BOONTON‚ N.J.‚ -- During Christmastime in 2006‚ Toniann Ruja took a 10-day dream vacation to Hawaii with her husband and two daughters who were both in elementary school. “Both my husband at the time and I had a steady income‚ and we had been waiting for the financial opportunity for a trip like this‚” Ruja said as she sat at the kitchen table of her quaint townhouse that she bought four years ago‚ during her divorce. Within a year‚ Ruja’s husband lost both his trucking company and his income. Nearly
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Have you ever been to Florida? Or out of the country? Or even been covered in mud from head to toe? A Day at the Beach in Florida Have you ever been in water so clear you can see your feet anywhere you go? I have. The sky was pure blue and it was
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I am going to Rapid City‚ South Dakota for my vacation. I chose to go here because it is the first family vacation spot I can remember going to as a child with my parents. South Dakota is located in the central part of the United States. Rapid City is located in western South Dakota. The weather here changes with the seasons – cold‚ snowy winters and hot summers. Hotel I am staying at is the Fairfield inn and suites. We will be staying in the Wa Tiki luxury suite. The room has 2 bedrooms
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It was a broiling hot day in Florida. There were the bluest skies you had ever seen‚ a weak breeze just strong enough to weakly whisper through your hair. It was about mid July‚ the hottest month of the year. In the distance you could hear the enjoyment. Blissful laughing‚ screaming‚ gleeful conversations of families and friends. “The happiest place on Earth” is right in front of you. Meanwhile‚ you’re standing in line with about 300 other anxious people. No one knows why the lines for tickets take
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Whilst looking through my collection of photographs I discover a bundle labelled “Orlando‚ Florida 2005”. Just then a lot of very happy memories came flooding back‚ these pictures seem like they where only taken yesterday. Yet they where taken 12 years ago‚ my last family holiday. I can remember every detail about this particular holiday‚ obviously it had such a huge impact on me. I recall visiting Disneyland and meeting all the Disney princesses I was so gobsmacked. It was all a 5 year old little
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Many think that narrative and descriptive styles of writing are one in the same‚ but they are not. Although they complement each other for a complete story; you can successfully write using one style without the other. The authors Connell‚ C.M. & Sole‚ K. define narrative writing as‚ "Narration is storytelling from the perspective of a narrator‚ and the story may be true‚ false‚ imaginary‚ or a combination." (2013‚ chapter 6.3). When you tell a story you want your readers to experience it through
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Now‚ that we know little bit more about the history of my parents we can go ahead and discuss their vacations since they were young until nowadays. Since‚ they could not travel alone and hardly with friends‚ they usually spent their vacation with their parents. Moreover‚ Belo Horizonte is a city in the middle of the country‚ more specific in the Southeast of Brazil‚ so the tradition was to travel to beaches that they could travel by car. Therefore‚ every summer that in Brazil is in January‚ family
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I think everyone should have their own unforgettable experience in their life. Today‚ I would like to talk about an unforgettable experience during my last school holidays’ vacation in Pangkor Laut Resort. During my last school holidays‚ I got the opportunity to stay there for 3 days and 2 nights. This resort has privately owned the island of Pangkor Laut and it is located in Perak. We left our house at 8 o’clock in the morning. After 3 hours of journey‚ we have reached the Lumut jetty.
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ever taken a vacation and fallen in love with the place? You actually find yourself so at home that you decide there and then that you are going to pull up stakes and relocate so that you can live your vacation year round. Whoa‚ hold on there. Vacationing is one thing‚ but living that vacation year round – you better do some online‚ and offline‚ research first. Whenever we travel and go on vacation‚ we leave our everyday stresses behind. After all‚ that’s the reason for the vacation in the first
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According to stress.about.com‚ “A good vacation can help us to reconnect with ourselves‚ operating as a vehicle for self-discovery and helping us get back to feeling our best.” Getting away is proven to relieve stress. From personal experience‚ I can vouch for this fact because going on vacation helps relieve my stress. I go on vacation and sit on the beach at least once a year. I prefer going to a tropical place such as Mexico. This year I will be going to Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic. I
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