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 The BodyHoliday, Castries, St. Lucia
| # of packages available: | 2 | | Auction Ends : | April 02, 2008
9:30AM PDT |
A 5-night package for two in Grand Luxury Ocean Front Room with terrace. You can also avail the Breakfast, lunch, daytime deli, afternoon tea and dinner daily in the resort's 4 restaurants. Enjoy land and water sports including tennis, archery, fencing, volleyball, motorized watersports and shore scuba dives. Click here to see more details.
 Traveling with children is always tricky. Here are 10 great tips that I came across in http://realtravel.com/the_world-journals-j4881539.html I thought I'd try to relate my hints and tips for travelling around the world with young children. It's a hard one to do, I can only go on my experiences with a 2 year old and a "under 6 month" old. I put "under 6 month" as when we started our baby Lloyd was 7 weeks old, and when we returned home he was over 5 months! So here goes: 10) Travel light When we left the UK we had 3 large bags, 1 medium bag, 2 car seats and a stroller. When we returned we had 4 large bags, 1 medium bag, 2 car seats, a fishing rod, a child's activity centre, a sun tent, and a stroller. The bags were also a lot fuller than when we started! I thought I had packed light. But I hadnt. I had packed a few things that we just didnt even use. Not much, but a few bits. Like the heavy book on American National Parks - now when was I going to get a chance to read that with 2 kids! And the winter coats, just in case we hit some bad weather (we were travelling in the summer!). The 4 jumpers for Matthew, I could have got away with 2. The 10 pairs of socks for Steve - he wore sandals for 99% of the time. The walking boots for Steve that he never really liked, and didnt wear once! The list goes on. So pack your gear. Then unpack and re-assess what you REALLY need. If it is a "nice to have" then you dont need it. If your kids are growing rapidly (as Lloyd was) pack for the next sizes up, and be prepared to throw away clothes they have grown out of. Think about the weather you are entering. We packed about 4 pairs of trousers for Matthew, but he wore shorts all holiday. We only needed 1 pair. We also found that we bought clothes along the way, firstly because he didnt have many shorts, and secondly just to have a change of scenery! If you are hitting america from england I recommend you just take clothes for the first few days, then buy the rest! It is so cheap in the states you will be going mad shopping anyhow, so why not go with empty suitcases? 9) Slap on the sun protection, then slap on some more Sun protection is essential, especially when you hit a new country and you have no idea about how strong the sun is initially. We religiously slapped on the cream on Matthew after breakfast each morning, after a while he got used to the routine and just accepted it. Sometimes he moaned about us doing his face, but we had to do it. Dont let the kids put you off. With Lloyd we did use suncream, but not all the time as he was so young. We tended to keep him in babgros when we were out as these offered near all-over coverage. We also kept him in the shade wherever possible, as remember the sun can go through clothes. Whats the best sun cream? Well we tried aerosols, sprays, creams, and sticks. I would say the creams are the best, as they give the best coverage, and can be packed in the suitcase easily. The sun sticks were okay, but the kids didnt really like using them, and were hard to apply. Try to get factor 50 if you can, and a kids version. 8) Find the parks! You have to look at what your children enjoy doing. In our case Matthew liked going to the park. So we could be in the most beautiful spot in the world, but we had to forgo the scenic photographs temporarily to go find a park! We found if we did this he would be so much happier the rest of the day. Sometimes we could goto 3 or 4 parks a day. You just have to accept this as a part of your holiday, and enjoy it. By the end of our time in New Zealand I was quite a connoisseur on the different types of parks. If you arent anywhere there are parks, as we were in Fiji, then make up some new games. We managed to get hold of a bucket and spade and play on the beach in Fiji, and some of the staff enjoyed partaking in a game of football with Matthew. 