Travel Reviews
Vacations in North Conway, NH
We used to live in New Hampshire and when we did, we used to take weekend trips over to the other side of the state to North Conway.
It was a nice place to take our family of three kids and find enough things to do there to entertain them …
Bakersfield California
Bakersfield, California is an icon of the central valley in which it lays. It’s larger than you would ever imagine since very few outside of California has ever heard of it. But it is famous for a few of the American legends that will live on forever.
Bakersfield is home …
El Gouna Egypt
Egypt has been a hidden treasure for travellers for many years, with its Pyramids in Cairo and its Karnak Temple in Luxor, and not forgetting the famous “Red Sea” and “The River Nile” altogether has made Egypt a very cultural and spiritual place for everyone who visits, be it …
Bellarocca Island Resort and Spa
Travelling is one of the things I love to do. Every year we make sure that we take a time off from work and to wherever our budget can bring us.
February of this year, we were lucky to have enough budget to go visit Bellarocca Island and Spa Resort. …
Terengganu
Terengganu is one of the most popular destinations of the world, and my aunt has just done up with a holiday for a few days there. I had been to Terengganu just last year with my siblings and relatives and we were there to enjoy the beaches and …
The Bluebell Woods, Ashridge
The Bluebell Woods have been loved for many years by the locals to the area. Each May-time the space between the trees one expects to be green with spring is instead carpeted with a soft purple blue density of delicate flowers. If not for the well worn pathways between …
Vatican City / St. Peter’s Basilica
The Vatican is a very popular attraction, and it is a bit intimidating to try to see it all. This is one site that I would suggest taking a guided tour. The main issue is that it is easy to get overwhelmed by the sheer magnitude and scale of …
Jal Mahal
The location of Jal Mahal is very near to Amer Fort and about 4 km away from Jaipur. This famous palace (Jal Mahal means the —˜palace of water’) among Indian people is no more than an old and not well maintained building for me. From some leaflets and websites, …
Piedmont Park in Atlanta
Piedmont Park is a gem for midtown Atlanta. Midtown Atlanta is full of tall buildings, cars and street signs so to have a large park in the middle is a true gem.
Piedmont Park is a beautifully landscaped park nestled among the busyness of the city. …
Touring the river in Ratanakosin Bangkok
I believe the best way to see Ratanakosin is by river. It is also a good way to get to the Grand Palace. In fact, with streets always backed up with traffic I think the River in Ratanakosin is really the most logical choice. My advice is …
Balai Laiya Resort Batangas
Our company outing’s venue was at Balai Resort. Balai Resort has two in Batangas, one in Anilao and the other in Laiya. It is located in San Juan Batangas. I have to admit the trip was quite long and boring; we have to endure about 3 hours or so …
Pune
Pune is a city in the state of Maharashtra, India. Pune is a beautiful city. There are many interesting places to visit. Moreover, Pune is a clean city and worth traveling. However, the climate in Pune is rather hot. The best time for travel would be from October to …
South Africa Hermanus Boat-Based Whale Watching
Hermanus in South Africa is famous for the Southern Right whales who come to visit its waters in the late winter from July to November. These mammals go there to breed and calf.
My first impression of the town was that it was quite small with plenty of …
Orange County, CA
Orange County was a blast to visit. I’m from a small itty bitty town in the middle of the Texas. Muggy, hot, cold, windy, all the kind of weather that I had with a passion. Plus there is nothing to do where I’m from the mall sucks, and …
Dumaluan Beach Resort 2 in Panglao Island, Bohol Philippines
Let me just empasize that there are like two Dumaluan Beach Resorts. I just found this out recently. Last December 2008, my siblings and I decided to relax and experience a relaxing moment at Dumaluan Beach Resort. It is located at Panglao Island in Bohol Philippines. Few years back, …
Stonehenge
Stonehenge is one of the most well known tourist attractions in England. It has been in books, films and TV series, and a lot of myths and tales are connected to it. It is one of the most famous Neolithic sites in the world, and each year a lot of …
Duke Creek Campground
We love camping and the fact that we live in Michigan gives us numerous campgrounds to choose from. We recently heard about Duke Creek Campground in Cedar Springs, MI. It’s about a 40 minute drive from our house, so it’s not too far out of the way. …
The Reno Arch - Reno, Nevada
Paris has its Eifel Tower; London has its London Bridge; and the city of Reno has its Reno Arch.
