eGO.com Travel Funletter
Find the Fun!
3/31/04
CONTENTS
Extreme Vacation of the Week
Different, But not so Extreme Vacation of the Week
eGO.com 100: Fun Vacations of a Lifetime
eGOpinion of the Week ***New Feature***
Five Fabulous Travel Deals
Travel News
Fun Events
Joke of the Week
EXTREME VACATION OF THE WEEK
Casablanca, Marrakesh, the Sahara. Pirates,
palace intrigues and slave traders. See it all, as it should be seen, from
the back of a camel. Trek from oasis to oasis, meet Berbers in remote
villages, and be honored as a guest, not a captive, in this most exotic of
destinations.
http://www.mtsobek.com/mts/moc
DIFFERENT, BUT NOT SO EXTREME
VACATION OF THE WEEK
There are bike tours. And there are barge tours. Wouldn’t it be
great to combine the two, combining the leisurely pace and comfort of a barge
tour with the increased mobility and interaction of a bike trip? Well, these
people have done just that and placed it in, among other places, France’s
Loire Valley, home to fairytale castles and picturesque towns. The cost is
$850 for 8 days, which seems to us a good price for such a unique experience.
http://www.4windstours.com/page25.html
eGO.com 100
Fun 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
eGOpinion OF THE WEEK
eGOpinions are reviews of hotels, restaurants and
attractions by eGO Maniacs. Here’s a recent submission:
Attraction:
Gatlinburg Skylift, Gatlinburg Tennessee
eGOmaniac
Name: slwendt
How would you rate
this Attraction? 1
Why?
When a group of us
were on the ride in July, the ride broke down. We were trapped and had to be
rescued by the fire dept and rescue workers. We were never told what was
going on the whole time we were stuck. After we were rescued, 5 hours later
in the hot sun, we had to request a refund of our money and they had the
nerve to give us free unlimited family ride coupons good for 1 year--Like we
would ever go on the ride again! And we were from out of state. Now we hear
that on Christmas Eve the ride broke down again! Again people were trapped
for 5 hours in the cold and snow.
How fun is this
Attraction? 1
Why?
The people who run
this ride were not compassionate or apologetic for the occurrence. The refund
of money shouldn't have had to be requested and to give us free passes for 1
year when we live out of state is ridiculous.
Hopefully your travel experiences turn out better
than this one. If so, tell us about it. If not, let us know that too. Go to http://www.ego.com/maniacs/egopinion_add.asp?user_ID=
to leave your opinion. You don’t even have to
register.
FIVE FABULOUS TRAVEL DEALS
Alaska
cruise deals
Alaska cruises are traditionally higher priced
affairs. However, with more ships on the routes, this is shaping up to be a
good summer for bargain hunting. If only it wasn’t so expensive to get there.
Get the rundown from Frommers.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4422987/
Airfare and 6 nights in London from $499
Good for travel April, May, September, October-
which we believe are some of the best months anyway.
http://www.go-today.com/UK_FGLZ.ASP
Airfare and 3 day car rental in Paris from $367
Don’t know that we would drive in Paris, but if
you want to, this is a good price.
Beijing and
Yangtze River cruise
12 nights including the Great Wall, Forbidden
City, 7 night cruise, airfare and 24 meals from $1379.
Cancun
Avalon Grand Cancun, from $99/day all inclusive.
More deals at TravelDispatch.com
TRAVEL NEWS
Statue of Liberty to reopen
We alerted you a
few weeks ago that the statue was in danger of remaining closed indefinitely,
now we’re happy to report that you should be able to climb to the observation
deck this summer.
Tourists return to Libya
Now that Libya
has begun to see things in a different light, travel restrictions are being
lifted, opening this ancient land to tourists once more.
Disney raises prices
Notice that the Disney
Store at the mall is empty. See the price at Disney go up.
How far can you go?
Another rich guy
going to take a trip into space.
Celebrity goes to Galapagos
Smaller ship visits
remote islands.
FUN EVENTS
Custer’s Last Stand Reenactment
Hardin, Montana
June 25-27, 2004
Custer had
his last stand, but spawned an everlasting fountain of books, articles and
media coverage. This treatment may be the most exciting, a full scale
reenactment. Told from an Indian perspective (they being the only surviving
eyewitnesses), the show provides a living view of the historic event.
The Golden Chariot and Battle of the Lumecon
Mons, Belgium
June 6, 2004
Although the legend of Saint George is more commonly associated with
England, it also provides the basis for this spectacular struggle. The
dragon, known in these parts as the Lumecon, enters the town and begins to
strike out at its terrified victims. Saint George comes to the rescue of the
innocent bystanders and the battle is reenacted in full costume.
Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular
New York City
July 4, 2004
New York City's famously large department store, Macy's, puts on a
spectacular Fourth of July display with 14,000 aerial shells which explode
from barges positioned all along the east side of the island of Manhattan.
The fireworks display is synchronized and choreographed to a musical score.
Bastille Day
France
July 13-14, 2004
Bastille Day is France's most important national
holiday, commemorating the storming of the former high-security prison and
the uprising that marked the beginning of the French Revolution. There's a
huge military parade on the Champs-Elysées, and further celebrations take
place all over the city..
Pamplona Bull Run
Pamplona, Spain
July 6-14, 2004
The
Pamplona Bull Running, part of Pamplona's spectacular Fiesta de San Fermín,
is an event that people tell their grandchildren about. Considered by some to
be the definitive rite of manhood, the Pamplona Bull Run sees hundreds of
intrepid locals and visitors risking their lives to outpace galloping,
frenzied bulls as they hurtle along an 800 yard stretch of Pamplona's streets
towards the bullring.
http://212.21.227.173/VerPag.asp?IdPag=763&Idioma=5
Do you have an extreme vacation,
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