There is a way around this -- you can have external links open in a window, but have them all open in the same new window.
Normally, to open a link in a new window, you use (or at least, I use) the code
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<A TARGET=_new HREF=...>
You could instead use the code
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<A TARGET="windowname" HREF=...>
However, as a separate point, I think you should rearrange the layout of your page. I have a few suggestions:
- You have a huge list of external links before you even tell people about your property. That's like a department store placing the main store exit before their item displays! My inclination is to click those links, and if I do, I'll leave the site before I've ever entered it. So I'd move those links farther down the page.
You can replace that list with another list of links, except those should all be internal links. You can have a link for people to jump down the page to see your list of amenities and for your prices. You can also link right at the top of the page to your slideshow and pictures. That way, your site seems more filled-in, and people can click around without leaving your site. Then, echo that internal-link list at the very bottom of your site.
Consider swapping your visited and unvisited link colors. I have only clicked on one of your external links, and that link looks highlighted in yellow among all the blue links. So I'd consider making the unvisited links that cream color (which I like), and then changing the visited link color to a darker navy blue, maybe #0000CC or similar.
I'm not sure what your background color was before, but I'm not sure I like the olive green it is now. I personally find that color a bit depressing. However, that could be just me!
I think you need more pictures of your property on your main page. It's good to have a separate page with lots of photos, but some good interior shots (or photos of that trout stream) on the home page would go a long way toward drawing people in. They don't have to be as large as the main exterior shot -- maybe half the size.
Then, when people click to see your additional pictures page, you can make those thumbnails a bit bigger (I find them hard to see at the moment).
I do like your photos, though! The house looks beautiful. I only have small suggestions for these. There are a couple of photos where you can see a jacket on a chair, or a camera on a countertop. I think that sort of thing should be taken out of the photo and replaced with (for example) a fruit bowl on the countertop. Also, I suggest that the shot of the bathtub be taken with the bath full of a beautiful bubble bath, candles lit, with a nice plush towel set hanging on the towel rack. Think meticulously lived-in, a-la Better Homes and Gardens.
Lastly, have you thought of search engine keywords on your page? There are a couple of places where you could add key words or phrases without being too intrusive or obvious.