I had the oppurtunity to stay in Maryland ,US for about one year.A great place to visit on the eastcoast.Nearest place to Capital of the country,Washington.The Chesapeake Bay in Maryland is a great place to visit.It is the major bay of the state.Baltimore Is …

Living in Michigan, we only get about 4 months out of the year to enjoy the great outdoors. That is, if you like warm weather like me. The other months are too cold for my taste. One of the activities we enjoy as a family is …

Along the busy and beautiful pedestrian route of St. George Street in St. Augustine, Florida, there’s one nice attraction that showcases the city’s ancient history. Colonial Spanish Quarter Village allows visitors to see what life was like in St. Augustine in 1740 through the use of reconstructed 18th century …

Hard case luggages are the best type of suitcases for us as we are often flying long overhaul flights with a minimum of 6 flights per return ticket. I can imagine already how the luggages are handled and most of all, I am always afraid that its contents …

Stourport-on-Severn in north-west Worcestershire is a smallish town which is not usually mentioned very much, if at all, in the tourist guides, but which is well worth a visit. I live fairly close to Stourport (as it is usually abbreviated) and have watched with considerable interest over the last …

Like most of the bike trails that I have been on, they were at one time railroad right of ways. This Elroy/Sparta trail is in a beautiful portion of Wisconsin. It is a long bike route but it is broken into short sections going from town …

This market is where you want to go for bargain stuff in Bali. Around 45 minutes away from Kuta which is the main tourist spot in Bali, you can reach Sukawati market with a chartered car any hotels usually provide for 250,000 rupiahs.
You know how you always need …

One of the best attractions I have visited on quaint St. Simons Island in Georgia is Christ Church Frederica. Tucked away behind stately trees, lovely grounds, and a centuries-old oak, it was built in the 1800s and is surrounded by history. A novel known as Beloved Invader, written by …

As you cruise interstate 5 on your way north and near the area of Fresno you’ll begin to see exit signs for Yosemite. Take any one of them and head out for a great adventure for your family or with a loved one. Yosemite is known for it’s wonderful …

Let me start of by saying, specifying, underlying, and highlighting that this kind of holiday isn’t for everybody, and this for the very simple reason that you will spend a lot of time riding on a bus. It is an 8 day trip where you will see some truly …

Are you looking for a beautiful place to get away from it all or have a family reunion? Petit Jean State Park is perfect.
Our daughter and her family (husband,4 kids,2 dogs)live 1000 miles from us. My father and sister also live in a different state. We …

When I went to Crete with some friends we travelled on an airline called Island Flug. The company who arranged the holiday was called Argo Holidays and when we phoned them they weren’t sure of the airline either so we were a bit unsure. The flight itself …

I really don’t know what to say. Marathon park is a nice place but it is not a “rural” park. It is almost in downtown Wausau. It is at the corner of Stewart Avenue and 17th Ave. The park is extremely large pine trees 100 …

I love the Tulsa Zoo, and I have been to the Maryland Zoo and Disney’s Animal Kingdom and several other big zoos. The Tulsa zoo is kind of hard to find so I won’t be able to post directions, but the couple of times we went MapQuest gave great …

What first atrracted us, and probably everyone else, to the Titantic Museum is the look. It is built like a ship, set up to look just like the original Titantic. We had wanted to stop on previous visits to Branson, but it always looked so busy and the parking …

I’ve taken many vacations to the Southern States over the years and many of them have been to Florida. Of the trips to Florida, more than half have been spent in Daytona Beach. There is never a dull moment when you visit Daytona and there is always a little …

A friend who has lived in Pagsanjan all her life, invited us to visit during the summer. I had never been to Pagsanjan Falls before and I was excited to see what this place had in store for a tourist like me. It took about 3 hours to get …

When I think of Palawan, the first thing that comes to mind are the virgin beaches and white sand. When my husband finally decided to go and visit Coron, I was skeptical and did not want to go at first.
We took the PAL Express air (the small planes) to …

Tarifa is considered the European mecca for kite and windsurfing. As an kitesurf instructor I worked and lived there for the last couple of years and can only agree with that. Many great riders over wintering and training there will tell you the same, you can kite basically every day, …

Being in Kennebunkport, Maine was probably one of the best experiences that I have ever had and this is a very fun and interesting town that I remember going to. The restaurants in the area are all lovely and fine but I found the town to be a …

On my last year visit to US, I visited a friend in NewYork who was studying electrical engineering in a university there. We allocated a few days for a see-around trip, which included Empire state Building, a landmark in Manhattan area. We visited it on Friday.
Some observations as a …

Sesame Place is a great trip for you and your under-5 children. Some tips and suggestions:
1. Buy the 2-day pass. Sure, you can find discount codes online that save you up to $10, but nothing beats the $25 entrance fee you pay for each visit if …

I purchased the Everest Hiking Pack 8045D because I was looking for a backpack that I could take with me while I did some Wwoofing (Worldwide Opportunities On Organic Farms) in Florida, USA. I wanted a backpack that was big enough to store all the clothes and toiletries that …

Mandalay was not in my program at first. But my wife asked if we could visit other towns beyond Yangon during our stay in Myanmar. We then went there and feel lucky to get this chance. Mandalay is located in the central of Myanmar but the weather was warm to …

