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Exquisite Cape Sunset Tours
July 13th, 2010 by Paul Lawrence, under Travel Agents. No Comments
The inhabitants of Cape Town and its visitors are very fortunate for the magnificent sunrises and sunsets that can be enjoyed in and around the city.
An excellent vantage point from which to enjoy the beautiful sunset is a boat or a yacht. Cape Town has many vessels dedicated to taking tourists out to sea to view the sunset over the Atlantic Ocean. Most vessels leave the harbour and venture out towards Clifton or Camps Bay beaches along the coast to watch the sunset.
There is a wide selection of crafts to choose from when considering a sunset tour. Some are big while others are small but all are well equipped to take tourists out to sea. The harbour has the largest dry-dock in the southern hemisphere.
If you would prefer to watch the sun set from dry land then there are various alternatives that are just as enjoyable. Places like Lion’s Head and Signal Hill are easily accessible and provide a magnificent vantage point for the experience. Visitors should make their way up the mountain about 45 minutes before the scheduled sunset so they can enjoy a picnic and find a spot to relax while the sun drops on the horizon.
Another comfortable vantage point is any of the restaurants on Camps Bay’s strip, where you can order your favourite drink and watch the sea swallow the sun. Or you could take a leisurely walk down to one of the nearby beaches with a picnic basket and watch as the yellow orb disappears over the horizon.
There are times of the year when visitors may be lucky enough to view the sun set and the full moon rise at the same time; it is a breath-taking sight.
A Cape sunset tour is a perfect way for visitors to Cape Town to see the full beauty of the mountain and the glorious beaches against the backdrop of the setting sun. It is also something that every local should experience. Whether it is an office party, anniversary, birthday or wedding celebration; a Cape sunset tour is a sure way to create unforgettable memories.
Learn more about Cape sunset tours. Go to Kingdom Tours and Transfers for more information on this and other Cape Town tours.
Say Aloha to Hawaii’s best shirts!
March 23rd, 2010 by Henry, under Travel Agents, Vacations, World Travel. No Comments
So, have you packed a bright, tropical Hawaiian shirt for your next cruise yet? Nothing says ‘vacation’ more than a colorful Aloha shirt and, as you pack yours for your next trip, spare a thought for this piece of fashion history’s colorful past…
Hawaiian shirts were popular long before Elvis Presley wore a red aloha shirt on the album cover for the “Blue Hawaii” soundtrack in 1961. In fact, the modern Hawaiian shirt came about in the early 1930s.
A Chinese merchant named Ellery Chun of King-Smith Clothiers and Dry Goods, owned a store in Waikiki. Ellery started to sew brightly colored aloha shirts for tourists fashioned from old kimono fabrics he had leftover in stock.
The Honolulu Advertiser newspaper quickly coined the term ‘Aloha shirt’ and Ellery trademarked the name. The first ad in the Honolulu Advertiser for Chun’s Hawaiian shirts was published in June 1935. Local residents and as you’d expect…especially those in the surfing community, as well as tourists descended on Chun’s store and bought every shirt he had.
Within just a few years, major designer labels opened all over Hawaii and began to manufacture and sell Aloha shirts en masse. Retail chains in Hawaii, even mass produced Hawaiian shirt designs to use as their employee uniforms. At sites like Hawaiian Shirts Central you’ll see some of the best examples of Aloha shirt and apparel.
After World War II, many servicemen and servicewomen returned to the United States from Asia and the Pacific islands with aloha shirts that had been made in Hawaii since the 1930s. Then as the tourists started flocking to Hawaii post WW2 in the 1950s, the colorful tropical-print shirts for men and sundresses for women became standard souvenirs for travelers.
In 1962, a manufacturing association called the Hawaiian Fashion Guild began to promote Hawaiian shirts and clothing for use in the workplace, particularly as business attire. In a campaign called ‘Operation Liberation’ the Guild delivered two aloha shirts to every member of the Hawaii House of Representatives and the Hawaii Senate. This was a complete success because soon a resolution was passed in the Senate recommending that aloha attire be worn throughout the summer in Hawaii.
In 1965, Bill Foster, Sr., the then president of the Hawaii Fashion Guild, led a campaign lobbying for an official and regular “Aloha Friday”, a day when all employers would allow their staff to wear Hawaiian shirts on the last business day of the week. In 1966 Aloha Friday officially began in Hawaii and has since spread worldwide – although now-a-days it is commonly referred to as ‘Casual Friday’.