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Some people get sea-sick after just looking at a picture of the ocean, while others can withstand a gale force wind in a schooner and have no problems. If you are one of those people who just cannot stand the motion of the ocean when you are on a cruise ship, then there are several tips you can take from cruise veterans who know a thing or two about calming the waves.
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If you know that you get sea-sick when on a cruise ship, then you need to talk to your doctor about prescription medications that work. Alaskan cruise excursions and packages can last for a week or longer, and that can be a long time to feel continually queasy. One of the most effective prescription medications for sea-sickness is a medication called Transderm Scop. If your doctor will not write you a prescription, then pick up some Bonine over the counter and enjoy your cruise.
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One of the last things a person wants to do when he feels sea-sick is eat. But there are several natural solutions that can help to ease the queasy feeling. Ginger candy or ginger cookies are often effective, and green apples have been known to do the trick as well. Adding a peppermint candy to the ginger helps even more. You can also try nibbling on crackers and sipping ginger ale soda to help calm your stomach.
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One of the simplest solutions for calming sea-sickness when it starts to come on is to get to one of the decks of the ship and stare straight towards the horizon. Even though your body is moving, your eyes are focused on the level appearance of the ocean as it meets the sky. Cruise veterans know that staring at the horizon can help to stabilize your body and fight off sea-sickness.
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When you keep your body hydrated, it is better equipped to handle even the most subtle motions caused by a ship on the ocean. Once you get on the ship, you should start drinking water if you feel sea-sickness coming on. You should avoid drinking alcohol for the first few hours that you are on a ship because alcohol tends to dehydrate the body.
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To lower your chances of getting sea-sick, avoid getting a cabin towards the top of the ship as the motion in those cabins tends to feel exaggerated. You should also avoid taking a cruise during hurricane season to prevent running into high winds that will throw the ship about.
Sea-sickness does not have to be a part of your cruise vacation. Most cruise ships have stabilizers that prevent exaggerated motion. But if you do feel a bit queasy, then there are plenty of things you can do to fight back the sickness and get on with your cruise.
Resources:
http://www.goddesscruise.com/SeaSick.htm
http://www.squidoo.com/about-getting-sea-sick-on-a-cruise
http://www.hmlanding.com/maldemar.htm
http://traveltips.usatoday.com/prevent-motion-sickness-cruise-1777.html
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When did all the joy go out of getting behind the wheel? There was a time when people went for a drive just for the pleasure of moving, of hurtling through scenery with the wind in their hair. Nowadays, driving is all confused with delays, rage and expense, but those of us hankering for a bit of four-wheeled fun and adventure are heading to Norway.
3. Trollstigen Mountain Road
This narrow, nerve-shattering road is one of the oldest and most famous in Norway. Built in the 1930’s when engineers lacked the power tools available to today’s labourers, this route is a real compromise between man and the mountain. Snaking its way up steep mountainsides, through 11-hairpin bends, past waterfalls and terrifying outcrops, this is the drive of a lifetime and it’s not even No.1 on the list.
2. Lysevegen Road
This route takes you from the small town of Lysebotn, a place that could only communicate with the outside world by boat prior to the building of this road in 1984, all the way to Sirdal. The truly spectacular journey begins with a 1,100 metre curved tunnel through a mountain before you rejoin daylight and take on the narrow, 27-hairpin bend ascent all the way up to the Øygardstøl Panorama Restaurant. Pull in here, look down and marvel at the route you’ve just taken.
Only from up high can you grasp the beauty of the road you’ve just conquered. The mountains and fjords are pretty nice too – definitely worth picking up a Norway car hire deal and experiencing this place first-hand.
1. Atlantic Road
It’s difficult to rank Norway’s roads; the curves, the ascents, the challenges and of course the views from them make them all worthy of a mention, but the Atlantic Road is simply the King. This route joins the two towns of Mold and Kristiensund and connects several small islands en route. The looping, bridge-style engineering of these connections makes for a drive that can only be described as a rollercoaster ride over the sea. Keep your arms and legs inside the vehicle. Voted as one of the best drives in the world by anyone with a poll, frequently used in car ads and declared as the ‘Norwegian Construction of the Century’, this is the drive that puts the delight back in driving.
