<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2723799482458155516</id><updated>2012-01-02T19:40:15.110-08:00</updated><category term='carolina beach vacation rentals'/><category term='surf vacations'/><category term='chicago vacation rentals'/><category term='chicago rentals'/><category term='Costa Rica family vacations'/><category term='carolina beach rentals'/><title type='text'>Vacations for a better life</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vacationsforabetterlife.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2723799482458155516/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vacationsforabetterlife.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Christian George F. Acevedo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07708432304015867395</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J7xtBswB3Y0/SmVT8z9oAnI/AAAAAAAAAFk/kWqwOIAGNEA/S220/1_405393070l.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>5</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2723799482458155516.post-963072542153876906</id><published>2012-01-02T19:40:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-02T19:40:15.123-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='surf vacations'/><title type='text'>Travel and Enjoy Costa Rica</title><content type='html'>&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ttCKNYuGFSo/TwJ4LhD58xI/AAAAAAAAA8A/OvB02QFX3xA/s1600/costa-rica-surfing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ttCKNYuGFSo/TwJ4LhD58xI/AAAAAAAAA8A/OvB02QFX3xA/s1600/costa-rica-surfing.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Learn more about surf vacation in Costa Rica at http://www.shakacostarica.com&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: -webkit-left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: -webkit-left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2723799482458155516-963072542153876906?l=vacationsforabetterlife.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vacationsforabetterlife.blogspot.com/feeds/963072542153876906/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://vacationsforabetterlife.blogspot.com/2012/01/travel-and-enjoy-costa-rica.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2723799482458155516/posts/default/963072542153876906'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2723799482458155516/posts/default/963072542153876906'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vacationsforabetterlife.blogspot.com/2012/01/travel-and-enjoy-costa-rica.html' title='Travel and Enjoy Costa Rica'/><author><name>Christian George F. Acevedo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07708432304015867395</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J7xtBswB3Y0/SmVT8z9oAnI/AAAAAAAAAFk/kWqwOIAGNEA/S220/1_405393070l.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ttCKNYuGFSo/TwJ4LhD58xI/AAAAAAAAA8A/OvB02QFX3xA/s72-c/costa-rica-surfing.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2723799482458155516.post-3484843057159331567</id><published>2012-01-02T19:37:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-02T19:37:30.779-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Costa Rica family vacations'/><title type='text'>What to Bring when Going on a Costa Rican Family Vacation</title><content type='html'>&lt;br /&gt;Costa Rica family vacations can be enjoyable if you bring the right tools and the right things along with you. The same can be inversely said once you’ve manage to leave one or two items at home. The items that are enumerated on this article can help save you and your family either time, money, resources or all of the things mentioned.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The trick to really enjoy costa rica family vacations is to worry about everything before leaving and then worrying about nothing once the plane has landed on San Jose International Airport, which happens to be Costa Rica’s international airport.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here are some of the things that people who plan on going on costa rica family vacations should never forget to bring along for the ride. These things will help in giving additional value and enjoyment regardless of how long they plan to stay in the sunny beaches of Costa Rica. These are also things that might not be easily or readily available in the area and thus increasing in importance.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Medication – If one or all the members of your family is experiencing one form of illness or another which requires constant medication, it would be a wise decision if you could bring a fresh stock of medical supplies when going on Costa Rica family vacations. This would be highly advisable with some travellers and travel writers stating that bringing these things along would be a great idea. Don’t rely on the popularity of a brand of medication in your country of origin because it might not be the case in Costa Rica. It’s more prudent to carry a good amount of medication rather spending too much time and money on other drugs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Batteries and Battery Chargers – Batteries are the lifeblood of any vacation, be it a trip to the Himalayas or Costa Rica family vacations. Batteries are used for all sorts of things including cameras, mp3 players or even portable radios. Chargers also share the same importance. Always remember to store these things in a water-proof and safe bag .