Where did you go for a vacation in 2009? Would you recommend it? I've got a few recommendations in mind, too. Andalucia, Spain (Wine Region) If you love wine, be sure to include Andalucia, Spain, in your itinerary. No one knows for sure how wine-making started in this region, but one thing's for sure, there's around 40,000 hectares of vineyards in Andalucia. Over half of the produced wine is concentrated in four areas: Jerez, Malaga and Sierra de Malaga, Montilla Moriles and Condado de Huelva. Jerez is popular for producing sherry. Sweet dessert wines are the specialty in the Montilla and...

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If there's one beach the Philippines and Filipinos are proud of, it's this stretch of island on the eastern part of the country: Boracay. Located north of Panay Island and south of Manila, Filipinos and tourists all over the world cannot and will not forget the beautiful sands and water of Boracay. Boat Trips The best thing about Boracay is its proximity to other islands. You can rent a boat for a couple of hours and hop to other islands to further explore the territory. Explore the caves of Crystal Cove, but be careful not to fall into its strong currents. Drop...

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The Philippines is an archipelago composed of 7,107 islands. These islands are completely surrounded by water. This means that the Philippines is composed of thousands of sandy and rocky beaches, many of which are undiscovered. Attempting to discover all of it will take a person years to do it, but it is possible. Here are places to start the discovery. 1. Davao Just like with Batangas, Davao offers public and private beaches. But unlike Batangas, going to public beaches lets you interact with the locals and with people from other cities. Some beaches have black or white sand, but all of them...

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The Outer Banks, NC, is a series of island cities famous for many reasons.A People flock there to relax on the clean beaches, to visit beautiful lighthouses, to see where the Wright brothers first took flight and everything else imaginable.A You can even drive on the beach alongside wild horses! My family decided to get away to a nice relaxing location that was not too far to drive.A A A great compromise inA distance from my home in Charleston, SC, and my siblings in Ohio was the OBX (the nickname given byA famous bumper stickers seen nationwide).A ...

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Remember the last time someone asked if you ever swam with a dolphin? Me neither, but if they ever do, I am now able to answer with a resounding, "Yes." That is all thanks to Chankanaab in Cozumel, Mexico.

Chankanaab is a recreational park that offers many great attractions. For starters, you can swim with dolphins. There are numerous stations with trainers and dolphins. The trainers began by bringing the dolphin to you for you to pet them and to...

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