Get me to the Alcazaba, pronto! (Sun-Sentinel) ine minutes to walk to the port entrance, another 11 to find a cabbie and negotiate a fare, then a half-hour ride to the Bardo Museum. Less than an hour in Tunisia, and already I was 650 years behind....more...Stern comes back at Cuban with $250k fine (Boston Globe) DALLAS -- The NBA Finals returned here, and with the change in venue and change in fortunes came yet another day of Maverick lamentations and another dent in the finances of owner Mark Cuban . (He can afford it.) Upset by Cuban's antics after Game 5, but without elaborating, commissioner David Stern yesterday whacked Cuban with a staggering $250,000 fine....more... They give ships their personalities (Los Angeles Times) CRUISE ships may seem similar from the outside, but inside they take on distinct personalities....more... What's Exclusive and New in European Cruise Excursions (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) Holland America Line seeks out unique cruise tour experiences in Europe from an Evening of Chopin in Gdansk, new for 2006 and 2007, to a private visit to the Vatican in Rome. Whether guests want to sightsee via camel, kayak, canal boat or gondola, the company offers more than 500 excursions in 138 ports of call in 2006 on cruises to the Mediterranean, Black Sea, North Africa, Scandinavia, ...more... Business Digest (Baltimore Sun) ...more... Meredith Corporation and SEEC Media Launch Chinese Edition of Better Homes and Gardens Magazine (Broadcast Newsroom) DES MOINES , Iowa, and HONG KONG , June 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Meredith Corporation (NYSE: MDP), one of America's leading magazine publishers, and SEEC Media Group Limited (HKSE: 0205), a leading print media company in China , have launched the first Chinese-language edition of Better Homes and Gardens magazine....more... Here are some fuel-efficient answers to soaring gas prices (Kansas City Star) It's no news flash that with the price of gas these days, driving isn't cheap. Herewith, some getaways that minimize driving - or avoid it altogether. For planning purposes, we've added in $200 per day for dining for a couple (romantic dinners aren't cheap), $100 per day for a family of four heading to a family destination, $150 per day if the family is going urban. Note that airfare and hotel ...more... Med cruising: Best family excursions (MSNBC) More important than the number of cruise lines dedicated to the region is the variety of excursions offered on land. Here's a guide to the best. ...more... 'Somewhere beyond the sea' - JAMAICA'S ROLE IN THE HISTORY OF THE CRUISE LINE INDUSTRY (Jamaica Gleaner) "AMERICA CANNOT be long blind to the wonderful advantages offered by this beautiful spot as a winter resort." So wrote the much-travelled author, Ella Wheeler Wilcox in the early 1900s. Today, tourism has become a mainstay of Jamaica's economy....more... |