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The state of Connecticut is a hidden treasure of extensive coastlines and rich history. Perfect for family travel or a summer escape - you will find what you are looking for in Connecticut.
Famous for its San Diego Zoo this southern California city boasts many other opportunities for its visitors. From whale watching, 15 different museums, exciting nightlife with cafes and night clubs and even Sea World, every visitor can find something to do.
This is the second week of the Tour De France race and marks the beginning of the mountainous Alps region. By the end of the tour the cyclists will have changed elevation equivalent to climbing up and down Mount Everest three times. One note-able improvement in the race’s history has been the road conditions in the mountain regions. When the race was originally run there were no paved roads and riders often had to push the bicycles up hard packed dirt roads. The roads were eventually paved but the conditions were still treacherous with potholes and small rocks. This debris often caused accidents and injury. Today the roads are clean and smooth which helps with high speed lightweight bicycle frames. This week also has one of the two of the two built in rest days of the race, the first on Monday the 16th.
July 14th or as the French call it 14 Julliet is Bastille Day in France. While most people associate the holiday with the storming of the Bastille, it really celebrates the Fete de la Federation, a feast that marked the end of the French Revolution. Being one of the most important holidays the country is filled with celebrations and festivities that start on the night of July 13th and continue through July 14th. The largest celebrations take place on the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris, with the French President in attendance.
The worlds oldest Golf Championship the British Open gets into full swing in at the Carnousite Golf Club in the United Kingdom this weekend.
Anyone who spends any amount of time on the internet has probably heard of Google’s new 411 service. You dial 1-800-GOOG-411 (1-800-466-4411) say the location and business name or service and Google reads you back a list of possible matches. Hear the one you want, say the number you get connected. The new twist is when you hear the listing you want you can also say ‘map it’ and a link to a map will be sent to you via SMS.
Depending on your combination of carrier/phone/data service you could end up with anything from a completely useless unclickable link in an SMS message to a link that opens up in your mobile browser giving you door to door directions (hey they do say it’s an experimental service so cut them some slack). We suggest giving it a try from your house to your local restaurant first, before using this on the road.
Oh and a word of warning sometimes those directions you get from internet mapping services are a little peculiar. They leave out details like bridges if the toll isn’t collected in the direction you happen to be traveling, and can direct you to cross over highways where no overpass exists, so use a little common sense when following them.
Americans love water parks - millions flock to them year after year especially during the summer. Here are some of our favorites:
Take me out to the ball game doesn’t have to be just a one-night experience!
No, July promises to be the highlight of your summer if you are a baseball fan with tickets to the 78th Major League Baseball All Star Game.
Today marks the start of the worlds most famous bicycle race the Tour De France. The Tour de France runs for three weeks starting in London passing through Belgium and eventually ending up Paris France. The cyclists compete daily riding from one city to the next with each day counting as individual stage. Contestant compete individually but enter as a team. Teams are allowed to compete only by invitation and are usually known by the name of the team sponsor. While the team members can work together and form strategies it is an individual race. During the race the leader where the coveted “yellow jersey” signifying he is the leader. The green jersey also known as the sprinting jersey is worn by the person who has the most points from sprinting parts of the race. The third jersey is the polka dot jersey or mountain jersey. This jersey is given to the first rider at the top key mountains along the race.
What New York Giants southpaw struck out Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmy Foxx, Al Simmons and Joe Cronin in the All-Star Game?
Know the difference between a Bronx cheer and a Baltimore Chop?
How many World Series titles have the New York Yankees won?
So you think you’re baseball’s most rabid fan huh? But you couldn’t afford to shill out the $800 to $1,200 to snag a seat the Major League Baseball All-Star game this July 10th, 2007 in San Francisco? Well instead of sitting at home and crying into your baseball glove why not take a trip to baseball’s Mecca – The National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. (more…)
A suburb of London, Wimbledon is home to the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club which hosts the Wimbledon Championships. For almost one hundred years and the oldest major in the history of tennis, Wimbledon is still played on grass and is considered by many to be the most prestigious of the Grand Slam. To the locals it is known simply as the Wimbledon and is held the last week of June, first week of July each year.
The Fourth of July bring out the nostalgic traveler in all of us, if you’re looking for a place to connect with your American Revolutionary Founding Fathers, Colonial Williamsburg might be just what you’re looking for. A stone’s throw away from Virginia Beach Colonial Williamsburg allows you to step back in time and see what life was like during the late 1700’s. Visit a bustling 18th century city where residents live and show the hardships of day to day life, walk down the streets chances are you might bump into someone famous like Benjamin Franklin or Patrick Henry. Local artisans and tradesmen are on hand to show the tools they used in leather working, printing, and blacksmith shops. There are programs scheduled throughout the day, some designed specially for children, making this a family friendly vacation destination.
Disney World in Orlando Florida is a top family vacation destination, but a family can easily be overwhelmed with the variety of hotel options to choose from when staying on site at a Disney resort. Disney maintains hotels in several pricing categories, allowing all guests to find what they are looking for with hotel features to fit any budget.