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Monday, 26 May 2008 |
By Dan Pimentel
Each time I travel on business or pleasure, I seem to always try and find something to do for fun that involves airplanes. A trip to Seattle recently was no exception.
As I stood on the Marriott Residence Inn's balcony overlooking scenic Lake Union, a unmistakable sound began reverberating across the marinas below. What made me grin widely was the wonderful sound of a large radial engine pulling a beautiful yellow and white De Havilland Beaver seaplane off the lake. To me, it was like going to the symphony.
The seaplane airline - Kenmore Air - offers one of the finest views of Seattle, Victoria and the San Juans you can find. Their sightseeing flights fill up, so when I called, I told them I was a pilot/writer and was eager to take my first seaplane ride and then write about the experience here. Kenmore's Lake Union Supervisor found a way to accommodate me by slipping me into the right cockpit seat of their afternoon multi-stop run from their busy Lake Union Terminal to Friday Harbor on San Juan Island and then on to Deer Harbor and West Sound on Orcas Island. It was |
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Sunday, 25 May 2008 |
By Mike Strom
Whether you are traveling within or outside your country of residence, there are certain risks and uncertainties that you will have to deal with down the way. That's why it's critically important for you to purchase travel insurance. All of your travel is sufficiently covered by purchasing the right travel insurance.
Traveling always has the risk of something distasteful happening along the way.You could also suffer some kind of financial loss along the way. This way, any such travel related problems can be solved with travel insurance. Anyone that needs travel insurance for such trips can buy from the banks or directly from any of the popular insurance companies within their immediate environment. Whether it's issue of delays that might happen during departure, problems that might occur with one's baggage, theft, or any medical or legal problems; all these are covered in per-trip travel insurance.
If you intend to visit someone in a high risk country or to engage in high risk sports while away on your journey, it's necessary to buy specific travel insurance which will cover such risks. The prices of travel insurance are always different. Depending on your travel |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 25 May 2008 )
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