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		<title>Everything to Plan for Your Adventure Camps</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 09:31:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Going to summer camp can be an entertaining learning experience for adolescents. They can attend a traditional summer camp where they can choose their favorite activities (such as outdoor recreation, arts, and crafts) from a list and spend as much or as little time on each activity as they choose. Teens having a certain interest [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Going to summer camp can be an entertaining learning experience for adolescents. They can attend a traditional summer camp where they can choose their favorite activities (such as outdoor recreation, arts, and crafts) from a list and spend as much or as little time on each activity as they choose. Teens having a certain interest can join specialized camps that target their instruction on one activity.</p>
<p>Some adventure camps include scuba diving certifications, marine biology expeditions, sailing and perhaps even expeditions to tops of glaciers. Predictably, these kinds of activities demand specialized gear, so this kind of summer camp is more costly than just a traditional summer camp. Common cost is about $1000 to $2000 a week, and might not include transportation cost back and forth from the beginning and ending points.</p>
<p>Due to the cost, registering for an adventure tour for teens is simply not for everyone. Furthermore, there might be language skill requirements if the group will be visiting an area where English isn&#8217;t largely spoken. As an example, a summer camp in several Latin American countries such as Costa Rica requires participants to get at least one year Spanish study.</p>
<p>Adventure camps last anywhere between a couple weeks to almost a month and may take individuals to other states or countries, dependent upon the concentration of the camp. For instance, an adventure camp conducted in Alaska may target activities such as kayaking, backpacking, glacier ice climbing and whitewater rafting. An adventure camp trip to Australia is definitely exciting and features activities such as scuba diving, surfing, an outback ranch stay, ATV&#8217;s and whitewater rafting.</p>
<p>Besides the adventure and travel element, an adventure tour for teens helps teens develop values like self-sufficiency, leadership, resilience, adaptability and cooperation. A few programs integrate community service activities that contribute to the environment and towns visited. For instance, students are able to do volunteer work in preservation parks such as tree planting, eliminating unpleasant plant types and collecting seeds.</p>
<p>Safety is essential to coordinators of adventure camps, so applicants are screened before they are allowed to enter the program. They are interviewed to determine their level of commitment to find out if the program is the correct summer camp choice for them and matches them together with an appropriate summer program (based on age group). Individuals are often given a packet that contains information such as a detailed clothing list, reading list, medical form, insurance form and participation agreement to help them prepare.</p>
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		<title>Site of the Month for August 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 03:05:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Site of the Month for August 2011 talks about Traveling Directory. Traveling 7 provides you with various websites linking to travel guide, online booking, travel maps, accessories, navigation, shipping transportation, lodging.]]></description>
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Site of the Month for August 2011 talks about <a href="http://www.traveling7.com/">Traveling Directory</a>. Traveling 7 provides you with various websites linking to travel guide, online booking, travel maps, accessories, navigation, shipping transportation, lodging.</p>
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		<title>Tips to Get The Best Hotel Deal</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 09:53:09 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Hotels]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When looking for the best hotel deal, most travelers concentrate on the lowest advertised price. While this may seem attractive, those looking to stay in a hotel offering more than just a basic bed need to add up the additional costs involved with extra amenities.To start with find yourself a good quality hotel booking website. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When looking for the best hotel deal, most travelers concentrate on the lowest advertised price. While this may seem attractive, those looking to stay in a hotel offering more than just a basic bed need to add up the additional costs involved with extra amenities.To start with find yourself a good quality hotel booking website. Then be sure the site you chose has a policy of pay when you leave. Next| you should do a full search for the best deal you can using your date of arrival and departure to make sure rooms are available. While you are in the reservations system also make sure you can cancel the booking. Finally make your booking and wait for your confirmation email. A trustworthy site you will not have been charged for the reservation and if you find a cheaper deal, cancelling your booking wont cost.</p>
<p>Finding a trustworthy hotel site is quite a task with the number on the internet today. The easiest way to be sure of the site is to check the about us details. A website that does not tell you who the people running it are is unlikely to be worthy of your trust as one that does. About us and Contact us imperative on the internet today.</p>
