Travel Reviews
Munting Buhangin Beach Camp
I’ve been to MUNTING BUHANGIN BEACH CAMP for two times already. We made the book through their Makati office located at 4TH Floor, Loyola Plans Bldg., 849 Arnaiz Ave., Makati City.
The first visit we had it was not peak season. We rented a tree house …
Government House Museum, St. Augustine, Florida
Although I usually enjoy every museum I visit during my trips to St. Augustine, Florida, I wasn’t impressed with the Government House Museum. The museum area isn’t exceedingly small but there isn’t much to see and do despite the nice look of the place. We stopped in here one …
MSRTC A/C Bus Services between Thane and Pune
MSRTC Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation is operating regular air conditioned bus services between Thane and Pune. Services are available in the interval of approximately 45 minutes. Initially it started the services with buses bought world renowned Volvo Corporation. The brand pull was so strong that …
The South Americian Explorers Club, Quito, Ecuador
The fifty dollars I spent before I arrived in Ecuador for a membership to The South American Explorers club was the best investment I could have made in preparation for traveling in Latin America. The Club has a clubhouse in Quito that is centrally located and offers some …
Arlington National Cemetary in Virginia
Arlington National cemetery is a cemetery for military members and their families. There are people from every war the United States has ever seen in this cemetery. I don’t want to forget to mention that presidents have been buried there as well. I love to visit this cemetery for …
Lake Lure NC
Lake Lure, North Carolina is a very unique place to visit. It is located off highway 74 in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains. Lake Lure is mostly a tourist town but for those of us who either live there or nearby it can be an a very …
Ultimate City Tours by Super Sightseeing Tours, San Francisco
I was in San Francisco recently with my wife for two nights. I was wondering how to make the best of the stay, with two conference talks to give in one afternoon. The receptionist at the hotel pointed out that the best way to visit the city attractions in …
Vilanova Park Barcelona
The Vilanova Park is a vacation resort located on the beautiful landscape of the ‘Costa de Barcelona’ at the beginning of the “Costa Dorada”, in Vilanova i la Geltru near Sitges.
The resort is open throughout the whole year and offers a large variety for a family vacation in Spain …
Coasteering in Wales
We traveled through the UK and tried many adventures while doing so. One of our adventures we had, was a coasteering session in Wales. This was a new kind of sport for us and we booked a session with Coasteering Wales in Holyhead where our guide Andy introduced us to …
Angel Falls Overlook
We parked in the Leatherwood Ford Trail Head parking and began the preparations for what we hoped would be a new adventure and add a notch onto my hiking stick. My hiking stick is unique in that I made it myself and finished it off with a nice stain …
North Cay Island, Coron, Palawan
Our two-day tour of the islands of Coron, Palawan included an overnight stay at North Cay Island. We arrived there a little over 8PM, it was really dark, and quite scary because the island was really far, and it took us almost 2 hours of boat ride just to get …
Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales,FL
From the time I was a child, I have regularly made visits to Bok Tower Gardens in Lake Wales, FL. It’s considered to be a Sanctuary and I can’t think of a better way to describe it.
Bok Tower Gardens are a virtual carpet of beautiful flowers, lawns, and …
Oahu
Oahu is a place in Hawaii that I have been to with my boyfriend before. It is a very lovely place and there are lots of great things there. This place is a part of Hawaii that has Honolulu and Waikiki under its belt and I love …
Kitesurf in Tarifa, Spain
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, …
Six Gun City and Fort Splash, Jefferson,NH
A few years ago, we took my Grandson to Six Gun City in Jefferson, NH. Six Gun City is a place that my own kids used to pester me to go to when they were little. We always ended up saying no though because it’s up in …
Bend, Oregon
The main city and economic hub of central Oregon is the city of Bend. It is one of the most popular cities in the eastern half of the state and a great place to settle. It is located on the Deschutes River where pioneers crossed on their way to …
Museum of Contemporary Art
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 …
Cape May, NJ
Cape May, New Jersey, by far, is one of my absolute favorite places to visit during the summer months. The town of Cape May is just so quaint and so truly enjoyable! It has a wide variety of Victorian Bed And Breakfasts that look right out onto …
Vietnam
Honestly, when my girlfriend invited me to visit her sister in Vietnam I was a bit scared. I mean, the country went through decades of war and as far as I knew, it hasn’t been that industrialized or modernized. Again, I have to eat my words. The airport wasn’t …
English Bay in Vancouver, Canada
The English Bay at Vancouver’s West End is the single most beautiful spot in the city. No wonder it is the best spot to watch the annual fireworks display. It is a beachfront like no other.
