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90Avast Ye Matey: The Origins Of Seafaring Sayings
There are a lot of sayings about different professions and areas of interest that have somehow worked their way into our typical, daily conversation. Many people are surprised to find out how many sayings we...
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73Who Cares About Israel Any MORE, Even With Proof
I guess you have to be old enough to see how support for one of tiniest countries in the world has eroded. In 1948 the United Nations granted a charter for statehood to Israel. The following day this new...
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100Google Earth-My Traveling Hobby
Google Earth I admit it. I'm hooked. I'm hooked on virtual traveling with Google Earth. This week's Hub Mob Topic gave me just the opportunity to share my hobby with you again by giving you more cool things...
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82The Most Famous Shipwrecks in American History
While the United States remains a relatively young country compared to many others in the world, we have our fair share of history. One of the more interesting aspects of history is mysteries and solving...
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96Tall Sailing Ships of Yesteryear
Many elegant tall sailing ships of yesteryear are now referred to as "tall ships," but that's not how they were known in their day. This overview features their real names, plus descriptions and vintage drawings, paintings and photos of the various ship types.
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93The Largest Cruise Ship in the World
Late in 2009 the Oasis of the Seas will make its maiden cruise through the Caribbean. This cruise liner is the jewel in the crown of Royal Caribbean International’s fleet. Oasis of the Seas will be...
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75Cruising with NCL (Norwegian Cruise Liners)
In February of this year (2009), I had the pleasure of being to invited to accompany my Step Father on a cruise of South America with a company called "NCL", or "Norwegian Cruise Liners". It wasn't going to...
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73The Flying Dutchman
The legend of the Flying Dutchman is one of those stories that the crew might pass along when a ship is in trouble. There are various versions of the story, all with similarities shared with the legends and...
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77Ships and Sea Life Tattoos
While I usually enjoy targeting a certain theme when writing on tattoos, I got motivated to present a variety of tattoos related to oceans, ships and sea life in general. Sometimes looking at a variety of...
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69Royal Caribbeans Oasis of the seas
This is the latest ship in the fleet of Royal Caribbean cruise lines. The Oasis of the seas. this ship is more that twice the size of the Queen Mary 2, and more than 5 times the size of the Titanic. ...
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