Enjoy Boracay Sports this Holiday Season at Nigi Nigi Too Beach Resort
• Boracay Horse Riding
Our tame ponies will give you and your kids many enjoyable riding hours. Our ponies are bred and tame for leisure riding even by first-timers. Of course, each horse has an individual handler and never leaves the rider alone with the horse, most especially the children.
• Boracay Mountain Biking
Boracay is extremely scenic, with many challenging and varied routes around the island, some as much as 25 kilometers long. Most of the routes are on loose dirt roads and steep climbs up to lookout points that give spectacular views across clear, blue waters to the distant islands. There is a steep drop down along single track paths through thick vegetation and native villages to another deserted beach. Cycling along these beaches at low tide is an exhilarating experience and then finally back through the coconut groves to the main beach. Rides may end with a long cool swim in the ocean. This certainly adds a new dimension to your Philippine vacation.
Bike rentals are available at reasonable prices on a per day basis. For the serious biker we suggest that you bring your own bicycle. If it comes as extra baggage from Manila to Caticlan, the cost is minimal. For longer two or three day trips the Nigi Nigi Boracay hotel boat will take you to Caticlan on the island of Panay where the opportunities for adventurous cycling are unlimited.
• Boracay Sailing and Yachting
Tamarind offers a flexible cruising schedule including adventurous day trips, regular passages to Palawan and Puerto Galera plus personalized extended cruises throughout the Philippines to suit your requirements. Tamarind is a 40 foot yacht stationed off Boracay Island throughout the Philippine tourism high season (generally November till July). Tamarind is fully equipped to ensure ocean going safety and comfort for either day excursions or extended Philippine tours. The boat is equipped to sleep six guests on extended cruises and up to fourteen on day-long excursions.
Day trips to local points of interest departs Nigi Nigi Nu Noos Boracay Beach Hotel at 11:00 a.m. and returns at Sunset with unlimited drinks, an alfresco lunch, snorkeling equipment and an opportunity to learn the basics of sailing. Passages to Northern Palawan or Puerto Galera schedule is dependent on the weather, includes Boracay to Palawan (1-1/2 day sail ); 2 days / 2 nights exploring the pristine island cruising grounds of the area, followed by the return to Boracay. Personalized extended cruising is by arrangement.
Facilities are available to visiting yachts at Nigi Nigi Nu Noos Resort like potable water and fueling by arrangement, cyber cafe, shower / toilets and laundry, boat boy security, currency exchange plus all the pleasures of Boracay Island and Nigi Nigi Too Boracay Island Hotel.
So, who said spending Christmas in Boracay is boring? For more details about Nigi Nigi Too visit http://www.niginigitoo.com/.
About Nigi Nigi Too! Beach Resort
Nigi Nigi Too is the sister resort of the equally popular Nigi Nigi Nu Noos ' e ' Nu Nu Noos Resort located in the very center of White Beach. Each resort and beach location has its own flavor – so if you are on an extended stay in Boracay why not experience some time in each location. The same concept of friendly efficient and personalized service prevails at both resorts. When making enquiries please clearly indicate which resort you prefer.
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I just recently received my 100% US Military disablility pension,last october..Iam now living in philippines with my pregnant wife,since jan 2010,It took forever to get our marriage certificate.and Now that we have it,,can i go to US Embassy in Manila to the veterans or US Military office..and get my wife enrolled in DEERS and her military ID dependants card.. and my married pay added to my monthly pension as well..can all this be done at one visit to the US Embassy or do i have to go somewhere like Clarke AF base or subic ..also does the US Military except or recognize a marriage certificate from NRO here in Philippines..or do i have to be married in USA with USA marriage certificate for her benefits..and whats my best option for the birth of my child..here in philippines as a retired service member on full 100% military disability pension? salamat for you time and help...
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New Philippine Health and Wellness Travel Guide Launched
Medical tourism in the Philippines gets a boost with the release of Philippines: The Heart of Asia, the latest edition of the Philippines' official medical and wellness travel guide and directory.
Published by HIM Communications and HealthCORE, Philippines: The Heart of Asia is a comprehensive guide to the country's health and wellness tourism providers.
The 2010 edition is an up-to-date guide to topnotch hospitals, clinics and spas in the Philippines where patients can experience world-class services and treatments. A listing of hotels, resorts, medical concierges, embassies and tourism offices, as well medical travel tips and city maps, are also included to help patients and their companions during their stay.
The publication of the travel guide has been timely, with the country becoming more popular as a healthcare destination among patients around the world. An increasing number of international patients are arriving in the Philippines to seek high-quality medical care from world-class doctors, nurses and other medical professionals who are naturally warm, friendly, caring and compassionate.
From simple aesthetic and dental procedures to complex specialty areas such as oncology, cardiology and stem cell therapy, from rejuvenating spa treatments to long-term healthcare and retirement, the Philippines offers a wide range of services at a cost 50% to 80% lower compared to those in the US and Europe.
HIM Communications and HealthCORE have thus teamed up to create a guide for those who are on a journey to total health and wellness.
"Philippines: The Heart of Asia provides a wealth of information, suitable for people contemplating about seeking treatment or have already decided to be a medical traveler in the Philippines. Through this handy volume, we are one step closer to bringing international patients to what has often been referred to as the Heart of the Asia," said Editor-in-Chief Joyce Alumno.
Philippines: The Heart of Asia also features a special section on the Philippine Dermatological Society (PDS). Patients considering aesthetic treatments and cosmetic procedures can refer to the directory of members of PDS, the Philippines' only specialty society for dermatology recognized by the Philippine Medical Association (PMA).
Meant for both the seasoned and the first-time traveler, the directory is a valuable resource that will let people discover and navigate the Philippines as a global healthcare destination. It is also accessible through the website www.philippinesheartofasia.ph.
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Southern New Jersey, surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean and the Delaware River, had been inextricably tied to naval aviation with several air stations during World War II. The largest, and therefore most important, had been Naval Air Station Wildwood.
Tracing its origins to President Roosevelt, who had used New Deal funds to construct civilian airports under the Civil Aeronautics Authority (CAA) for military conversion in the event of war, Naval Air Station Wildwood had been sparked by the emerging need for a pilot training base to protect the Atlantic seaboard from German submarines which had targeted US supply ships traveling to Britain. Nazi Germany, having already captured France in June of 1942, had become an increasing threat.
In Southern New Jersey, the US Coast Guard transferred its station, which had been originally built as a World War I naval base in 1917, to the Navy, which had then commissioned it Naval Air Station Cape May in September of 1940 and from which observation and scout squadron training had subsequently been conducted.
But the urgency for additional facilities had heightened the following year when the Japanese had attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, alerting of the need for naval aircraft and proficient dive-bomber pilots. The Cape May base had been pitifully inadequate for this purpose, prompting a series of surveys in Lower Township for additional land.
An initial 500 acres, leased for $1.00 from Cape May County for later conversion to civilian use, had resulted in March, 1942 governmental construction bids, and workmen, under the direction of the Army Corps of Engineers, commenced the arduous deforestation process by clearing trees and filling in swamps to prepare land for a fighting squadron training base in Rio Grande. Although the construction effort had been successful, its purpose had not been: the Army ultimately elected to establish a similar facility some 40 miles north, in Millville, abandoning the project.
