Wednesday, Jun. 18 2008
Tyko, Japan is absolutely amazing, and this wonderful black and white picture gives downtown Tokyo a classic, yet obviously modern.
This image came from jdtate101’s flickr photostream, and is one of several thousand photos you can find in their collection. I’ve always wanted to visit Tokyo – maybe one day….
If you’ve ever considered owning your own private island, Thatch Cay may be the perfect destination for you.
Thatch Cay is one of the only undeveloped U.S. Virgin Islands still available. It sits just a 3 minute boat ride from St. Thomas, and stretches almost 3 miles from east to west. The island [...]
Tuesday, Jun. 17 2008
Continuing with today’s theme of cruising, I thought I’d find something that captures the magic of being on a cruise ship out in the ocean, and this Alaskan Sunset from Celtics24’s flickr photostream was a perfect pick.
This image was taken from the back of a cruise ship as the photographer was leaving Skagway, Alaska.
Beautiful.
Monday Holland America took delivery of its biggest ship ever – the 2,104 passenger Eurodam. This is the line’s 14th ship, and is the first of a new class of vessels. These new ships have one more deck than the company’s previous “Vista Class”, and include innovations like “spa staterooms” according to [...]
Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises is soon to launch a weekly cruise in New York designed, not for tourists, but for native New Yorkers. It’s called “New Yorkers on New York” and the weekly cruise will cater to city residents who are looking to get to know their home town just a little bit [...]
Monday, Jun. 16 2008
This absolutely beautiful image was taken from janruss’ flickr photostream, and is one of dozens of beautiful shots of Hawaii in her collection. The reflections on the water, and calming blue sky make me want to hop on a plane, fly to Maui and never come back.
The image is accented by torches in [...]
It looks like domestic air travel is headed for a small growth this year thanks to the rising costs of airfares.
Research firm Global Insight is estimating a 0.8 percent increase year-over-year in the total number of domestic passenger trips during the second quarter of 2008. There is expected to be a higher increase [...]
If you’re an Olympics enthusiast, no doubt you’re eagerly anticipating the 2008 Beijing Olympics. If you’re a fan of Olympic history as well, you may be interested in the latest cruise offered by MSC Cruises. They’re new Mediterranean cruise vacation ventures back to the origins of the modern international games.
In [...]
Friday, Jun. 13 2008
The Travel Channel is embarking on an interesting experiment that could have you turning your next vacation video into Travel Channel ready footage. If you have $2,500 to spare, you can attend the Travel Channel Academy – a 3 Day crash course in filmmaking.
There you’ll learn how to shoot, script, and edit your [...]
Tuesday, May. 27 2008