Travel Reviews
Monterey Bay Aquarium
The Monterey Bay Aquarium was a pretty good experience. We decided to drive there from San Francisco (2/2.5 hour drive). The prices were a bit high. It’s definitely an above average museum. One deficiency though, is the complex and confusing layout. You don’t know if you’ve already visited one …
Boise
Have you ever been to Idaho? Well, I have and there is this particular great town that I would like to review and write about. It is none other than Boise and this downtown is a great place to chill and relax with lots of friendly people …
Temple of Heaven Beijing China
Absolutely stunning, the Temple of Heaven is one of the major sites in Beijing and is not to be missed.
Actually just renovated in preparation for the 2008 Olympics, it is a symbol of Ming architecture and Chinese beliefs melded into this one beautiful compound.
When you first enter, the temple …
Ozark Trail 4 Room Dome Tent
My husband and I love to camp. It’s just us two, but we have this huge wonderful 4 room tent. It’s amazingly spacious.
The measurements are 16 and half feet long and 11 foot 10 inches deep!
The thing I especially like about it is the little ‘porch’ area. We take …
Crickhowell, Wales
Until fairly recently I was not only ignorant of what an interesting little town Crickhowell was, but was barely even conscious of its existence, tucked away as it is in the Brecon Beacons National Park. Having now seen the place for myself, I can only unreservedly apologise to its …
Squam Lakes Science Center in Holderness New Hampshire
The coolest place to visit in Holderness, New Hampshire is the Squam Lakes Natural Science Center. It is a place you can take a nature trail and visit with amazing New England animals, as well as take a tour boat out onto the beautiful Squam Lakes and learn about …
Burford House and Gardens, Worcestershire, England
The other day the weather was absolutely beautiful considering that it was still the first half of April, which in England is very often quite wet and blustery. For that reason I decided to go on a bit of an outing, and the place I chose was Burford House, …
The Blue Pool at Heleleikeoha Falls, Maui, HI
While visiting Maui, one place that my girlfriend really insisted we go see is the Blue Pool on the way to Hana. Now if you’ve ever heard anything at all about the Blue Pool by anyone that has been there, you’re apt to know about the odd, hostile …
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 …
Seaworld, Orlando
Being a huge lover of whales and dolphins, I begged my mother for years to take me to Seaworld. We traveled to Orlando twice a year sometimes to visit Disney World, so why not Seaworld? I finally went while I was working at Disney World. And it was an …
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, …
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 …
Night Safari Singapore
We spent our vacation on Singapore, its our first time to travel abroad, and our choice of destination is singapore. I’ve heard of it many times from my boss, and read reviews from the internet and from books. It pictures singapore as one of the top travel destinations. I …
Minnesota Mall of America
One year for vacation, we made our way across the country, stopping at several different attractions and natural wonders along the way, seeing relatives and friends we hadn’t seen in a long while. On this trip, we had occasion to go to the Minnesota Mall of America. …
Bay Gardens Campground
Bay Gardens Campgound is located along the shore of the Minas Basin in beautiful Lower Five Islands, NS. The camping is totally open, there are very few trees and very little privacy…the downside of this establishment. On a more positive note, the campground features the best view …
Catskills NY
If you are the type of person who gets an extreme joy out of nature then you will love the experience that you will get in the catskills of New York because this town is beautiful. The is the type of place that you will enjoy if your looking …
Tsavo East National Park, Kenya
I went on several safaris while visiting Kenya, but Tsavo East National Park is one of the great places to view animals. This national park is one of the oldest and largest African safari parks in Kenya.
I noticed that it was a bit of a drive from Nairobi to …
Madame Tussards Las Vegas
Madame Tussards Interactive Wax Attraction
Located inside the Venetian Hotel
3355 S. Las Vegas Blvd
Las Vegas, NV
(702) 492-3960
On a recent trip to Las Vegas we had a lot of fun at the Madame Tussards Wax Attraction which is located inside the Venetian Hotel. We spent a couple of hours laughing …
Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend WA
This state park offers a beautiful beach that runs along the coast of Washington, the park is on the beach and has a beautiful ocean view. It is a sandy beach that goes on for miles, and has so much scenery along it. The park offers campsites accomodating RV’s …
Mayon Volcano ATV Adventure
This activity is a must if you’re going to the Bicol region. To reserve for this, you have to contact the person in advance. My friend reserved for us, and if you’re interested, just contact me at glenn_globe@yahoo.com and I can send you the contact number. …
Intercape Manliner Long Distance Bus Service
To be really honest, the only reason I used a bus to travel from Cape Town to Upington was purely for the experience as I really prefer driving, but not flying because I don’t get to see the beauty of this country traveling above the clouds.