<p>London travel web site policies vary from site to site. So if you are not careful you may end up paying for your hotel as you book it. If you have to pay as you book. cancelling your booking and getting your money back will be harder than if you pay as you leave. So be sure you are booking the correct dates, you can cancellation and price before you click the BOOK NOW button.</p>
<p>Searching for London hotel rooms should be easy on a good hotel web site. Most hotel site will make a search facility very obvious. Easy to use forms may be in contrasting colors. There should be a location text entry box, where you enter where you want to stay. It should also have dates for departing and arriving or dates of arriving and length of stay. Also how many rooms you require. If you cant see one my advice find another site that does have search to help you.</p>
<p>Many London hotel booking sites also include a facility to find the cheapest hotels in search. Searching by price is something I would expect today, and so should you. If they make it hard for you to find a good price, try some other site. After all there are loads to choose from.</p>
<p>So you receive your booking confirmation by email and your hotel is booked, you can rest assured that your hotels will be waiting for you when you get there. Now here is the best part, if you find a better <a href="http://www.lexingtonhi.com/">hotel deal</a> you can just cancel your reservation. When you have followed this simple hotel booking guide from, you will always be able to find the best deals on hotels on the internet.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.lexingtonhi.com/">The Hampton Inn</a> offers easy access to all of Columbia&#8217;s favorite sights! Riverbanks Zoo, Downtown Columbia, Lake Murray, Fort Jackson, and various museums are just a short drive away from this Lexington hotel. Dig into Columbia&#8217;s history at the South Carolina State Museum 0 the largest museum in the state. Take a tour at the South Carolina State House and keep an eye out for the bronze stars that mark where General Sherman&#8217;s Cannonballs struck. Browse through beautiful masterpieces at the Columbia Museum of Art and craw through the body of a 40 foot child at Edventure Children&#8217;s Museum.</p>
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		<title>Enjoy Your Trip to China</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 12:42:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[China has an unrivalled allure for many visitors around the world who visit this country for diverse reasons. As a country with a long history and rich traditions and cultures, there are multiple opportunities for visitors to explore its many facets such as the food, music, natural and historical landmarks, and many others.The prearranged China [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>China has an unrivalled allure for many visitors around the world who visit this country for diverse reasons. As a country with a long history and rich traditions and cultures, there are multiple opportunities for visitors to explore its many facets such as the food, music, natural and historical landmarks, and many others.The prearranged China tour would be the best choice for the travelers first visit to experience the exoticism of China. Prearranged tours means that you will have some professional tour operators to help with the travel arrangements like booking hotels, customizing the tours in China. In this way, the tour operators and tour guides not only give knowledgeable information about the tourists attractions where you will visit, but also you can acquainted with the locals very well along the trip.</p>
<p>When you&#8217;re planning a China tour, it would be best if you choose an tour package that includes as much as possible. Finding hotels, looking for the right restaurant and arranging the transportation are all tedious work that best left for your tour agent to work out. The China tour package covers all hotels, city transportation, and most of your meals would make the China trip easier. And as well, it would be great if the tour package including the best airfare deals from your country to China. Then you will be free and leisure on this trip.</p>
<p>When on the China tour, the accommodations will be the most important to you after a full day sightseeing, as you maybe very tired. The tour packages that offer 4 star or 5 star hotels for your choice, which would make you fully relax and enjoy the trip. And the 4 Star or 5 Star hotels would offer you standard or luxury accommodation that you feel very comfortable.</p>
<p>The China cities and tourists attractions you see and the local Chinese you meet during the trip will lead you to good memory in your life. The capital city of Beijing in China, could offer you a great place to begin with any of your China tour. Beijing has plenty of cultural and historical remains throughout the world, Great Wall, Forbidden City and Summer Palace, are the places you never to miss.</p>
<p>Xian, Once was one of the greatest cities in the world, the signs of human habitation date back to 6000 years, is known for the Terra-cotta Warriors. Also, Xian is regarded as one of the birthplaces of the ancient civilization in the Yellow River Basin area of China. This booming city attracts more and more visits traveling to China.</p>
<p>No China tour is perfect without touring the wonderful scenery of Guilin, where rivers and karst peaks covered in lush greenery. If asked which of China&#8217;s natural scenery is the best to see, most Chinese people are certainly to point out to the beautiful scenery of the Guilin area, as the ancient Chinese saying goes: Guilin&#8217;s attractions top China.</p>
