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Family vacation time on Balboa Island
Family fun on Balboa Island Balboa Island is located in Orange County’s Newport Harbor close to Newport Beach, CA. Balboa Island is a man made Island. The island is 1¾ miles around., so plan for a lot of walking as parking is at a premium. Do not miss Walking on main street, browsing the shops. Walking…
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Family Vacation takes the #CruiseChat Spotlight
You’re Invited to a Family Vacation Celebration (looking for the recap?) Join Travel Designed by Stephanie, Cindy Richards from Traveling Mom and CruiseBuzz as we buzz about family vacations. Just in time for Summer vacation. Have you been? Are you planning? Do you have any survival tips? Be ready to tweet about how to have…
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Photo Recap From The Newport Dunes
Day 1 Family Vacation Recap for #2011FamVaca Approximately 7 miles from my house is the Back Bay of Newport Beach. The Upper Newport Bay is one of the premier recreational and environmental assets in my community. The Dunes Resort, is situated on the Back Bay and makes the perfect place to kick off our 2011 Family Vacation.…
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Summer Family Fun Begins at the Newport Dunes
My family vacation kicks off at Newport Dunes Family-friendly resort with a lot of activities to keep kids (and parents) happy. Located off the back bay of Newport Beach, this could be one of Southern California’s “best kept secrets.” I admit, this is not the Ritz Carlton in Laguna Niguel (one of my favorite hotels…
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The Wonderful World of Blue | #FriFotos
Blue from around the world: Azul, Bleu, Blau, Blu, Blauw, Pol?, Gorm, Blå “There is no blue without yellow and without orange.” Vincent van Gogh As the Irish proverb goes: “May flowers always line your path and sunshine light your day. May songbirds serenade you every step along the way. May a rainbow run beside you in a sky that’s…
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Cruise ships and ports of call for Alaska 2011
Links to popular Alaska cruise ports, cruise calendars, and cruise line roundup. Popular emabarkation ports For more information, visit Experience Ketchikan Vancouver – 2011 Vancouver Cruise Ship Schedule Seattle – 2011 Seattle Cruise Calendar Seward – 2011 Seward Alaska Cruise Ship Schedule Whittier – 2011 Whittier Alaska Cruise Ship Schedule Popular cruise ports serving Alaska…
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Getting ready for Family Vacation #2011FamVaca
#2011FamVaca – From The Sea: A Staycation Boat Tour Journey This post is my entry into the TBEX Blog Carnival Contest sponsored by Choice Hotels International Services Corp. I am lucky actually because I live very close to Newport Beach, California and so my staycation is focussed on sea-based activities around my hood. And…
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Coming soon to iTunes – Best of Cruising iPad apps app by Cruise Buzz
Download cruise apps for your mobile device. Catalina Port Guide now available in iTunes. Who knew that my years of programming would pay off as an app developer? Well, I would not say that I am an expert at Xcode but with some basic skills, a template, content and a 450 page iOS SDK…
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Crystal Cruises Announces Golf Theme For Select Port of Los Angles Cruises
Crystal Cruises Golf Theme on Hawaiian Holiday Cruise Crystal Cruises is adding a golf theme to its 12/21-1/4 holiday sailing, which departs from the Port of Los Angeles for Hawaii. Tee-it up with with legendary pro golfer Billy Casper on Crystal Symphony’s round-trip Los Angeles holiday voyage to Hawaii. With 51 PGA tour wins, many consider Casper the…
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Family Vacation Planning Tips
The first step for planning a family vacation is …. picking the location. Researching destinations. Where do you find inspiration for picking the perfect family vacation location? If you are traveling with young kids, older children or teenagers the perfect location should include the right combination of food, activities, other kids, and supervised daycare (just…