7) Dont plan too much If you plan your day out meticiously you will fail. Trust me, I know. Kids are unpredictable. One day they might be all happy and co-operative, the next they turn into screaming nightmares. I had an overall plan. I knew which country we would be in each day, and where we were sleeping. I planned all this long before we set off on holiday. But I didnt know what we would be doing in each country, or necessarily where we would be. For instance in New Zealand all I planned was that we would live in a motorhome for 2 months, and pick up and set off from Auckland. In America we had a motorhome for 25 days with hotels either side in Los Angeles and Las Vegas. Each day we would decide what we were going to do. Sometimes we acheived it, sometimes we didnt. For instance we planned originally to go to Te Anau and then visit both Milford Sound and Doubtful Sound. But we realised that Doubtful Sound was a step too far, as it involved a coach journey, and being away from the motorhome all day. We couldnt have managed this, the kids would have driven us mad, and all those around us. So we settled for driving to Milford Sound instead. Sometimes we woke up and it was raining. That put paid to any plans for the day, and we usually tried to drive. 6) Its not all about the kids - enjoy yourself I've said about this in my blog on a few ocassions. The holiday, its not for the kids, its for YOU! It so used to wind me up when people said things like "they wont remember it you know", or "they are too young to be travelling". Sod them, of course they wont remember it, and WHO CARES!!!! Why should your life suddenly stop when you have children? Do you need to change and start taking holidays in Mallorca where there are kids clubs and beaches full of scorched bodies? If you want to go to the middle of Africa because thats what rocks your boat - then go. Dont let the kids stop you. Just bear in mind that you will have them with you (unless you can find some unsuspecting grandparent to look after them). Of course it's going to be different, but you can still have a good holiday, just a different good holiday! We did lots of things that werent child friendly activities. But then again we did lots of things that were. We compromised. I really didnt want to go and play on the beach every day in Akaroa, but I had to because Matthew enjoyed it. But he didnt want to watch a speedway in Tauranga, but he did as I wanted to see it. He didnt care for sitting in a tin can plane whilst we saw Mount Cook, but he sat there and didnt moan (actually I think he did quite enjoy it!). Click here to continue.
 Lancelin is around an hour and a halfs drive north of Perth, Western Australia and is home to the Nambung National Park, Pinnacles Desert and Cervantes beach. Cervantes beach is famous for its world class windsurfing. (Noted on the International Windsurfing Circuit.) If you don’t like the water you can always go sand boarding on the giant sand dunes if you don’t mind cleaning sand out of your ears for the next few days.
The remarkable stone columns are known as the Pinnacles, some are several feet tall others only come up to your ankles. These Pinnacles were formed from tree roots that once penetrated deep into limestone. Due to water being active in the limestone, calcite was deposited around the roots. Then the softer limestone was eroded away over time and left the Pinnacles remaining. Click here to continue.
 Enjoy 5 nights in a Grand Class Suite with balcony and private plunge pool or Jacuzzi in Casa Velas Boutique Hotel, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
| # of packages available: | 5 | | Last Date to Buy: | April 14, 2008
1:00AM PDT |
The package includes - Welcome basket of fruit upon arrival
- Bottled water, beer, sodas and snacks, replenished daily in your suite
- Breakfast, lunch, dinner & beverages for two each day during your stay
- Unlimited beverages by the glass
- 18-hole round of golf, one per person, on the course of your choice (includes range balls and tax)
- Ritual Spa treatment, one per person during your stay
- Complimentary on-site amenities
- Oceanfront Beach Club
- Life Fitness Gym
- Complimentary shuttle transportation
- 24-hour in-suite dining
- Unlimited use of hydrotherapy facility at SPA Casa Velas
- Waiter service at pool & beach areas
Learn more about the amazing package by clicking here.
 Reserve a Luxury Car, Minivan, SUV, or even a Convertible in US with $10 Off, it's a 3-Day Weekend Rates! Offer valid for rentals picked up by 6/30/08. Rentals starts between 9:00 AM Thursday until 11:59 Pm of Saturday with an overnight Saturdaykeep required. Vehicle must be returned by Monday. Click here to reserve a Car Now!
