For those of you who missed the last fee-free weekend at Yellowstone National Park you will be happy to know that they are doing it again on August 15 and 16. Responding to the tough economic times and wanting to give as many people as possible the opportunity to go on a Yellowstone tour, the Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar, came up with the fee-free weekends to encourage Americans to tour their national parks.
Travel movies are a great way to help you choose your vacation destination. In the past twenty years there have been some really great (and not so great) films made that feature panoramic views of popular vacation destinations. The following is a short list of some of the better travel films you can rent and enjoy from home.
According to a recent article in Buffalo’s “Business First” newspaper, hotel occupancy for Niagara Falls resorts is down almost fourteen percent this year, leaving a vacancy rate of nearly forty-five percent. Nationally its even worse. The overall hotel vacancy rate in the United States currently stands at forty-seven percent. Overseas, for those looking to book a European vacation or tour, hotel vacancy rates are also high, particularly with many Americans staying close to home and taking their vacations in the United States.
Watching beautiful sunsets, having dinner at romantic restaurants, and walking along the beach hand in hand are just a few of the ways that new couples like to spend their time together. When the relationship is fresh and love is in bloom, each action, no matter how small, means so much. Men want to impress and women want everything to be just right. For memories worth preserving, may we suggest the following destinations, all available as individual trips or part of our European tour packages.
Touring Europe is now far more pleasant and safer than it has been in years past. The continent has brought down its walls and opened its doors to tourists from all over the world who want to see the wonders of the regions where civilization first thrived and grew. Opulent palaces and massive monuments commemorating bloody battles and majestic emperors are scattered throughout the land amidst modern marvels where visitors can see the wonders of 21st Century technology.
Everyone loves a vacation but no one wants to spend a lot of money on one. That’s okay. You work hard for what you have and blowing it all on a few days off in July and August seems silly. You can enjoy a summer vacation and still go home with a few dollars in your pocket if you follow the following five suggestions:
7/13/09 – Grand Canyon – South Rim – A man plunged 600 feet to his death this morning after driving his blue sedan over the edge of the Grand Canyon’s South Rim. This appeared to be a suicide modeled after the famous death plunge scene at the end of the movie “Thelma and Louise”. Police are investigating.
Aerial shots of the grand Canyon provide a great view and can really give you an idea of the scope and size of this massive creation of Mother Nature’s, but what about the waterways that make up a good portion of the Canyon floor?
On April 5, 1909 a story appeared in the Arizona Gazette claiming that an archeological expedition funded by the Smithsonian Institute had found caves in the Grand Canyon which contained ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics and artifacts. No follow up story was ever done, sources were not verified, and the Smithsonian has no record of it. Just a hoax, right? That’s what many people thought and the story faded away, forgotten for nearly a century.
