posted by Charles H. Russo on Dec 15
Looking a swell chart for Bali we can see a nice size swell on its way in. Over the weekend Uluwatu will be enjoying a steady 7.5ft swell height, at 13-14 second intervals. The best is yet to come though and as of Monday the predicted swell height will reach 10.5ft at 16 second intervals, maxing out on Thurday with a 12ft swell height.
This time of year the winds are coming out of the SE, with ther swell direction coming out of the SW. On the western Bukit, home of the classic breaks such as Uluwatu, Padang Padang, Bingin and others, this provides those left handers with ideal conditions. Later around Octover the wind starts to change and the eastern Bukit and east coast breaks are the ones to go for.
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posted by Charles H. Russo on Dec 15
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posted by Charles H. Russo on Dec 14
There’s a series going on right now over on the fun Gadling travel blog; the irrepressible Leif Pettersen is traveling through Romania, spouting off and doing his usual hilarious shtick.
The series is called My Bloody Romania, and Leif’s writing it because A) he’s a fabulous wordsmith, and B) he’s
posted by Charles H. Russo on Dec 14
If you have a fetish for strange and original travel-inspiration stories and want to have a go writing them, AND get paid for it, check out the first issue of Matador’s new bi-weekly newsletter.
Aptly named ‘Traverse’, the newsletter aims at giving you a regular dose of selective and differentiated content from the travel-world, written by people who are passionate about travel and writing.
The newsletter currently stands short and sweet with 3 main feature articles, a ‘meet the traveler’ section, an NGO dedicated section, and a Matador news section.
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posted by Charles H. Russo on Dec 14
Another call for a freelance paid blogging position comes from our friends at Gadling.
Gadling is looking for bloggers to cover happenings of the global airline industry. So if you have your finger on the pulse of air-travel — enough to muster 7-15 posts a week — you’d be ideal for the position.
Interested applicants need to send an email to apps[at]gadling dot com, with the following information:
-Your full name.
-Your experience in the airline industry: ie do you work for an airline? do you fly a lot? why would you be suitable for this position.
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posted by Charles H. Russo on Dec 11
Located on the southern edge of Osaka Castle Park, this museum strives for global peace by educating present and future generations about the horrors of war, related by those who survived it. Unlike other museums in Japan dedicated to peace — including those in Hiroshima and Nagasaki — this one does not shy away from Japan’s role in the Asian conflict, including its war campaign in China, the abduction of Koreans to work in dangerous areas, and massacres committed by Japanese in Singapore, Malaysia, and elsewhere. But its main focus is on wartime death and destruction, with personal testimonies of air raid survivors (15,000 people died during World War II air raids on Osaka), displays centering on the suicide attacks by kamikaze pilots at the end of the war, graphic photographs of Hiroshima and Nagasaki after the atomic bombs were dropped, and a section devoted to the horrors of the Auschwitz concentration camp. You’ll probably spend 45 sobering minutes here.
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posted by Charles H. Russo on Dec 11
Site inscribed in 1999The 127,000-ha Area de Conservaci?n Guanacaste, inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1999, contains important natural habitats for the conservation of biological diversity, including the best dry forest habitats from Central America to northern Mexico and key habitats for endangered or rare plant and animal species. The site demonstrates significant ecological processes in both its terrestrial and marine-coastal environments
posted by Charles H. Russo on Dec 10
A little over $100/night gets you a nice room and free wireless at a Hyatt Place property (above). Why, in a hotel that costs hundreds dollars more a night, do we pay additional fees for internet access? Discuss.
We are not smiles times, here in Paris. And it has nothing to do with the widespread breakdown in municipal services. That’s just fine. The sun’s shining, and the weather’s brisk. Perfect for a long walk.
But why is it that I could stay at a Best Western hotel in Nebraska and get free, decently fast wireless access as part of my reasonable rate, but I am paying nearly $30 per day for a shaky, pokey connection in a Paris five-star hotel room that starts at more than $400 a night?
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posted by Charles H. Russo on Dec 7
Grizzlies and Wolves Safari 2007
Choose from Four night Packages:
April 21-25, April 25-29, April 29-May 3, May 3-7, May 7-11, 2007
Choose From Three night Packages:
May 11-14, May 14-17, May 17-20, May 21-24, May 24-27, 2007
The Rusty Parrot Lodge and Spa, in conjunction with the non-profit Teton Science School, presents exclusive packages to explore Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks and the abundance of springtime wildlife.
Guests will arrive in Jackson for a night’s stay at the Rusty Parrot Lodge and Spa, before departing for Yellowstone National Park’s grizzly and wolf territory. Accompanied by Wildlife Expeditions biologists, adventurers can observe predator such as grizzlies, black bears and wolves roaming in the park’s evergreen forests and rolling meadows. See baby elk and bison frolic at their mothers’ sides while bald eagles soar overhead and trumpeter swans and white pelicans nest near sparkling lakes. The small groups (8 per naturalist) will travel in custom safari vehicles, most with opening roof hatches.
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