Yanomad Travel Blog http://www.yanomad.com/blog A Social network for young travel enthusiasts Tue, 14 Apr 2009 03:35:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 en Hawaii Travel is Down Down Down http://www.yanomad.com/blog/?p=316 http://www.yanomad.com/blog/?p=316#comments Tue, 14 Apr 2009 03:35:59 +0000 Adam http://www.yanomad.com/blog/?p=316 Well chalk it up to the economy. According to the Chicago Tribune, Hawaii travel is down significantly. While this is probably to be expected, the article mentions that hotel occupancy is at the lowest levels since the gulf war.

Besides the general pessimistic attitude about excessive spending, Hawaii has a few different factors teaming up against it. The flights to Hawaii have never been cheap. Typical west coast fairs are at least $350 and the hotels have never been a steal Compare this with some special sub $200 fairs to Florida and it really makes Hawaii look extravagant.

Compounding the leasure travel downturn is the downturn in corporate travel. Fewer and fewer companies are willing to risk their reputations on an expensive trip to a luxury destination. Already almost 200 business trips have been cancelled, this represents almost 90,000 hotel night stays.

I guess Hawaii, like the rest of the country can only hope for the best.

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]]> http://www.yanomad.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=316 Cuba http://www.yanomad.com/blog/?p=314 http://www.yanomad.com/blog/?p=314#comments Mon, 13 Apr 2009 03:45:23 +0000 Adam http://www.yanomad.com/blog/?p=314 With the advent of the new Obama administration do you think we will have more open and fair trade with Cuba? If so you should probably get ready to travel to this wonderful island country.

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]]> http://www.yanomad.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=314 Jet Blue cares? http://www.yanomad.com/blog/?p=308 http://www.yanomad.com/blog/?p=308#comments Mon, 23 Feb 2009 21:42:10 +0000 Adam http://www.yanomad.com/blog/?p=308 Look at this thoughtful approach to our recession:

“Under its new Promise Program, customers who book flights between Feb. 1 and June 1, 2009, and lose their job on or after Feb. 17 may be eligible for the refund. The customer who purchased the flight and is listed as a traveler on the itinerary, can request a refund for up to nine customers traveling on one reservation. JetBlue’s low fares are usually nonrefundable. The travel must originate in the United States.” (Washington Business Journal)

Isn’t that nice? If I were laid off I might like to go on a vacation

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]]> http://www.yanomad.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=308 Todays Links http://www.yanomad.com/blog/?p=303 http://www.yanomad.com/blog/?p=303#comments Mon, 23 Feb 2009 21:28:30 +0000 Adam http://www.yanomad.com/blog/?p=303 Priceline is dominating expidia: From forbes

Travel deals (beach-side stimulus): San Jose Mercury News

Jet blue will refund your ticket if you get laid off: Washington Business Journal

State Department says to stay away from Mexico-US border: AP

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]]> http://www.yanomad.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=303 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Locations 2009 http://www.yanomad.com/blog/?p=291 http://www.yanomad.com/blog/?p=291#comments Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:50:24 +0000 Adam http://www.yanomad.com/blog/?p=291 Every wanted to hang out with beautiful girls in exotic locations? Well here is a list of exotic locations, the beautiful girl part is still up to you. About.com has put together a list of Sport Illustrated locations from the past swim suit issue. Check it out here.

Some pictures of the models locations:

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]]> http://www.yanomad.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=291 Panama http://www.yanomad.com/blog/?p=289 http://www.yanomad.com/blog/?p=289#comments Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:36:39 +0000 Adam http://www.yanomad.com/blog/?p=289 In the coming weeks I will be traveling to Panama. I am going with a moderately sized group of about 6 or 7 young men. I can’t say we know much about our destination other then the fact that it should be reasonably priced and that our flights were cheap.

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]]> http://www.yanomad.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=289 Drinks in SF http://www.yanomad.com/blog/?p=286 http://www.yanomad.com/blog/?p=286#comments Mon, 29 Dec 2008 20:54:41 +0000 Adam http://www.yanomad.com/blog/?p=286 San Francisco has a pretty great bar scene. This recent article from the NY Times seems to back up what many people already new.

Check it out here!

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]]> http://www.yanomad.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=286 Barcelona http://www.yanomad.com/blog/?p=284 http://www.yanomad.com/blog/?p=284#comments Mon, 22 Dec 2008 22:13:42 +0000 http://www.yanomad.com/blog/?p=284 Barcelona is situated in the Mediterranean with a warm and welcoming climate throughout the year. In the middle of the River Besos and the city of Barcelona are a number of amazing beaches frequented by the local residents and tourist visitors throughout the year.

There is so much to see and spend time to in one small place that you feel scarcity of the time. Starting from the museums to seaports every place displays the grandeur and charm.

Eating and drinking in open-air restaurants that are ubiquitous in whole of the Barcelona is one of the amazing experiences.

La Rambla is a famous spot with five different streets encompassing the museums, monuments, clubs, restaurants, shopping malls and places for fun. The Barri Gothic comprises of medieval gothic buildings is also located near by the La Rambla.  The Meseu Picasso is a must to visit museum situated in Barcelona. The Barcelona night outs rocks with nightclubs and discotheques.

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]]> http://www.yanomad.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=284 Sicily http://www.yanomad.com/blog/?p=282 http://www.yanomad.com/blog/?p=282#comments Sun, 21 Dec 2008 22:07:30 +0000 http://www.yanomad.com/blog/?p=282 One of the arts that Italians are perfect in doing is vacationing. In addition, if you were also interested in learning the way they vacation, Sicily would be the right place to go for holiday this season.  This Italian island embodies the essence of the Italy.

The amiability of the Sicily is such that you will be greeted with beauty at every step on the island. Wide stretched vineyards, olive groves, fruit gardens, silver lining Mountains with blue sea serving as a dazzling background to the rapturous beauty of the island are the highlights of the Sicily.

Sicily offers number of water sports including wind surfing, diving, fishing, scuba diving and if you prefer on land sports, hiking to Mt. Etna is unbeatable. The other on island activities for adventure freaks can be running, mountain biking, walks into the greenery, bird watching, trekking, camping in hills, and horseback riding.

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]]> http://www.yanomad.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=282 Dalmatian Islands http://www.yanomad.com/blog/?p=279 http://www.yanomad.com/blog/?p=279#comments Sat, 20 Dec 2008 21:56:59 +0000 http://www.yanomad.com/blog/?p=279 Dalmatian islands are the group of 1185 exotic islands in Adriatic Sea . One can enjoy the water rafting and sea tours to these islands with Dalmatian cuisines consisting of superb fish, shrimp, octopus, and oysters, along with delicious wines.

Enjoy your nights on the Adriatic Sea with your friends and loved ones. And, day-time can be energetically used for road and Mountain Biking on the ruggedly beautiful Dalmatian Coast of Croatia and visits to islands like Korcula Island and Hvar Island.

The best feature of vacationing in Dalmatian islands is that it has some of the reasonable accommodations on offer. You can rent holiday houses, cottages, hotels that suit your budget even before you set foot on the island.

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