The cleared, 500-acre area, with potential application as an auxiliary field for the inadequately-sized Cape May Naval Air Station, had still been 400 acres short of the Navy’s stipulated 900-acre requirement, and this had only been remedied by the Cape May County Board of Chosen Freeholders’ emergency resolution authorizing an additional $15,000 for land acquisition. The win-win expenditure had been perceived as providing both the Navy with the needed land for its base and the county with the needed employment to arrest it from its economic fall into Depression’s quicksand, although the need for such a facility had been clearly demonstrated by the concurrent Battle of the Coral Sea in May and the Battle of Midway in June, victories only sustainable with the qualified bases where pilots could be trained. In fact, the number of such pilots had been estimated as 20,000. The proposed Rio Grande base, it had been argued, would be crucial to sustaining naval aviation’s imprint in the Pacific.
Resultantly, the Navy, leasing the land from the county and appropriating $500,000 for the new airfield, commenced construction in October of 1942, subsequently completing one 4,000-foot runway, three 5,000-foot runways, a control tower, hangars, barracks, an operations building, a mess hall, a water supply station, a steam heating plant, a sewage system, and roads, providing employment for 362 local civilians.
The base, adopting its name from the nearest post office, had been commissioned “Naval Air Station Rio Grande” on April 1, 1943, and Lieutenant Commander Morris Ruggles Brownell, Jr. had assumed command of it, but early confusion with the identically-named city in Texas had resulted in its redesignation as “Naval Air Station Wildwood” on June 17, a name hitherto only associated with a southern New Jersey beach resort. Supplemented by Woodbine Auxiliary Airfield, which had opened two months later, in August, and a facility in Delaware, the new naval air station met the Navy’s capacity needs and enabled it to concentrate dive-bombing pilot training at the new field. It had also operated in conjunction with Naval Air Stations Cape May and Atlantic City.
Composite Squadron Thirty (VC-30) of Carrier Air Group 30 (CAG30) had been the first to have been commissioned by the Navy at its new facility in April of 1943 for the USS Monterey, although the squadron’s size had initially necessitated the use of eight Westward huts and tents and hotels in Wildwood for 150 of its pilots until base facility construction had been completed.
The initially-combined Bombing Squadron Fourteen and Fifteen (VB-14 and VB-15), training under the “Fleet Air Detachment Wildwood Operation Plan for the Defense of the Eastern Sea Frontier” in Douglas SDB Dauntless aircraft, practiced squadron flying, individual bombing practice, diving, navigation, glide bombing, fixed gunnery, free gunnery, instrument night flying, and anti-submarine surface strafing.
II. Naval Air Station Wildwood Aircraft
Instrumental to Naval Air Station Wildwood and the Navy’s combat strategy in the Pacific had been the dive-bomber aircraft, which provided precision attacks of rapidly moving targets at steep descent angles. Such designs, of the low-wing, metal airframe type usually powered by a single piston engine, had been capable of operating from aircraft carriers with arrester hook provision and had been equipped with dive brakes, such as split flaps, to prohibit excessive, unrecoverable profiles, limit airframe stress, and increase the maneuver’s duration to improve the accuracy, aim, and trajectory of the bomb itself, which had typically been carried on a hinged bomb rack. After its release, it had to be projected downward, with sufficient clearance from the propeller arc to avoid interference.
The Douglas SBD Dauntless, the first such dive-bomber to be deployed at the station, had been the Navy’s standard, ship-borne aircraft responsible for several decisive victories in the Pacific. Based upon the Northrop BT-1, a scout and dive-bomber, it had been given life as the XBT-1 when the Navy had ordered a single prototype. First flying in this form on August 19, 1935, the aircraft, powered by a 700-hp Pratt and Whitney R-1535-66 Twin Wasp Junior two-row radial engine, had featured a low wing; split flaps; aftward, semi-retractable main wheels stored in underwing fairings; and a fixed tailwheel, but the airframe, considered underpowered, had subsequently been refitted with uprated, 825-hp R-1535-94 engines in December, and the split flaps had been replaced with the holed type to rectify handling characteristics.
The subsequent XBT-2, significantly modified after Douglas had acquired Northrop, featured a tandemly arranged, forward-facing pilot and rearward-facing, gunner/radio operator; fabric-covered ailerons, elevators, and rudders; two .50-caliber Browning machine guns installed in the nose cowling and synchronized to fire through the propeller arc; an under-fuselage, swinging cradle release-mounted, 1,600-pound bomb; and two underwing, 100-pound bomb pylons. Powered by a 1,000-hp, nine-cylinder, air-cooled Wright Cyclone R-1820-32 radial engine which drove a three-bladed, adjustable-pitch, spinner-equipped propeller, the aircraft stored fuel in two 90-gallon, wing integral tanks, four wing center section tanks totaling 210 gallons; and a single, 15-gallon auxiliary fuel tank.
The design, redesignated SBD-1 under the Douglas model scheme, had entered service with the Marines’ VMB-2 Squadron in 1940 and the Navy had equally operated 57 of the type.
Despite its extensive improvement program, it had still lacked sufficient range and had been devoid of armor protection, resulting in the SBD-2, which had featured a 100-gallon fuel capacity increase and revised ammunition. It had entered service with the Navy with the 58th airframe.
The succeeding SBD-3 had addressed several earlier deficiencies by introducing a still larger fuel capacity, self-sealing fuel tanks, crew and armor protection, a bullet-proof windshield, a Wright Cyclone R-1820-52 engine, and modified cowling.
The SBD-4 had featured a hydromatic propeller and replaced the previous 12-volt electrical system with a 24-volt one, while the SBD-5, the most numerically produced version, had been built at Douglas’ new Tulsa, Oklahoma, factory. Featuring a 33-foot overall length and a 41.6-foot wingspan, the 1,200-hp Pratt and Whitney R-1820-66–powered aircraft had a 10,855-pound maximum take off weight and a 255-mph maximum speed. It had had a 770-mile range.
The final version, the SBD-6, had featured the most capable powerplant, at a 1,350-hp rating, and the largest fuel capacity.
The Douglas SBD Dauntless had been instrumental in numerous Pacific theatre victories. In the Battle of Midway, for example, which had occurred on June 4, 1942, the type had destroyed four Japanese aircraft carriers, sank a heavy cruiser, and severely damaged another, while it sank the Ryugo in the Battle of the Eastern Solomons. In the Battle of Guadalcanal, which had taken place between November 12 and 15 of that year, it had destroyed nine transports and sank the cruiser Kinugasa, ending its career as a carrier-borne aircraft two years later on June 20, 1944 with victories against the Japanese Mobile Fleet in the Battle of the Philippine Sea.
During initial Douglas Dauntless training at Naval Air Station Wildwood, however, it had not been so victorious, with mounting casualties of the very pilots who had trained in them because of poor handling characteristic-created accidents, prompting a replacement trainer.
That replacement appeared in the form of the Curtiss SB2C Helldiver, whose instability, structural weakness, and inferior design had hardly been synonymous with “improvement.”
Based upon the antiquated biplane design of the 1930s intended for dive-bombing maneuvers, the aircraft had been considerably modernized when the Navy had submitted specifications in 1938 for a carrier-based scout bomber accommodating two crew members and able to internally carry 1,000 pounds of bombs over long ranges.
