Archive for July, 2009
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009
Ranging from Bratislava to Korman in southwestern Slovakia, Zitny Ostrov (Rye Island) is Europe's largest river island. It is so immense that most visitors are unaware of being on an island. It lies between the Danube, and its slower flowing off-shoot the Little Danube, in the Danubian Plain.
Several rivers flow ...
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Sunday, July 26th, 2009
One of Mexico's biggest islands, Cozumel, lies 20 km (12 miles) from the mainland, and 60 km (36 mi) south of Cancun. It's a flat, limestone formation shaped like a holster, and pierced by dozens of cenotes (water-filled sinkholes), many with their own marine life, which are an extra attraction ...
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Thursday, July 23rd, 2009
Recently, I had an experience with our dishwasher that turned out to be positive financially. The noise level on the dishwasher had dropped off when running, but I hadn't noticed until my wife told me about it. She also told me that the dishes were not coming clean, and that ...
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Monday, July 13th, 2009
Sometimes known as Straddie by people from Brisbane, North Stradbroke Island is the travel brochure beach holiday. Just 30 km (19 miles) southeast of Brisbane and the Gold Coast, it is positioned at the south end of Moreton Bay. At 30 km (19 mile) long, it is one of the ...
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