Relax. Re-unite. Re-energize. Have Fun! Reserve a site at Ocean Lakes Family Campground for your next vacation or weekend getaway. Our gates never close! Remember us in the Fall and Winter - a beautiful time of year in Myrtle Beach (and closer than Florida, too). Ocean Lakes features more than 300 Beach House Rentals that sleep 4 to 20 people. Our 893 campsites are large, pull-through, with full hook-ups (Wi-Fi available) and concrete pads are available. Big Rig friendly, but tents welcome! Ocean Lakes Family Campground is a national award winning resort destination. Our amenities include Pg 2-3
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Sandy Harbor Games, Mini-Golf, Splash Zone, indoor and outdoor pools, Sandy Mart, Sandy’s Soapy Suds, Wireless Zone and more. Ocean Lakes RV Center offers RV service, sales and supplies. With so much to do inside our gates, you may never want to leave! See more at www.oceanlakes.com. Ocean Lakes Family Campground 6001 South Kings Highway Myrtle Beach, SC 29575 Campsites Book Online or call (877) 506-1053 Rental Houses call (800) 845-2229 ¤
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Tips on 10 Ways How to Buy Discounted Flight Tickets by: George Alarcon Everyone who travels wants to save as much as possible when flying. Why would you want to pay the regular going cost when you can get flight tickets cheaper? I have provided a few clever ways of saving yourself a ton of money on your next air trip.
1) Book online instead of offline; you’ll save money from the paper processing fee. 2) Clear out your cookies. Why? Many travel websites use the cookies to log when you search for a particular route and will quote you higher when you return
to that site to search again. 3) Many airline websites update their airfare shortly after midnight. A little research about the route you are looking will help you get the best airfares before they are sold. 4) Stay less than 30 days. Most airfare tariffs have a month’s
Charming island resort The Helmsley Sandcastle Hotel with its 600 feet of private, powder white sand beach, on the Gulf of Mexico, offers the splendor of a tropical paradise. Sporting a brand new look to add to the excitement, our renourished beach makes paradise even more pristine. Spectacular views coupled with superb accommodations, extra special amenities and top-notch service make this the perfect setting
to relax and be pampered. We offer you casual open-air or formal dining and live entertainment in the lounge. A complete Recreational Department can set you up with a sailboat, aqua cycles or kayak and will offer lessons on how to operate any of the water vehicles. There are two heated pools, a pool bar with happy hour specials, and a beach deck to watch the most spectacular sunsets ever seen.
Local attractions are only minutes away including Mote Marine Aquarium, Ringling Museum, Jungle Gardens as well as the famous St. Armands Circle shopping and restaurants. Be prepared to be pampered! The Helmsley Sandcastle Hotel 1540 Ben Franklin Drive Sarasota, FL 34236 941-388-2181 www.HelmsleySandcastle.com ¤
limitation stay restriction. If you require more time, you will pay a higher priced ticket. 5) If you are traveling with a child under 2 year of age, your child is qualified to travel for free. Buying a separate seat for your child is really expensive. 6) Be ready and open to have different departure and return dates. Mark “anytime” in the search window.
7) Buy flight tickets during the off-season periods; flight tickets are usually cheaper. 8) Buy flight tickets in advance; you can save a lot. 9) Buy from an air courier service; these are companies that will buy your luggage space in exchange for lower-priced tickets. 10) If you fly a lot, join a frequent flyer program; such a program offers long-term discounts.
Oswego County, NY – It’s great outdoors! With 350 miles of groomed Oswego County, New York! We snowmobile trails, ice fishing offer a variety of affordable tournaments all winter long, thrilling accommodations, many right on the steelhead fishing, sled dog races, snowmobile trails. and thousands of acres of pristine wilderness for cross-country skiing For fishing conditions, snow and snowshoeing, you won’t find a reports, and visitor information, go better place to spend your winter to www.visitoswegocounty.com. ¤ than in
Charming Island Resort Directly on the Gulf of Mexico, a picturesque, first-class resort with 600 feet of private beach. Set amidst a tropical island. Nearby St. Armands Circle offers 150 shops and restaurants. Golf & Tennis nearby. Conference/Meeting facility on site.
