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eGO.com Travel FunletterFind the Fun! CONTENTS Extreme Vacation of the Week eGO.com 100: Fun Vacations of a Lifetime ***New Feature*** Five Fabulous Travel Deals Fun Events EXTREME VACATION OF THE WEEKIf waiting for the start of the NASCAR season has got you blue, and watching old race re-runs on Speedvision just doesn’t fill the gap, have we got the cure for you. This week we point out how you can learn to drive a real race car. At Buck Baker’s (two time Winston Cup champion) Racing School, you can pick up the finer points of driving the proper line, throttle control, and even “sling shot” passing techniques. We recommend the 3 day program for $2400. Imagine what it could do for your commute time. (On second thought, please don’t attempt this at home.) DIFFERENT, BUT NOT SO EXTREME VACATION OF THE WEEKIf life at 200 miles per hour in a car isn’t appealing, how about 20 miles per hour, on a ship? Not a typical cruise ship mind you, but a working freighter. Plying the world’s shipping lanes, you can get a view of countries and ports far off of the normal cruise ship circuits. Accommodations are usually spacious and the food good. Although not a cheap way to travel, it’s a unique and relaxing way to see the world. http://www.freightertravel.com/ eGO.com 100 ***New Feature***In each of the next 20 issues, we will add five
destinations to our list of the Fun Vacations of a Lifetime. What are these?
Simply the top places you should go sometime in your life for a fun, quality travel
experience. Granted, the list is somewhat subjective. It will change from
time to time, and it is targeted towards Americans, meaning that there will
be some U.S. destinations listed that your average Albanian visiting America
may or may not want to see. Clicking on the following names will take you to
a short run down on why it was selected, and what the top are. (the list is
in no particular order)
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San
Francisco
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New
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Washington,
DC
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Las
Vegas
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Miami
Agree or disagree with any of our selections? Have
suggestions for the following 95? Let us know at funletter@ego.com
FIVE FABULOUS TRAVEL DEALSVarious
airline sales
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3980193/ It’s warmer in Spain
With cold gripping much of the US, maybe it’s time
to consider something warmer. How about Barcelona? Daily highs are in the
upper 50’s and 60’s and nightly lows in the 40’s. Not as warm as the
Caribbean, but not as expensive either. It’s low season there, this winter
package will get you airfare and six nights accommodations from $629.
http://www.gotoday.com/ES_FGBM.ASP Feels like Europe,
without the cost
Spain isn’t so bad, and Central Europe is OK, but
most of the rest of the continent has become expensive for Americans due to
the decline of the dollar over the past year. Consider instead Argentina.
Buenos Aires looks like a European city with great food, shopping and
nightlife to boot. The economic situation there works to your advantage,
making for a unique getaway at a great price.
http://www.europeexpress.com/site/PKG_Detail_Template.asp?iCode=8205&iRating=0 7
nights on Norwegian Sky from $329
Great stops in the Southern Caribbean including
San Juan, St. Thomas, Antigua, Martinique, St. Maarten and Tortola.
http://www.7blueseas.com/hotweeklydeals/06Jan04_NSky_7SC.asp?cid=ST+NCL17
Carnival in
Rio
When we decided to feature carnival in this week’s
events, we imagined it would be too late for most people to plan a trip this
year. However, we stumbled upon this package, which starting $1499 and
including 5 nights plus air and other features, seems a reasonable deal.
http://brazilhotdeals.com/Carnaval.htm
More deals at TravelDispatch.com TRAVEL NEWSVerdict in for online travel sitesThis summary on
Frommers covers a test of online travel sites put out by Consumers Union, the
same people who publish Consumer Reports.
http://www.frommers.com/activities/air/article.cfm?articleid=1632&destid=AIRFARE
Super Bowl lodging scarce and priceyhttp://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2004-01-16-super-bowl-prices_x.htm
Charleston once again best manneredhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/01/17/best.manners.ap/index.html
Underway on Queen Mary 2http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2004-01-16-queen-mary-2_x.htm
Getting a good car rental ratehttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/ADVISOR/01/13/hln.adviser.rental.car.rates/index.html
FUN EVENTS- CARNIVALS
Carnival in RioRio de Janeiro,
Brazil
Feb. 21-24, 2004
The standard by which carnivals everywhere are judged. One of the world’s
greatest parties.
http://ipanema.com/carnival/
New Orleans Mardi GrasNew Orleans,
Louisiana
Feb. 24, 2004
For decades those who should know have been telling us that Mardi
Gras gets more rowdy every year. If that is indeed the case, it’s a wonder
New Orleans survives the spectacle. Regardless, New Orleans’ interpretation
of carnival is the number one regularly scheduled party in the country.
http://www.mardigrasneworleans.com/
Carnival in Trinidad/TobagoTrinidad/Tobago
Feb. 20-25, 2004
Trinidad's carnival is the definitive street party. For the five days
leading up to Ash Wednesday, all vehicles are banished from the center of
Port of Spain as human traffic of all shapes, colors and sizes claims the
streets as its own in a spirit of wild abandon.
http://www.visittnt.com/ToDo/Events/Carnival/default.htm
Venice CarnivalVenice, Italy
Feb. 6-24, 2004
With a two-week series of processions, masquerades,
traditional ceremonies, music and all-round festivities among the canals,
squares and palaces of this ancient city, the Venice carnival is one of the
most celebrated and fascinating events in Europe.
http://www.carnivalofvenice.com/home.asp
JOKE OF THE WEEKDo you have an extreme vacation, event or joke you would like to suggest? Let us know at funletter@ego.com |
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