Hilton Head Island, South Carolina – is it a Family or Golfers Vacation Destination?

Written by Josh Szatmari


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•Parasailing - get an eagle's eye view of Hilton Head Island andrepparttar surrounding areas. View up to 20 miles in all directions.

Hilton Head Island offers this and so much more…

Sounds like fun? I think so...

What aboutrepparttar 135377 golfers then, what can they do?

As you may know, Hilton Head Island is home torepparttar 135378 PGA Heritage Classic Golf Championship andrepparttar 135379 Celebrity Golf Tournament.

With an average yearly temperature of 70 degrees, Hilton Head Island visitors are sure to enjoy year round golf on any ofrepparttar 135380 24 golf courses located on Hilton Head Island and another 40 golf courses just overrepparttar 135381 bridge.

Our golf courses were designed byrepparttar 135382 game's greatest– Nicklaus, Fazio, Player, Jones & Dye.

So is Hilton Head Island better suited for golfers or for family vacationing?

Let me first tell you a little aboutrepparttar 135383 accommodation and dining options on Hilton Head Island.

There are a large number of hotels to choose from on Hilton Head Island. In general, prices range from $50 per night for basic accommodations to $300 per night for some ofrepparttar 135384 luxurious hotels.

Long and short term rentals alike are readily available. You can come forrepparttar 135385 weekend or stay a few weeks. Most vacation rentals on Hilton Head Island includerepparttar 135386 standard amenities such as washer and dryer, cable television and swimming pools.

Many luxury rental properties feature Jacuzzis, indoor pools, ocean views, private beach access, tennis courts and golf facilities.

Villas and condos, homes and timeshares are all available in varying price ranges. Vacation rentals can range from $500 per week for a one bedroom villa up to over $10,000 per week for an oceanfront mansion.

What a wonderful setting for a private wedding reception onrepparttar 135387 beach.

Over 250 restaurants runrepparttar 135388 gamut of casual to elegant dining options onrepparttar 135389 island. Fresh seafood abounds. From five star formal restaurants to fast food and everything in between, every taste and budget is catered to onrepparttar 135390 island.

Sorepparttar 135391 answer torepparttar 135392 dilemma is pretty obvious.

Whether you are a golfer searching for a world-class golf destination, a family on vacation seeking relaxation onrepparttar 135393 miles of clean sandy beaches or just want to enjoyrepparttar 135394 gentle sway of palm trees in unspoiled nature, a stay on Hilton Head Island is sure to pleaserepparttar 135395 most discerning of vacationers.

Whether you just want to relax inrepparttar 135396 sun or try your hand at scuba diving, water-skiing or dolphin watching there is something for everyone on beautiful Hilton Head Island.

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Traveling to Europe with your digital camera?

Written by Doug Rogers


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handheld units with a hard drive, card reader, and LCD display for copying over and viewing your images. But neither has a full-blown keyboard. If you're first buying a laptop, and intend to travel with it, I suggest going forrepparttar smallest one you can. Fujitsu, Panasonic, Sharp, and Sony all have models under four pounds. A laptop provides several additional advantages. For one thing, you can see your pictures on a big screen-to view how you're doing, and if you see any problems you want to correct with your exposure, for example, or if your pictures are being affected by dirt. For another thing, you can properly label your folders, so you know which pictures were taken where. Most newer laptops have integrated memory card readers, but otherwise, you can buy a small external card reader. Forrepparttar 135359 wire-free approach, use a PC Card slot adapter for your memory card; and invest in a 32-bit Cardbus adapter (Delkin and Lexar Media offer these), for speedier transfers. Nothing's worse than coming back torepparttar 135360 hotel after a long day of sightseeing, and needing to stay awake another 40 minutes just to off -load two 1 GB cards, at about 20 minutes a pop. If you bring a laptop, I also suggest investing in a portable hard drive. A portable hard drive can serve multiple purposes: It can be a means of backing up your photos onrepparttar 135361 go; a means of giving you a way to take your photos with you if you have to leave your laptop unattended; and a means of expansion, if you somehow manage to fill up your laptop's built-in hard disk. If you don't want to bring a laptop, and already have an Apple iPod, Belkin sells an attachment for using your iPod with memory cards; or, considerrepparttar 135362 pricey units from Nikon and Epson. And if you're in a bind, remember you can always buy memory overseas. I was surprised that when I went to Europe,repparttar 135363 prices were high, but not so outrageously so that I wouldn't buy another card if I were in a bind. Cards were more readily available, too, than they were when I last traveled through Europe three years ago. Look at it this way: Even if you overpay onrepparttar 135364 card, you can still reuse it-which beats overpaying for a single use 35mm film cartridge when you were in a bind in years' past.

Be prepared for problems. Things happen when you travel and I've had more things go awry carrying my digital SLR than I have had with my 35mm overrepparttar 135365 years. Lens paper is always useful to have on hand, but if you have a digital SLR, another supply is absolutely critical: An air blower bulb, to blast outrepparttar 135366 dust and dirt that will inevitably get trapped inside your camera. I never had problems with my 35mm SLR, but with my digital SLR, I constantly find dirt gets trapped inside, when I change lenses. And there's nothing worse than having a splotch marring your otherwise awesome shots. Finally, rememberrepparttar 135367 philosophy of redundancy. Whether your battery dies and you have no way to charge it, or you run out of space on your memory card(s), and don't want to buy another at a higher-than-usual price, I suggest packing a second camera if you can. A digital point and shoot is a good option but I usually carry a point and shoot 35mm to use if I run into any problems just so I won’t lose any precious pictures.

Doug Rogers has worked as a freelance photographer for the past 25 years in various fields of photography. In the past two years he has become an avid and devoted fan of digital photography. For tips on better digital photography and the latest reviews on the newest digital equipment that hits the market, Subscribe to his monthly Newsletter “The ViewFinder” at http://www.best-digital-cameras-review.com


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