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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-26 February 26, 2010

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-26 February 26, 2010

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Wyndham to Open National Harbor in Prince George County February 22, 2010

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The newly built Wyndham National Harbor is said to be the only property Wyndham will be opening this year. National Harbor has 250 suites and began welcoming guests in January 2009. The property will be celebrating its timeshare grand opening on February 5, 2010. According to Wyndham the resort is nearly sold out.

If you are looking to buy, or rent a week at this incredible new resort, BuyATimeshare.com has weeks as low as $1,400 deeded to Gold Season suite and includes 550,000 points! Buy a floating week for $25,000 or rent for only $1,200

A short drive from Washington, D.C., the sparkling new complex rests on the banks of the Potomac. With a variety of desirable amenities and inspired by the world’s finest resorts, National Harbor has the latest in luxury with beautifully appointed 1-, 2- and 3-bedroom units, including Presidential Suites. This extravagant addition to the Wyndham WorldWide Portfolio is the perfect place to begin your exploration of our nation’s capital and the surrounding Prince George County.

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-19 February 19, 2010

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More About Hawaii From Author Joyce Hauoli Carter February 12, 2010

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Part I WHERE TO GO AND WHAT TO DO:
A good tour book will provide the visitor with everything visitors need in order to enjoy a fun-filled and informative vacation. What I can provide are personal recommendations, providing highlights for the islands of Kaua’i, O’ahu, Moloka’i, Lana’i, and the Big Island. I have been staying on the island of Maui since 1989 and visiting the other islands from that home base; therefore, I can provide the most personal recommendations for this island.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Flight Advice:
There are three major airlines that offer flights to Honolulu from the east coast: American, United, and Delta. I frequent American and a direct flight to Kahului, Maui. From the east coast, it takes about ten and a half flying hours from Hartford to Kahului. Let a travel agency book your flight to find the quickest and cheapest route, book directly with the airline, if you’re conversant, try the Internet. Currently, a round-trip ticket from Bradley International Airport costs in the vicinity of $1,200.00 per person round trip. Make your reservations early to ensure good seating, and if you can, print out boarding passes 24 hours before departure. Aisle seats provide the most convenience and space and window seats offer the view. Go on the Internet to find special deals.

Helpful Hints:
Hawaiian weather is rarely bad, but there is a rainy season. December through March can be wet. My first trip was in February, and out of fourteen days, only two were rainy and five were cloudy. The weather never interfered with plans. In September and October, the temperatures are likely to be in the humid 90s. The rest of the year the weather fluctuates between 75 and 85 degrees during the day, and 65 to 75 at night, with refreshing trade winds breezing from October through June.

WHAT TO BRING
Suitcases:
Try to limit each vacationer to one bag and one carry-on; it will make traveling much easier. In the carry-on bag, make certain that you packthing you may need for the first day. It’s not uncommon for bags to get lost, but airlines deliver to your door within twenty four hours. I also recommend that you invest in luggage with wheels or a luggage carrier that is inexpensive and light weight. That alone can save you time and trouble when moving luggage through airports, to cars, and to accommodations.

Clothes:
Everyone in the islands dresses casually. Bring shorts and perhaps one pair of slacks. A mu‘umu‘u for the ladies and a Hawaiian shirt for the guys passes for formal wear. My husband never wore a jacket or tie. Make certain to bring comfortable shoes; you’ll probably walk a lot.

Spending:
Carry some cash, but most shops, tours, and restaurants accept plastic. Smaller business and special trips take cash only; check when you make reservations. Bring plenty of money, but don’t spend what you haven’t got.

Where to Stay:
There are many wonderful hotels on all the islands, but I strongly recommend the condominium vacationing experience because of the space and ease. You can also save on meals and laundry. Beaches abound on all islands, so most anywhere you stay offers the finest of white sand beaches nearby.

HELPFUL HINTS
You’ll probably experience jet lag. It’s not unusual to see vacationers walking the beach at 3:00 a.m. on the first morning. We suggest that you try to stay awake until 9:00 p.m. Pacifici time on the night you arrive. If you are lucky, you may then awaken at a decent hour the following morning and hang loose for the first two vacation days.

The purpose of these helpful hints is to aid you in planning your vacation time to include all the things you want to see and do, and still find time to relax. I recommend that every third day you take time to “smell the pikake.” Hanging loose now and then adds to the enjoyment of the remainder of your vacation.

Van and bus tours abound, but I recommend a rental car and a good map. This way your are in control of where you go and for how long. Besides, it’s more fun!