<p>Your China tour trip will bring you good memories everlasting. Finding a right China tour operator and tour package would assure you a safe and smooth trip. And good luck for your trip.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.chinatours.com/">ChinaTours.com</a>, a licensed and legitimate tour operator based in Xian, offers a full spectrum of <a href="http://www.chinatours.com/">tour packages in China</a>, including competitively priced group tours and fully customized private tours. Their mission is to make affordable tours with top quality so that more people could visit their beautiful country and experience the unique culture of the Middle Kingdom! </p>
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		<title>Tour Operators Service</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 03:56:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thonglao</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While planning a tour, you must give due consideration to the destination, price involved, accommodation and travel bookings. Planning out things in advance will help plan the journey and avoid hassles. You must not leave anything to chance. If you are finding it difficult to book tickets, you can approach a tour operator. These operators [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>While planning a tour, you must give due consideration to the destination, price involved, accommodation and travel bookings. Planning out things in advance will help plan the journey and avoid hassles. You must not leave anything to chance. If you are finding it difficult to book tickets, you can approach a tour operator. These operators are experienced in providing the best holiday packages to a traveller.</p>
<p>They can arrange things on behalf of the traveller. All you need to do is specify the requirements and leave the rest to them. Right from booking tickets to arranging accommodation for you, they will do everything. No wonder travellers lay their trust in them. You will be required to pay nominal fees and they will arrange the journey. You can specify your requirements and leave the rest to them.</p>
<p>If you are someone who cannot afford to spend a huge amount of money, you can avail budget holiday packages. It is an inexpensive way of holidaying which is most suitable to those who belong to the middle class. There are luxury holiday packages available too that are suitable only for the rich. Palace on wheels tours package, golden triangle tour, royal heritage tour are different kinds of luxury holiday packages. Besides this, there are also wildlife, adventure, cultural, religious tour packages available.</p>
<p>These travel packages are available to those who want personalised service in every aspect of your travel. This kind of package will take you through the most sought after luxury palaces and hotels. Holiday travel packages in India are not very expensive. They provide various kinds of packages. There are innumerable travel packages that offer excellent service.</p>
<p>You can either approach a travel agency personally or avail services online. A traveller can book tickets from within the comfort of the house too. The service is easily available. They can guide you get the best travel package. You can also browse through various travel packages and book them. The greatest benefit of these packages is they are organized tours wherein you need not run around to get things done. The tour operators will take care of everything on your behalf of the traveller. This is the easiest way to arrange a holiday. You can also get cheap holiday packages.</p>
<p>You can make quality holiday package your by seeking the service of tour operators. They can also provide seasonal deals to you at affordable price. You are assured of exciting and comfortable accommodation. Without worrying about the cost of the package, you can book your holiday package. The tour operators will arrange everything on your behalf from air fares to train tickets.</p>
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		<title>Planning a Trip to Breckenridge Colorado</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 04:47:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tony Brown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Breckenridge Colorado is one of the most visited ski towns in North America. When visiting Breckenridge you will need to review multiple choices for all sorts of things in order to plan your trip correctly. Everything from plane tickets to lift tickets to lodging to ground transportation will need to planned ahead of time to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Breckenridge Colorado is one of the most visited ski towns in North America.  When visiting Breckenridge you will need to review multiple choices for all sorts of things in order to plan your trip correctly. Everything from plane tickets to lift tickets to lodging to ground transportation will need to planned ahead of time to make sure you will have a nice vacation when visiting Colorado.  </p>
<p>Most likely your first stop will be trying to look at airfare. If you will be going to Breckenridge, Keystone, and/or Copper Mountain you should fly into Denver International Airport.  It is usually cheaper to fly into DIA and you will have more rental car and ground transportation options versus flying into Eagle Airport. You can fly into Eagle County Airport if you will be visiting Vail or Beaver Creek. However, make sure you explore all options first because many times it is cheaper to fly into the Denver Airport rather than Eagle. Continental, Delta, American, and many more airlines service Eagle County Airport.  All major airlines service Denver International Airport.  Once you have your place tickets bought it’s probably time to get your lodging all squared away.   </p>
<p>Lodging is plentiful in Breckenridge is plentiful from high class to resorts to renting a home personally from someone on VRBO or similar sites Breckenridge. You need to start out by narrowing down the type of lodging you are looking for; hotel, lodge, condo, loft, etc. Then decide where in Breckenridge you would like to stay. You can stay ski in/ski out, up in the mountains, in a nice mountain home, in a nice place in town. Having a place that is in town is very useful during the winter months as you can easily walk through town and take the Summit Stage up to mountain when it’s time to ski.  </p>