The resultant prototype, designated XSBC2C-1, had first taken to the skies on December 18, 1940, but had been structurally weak and had demonstrated poor handling characteristics, sustaining engine failure two months later on February 8 during an approach and crashing. The US military, intending to target performance deficiencies on production aircraft, had already ordered the type, and an initial series of redesigns, entailing a longer fuselage, a larger tail, increased armor, installation of an autopilot, and self-sealing fuel tanks, had resulted in an airplane which bore little resemblance to its earlier iteration.
The new version, first flying on October 20, 1941, sustained in-flight structural failure during a test flight two months later, on December 21, forcing its pilot to parachute to safety, and during demonstrations of the first six production aircraft, it had been determined that the 40-percent gross weight increase, from the 7,122 pounds of the initial version to the 10,220 pounds of the current one, had been dangerously excessive.
The aircraft, appearing in its initial SB2C-1 guise, had been an all-metal, mid-wing monoplane powered by a single, 14-cylinder, air-cooled, two-row, Double Wasp, 1,700-hp Wright R-2600-8 piston engine which drove a three-bladed propeller. The wings, which folded to facilitate aircraft carrier storage, featured inboard, split flaps for dive-bombing profiles and outboard ailerons and their fuel tanks had been self-sealing. Crew had been accommodated in fore and aft, greenhouse-style canopy cockpits, and the tail-dragging configuration had sported an under-fuselage, stinger-type-arresting hook. Armament had included four 12.7-mm, wing-installed Browning machine guns, a 1,000-pound bomb bay-stored bomb, and a flexible mount in the rear cockpit.
All of the 200 SB2C-1s built had been used for pilot training.
The succeeding SB2C-1C, of which 778 had been produced, had featured additional fuel tankage and had been the first to enter combat, its initial raid targeting the Japanese stronghold of Rabaul on November 11, but the design had been woefully underpowered.
The singularly-produced SB2C-2 had been intended for amphibian operation with floats, while the SB2C-3, attempting to rectify the basic design’s power deficiency had been equipped with a four-bladed Curtiss Electric propeller run by a 1,900-hp R-2600-20 engine. Entering service in 1944, the type had enjoyed a considerable production run, of 1,112.
The SB2C-4, the most extensively produced variant with 2,045 airframes, had featured a 36.8-foot overall length and a 49.9-foot wingspan, whose perforated flaps had minimized dive-induced buffeting. Powered by the previous version’s R-2600-20 engine, the 16,616-pound fighter, armed with two wing-mounted, 20-mm cannons; two aft cockpit-installed, 7.62-mm machine guns; and fuselage bay and underwing rack-carried, 2,000-pound bombs; could achieve a maximum speed of 295 mph and cover up to 1,165 miles.
The SB2C-5, the last major variant to have been built, had introduced a fuel capacity increase. Nine hundred seventy had been produced.
Navy Squadron VB-17, based on the aircraft carrier Bunker Hill, had been the first to successfully operate the SB2C Helldiver, launching 23 aircraft, divided into six, four-unit divisions, in its first major combat campaign in November of 1943.
During the subsequent four-month period, the type conducted dive-bombing missions to Tarawaya, Nauru, New Zealand, Truk, and the Marshall Islands, and by June of the following year, Helldiver fleets had been based on the five aircraft carriers of Bunker Hill, Essex, Hornet, Wasp, and Yorktown. Four months later this number had increased to eight.
Operating with TBM Avengers, the SB2Cs had succeeded in sinking the super battleship, Musashi, and later claimed 44 air-to-air victories, having achieved more shipping kills than any other aircraft type.
Although the Helldiver had initially been plagued with an antiquated heritage and numerous design deficiencies, progressively introduced modifications had rendered it an effective dive-bomber which had been instrumental in many Pacific theatre victories.
As a solution for Naval Air Station Wildwood’s accident rate, however, it had only served to produce the opposite effect: with the introduction of the aircraft to the training program, the number of pilot training fatalities had increased!
The Combined Bombing Squadron Fifty-Two (VC-52), arriving at the station in September of 1943, commenced gunnery and torpedo training with the base’s third major carrier-based fighter, the Grumman TBF-1 Avenger.
Sparked by the Navy’s requirements for a powerful torpedo bomber with a 300-mph speed, a 1,000-mile range with a maximum 2,000-pound payload, a 30,000-foot service ceiling, and an internal weapons bay, the aircraft, designated XTBF-1 and designed by Grumman’s Iron Works, had appeared with a rugged fuselage and a Wright 14-cylinder, 1,700-hp, double row radial R-2600-8 engine. Its wings, whose large area had resulted in simplistic flying characteristics, had folded flat against the airframe in order to reduce required carrier storage space, and its armament had consisted of three .30-caliber machine guns, one of which had been mounted on the nose and fired through the propeller arc, one of which had been located in the belly and fired rearward, and one of which had been installed as a rear gunner turret. Because of its mid-wing mounting, sufficient internal space had been created to store a 2,000-pound torpedo, four 500-pound bombs, or additional fuel, and the three-person crew had encompassed the pilot, the rear gunner, and the bombardier/belly gunner.
The first production aircraft, designated TBF-1, had first flown on August 1, 1941, and the insatiable need for this very capable fighter had required additional manufacturing capability in the form of a General Motors production line. So manufactured, it had been designated TBM-1, and had first appeared in this guise in late-1942.
The modified TBF-1C, with fuel tank provision in the bomb bay, as well as two wing integral tanks, had increased capacity from 335 to 726 gallons, resulting in a coincident range increase, and the single, .30-caliber machine gun had been replaced by two, .50-caliber, wing-mounted units, as well as an additional one for the turret. The General Motors-manufactured counterpart had been designated TBM-1C.
The ultimate, and numerically most produced, variant, the TBM-3, had featured a 40-foot, 11.5-inch overall length and a 54.2-foot wingspan. Powered by a 1,900-hp Wright R-2600-20 engine, the aircraft, used for reconnaissance, scouting, and torpedo and glide bombing, had been equipped with a forward-facing, dorsal and ventral machine gun, as well as wing hard points for rockets or drop tanks. With a 17,895-pound gross weight, it could climb at 2,060 feet-per-minute, cruise at a maximum, 276-mph speed, and fly 1,000-mile sorties. Some 4,657 had been produced.
Although only six Grumman TBF Avengers had been delivered in time for the June 4, 1942 Battle of Midway, five had been destroyed in two separate missions, while the sixth had succeeded in dropping its torpedo before returning to base with little more than its trim tab to provide longitudinal control.
Two months later, on August 24, 26 aircraft had been launched from the Saratoga and Enterprise carriers near the Solomon Islands, sinking the light carrier Ryugo on the second of four strikes with a torpedo.
And yet three months later, in November, the 37,000-ton Hiei, leading Japanese naval forces, had been destroyed after multiple strikes by Avengers in the Battle of Guadalcanal.
In the North Atlantic, the type, operating from the USS Bogue, had destroyed some 30 submarines and ripped a cavernous hole in the Japanese transport, I-52.
One of the most famous Avenger pilots, George H. W. Bush, had been shot down on September 2, 1944 over Chichi Jima after take off from the USS San Jacinto, although he had successfully parachuted to safety.
