Deca Wakeboarding Waterpark

Upon its inauguration on August 2009, the Deca Wakeboarding Park has instantly become the newest waterpark craze in Philippines. It is located near the area of Tugbok and Mintal in Davao City.The Rates & SchedulesThe Deca Wakeboarding Park is opened during weekdays (Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays) and weekends (Saturday and Sunday) usually from 8:30 – 12:30 PM then 1:30 – 5:30 PM.Whole Day: Php 1000Half Day: Php 7000For Davao Residents:...

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Four of the Best Beach Resorts in Samal

Who can imagine that the ideal escapades of your lifetime are found in the north western part of Island Garden City of Samal? History tells us that the term Samal was first used in the earliest days and it referred to many tribal groups living on the island (Sama). Today, the entire Island Garden City has 46 barangays and becomes a part of Metro Davao.It is also the home of over forty beach resorts with finest accommodations and amenities. Visit...

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The Grand Canal in Venice, Italy

What is Grand Canal?As one of the most important waterway in the city of Venice in Italy, the Grand Canal runs two miles long, thirty–ninety meters in width and with an average depth of five meters. Its one end leads into the lagoon near Santa Lucia Railway Station while the other end leads to Saint Mark Basin. Along the banks of the Grand Canal stood 170 and more buildings which represent the deepest artistic welfare of Venice. The palazzos in the...

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New England Restaurants With Great Service

Charley Manning featured a great topic yesterday afternoon on his WRKO Boston radio talk show, focusing on the challenges restaurants face in today's tough economy. I caught a few segments where many callers and restaurant employers felt  that good service was as important  as the food.I don't know about you, but too many restaurants I've been to have average service, at best. It seems like either the management is too busy to pay attention to its customers, the often transient wait staff disinterested and lacking good listening skills...

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Five Ways to Get Affordable Vacation Packages for Holidays

Many people want to believe planning is the best way to find affordable vacation packages for holidays. It takes a lot of your time depending on your budget and where are you going. I am writing this article to tell you the numerous tips and techniques on how you are going to obtain a vacation package of your lifetime.Search the Internet – The Internet has now become the newest hangout in terms of searching the best deals and offers. Apart from the...

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Old School Boston!

If you enjoy the Boston and New England of yesteryear, we think you'll enjoy our newest VisitingNewEngland publishing network blog addition, Old School Boston.Here, we will take a reflective and sometimes humorous look at some of the Boston restaurants, retail stores, local media, television and radio commercials, travel attractions and events, town and city icons, etc., that warmed our hearts and minds when growing up in the 1960s and 1970s.  Some...

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Shop Locally in Putnam, Conn. the Antique Capital of New England

It takes some getting used to, but Putnam, Conn., ultimately grows on you. The old Montgomery Ward building (pictured here; Montgomery Ward, however, is long gone), the many locally-owned antique stores, head-on parking, a leisurely pace and a growing restaurant and retail scene help make Putnam unique, serviceable and with a rough-around-the-edges but pleasant personality.  We recently spent some time here and really enjoyed the antique stores...

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Christmas Lights Display at Wrentham Town Common

The southwest Boston suburban town of Wrentham, Mass., always comes up with a fantastic Christmas lights display at its beautiful town common. Although the look of this town common is classic New England year-round, things just seem to come alive even more during the holiday season. With a gazebo all decked out in white lights, big trees with multi-colored lights and places to stroll along this multi-acre open space, the holiday spirit is always...

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Hagimit Falls

As what other people believe, a waterfall is a symbol of rejuvenated cleansing. It’s hard to ignore its natural free flowing water no matter how big or small it is. Look beyond what you see and you seem to realize a waterfall is nature’s way of saying wash yourself and live the life you want to have. Located in the Southern part of the Philippines (just two kilometers away from Penaplata), there stood the Hagimit Falls – the Garden City of Samal’s...

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