<p>Once you know which airport you will be flying into and where you will be staying, you can now work on ground transportation to Breckenridge from Denver or the Eagle Airport.  You can either rent a car or take a shuttle when getting to Breckenridge.Hertz, Avis, Enterprise, Dollar, and more all have spots at Denver International Airport.  Keep in mind if you will be renting a car you will need to rent one that is capable of making it up the mountains. Also keep in mind the cost of gas and make sure you have a parking space in Breckenridge. Parking in Breckenridge is very limited. There is a free bus service provided by the Summit Stage and Powderhound Transportation provides taxi service in Breckenridge.</p>
<p>When looking at a shuttle to Breckenridge you will have multiple options. <a href="http://www.mountainshuttle.com">Breck Direct</a> is proud to serve travelers and visitors to the Colorado Rocky Mountains with their reliable and safe direct shuttle services between Denver, Breckenridge and Frisco. Don’t fight the traffic, weather and challenging road conditions in the Colorado mountains this winter when you can simply sit back and allow their professional drivers to get you from here to there safely and reliably.  </p>
<p>Their winter mountain shuttle offers reliable and quick transportation from Denver to Breckenridge for skiers, snowboarders, holiday vacationers and any other travelers headed to the Colorado mountains this season. Flexible schedules, easy access and well maintained vehicles staffed by knowledgeable and friendly professional drivers makes Breck Direct the obvious choice for <a href="http://www.mountainshuttle.com">Breckenridge shuttle services</a>. When you’re ready to spend your vacation “vacationing” and ready for them to do the driving – Contact Breck Direct, for the best mountain shuttle service in Colorado!</p>
<p>Now that you know how you’re going to get there and where you will be staying start to look into places to eat, things to do, etc. There is tons more to Breckenridge than just skiing and snowboarding. Visit Breckenridge Colorado and experience this great mountain town for yourself.</p>
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		<title>The Importance of Travel Health Insurance in Overseas</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 02:46:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wolfgang Jaegel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When travelling abroad on business or pleasure you will make a list of things you need to take with you. The most important thing you need to account for is travel health insurance. If you are travelling to a country that you are unfamiliar with and where you have no friends and family, and if [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When travelling abroad on business or pleasure you will make a list of things you need to take with you. The most important thing you need to account for is travel health insurance. If you are travelling to a country that you are unfamiliar with and where you have no friends and family, and if something were to happen to you, you will end up paying a lot extra simply because you do not belong there. Travel health insurance is imperative, do not wait till you experience the ill effects of not buying travel health insurance for yourself, learn from other people&#8217;s mistakes and make sure you make arrangements.</p>
<p>The importance of this type of insurance when travelling overseas are listed below:</p>
<p>1) Peace of mind: When you are travelling with health insurance you can enjoy your trip without worrying about making arrangements for medical expenses if you were to fall sick or encounter an accident. You can be adventurous and try everything you had planned to do when you know that you will be secured financially even if something were to go wrong.</p>
<p>2) Hosts: When you travel abroad and are staying at a friend&#8217;s place, you are technically their responsibility. If something were to happen to you, they would be devastated and they would also have to bare the medical expenses. You need to ensure that you are not a burden on your hosts and you can do this by taking care of your travel insurance. If you would need medical care abroad, your travel insurance plan would cover it and your hosts would provide you the moral support you need.</p>
<p>3) Other belongings: A lot of travel health insurance plans also offer to cover your other belongings so you do not feel the pinch of shelling out too much money on securing your health in case nothing out of the ordinary were to happen. Your camera, cell phone, laptop etc. can be insured too if you pick the right travel health insurance plan.</p>
<p>4) Benefits: When you avail of insurance you can insure yourself up to as much as you want, ideally you should always insure yourself for more than you think you will need. Also you can request for benefits like repatriation in case you need to be sent home and you can also avail of a 24 hour emergency facility in any country.</p>
<p>If you do not have health by your side you will be unable to enjoy your holiday. It may be a small injury or a minor flu, with your travel health care insurance you can take care of any illness that may befall you without a worry in the world. A lot of people go in for travel health insurance at the end minute and are grateful that they did. Why pay exorbitant costs for health care when you can take care of your health from when you leave your country itself by simply opting for a travel health insurance plan.</p>