Two months later, the aircraft had been instrumental in sinking the Japanese battleship, Musashi, in the Battle of the Subuyan Sea.
The final testament to the type’s ruggedness and torpedo-launching capability had occurred on April 7, 1945 when a fleet of Avengers had destroyed the battleship Yamato and the cruiser Yahagi during their journey to Okinawa.
Of the 9,836 Avengers produced, 7,546 had been built by General Motors.
The fourth major aircraft to be used at Naval Air Station Wildwood, perhaps attempting to rectify the earlier SB2C’s flaws, had offered diametrically opposed efficiency and performance. Its speed and capability, unduplicated by any present fighter, had enabled it to outrun and outclimb any propeller-driven enemy aircraft. That aircraft had been the Chance-Vought F4U Corsair.
Based upon the US Navy Bureau of Aeronautics requirement for a high-performance, carrier-based fighter submitted to the Vought-Sikorsky Division of the United Aircraft Corporation, the proposed design, designated the V-166-A, had projected use of the air-cooled, Pratt and Whitney R-1830 Wasp radial engine because of its service reliability, but speed targets could only be met with the much larger XR-2800-4 Double Wasp. Hitherto the world’s most powerful piston powerplant, it had developed more than 100 hp per cylinder, of which there had been 18, requiring a 13.4-foot diameter, three-bladed Hamilton Standard Hydromatic propeller. Although it had required considerable ground clearance because of its size, the very purpose for which a carrier-based fighter had been designed had dictated short, robust landing gear struts to withstand the rapid, often deck-pounding contact and almost instantaneous deceleration required of such an operation. As a result, these parameters had dictated conflictive design solutions, and engineers had only been able to ensure both sufficient propeller clearance and short enough undercarriage linkage by introducing a gull wing configuration, which had coincidentally improved the aircraft’s aerodynamic characteristics, thereby augmenting higher operational speeds. It had been the first to feature flushly stored wheels in the retracted mode.
The Pratt and Whitney engine, whose air inlet had been located in the wing root, closely conformed to the fuselage’s circular shape.
First flying on May 29, 1940 in prototype form, the aircraft, designated XF4U-1, had been powered by the 1,850-hp R-2800-4 engine and had featured a greenhouse-type cockpit and four .50-caliber Colt-Browning machine guns, two of which had been installed in the nose and two of which had been located in the wings.
The first production standard version, the F4U-1, had been powered by the 2,000-hp R-2800-8 and had featured exclusively wing-mounted armament. Taking to the skies on July 31, 1942, it had been the first fighter to exceed 400 mph in level flight.
Several subsequent versions had been offered. The F4U-2, for example, had been intended for night missions, while the F4U-3 had been designed for high-altitude operations coupling its 2,000-hp R-2800-16 Double Wasp engine with two Bierman model 1009A turbo-superchargers. Because of its mechanical difficulties, it had eroded its performance and the variant had been quickly discontinued.
The F4U-4, a fighter-bomber version, had featured a 33.8-foot overall length and a 41-foot wingspan, which had rendered a 314-square-foot area. Its 2,100-hp R-2800-18W engine, driving a four-bladed propeller, had been equipped with methanol-water injection, thus producing a five-minute, war-emergency rating of 2,450 hp and resulting in a maximum, 446-mph airspeed. Its service ceiling had been 41,500 feet.
The F4U-5, the definitive version, had featured a five-inch longer fuselage; a two-degree, downward-angled engine to increase stability; duralumin outer wing panels and control surfaces to cater to its higher speeds; and a 2,350-hp, dual supercharger-equipped Pratt and Whitney R-2800-32W engine. The type had a 45,000-foot service ceiling.
In January of 1945, an additional $500,000 appropriation had enabled Naval Air Station Wildwood to expand and acquire new equipment, including weapons, tactics, link trainers, a 20-mm gunnery school, and a catapult and arresting gear to foster carrier landing practice at its Georgetown Auxiliary Field. Part of this appropriation had been used to acquire rocket-equipped F4U Corsairs.
Although the station had originally been designed for 108 officers, 1,200 enlisted men, and 72 aircraft, these numbers had swelled to 443, 2,497, and 154, respectively, and by October of 1944, take offs and landings had peaked at 16,994. Dive bombing target practice had occurred along the Atlantic and Delaware Bay coasts, while a lighting system at an affiliated field had enabled pilots to perfect night carrier landings.
When the respective training had been completed, the pilots, now arranges in air groups, had transferred to their assigned aircraft carriers.
III. Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum
When victory had closed the doors on World War II’s theaters in 1945, the Navy had discontinued its training programs at Naval Air Station Wildwood and by December of the following year, it had been deactivated, its 109 buildings having been declared surplus. Of these, 79 had been offered by the War Assets Administration, which had intermittently acquired the property, for off-site use, while several larger structures had been given to Cape May County, which had resumed operation of the station. Hanger Number One, which had been designed by architect Albert Kahn and whose construction had commenced as far back as October of 1942, had been one of them.
Formed by bolted wood Pratt trusses subdivided into ten-foot panels at the roof level, the cavernous, 2,558,000-cubic-foot structure had been 290 feet long, 219 feet wide, and 51 feet high, and had been completed with cross-braced vertical supports at its north and south elevations and a center support, which had once provided the division between its two internal bays. Its east and west elevations had been created by 12 full-height telescoping doors. Aside from once housing the air station’s aircraft fleet, it had also featured offices, workrooms, and maintenance facilities.
The hangar, having been used for several post-war purposes, had headquartered United States Overseas Airlines (USOA) between 1949 and 1964, which had provided a global route system with its own fleet and in-flight crews, and it had also briefly housed a banner-towing aircraft company.
The subsequently abandoned structure, having fallen into a state of disrepair with rotting wood and cracked windows, had been resurrected by Dr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Salvatore in 1997, who had formed the not-for-profit Naval Air Station Wildwood Foundation to save and preserve it as a memorial to the 42 pilots who had lost their lives during their training here between 1943 and 1945, and had subsequently been listed on the New Jersey and National Register of Historic Places at the National Significance Level. That hangar now houses the Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum, which features some 30 aircraft, engines, interactive exhibits provided by the Franklin Institute of Philadelphia, films, a library, and a gift shop.
Of the aircraft, the Grumman F4F Wildcat, featuring a three-bladed propeller, folding wings, self-sealing fuel tanks, and six machine guns, had served at the station, and had been the first US-designed fighter capable of downing a German aircraft.
The Consolidated PBY Catalina, a high-wing, twin-engined, hull-shaped airframe for amphibian operations, had been a patrol bomber armed with .50-caliber Browning machine guns, torpedoes, and depth charges, and had performed multi-role missions, including submarine scouting, search and rescue, and escorting.
The Boeing-Stearman PT-17 Kaydet, built in 1943, had been the most prevalently used World War II primary trainer. The two-person, single-engine, open cockpit biplane had served as the initial step before pilot transition to heavier, more complex equipment.
The Vultee BT-13, often the “next step,” had featured tandem controls and instruments, and had also been extensively used.
The Grumman TBM-3E Avenger, one of the main aircraft based at Naval Air Station Wildwood, is one of only eight designs, like the very hangar which houses it, included on the National Register of Historic Places.