This is one sight you will be able to easily spot while traveling (driving) on Virginia Street within the city. The slogan attached to the iconic structure is: “The Biggest …
Lalbagh Botanical Garden Bangalore
There are many gardens in Bangalore (now called Bengaluru) which is known as the Garden City. However, the most notable among them is the Lalbagh Botanical Garden which is spread over 240 acres, and was founded in 1760. Here you can find 1854 species of plants/trees, 673 genera and …
West Virginia
West Virginia is a pretty interesting state to visit in USA. I would call this a modern country but with a historical touch. My boyfriend and I wanted to visit some great places in West Virginia, and we asked the hotel tour guide for help.
First we went …
Euroski Fuel Station Spain
Euroski Petrol is the petrol station we always try to use to fill at when we are in Spain. It is conveniently situated for just of the main coast road opposite Parque Aquatico Mijas. In this day and age of escalating fuel prices this service station seem …
Hotel Promenade, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
Hotel Promenade’s address is at 4 Lorong Api-Api 3, 88000 Kota Kinabalu. It is a hotel overlooking the sea in the scenic town of Kota Kinabalu. I was here a few weeks ago and stayed for 5 days and 4 nights. Below I set out my points of view …
Camp Nawaka East Otis MA
I went to this camp for three years. It wasn’t the best camp I’ve been to, but I did have fun.
Cabins: I can’t say much about the tents or dorms, having never stayed in one, but I did stay in a cabin all three years. The cabins leave …
Reliant Center Customer Service Representatives
The Reliant center is one of the biggest stadiums in the United States, it is used as the current stadium for the Texans when the NFL is in season. What this means is that the stadium holds thousands of people and can get very busy at times. This stadium …
Dubai
Dubai is a place to review. I am excited to be writing about Dubai, since I have been to this place and I would recommend everyone reading to be making it a point to visit, if you have the time and means. The top 3 main reasons …
Rosslyn Chapel
To the south of the city of Edinburgh, lies a village called Roslin. Some of you may be familiar with its name as there is a company based there which created a cloned animal for the first time called, —˜Dolly the Sheep’. Dolly is now in a case in …
LastMinuteTravel.Com FRAUD
STAY AWAY FROM LASTMINUTETRAVEL.COM!!!! On August 28, 2006, I reserved and paid for two different rooms at Royal Lahaina in Maui through LastMinuteTravel.Com website. One was for September 12, 2006 for Garden Cottage and the other reservation for September 13 through September 16, 2006 in a Ocean view …
Mysore
Mysore is a place in Karnataka, India. Mysore is a place that is well known for its tourist attractions. The main city is rather crowded, but the rest of the area is not so crowded. So, one can travel freely in Mysore. There are many beautiful, attractive places in …
Disco Rollin Tour
This trip is highly recommended for all you party goers, a definite must for anyone traveling to Mexico with their friends and not only to them.
You will leave your hotel just after dinner anywhere between 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. depending on where your hotel is located. Within an …
Reid Park Zoo - Tucson, AZ
Living in Tucson, I am lucky enough to have this great travel destination right in my backyard! Reid Park is one of my family’s favorite places to spend the day, and we always bring out of town guests for a day at the zoo! The Zoo is open from …
Key West
I would highly recommend visiting Key West, Florida to anyone. The furthest south of the Florida Keys, Key West is so far removed from the rest of the United States, that I consider it to be something like a foreign country. I have visited the island 3 times, …
Dragon’s Back Hiking Trail, Hong Kong
Dragon’s Back is touted to be one of Hong Kong’s favorite trails. We picked out a fine winter afternoon to go there, since this is the best time of the year to hike in Hong Kong. Here’s what I love about this trail:
1. …
Cypress Gardens Adventure Park
I have been going to Cypress Gardens in Winter Haven FL ever since I was a kid. Back then it was just Cypress Gardens. Today it’s called Cypress Gardens Adventure Park. It went through a rough period where it was sold and then bought several times. And …
Dubai Big Bus Tour
I decided to take my mother to a Big Bus Tour during her vacation here in Dubai. It was easier and convenient for my elderly mother to hop in and off the Big Bus Tour while exploring the fascinating beauty and sights of Dubai.
