Travel Reviews
Minister’s Tree House Crossville, TN
Have you ever seen the movie Swiss Family Robinson’s tree house? Well imagine a tree house that makes theirs look like a child’s backyard fort For my husbands birthday his friends took us to see a tree house. I did not believe it was actually …
Malaysia Highways
I am a loyal road user to Damansara-Puchong Express Highway (DPEH). I use it to commute during my college years till now while commuting to work.
The toll rate at the introduction of the highway if i can remembered was way back in 2000 with RM1.00 @ USD 0.25 per …
Saipan
Saipan is a tropical paradise that many people have discovered. The white sandy beaches, the friendly and hospitable people, the exotic dishes and just about everything is wonderful. Although Saipan is a small island, there are so many things you can do and so many places to visit. My …
The truck and tractor pull
The truck and tractor pull uptown in the summertime is a event a lot of people I know attends. Typically they hold the truck and tractor pull not long after the fourth of July Demolition Derby. This last summer I went to the Truck and tractor pull and it …
Baguio City, Philippines
Baguio City is the summer capital of the Philippines. I’ve been to Baguio City, the summer capital of the Philippines for many times already. I’m lucky enough to have a friend in that place who would accommodate us every visit in her beautiful home for free. Those were …
Telford Service Area
Telford service station just on the M54 is somewhere I meet Steve my husband when I drive up to Telford to see him after work. The service station is at junction four of the motorway and can be accessed from either side of the carriage way. The …
Uluru - Kata Tjuta National Park, Australia
I was lucky enough to visit Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park on my last trip to Australia. This park is home to Uluru, also-known-as Ayers Rock. It’s a monolith and really quite breaktaking to see in person. There are many guided tours throughout the park but you …
Grand Canyon West/Skywalk
There are a few ways to get to the Grand Canyon West rim, where visitors get guided bus tours, near-rim dining, and a chance to walk on the famous Skywalk. For us, we approached it from Peach Springs (where we found neither peaches nor springs), traveling a long and …
Comino Malta
Comino personally to me is like a desert island. And a beautiful one at that. I have the luxurious time ever visiting this place which is located in Malta, together with my boyfriend. We were very happy to get away from our busy schedules and just …
Lugano
Lugano is one of my personal favorite places to go for a quick weekend to get away from the stress of everyday life.
Obviously in order to get in (from anywhere else in Europe) you will need at least an I.D. card or a passport.
Lugano is a really beautiful city …
Bukittinggi
Bukittinggi, meant as high hill, is a beautiful city that is one of the famous destinations in Indonesia. Every year the city has been attracted many tourists whether locally or internationally. The famous place to visit is Sianok Canyon with about 100 m slope and 15 km length. The …
Mapquest Gas Price Finder
For the most part I have decided to stop traveling and just stay where I am for the summer since I can’t afford to chip in for other peoples gas when gas is this high but if you do not have this option then you need to find ways …
Madurai India travel
I am Karthikeyan. I am living here in Madurai. I was born here and study here and now I am working here. I really love to be living here. We lead a peaceful life in Madurai. Today I like to write about my city …
Victoria Peak Hong Kong
We were advised that this has to be on our itinerary; so we set off on the 2nd day of our vacation. If you are taking a bus up, make sure it is a double-decker, and get hold of the front seats on top it’s a …
New York
I think that one of the best cities in the US would have to be the New York City. There are just so much to see and also do, and I truly loved the subway system over there, really. I went with a lot of people to …
Visiting Vienna
Visiting Vienna
Vienna is one of my favorite European cities. It’s the capital of Austria, has a population of about 2 millions and is located more or less in the middle of Europe. You can fly there from most main hubs in Europe, and there are also quite a few …
Cool Springs Campground
My family and I have been camping for years, and have enjoyed a variety of campgrounds. Most of them are pretty nice, but once in a while we come across one that we wouldn’t want to stay at again for one reason or another. I like campgrounds …
Medinat Alzahra Parc Tunisia
This is a park of 12 acres dedicated to 3,000 years of Tunisian history. When you arrive at the park, pass through the door of history by crossing the wall of the Medinat Alzahra Parc and then guided by the light of the torches towards the setting of …