Since I am not …
Kaghan valley pakistan
this is a very important tourist attraction in Pakistan, Kaaghan is located in the north of Pakistan. the temperature in kaaghan is very low as compared to the other parts of the country, in Kaaghan there is a very popular lake, that lake is called ” lake saif-ul-maluk”. the …
Time Share Virginia Beach VA
My name is Jennifer, I am 23,and currently working as a receptionist for a timeshare/hotel company in Virginia Beach. The company I work for owns and manages a number of hotel’s and resorts at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront, as well as a Travel Lodge in North Carolina. Currently we …
Apo Island
Last year, I had the best 12-day vacation with my friends at Dumaguete Negros Oriental, Philippines. This week is our first year anniversary of that experience. I can still vividly remember the fun, excitement and sheer joy of having a peaceful and quite time with friends and without the …
Virginia Beach
A fun family friendly place to visit, is always Virginia Beach. During the summer months, the beach welcomes tourists to enjoy its bright sunlight, beautifully maintained sandy beaches, and wide variety of beach shops. In addition to great shopping and a fabulous beach with vast oceans, Virginia …
Titanic Museum Branson MO
My daughter bought me tickets one year for my birthday to tour the Titanic Museum in Branson, MO. Upon arrival we were given a boarding pass with the name of a real Titanic passenger, at the end of the tour we found out what happened to our passenger. …
Leopard Pan and Sunday Pan, Central Kalahari Game Reserve
From Passarge Valley, it was another 20-25 kilometers to reach Leopard Pan. Having seen a pride of lions earlier in Passarge Valley, I was not expecting much and in addition to the rain, I actually did not see a lot of animal life. The open and endless skies were …
Sapphire Valley Ski Resort in Sapphire, NC
Skiing can prove to be a very enjoyable pastime, but it’s difficult to find a ski resort that caters to beginners. The majority of ski resorts in North Carolina have multiple slopes and draw a huge crowd of experienced individuals. This can certainly create a problem for …
Dolphin Safari Gibraltar
We defiantly had a day to remember when we went out on a Dolphin Safari in Gibraltar at marina bay. There were 4 of in our group my husband, my dad, our 3-year-old son Kurt and I. My mom had stopped behind to look after Josh as …
The Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay, Singapore
I love to go to the Esplanade with my family. There was once when my husband and I watched a Jazz performance by a well-known international Jazz performer one night. It was an experience that was hard to forget. The performance was held in a theatre with an awesome …
Waipio Valley
Waipio Valley is a beautiful black sand beach which requires 4 wheel drive to get to. The valley is located in Honoka’a on the Hamakua coast of the Big Island. This beach is amazing with a 50 foot waterfall you can hike to in the back of the valley. …
Nuremburg
In 2001 I went on a trip with my National Guard Unit to Germany. One of my favorite places I visited was Nuremburg. We took a bus and they parked on a back street since the streets are narrow and parking is limited. I went with a group of …
Pere Lachaise Cemetery
Pere Lachaise is a huge cemetery within the city limits of Paris, France. A few of the famous people buried here are Oscar Wilde, Jim Morrison and Edith Piaf. It was so large that to find our way out of the cemetery we had to walk until we found …
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 …
Alcatraz Island Tour
A friend of mine has lived in San Francisco for five years and said she still hasn’t been to Alcatraz Island, but the idea of touring an old prison that also happens to be on an island, seemed too interesting to pass up for my fiancé and I.
Although the …
The Beach at El Faro Malaga
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 …
The Virginia Zoo, Norfolk, VA
I’ve been living in Virginia for five years now. I got the word that we were cleared to move to Florida next month and it suddenly occurred to me that we had never visited the Virginia Zoo in Norfolk even thought we’d been to Norfolk many many times …
Mt. Rinjani Indonesia
I am not a habitual mountain climber, yet there are always friends of mine asking me to go with them climbing mountain. And I felt crazy that, as a totally amateur climber, I agreed to go with my friends climbing Mt. Rinjani.
Mt. Rinjani is one of the most challenging …
Lani Kai Beach Park
Lani Kai Beach is one of the most gorgeous beaches on this planet. It is just too bad that it is such a narrow stretch of sand lined with homes with very little room to accommodate all of its admirers at the same time. This beach is …
Walt Disney World Magic Music Days program
A couple years ago I went with my dance company down to Disney World to participate in their Magic Music Days program. It was a great experience, with a few not-so-great things.
On the first night, as part of our “VIP treatment” we had a barbecue followed by “special” seats …
The British Museum London
This is such a wonderful museum housed in a beautiful building. On arrival I found that I had to stand and admire it for its breathtaking eighteenth and nineteenth-century architecture for a few minutes before I went in. With regret I didn’t have a camera with me so …
Chinese Temple in Oroville, CA
Chinese people settled in Oroville, CA during Gold Rush times and eventually built a fairly substantial community near the Feather River. Apart from the homes, shops, etc. above ground, there was also a “shadow” town in tunnels below ground, where illicit trade was conducted, and was also the means …
Busch Gardens Williamsburg
I didn’t know that Busch Gardens Williamsburg was voted the world’s most beautiful theme park until one of the tour guides told us about it. This place is located in Williamsburg, Virginia and I went with my boyfriend and some of his friends. We were visiting Virginia …
Robben Island South Africa
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 …
Jog Falls Waterfall
This Jog falls is on the river Sharavathy.It has been called by another name as Gersoppa Waterfall.It is in the state of Karnataka,Tamilnadu.This is very near to Bangalore.To reach this Falls you will be having 2 Highways from bangalore.I think National Highway 48 Will be good when compare …
Bakery Museum, Medemblik, The Netherlands
Are you looking for activities to bring your kids out for awhile? This Old Bakery Museum in Medemblik, The Netherlands can be one of your choice. It’s not just an old bakery museum but in the holiday, they have special programs for the children.
Your kids can learn how …
Kalamaki, Zakynthos (Greece)
My partner and I went to Greece for our honeymoon almost 10 years ago now and enjoyed it so much we decided to go to the same place again a few months ago.
The island we chose was Zante which is the modern name, or for real greek locals it …
The Picos de Europa - Northern Spain (The Western Massif)
(Note: Many of the names; locations within this review are Spanish so the (Spanish) spellings are correct.)
The sight-seeing opportunities of the Picos are numerous; however, know that valley roadways run into massive walls of rock. You must then ascend from this point in order to experience the …
Olde Mystic Village
A short ways over the Connecticut border, when coming from RI, is a little tourist attraction called Olde Mystic Village. It’s on Exit 90 off I-95 on Coogan Blvd.
Here in a pristine, quaint setting that reminds you of an earlier time is this little village of shops and …
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