The T-28C Trojan, which had replaced the AT-6 Texan in Asia and Africa, had provided carrier landing practice, and is equipped with an arresting hook. It had been used for close air support against enemy ground forces.
The OE-2 Bird Dog, the military version of the four-seat, twin-bladed, high-wing, tailwheel Cessna 170, had carried white phosphorous target-marking rockets under its wings during the Vietnam War and had also been used as an observation aircraft.
Several rotary-wing designs are also represented by the museum. The HH-52A Seaguard amphibious search-and-rescue helicopter, for example, features a hull-like fuselage and outrigger floats and had been stationed on a US Coast Guard ice breaker.
The AH-1 Cobra, backbone of the US Army’s attack helicopter fleet and a type still in use today, had been equipped with rocket mounts and machine guns. Formerly part of a Vietnam “Kill Team,” it had trailed a LOACH, which had drawn ground fire.
The Bell UH-1 Iroquois Huey, the most widely used military helicopter with more than 16,000 having been produced, had been instrumental in numerous missions, such as air assault, command and control, medical evacuation, search-and-rescue, gunship, and transport, particularly during the Vietnam War, although it is still used by the Air Force and the Marines today.
Jet fighters are also represented. The Lockheed T-33 Thunderbird, a low-wing, single-engine, dual-seat trainer with a bubble canopy, had progressed from drawing board to airplane in 150 days. Its F-80C Shooting Star counterpart had served for some 40 years in more than 20 world air forces. The museum’s example itself had served in the Yugoslavian Air Force.
The single-engined, delta-winged McDonnell-Douglas A-4 Skyhawk, which had first entered service with the Navy in 1956, could operate from an aircraft carrier, yet deliver nuclear weapons.
The Grumman F-14 Tomcat features dual engines and vertical tails. The museum’s F-14A, which had entered service in 1982, had later been upgraded to F-14B standard and had been the first to exceed 7,000 takes offs and landings from the USS John F. Kennedy.
The Northrop F-5E Tiger II, a lightweight supersonic fighter deployed during the Cold War, had been designed as a response to the Soviet MiG-21.
Aside from the actual fixed and rotary wing aircraft, the Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum often hosts fly-ins, veterans’ ceremonies, historical lectures, and school field trips.
The 1,000-acre Cape May Airport, the museum’s location, is itself of historic value, having evolved from the naval air station. Sporting two 4,998-foot runways (1-19 and 10-28), six taxiways, and three parking ramps, the general aviation facility annually fields 39,000 movements primarily comprised of corporate, recreational, and charter aircraft, and stands as a testament to the location where fields, once cultivating corn, had later cultivated pilots whose dive-bombing skills had been instrumental in Pacific theatre and ultimate World War II victory.
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A graduate of Long Island University-C.W. Post Campus with a summa-cum-laude BA Degree in Comparative Languages and Journalism, I have subsequently earned the Continuing Community Education Teaching Certificate from the Nassau Association for Continuing Community Education (NACCE) at Molloy College, the Travel Career Development Certificate from the Institute of Certified Travel Agents (ICTA) at LIU, and the AAS Degree in Aerospace Technology at the State University of New York – College of Technology at Farmingdale. Having amassed almost three decades in the airline industry, I managed the New York-JFK and Washington-Dulles stations at Austrian Airlines, created the North American Station Training Program, served as an Aviation Advisor to Farmingdale State University of New York, and devised and taught the Airline Management Certificate Program at the Long Island Educational Opportunity Center. A freelance author, I have written some 70 books of the short story, novel, nonfiction, essay, poetry, article, log, curriculum, training manual, and textbook genre in English, German, and Spanish, having principally focused on aviation and travel, and I have been published in book, magazine, newsletter, and electronic Web site form. I am a writer for Cole Palen’s Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome in New York. I have made some 350 lifetime trips by air, sea, rail, and road.
Philippines Dating Tours - Where To Go In The Philippines With Your Filipina Date?
Philippines dating tours are services offered by the Philippine dating sites. It comprises of different strategic tours around the country or at a location of your choice with your Filipina girlfriend. Foreign men have long been attracted to the Filipina woman. Her elegance and sweetness and how she delights in herself in so many ways have urged foreign men to always come back to the Philippines and more often than not marry a Filipina. During the World War, American soldiers stationed in the Philippines found Filipina women undeniably attractive. Some got to the point of bringing their girlfriends with them back to the States and settled down.
Today, foreign men find a Filipino girlfriend from joining the Philippine online dating sites. These dating sites have thousands of members to choose from. Through your Filipino date, you can get to visit the country and go round the famous tourist destination. One advantage when you opt to take the tour, you do not need an interpreter since Filipina women speak very acceptable English.
One of the most featured Philippines dating tours is at the province of Davao. The city population is at a whopping 1.3 million. With a four day climb up Mount Apo that towers at 10,311, it is the tallest mountain in the Philippines overlooking Davao City. It would be a sight to behold. You can visit the Philippine Eagle Nature center to view the largest, rarest, tallest and most powerful Bird in the world.
A luscious getaway at the breathtaking Pearl Farm Resort at Samal Island with your Filipina girlfriend will make memories worth remembering. An unforgettable tour at the crocodile park that has activities like horseback riding and if you want to take a step to more adrenalin rush you can opt to feed the crocodiles yourself.
These are just but a few things you can do at Davao for the featured tours and to think that the Philippines have 7,100 islands to choose from! Just think of the possibilities that you can have with your Filipina girlfriend just by taking her to places in her own country. These tours will most probably take her to places that she has never been before. Imagine what wonders it can do to your relationship by taking these Philippines dating tours.
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Impressive Hotels in the Philippines
The Philippines is a very beautiful country with lots of wonderful things to offer especially in terms of tourism. Geographically subdivided into three major islands, this place hosts innumerable hotels that cater to the special needs of tourists and travelers from all parts of the world. Here is a quick take on the different kinds of hospitality service providers that people can find whenever they visit this place known primarily for its colorful history, diverse cultures, and interesting traditions.
An Overview on the Different Inviting Hotels in Luzon
The Philippines is very proud of its top-rating tourist destinations in the island of Luzon, all of which offer people safe, comfortable, and convenient places to stay. For instance, Baguio City is home to various attractive hotels such as Camp John Hay Manor, which boasts of first-class facilities, comforting guestrooms, and exceptional services. Another topnotch tourist hub in the island of Luzon is Subic, which features different remarkable lodging establishments to choose from, such as Legenda Suites, Days Inn Suites, and Camayan Beach Resort. Furthermore, Luzon is also the place where people can find the premier tourist spot called Laoag, which is part of the amazing province of Ilocos. Within this area, people can find numerous impressive lodging facilities like Palazzo de Laoag, Fort Ilocandia Resort, and Isabel Suites. Of course, this does not include yet the classy, luxurious, and highly elegant five-star lodging establishments in Makati City, as well as the many satisfactory hospitality service providers in the City of Manila.
