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Does anyone know any interesting places to go on a mini vacation in GA, SC, or North FL?

Me and my friend were planning on going camping on hunting island sc this weekend but it is supposed to rain. we still want to go away, but not too far, some where in GA or SC… not necessarily camping… any suggestions?

Does anyone know a good place to vacation in Canada (Hotel, camp site etc) ?

My family and I are planning to take a vacation this summer, however we don’t know where exactly to go. We were hoping a nice hotel or campsite, could you also leave a short description on why it’s a good place to vacation., Thanks!

All You Need to Know About Rci Timeshares

Where do you want to vacation next?  Hmmm, that is such a tempting question.  Let’s see.  I want to spend a memorable weekend in a castle in Scotland.  Dive in Belize.  Splurge in Hong Kong.  Relax under Miami’s year-round sunshine.  Lie on the softest and whitest sand on Boracay, Philippines.  Find love in Paris.  And the list goes on….  With an RCI Timeshare, you and I get to stay at luxurious RCI affiliated resorts and at the same time travel and see the world.

RCI Timeshare

Timeshare is essentially a group of people sharing the cost of a vacation home.  When you buy a timeshare, you buy the right to use a specific vacation accommodation for a set amount of time each year either for life or for a specified amount of years.  You and the other owners pay an annual maintenance fee after the one-time purchase.  Resort Condominiums International (RCI), the largest vacation exchange in the world, sells timeshares in either one-week increments (or more) as packages of points that can be used to reserve vacation accommodations in RCI’s worldwide resort properties.  RCI also allows you as a member to exchange or trade in your time at a specific location towards time at another destination.  This affords you the flexibility to visit different vacation places.

RCI Network

Established in 1974, RCI is the global leader in vacation exchange.  RCI has through the years built the widest resort network with almost 4000 affiliated resort destinations including the latest island destinations and exciting off-the-beaten-path hotspots.  RCI boasts over three million member families who enjoy dream vacations at its plethora of resorts.

RCI Programs

RCI offers its members two main exchange systems to choose from as well as multiple programs to act as supplements.  These programs help members to customize their timeshare exchange to suit their specific needs.

RCI Weeks is the company’s traditional week-for-week exchange system.  This program allows owners to trade their time at their home resorts for time at one of RCI’s over 3,800 affiliated worldwide resorts.  To exchange, you simply search RCI’s thousands of exchange listings.  Deposit your week into the Spacebank, a pool of weeks deposited by members.  Request a week at your choice of resort for the week you have deposited.  Confirm your holiday if available or submit a new request.

RCI Points is the most flexible global points-based exchange system.  You can vacation where, when and how you like to.  As an RCI Points member, you automatically receive a complimentary RCI Weeks membership in addition to the many perks the RCI Points program provides.  With this program, you can choose your vacation location and length of stay.  Bank or borrow points and tailor-fit your vacation.  Rent a vehicle, book a cruise, airline tickets and hotel rooms through RCI’s Points Partner Program.

RCI Benefits

The RCI travel agency presents exclusive offers and discounts on travel services to its members.  The Elite Rewards credit card feature allows RCI timeshare holders to earn rewards on daily purchases that can be spent on vacations, flights and hotels.  Rewards can also be redeemed for theme park tickets, movie tickets, retail and restaurant certificates.

Was the Stimulus Bill the biggest waste of money or did we need to know how fast it takes fish to get drunk?

45: Testing how to control private home appliances in Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts from an off-site computer ($800,000)

44: Repainting a rarely-used bridge in North Carolina ($3.1 million)

43: Renovating a desolate Wisconsin bridge that averages 10 cars a day ($426,000)

42: 4 new buses for New Hampshire ($2 million)

41: Repaving a 1-mile stretch of Atlanta road that had parts of it already repaved in 2007 ($490,000)

40: Florida beauty school tuition ($2.3 million)

39: Extending a bike path to the Minnesota Twins stadium ($500,000)

38: Beautification of Los Angeles’ Sunset Boulevard ($1.1 million)

37: Colorado Dragon Boat Festival ($10,000)

36: Developing the next generation of supersonic corporate jets in Maryland that could cost $80 million dollars each ($4.7 million)

35: New spring training facilities for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies ($30 million)

34: Demolishing 35 old laboratories in New Mexico ($212 million)

33: Putting free WiFi, Internet kiosks and interactive history lessons in 2 Texas rest stops ($13.8 million)

32: Replacing a single boat motor on a government boat in D.C. ($10,500)

31: Developing the next generation of football gloves in Pennsylvania ($150,000)

30: Pedestrian bridge to nowhere in West Virginia ($80,000)

29: Replacing all signage on 5 miles of road in Rhode Island ($4,403,205)

28: Installing a geothermal energy system to heat the “incredible shrinking mall” in Tennessee ($5 million)

27: University in Minnesota studying how to get the homeless to stop smoking ($230,000)

26: Large woody habitat rehabilitation project in Wisconsin ($16,800)

25: Replacing escalators in the parking garage of one D.C. metro station ($4.3 million)

24: Building an airstrip in a community most Alaskans have never even heard of ($14,707,949)

23: Bike and pedestrian paths connecting Camden, N.J. to Philadelphia, Penn. when there’s already a bridge that connects them ($23 million)

22: Sending 10 university undergrads each year from North Carolina to Costa Rica to study the rainforests ($564,000)

21: Road signs touting stimulus funds at work in Ohio ($1 million)

20: Researching how paying attention improves performance of difficult tasks in Connecticut ($850,000)