I only discovered this place recently, when most Vancouver residents have known …
Grouse Mountain in North Vancouver, Canada
I enjoy going to Grouse Mountain in whatever season of the year. In summer, when days are longer, it’s time to watch wildlife in its natural habitat. No kidding, you can watch grizzly bears and grey wolves here. The timber wolves are particularly interesting for me. They …
Tat Dham, Laos
I learned from Agoda website when booking my hotel that the hotel is located between two city landmarks, Tat Dham stupa to the northeast and Namphu fountain to the southwest. I thought that they must be very famous among tourists so as to be used as the benchmark location. …
Arbroath Abbey, Scotland
Arbroath Abbey in Scotland was one of the most interesting places I visited on my recent trip to the UK.
Traveling along with my companion who is a devoted fan of Scottish history, I was intrigued to find out about its famous history, and the signing of the Declaration of …
River Street Shops, Savannah
The last stop on all of the major tour trolleys driving around historic Savannah is River Street. Why last? Because you will want to take your time there, buy lots of stuff, and then you will be tired enough to go back to your car satisfied at the …
Samsonite Interchange 18” Deluxe Backpack (Red)
I bought this backpack on October 21, 2007, primarily because it offered a three-year warranty, which I found unique for backpacks. As the sales lady explained to me, I could return it to Samsonite for repairs within the specified period.
I thought, the maker of backpack is Samsonite, which …
Sargeant Museum
I wanted to review the new Sargeant museum in Louisa, Virginia.
I am a new resident of Louisa County and had been considering working in the museum as a docent. I am an amateur history student. One thing when visiting the museum you will be …
Little Torch Key and Bahia Honda Key, FL
One of the most memorable trips to the Florida Keys that I ever took was the one where we spent a weekend on Little Torch Key, one of the Lower Keys. This area is all about the fishing for the most part. We got one of the …
Colorado Spring Travel
If you have never been to Colorado Springs, Colorado then you have not seen beauty. I traveled to Colorado Springs every year as a child and never found anything I did not like. I have been to the summit of Pike’s Peak by cable locomotive (where they have the …
Ma On Shan Hiking Trail, New Territories, Hong Kong
Ma On Shan is one of Hong Kong’s highest mountain peaks and one of the most difficult trails I have encountered in this country.
Our challenges began with the jump-off point. The bus stop is near the entrance of a canopy walk, which wasn’t the trail head. We kept walking …
Oatland Island Wildlife Center of Savannah
On a recent trip to the state of Georgia, I tried to take in as many of the tourist attractions that were open in the winter as I could. One of the interesting places that I visited was the Oatland Island Wildlife Center, which I saw an information brochure …
Alcatraz tour
From Pier 33 of Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco, you can take a ferry to Alcatraz Island, where you can take a tour of the prison and the grounds. It is a bit expensive, as it is about $25 for a day tour and more for the night tour. …
Mae Sai Thailand and border crossing to Burma
Many visitors to Thailand make a point of spending some time in the north of the country, attracted by the beautiful natural surroundings of forests, mountains treks and hill tribe villages. Most visitors, however, are unaware of another interesting opportunity available that enables you to cross over from Thailand …
LORD AYYAPPA
I would like to tell you about the pilgrimage place called SABARIMALA in KERALA STATE,INDIA.I went to this temple.To go to this temple we should undergo few austerities like getting up in the morning before sunrise and take cold water bath and sleep on the floor in the night.And …
Furnace Town Heritage Museum, Snow Hill, Maryland
On one of our many cherished trips to Ocean City, Maryland, we decided to try something a little different and drive out to Snow Hill. Here we found a lovely restored 19th century village known as Furnace Town Heritage Museum. The huge furnace, of course, was one of the …
Gangtok Sikkim India
I got a chance to visit Gangtok in February 2003. It’s a four hour drive from Siliguri. The nearest Railway Station is New Jalpaiguri.