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With miles of quiet beaches, mild-year round temperatures, and stunning natural landscapes, the Outer Banks is the perfect place for your next vacation. Whether you are planning a week with family, a weekend with friends, or a romantic getaway, the Outer Banks has a host of amenities perfect for creating a relaxing and entertaining retreat. There is so much more to our beaches than just laidback days in the sun. Families and
friends can spend quality time together enjoying a range of activities, including shopping at unique boutiques, touring a lighthouse and historic village, and looking for wild horses. Outdoor enthusiasts can spend their days kayaking, parasailing, or just playing a round of golf on one of our courses. With our skate park, climbing wall, and go-cart track, even the young ones will find plenty to do. While here, take some time to sample our mouthwatering
barbeque, freshly caught seafood, and fine wine at one of our local restaurants and wineries. Whether you are looking for a hotel room with an oceanfront view or a larger rental home, you will find accommodations to meet your needs and budget on the Outer Banks. Many rental homes feature private swimming pools, hot tubs, and in-home theatres, and some homes are even pet-friendly. Our variety of services also makes the
Outer Banks a great place to Outer Banks hold your next special event, M O T E L whether you are planning a wedding or family reunion. Lounging on our beautiful beaches is sure to be one of the highlights of your stay, but it is our indoor and outdoor activities, modern amenities, and small town ' Cottages & efficiencies w/ kitchen, appliances and utensils charm that will bring you back ' Swimming pool ! Ample parking again and again. After one ' Individually controlled heat / air Sundecks or screened front porches visit, you’ll see why the Outer '' Private bath with tub and shower Banks are more than you ' Oceanfront to a beautiful sandy beach imagined! ¤ 800-995-1233 ! 252-995-5601 P.O. Box 428 46577 · Hwy 12, Buxton, NC 27920 www.outerbanksmotel.com · obmotel@aol.com
Hyde County Mainland & Ocracoke Island
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www.ponyislandmotel.com 252-441-1611 107 S. Virginia Dare Tr. Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948 Best Western Ocean Reef Suites is located on the beach along the beautiful Atlantic Ocean where relaxation is the order of the day. We are convenient to shopping, historical and recreational sites, sightseeing, fishing and some of the areas best golf courses. Designed with the family in mind, each suite is appointed with bedroom 2 doubles or king, separate living room with double Murphy bed, a pull-man style kitchen and private balcony.
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North Carolina
Find the right beach for your family on North Carolina’s Coast From the Cape Lookout to Sunset Beach and all points in between, North Carolina’s coast boasts pristine beaches, resort towns and century old retreats to fit every taste and budget. NORTH CAROLINA’S CRYSTAL COAST
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A haven of sunbathers, Atlantic Beach is home to wide pearlescent beaches and plenty of sunshine. Part of the Bogue Banks, Atlantic Beach is the oldest of five resort towns. Visitors have the liberty to choose from a range of accommodations for all budgets and lifestyles, from a seven bedroom Victorian mansion to a “no frills” beach bungalow. Fort Macon State Park, the site of an historic Civil War
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lush greenery that covers much of and Topsail Beach. On the the area, Emerald Isle is located at mainland, our area includes the the western end of the Bogue towns of Sneads Ferry and Holly Banks. Accommodations dotting Ridge. While visiting the Topsail the coastline range from quaint area, you will enjoy some of the beach cottages and most pristine, uncrowded condominiums to mammoth beaches along the east coast. beach houses known locally as Here you will witness coastal “sand castles.” Visitors have the wildlife flourishing in its natural freedom to spend their days environment and enjoy some of exploring un-crowded coastline, the most beautiful sunrises and dining at casually elegant sunsets found on the North restaurants, shopping at fanciful Carolina coast. boutiques filled with coastal www.TopsailCOC.com or treasures or setting sail on 800-626-2780. private chartered fishing Beautiful for its sunrises and excursions. sunsets over the water, Sunset www.CrystalCoastNC.org or Beach is a haven for birds of all rental to fit your budget. Most call 1-800-786-6962. kinds. From this island you can properties are Oceanfront, Lying along North Carolina’s walk to Bird Island at low tide, Oceanside or Soundside and range from luxurious 3-bedroom southeastern coast, Topsail where you’re likely to see a condominiums, 6-bedroom / 4-bath Island is a 26-mile barrier island variety of species nesting or vacation homes to quaint cottages. that reaches from 500 to 1,500 migrating with the help of one of Homes with boats slips are also feet wide. The Island is the many local guides. With much accessible by an old-fashioned to discover, Sunset Beach is a available. All are within easy access swing bridge and a modern wonderful place for a family to either Emerald Isle or Atlantic high-rise bridge and is vacation. Beach. composed of three towns www.NCBrunswick.com North Topsail Beach, Surf City Realty World - First Coast Realty 407 Atlantic Beach Cswy, Suite 1 Atlantic Beach, NC 28512 1-800-972-8899 www.realtyworldfirstcoast.com ¤ Emerald Isle is located on Bogue how you’d like for us to pamper you Banks, one of North Carolina’s most and take care of all the details. You beautiful barrier islands, and is more can always rely on us so you will than 20 miles of pure southern have the heavenly beach vacation charm on the Southern Outer Banks. experience you deserve. We’ve made family beach Now is the time to make your Let our staff help create a vacations and romantic getaways reservations for your much deserved vacation dream for you and yours. our family business for almost 50 beach vacation! My personal promise is to do Visit us at everything within my power to help years. Offering the most extensive selection of enchanting and luxurious www.EmeraldIsleRealty.com or call make this vacation the best you’ve beach cottages and condos, it’s easy 877.859.9325 and make your ever experienced. I back up that to see why so many families have vacation dreams a reality. ¤ promise with my word. chosen Emerald Isle Realty for their Cathy Medlin, Vacation Specialist beach vacation accommodations Island Real Estate since 1962! Topsail Island Emerald Isle Realty takes P. O. Box 2690 enormous pride and pleasure in Surf City, North Carolina 28445 taking care of families like yours. 1-800-622-6886 Over the years, we’ve learned just www.topsailvacation.com ¤
Welcome to the Crystal Coast Enjoy the relaxed, less hurried family friendly Crystal Coast of North Carolina. The pristine beaches with the warm ocean water provide a wide array of activities including fishing, boating, swimming, diving, sailing, sunbathing or shell collecting. You and your family will find an array of restaurants, activities for all ages and a deep, rich history that is captivating. Life here is less hurried, diversity of attractions quite numerous, people are friendlier and the beauty is unequaled. Let Realty World - First Coast Realty find the perfect vacation
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skirmish, and not just a few tales of ghostly encounters with uniformed soldiers, is located at the tip of the island and is one of the links in the monumental Civil War Trails. Fort Macon is ideal for active vacationers who like to experience it all, from shore fishing and hiking to swimming and picnicking. Emerald Isle is known as the most prominent of the banks on the Crystal Coast. Named for the
Let me whisk you away to Topsail Island. That little bit of child-like wonder left in each of us gives us the fuel to kindle a dream and to imagine things more perfect than mere reality. Business is about people and their dreams. We pledge “never to forget that.” It’s what makes us different. I’ve been a dreamer of exceptional dreams for many years. Island Real Estate is a dream come true for me. Dreams can last for a few moments or for a lifetime.