All of these drives can be done in a weekend but time is limited, all routes are subject to closures when the Winter arrives so treat yourself, book a flight, hire a car and hit the open (bendy, scary, thrilling) road.
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Since 1966, the Notting Hill Carnival is the largest festival celebration of its kind in Europe.
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Whilst most of us are reliving summer holiday memories, sharing photos with friends and trying to prolong our sun tans, ski companies are well into the swing of things planning for winter.
One of the common misconceptions of ski companies is that they only work during winter. In actual fact all the behind-the-scenes things are done throughout summer leaving them free to focus on customers and ski related aspects during the winter.
The summer months are largely spent recruiting the winter staff; finding new properties to offer as guest accommodation for the following winter; maintaining existing buildings and plenty of industry networking, sales and marketing.
Of all these aspects, staff recruitment is one of the most crucial things to consider for ski operators as holidays are made by great staff and ruined by terrible ones. Everyone has a horror story about chalet hosts too hung-over to feed them properly or the terror of being driven by young drivers smelling of last night’s booze. In order to avoid these issues and get the very best staff, reputable ski companies start advertising for staff as early as late May or early June and then go through a rigourous interview process, often incorporating phone interviews, followed by face-to-face interviews including role plays, scenarios and very searching questions. Whilst it is well known that there is a lot of competition for ski jobs amongst seasonaires, ski companies can also find themselves vying with other operators in order to secure the best applicants. Competition is tough to find the right staff for the job.
Hopefully, though, by the end of this process – maybe as soon as early September – the ideal staff are chosen, training dates are in the diary and ski operators can continue with their other pre-season jobs secure in the knowledge that this season’s guests will be able to enjoy an exceptional holiday hosted by the best people for the job.
At Ski Weekender we pride ourselves on having the best team we can find to ensure the quality of our customer service, our chalets, the airport transfers, the food and our ski hosting are maintained, if not bettered, year on year.
So now we’ve recruited our fantastic new team for winter, which includes some old faces too, we have changed our focus to recruiting guests to enjoy this top quality service!
Visit our website www.skiweekender.com to find out all the information you need about our short ski and snowboard breaks in France, as well as meeting our great team on the About Us page.
For full details visit www.skiweekender.com; email info@skiweekender.com or call us on 0845 557 5983.
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Dear Mr Chapman
As a frequent flyer, you will know as well as anyone that taxes on air travel are higher in the UK than anywhere else in the world – so I wanted to tell you about a campaign aimed at changing that.
In the last six years, Air Passenger Duty (APD) has risen more than 300 per cent on many routes – while inflation has increased barely 20 per cent.
Some customers are now paying £184 for a single journey, while the cost for families taking their annual holiday has sky-rocketed: In 2006, a family of four flying to the Caribbean would pay £80 in APD – today they would pay £324 in World Traveller, or £648 in World Traveller Plus, Club World, or First.
This level of increase has no justification and no international parallel. Yet the UK Government has firm plans to keep on raising APD every year to 2017.
This tax also acts as a brake on growth and jobs for the whole economy by making it more difficult for businesses to reach new markets, and making the UK less attractive to overseas visitors.
How can you help? Just take a few seconds to visit www.afairtaxonflying.org and key in your postcode. This will generate an automatic letter to your MP, calling for action on a tax that is now far too high and inflicting real damage on the UK’s efforts to move out of recession. Add your name, send and you’re done.
This is an important campaign – and I hope you will support us in it
Best wishes
Keith Williams,
British Airways CEO
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Dark Sky -Skye – Something different for the autumn
Now that the summer months are coming to an end you can pick up some really great rates in self-catering properties. From September to March you can book a self-catering property at much reduced prices so why not take the opportunity to explore England. You can choose to take a late holiday and stay a week or maybe take a weekend or mid-week break.
Not only are there great rates to be had but you will find that most self-catering holiday cottages drop their requirement for a week’s stay and are quite happy to welcome you for a short break.
The savings can be quite substantial with discounts widely available. You can bag a bargain all around the country so gather up your friends and family and book that off season get away break.
Explore this wonderful country of ours, visit old haunts and look up old friends.
Elaine Robinson
Broadgate Farm Cottages
Gold award, 4 & 5 star cottages
Beverley, East Yorkshire
http://broadgatefarmcottages.co.uk
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