Vacation Planning with Chris with travel tips for your next vacation!

“Travel is such a fun thing to talk about - and to dream about. Every week on the Travel Show one lucky listener may get to live the dream by winning a trip to the destination of the week! If you enter your questions on line at this site you have a chance to win – not just the grand prize of the week but also some great prizes in our regular draw. Every question you submit is an entry, so send me your questions today!”

Chris Robinson


Listen to the Travel Show on Saturday and if your question is answered on air, you have a chance to win this week’s prize.

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Wherever you see this button, click it to enter the contest online. As an added bonus, when you submit your question online, you will also be entered into a draw to win other great prizes. The next draw is September 30, 2010 – so send your questions today for a chance to win one of these great prizes:
Rideau Prize Box


A SONY Cybershot Digital Camera
A trip to the Rideau Canal
A $150 Best Western Travel Card
A stylish Tilley Hat
Four Frommer's Travel Guides
A pair of DAWGS premium summer shoes
Two great Travel Books
Three titles in the Frommer's 500 Places Series





A SONY Cybershot Digital Camera
Your special trip deserves a special camera to capture all your memories! Check out the Sony Cyber-shot W350 digital camera. This is the ultimate in sleek, compact, take-anywhere, point-and-shoot cameras. It has everything you need for that perfect picture - powerful 14.1 megapixels, image stabilization, face detection technology, a versatile 4X optical zoom and a brilliant 2.7" LCD screen. It even has a "press and sweep" 268-degree panoramic mode!

Click here for more information and to buy online

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A Trip to the Rideau Canal

The Rideau Heritage Route links lakes, rivers and canals from Kingston to Ottawa. A UNESCO World Heritage site, the Rideau Canal is rich in heritage with natural and cultural attractions as well as Summer Festivals. Marvel at the hand operated locks along the Rideau Canal, preserving the tradition started by Colonel By. History comes alive as you “Lock” through 47 hand operated locks and enjoy touring quaint villages.

Our prize is a full service Camp Site for one week at the Rideau Acres Camp Site. Rideau Acres is an overnight and seasonal family campground, and is the closest campground to attractions such as
the Thousand Islands, Fort Henry, Bellevue House, the Miller Museum of Geology, the Grand Theatre, the K-Rock Centre, and Downtown Kingston. Click here for more information

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A $150 Best Western Travel Card
One lucky listener will win a $150 Best Western Travel Card® but you can purchase one as the perfect gift that fits everyone! As a treat for yourself, as a birthday or anniversary present, or to say ‘thank you’ for a job well done, the Best Western Travel Card is the perfect choice. It works just like cash at Best Western hotels worldwide.

Send a personalized message to your loved one with the Travel Card when you select a plastic version. Or, if your gift just has to get there, choose Best Western's 'virtual' gift card option for fast, easy delivery. Purchase it online at www.travelcard.bestwestern.com.

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A stylish Tilley Hat

Tilley Hats are available in a variety of colours and fabrics in 22 styles, some with darker under brims to absorb ultraviolet rays reflected up from the ground or water. Tilley’s come in more sizes than probably any other hat in the world. “As a matter of principle, there is no one who cannot be fitted in a Tilley Hat.” Please visit the Tilley website at www.tilley.com.

Available in 8oz. cotton-duck, Nylamtium® (a lightweight nylon), hemp (Nature’s Performance Fabric), wool and with all hats being certified UPF 50+ (the highest rating given to hats and clothing) Tilley Hats have you covered during any activity and any season.

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Four Frommer's Travel Guides
Frommer's has been the leading name in travel publishing since the 1957. It is considered the most trusted name in travel with the largest market share of any travel guide series in North America. Please visit the Frommer's web site at www.frommers.com.

 


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A pair of DAWGS premium summer shoes

DAWGS are a "Foots Best Friend". Now get improved anatomical fit because Dawgs footwear follows the proper dimensions, curves, contours and shape of the human foot. What DAWGS haven't done is sacrificed foot comfort or style. DAWGS Premium Shoes give you all these features:

Slip Resistant and Non-marking
Rubber Outsole
UltraSoft
Super Lightweight
Antimicrobial
Odor Resistant
Massaging Foot Bed
Arch Support
Adjustable Back strap
Easy to Clean

Please visit the DAWGS website at www.canadadawgs.com.

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Two great Travel Books

Flavours of Prince Edward Island By Jeff McCourt, Allan Williams, and Austin Clement

Prince Edward Island is a chef’s paradise. Its abundance of fresh, local ingredients is as inspirational as its magnificent red sands or its salt-sprayed red cliffs. This stunning book will appeal to those who love PEI—whether they already live there, have just visited, or plan to visit one day. Each chapter focuses on one of the Island’s delicacies, and tells the story of how signature ingredients make their way from the farm, field, or ocean to your plate.

Betty in the Sky with a Suitcase by Betty N Thesky with Janet Spencer

Betty in the Sky with a Suitcase is a wildly popular podcast about airline travel by real life flight attendant Betty, who shares funny stories from pilots, flight controllers, ground crew, passengers, and fellow flight attendants and is listened to by hundreds of thousands of Betty fans around the world. Now, by popular demand, here is the best of Betty in a book in what may be the world's first podcast-turned-book, or pook. It's a wonderful way to be entertained in the airport, on a plane, at home, and anywhere you want a good laugh.

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Three titles in the Frommer's 500 Places Series
Frommer's 500 Best Adrenaline Adventures

Frommer's 500 Best Adrenaline Adventures features high-octane experiences for both passionate travelers and adventure seekers. From dare-devil sports to hair-raising haunted houses to wacky and obscure festivals and races, Frommer's offers ideas for a wide variety of adventures. Click here for more information

Frommer's 500 places for food & wine lovers

The Culinary Adventurer's Guide to Food and Wine Around the World This guidebook leads you on a tempting world wide tour of epicurean hot spots. From the flagship restaurants of celebrity chefs( Ferran Adrià in Spain, Mario Batali in New York City) to regional specialties served on location (kaiseki in Kyoto, skyr in Iceland), international culinary schools (Chiang Mai Thai Cookery School, Thailand) and vineyards in regions on five continents (France, Italy, Napa Valley, Australia, South Africa, Chile, and more), you'll find 500 irresistible places to indulge your appetite. The book includes contact information, Web sites, and details on accommodations and services to make trip-planning easy. Geographical and topical indexes help you pinpoint information quickly. Click here for more information

Frommer's 500 Extraordinary Islands

Escape to the World's Most Spectacular Islands This guidebook leads you on an irresistible tour of some of the most magnificent islands around the globe—from tiny isles to island nations, and from the well-trod to the totally uninhabited. Whether it's the history and charm of islands like Mont-Saint-Michel (France) and Ocracoke (United States) or the unspoiled vistas of far-flung places like Antarctica and Polynesia's Tuvalu, you'll discover a host of islands you'd love to visit—or stay on forever. The book includes contact information and details on transportation and accommodations to make trip-planning easy. A geographical index helps you find destinations quickly. Click here for more information

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Good luck! Next draw September 30, 2010
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