A Quick Take on the Various Convenient Hotels in Visayas
Right after Luzon is the island of Visayas, which just like the former is also a first-rate tourist destination. One of the nicest places to visit in this area is Bacolod, where people can easily find affordable, cozy, and relaxing lodging establishments. Its hospitality service providers come in different class such as the first-class Bacolod Pension Plaza, the economy class Sylvia Manor, and the standard class Pearl Manor Pension. These amazing lodging facilities offer guests many convenient features including large cozy beds, relaxing ambiance, and affordable room rates. When visiting this region, people never fail to talk about Boracay Island, which is indubitably one of the finest tourist destinations in the Philippines today. Here, places like Boracay Ocean Club, Nigi-Nigi Too Beach, and Discovery Shores never disappoint their guests with superior services, luxurious accommodations, and first-class facilities. Aside from its famous white sand beaches, this particular spot is home to numerous amazing lodging establishments, all of which offer nothing but pleasant and fun-filled stays.
Enjoy Pleasurable Stays Inside These Amazing Hotels in Mindanao
Moving on to the island of Mindanao, the Philippines is very lucky to have a place with rich culture and colorful traditions. To meet the growing demands of tourism in the area, the place also offers topnotch hospitality service providers, which have nothing else in mind but to give its customers highly satisfying accommodations. In Butuan City, for example, people traveling within the area can always avail affordable services of premier tourist inns like Hensonly Plaza, Shalom Motel Pension, and Almont Inland Resort. Meanwhile, Mindanao also takes pride on Surigao City, which is home to other convenient lodging establishments including Garden Pavillion and Metro Pension Plaza. About the Author
flights to the philippines"flights to the philippines" I want to fly to Philippines between March 2011 and April 2012, what are generally the cheapest months to fly.?
I want to book a return flight to Philippines from a London U.K. airport , my dates are flexible, what are the cheapest months to fly and which months or time of year would be most expensive.
The cheapest time to fly here is during the rainy/typhoon season which is July through November. April and May is peak season as it is the school summer break and all the hotels/resorts are charging peak season rates. June, July, August and December is when the flights cost the most.
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philippines honeymoons"philippines honeymoons" Im a USA Citizen. I recently married a philippina there in her country this last April.?
She became pregnant during our honeymoon and while I have returned here, I have since applied for Petitions for both Her and her daughter to come to the USA . While all the waiting on immigrant visa's continue...What About the baby..which will be born there in December..Will I have to re-apply for another Petition and wait another 6-7-8 months. I will be going back there (philippines)to bring them all back at the same time!
The child will probably be a derivative US citizen. After the birth follow the procedure at this site: http://travel.state.gov/law/family_issues/birth/birth_593.html
Assuming the child is a US citizen, you then can obtain a passport for the child at the embassy in Manila.
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Philippines, a country of strong beliefs in Christianity and a center of world's famous churches
Philippine is a Southeastern country of Asia in the western Pacific Ocean with an area of 298,170 sq km .Officially it is known as Republic of the Philippines. Peoples of the Philippines are famous as "Filipinos". National language of Philippines is "Filipino" and official languages are Filipino and English according to the constitution of Philippines.It is also known as the unique country of the Asia as 90% of its population consists of Christain,others being Muslims and jauses.Cheap flights to Philippines would lead you a country having world's famous churches including Manila Cathedral, St. Augustine Church (Paoay Church), Miagao Church, Barasoain Church, Paoay Church, San Sebastian Church of Manila, Dauis Church of Bohol, Quiapo Church.
Land of islands
Flight to Philippines will introduced you a land of 7,107 islands, which have real natural beauty. Like many countries of Asia, Philippines also have strong cultural, religious and historical impotance.Philippines tours are paired with art, culture, archaic and aesthetic beauty.
Festivals
Travelers find a lot of entertainments by enjoying several festivals of Philippines by reserving cheap flights to Philippines . These festivals include Ati-Atihan festival, The Moriones festival, Flores de Mayo, Day of Valor, Zamboango Hermosa Festival, Christmas Day, Sinology festival, Pasungay; Dinagyang.These festivals leave unforgettable memories on visitors and attract them every year towards Philippines
Visiting places
Philippines is a combination of 80 provinces which are further divide into component cities. Flights to Philippines also include most attractive visiting places like Sagged, Subic, Boracay, Batanes and major countries like Cebu, Quezon City, Davao, Manila, and Candon .In short, there is much to do in Philippines. Folk dances, cinemas, night clubs and pubs are among the lots of entertainments.
Man power
Peoples of Philippines (Filipino) are very hardworking. Man power is very cheap. You can observe an exemplary man power by booking cheap flights to Philippines. Hand made products are very common and beautiful. These include hand made ornaments, bamboo purse, wooden necklaces, shawl, handmade bags and mats.
Sports
Sports in Philippines are famous through out the world. Flights to Philippines also provide you a chance to enjoy popular sports like basketball, boxing, association football, billiards, chess, ten-pin bowling, volleyball, horse racing and cockfighting ,dodge ball and badminton .National sport of Philippines is sip
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Great Value Vacations in Philippine Islands Known for Luxury
The Philippines is where hard-earned money can go very far, a nice place to buy into. Vacation islands in the Philippines like Cebu, Bohol, and Davao can be really cheap or be really expensive. But, if you know your way around, you may have a Philippine vacation where every penny spent is worth it.
Sanctuary at Davao Pearl Farm (Under $120 a day) Refreshingly far from Manila and the giddy island beat of Boracay, the Samal Island in Davao has made a name for its idyllic atmosphere and dramatic coastline. Its Davao Pearl Farm Resort offers luxury, native-inspired rooms that flank the Davao beachfront.
The Pearl Farm Davao Resort combines indigenous touch and modern living to refreshing effect. Leisure, spa, and conference facilities are available, too, but the real luxury in staying at Pearl Farm consists of swimming with turtles, getting close to sunken war vessels, or simply finding your own stretch of white beach far from the madding crown.
Heritage tour in Cebu City (Under $110 a day) Called the “Queen City of the South,” Cebu is magnificent in the right places. Centuries-old churches and forts stand in the same locale as the commercial hubs in the port city of Cebu. A day at the Crown Regency Cebu Hotel acquaints guests with the modern ethos of luxury hotel living, then with the quaint charm of Cebu City the next day.
With the tree-lined Osmena Boulevard as backdrop, Crown Regency towers above the Fuente Osmena in Cebu City and brings guests to the nightlife center and cultural hub of the island. Equally interesting is the Peak Restobar at the 23rd floor of its hotel in Cebu, the tallest in the city, which gives guests a panoramic view of Cebu while sipping cocktails and taking comfort food.
Bohol island adventure (Under $100 a day) Composed of posh beachfront villas, each with it own plunge pool, balcony, and landscaped garden, the Amorita Resort in Bohol offers the perfect place to enjoy the sun, beach, and crisp sea air of the island. With a Mandala Spa set to break cover in its resort in Bohol, Amorita guarantees luxury and comfort in island living.
But Amorita is more than just for relaxation. The water off the Amorita Resort in Bohol is a marine sanctuary, where a glass wall can be seen enclosing an area to protect an array of marine life. From here to the far reaches of the Bohol Sea, various natural wonders, old houses, and cultural sites await resort guests for a tropical island adventure.
Not to miss is a lunch on a boat ride down the Loboc River in Bohol, with thick rainforests sliding along as you feast on favorite Philippine delicacies.
philippine beach resort_2"philippine beach resort" Why do Filipinos are to much dependent on employment, instead of investment?
