenty two years, Beverley was the centre of the local government district of Beverley Borough, and is now ...
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2nd June
2009
Malton is a market town in North Yorkshire, England.
For hundreds of years, the area around Malton has been at the centre of what is known today as Ryedale.
It is located to the north of the River Derwent which forms the historic boundary between the North and East Ridings of Yorkshire. Facing Malton on the other side of the Derwent is Norton.
Malton is the local commercial centre. In the town centre there are lots of small traditional independent shops. The market place has recently ...
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2nd June
2009
About the name Mainprize
Always was told that the Mainprize family originated from Flamborough as a little boy washed up in a shipwreck and given the name Mainprize. Main = Ocean and Prize = Gift hence Mainprize meaning "Ocean Gift". Not sure how right this is!
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2nd June
2009
Phon Songkram is a small thai villiage in the province of Khorat (Nakhon Ratchasima) in Thailand situated 10km of the A2 highway between Bangkok and Khon Kaen. The archeological site Ban Prasat is 5kms to the south east.
It is situated on the railway between Khorat and Khon Kaen and has its own railway station.
Phon Songkram, although not listed anywhere on the internet, has its own Khmer Temple although it is very small. It dates from the 12/13th cemtury at the same time as ...
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2nd June
2009
Most Sundays at 11am the Scarborough hash meet at the Alma Pub in Scarborough town centre for a jog round town. We are nearly always back for 12 noon so that we can have a beer or two. Although it seems bizarre that this doesn't get boring, even after doing this for over 12 years, it isn't because there is such a large variety of terrain (and steps) literally two minutes jog away. Most of the time the trail is set live, which adds to the fun!
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2nd June
2009
A city is relatively large and permanent settlement, particularly a large urban settlement.
Although there are no agreed definitions distinguishing a city from a town, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status - for example, historically in Europe an urban settlement with a cathedral, in the United Kingdom and parts of the Commonwealth a settlement with a royal charter.
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2nd June
2009
Common methods of internet access include dial-up, landline (over coaxial cable, fiber optic or copper wires), T- lines, Wi-Fi, satellite and cell phones. Dial-up connections are the most common type of internet connection available from ISPs, they are also the slowest and (usually) the least expensive. A dial-up connection allows users to connect to the internet via a local server using a standard 56k modem, the PC literally dials (hence the name) a telephone number (provided by the Internet ...
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2nd June
2009
Do You Get More Spam Than Real Email? The unsolicited junk or bulk email that you receive is known as Spam. Spam is a very serious problem the people have to deal with daily. Sometimes the junk emails exceed the regular email messages that we receive in our email account. Spam filter can be a solution for you to get freedom from Spam mails. There are different types of software to keep out the Spam emails from your inbox. Spam filters can monitor the emails that come in your inbox and ...
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2nd June
2009
What Is A Domain?
The Domain is the address, or location, that a company, organisation or group uses on the Net. It is where their Web site may be found.
You could haYou could have a domain registered for you, or you could become a client of an already established domain. For example: If your company wishes to create a Web site, you might want to secure an 'address' for that site that is representative of your company name, so that you might be more easily found on the Internet.
If your ...
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1st June
2009
Beaches are very popular on warm sunny days. Many flock to beaches such as Joss Bay beach in southern England despite its reputation for unpredictable and wet summers.
In the Victorian era, many popular beach resorts were equipped with bathing machines because even the all-covering beachwear of the period was considered immodest. This social standard still prevails in many Muslim countries. At the other end of the spectrum are topfree beaches and nude beaches where clothing is optional or not ...
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1st June
2009
The Kingdom of Thailand is a country in Southeast Asia . The country traces its origin to the Sukhothai Kingdom founded in 1238 and its successive Ayutthaya Kingdom.The heart-land of the country is the Chao Phraya plain around its capital Bangkok.
It has a coast to both the Gulf of Thailand as well as the Andaman Sea, bordering the countries Malaysia to the south, Myanmar to the west and Laos and Cambodia to the east.The Thai political system is a Constitutional Monarchy with ...
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1st June
2009
Package holidays are hassle free holidays
Package holidays make booking a holiday easier as the different parts of the holiday are packaged together so you pay just one price to one company. The flight and accommodation will be organised by the tour operator and sometimes includes additional services such activities and car hire.
The package holiday business has certainly matured into a very competitive market with the big tour operators competing to get consumers money, the main sector being ...
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1st June
2009
Airport Hotels - The right way to start a short break holiday
Unless you have the dubious pleasure of living right next door to an airport one of the biggest downsides of going on holiday is catching a flight at an ungodly hour of the day. While driving half asleep at 4.00 am, with a nagging doubt you have forgot something may be some holidaymaker's idea of fun - for most it sounds like a bad way to start your holiday. However, help is at hand in the form of Airport Hotels, where you can spend ...
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1st June
2009
It is somewhat strange that whilst light-towers or lighthouses have been in existence, certainly since the time of the early Pharaohs, and Scarborough was regarded as a thriving and prosperous sea-port since the mid-thirteenth century, and by Elizabethan times an important naval base, there appears to be no record of a lighthouse in Scarborough until the start of the nineteenth century.A Roman signal station was erected on Castle Hill in about the year 350 and remained there for about 50 years ...
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1st June
2009
Swift Cottage is a 3 bedroomed terraced cottage style house is situated in the centre of Scarborough not far from main shopping centre, Castle, both beaches, local restaurants, Cricket Ground, Peasholm Park and within walking distance of the beach.
Refrigerator, microwave, automatic washing machine, cooker, TV with freesat, DVD and CD player.
Bed linen is provided.
Gas central heating ' there is no extra charge for gas or electricity.
On-Street parking is available (Provided with ...
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