A DESCRIPTIVE TRIP AROUND KAUA‘I

Where to Visit:
Kaua‘i is one of the smaller islands an can be covered in a couple of days. It is also one of the wettest; a little rain falls almost every day. A most beautiful spot, “The Garden Isle” is a good place to stay a while, relax, and hang loose.

The largest town on Kaua‘i, Lehue, is noted for its fine hotels, resorts, shopping areas, and restaurants. It is located on the east coast of the island. The two main resort areas are Poipu and Princeville on opposite sides of the island. Hotel dining rooms offer excellent, though expensive fare.

Beaches:
All the major islands have beautiful beaches. Poipu and Princeville are noted for their white- sand beaches.
Water sports, Surfboarding, wind surfing, parasailing, water skiing and Jet skiing is offered in some areas, but only when there are no whales in the area.

Sports, Land:
Golf, tennis, are offered on all the major islands have
Scenic Vistas.
The Fern Grotto:
Heading north from Lehue first, Al and I enjoyed this trip, but mostly because of the river ride. Rafts take you up the fresh- water Wailua River, guides pushing it along like a Venice gondola, pointing out interesting areas along the way. Ancient heiau (temples) and Petroglyphs (rock carvings) are but a few.

The grotto itself is fascinating, an opening in the cliff face with tropical vegetation hanging over it like a Chinese beaded curtain, but it’s so well known as a tourist stop and a place to hold weddings that it often takes thirty minutes of waiting in line to get up to its heights. The ride back is lovely, shaded, and cool. A stop along the way allows the more adventuress souls to
stop and swim.

Kilauea Light House:
I loved this spot with its light house closely resembling those of the New England Coast, first seen from a cliff side far above the water. Hundreds, perhaps thousands of red-footed boobies nest here, flying to and fro like tiny gliders, then dive bombing for squid in the ocean with raucous squawkings. Below at the light, several banded rescued, treated, or capture bred nene geese walk the grounds. Still an endangered species, this state bird said to be cousin to the Canada goose, is being bred in captivity to increase their numbers.

Hanalei:
To me, the loveliest area, just beyond Princeville, is Hanalei with its abundant tropical growth and working taro fields. Some of the nicest, quietest, and safe beaches are located just beyond the town. For the more adventuresome folk, a hike down the Kalalau Trail to the base of the Na Pali Cliffs on the east side is an experience beyond compare. Many movies, including Jurassic Park, have been filmed here.

Waimea Canyon:
Heading south from Lehue and west, the atmosphere changes and the roadway and roadside become busier.
Past Poipu, you come to Waimea and its canyon. The first time my husband and I visited Waimea Canyon, we didn’t know what to expect. As we traveled up the winding road to the top of the mountain, I caught glimpses of walls bathed in sunshine, but the view from Kalalau Overlook and down jagged ledges eroded over millions of years by the ever-present wind, rain, and river 4,000 feet below, was breathtaking. Picture a Grand Canyon in miniature.

Na Pali Cliffs:
From the canyon, we continued up the road to the west side of the Napali Cliffs. Again, we forgot to expect the unexpected. At 4,000 feet above sea level, they are known as the largest sea cliffs in the world, and the view took our breath away. The day was cloudless, and we could see O’ahu clearly and a glimpse of Moloka‘i to the south.
Magnificent views can be enjoyed from either the top of the bluffs or from the ocean below on an inflatable raft trip.

CONTACT THE AUTHOR AT: Info@angelbook.net, placing the words “book information” in the subject line.

CHECK IN with JOYCE next month to learn more about the island of O’ahu.

Interesting Pastimes While in Hawaii by Joyce Hauoli Carter February 12, 2010

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INTERESTING PASTIMES
Expensive
Whale watches, submarine rides, blue water rafting (except in winter’s rough surf), snorkeling, and scuba diving are available rear round through hotels and activity kiosks on the street. Diving, fishing, and dining boat trips are easily arranged. The company you choose for these activities determines whether they are expensive or economical. Water skiing, jet skiing, and parasailing are available accept when the humpback waves are breeding in winter.

Economical:
Horseback riding, tennis courts, and golf courses are everywhere. The place determines the price.

Free:
There are many scuba, snorkeling, and windsurfing areas to which you can drive since most islands are surrounded by coral reefs. For reasons of safety, enjoy these activities with a buddy.

Lu‘au:
All the hotels have lu’ua ceremonies. They are exciting and exhotic, and I recommend that you attend one. Most offer Hawaiian and ”American” food. Take a chance and try kalau pig, lomi lomi salmon, chicken and long rice, Hawaiian Stew, sticky rice, Hawaiian potato salad, poi, and a mai tai with haupia pudding for dessert. The entertainment is authentic but often they feature more South Pacific dance than Hawaiian hula.