We have very big natural resources such as our sea water in our archipelago which is ready for investment like fish culture business, or sea transportation business, beach resorts, etc... Take a look back to our country , who are the investor in our beautiful resources ? most of them are foreigner.
1. The general pinoy culture of indifference towards savings and investments - most pinoys really have to consider on seriously evaluating their thrift values, financial habits, expense tracking and budget planning. Karamihan kasi kung nagsi save man (not intended on investment) but for lavish celebrations (kasal, binyag, fiesta, etc) and eventually pambili ng expensive items/ luxury (celfones, cars, hi-tech gadgets, etc). The 13th month pay, direcho sa christmas gift shopping and noche buena. If a filipino family has a monthly income na 10thou, spend nila lahat yun, sometimes, utang pa sa neighbor, or request ng salary advance.
2. Financial illiteracy - though some filipinos have the entrepreneurial mindset, still majority of these pinoys simply lack the financial know-how when it comes to the the language of financing and investment. E.g. out of approx 89million filipinos, roughly 400thou lang may account sa Phil. Stocks (and 100thou+ lang dito ang active accounts), as compared sa neighbor countries nati na singapore (33% ng population nila may account sa stock market), Japan (25%), Malaysia (18%), Hongkong (17%), etc. Some filipinos have the drive to invest, simply di lang alam kung saan and paano, most would invest sa real estate (hich will later on turn out to be a liability-kung mortgaged), and a few sa mga pyramiding feats (naiiscam tuloy).
3. Lack of government support for entrepreneurs - ** sa red tape pa lang ng business licensing ubos na capital ng entrepreneur wannabes,..and dapat may mga tax incentves din especially for smalltime players. ** there should be a government fund where smalltime businessmen pwede makautang with a smaller interest (kung merong man on-going projects na ganito, eh ang hirap mag-avail) ** there should be a solid and sound Investment Program for OFWs - almost half ng pinoy household may OFW na kapamilya, dapat masuposrtahan ng government mga OFWs who'd wanna invest in business dito sa pinas - and nangyayari, pinapadala lahat as remittance dito sa kamag-anak nila, and these people na pinadalhan, di rin alam on how to spend and to invest properly.
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Where To Find The Perfect Philippine Girls To Marry
What makes Philippine girls as ideal wives by a lot of foreigners is that they are committed, loyal, and has been one of the best housewives there is. Because of these qualities, Philippine girls have been a fascination of a lot of foreign guys and marrying them is part of their dream come true.
If you are interested on finding the perfect Filipina for you, then you should know some important information about how to find quality Philippine girls- a natural Filipina with good education, virtuous and most especially has a beauty inside-out. Below are best places you can take note when finding the Filipina of your dreams:
1. Online Dating sites
There are a lot of online dating sites lately, and one of them are websites designed for finding Philippine girls online. These websites can be free and paid and some sites combine both paid and free membership. You can choose among these sites when you are on the lookout for Filipina women. But always take note to have your profile updated regularly with a god picture of yourself.
2. Print ads
There are print ads that also feature Philippine girls looking for penpals, phone pals, or even text mates. You should know that internet connection is not the number one medium used in the Philippines since a lot of Philippine girls live in rural and remote areas where net connection is limited or even expensive.
3. Chat rooms
There are also chat rooms where there are a lot of potential Philippine girls hang out. You can start finding one but take note to also log on to your chat in times when there are a lot of Philippine girls chatting also. You should know the time in the Philippines and timing is very important whenever you want to find someone who is a regular chatter on her time.
4. Forums
There are forums dedicated for certain Philippine girls group. You can search on Yahoo forums, Google forums, or even Philippine local forums. Just make sure that the forum you are choosing speaks mostly in English as some are set-up in their local dialect.
5. Common friend
You can also find quality Philippine girls by a common friend. Remember that you can meet a Filipina on your country as well. You just have to search thoroughly.
5. Take a vacation
If you are that serious, book a flight to the Philippines. The Philippines is a tropical island that you would surely love to see and experience for yourself. It is suggested that you book a flight within summer or holidays in the Philippines like from the month of December to March. You can surely meet someone whom you'll like.
What makes Philippine girls as ideal wives by a lot of foreigners is that they are committed, loyal, and has been one of the best housewives there is. Because of these qualities, Philippine girls have been a fascination of a lot of foreign guys and marrying them is part of their dream come true.
If you are interested on finding the perfect Filipina for you, then you should know some important information about how to find quality Philippine girls- a natural Filipina with good education, virtuous and most especially has a beauty inside-out. Below are best places you can take note when finding the Filipina of your dreams:
1. Online Dating sites
There are a lot of online dating sites lately, and one of them are websites designed for finding Philippine girls online. These websites can be free and paid and some sites combine both paid and free membership. You can choose among these sites when you are on the lookout for Filipina women. But always take note to have your profile updated regularly with a god picture of yourself.
2. Print ads
There are print ads that also feature Philippine girls looking for penpals, phone pals, or even text mates. You should know that internet connection is not the number one medium used in the Philippines since a lot of Philippine girls live in rural and remote areas where net connection is limited or even expensive.
3. Chat rooms
There are also chat rooms where there are a lot of potential Philippine girls hang out. You can start finding one but take note to also log on to your chat in times when there are a lot of Philippine girls chatting also. You should know the time in the Philippines and timing is very important whenever you want to find someone who is a regular chatter on her time.
4. Forums
There are forums dedicated for certain Philippine girls group. You can search on Yahoo forums, Google forums, or even Philippine local forums. Just make sure that the forum you are choosing speaks mostly in English as some are set-up in their local dialect.
5. Common friend
You can also find quality Philippine girls by a common friend. Remember that you can meet a Filipina on your country as well. You just have to search thoroughly.
5. Take a vacation
If you are that serious, book a flight to the Philippines. The Philippines is a tropical island that you would surely love to see and experience for yourself. It is suggested that you book a flight within summer or holidays in the Philippines like from the month of December to March. You can surely meet someone whom you'll like.
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Holidays in the Philippines Pt4
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The snow has melted and the sun is shining again. It’s time to pack up your bags and exchange ski lodges to beach vacation resorts. It’s time to leave those winter worries (and calories!) behind and bask in the warm sunlight. It’s that season once again for shedding those bulky winter clothes, bringing out those colorful swimwear, donning on sunscreen and shades and sipping pina coladas by the side of the pool. You can almost taste it in the air: that bright, salty air of summer. You can almost see it, can’t you? You tanning happily on a towel by the shore, while your children play around in the water? Or perhaps you see yourself sailing blissfully over the rigorous ocean waves, leaving all your troubles behind.
Thinking about spending some few precious days out basking in the sun? Looking for the perfect beach vacation resorts that will satisfy your thirst for the sparkling, blue waves of the ocean? Want to bury your feet in fine white sand and build sandcastles on the shore with your kids? There are more than a few places that you can decide to go.
