While visiting Holland, Michigan, my Dutch grandparents wanted to take us to see as many authentic Dutch attractions as we could, and one day they planned a visit to the Deklomp Wooden Shoe and Delft Factory. Although I have been to the real Holland several times, I was looking …

We had to maximize and see all tourist spots in Singapore before going back to Cebu. Thus on our 3rd day after we arrived from Indonesia, we went to Sentosa. Our family friend just gave us the instructions thus it was like joining “The Amazing Race”. We discovered everything …

It is said that you can go around the world in Vegas and that certainly seems the case as one drives down the Strip and sees the skyline of New York, the pyramids of Egypt, and finally the Eiffel Tower. Although only half the size of the original Eiffel …

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 …

The resort town of Saugatuck, Michigan reminds me of a story book. I loved all the little artsy shops there and the restaurants were phenomenal. There was the fudge shop called Kilwin’s that is amazing. As soon as you walk in, you can watch them actually making …

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 …

We went Ooty from Hyderabad, India. This is the first time we all went to tour with Our family members. The children enjoyed a lot in the flight. We reached Bangalore at 7.40 am . As per the arrangement Of the Company we went by Toyota Qualis …

When I was a young teenager and my siblings were younger too, my parents brought us to visit The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis n Indiana. This was probably one of the best children’s museum that I have ever been to so far and definitely one of the most …

Varese on the road which will lead to the Highway/Malnate/Other locations has a bowling arena. Now don’t expect who knows what. There are about 12 lanes and all are pretty cool. At certain points they will cut the lights and turn on the black-lights which will give the arena …

We have been taking vacations every September to the Outer Banks most years for about 6 years now. When we go there, we always make a trip over to the island known as Ocracoke. You get to Ocracoke Island by Ferry from Hatteras Island.
It’s a Free Ferry Ride …

If you’re heading to Phoenix any time soon, consider checking out the Phoenix Zoo for a fun way to spend an afternoon. When my family and I used to live near Phoenix, in the beautiful Valley Of The Sun, a trip to The Phoenix Zoo was always a great …

This is an anime convention that is like most convention, held yearly. It is in Illinois (Rosemont) and I believe it is near an airport so if you are ever flying there to attend, it is pretty easy to get there after. In fact I think a lot of …

I went for sightseeing tour of the mouth of Taal Volcano in 1994. Mind you, the mouth of the active volcano, as there were two distinct volcanoes, was off limits since 1991 due to some seismic activities.
Taal Volcano, or perhaps it is better to say volcanoes since there …

I’ve been trying to check out the zoos available around my state which is Florida. My Granddaughter and I have been having “dates” to go to whatever zoo I’ve chosen that Friday.
This particular review is on Jacksonville’s zoo. They have their zoo, like so many others, …

There is a network of National Sea Life Centres around the United Kingdom, but the one I am reviewing in this piece is the one in Birmingham, which is therefore very nicely situated in the middle of the country. I think this is an advantage for two reasons - …

Very few people ever venture out more than a few miles from their homes so they miss out on all of the natural wonders of the area around them. I had often heard many say that if something was more than a 1/2 mile off the road most people …

Kyrenia is located 30 minutes north of Nicosia, the capital city of Cyprus. Nicosia is the last divided capital in Europe, so before you go up to Kyrenia, it’s worth a good look there too.
Kyrenia has a lovely harbour with lots of good quality restaurants and bars and …

For those who want to see how the ethnic tribes of Benguet lived, this is a great place to visit. Nestled atop the mountains, it was designed to imitate what an ethnic village will look like. The huts were painstakingly taken down from real villages and erected again. Since …

I have been to Nassau for around 2-3 times and have been staying in some nice resorts there before. It might sound to you, but I really love going to remote islands and places and just checking things out.
Nassau is in Bahamas and is a very …

The University of Bristol Botanic Garden is one of those places which really ought to be slightly more of a tourist attraction than it in fact is, but which I can understand not being so. Probably the main reason for this is that it is just a little bit …

Hanauma Bay is a really fun place to spend the day for visitors to the island of Oahu, especially if you have never snorkeled before. This is a great place for many reasons. Above all, the diverse species of marine life and the number of fish in …

Ramoji film city is situated in hydrabad, which is the capital of Andhra pradesh in India. It is once of the world�s largest film city which is very attractive and very exciting, it gives all our family a great entertainment and an out of the world experience. …

Joe Gibbs Racing was one of the places my best friend and I decided to visit when we took a road trip to Charlotte, North Carolina. I was a fan of Kyle Busch when he drove for another team and was eager to see his cars since changing to …

