DESTINATION INFORMATION (Cont’d.) VISIT PALM SPRINGS
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO
Palm Springs, California is known for its storied Hollywood legacy, Native American heritage and stellar collection of mid-century modern architecture. Palm Springs is California’s ultimate desert playground. It truly is like no place else. Lounging by the pool and soaking up the sun is always a favorite pastime. If you want to explore the outdoors and enjoy the beautiful climate, there are plenty of activities. Soar to the top of Mount San Jacinto on the world famous Palm Springs Aerial Tramway, hike scenic trails and stroll through the ancient palm groves in the Indian Canyons, or take an off-road excursion of Joshua Tree National Park or the San Andreas Fault.
Take a ticket to your next Colorado Rocky Mountain adventure by exploring “America’s Most Fun Town,” Glenwood Springs, Colorado! For over a century, visitors from around the globe have added Glenwood Springs to their travel itineraries. Our destination is family friendly, affordable, and blessed with a remarkable mix of geological wonders including hot springs, vapor caves, two rivers and a canyon, surrounded by the glorious Rocky Mountains. Whether you crave hiking, biking, fishing, outdoor activities or relaxing spa time, you’ll find it all in Glenwood Springs.
www.VisitPalmSprings.com
NORTH CAROLINA
Outer Banks Visitors Bureau (252) 473-2138 www.outerbanks.org
RHODE ISLAND
Newport, Rhode Island CVB (401) 845-9117 www.GoNewport.com
SOUTH DAKOTA
Aberdeen Area Convention & Visitors Bureau (605) 225-2414 http://www.visitaberdeen.com
TENNESSEE
Cherohala Skyway National Scenic Byway (423) 442-9147 http://monroecounty.com/
TEXAS
Galveston Island CVB (405) 797-5152 http://www.galveston.com Virtuoso Life Magazine 817-334-8680 www.Virtuoso.com
VIRGINIA
Hampton Convention & Visitor Bureau (VA) (757) 728-5316 http://visithampton.com/ Visit Norfolk Today (757) 664-6620 http://wwwvisitnorfolktoday.com
VISIT SALTY, FLORIDA
We’re Salty! If you’re looking for the old Florida experience you’ll find it in Franklin County. Tucked along Florida’s Panhandle, the coastal communities of Alligator Point, Apalachicola, Carrabelle, Eastpoint, and St. George Island offer beaches, history, adventure and fresh Apalachicola Bay seafood served up in an authentic “salty” setting. Relax on award-winning, pet-friendly beaches, climb historic lighthouses, charter eco-tours and fishing trips or bring your own gear and enjoy camping, paddling and hiking on acres of wooded trails and miles of quiet streams. Tee up on a championship golf course, enjoy live theatre performances in an historic venue and browse local galleries, museums and shops. Fresh local seafood is served at more than 30 area restaurants and local seafood markets.
www.saltyflorida.com
www.glenwoodchamber.com
WASHINGTON
San Juan Islands Visitors Bureau (360) 378-6822 http://visitsanjuans.com/
TRAVEL TRIVIA ANSWERS: from quiz on page 4)
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This term comes from the early days of transatlantic steamship travel. The word, “Lido,” is a 19th-century term meaning a fashionable beach resort, with most authorities attributing its origins to the Island Resort located on an island in the Adriatic Sea off the coast of Venice, Italy. European steamship lines coined the phrase Lido Deck to refer to the pool and sun deck area exclusively for use by first-class passengers.
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”Sea legs” originally meant the ability to maintain one’s balance on a pitching deck solely by shifting one’s weight from one foot to the other, without having to hold onto something solid to maintain balance. By extension this has come to include the ability to tolerate a rocking ship without getting seasick.
Whidbey and Camano Islands Tourism (360) 629-7136 http://www.whidbeycamanoislands.com/
WEST VIRGINIA
Pocahontas County CVB (304) 799-4636 http://www.pocahontascountywv.com/
TRAVEL SERVICES
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City Pass Toll Free (888) 330-5008 Direct: (208) 787-4300 www.citypass.com
CANADA
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QUEBEC
Quebec City Tourism (418) 641-6654, 5421 http://www.quebecregion.com
MEXICO
Mariners often carried cages full of crows or ravens for use as aids in coastal navigation. If the sailors were uncertain of their position and bearing to a nearby land mass, they would release one of the birds who would usually fly in the shortest, most direct route toward the nearest land. In colloquial parlance, “as the crow flies” has come to mean the same thing, which usually is a straight line.
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The “X” stands for “Chandris.” Originally, Celebrity was the upscale division of Chandris Cruises, a Greek company. The “ch” sound in Greek is represented by the letter, chi, whose alphabetical symbol is “X.”
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There is no difference. However -- from “Chapman Piloting: Seamanship & Boat Handling” (63rd Edition), the mariner’s bible for all things maritime -- there is no official difference, but the line is generally drawn at 20 meters (or about 60 feet), at which point a “boat” becomes a “ship,” though neither designation is incorrect for any length.
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c) the charter catamaran. A yacht, by the “official” definition, is a pleasure craft not for commercial use. Now the term is used far more loosely. If you are rowing a rowboat, you are still considered to be piloting a yacht!
PUERTO VALLARTA Visit Puerto Vallarta (212) 633-2047 www.visitpuertovallarta.com
The term Poop Deck, referring to a raised deck at the very aft end of a ship, goes all the way back to ancient Rome. Those early Mediterranean sailors carried sacred idols on raised platforms on the sterns of their vessels, presumably so the idolized god could look down upon the ship and crew and grant protection. The Roman term for such statues was puppis, and the platform was called a puppim, which eventually became poupe, and, finally, poop deck.
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