The starting point of Big …
Triponds Family Camp Resort
We live in Michigan where we wait all winter long to enjoy beautiful weather in the spring and summer. One of the ways we get out and enjoy the great outdoors is through camping. We have been to numerous campgrounds over the years, and we have …
Camping el Quinto
El Quinto is a beautiful, small campsite in Almeria in the southeast corner of Spain. El Quinto is 500 meters from the well know village of Mojacar, the alledged birth place of Walt Disney, and just 2km from the Mediteranean sea. This camping site is close to …
Mahabalipuram-Heritage Monument
Mahabalipuram was the port city of the ancient dynasty Pallavas.It is around 60kms from Chennai,the capital of Tamilnadu,India.It has been considered as one of the Heritage monument by UNESCO.For architectural lovers like me this will be a exquisite place.I visited twice.Still the beauty of rock carvings are in my …
PEDRAZA SPAIN TRAVEL
Pedraza is one of my favorite villages in Spain. Not only is it an incredibly authentic (not touristy) medieval village complete with a huge stone gateway that once held the prison, it also offers excellent shopping, dining, and lodging. Pedraza is perhaps two hours by car from Madrid, but …
Taxi service in Singapore
Taxi service in Singapore is one of the best I have seen among several countries I have visited so far. The best thing about the taxi service is easy availability. Except the very peak travel hours, I have been able to hire a taxi within 3 - 5 …
The Everglades
My family and I were in Southern Florida not long ago so we decided to stop by the Everglades. This was a dream come true of sorts because I had always seen documentaries on the Everglades but I had never been there. I was …
Norris Dam State Park
The Norris Dam State park is what we call a hop, skip and jump away, in our neck of the woods. It is located just 28 miles off highway 441 from down town Knoxville, Tennessee. Making it is close enough for many people to enjoy for an afternoon …
South Korea
I love traveling to South Korea and being in it. The Capital City is known as Seoul, and Korea is in Asia, of course. I have been to Korea with my aunt and her family before and I was really amazed to see that there are generally …
Indianapolis Zoo
All my life I’ve been an animal lover. I love to watch, read about, and handle all animals I can. This being said, it is no surprise I love to visit zoos. I visit as many zoos as I can. The one I most often …
Spirit of Norfolk Cruise
If you plan on visiting the waterfront in Norfolk, Virginia, make sure you consider taking their Spirit of Norfolk Cruise. You get to sail on a gorgeous yacht and take a 2 to 3 hour cruise down the Elizabeth River and back. The view is just beautiful.
They have …
Moggley Adventure, Quito, Ecuador
There is a rumor that circulates in hostels and on Internet travel forum that all climbing companies use the same guides so it doesn´t matter who you book a tour through. This is like saying that all merchants in Otavalo are trying to double the price they normally …
Charleston SC
Charleston is a quaint little town in South Carolina. It would not be appropriate to say ‘little’ because it is the largest preserved historic town in the USA and the second largest in the world. I came to know about this during a carriage tour that my husband and …
Skyline Drive in Virginia
Driving along the mountains in Skyline Drive in Virginia is one of the most breathtaking places I have ever been. Skyline Drive is in the Shenandoah National Park. We drove in one side and out the other. We stopped at nearly every stopping point to see the different views …
Black Creek Pioneer Village Toronto
Black Creek Pioneer Village is one of those ‘theme’ villages that have been preserved ever since the early 1800s and on. The pioneers lived here in Ontario during that time and this village preserved all their homes - well a couple of them, as well as things like stores/shops, …
The Champlain Trail Museum
A few years back, during the summer holidays, my mother made the suggestion that we visit the Champlain Trail Museum. We had just moved up to Pembroke, the city where the Museum is and were living with our Grandfather, but oddly enough had never ever visited the Museum before. …
First 10 Journey bus pass
The First 10 Journey bus pass seems to be one of the United Kingdom’s best kept secrets, in that I’ve only ever come across two or three other people who have used it, and not that many more than that who have even heard of the things! I find …
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