| Welcome to the WAVEJourney.com March 2011 Newsletter
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| Greetings! First we want to send our condolences to our friends in Japan. Our thoughts are with those affected by the earthquake and tsunami that recently devastated their country. Thanks to all that sent in their suggestions for our upcoming trip to Europe. We loved the recommendations and will add them to our list of things to do. Thus far we know we will be exploring Morocco, Spain & Portugal and guarantee to bring you unbiased recommendations and reviews from our favorite destinations, hotels and travel companies while on this trip. Along the way, we will be busy posting to Twitter and Facebook, so if you want to come along for the ride with us, it's easy to friend us on FB and become one of our Twitter tweeps. And, there's still time to email us your suggestions and wish list of what we should not miss - we're game for anything! ~ Bike & Barge the canals of Burgundy in France. Ann Lombardi of The Trip Chicks is looking for a cabin mate for her May 12-22 trip. Interested? Check this out: http://thetripchicks.com/BikeBargeBrugundyParis.html With Ann leading the group, it's bound to be a heck of a fun time. ~ Now, keep on reading for some exciting armchair travel moments and make sure to enter the latest giveaway... |
| Congrats to the lucky recipients of the Winter Giveaway! Mary T. in Wisconsin and Stella B. in Akron, Ohio. For those that didn't win and are still wanting a pair of MSR snowshoes, now is a great time to buy them for next season. Thanks to all that entered! Be sure to check out this month's giveaways - we know you're going to love them:  | | SealLine Urban Tote |
- SealLine Urban Tote - Therm-a-Rest Travel Neck Pillow Enter as many times as you like. Click here to enter. This Month's Giveaway is Sponsored by Therm-a-Rest & SealLine. |
| WJtested  | | Big Bar Ranch - Cariboo Guest Ranch |
Back to the Basics at Big Bar Guest Ranch
Location: Clinton, Cariboo Region, British Columbia, Canada When you need a break from the day-to-day grind, a little slice of heaven awaits you in the Cariboo Country of British Columbia, Canada. Take a hiatus from the rat race and enjoy the simple life Big Bar Guest Ranch has to offer. You'll find some of the friendliest folk north of the border in this rustic setting at one of the oldest guest ranches in the Cariboo. This is a land steeped in a history of gold rush days and cattle ranching. The Marble Range, with its limestone topography, hunkers on the horizon. Open meadows dotted with wildflowers, canyons and rolling hills provide a fantastic landscape for trail riding.
Click here to read more.
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| WJ Poker ~ Jill's Jewels of Poker Wisdom One definition of PATIENCE reads as follows: Patience is the state of endurance under difficult circumstances, which can mean persevering in the face of delay or provocation without acting on annoyance/anger in a negative way; or exhibiting forbearance when under strain, especially when faced with longer-term difficulties. Patience is the level of endurance one's character can take before negativity. It is also used to refer to the character trait of being steadfast.
Jill's Jewel: How do you get to a Final Table? (Think -- How do you get to Carnegie Hall?) Practice, Practice, Practice... of PATIENCE, that is! Jill's Poker Travel WAVE Journey road-tripped to Reno, Nevada earlier this month to
participate in a 3-day Ladies Weekend of Poker at Peppermill Reno Resort
Spa Casino. LIPS(Ladies International Poker Series) teamed with Mike
Gainey and his crew at the Peppermill to feature two LIPS NL Tournaments,
as well as, the Nevada Ladies Poker State Championship Tournament.
Click here to read more.
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Travel Tale Among the Hmong by Jules Atkins  | | Among the Hmong! |
We were in Sa Pa, the tourist Mecca of northern Vietnam, known for its colourful markets, and equally colourful indigenous people - the Black, White and Flower Hmong. Hmong women usually wear their tribal costume - black jackets and skirts, with heavily embroidered sleeves and aprons; bright-coloured hats and head scarves; black leggings from ankle to knee; and multiple silver collars and chains and giant hoop earrings. Click here to read more.
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| Recipe
Spanish Potato Tortilla - As WJ is heading to Spain, we're sharing the recipe for one of our favorite Spanish dishes. It's Spain's version of an omelette. Quick, simple and delicious served hot or cold. Serves 6 Click here for Spanish potato tortilla recipe. Click here for more recipes. |
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| Travel Tale Medieval Dubrovnik by Lucy Komisar  | | Dubrovnik |
We were visiting the 14th-century Franciscan Monastery when our guide Maja Milović turned to a corner that seemed out of place in the beautiful Gothic-Romanesque stone building. A small table displayed what appeared to be used ordinance. On the wall, a plaque said: "A missile shot, 6th
December 1991." In 1991 and 92, more than 2,000 Serb bombs and missiles bombarded Dubrovnik. The monuments were targeted. Dubrovnik is a living museum, with an Old Town of pale limestone buildings and narrow streets surrounded by medieval fortress walls. But the history is not only of a millennium past. When you walk along the cobbled streets of the old city, you are reminded of what happened to this extraordinary place in the 1990s when war engulfed the Balkans. Parts were destroyed by
Serbian bombs, and you can still see the bullet holes in old buildings. Our passionate guide, Maja, made it clear that the city will never forget. Click here to read more. |
| Travel Tale Diary from Doha ~ Gales from the Gulf! by Linda S. Christensen WJ is thrilled to share segments of "Diary from Doha" by Linda S. Christensen. Linda is a court reporter travelling the world covering major tennis & golf tournaments. This is the third installment from Linda's recent visit to Doha, Qatar.  | | Linda in Doha |
It is Wednesday evening here. The tournament starts every day at 3:30 PM. My latest night has been 10:30. Tonight will be later, but all in all, this is a very quiet tournament, very few press. My contacts here are Madame Sheikah, a man named Khalid, and Kathy from Belgium. Don't ask, 'cause I don't know the connection. The first day, as I was setting up my sound cables, Khalid was helping me. Khalid is Arab. He wears the full white Arab dress. I had my cables all hooked up, and then I needed to do a sound test to make sure it was being piped into all the right places. Khalid had the microphone. I said, "Say something into the microphone. Say anything. Say your alphabet."
Khalid: "Your alphabet." Click here to read more. |
| WJ Salutes Katie Compton
With eleven cyclocross World Cup wins under her belt, Katie Compton is one of the top female athletes in her sport.
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| Tour with WJ & Insight Vacations Join Viv and Jill in Europe for an exciting Insight Vacations Tour of Spain, Portugal & Morocco. Departure date: April 28 to May 15 |
| Thanks for reading and be sure to pass this along to your family and friends. 
We welcome your comments, questions, suggestions and recommendations. Don't forget to email us your tips, tales and recipes to share in future newsletters. We wish you happy travels and wild adventures in 2011! Cheers, Viv Chapleo & Jill Hoelting WAVEJourney.com wavejourney@ymail.com |
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