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Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:59:00 +0000

Fresno State Issues Mexico Travel Warning To Students
Fresno State Officials are cautioning students about traveling to Mexico over spring break. On Monday, the school sent out a news release reminding students of the travel warning issued by the U.S. State Department over the weekend, which warned people of the increased violence in the region.

Many UK fans making travel plans for New Orleans
Travel agents around Central Kentucky say they’ve been busy Monday taking calls from eager fans.

World Exclusive video: Time Travel Scientist Dr. Ronald Mallett, History Channel

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:25:30 +0000

For quite some time, Ronald Mallett has been working on plans for a time machine. This machine uses a ring laser and the theory of relativity. Mallett first argued that the ring laser would produce a limited amount of frame-dragging which might be measured experimentally, saying: In Einstein’s general theory of relativity, both matter and energy can create a gravitational field. This means that the energy of a light beam can produce a gravitational field. My current research considers both the weak and strong gravitational fields produced by a single continuously circulating unidirectional beam of light. In the weak gravitational field of a unidirectional ring laser, it is predicted that a spinning neutral particle, when placed in the ring, is dragged around by the resulting gravitational field. In a later paper, he argued that at sufficient energies, the circulating laser might produce not just frame-dragging but also closed timelike curves, allowing time travel into the past: For the strong gravitational field of a circulating cylinder of light, I have found new exact solutions of the Einstein field equations for the exterior and interior gravitational fields of the light cylinder. The exterior gravitational field is shown to contain closed timelike lines. The presence of closed timelike lines indicates the possibility of time travel into the past. This creates the foundation for a time machine based on a circulating cylinder of light. Funding for his program, now known …

Rick Steves’ Europe Through the Back Door 2010: The Travel Skills Handbook

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:11:17 +0000

Rick Steves’ Europe Through the Back Door 2010: The Travel Skills Handbook

ISBN13: 9781598802818
Condition: NEW
Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

Product Description
You can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when traveling through Europe, including how to:

Plan your itinerary and maximize your time
Pack light—and right
Find good-value hotels and restaurants
Travel smoothly by train, bus, car, and plane
Avoid crowds and tourist scams
Hurdle the language barrier
Understand cultural differences and connect with locals
Save money while enjoying the trip of a lifetime
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Bridge card-game lessons begin Sunday

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:04:39 +0000

Travel agents happy over DGCA restoring Commission
Mumbai, Mar 13 : Travel Agents across the country over a recent ruling of the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), ruling out zero commission in air tickets in India.

Australia

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:10:48 +0000

Australia

ISBN13: 9781741791600
Condition: NEW
Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

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No one knows Australia like Lonely Planet…remember, we live here! We know where Sydney’s best surf beaches are, where to get the best coffee in Melbourne’s cobbled lanes, and how to cross the great red plains in a van without getting scorched.

Lonely Planet guides are written by experts who get to the heart of every destination they visit. This fully updated edition is packed with accurate, practical and honest advice, designed to give you the information y… More >>

San Diego Travel Video

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:25:08 +0000

Check out San Diego and some of it’s most popular attractions from a birdseye view. To learn more about visiting San Diego go to www.sandiego.org.

Speedboats and Helicam aerial photography

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:25:08 +0000

Happy Birthday to me! Last Thursday (4th March) was the big day. I tend not to celebrate the passing years, but this year enjoyed a great day out on the water playing with speedboats, cameras and a helicopter…. Background: I am manager at Sunrise Divers, based at Karon Beach in Phuket. The owner bought a very nice speedboat last year and we’re going to offer the boat for private charters – not diving, but cruising, sightseeing, getting out to offshore islands, off the beaten track a bit. The boat is called Sky Water, it’s a Sea Ray 26 foot sports boat, top class, very nice.. not your average Thai speedboat. It’s available for charter for up to 4 people.. can squeeze in a couple more, but it’s not a huge boat. The waters around Phuket are dotted with small islands. Some are very popular like Phi Phi or Koh Khai. Other islands are less well known. The Sky Water can take you wherever you want. Damn, I want one too!

