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| Full-colour Cup Match Companion |
Read the colour version of our Cup Match Companion, featuring everything you need to make the holiday a great one. Cricket coverage expert James Whittaker previews the match, bermuda.com's Glenn Jones writes about bermudacupmatch.com, and much much more...
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
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| Cricket, camping, diving, plus a host of things to do |
Cup Match this year falls on July 29 and 30. Emancipation Day is celebrated on the Thursday and Somers Day on Friday. This linked-to-the-weekend holiday provides Bermudians with four days of rest, relaxation or freneticism — whichever they prefer.
Friday, July 23, 2010
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| Somerset hope to break the drought |
Six years and counting.
Friday, July 23, 2010
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| Red Cross tips to keep safe this Cup Match |
Cup Match! And everyone in Bermuda goes out to play — in the sun, at the pitch, on the water. They’re building sandcastles at the beach, kicking back at campsites or charging around tennis courts and golf courses.
Friday, July 23, 2010
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| Explore the historical treasures of the National Museum site at Dockyard |
If you have never visited the National Museum of Bermuda (formerly the Bermuda Maritime Museum) or it has been a while since you have then the Cup Match holiday is the ideal time.
Friday, July 23, 2010
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| Cup Match camping's timeless appeal |
‘What are you doing, this year, for Cup Match?’ is a question no one will ask. Everyone knows that you and your family spend the four-day weekend camping.
Friday, July 23, 2010
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| Lifesaving advice for motorcycle riders |
Make eye contact – Never assume others see you. Always try to make eye contact with drivers who may be about to pull into your path.
Friday, July 23, 2010
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| Delights of Bermuda's underwater world |
Ask Blue Water Divers’ dive instructors, Almendra Gomez or Ina-Bianca Kuesters about Cup Match diving. Ms. Gomez will tell you that their dive operation is open for business both Thursday and Friday of Cup Match.
Friday, July 23, 2010
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| Prevent hot weather killing your dog |
Warning! At least two dogs have died of heat prostration already this year.
Friday, July 23, 2010
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| An old tradition now totally high-tech
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The century-old Cup Match tradition is now a high-tech multi-media spectacle unmatched by anything else in Bermuda.
Friday, July 23, 2010
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| Diving the Constellation and Montana |
Our island is home to over 300 shipwrecks, which are spread about the Bermuda platform. Some, like the Pollockshields are close to shore; others ring the lagoon.
Friday, July 23, 2010
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| Protecting eyes from excessive sunlight |
Living in Bermuda means being exposed to the sun’s powerful rays almost all year round.
Friday, July 23, 2010
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| Snorkel Park aims to be the all-in-one venue for entertainment and beach fun |
Snorkel Park Beach “is really a family-orientated all-in-one entertainment destination and beach complex that will be fully loaded and ready to go for Cup Match”, says Belcario Thomas, creative director at Snorkel Park Beach.
Friday, July 23, 2010
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