Amsterdam Tulip Museum
No trip to Holland would be complete without seeing tulips in some way, whether it is to take a bike ride through the tulip fields or to see a tulip garden or museum. While I would not really call the Amsterdam Tulip Museum a museum on the scale …
Fortress of Santa Domingo
On a recent trip to a resort in the Dominican Republic, we drove into Santa Domingo some two hours away so we could see some history-resorts don’t provide a lot of history or culture of the country. We asked a few of the resort staff to tell us what …
The Atlanta Zoo in Atlanta, Georgia
Whenever I travel to a new city–which is frequently–the first thing I ask is where is the zoo and the botanical gardens. I have only been to Atlanta once, and it was for a FAMU football game that was hosted there a few years back. Despite the many football …
The Hellfire Caves of West Wycombe
If you fancy a pleasant day out near London, but very much in the country, you may want to visit West Wycombe Caves, known also as the Hellfire Caves. This name derives from the club that used these caves in their heyday during the eighteenth century, but more of …
Mozambique Bazaruto Island
Viewing the Bazaruto archipelago from the air was a wonderful sight to see. They were like emerald jewels —“ lots of blues and greens in different shades. I took a chartered flight from Vilanculos to get to this island although there are also boat transfers from the mainland. I …
Magnetic Island Queensland Australia
This is truly a paradise-like island in Australia. It is situated across Townsville City which is in North Queensland. If you are going to take the ferry, it will be reached for around 20-30 minutes. This little island is very wonderful to explore. There are so many things that …
Sauders Village
Sauders Farm and Craft Village is located on Route 2 in Archbold, Ohio. It is a living history museum. This Museum is unique in that it has a lot of live demonstrations on how things were done in the old days. You can watch as corn is ground into …
Kitsilano Beach in Vancouver, Canada
Kitsilano Beach is the in thing for teenagers and people up to 30 years old. Residents of Vancouver, or Vancouverites as they are called, affectionately call this beach Kits. The Forbes Traveler magazine recently declared Kits as one of the top ten beaches in North America.
I like …
Lahaina beach Oahu
Lahaina beach is one of the most beautiful beaches in the world. It is situated on the eastern coast of the island of Oahu in Hawaii. The beach is different from all the other hawaiian beaches because it has extremely white and soft sand. It is about 5 Km …
St.Louis Cemetery #1
Now you are probably thinking, who visits a cemetery on vacation? Well, I do and I find them to be a regular plethora of historical information. I love to walk around them, (during the day of course), and look at the beautiful and ornate gravestones. You can …
The Crafts Center and Nye Barn, Plimouth Plantation, MA
When I took my kids to Plimouth Plantation in Plymouth MA on a bit of a history field trip for our home school, we saw many things. After visiting the Wampanoag home site, the Mayflower II and the 1627 village, we then decided to go visit the NYE …
Lincoln Rock State Park, East Wenatchee WA
This is my favorite state park in all of Washington, I’ve grown up going here with my family and I still love it to this day. It is such a nice place right on Lake Entiat, with countless things to do. They offer three different camp loops, accomodating RV’s …
Cathedral of Zagreb
While I have seen quite a few magnificent and old cathedrals throughout the world in my travels, and some of them are very similar, the Cathedral of Zagreb has some unique features that I found very interesting when I visited Croatia. We got a map of the city from …
Gucha Serbia travel
Just imagine the following: 10.000 almost naked women, drunk and willing to anything to a stranger - free of charge, and 10.000 huge men without their shirts, dancing, to the rhythm of the almost 500 brass orchestras, shooting from the fire weapons. Mud is all around, people are vomiting …
Loch Linnhe, Scotland
There are plenty of beautiful places to visit on the west coast of Scotland, and it would be very easy to spend a month there without having to repeat yourself. However, one of the most popular destinations, perhaps in part because of its accessibility and level of facilities, is …
Day Hike in Mt. Talamitam & Mt. Batulao
Who says mountaineering is an expensive sport? Philippines have several mountains that you can climb whether you prefer day hike or an overnight camp. There are websites & mountaineers you can depend on. You just need to be resourceful in finding the most affordable way to maximize your time.