It’s a small city but very colourful and picturesque. One unique thing about the city is that you will rarely find a level ground to park …
Lalaurie House French Quarter New Orleans Louisiana
The Lalaurie House or as most locals like to call it “the haunted house”. Now here’s why residents of the French Quarter still hurry past this otherwise beautiful building. When Madame Dolphin McCarty de Lopez Blanquette wed Dr. Louis Allure, it was her third marriage-she’d already been …
Chicago Children’s Museum
We only get to Illinois to visit relatives about every two or three years. On our last trip this past summer we spent a week with my causin and her family right outside of Chicago. We spent everyday going into Chicago siteseeing, eating at different restaurants and shopping. On …
Paris the Triumph arc (monument)
I just have come back from Paris and just wanted to share my experience about some most popular monuments. One of them is Paris the Triumph arc monument. This monument is central located and easy to find. I would recommend going there by metro, the metro station is very …
Luray Caverns in Luray. Virginia
Luray Caverns in Luray, Virginia is one of my favorite places to visit. It is just as the name states. This is a walk through cavern that I visited as a child and then again as an adult. The cavern changed a lot over the years in some respects. …
Thai’s Local Transportation Mode
First time I visited Bangkok, Thailand, my hotel’s front desk officer encouraged me that local transportation method using the river is really a worth thing to try. Based on the information I got before, I did use it for a whole day in my second vacation day in Thailand. …
Cadrezzate
Cadrezzate is a little Italian town on the southern end of Lago Maggiore. It is a pretty nice place to live due to the fact that it is nice and quiet and very close to the lake itself. Just about a 5 to 10 minute walk (depending on where …
Kuala Lumpur tower
Kuala Lampur tower is the telecommunication tower in Malaysia. Fourth tallest tower in the world of about 420m. There are free shuttle buses and taxis to this tower.
Entry to observation tower costs 10 Rmb per person. To reach the observation tower deck, …
Hotel de Crillion Paris
At the foot of the Champs Elysees, facing the Place de la Concorde stands the Hotel de Crillion. Together with the George V at the other end of the Champs Elysees, the Hotel de Crillion stand luxuriantly apart from any other Parisian hotels.
A stay at the hotel can only …
Lincoln Monument
We live so close to Washington DC that we try to get there at least once or twice a year. We like to go in the spring when the Cherry Blossom are in Bloom. We go to Independence Avenue, and on that street you can see the Lincoln …
Spoetzle Brewery Shiner, TX
The Spoetzle Brewery, located in Shiner, TX, is the third largest family owned brewery in the country. Brewing Shiner Beer for a century, the Spoetzle Brewery is a Texas historic landmark as well as an active brewery and tourist attraction.
A visit to the brewery starts in the gift …
The Sitting Bull Crystal caverns
The Sitting Bull Crystal Caverns are a real adventure to visit. The cave itself was first explored and developed by Alex Duhamel and his sons in 1929 and has been host to many visitors since 1934.
Touring this cave in the Black Hills of SD will take you deep (and …
Anderson Japanese Gardens
For the past 2 weeks my husband had been busy with work so after the busy days, we usually desire a weekend getaway. I browse the internet and saw this Top 150 Great Places in Illinois as endorsed by the American Institute of Architects ( including the Fountain of Time, …
Empire State Building - New York
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 …
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