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Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine recently recognized some of the state's best attractions.
Some of West Virginia’s best attractions drew recognition in Blue Ridge Outdoors magazine’s 2008 “Best of the Outdoors.”
Blue Ridge Outdoors rates a broad range of outdoor activities and recreational settings each year in states from New York to Tennessee to Georgia. The rankings are based on readers’ polls and staff opinion.
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reports Orlando will likely be the nation’s second busiest travel destination during this year’s holiday season.
Orlando is expected to rank behind Las Vegas and before New York City, based on based on hotel and package bookings on Orbitz.com for stays between Dec. 20 and Dec. 29. The top three destinations were the same last year.
Other destinations in the top 10 are: Honolulu, fourth; Chicago, third; San Francisco, sixth; San Diego, Read the rest of this entry »

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is a travel planning tool that combines a trip planning or itinerary creator with a customized printable travel guide.  The traveller is first asked where they want to go and they are presented with a set list of popular destinations.  Once you have chosen a destination, you are presented with a very informative page filled with information about the destination including weather, things to see and do, history, and transportation.  You can drill Read the rest of this entry »

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Rank Domestic Destinations International Destinations Warm-Weather Destinations Cold-Weather Destinations
1 New York Los Cabos, MX Miami/Ft. Lauderdale Vail, CO
2 Miami/Ft. Lauderdale Rome* Orlando, FL Aspen, CO
3 Honolulu, HI Paris* Honolulu, HI Park City, UT
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TECHNOLOGY moves fast. And as it does, it not only tends to improve in quality, it also gets less expensive. For second-home owners who want to monitor their residences from a distance, or who like having lots of gadgetry on hand to ease the transition between houses, that’s the best news.
“The higher-end systems, like Control4, that cost thousands of dollars to install, they’ve gotten better — the software and services behind Read the rest of this entry »

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Troubles in the budget airline industry could send ripple effects through second-home markets around the world.
Airlines are expected to offer 46.3 million fewer seats this winter and 451,000 fewer flights, according to
The list of collapsed airlines includes XL Airways, Zoom, Sterling.dk, Oasis Hong Kong, Silverjet and MaxJet.
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KAESONG, North Korea (Reuters Life!) - Hermit North Korea allows a tiny backdoor entry for tourists where almost anyone who pays 188,000 South Korean won ($141) can enter what is probably the world's most closed state.
The South's Hyundai Asan offers one-day trips to Kaesong, just north of the heavily armed border and about 70 km (45 miles) northwest of Seoul, where visitors can see ancient Korean history and take a glance at life in Asia's only Read the rest of this entry »

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Book highlights B.C., Quebec rivers among world's top rafting adventures
NEW YORK — Two Canadian river-rafting trips - one in British Columbia, the other in Quebec - are highlighted in the new book "Ultimate Adventures," published by Rough Guides.
The Klinaklini River, which flows to Knight Inlet on B.C.'s Queen Charlotte Strait, is remote and difficult to navigate, the book says. Access to the start location is by helicopter.
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Dish not to miss: Kuay Namuan - an incredibly sweet dessert made
from simmered coconut milk and sugar poured piping hot over
banana.
6. Croatia - With all the sea around, it is not surprising
Croatian cuisine is predominantly seafood influenced. Croatians
know how to turn simple grilled fish into a masterpiece. Similarly,
spit roasts of lamb and pork are also regularly enjoyed and cooked
to perfection. The desserts are made from local and exotic
fruits.
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