Archive for the 'Travel' category

Gulf Coast beaches update

 | May 16, 2012 10:18 am

Oil spill cleanup is under way

Oil spill cleanup is under way at many beaches along the Gulf Coast, and beach-bound travelers are keeping a close eye on coastal conditions.

Here are some of the latest updates from destinations affected by the oil disaster:

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The Go-Green Express

 | May 14, 2012 10:13 am

Rob Roy McGregor Rides His Bike to Save the Rain Forests


Perhaps you’ve seen him riding down the side of U.S. Highway 90 wearing a kilt and asked yourself, “Who is that guy and what is he thinking?”

He goes by the name Rob Roy McGregor, and he is riding his bike to help raise environmental awareness and save the world’s rain forests.

McGregor’s journey began in Orlando in January 2009 at the 32nd Annual Scottish Highlands Festival. The cultural anthropologist and father of four set off on a journey throughout Florida to spread his message.

After pedaling nearly 1,000 miles across the state, McGregor ended his ride on Feb. 7 in his hometown of DeFuniak Springs.

“I am biking and creating art to draw attention to our most critical global problem created by our daily decisions,” he says. “The current focus of my bike ride and art exhibition is global climate change.”

McGregor is currently riding across his ancestors’ hometown of Glasgow, Scotland, and working on a new exhibit, “The 13 Acacia Trees of Life Art Project.”

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Travel to Berlin-European Destination City

 | April 13, 2012 8:52 am

Berlin is an emerging European city. During World War II, large parts of the German capital were destroyed by air raids and the Battle of Berlin, one of the final battles of the war during which Hitler committed suicide. Soon after, a decades-long Cold War filled with fear and control split the city – and the nation – in two.

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Home Sweet Home Office

 | March 26, 2012 7:48 am

Telecommute

Time to Telecommute?

As gas prices and stress soar, more Emerald coast residents consider working from home

Most folks would agree: The morning commute to work in rush-hour traffic produces a pain specific to the posterior region. Now, with the price of gasoline continuing to climb, workers are feeling it in the pocketbook, too.

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16 years before the Mayflower…Pole had reached America’s shores

 | March 25, 2012 7:37 am

For quite  some time the story of Jan z Kolna has circulated within the Polish American community.
A Polish seafarer  in the service of the King of Denmark, he was said to have piloted a fleet of Danish ships which had set sail from Copenhagen and reached the coast of what is now Labrador, Canada in 1476.

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Polish Easter Party in Gulf Breeze Florida

 | March 20, 2012 7:26 am

SUN. MARCH 30 – 1’til 4 PM

ST. ANN CHURCH HALL

100 Daniel Drive, Gulf Breeze, FL32561

Catered by: KAROLINA’S EURO DELI

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Blackbeard II Sailing Charters in Destin Florida

 | March 19, 2012 7:24 am

Blackbeard II Sailing Charters in Destin Florida



Sailing is the art of controlling a sailing vessel. By adjusting the rigging, rudder and dagger or centre board, a sailor manages the force of the wind on the sails (main and/or jib) in order to change the direPoints of sailction and speed of a boat. Mastery of the skill requires experience in varying wind and sea conditions, as well as knowledge concerning sailboats. If you are interested in Sailing charters in Destin area please go to http://sailing.destinspaces.com/index.html  and call Camille for details.

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Through the Cumberland Gap: Bluegrass, Mountains and History

 | March 12, 2012 6:44 am

Through the Cumberland Gap
The wonder of exploration defines Kentucky’s past and future

White settlers in Colonial America began conquering the East by the 1600s, but the territory to the west remained a great unknown. The Appalachian Mountains formed a natural barrier, neatly but unevenly, dividing the North American continent into East and West.

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