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The best condominium buying opportunity for price and lifestyle value in Southwest Florida for 2010 will be condominiums in the revitalized, historic downtown River District of Fort Myers, Florida predicts AskZenRealEstate.com (PRWeb Dec 26, 2009)

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Social media trip planners can easily and quickly get last-minute deals on vacation rentals (http://rentalo.com/), hotels, and bed and breakfasts (PRWeb Dec 25, 2009)

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Post Office Travel Insurance advises UK holidaymakers not to gamble on their travel insurance cover if heading to the Nevada city (PRWeb Dec 25, 2009)

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The new Hyundai Santa Fe R diesel has outperformed the competition to claim the SUV class of the transcontinental Global Green Challenge. (PRWeb Dec 24, 2009)

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Plan your next trip! The helpful magazine with highway map showcases the Blue Ridge Parkway and New Bern's 300th. Cover images available for immediate download at http://media.visitnc.com/?page=north-carolina. (PRWeb Dec 24, 2009)

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African Americans and elementary school groups are among the top visitors to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts' recent exhibition, "Barkley L. Hendricks: Birth of the Cool." This exhibition is the artist's first career painting retrospective and is wrapping up a well-received run at PAFA. (PRWeb Dec 23, 2009)

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December 2009, MADISON, WI., – As the holidays approach, for most people, it's a time of joy and excitement as we look forward to gathering with our friends and family to celebrate the season. But for a growing number of others, the season is a time of fear, anxiety, panic, and depression.

When asked to think of a holiday scene, most think of a family exchanging gifts, the roar of a cozy fire, and a happy family gathered around a bountiful table laughing and enjoying the feast. But what you don't see, what most take for granted, is how everyone arrived there. You probably didn't envision the drive over to Grandma's or Mom and Dad's house…but if you're one of the many people suffering with a fear of driving, you most certainly did.

Fear of driving, or anxiety about a particular driving scenario such as driving on bridges or on the highway is a serious concern for many, and the increased travel requirements of the holidays fill what should be a happy time of the year with severe anxiety or even debilitating panic.

Driving for those with problematic fear may lead to panic attacks on the road, sudden, terrifying episodes of intense fear characterized by symptoms such as an increased heartbeat, profuse sweating, uncontrollable trembling, a choking sensation, fear of a loss of control, and other scary, irrational thoughts such as the fear of driving off the road, into oncoming traffic, or off a bridge.

It's not uncommon for those with driving anxiety to avoid driving for years to avoid confronting their fear. The cost of avoidance is high – careers are put on hold, socializing is limited, and confidence is quickly eroded.

Fortunately, there is hope for those that suffer from a fear of driving. There are coping techniques that can be learned in a relatively short amount of time that can dramatically decrease the symptoms of the anxiety and restore confidence.

Rich Presta, author of the Driving Fear Program at http://www.drivingfear.com, a self-help program specifically designed for the fear of driving states, 'Once an person learns why they react with anxiety while driving, and how they can control and alter that anxious reaction, they realize they are in a position of power over their fear and not controlled by it.'

This holiday season, as you drive to your loved ones home to gather with your family and celebrate, remember that the drive you take for granted can be very challenging for some, and you truly are fortunate. If you suffer with a fear of driving, remember that help is available, it's something you can learn to conquer, and you're not at all alone. Treatment programs and therapies exist that can help make this the last holiday season you need to spend filled with apprehension about driving.

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For more information about http://www.DrivingFear.com or the Driving Fear Program, or to set up an interview with Rich Presta please call: 1-800-256-9148.

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Whether visitors to DiveandGo.com thinking about taking up diving or already highly qualified deep sea divers, the DiveandGo.com brand new website provides everything they need to get the best possible diving holiday experience. (PRWeb Dec 23, 2009)

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Come and meet international bestselling author, Kate Mosse, as well as much loved TV actress-turned-writer, Carol Drinkwater at The France Show at London's Earls Court in January! Not forgetting live cookery demonstrations from TV's Jean-Christophe Novelli! (PRWeb Dec 23, 2009)

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A new Hotels.com poll of more than 10,000 travellers from around the world has found that the Eiffel Tower has topped the Taj Mahal, Statue of Liberty and Golden Gate Bridge to be crowned the World's Favourite Landmark.

The iconic Parisian tower was named the greatest structure by nearly one-in-six (16%) travellers from five continents included in the survey, well-ahead of its nearest rivals, St Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, Rome and India's Taj Mahal, which came a distant second and third place with just 9% and 8% of the vote respectively, according to leading accommodation website Hotels.com.

Three American icons – the Golden Gate Bridge, Empire State Building and Statue of Liberty – made up the remainder of the top six spots, each sharing 7% of traveller's votes. London, meanwhile, missed out on the top ten altogether as Big Ben made eleventh spot and the London Eye came in at number 12.

Alison Couper, Communications Director for Hotels.com, said:

"This survey shows that the pull of famous landmarks is so strong that many people travel to a place especially to see them. These buildings really do have a hold on our imaginations."

Hotels.com research showed that over six in ten (60.5%) of UK travellers have travelled somewhere just to see a specific landmark building.

However, while the Eiffel Tower is a clear winner among travellers globally, British tourists are far more divided about their favourite landmarks around the world.

Although the Parisian monument came out on top in the list of Britain's favourite blockbuster buildings, it was only a single percent ahead of St Peter's Basilica. The Taj Mahal, Golden Gate Bridge and Empire State Building all followed closely behind securing 8% of the vote each.

Hotels.com found that buildings have the most sway over intrepid Spanish travellers, 83% of whom said that they had visited a city simply to take in the splendour of its architectural icons. A similar proportion of Italian travellers (80.4%) said they had made trips to take in one landmark building.

Alison Couper, concluded: "This shows that a city really is defined in tourists' minds by its iconic buildings and, with the falling cost of travel and hotel prices both at home and abroad, there has never been a better time to visit a few of the world's greatest buildings to fill up a photo album or two."

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About Hotels.com
As part of the Expedia group which operates in all major markets, Hotels.com offers more than 100,000 quality hotels, B&Bs and serviced apartments worldwide including hotels in Dublin, New York hotels, Edinburgh hotels and hotels in London. If a customer can find the same deal for less on a prepaid hotel, Hotels.com will match it. Hotels.com benefits from one of the largest hotel contracting teams in the industry negotiating the best rates for its customers, plus there are 1.3m reviews from users who have actually stayed in the hotels to ensure customers make an informed choice when booking. Hotels.com won the Gold Award for best hotel booking site in Webuser magazine in February 2009.

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020 7019 2268
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