&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cameras – no matter if you have a fancy SLR camera or even a normal point and shoot digital camera, you should bring it along for those &lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.shakacostarica.com/pricing.html"&gt;Costa Rica family vacations&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;. There are a lot of great things that you can shoot and you can also go and shoot some unforgettable moments while on the road or while travelling. Shooting photos on the beach is also a great way of spending &amp;nbsp;and bonding with each other.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2723799482458155516-3484843057159331567?l=vacationsforabetterlife.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vacationsforabetterlife.blogspot.com/feeds/3484843057159331567/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://vacationsforabetterlife.blogspot.com/2012/01/what-to-bring-when-going-on-costa-rican.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2723799482458155516/posts/default/3484843057159331567'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2723799482458155516/posts/default/3484843057159331567'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vacationsforabetterlife.blogspot.com/2012/01/what-to-bring-when-going-on-costa-rican.html' title='What to Bring when Going on a Costa Rican Family Vacation'/><author><name>Christian George F. Acevedo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07708432304015867395</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J7xtBswB3Y0/SmVT8z9oAnI/AAAAAAAAAFk/kWqwOIAGNEA/S220/1_405393070l.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2723799482458155516.post-2051040252412494455</id><published>2011-12-21T17:01:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-21T17:01:48.274-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Costa Rica family vacations'/><title type='text'>Tips to Enjoy Costa Rica Family Vacations</title><content type='html'>&lt;br /&gt;&lt;table border="0" cellspacing="0" cols="1" frame="VOID" rules="NONE"&gt; &lt;colgroup&gt;&lt;col width="615"&gt;&lt;/col&gt;&lt;/colgroup&gt; &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;   &lt;td align="LEFT" height="46" width="615"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Costa Rica Family vacations will always be memorable for families. From leaving home to boarding to landing, it would always be a great experience for families who wish to bond with each other. There are many reasons why parents and home makers chose to go to Costa Rica rather than go anywhere else. One of the most common reasons why families opt to go on Costa Rica family vacations together.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But just like every other thing, there will come a time when chaos and trouble rears its awful and depressing head on your vacation which will ruin everything for you. To avoid these things from happening during your long planned Costa Rica family vacations here are several tips that you might want to follow and take into consideration. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Keep open communications with kids – when families go out on Costa Rica family vacations  parents should consider the conditions of their children. It’s not always that kids would speak out or speak up about what they are feeling or what they are going through. Always be on the lookout for tell tale signs that your child is not feeling well or if he or she is having problems. Once the communication line between parents and kids have been reestablished, that would be a good time to go and resolve or address the problem. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Look for Appropriate Venues – when going on a tour around the world, not just on Costa Rica family vacations it is important that you chart or set places to visit that are appropriate for older generations. If you’re into arts or fine dining, don’t expect that your kids would do the same or be the same. You don’t have to force them to join you while to look at the different artworks by local artists in Costa Rica. They have their own free will and as a parent it is important to know what they like and bring them to places they would really enjoy. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Avoid Blaming – when things go from bad to worse don’t go and pin the blame on your kids. This is true even when doing &lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.shakacostarica.com/pricing.html"&gt;Costa Rica family vacations&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;. It is important to keep a cool head in dealing with your family. It’s a standard to being a father or a mother that you should be level headed. When trouble brews, its important to stay calm and try to address the matter in the most diplomatic way possible. Don’t go on a screaming spree with your children if the situation does not agree with you. Rather, ask their help in solving this problem and thank them once the problem has been solved. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2723799482458155516-2051040252412494455?l=vacationsforabetterlife.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vacationsforabetterlife.blogspot.com/feeds/2051040252412494455/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://vacationsforabetterlife.blogspot.com/2011/12/tips-to-enjoy-costa-rica-family.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2723799482458155516/posts/default/2051040252412494455'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2723799482458155516/posts/default/2051040252412494455'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vacationsforabetterlife.blogspot.com/2011/12/tips-to-enjoy-costa-rica-family.html' title='Tips to Enjoy Costa Rica Family Vacations'/><author><name>Christian George F. Acevedo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07708432304015867395</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J7xtBswB3Y0/SmVT8z9oAnI/AAAAAAAAAFk/kWqwOIAGNEA/S220/1_405393070l.