International Pacific Research Center – Tsunami Debris Project The IPRC of the University of Hawaii tracks the debris daily. Here, we see the debris cloud from March 14, 2012. Just over a year ago, Japan experienced one of the worst tragedies in modern history: the terrible 8.9-magnitude earthquake, followed by a devastating tsunami that took [...]
The nation’s busiest seaport complex had a down month for cargo statistics in February compared with a year earlier, but officials blamed it in part on an early Chinese New Year’s celebration that idled factories in that nation. Combined, for example, the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach moved a total of 445,835 cargo containers carrying [...]
MIDWAY — Just before 5 p.m., Thursday, Pacific County Fire District No. 1 was dispatched to a reported grass and structure fire in the 17200 block of Pacific Highway. The first crew arrived approximately six minutes later to find a large beachfront home on fire along with the surrounding dune grass. Another large [...]
“If you think I’m coming back to Myrtle Beach, flying Direct Air, you’ve got another thing coming,” Nardini said. “It’s spoiled my vacation. Our vacation has been totally, totally destroyed. “I’ll never come back. I’m totally disgusted.” That sentiment is one that Grand Strand tourism promoters are trying to stem, and one that an aviation [...]
Justin Lauginiger of Royal Palm Beach struggled in the first inning but battled through to help the Wildcats defeat the Falcons 5-2. The Justin and Jordan Show took center stage again for Royal Palm Beach. The Lauginiger brothers combined for a complete game as they helped the Wildcats hold off Forest Hill 5-2 in a [...]
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday — the Grand Strand’s golf marketing cooperative — announces 10 of its member courses were highly ranked in Golfweek’s just released state-by-state “Best You Can Play.” Nine of the 15 South Carolina layouts named were from Myrtle Beach: Caledonia Golf Fish Club (No.3), Dunes Golf Beach Club [...]
Seabrook, WA – An award-winning resort town located on the Washington coast announced the launch of their ‘Beach House For A Year’ sweepstakes. The town of Seabrook is partnering with Grays Harbor County to kick off this contest as part of the County’s 2012 tourism efforts. Despite the tough economic climate, tourism is a growing [...]
ShareThis Email PDF Visitors can’t get over the value they get with a vacation rental condo or villa instead of a hotel, especially when they discover how much they’re saving over a hotel. Pompano Beach, FL (PRWEB) March 14, 2012 Golfers from the north unwilling to wait another few months for spring to melt their [...]
Last July, he was walking during a visit to Myrtle Beach. But, now he’s in a wheelchair with his left leg amputated. When he was originally sent to Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. he was alone. His wife was in Germany and he kept to himself at the hospital. But, then Christina [...]
KENYA got a marketing boost at the recently ended International Tourism Bourse in Berlin, when a top German government official endorsed the beach refreshment efforts by the country aimed at revamping one of the destination’s key attraction. According to the Kenya Tourist Board, German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology State Secretary Ernst Burgbacher said [...]
“It’s literally washing away,’’ Price said of North Beach Island, which was separated from the rest of Nauset Beach by an ocean breach in 2007. But residents who have owned homes on the island for decades insist that the structures are not in imminent danger, that public input has been ignored, and that the five [...]
Spring break is one of the biggest vacation times of the year. Various countries around the world allow their students a week off of school during spring time. If you want to go on a vacation to party, or just to relax by the beach then here are the top five places to be. [...]
