Mr Jefferson’s Land – Keswick Hall Resort

Posted on: 17 May, 2005

Author: Carol Sorgen

Stand on the front lawn of Monticello on a misty autumn morning and it’s not hard to see why Thomas Jefferson was so drawn to this beautiful corner of Virginia at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains. I’ve visited Charlottesville, home of our third president, several times over the years and never tire of the countryside that seems untouched by the passage of time. But I also enjoy the sophistication that accompanies a university town (Charlottesville is home to the University of Virginia), with its restaurants, boutiques, bookstores, and increasingly, a number of well-regarded wineries. There are any number...

Boston’s Omni Parker House Hotel

Posted on: 17 May, 2005

Author: Kriss Hammond

Founded by Henry D. Parker in 1855, the Omni Parker House (then known as simply The Parker House) has been a Boston resident for over 150 years, located at the junction of Tremont and School Streets, and one of the oldest of Boston's elegant inns. and the longest continuously operating hotel in the United States. It was here that the brightest lights of America's Golden Age of Literature—writers like Emerson, Thoreau, Hawthorne, and Longfellow, regularly met for conversation in the legendary nineteenth century Saturday Club.Baseball greats like Babe Ruth and Ted Williams wined, dined, and unwound at the Parker House....

The Beat Goes On at Palm Springs Beat Hotel

Posted on: 17 May, 2005

It was 1957, when an ordinary hotel in the Latin Quarter of Paris was dubbed "The Beat Hotel" and then became the center of this literary groundbreaking artistic energy. The three men that christened this hotel were some of the core founding fathers of the counter cultural Beat Generation: William S. Burroughs, Gregory Corso, and Allen Ginsberg. The Beat Hotel at 9 rue Git-le-Coeur on the Left Bank was the original live-in retreat and study center for ten years until it was torn down in 1967. Serendipitously, another nondescript mid-century modern hotel was being built the same year the Beat...

Where To Look For Dirt-Cheap DVD Software. Part IX

Posted on: 14 May, 2005

With a very easy to use interface A4 Video Converter can convert video formats, extract audio from video files and extract images from video files, or captured video clips. It also supports splitting video files, extracting audio and images from any appointed part of video file and merging several video files into a single video file or audio file. Most features are supported such as fast batch conversion, capturing video clips, file browser embedded, drag-drop to load or add video files, conversion with volume adjusting and width*height adjusting, full conversion options and more! The following video formats are supported: The...

Ex-Pats in Panama's Paradise

Posted on: 09 May, 2005

Author: Jim Hollister

The Panamonte Inn & Spa is a place of stories from a century of travelers going back almost to the founding of Boquete itself in 1911. It tells of visits by American Presidents Teddy Roosevelt and Richard Nixon, the Shah of Iran, Reza Pahlavi, actors Sean Connery and Ingrid Bergman. Antarctic explorer Admiral Richard Byrd visited as did aviator Charles Lindberg, who flew here to Chiriqui Province in the Western Highlands of Panama in 1928. More recently Panamonte has been the inn of choice for international travelers coming mainly from Europe, the U.S. and Canada , and for Panamanians who...

Coming to Canada: Guidelines for Visitors

Posted on: 07 May, 2005

So, you've planned your trip to Canada. Your flight is booked, hotel reservations are made and your itinerary is set. But before you get too excited about riding to the top of the CN Tower, you should take care of a few other important details. A) Prepare yourself for Canada's entry requirements. Ask yourself the following questions: Do I need a visa to travel to Canada?While some travellers require a visa to travel to Canada, many do not. Persons lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence who have a Green card or can provide other evidence of permanent...

Sundry Thoughts On Hotels In India

Posted on: 03 May, 2005

Author: Amit KM

Hotels in India have an infinite variety that you can hardly fathom. Much like the diversity of its national culture, the hospitality industry in India too has different ways of treating different guests coming from different parts of India as well as from all over the world. Hotels in India have understood that the only way to survive in the rat-race is by providing anything and everything that a customer asks for. The hospitality industry has taken up the arduous task of providing guests with an unprecedented level of comfort. Be it hotels in Mumbai or hotels in Delhi, the...

Enjoy Your Next Cruise Without Gaining 10 Pounds

Posted on: 03 May, 2005

Author: Lee Dobbins

Lets face it, one of the joys of a cruise is the sumptuous world class food that is available everywhere and in great quantities. Needless to say, nearly anyone who has embarked on a cruise has come back a bit heavier, but that doesn’t have to be the case. There are many other amenities aboard every cruise ship that you can enjoy and still fit into your bathing suit at the end of the trip. One key to not overeating is to simply only eat when you are hungry. Avoid the temptation to eat at every chance you get and...

Santo Domingo – Imperfect yet Irresistible

Posted on: 03 May, 2005

(Permission is freely granted to use this article so long as our about the author/resource box remains at the end of this article and with all links live.) When Ruth and Esther Ramos embarked on their labor of love, the creation of a wide-ranging resource of information about the Dominican Republic they just knew that a feature focussing on the Dominican Republic's captivating capital City, Santo Domingo, was more than a must! Santo Domingo is often referred to as 'the oldest city in the New World' for it was here that Christopher Columbus, smitten by the many charms of Hispaniola...

Santo Domingo – The ‘First’ City A Lasting Impression

Posted on: 01 May, 2005

When Ruth and Esther Ramos embarked on their labor of love, the creation of a wide-ranging resource of information about the Dominican Republic they just knew that a feature focussing on the Dominican Republic's captivating capital City, Santo Domingo, was more than a must! Santo Domingo is often referred to as 'the oldest city in the New World' for it was here that Christopher Columbus, smitten by the many charms of Hispaniola - the Isle he thought the most beautiful land in the World – eventually made his base. Having abandoned La Isabella their ill-fated first settlement (whilst Columbus was...