It's now or never
Want to do something that you’ll never get the chance to do again? The experts at budget and independent travel specialists, STA Travel have come up with three holiday experiences that if you don’t do soon, it will be too late.
See the Longest Solar Eclipse in a Lifetime
The longest total solar eclipse of the 21st century is to take place on 22 July. The eclipse will be visible throughout parts of India, Nepal, Bhutan, China and the Pacific Ocean. The eclipse, the like of which will not be seen again until 2132, will last for six minutes and 39 seconds.
See the eclipse in Shangai, China’s most vibrant city, with STA Travel (http://www.statravel.co.uk or call 0870 230 8512). Stay at the Ruitai Jingan hotel in the heart of Shangai from £51 per night. Return flights to Shangai with Virgin Atlantic cost from £467.
See Tokyo's hippest district before it’s split in two
Get to one of Tokyo’s hippest neighbourhoods quickly before it is destroyed by a major road building project. In 2010, Route 54 will be built through the heart of Shimokitazawa, a district to the West of Tokyo. Shimokitazawa is Tokyo’s answer to New York’s Greenwich Village - a densely packed maze of alleys filled with tiny bars, jazz clubs, vintage clothing stores and underground theatres.
Popular with hip students and older hippies alike, Shimokitazawa’s charm and mostly car-free streets, will be a thing of the past, despite much protest.
STA Travel (http://www.statravel.co.uk/ 0870 230 8512) offers flights to Tokyo from £419 with Sri Lankan Airlines via Colombo. Stay at the Shiba Park Hotel in the invigorating Minatoku district from £89 per night for single occupancy.
See a Shuttle Launch
The Space Shuttle, which revolutionised space travel when it was launched 27 years ago, is due to retire in 2010. Now is the perfect time to see one of the final shuttle launches from Cape Canaveral in Florida, as more launches than ever before take place in the coming months in order to complete the international space station.
STA Travel (http://www.statravel.co.uk/ or call 0871 230 8512 ) offers return flights to Orlando with Northwest Airlines from £289. Stay close to the action at the Regal Sun Resort with its own swimming pool and health centre from £32 per night.
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