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America’s Paradise is the US Virgin Islands

June 8th, 2009 No comments
by Simon N James

In the Virgin Islands a wide range of diving and other amazing activities can be found, the US Virgin Islands consists of over 50 islands with the most famous ones being the islands of St. Thomas, St. John, and St. Croix. Reaching these 3 islands is fairly simple with many airports in the US flying their.

Insland of St. Thomas

Typically the dive centres will take you to a dive site located at the waters of Pillsbury Sound between St. Thomas and St. John to dive the various shipwrecks encrusted with bright sponges and coral. One nice example is the General Rogers what is a 120-foot US Coast Guard buoy which was sunk to form a reef which sits upright in around 60 feet of water. The reef as grown on the buoy and has created an Orange cup coral and others with abundance of fishes such as angelfish and grunts.

Probably the best diving in the Virgin Islands is Sail Rock which towers up 125 feet in the air off the West End of St Thomas and is teeming with jacks, wrasse, barracuda, turtles and others.

Island of St. John

Located between the islands St. John and St. Thomas are two very popular diving locations called Congo Cay and Carval Rock. Carval rock a nice dive site which is home to many turtles, swarming silversides, cruising reef sharks, and waving sea rods and gorgonians. The swim-through is a must do which tower is between two towering rock faces is covered with vibrant marine life.

Congo Cay’s is an opposite dive to Carval Rock with a drift dive though some amazing weathered; the dive site has its own resident sting rays creating a lovely dive. Both dive sites can be done from a basic level but if the weather is bad only experienced divers can dive.

St. Croix

North side of St. Croix is one of the best wall dives in the Caribbean, the wall starts only 100 yards of the beach line and drops to several thousand feet, there are around 20 dive sites located along the wall with varying natures features such as pinnacles, ledges, walls and caverns.

All the Dive shops on all three islands of St. Thomas, St. John, and St. Croix will offer resort courses, complete certification classes and rental equipment. Many package deals are available with local hotels and dive operators combining for a single price package. Accommodations range from 5-star resorts and villas to small, family run inns and hotels. Camping is even available for those who want to rough it a bit outdoors.

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Bicycle Touring Italy Style

May 7th, 2009 No comments

Finding An Affordable Italy Vacation

During your search for an Italy vacation, you’ll find many companies offering Italy vacations and vacation packages. While they’re all going to sound exciting and perfect, if your budget is a consideration, you need to take time deciding. Check out all the available options in each Italy vacation package. Decide which of these options you’ll want on your trip and then compare prices. You’ll want to get the best value for your money, while not paying for things that you won’t benefit from.

Your Best Options For An Italy Vacation

When you decide to narrow down the many available Italy vacation packages, try to stay with reputable companies that are willing to give you a good deal. Select Italy, is a global family company that offers some great Italy packages. These trips will provide some extraordinary Italian heritage. Select Italy has always been committed to offering their customers only superior service while giving them an affordable vacation package. They have guide that are incredibly knowledgeable in the subjects of art history, archeology and Italian culture. They know the area well and can help you find the Italy vacation package to suit you and your personal preferences.

Another excellent company to check is Virgin Vacations. They are well known in the travel world and offer some great Italy vacation packages. Since 1994, they’re main goal as been providing their customers with inclusive vacation packages to Italy, London and beyond. They offer the finest in service and value for your money. Virgin Vacations is partners with many hotels and will do their best to set you up in an excellent hotel that will also suit your budget.

The Final Decision

When deciding on which vacation company to go with, the two things you need to keep in mind are quality and price. You don’t want the cheapest vacation you can find if it’s not giving you what you want. Alternatively, you won’t enjoy having the highest quality vacation if you can’t afford it. So, check over the vacation packages, determine what you will use and what you can afford.

Attractions in Italy

While many Italy vacation plans include some activities, many of them leave you with a lot of time to yourself. You’ll want to make plans ahead of time on things you want to do and places you want to see. If you enjoy bicycle touring, Italy has many touring companies that will provide everything you need to enjoy a bicycle tour.

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