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		<title>Travel Tour Packages</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 04:28:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Johnson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A tour operator typically combines components to create a holiday. The most common example of a tour operator&#8217;s product would be a flight on a charter airline plus a transfer from the airport to a hotel and the services of a local representative, all for one price. Niche tour operators may specialise in destinations e.g. [...]]]></description>
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<p>A tour operator typically combines components to create a holiday. The most common example of a tour operator&#8217;s product would be a flight on a charter airline plus a transfer from the airport to a hotel and the services of a local representative, all for one price.</p>
<p>Niche tour operators may specialise in destinations e.g. Italy, activities e.g. skiing, or a combination. The original raison d&#8217;etre of tour operating was the difficulty of making arrangements in far-flung places, with problems of language, currency and communication.</p>
<p>The advent of the internet has lead to a rapid increase in self-packaging of holidays, many believe[citation needed] that this trend created serious problems for many tour operators.</p>
<p>However, tour operators still have their competence in arranging tours for those who do not have time to do DIY holidays, and specialize in large group events and meetings such as conferences or seminars.</p>
<p>A travel agency is a business that sells travel related products and services, particularly package tours, to end-user customers on behalf of third party travel suppliers, such as airlines, hotels, tour companies, and cruise lines.</p>
<p>In addition to dealing with ordinary tourists, most travel agents have a special department devoted to travel arrangements for business travellers. Indeed, some agencies specialise in that work.</p>
<p>Some agencies also serve as general service agents for foreign travel companies in different countries. </p>
<p>     .Reference resource: <a href="http://www.brt-tour.com/">Click Here</a>.</p>
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		<title>You Need To Know About Tour Operators</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2011 04:14:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Johnson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you want to know what to look for in good tour operators, take a few tips in how to tell the good tour operators from the bad ones: One of the first things you should look for is tour operators who are very familiar with the area where you plan to travel. Many people [...]]]></description>
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<p>If you want to know what to look for in good tour operators, take a few tips in how to tell the good tour operators from the bad ones:</p>
<p>One of the first things you should look for is tour operators who are very familiar with the area where you plan to travel. Many people prefer to take tours because they are unfamiliar with a country where they are going as well as the customs. Good tour operators have been to the country and know the customs. They will be able to guide you through your trip and will answer any of your questions.</p>
<p>Another thing you need to look for is tour operators who are reputable in the business. Look for those who have been in business for a while and have received a good reputation. You can read reviews about different tour operators in order to find those that people were happy using. You are going to want to find tour operators who will be able to answer all of your questions and do everything that they can in order to make your trip more pleasant.</p>
<p>       .Reference resource: <a href="http://www.thetravelwebcam.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-tour-operators/">Click Here</a>.</p>
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		<title>A Golf Course Review of The Gary Player</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 04:12:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Johnson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Golf Resorts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Golf Course]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[How do you know when you have experienced something extra special? Maybe you get pins and needles? Maybe you get a warm fuzzy feeling? Maybe you just smile when you think about the experience? For me, I know because several days after being there I am still talking about it. Or in this case many [...]]]></description>
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<p>How do you know when you have experienced something extra special?</p>
<p>Maybe you get pins and needles? Maybe you get a warm fuzzy feeling? Maybe you just smile when you think about the experience?</p>
<p>For me, I know because several days after being there I am still talking about it. Or in this case many weeks later I am still recounting my experience to anyone who’ll listen. You see, on a recent trip to see family in South Africa I had the privilege of being invited to play Blair Atholl – and boy oh boy is it special!</p>
<p>Gary Player’s family have had their family home here for 25 years so when Player decided to develop this into a golf estate it wasn’t just another project to add to the list of over 200 golf courses he has developed worldwide.  This really was a personal labour of love. The result is probably one of the finest golfing experiences you could have anywhere in the world and it certainly will rival Player’s lovely courses at Sun City and Leopard Creek for the title of the best course in (South) Africa.</p>
<p>       .Reference resource: <a href="http://www.saveamillionshots.com/golf-course-reviews/south-africa/blair-atholl">Click Here</a>.</p>
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