19: Kentucky Transportation Department awarding contracts to companies associated with a road contractor accused of bribing the previous state transportation secretary ($24 million)

18: Amtrak losing $32 per passenger nationally but rewarded with windfall ($1.3 billion)

17: Widening an Arizona interstate even though the company that won the contract has a history of tax fraud and pollution ($21.8 million)

16: Replace existing dumbwaiters in New York ($351,807)

15: Deer underpass in Wyoming ($1,239,693)

14: Arizona universities examining the division of labor in ant colonies (combined $950,000)

13: Fire station without firefighters in Nevada ($2 million)

12: “Clown” theatrical production in Pennsylvania ($25,000)

11: Maryland town gets money but doesn’t know what to do with it ($25,000)

10: Investing in nation-wide wind power (but majority of money has gone to foreign companies) ($2 billion)

9: Resurfacing a tennis court in Montana ($50,000)

8: University in Indiana studying why young men do not like to wear condoms ($221,355)

7: Funds for Massachusetts roadway construction to companies that have defrauded taxpayers, polluted the environment and have paid tens of thousands of dollars in fines for violating workplace safety laws (millions)

6: Sending 11 students and 4 teachers from an Arkansas university to the U.N. climate change convention in Copenhagen, using almost 54,000 lbs of carbon dioxide from air travel alone ($50,000)

5: Storytelling festival in Utah ($15,000)

4: Door mats to the Department of the Army in Texas ($14,675)

3: University in New York researching young adults who drink malt liquor and smoke pot ($389,357)

2: Solar panels for climbing gym in Colorado ($157,800)

1: Grant for one Massachusetts university for “robobees” (miniature flying robot bees) ($2 million)

http://a11news.com/1404/stimulus-waste-list/

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/After-a-flurry-of-stimulus-spending_-questionable-projects-pile-up-8474249-68709732.html

http://hannity.blogs.foxnews.com/2010/03/12/waste-102-the-final-list/

http://projects.propublica.org/tables/stimulus-investigations

The Iraq War has not cost 3 trillion, The Iraq War and Afghanistan War combined has cost 1.05 trillion and Im not sure where you get your information but funding for the War was not under the Stimulus bill.

http://www.nationalpriorities.org/costofwar_home

Did you know mankind is creating another continent?

http://thetyee.ca/News/2007/11/21/PacificGarbagePatch/

roughly twice the size of Texas
the island is almost entirely comprised of human-made trash
While the trash is in the ocean, it is doing what could be irreparable harm to sea life, the water it’s in, and eventually humans
267 species have been reported to have eaten from, or become entangled in, the Patch
Unfortunately, the plastic cannot be digested, so sea birds or fish can eventually starve to death with a stomach full of plastic.
Even if the amount of plastic in a creature’s body is not enough to block the passage of food, the small pellets act as sponges for several toxins, concentrating chemicals such as DDT to 1 million times the normal level.
This concentration then works its way up the food chain until a fish is served at our dinner table.

The simple fact is that when you drop a Styrofoam cup onto the street
You set in motion an invasion of thousands of killer plastibots that will cause death and destruction for centuries to come.
looks like now and then comes a thought is oriented towards messengers
that’s interesting

Investing In The Countryside: What You Should Know

With the stress and pollution associated with urban life, many home buyers are turning their attention to the country side. A variety of buyers are moving to rural, mountain or even islands in greater and greater numbers. If you are a real estate investor, this shift from urban to rural living can translate into great investment opportunities.

It’s happening in a number of countries such as the United State, the UK, France, Spain and Hungary, among others. Country properties, farms, ranches, bed and breakfasts, mountain and lake estates are becoming more and more popular with city dwellers looking to get away from the city. These older properties are attracting an aging, but affluent population and creating some great investment opportunities.

Before you decide to invest a few thousand or even million dollars to try to cash in this trend, there are some differences between urban and country investing that you should be aware of.

Careful research is paramount to ensure that you invest in a good location. Some areas are seeing tremendous growth either from retirees or from people with home based businesses. Others are declining in population. Research the population growth of an area and its desirability to potential buyers is very important to ensure that a property that is a great deal today, will still be profitable in a few years.

Finding a good investment property may take longer in the country than in a city. With less inventory available, good properties will sell quickly, particularly in high demand areas. You will need to be able to move quickly when a potentially profitable property comes along.

Rural properties are more difficult to evaluate than urban ones as they are often unique. Ranches, farms, lake homes or island properties may differ significantly from any other one in their area making it more difficult to find comparable properties to determine value. A large cabin on the lake will fetch a different price than a horse ranch a mile away.

Because of the difficulty in finding comparable properties to determine the value of a home, lenders will often make financing a little arduous. You may need to come up with a larger down payment and ensure that your credit is in excellent standing.

Flipping a rural property is possible and can be very profitable but be aware that you may have more difficulty finding qualified and reliable contractors. Prices may run high, particularly for good labour. There may also be delays as good contractors will be few and far between and in high demand.

Selling a rural property is more difficult than in an urban setting. It will take longer to sell a property as it may take longer to reach potential buyers. You will most likely need to advertise your property outside of the immediate community to find a qualified buyer. The Internet will be a great tool to advertise to those looking to relocate or seeking a second property.

When selling your rural property, you will need to look into the different regulations, particularly if your investment is in another country. Taxation may be different also. You may also need to factor in exchange rates and other government considerations.

Despite all the hurdles of rural investment, there is money to be made if you do your homework and evaluate the properties carefully. Good properties in good areas will always be in demand. So start looking, you never know what you might find.

anyone know of vacation spots that are inexpensive in united states,for camping?