This is my first post and i would like to write down a few words regarding hostels. Hostels are a magnificent style to see the world on a low budget. From the cheapest to the more grand there is something to accommodate every preference and budget. The impressive thing regarding youth hostel is that tons of university students flock to them as they are cheap and joy so there is continuously plenty of student travelers around to party with!

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We have returned from our wonderful trip to Hopetown in the Abacos, Bahamas. What a great trip with great family and friends....30 all together. Hopetown is such a quaint little village on the beautiful island of elbow cay in the Abacos. It has not changed much since the first time we visited in 1997 with our close friends Bill & Ramona Warren and Jon & Lisa Wayne. Elbow cay offers great snorkeling, fishing, beautiful beaches such as Tahiti Beach

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Stephen Leatherman's 2009 Top Beach list was released on Friday. Hanalei Beach in Kauai was at the top of the list!

1. Hanalei Bay, Kauai, Hawaii
2. Siesta Beach, Sarasota, Florida
3. Coopers Beach, Southampton, NY
4. Coronada Beach, San Diego
5. Hamoa Beach, Maui, Hawaii
6. Main Beach, East Hampton, NY
7. Cape Hatteras, Outer Banks, NC
8. Cape Florida State Park, Key Biscayne, FL
9. Coast Guard Beach, Cape Cod, Mass
10. Beachwalker Park, Kiawah Island, SC

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Abacos, here we come! Yes, 30 close friends are headed to one of my favorite tropical vacations in the Caribbean. We have been several times over the last few years. Our daughter, Brandy was married there 5 years ago at the Calypso house in Hopetown, great house for a wedding and the re… Continue

We recently had the pleasure of cruising the ICWW on a 43' Hatteras, The Quacker, from Wilmington, NC to Stuart Florida. It was truly a great 12 day adventure, being our first. We had made the trip to Charleston, SC several times aboard our Sea Ray, but never to Florida. If the weather had cooperated a little more, we could have truly enjoyed some nice rays. It was very windy most of the trip and one day was dreadful when we were crossing Port Royal near Hilton Head, SC. It was like a rage! As w… Continue