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2723799482458155516.post-3073956220531828680</id><published>2009-05-13T04:54:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-13T04:55:59.176-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='carolina beach vacation rentals'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='carolina beach rentals'/><title type='text'>North Carolina’s Carolina Beach</title><content type='html'>Known as small town beach of North Carolina, Carolina Beach is a popular destination when it comes to beaches and surfing. The place really draws a lot of attraction, especially from beach lovers and you’ll surely enjoy your time while you are here and enjoying your break. You will never go lacking of activities to do while you are here and having your vacation in Carolina Beach. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Go swimming, boating, surfing, or simply walking along its white sand beaches. Indeed, Carolina Beach is rich in marine beings; just observe the fishermen loading their daily catches and you’ll truly say to yourself that Carolina Beach is rich with the bounties of Mother Nature. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And if you are a fishing enthusiast, charter a boat and tour the surrounding water of Carolina Beach. Get your rod and reel and get the big catch that’s waiting for you. But if fishing is not in your heart, Carolina Beach still has a lot of activities in store for you. You can go fishing, kayaking, hiking, biking, and camping on the surroundings of Carolina Beach. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Indeed, these outdoor activities give the visitors of Carolina Beach the reason of coming here. And if you are in Carolina Beach, don’t forget ton stay at the &lt;a href="http://www.carolinabeachrentalsnetwork.com"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Carolina Beach rentals&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and the &lt;a href="http://www.carolinabeachrentalsnetwork.com"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Carolina Beach vacation rentals&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; for a very complete experience of your vacation.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2723799482458155516-3073956220531828680?l=vacationsforabetterlife.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vacationsforabetterlife.blogspot.com/feeds/3073956220531828680/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://vacationsforabetterlife.blogspot.com/2009/05/north-carolinas-carolina-beach.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2723799482458155516/posts/default/3073956220531828680'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2723799482458155516/posts/default/3073956220531828680'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vacationsforabetterlife.blogspot.com/2009/05/north-carolinas-carolina-beach.html' title='North Carolina’s Carolina Beach'/><author><name>Christian George F. Acevedo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07708432304015867395</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J7xtBswB3Y0/SmVT8z9oAnI/AAAAAAAAAFk/kWqwOIAGNEA/S220/1_405393070l.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2723799482458155516.post-5111070669801011297</id><published>2009-05-12T03:04:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-12T03:06:17.079-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='chicago vacation rentals'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='chicago rentals'/><title type='text'>Chic Chicago for your Vacation</title><content type='html'>Known as the third biggest US city in terms of population, Chicago is Illinois’ capital. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;History has been quite unkind to Chicago. It was nearly destroyed by the Great Fire of 1871 that caused much money and a lot of lives. Luckily, the city has been reconstructed and rebuilt which paved the way for what became of Chicago now. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Today, Chicago contends with New York of having the most skyscrapers, with Sears Tower as the country’s tallest. Chicago is situated beside the Lake Michigan and near Chicago and Calumet rivers. Indeed, Chicago’s geographical location makes it an ideal place to build infrastructures. Likewise, it is also famous for its entertainment and performing districts. The lakes in Illinois are also a popular tourism draw and make a good place to go canoeing, kayaking, fishing, and rover cruising. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Chicago has a lot of activities for every one. If you like sports, you’ll be amaze with the city for it is the home of the Chicago Bears, Chicago Clubs, and Chicago White Sox. Likewise, Wrigley Field, home of the Cubs Baseball Team, catches the attention of a lot of tourists who come to Chicago. Also, check the Sears Tower Sky Deck, Lincoln Zoo, Navy Pier, or Brookfield Zoo for a more meaningful vacation. &lt;br /&gt;For your stay in Chicago, make sure that you pick one of the &lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.chicagorentalsnetwork.com"&gt;Chicago rentals&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; and &lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.chicagorentalsnetwork.com"&gt;Chicago vacation rentals&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;. 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