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eGO.com Travel FunletterFind the Fun! CONTENTS Extreme Vacation of the Week eGO.com 100: Fun Vacations of a Lifetime Five Fabulous Travel Deals Fun Events EXTREME VACATION OF THE WEEKCan we agree that the Winter Olympics is more fun to watch than its warm weather counter-part? Wouldn’t it be even more fun to participate? And no, we’re not talking about ice skating or any other sport persecuted by French judges. We’re talking 80 MPH adrenaline rushes like luge, skeleton, and ski jumping. Where do you go to pick up the arcane skills required to fly through the air and over the ice on fiberglass? Salt Lake City of course. They have to do something with those expensive Olympic facilities. Don’t worry about finding a baby sitter, they have youth programs as well. http://www.utaholympicpark.com/sportservices/airandice_school.html DIFFERENT, BUT NOT SO EXTREME VACATION OF THE WEEKIf you can’t make it to Utah before next month’s thaw, don’t fret, June will bring on another ski season in the Alps. Not those Alps, the ones in New Zealand, with a season opposite our own. That’s right, if you didn’t get enough cold and snow this winter, you can always take part in someone else’s. eGO.com 100Fun Vacations of a lifetime
Each issue we add five names to the eGO.com 100.
Clicking on the following names will take you to a short run down on why it was
selected, and what the top attractions are (the list is in no particular
order). See the other selections: http://www.ego.com/100
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Newport,
Rhode Island
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Buenos
Aires, Argentina
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Quebec,
Canada
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Salzburg,
Austria
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Kenya
Vote for the next five now!
It’s time to start planning your summer beach
vacation. To get things going in that direction, our next five selections
will be beach vacations. Which ones should we choose? Vote for you choice now. Also,
our current poll is giving some surprising results on the type vacations people
like to take. See what they are and give us your opinion on our home page.
FIVE FABULOUS TRAVEL DEALS$198 Cross
country
Continuing deals for domestic airfares.
http://www.frommers.com/book_a_trip/deal_airfare/deal.cfm? Matt Lauer an eGO Maniac?
We don’t know if Matt got his inspiration to visit
Richard Branson’s Island from us, but the idea was one of our past Extreme
Vacations, (http://www.ego.com/awards/) so the possibility does exist.
We’ll keep an eye out to see if Matt is a closet eGO Maniac. As we hinted
before, few of us can join Matt or Richard on the island, but as MSNBC points
out, there are cheaper Caribbean options for the rest of us.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4115628/ Machu Picchu
Seven days exploring Incan ruins in Peru from
$789.
http://www.traveland.com/vacation_details.php?id=26
Bermuda
Bound
Seven day cruise to Bermuda on Norwegian Majesty
from $501.
http://www.cruisedirect.com/find_dest_bermuda.php
12 Night
Carnival to Hawaii with free air to LAX
Cruise starts in LA and ends in Hawaii. Air back
to LAX included. From $998.
http://www.cruisecompete.com/specials.php/?special=572
More deals at TravelDispatch.com TRAVEL NEWSCape Town is cheapThe rand is
down. That’s bad news for South Africa, but good news for you, especially if
you visit this spectacularly situated European enclave.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4264182/
Ins and outs of chartering a sailboatChartering your
own sailboat can be a great vacation (it was one of our featured vacations
several months ago). This new article from Frommer’s tells you how to do it.
http://www.frommers.com/activities/cruise/article.cfm?articleid=1740&destid=CRUISE
The world’s best cruise ships 2004From a Conde
Nast Travelers readers poll.
http://www.concierge.com/cntraveler/lists/cruiseships04
How to avoid spending too much on cruiseAll of those
little extras add up. Learn how to avoid some of them.
http://www.anitavacation.com/articles/cruise/cruisespending.shtml
Airlines offering freebiesTraditional airlines
are fighting the discounters by offering free mileage, tickets and other
perks.
http://www.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/02/24/biz.trav.health.risk/index.html
FUN EVENTS
SpoletoCharleston, SC
May 28- June 14,
2004
Internationally
recognized as one of the world's premier arts festivals, Spoleto
Festival USA fills the historic theaters, churches and outdoor spaces
of historic Charleston, South Carolina, with opera, dance, theater
and music for 17 days each spring.
The 2004 festival will feature
premiers, debuts, and new productions in a whirlwind of 138 performances.
http://www.spoletousa.org/
Cannes Film FestivalCannes, France
12-23 May, 2004
Cannes is the biggest and most famous film festival in the world. Most
of the screenings are by invitation only, and if you’re reading this, you’re
probably not on the list. It still may be worth a visit, there are some
events open to the public, and there’s always the beach where starlets are
vying for attention.
http://www.sol.com/feria/
Monaco Grand PrixMonaco
May 23, 2004
If you can tear yourself away from the last day at Cannes, we suggest
Monaco as a likely destination. There you will find yourself at another
glamorous event, this one featuring cars instead of cars. The circuit winds
round some of the most famous streets in motor racing, past the Mairie, the
Casino, through the tunnel and round the swimming pool by the port.
http://www.acm.mc/acm/index.html
Cape Gourmet FestivalCape Town, South
Africa
May 7-22, 2004
An article above identified Cape Town as one of the
world’s cheapest destinations. Why not save money and eat well too? During these
two weeks South Africa opens its doors to the world for a whirlwind tour of
its acclaimed restaurant industry at the Cape Gourmet Festival in Cape Town.
The event is staged at venues all over the city and incorporates the four-day
Good Food and Wine Show, held at the Good Hope Centre.
http://www.gourmetsa.com/
Indy 500Indianapolis,
Indiana
May 30, 2004
The Indianapolis 500 Mile Race is the oldest and
richest car race in the world, and probably the biggest one day sporting
event of any kind. If you only ever see one race in the States then this has
to be the one.
http://www.indy500.com/
Some events from http://www.whatsonwhen.com/
JOKE OF THE WEEKDo you have an extreme vacation, event or joke you would like to suggest? Let us know at funletter@ego.com |
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