On Thursday, we had arranged a day at Koh Rang Yai, a small and very nice island just off the east coast of Phuket. The Sky Water is based at the Ao Po Marina in the northeast of Phuket.. the photo below shows Gilbert (owner) and Sky Water at the marina…

It was just 15 minutes cruise to reach Koh Rang Yai. The day was all about photos. We met the guys from Helicam at Ao Po. Helicam specialises in taking aerial photos amd videos. They do boats, hotels, private houses and much more and get some amazing photos – their website is www.helicam.asia. It happens that I know Phil, one of the owners, as our kids go to the same school. On Thursday Phil was joined by Khun Moo – Phil is the helicopter pilot (remote control) and Moo the photographer.

Enough talk!.. I’m waiting for some of the finished Helicam photos – will be added soon, but I took some pics on the day from the shore and from the boat. Firstly – Koh Rang Yai is a gorgeous little island…

We cruised in to the beach and unloaded the Helicam gear… helicopter, remote controls, batteries, and other fancy electronic gear that was beyond my ken. Phil got the copter ready on the beach. It can take off and land pretty much anywhere. Phil preferred to use the beach, but later we managed it from the back of the speedboat

The helicopter can’t stay up for too long, about 15 minutes is the limit on a set of batteries. We planned 2 runs – the first getting aerial shots of the boat and the second with wakeboarding. I stayed on shore for the first run, as we didn’t want too many people cluttering the boat. I have a 300mm zoom on the camera so got a few good pictures of Sky Water and the chase helicopter…

You might notice the hills and shoreline behind the boat… the East coast of Phuket is very different to the developed beaches on the West coast. You can get to Koh Rang Yai easily by longtail boat from Laem Hin.. or by chartering the Sky Water After the first run, Phil landed the helicopter at the beach – the hat in the foreground is Phil…

For the second photo session, Gilbert wanted to try something new… photos of him wakeboarding taken from the helicopter. This was new for the Helicam team too! I’ll post some of the final photos that they got in a couple of days… I was on the boat, Gilbert in the water and Phil somewhat apprehensively launching the helicopter from the back of the speedboat – not much room to manoeuvre…

The boat captain upped the revs, Phil piloted the helicopter behind Gilbert on his wakeboard and we flew past the beach a couple of times. Now, Gilbert’s not a wakeboard champ, but enjoys a bit of a go – anyone chartering the Sky Water can also do some watersports – there’s plenty of quiet water on the East coast of Phuket, ideal for a quick wakeboarding session. I took some photos from the boat… waiting for some pics from Helicam.. and (I have seen some previews) they are good.

After the photo session we threw the anchor, swam ashore and had a couple (ahem, I had more than a couple) of beers and some food at the restaurant at Koh Rang Yai – food is tasty, also not cheap at all! Well, occasionally Paradise is worth it – you can stay at Koh Rang Yai in simple bungalows for 1000 Baht per night. After the drinks we carried the Helicam gear back to the boat and sped back to Ao Po in the afternoon sun. In this weather, a day on the water is always a pleasure. And yes I got a bit too much sun, but since I work in the office 6 days a week, too much sun is a luxury!

• Sky Water – Speedboat Charters
• Helicam – Aerial Photos and Video

Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs issues travel warning for Thailand

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:07:15 +0000

No Travel Advised in Eastern Beadle County
Due to flooding in parts of eastern Beadle County the Emergency Manager is advising no travel.

National Geographic Guide to the National Parks of the United States, 6th Edition

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 07:09:54 +0000

National Geographic Guide to the National Parks of the United States, 6th Edition

ISBN13: 9781426203930
Condition: NEW
Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

Product Description
Featuring 375 color photos and 80 full-color detailed mapsmore than any other park guidebookthis is the most comprehensive, up-to-the-minute book of its kind on the market today. A perennial favorite with more than a million copies sold in previous editions, it reflects National Geographic’s century-long association with America’s national parks system and its peerless reputation for travel expertise and cartographic excellence.

The guide opens with a… More >>

Switched on Media Engaged with Flight Centre, Escape Travel and Student Flights on SEO

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:06:31 +0000

Sri Lanka
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