The beach is part of the greater Isimangaliso Wetland Park in Sodwana Bay. I stayed for 2 nights in Sodwana Bay and naturally wanted to see the beach before proceeding to our next destination. On that day I decided to go to the sea with my family seemed to …

As someone who has driven around England quite a bit I feel well qualified to comment that driving around France is so much more appealing. Of course France has it made with the advantages of size and population but this is not all that makes driving there more preferable.
We bought …

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, …

Ever since I was a kid ,I would go to Mangalore during my summer holidays as my grand parents live in Mangalore. Mangalore is very humid during the summer season and it is impossible to survive if you donot have a fan or air conditioning in the house. …

Standing near the Ramakrishna Beach and enjoying the panoramic view of Bay of Bengal is definitely a wonderful memory for anybody. Ramakrishna beach is located at Collector office down, in visakhapatnam. The beach is very neat and clean. The joy I felt, when very long tides emerging from …

My family and I have camped at the Pickwick Landing State Park campground three times. We stayed there twice last summer and recently spent a long weekend there for the Easter holiday. We enjoy this campground very much and it is one of our favorites.
The campground is very well …

Cagayan de Oro is a province in Mindanao, Philippines. It is famous for its white water rafting along the Cagayan de Oro river. My friends and I went there last year to give it a try. We booked with First Rafting Adventure, which cost us Php1,100 …

I thought it was strange that I had been born and raised in Florida, but I had never visited the Nation’s oldest city. St Augustine is the nation’s oldest city and it’s only a few hours from where I live. So, I asked my husband if we could spend …

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 …

Athens, the oldest capital of Europe, continuously inhabited for 6000 years.
Once known for its rare historical cultural and monumental wealth of its past days, nowadays worldwide famous due to the Olympic games of 2004.
For the same occasion, Athens has indeed changed dramatically over a short period of time, or, …

As far as I am Russian but for the last four years I have been living in Italy, I go to Russia to visit my relatives and friends every year. This summer I decided to go there in August. Bad choice! Cuase this is the period when almost all …

The Richard Childress Racing Museum is something that all racing and NASCAR fans should see first hand. I’ve been there twice now, and am eagerly planning my third trip down. Every time I notice something different and something that I missed before.
The Museum is located in Welcome, North Carolina …

My husband and I have been going on vacation to the Outer Banks of North Carolina for 7 years now. In the past, we always spent our vacations visiting family in Rhode Island or Virginia or when we lived up North, taking our kids to Florida to visit …

In November I took my son’s boy scout troop on a hike out at Picket State Park. We decided to do the Hidden Passage Trail because it was ten miles and the boys are working on their hiking merit badge. Most of the boys were dropped off by …

My recent trip to Italy included many cities, and during a stay in Naples, we signed up to do a tour of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Pompeii, the ancient excavation site of a city that was buried under tons of ash when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 …

In all of the zoos I have visited over my life, Metrozoo has always held a special place in my heart. Even thou, it’s no longer called Metrozoo. It’s called Miami Zoo, but for me, who has lived in Florida most of …

If you have a vacation coming and you want a place to get away from it all Los Cabos is an excellent choice, it’s quiet, restful and incredibly beautiful, the type of place you hate to leave and when you go home you wish you were …

Last spring my kids and I were able to visit Huntsville, Texas. This is a nice, quiet town rich with Texas history. We made a day trip out of it and really enjoyed our time.
We were happy that the traffic between Houston and Huntsville was not bad on a …

We live in Michigan where there are plenty of campgrounds to choose from. Sometimes in the summer, we go to Silver Lake which is a lake and actually an entire town. The big draw of Silver Lake is the tall sand dunes where people can drive around …

My favorite entertainment is the Indianapolis Zoo. This Zoo is a great place to take the kids in the summertime for a day of fun. The Indianapolis Zoo has all of the attractions that you would expect to find, such as bears, lions, tigers, giraffes, elephants, and dolphins. The …

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 …

Last weekend we went camping on the Christmans property it is located off Jr. Copeland Road in Jamestown, TN. The Christmans property is a little over a hundred acres and is close to the big south fork possibly even adjoining it. Which is why we stayed on designated trails …

I bet many of you readers like beaches, white sands, clear crystal water not to mention great foods more specifically seafood. If you want to go on a place like that, cheap and the same time satisfying, I suggest you go to Bantayan Island, it is divided into three …

Padeng is a mid-sized town on the western coast of Sumatra Island, Indonesia. It is a kind of a remote place. I got the opportunity to visit Padeng last year at the invitation of a friend of mine living there.
I flew from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to Padeng by …

I did not want to go to Robben Island at all because I was scared of taking ferries. But this was the economical and normal way to see the Island. I eventually agreed to go when my husband bulldozed me into coming as he said that if something went …

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 …