Within the United States area, there’s are quite a number of places where you can bask in the sun this summer. One of them is California, where the surf is always “up” and where beach boys and girls party in the sunlight. Another option is Florida, where the popular Palm Beach is. And the nice thing about Florida is that if ever you get tired of the beach (which is next to impossible!), you can always opt to take your family for an adventure in Orlando’s Disney World or Universal Studios. Talk about hitting two birds with one stone! Finally, when talking about beaches in the United States, there’s always Hawaii. Hawaii with its pristine beaches, luaus and friendly people. Hawaii with the floral shirts and leis. Hawaii with the hoola dancers with grass-skirts and the scrumptious food. There are a lot of resorts to choose from there, like the famous Waikiki Beach Resort and many, many others.
If you’re thinking about going farther off the map than the continental United States, Asia might be the best option when looking for beach resorts. First on the list is Thailand, of course, with their well-known Phuket. And there is also Indonesia’s Bali beaches, which tourists love to visit. But the a lot of the most beautiful beaches are actually found in the Philippines. If you really want to experience the ultimate in beach resorts, head on to Palawan or Boracay, where the sand is white and as fine as flour. There are also a lot of high-class beach vacation resorts in these places in the Philippines that will give you the best treatment for not a lot of money. If you’re looking for adventure, there are also dive spots in the Philippines that will take your breath away. There’s Apo Island, off the coast of Dumaguete, which is known to be one of the top seven dive spots in the whole world.
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Plan a Lovely Vacation with Cheap Flights to Manila
Why to pay high prices on an international vacation when there are various options for your cheap vacation. Plan an amazing vacation in Manila with low airfares and cheap flights. You will get a wide range of cheap airfares and packages for your vacation in Manila.
Manila is an enchanting tourist destination in Philippines in South East Asia. Many travel touts and travel consolidators have emerged to help the holidaymakers through cheap and low cost flights to Manila. With cheap flights to Manila you will have an amazing holiday experience. Manila is the capital city of Philippines, which is situated at the mouth of Pasig River. It is a remarkable melting pot of Asian and Latin cultures, thick with history and flavor.
Look for the best source providing cheap flights to Manila, as you will get a wide range of options to choose from. Manila is an unfathomable holiday destination in Philippines, which offers a lot for its travelers. You will find an astounding array of bars, casinos, clubs, and discotheques. This unique city and a must-see destination, offers a variety of cultures and experiences you will surely love to reminisce.
Accommodation is also easily available, ranging from 3-star to 5-stars hotels with different dinning choices. On your vacations in Manila you will go through with various sightseeing, restaurants, parks, gardens, historical monuments and many more. This place is loved by most of the international travelers. A big budget is not necessary always to relish an international holiday. On a holiday you will find a spectrum of attractions, ranging from colonial edifices and historical and cultural sites to beautiful parks and interesting museum.
Finding cheap flights to Manila is not that easy, you need to do researching as well as planning ahead of time. Cheap holiday packages to Manila are also available with some of the travel consolidators which include flights and accommodation. You will get the best deal of cheap airfares, flights and packages without hurting your pocket.
People in this city are very friendly and hospitable by nature. This city has an excellent nightlife with various malls, historical monuments, architectural buildings and many more. You will get a wide range of cheap flights to Manila with various different airlines at an attractive price range.
Manila is a venue to enjoy a great number of leisure activities. With cheap flights to Manila, you will experience a great vacation without hurting your pocket. Chinese New Year, Fiesta of the Black Nazarene, Bailes de Los Arcos, Likhang Kamay, Senakulo are some of the major festivals in Manila.
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hotels in metro manila"hotels in metro manila" how can i find out which skyscrapers in metro manila are earthquake resistant or constructed using reinforced?
concrete.....Im particularly interested in condo buildings such as the Makati Palace Hotel, other building s around Makati City and Buildings in Malate
When I used to work there, I knew that the Ramon Magsaysay Center along Roxas Boulevard was "earthquake proof", being built on a floating foundation, with springs on its base. I remember the building swaying during earthquakes, and it swayed probably more than other buildings swayed. precisely because of its anti-earthquake engineering.
philippine hotels"philippine hotels" What hotels in Bangkok hire filipino waiters?
I am a Filipino presently living here in Bangkok with my wife. I'm looking for a job as a waiter in hotels or restaurant within Bangkok. Hopefully someone can help me...
Not being Thai you are not allowed to do any work without a work permit. For the jobs you state there is no way you will get one. Foreigner's to Thailand can only get work permits for work that cannot be done by Thais. Some examples are, Teaching English, very high skilled technicians, etc.
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TOP 10 CEBU CHEAP HOTELS
Going to Cebu City Philippines? Here's a list of Top 10 Cebu Cheap Hotels based on location, price and facilities.
1. Gran Prix Econotel (FUENTE)- modern accommodations right across Robinsons Mall in Fuente Circle, heart of Cebu City. Rates from PhP 999 (double), good deal with free breakfast for 2. Free WIFI in all rooms.
2. Apple Tree Suites (NEAR FUENTE)- 1minute walk to Fuente Osmena Circle. Rooms from PhP 998 & PhP 1298 (double).
3. Gran Tierra Suites (CAPITOL AREA / NEAR FUENTE)- Single rooms PhP 789, Double PhP 989, with FREE WIFI in all rooms. Modern accommodations.
4. Verbena Capitol Suites (CAPITOL AREA / NEAR FUENTE) -rooms from P890 (single) or PhP 990 (double) with Free breakfast. Free WIFI in all rooms. Cheap cebu hotel with good deals for groups.
5. Diplomat Hotel (RAMOS STREET / NEAR FUENTE) - rooms from PhP 1,040 (double). Cebu cheap hotel in Ramos Street near Velez Hospital and walking distance to Robinson's Mall and Fuente Osmena Circle
6. Regal Business Park Hotel (right across AYALA CENTER CEBU, 2 minute walk) - Rates from Php 1,200 (single) and PhP 1,800 (double). Includes FREE breakfast.
7. Golden Prince Hotel (NEAR AYALA, 5 minute walk)- from PhP 1,550.00 (single) and PhP 1,780 (double), modern accommodations, good views on upper floors.
8. Ford’s Inn Hotel (BANILAD/MANDAUE AREA)- accommodations from PhP 1,250 (double), with FREE breakfast.
9. Golden Valley Hotel (DOWNTOWN)- cheap hotel near San Carlos University in downtown Cebu, rates from PhP 885 (single), PhP 985 (double)
10. Hotel Fortuna(DOWNTOWN) - new cheap hotel in downtown Cebu City, rates from PhP 1,200 (double)
The author is a travel enthusiast producing guides on Cebu cheap hotels, Cebu resorts, Bohol resorts, Boracay resorts, Palawan resorts and other hotels and beach resorts in the Philippines.
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beach resort in cebu"beach resort in cebu" cheapest beach resort in cebu philippnes near the airport?
The cheapest that I know of is Haruhay. It is about 20 minutes from the airport. http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g298461-d644992-Reviews-Haruhay_Dream_Resort-Lapu_Lapu_Mactan_Island_Cebu_Visayas.html
Cebu White Sands is only about 15 minutes from the airport. It's a little expensive though. http://www.whitesands.com.ph/
Or try Vista Mar Beach Resort and Country Club. It's also only 15 minutes from the airport. http://www.mactanvistamarbeachresort.com/
You might also want to check this out. It's the same question posted 3 years ago, with answerers giving suggestions such as Blue Reef, Tambuli, Cebu Beach Club and Hadsan Resorts: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080522215203AAUBVq9