 When it comes to adventure, fun and holidays, people usually get excited about hiking, trekking and similar activities. Hiking vacations will give you a break from your regular mundane schedules. Hiking is a perfect stress-buster activity, and the options of adventurous to serene settings are more than enough to refresh you. It is important to plan ahead and decide on a schedule for your hiking vacation before you embark on one. Seasonal aspects play a vital role in choosing your hiking trip. Different regions have different weather conditions, and desirable destinations may be closed or otherwise not desirable at certain times of year. So check if the destination that you have chosen has suitable conditions for hiking and what specific hiking gear and supplies are appropriate. You’ll also want to note the most popular times for your hiking destination in order to ensure reservations well ahead of time. Click here to continue.
 The 2008 all-star weekend held in New Orleans just recently is one of the most important events the town has held as it is one of the biggest, if not the biggest, event that was held there since the town was devastated by Hurricane Katrina. The spectacle's success was remarkable, letting tourists know that New Orleans has been reborn.
The festivities started with the Rookie Challenge, sponsored by T-Mobile. The game featured fancy passes, spectacular dunks, and athletic feats that the younger generation boasts. But among these great plays, one Daniel "Boobie" Gibson from the Cleveland Cavaliers, with his deadly three-point accuracy, stood tall among other rookies and sophomores. He led the sophomores to victory with 33 points, all of them coming from beyond the arc. Read more by clicking here .
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 There are dream vacations and DREAM vacations. Most dream vacations? You could accomplish with a little hard work, visualization and pure luck. DREAM vacations, however, are reached by having a vivid imagination, a lot of time in bed and a strong short-term memory recall. (I mean, you may have dreamt about being in some location, only to forget it upon waking up.) Click here to continue .
A lot of us usually get lost when we go to a different country. We usually hire a cab to take us to our destination; but let's face it; it's not at all cheap. I've looked up some of the traveling services available in Korea. Hope this helps you when you visit Korea.
I learned that Asiana Airlines and Korean Air handle domestic flights. A domestic destination usually just takes about an hour from Seoul. They use Incheon International Airport and Gimpo Airport for the domestic travels. It is one way to travel easier from one city of Korea to another.
Learn more on how to travel safely and cheap by simply clicking on this .
Our obsession on aging has led some to go under surgery just to look younger. I daresay that there's nothing wrong to wish for a more youthful appearance but not to the point of cutting your skin in half and end more messed up in the process. Perhaps Hollywood poses the most number of people who go into almost-life threatening measures to look 20 to 30 years younger. In the most ironic situations, the media seems to glorify those who were able to beat aging and promote the surgeries which the celebrities went under.  The 50's is a point in life that most people tend to avoid as much as possible and try not to think about. But being in your 50's actually gives you more freedom. At this stage of your life, you have made milestones on your job, you have raised stable adults, and you are old enough to be wise and yet still young not to use canes when walking.
If you have the bucks to spend and you have been completely briefed on the repercussions of lying on the operating table to remove the lines and look like you've just completed college, then it's your decision. But with all the stories of surgeries going wrong and resulting to death, it might be worthy to look at ways on how to look like you haven't aged in ages. Learn more on how to look younger by clicking here .
If you asked me that, I would (100% sure on my decision to) say YES! Who would be so crazy enough not to be enticed with that offer? Everyone wants freebies. Particularly, in my case, travel book freebies. I remember that ever since I fell in love with traveling (when I was a mere bashful and more incredulous traveler in those days), there are always two goals that I would spend time in thinking about: One is how to make it a budgeted tr ip as much as possible. And two is the burning desire to get to know about the place before going there. These two are essential things for me. I wouldn’t have the guts to brave it on my own on certain occasions when I had to travel alone had I not thought about these factors beforehand. I still ponder on these. It’s already a habit that I find most useful. The idea to make the most of the trip, and still have enough funds left, is mostly the desire of not only me but many who are in love with this type of profession or form of leisure. What better way to celebrate your trips without having to break your bank account with good reading materials that are merely free for you? Click here to know more about it .
| Start: | Feb 19, '08 3:00p | | End: | Mar 31, '08 11:45p | | Location: | tropical beach |
Luxury Link is offering our lucky winner five unforgettable nights for two at your choice of tropical beach setting. Luxury Link has something special for you, just register for your chance to win by March 31, 2008.
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