Beach vacations
Welcome to Sunset Beach, NC With a portfolio of over 250 of the finest vacation homes, Sunset Vacations has a beach home to fit every style, location and budget. Located just 20 minutes north of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and 45 minutes south of Wilmington, North Carolina, Sunset Beach is that hidden 6
vacation treasure you’ve been looking for. The staff and management of Sunset Vacations consider it a privilege to serve you! Remember – we have it all! From oceanfront, waterway, condo and mainland ... we can find that perfect vacation just for you.
Sunset Vacations 401 South Sunset Blvd. Sunset Beach, NC 28468 1-800-331-6428 (Reservations Only) 910-579-9000 www.sunsetvacations.com ¤
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Bluewater Vacation Rentals Bluewater Vacation Rentals offers fabulous family vacations at great prices! Located on the Southern Outer Banks of North Carolina, our beach offers something for everyone! Pristine beaches and natural beauty surround you whether you’re fishing, boating, exploring, shopping, or just sunbathing in the waves! Bluewater Vacation Rentals has the largest selection of rentals to meet your needs. Our rental selection spans the entire island and every price range! From economical condominiums to large oceanfront
homes, your entire family (even your dog!) will find the perfect vacation spot with Bluewater! Our unique island runs East to West along the mainland, offering exceptional sunsets and sunrises. Our gentle waves and warm waters ensure that once you’ve vacationed here, you won’t be able to imagine vacationing anywhere else. Call Bluewater Vacation Rentals at 866 691 1937 or visit BluewaterGuestVA.com and find your fabulous family vacation today! ¤
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DREAMING OF DAYTONA BEACH? Relax to the sound of waves crashing against the shore. Awake to the sun rising over the Atlantic Ocean. Dream Inn oceanfront rooms and jacuzzi suites offer breathtaking direct views of the beautiful Atlantic. Spend a night or romantic weekend away, or celebrate a birthday or anniversary with one of our special packages. SPECIAL OCEANFRONT JACUZZI
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Tour, Roar Explore Central Pennsylvania Tour, Roar Explore Central Pennsylvania this fall and winter, home of State College and the Penn State Nittany Lions… State College is one of the best adventure towns in the United States as well as one of the best places to live, work and play this fall and winter. Stroll through historic shopping districts, enjoy fine dining and experience Broadway, a little off Broadway. Bellefonte is an architect’s dream with stately Victorian mansions and Georgian-style architecture dating back to the 1700’s. The town also
boasts a historic train station. A short drive to Boalsburg, small town charm but with a big place in the history of America, the birthplace of Memorial Day is also home to the Pennsylvania Military Museum and descendents of Christopher Columbus. Roar with the Penn State Nittany Lions. Dip into the Penn State Creamery. Rock out at the Bryce Jordan Center with headline bands and some of the biggest names in entertainment. Visit our brand new Nature Inn at Bald Eagle State Park, right along the
lake, climb Mount Nittany for spectacular views. When the snow flies, ski, snow shoe or stay inside by the fire! Rooms this winter start as low as $49.00, based on availability-just say you want to Come Back to the Place You Love, even if it’s your first visit! If you’re a Penn State sports fan, ask about our other promotion, Winter Sports Weekends! Contact the Central PA Convention & Visitors Bureau at 800-358-5466 or www.visitpennstate.org ¤
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Affordable accommodations in scenic Lost River Valley, WV
Marlinton Motor Inn in Beautiful Pocahontas County 18 miles S. of Snowshoe Mtn. Resort
800-354-0821 • 304-799-4711 Restaurant • Lounge Jacuzzi • Fenton Gift Shop Featuring large rooms with AC, cable TV, remotes, free HBO, and phones. Handicap rooms. Jacuzzi Suite Available. New “Train” pool in season. 24 Hr. Desk Rt. 219N ~ Marlinton, WV 24954
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