I strongly recommend that you find a church or school lu’au where local folk put on a beautiful spread of food and hula schools, ukulele bands, and local vocalists and instrumentalist perform. And if you’re very, very lucky, at the end of the day the aunties and uncles (older generations) will throw away their canes and hula like nobody else can. And when they invite you up to join them, DO IT!

Other:
Sometimes the best times can be had when getting in your car and just driving around. You can’t get lost; you’re on an island! Stop by the roadside and walk a path to a waterfall. Feel the droplets on your face. Eat Hawaiian food in a local restaurant. Stop at a roadside stand and order shave ice.
Meet the people. Go to a church whose service is in Hawaiian. Stay and chat. Visit an open air market. Say aloha. Remember I said that its all about aloha—not just hello and good-bye, not just love, but sharing, caring, forgiving and mercy. Be the aloha; take it home with you and share it. You won’t be sorry.

LOOK FOR JOYCE’S LINKS TO THE MAUI PROPERTIES SHE HAS UP FOR SALE AT KAMAOLE BEACH CLUB RESORT ON THE ISLAND OF MAUI.

CHECK THE BUY A TIMESHARE ACRHIVE BLOGS for information about Joyce’s books: “IN THE PRESENCE OF ANGELS” and “THERE IS NO VEIL.”
CONTACT THE AUTHOR AT: Info@angelbook.net, placing the words “book information” in the subject line.

CHECK IN with JOYCE next month to learn more about the island of O’ahu.

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-12 February 12, 2010

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Buy A Timeshare.com Invests in New Technology to Better The Resale Experience February 5, 2010

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In a continuing effort to sell timeshares BuyATimeshare.com is always creating and investing in the latest technology to streamline the buying and selling process. In order to monitor the progress of each office, Buy A Timeshare.com has invested in upgrading one of the most significant pieces of its system. “The Board” has always been used by our staff to reference new inventory joining the resale market.

With thousands of resorts on the resale market, Buy A Timeshare.com has gone completely paperless to modernize the way both of its growing offices market the vast inventory of timeshares, fractionals, and vacation properties it received each day. With a faster and more efficient way of selling, “The Board” has been replaced with two massive flat-screen televisions, fully integrated into the BuyATimeshare.com system to monitor all new inventory and sales activity.

Both the New Hampshire and Florida offices have adopted this new technology as the company gradually becomes completely paperless. The administrative staff has been able to cut all paper consumed during customer registration, inventory control and during every timeshare transaction system update. Investing in this new technology will not only make the job easier for our staff, but by restructuring this one system with an innovative and cost-effective software, all of the money saved will put right back into the worldwide advertising we provide for of our growing-clientele.

Tampa's Board

Tampa's Board

Being able to keep track of more properties than ever, our staff can have up-to-the-second notice of all changes to our inventory. Though it may seem to be a superfluous change, all transactions are made directly through our computer system, to ensure our clients are paid faster for their property and that our buyers are able to start booking reservations at their timeshare properties immediately.

Old Board

Old Board

Merrimack's New Board

Merrimack's New Board

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-05 February 5, 2010

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Amazon Web Services Continue to Bring Reliable Timeshare Resales to the World February 4, 2010

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Amazon Web Services has had a successful tour of “Cloud Computing” since the company decided to lease virtual storage space, software services and valuable hardware to many corporations who have outgrown their own servers. With a reliable and seemingly endless amount of data storage, BuyATimeshare.com has been utilizing the Amazon Cloud since 2008 in order to better serve our growing clientele and inventory of vacation properties.

In recent years Amazon has had many well-known clients join its cloud. National Geographic, The New York Times Co., and even Nasdaq and IBM have used the vast computing power and services they need to meet the demands of the 21st century. Since BuyATimeshare.com was the first timeshare resale company to join the cloud, we have seen a significant increase in our ability to keep pace with the growing demand of today’s timeshare consumer.

With a more reliable system and unlimited bandwidth BuyATimeshare.com is prepared to handle the nonstop traffic of potential buyers, renters and sellers that visit the website each day. Amazon Web Services have already made a noticeable difference to the advertising company which has witnessed record-breaking sales and an increasing rate of overall customer satisfaction.

Timeshare consumers have always relied on BuyATimeshare.com to provide a solution. With the intelligence that comes with Amazon’s cloud computing, BuyATimeshare.com has been amplified by the same kind of technology that has made IBM, Oracle and Red Hat world leaders in their respective industries. It is this kind of continuing effort to be better and faster for it clients that has positioned BuyATimeshare.com as a frontrunner in the timeshare industry.