Dear Best Hawaii Vacations blog visitors, Thanks for visiting and reading our 1st Hawaii vacation blog carnival . Our web stats showed us the highest number of visitors to our Hawaii blog ever. We feel honored. We very much hope that you found useful information for your next Hawaii vacation. Today we start a new Hawaii blog project. We thought it might be a good idea to introduce Hawaiian businesses to you. By doing this, we will show you that there are plenty of business opportunities in Hawaii besides the Hawaii real estate agent or massage therapist at a big Hawaii resort. Making your dream of Moving to Hawaii come true, it's nice to know how other people manage to make a living in Hawaii without being independably wealthy. Today we invite you to our first interview with one of the Hawaiian Islands experienced photographers, Honolulu based Jennifer Crites. We include a few of Jennifer's photos in this post, just to awaken your interest to visit her site to see more of her Hawaii photography with Hawaii life style or Hawaiian wedding photos. Jennifer is also an experienced travel writer .  read more »

January : A somewhat tempestuous introduction to the New year. The temporary closure of Port Askaig pier exposed the limitations of Port Ellen pier in bad weather. Lagavulin boat builders ?Stormcats? launched a new model, the ?Stormbreaker?. There was an affecting story of Church of Scotland Reader Angela Stather?s battle with psoriasis. Memories were stirred as Bessie Williamson?s long association with Laphroaig were recalled. Iseabail MacTaggart took over the baton of the Islay Gaelic Choir. A party of bird enthusiasts, fuelled by a modicum of the local product, identified ninety-eight different species (or maybe 106...). Trailing clouds of glory - the Ileach was deemed Highlands and Islands Community Newspaper of the Year. A confidential US Navy document was washed up on a Bruichladdich beach. The once familiar puffer, the ?Pibroch?  read more »

This Hawaii blog post is sponsored by Affordable Hawaii Vacation Aloha and welcome back at our Best Hawaii Vacation blog, With the overwhelming response on our post interview about Hawaii photos with Honolulu based Hawaii photographer and Hawaiian travel writer Jennifer Crites, we are well aware that you are waiting for Jennifer's photo tips when on Hawaii vacation. Photo tips will be coming soon!!!  read more »

THE DISNEY NEWS Updates From Affordable Walt Disney World Vacation January 16, 2008 Copyright 1999 - 2008 by John P. Gross. All rights reserved. ================================================= To subscribe to Affordable Disney's blog, click the following icon: Or copy and paste the following URL into your RSS Reader: http://affordabledisney.blogspot.com/atom.xml : My Yahoo! users can instantly add our blog content to My Yahoo! Add My Yahoo! : You can also subscribe to our blog at MSN! Add to My MSN! ================================================= Hi Everyone! NOTE: If you want to visit Walt Disney World when there is no deal for the general public, you will need to follow the discount strategies that are revealed in our online book, "Secrets To An Affordable Walt Disney World Vacation," to make your vacation affordable. Now on with the show... In this blog... * Deals and specials - Room discounts for Floridians, Disney cruise line discounts for Floridians, Bellagio Resort & Casino discount, and perks at Treasure Island Resort & Casino * The latest news from around the "World" - are the Russians coming to Epcot?  read more »

THE DISNEY NEWS - Affordable Walt Disney World Vacation January 9, 2008 Copyright 1999 - 2008 by John P. Gross. All rights reserved. ================================================= To subscribe to Affordable Disney's blog, click the following icon: Or copy and paste the following URL into your RSS Reader: http://affordabledisney.blogspot.com/atom.xml : My Yahoo! users can instantly add our blog content to My Yahoo! Add My Yahoo! : You can also subscribe to our blog at MSN! Add to My MSN! ================================================= Hi Everyone! NOTE: If you want to visit Walt Disney World when there is no deal for the general public, you will need to follow the discount strategies that are revealed in our online book, "Secrets To An Affordable Walt Disney World Vacation," to make your vacation affordable. Members should log in to get the updated email address for Beth, our travel agent. Beth writes: "About a year ago Time Warner/Roadrunner traded many of their internet accounts with Comcast so that they'd each be more efficient. My account was a casualty of that change. Until a few days ago email sent to my old Roadrunner address was being forwarded, but that has officially stopped now. Anyone using that old address will get the email returned. Therefore, it is very important that you update your address book to reflect the new address." Now on with the show... In this blog... * Deals and specials - annual passholder discount, dining certificates sale, discount Disney cruises, California resident ticket discount, and AARP discount * The latest news from around the "World" - Victoria & Albert's in the Grand Floridian Resort & Spa bans children * Laurie writes about a shooting star and the magic of Disney * Disney parks in search of CMO - Chief Magic Official * Disney/Pixars "Toy Story" comes to the stage on the Disney Wonder * This week's coupon - save at BB King's House of Blues in Orlando ================================================= NEW THIS WEEK WALT DISNEY WORLD Annual Passholders save on rooms now through the first week in February with our discount code! Value resorts from $79; Moderate resorts from $139. -------------------------------- OUTSIDE WALT DISNEY WORLD For a limited time get $25 dining certificates for restaurants near Disneyland California and Walt Disney World Florida - and across the USA - for only $5! -------------------------------- DISNEY CRUISE LINE Two Disney Cruises in January for $299 per person! -------------------------------- DISNEYLAND CALIFORNIA Californians residing in these zip codes can gain entry to both Disneyland parks for the price of a one ticket! AARP Members and up to 5 guests save $8.00 per ticket at this popular San Diego park!  read more »

Do you want to go scuba diving or wind surfing this Christmas , or do you wish to spend a marvelous time with your family by the beach this festive season?  read more »

Phuket is one of the most popular tourism destinations in Thailand. The Evason Phuket hotel is well located on Phuket at Chalong Bay, and provides hotel guests with clean and comfortabel accommodation on this beautiful island. The well trained staff is always there whe you need them and they are eager to make your stay at the Evason Phuket a remarkable experience. The beaches in Phuket belong to the best in the world with white sand and many watersport activities available. Enjoy the blue ocean, tropical palm trees, fresh seafood and many entertainment options. Room service and a 24 hour available reception desk are standard and therefore the Evason Phuket is well received among international travelers. Considering the features of the hotel, it comes with all the amenities and facilities that you would expect from a hotel in this class and even more. Personal IDD telephones and well equipped Mini Bars are just a short sample of the whole range of room amenities available. The discounted Internet rates for the Evason Phuket in Phuket that you see on this page are ONLY available on Excelloz.com and not from the Evason Phuket hotel directly. The prices listed are already inclusive of all service and tax charges. To make a booking please choose the appropriate period of your stay to check availability. The Present hotel text & Images about the Evason Phuket hotel Phuket are for reference only. Excelloz.com is not responsible for the accuracy of this text & Images information or for any facilities that may or may not be available at the hotel.  read more »

Andaman Beach (Sunrise Beach) south - part of fishing village right, hillside bungalows of Viewpoint, far left (image Castaway Resort ) Lipe is a fair bit more developed since I was first there in 99, but it remains a pretty nice place to visit with several good white sand beaches, some fairly nice snorkeling, good diving, a variety of accommodation, restaurants and bars - and yet not overbuilt. There are no roads and not many motorcycles on the various tracks. Hey, and there are very few dogs!  read more »