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Show TRAVEL EDITOR: GAYLON GARBETT El THE DAILY HERALD (www.HarkTheHerald.com) 344-25- SUNDAY. APRIL 16,2000 , to CYBER TRIPS vSmcill a xed MATT WORSHAM ell Bags packed? We're heading for outer space , Well, imagine if they told you that this year, your vaca- ' By tion would be out of this world literally. That's right, space travel. And don't think it's just for astronauts. Right now, they are making preparations so that in the future, space travel will be like taking a cruise. They're even planning a space hotel and everything. You would have an ocean-sid- e . view half the day and a star side view the other half. And don't forget space food and space saunas. Here are some sites about space travel: CAYE CAULKER, Belize (AP) - "A small, brown shark slipped through the placid Caribbean waters of the cove: Moments later, a ray whisked beneath my kayak like some underwater prehistoric bird. Schools of juvenile fish surged and stopped, surged and stopped., Young barracuda, nearly transparent but for their black eyes, lurked in the sea grasses. If asked to choose a favorite moment on Caye Caulker, it was in that calm uninhabited inlet on the western side of the island, immersed in wildlife. My girlfriend, Sabrina, and I sat in our kayaks, floated and stared. We came to Caye Caulker, a diving and snorkeling paradise set amid the largest barrier reef in the Western Hemisphere, in search of warm water and relaxation. We also longed for some place cheap and relatively undeveloped , www.discovery.comsto-riesscienceentrepre-neurstourist.ht- This site tells you all about all the cool things you would experience during space travel. There are even some companies that already offer space flights, like Zegrahm Space Voyages. This Seattle adventure- travel agency is offering a seven-da- to spend a quick vacation. Five nights of lodging, the flight from the United States and shuttle flight from Belize City to Caye Caulker cost $600 apiece, so the price was right, although a student backpacker could stay for weeks with that amount of cash. We realized it would be a low-kevacation immediately upon landing on the small airstrip, ths only pavement on the island. An old woman approached as we stepped from the ratairplane, grabbed tling single-engin- e our bags and got our first look around. The airport terminal consisted of a small plywood shack. Coconut trees twisted in the distance. Most notable was the lack of people: There were no haggling taxi drivers vying for our fare, no other tourists. Just us and the old woman. forOften upon landing in to I've had fight eign destination, through gaggles of locals selling over-Se- e Paul tolme Associated Press Writer . ; "vvs Caye Caulker offers Paradise uncrowded Your parents have called you into the living room This happens every year at " about this time. It's time to learn where you're going on your summer vacation. - s.' ' y low-ren- i. , IF YOU GO TRAVEL, E2 package THERE: American ana Continental fly to and shuttle flights to Caye Caulker depart regularly on Mayalsland Air. A passport is Airlines .Bejiza-City-, that is topped off by a three-hou- r flight, including two minutes of weightlessness in suborbital space. The fee: $98,000. Pretty cool huh? 250 people have booked flights, which are scheduled to begin in 2001. . site www.travelbelize.org has an extensive list of cottages, hotels, and private homes for rent.. Web GETTING astronaut training y Press The Associated t, little taste of Paradise: Above, a diver snorkels in the barrier reef area off the coast of Belize, in this undated photo. Caye Caulker, a small island off the coast of Belize, is a diving and snorkeling haven set amid the largest barrier reef in the Western Hemisphere. Right, a toucan sits in a tree in Belize. Throughout Belize can be spotted the toucan, called "bill bird" locally. the www.xprize.orgmain.asp This site is giving away a $10 million prize to the first company that launches a reusable spacecraft for space tourism. Most likely the team that wins will become the space traveling gurus of the world. You can even see pictures of the spacecraft entries. One looks like Millennium TAXES: There is a departure tax of $10 and an airport security fee of $1.25 collected in Belize City. required for entry but U.S. citizens don't need visas. A ?client116157 ; CURRENCY: The Belize dollar has a fixed exchange rate of 50 cents. Most hotels and restaurants will take U.S. currency. English is the nation- al language of Belize, so English-onl- y travelers will have no problems communicating. LANGUAGE: ON THE NET: www.travelbelize.org includes useful tips and other des-- ' tinations in Belize. ACCOMMODATIONS: Rooms range in price from $10 for the modest keel-bille- d to more than $100 for air conditioning and other amenities. The The Associated Press ' See CYBER, E2 ; OUTRIGGER KAUAI BEACH 1)g ith Classic Hawaii, you choose all of the components you want in your vacation. 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