Let …
Crystal Cave
I don’t really know why they still call this Crystal Cave because there are no crystals left. I can barely remember the time when the looting began, but my mom said that during a time when there was an economic crisis, the locals went into the cave and dug …
Cascana Toscana Lodge - Lynwood
If ever I would be required to define the term elegance, I would simply allude to the Casa Toscana Lodge in Lynwood, Pretoria as the epitome thereof.
My visit to this majestically elegant lodge was one like no other I had ever experienced in my life and the mere act …
Trevi Fountain
Somehow, when I set out walking from my hotel near Termini, in Rome, Italy, toward Trevi Fountain, I expected a fountain; of course, I expected a nice fountain, as this is such a famous landmark and tourist attraction, but a fountain, none-the-less. What I didn’t expect was the grand …
Sesquicentennial State Park
This is a wonderful place to get away for the weekend. My husband and I love to camp , and this is one of our favorite spots. It’s a very beautiful and peaceful park located in Columbia South Carolina.
At Sesqui there is a 30 acre lake that is perfect …
Thomas Cook India
Hi, Everyone, Here in this short Review I want to share my Ruff Experience which I had with Thomas Cook India. Some days ago, I approached Thomas Cook via their own website for Simply Singapore tour. I was contacted by one of their senior representatives to help with the …
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 …
Manila Taxi
I thought it only happened in Manila, where cab drivers took advantage of desperate passengers; apparently it’s also true to most parts of the Philippines. In 2005, I went to Davao to visit my sister who was going to give birth to her second child. I went inside a …
Newmans South Pacific Vacations, Inc
Newmans South Pacific Vacations, Inc is a good tour operator group that I fancy. I have been on this tour a couple of times, and all the times, I was happy with the services given by the tour and the transportation quality was the one that really took …
Bronx NY
If you have never been to NY then you are really missing out, I suggest that this be one of the places that you go before you die and if you are ever in New York you will find that Bronx, NY is one of the best places to …
Reptile World Serpentarium, St. Cloud, FL
In all the years that we’ve been visiting Kissimmee and Orlando FL, driving over from Melbourne, we always pass the “Reptile World Serpentarium” in St. Cloud and my husband has always wanted to check it out, but we were always on the way to somewhere and it wasn’t a …
Jaipur The Pinkcity
If you are in India on a tour than the last possible thing you want to miss is the pinkcity Jaipur, its said pinkcity after its buildings’ colours which are in only one peculiear shade of pink. The city is named after its founder King Jayasingh and offeres much …
Mahwah, New Jersey - Bergen County
If you are planning a trip to Bergen County NJ, a visit to Mahwah is a must! The Township Of Mahwah is a small community that actually takes up more land surface than any other town in Bergen County, yet has a relatively low population. This means you can …
Branson’s Dinosaur Museum
My husand, myself, and our two daughters all thought the Dinosaur Museum was fun. The life size replicas were so real and all were done to represent the actual size of these awesome creatures. It took us back into time when these huge animals walked the earth, some of …
Bluestone Wales Resort
My friends turned us on to Bluestone about a years ago. They were raving about it for ages so we decided to acompany them for a weekend trip. We’re just back from our second vacation there!
Bluestone is the best kept secret in the U.K. travel industry. Located in West …
Lowry Park Zoo, Tampa, FL
We had occasion to visit the Lowry Zoo in Tampa, FL this past Spring. I knew they had a zoo, but I had no idea that it was as large as it is or that it had as much to do there! I really want to go …
Quigley’s Castle
We get to Eureka Springs, Arkansas a few times and year, and usually stay the weekend. There is so much to see and do in this quaint little town. On one of our visits we got a list of historic sites from our hotel desk. One of the places …
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