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 …

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 …

Let me preface this review by saying that while I’ve been to Lost River Gorge and Boulder Caves many many times in the past 30 years, I have personally only done some of the caves because of an intense fear of tight spaces, however, my kids have done them …

As Midwesterners know everything comes to a grinding halt during the winter months in Minnesota, unless you are an ice fisherman. So it is with Valley Fair. The park passes are extremely expensive and if you have lots of kids, it is prohibitive to visit. Summer …

When I was just a child, I remember my Grandmother telling me about how her and Grampa went to a place in Florida and saw Mermaids! I never could get that image out of my mind and I was fascinated by her stories about their visit to this …

Botswana is a large country and unless one is very patient with doing long distance driving, this might not be the right place to go. I discovered this already as there were very places where I could go which did not require a lot travelling.
Before leaving this country, I …

In washington DC there are many museums besides the Heritage Museum but I’ll be focusing on this one. Although they call it Heritage museum, it’s more like animals and gemstones, and artworks. Animals include marine animals, or mammals like birds. I absolutely found the gemstones section breathtaking, if you’re …

If you’re all for fun in the sand or a romantic getaway but with a budget, you can always go to Blue Coral in Laiya, Batangas to relieve the daily stress life gives you and relax on this beautiful private beach strip. It has white sand and clear blue-green …

Last month I went to Pondicherry along with my friend Senthil for visiting Sri Aurobindo Ashram. Both we are from Madurai, Tamilnadu, India. We started our journey on 19/02/07 around at 11.30 p.m by train. There is no direct train to Pondicherry. So, we went to …

During my recent birthright trip to Israel, we went to Tel Aviv, and spent almost 2 days there. It is the city I was mostly impressed with, and when I go to Israel next time, I would definitely visit it again and spend more time there.
The best part about …

I never regret to visit m sister in-law in Belgium, especially when springtime. She said that Carnival de Binche was a famous event over there and I curious to try it. We go by train from Leuven to Binche. This train was crowded with enthusiastic carnival visitor. At that …

Though it is not a very big museum, yet I recommend this museum. Museum shows Arabian culture,heritage, tradition ,business and professional life. The museum is located inside an ancient historical Fort of Al Fahidi near Burdubai.There is a good collection of archeological objects that depicts the ancient traditional and …

Hippo Tours or the Hop On Hop Off tour, is one of the most known guided tours in Singapore, they offer different tours for a not so cheap price around 30 SGD but that’s for all the tours that they offer already, if I remember it right, but as …

On the West Coast of Florida, just North of Clearwater, is a Beach and State Park that I stumbled onto quite by accident when I was house hunting over there before we decided to settle on the East Coast of FL instead.
We have dogs. We were looking simply for …

Once in the early 18th Century seen as one of the wickedest Cities on the earth due to the wealth, piracy and other frivolous and illegal activities. This destination is one of the best spots for sea food in the Caribbean. Mostly destroyed by a earth quake at the …

Every summer when I was a kid, my Grandparents would come up to my house at least once, and usually twice a week to take my brother and I to Beach Pond State Park to spend the day there. We’d leave at about 9:30 and it took about …

Taking my family to Wakulla Springs State Park was like a trip back in time to the “old” Florida of roadside alligator parks and open spaces. For the entry fee of $8.00 per vehicle, we got a full day of fun.
We chose to start off with …

Walnut Canyon is truly a remarkable place to visit. Especially for me, because I am from Wisconsin and I have never seen this type of archeological site where I live. The cost to get to visit the site is $5 and is worth every penny. The …

Everytime we are in Europe, we would go to the beach. I always feel that the holiday is not complete without at least inhaling the crisp, cold North Sea air. We discovered Nieuwvliet-Bad by chance when we could not get any accommodation in Cadzand which is a popular beach …

Undeveloped, tainted by abusive tourists and dirty. Those were the exact words I used to describe Daranak Falls to a friend who was interested to see it. I told her not to waste her time visiting this place. Even the name now sounds disgusting to me. The water used …

One afternoon in June I drove my husband to work so I could have the car to take my kids to Frozen Head State Park. We got there about 8:00 am. We stopped by the ranger station to get information about the trails before heading out. We decided to …

This is a 400 year old fort on the outskirts of Hyderabad which I happened to visit last year when I was in Hyderabad. Qutub Shahi kings who reigned during the 16th century built the Golconda fort. At the entrance to the fort is the Victory Gate also known …

After living in the area on and off for at least 6 years, I finally made the trip to the top of the Tybee Island Lighthouse, and it was a great experience. If you’re afraid of heights, the climb to the top can be a bit frightening, but the …

When we stop at my mom and dad’s we use the beach that is a five-minute walk from their house at El Faro. As we have the two kids we have a lot of toys and buckets and spades to carry down to the beach so we normally …

Stanley Park is one of the reasons I fell in love with the city of Vancouver, a scenic city on the Western part of Canada. I first caught glimpse of the park when I first flew to Vancouver from the city of Toronto in 2003.
Stanley Park is a …

When visiting by myself or taking visitors to see the sights this is a very nice place to have lunch with the lawn around the museum very inviting for picnics or as a place to just relax in the sun and enjoy the view of the nearby harbor bridge …