Archive for August, 2007
Monday, August 13th, 2007
The houseboats of Kashmir’s Dal Lake have been famous since they were first built by the British during the latter decades of the last century. Prevented by the Maharaja from buying land in Kashmir to build their houses, the British came up with the solution, as only they could, and built their houseboats-little bits of the “old country” floating on the serene, crystal clear waters of the Dal and Nagin Lakes in Srinagar. Used in those days by only their owners and their friends, the houseboats and Kashmir’s wonderful climate were both an escape from the heat of the plains and welcome respite from the rigors of life in Delhi. (more…)
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Thursday, August 9th, 2007
Starting, developing and expanding an internet home business can be one of the most exciting adventures that we embrace. This journey could change our lives. Unfortunately, there is a disadvantage when we are creating a work from home enterprise.
There will be new concepts learned and applied. There will be attempts and failures. There will be disappointments and frustrations. A work at home business can bring success to our lives but it will also bring stress. We can control the pressure that will come. These tips can help us to manage the strain of creating an internet venture. The road to making money online is littered with obstacles but preparing for these challenges can make the journey easier. (more…)
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Friday, August 3rd, 2007
We all know someone like my friend Carol. She has done fairly well for herself and holds down a reasonable job. She works as a primary school teacher here in the U.K. but quite frankly her salary is nothing to write home about. Yet, (and this is the amazing thing), Carol always seems to be able to take the most remarkable holidays outside of term time. Amongst our group of friends she is known as the “supremo of cheap last minute foreign holidays” as she always seems to be away on some Caribbean cruise or safari in Africa. One of her cheap vacations last year wasn’t quite so glamorous - she visited Argentina and stayed in some metal shack type accommodation, but when you are literally booking holidays at the last second you have to be prepared to take the rough with the smooth sometimes. (more…)
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Wednesday, August 1st, 2007
Many people who are going to take a vacation will often use a travel agent to do all the work for them. In the past this has been one of the easiest ways for vacation planning, but not necessarily the cheapest. Many people still use a person travel agent, but there are other options available today for planning your next trip.
If you use your computer and internet service, you have all the tools you need available at your fingertips to do all your vacation organization all by yourself for free. There are websites available that can show you almost any place you would like to visit. Just type in the destination and go from there. (more…)
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