One day in February 2012, I visited a kind of museum housed in one of the four pylons of Sydney Harbour Bridge. I thought that it was a small one. I was quite surprised that the museum is sufficiently large to accommodate a number of departments within one single …

Cuevas de Sorbas or The Caves of Sorbas are situated 12km underneath the Parque Natural. Drive towards Sorbas and you will see the Natural Park, though not the caves of Sorbas. These are connected passages continuing for 100s of kilometers. The Cueva del Agua is the …

Kuala Lumpur is the capital city of Malaysia. For 50 years since Malaysia got its independence, Kuala Lumpur has grown from nothing to a modern-bustling Asian city with its gleaming skyscrapers. Take in its high-flying triumphs from the viewing deck of Kuala Lumpur Tower; the world’s second …

My husband knows my greatest fear and that is seeing a statue be it human-size or huge up close and personal. He wanted me to overcome this fear and what better or shall I say, scarier way than to bring me to Haw Par Villa. This park really freaked …

I do not ever want to go bakc to Fisherman’s Wharf.
I had heard from several people that it was a fun little touristy area, full of Ripley’s Believe It Or Nots, Wax Museums, terrible gift stores, bad greasy food and other coastal attractions.
I went there, only to discover that …

This is the only recreation center in Bumi Serpong Damai (BSD) area, 22 km south-west of Jakarta. The location is not easily shown as it is situated about 400 m away from the main road and the sight is blocked by a shopping mall and a number of shop-houses. …

Ocean City is a very beautiful and well-kept place that I really love going. It is located in Maryland and just by a 15 minutes journey, I had reached the Assateague Island National Seashore. Now, this is a very nice place and Ocean City has a lot …

Five Islands Provincial Park is a camping/picnic park located off of Highway 2 about 50 miles west of Truro, NS. The park is located high above the cliffs along the Minas Basin, part of the Bay of Fundy which boasts the World’s Highest Tides. The camping park …

I’ve been to Cyril E. King Airport in St. Thomas several times over the past ten years, and my first experience flying into that airport was actually a little scary. The runway appeared very small compared to the larger airports in the states that I was used to, …

Living in Florida, we have a lot of local and not so local festivals in our State. Some are right nearby and others are on the other side of the state or in the Panhandle. Some I get to every year and others I’ve only checked out once.
One …

Recently my friend and I decided to take a trip to Jamestown Virginia. We opted for the National Park version of this site, since it was slightly less expensive than the Jamestown Historic site.
The National Park site is a short drive down the Colonial Parkway off …

The Elan Valley, to the west of the small market town of Rhayader in mid-Wales, has an interesting and controversial history. The reservoirs which so many tourists - including me - now come to see every year are by no means natural lakes, but were created deliberately and artificially …

I found myself in the middle of Shanghai with not nearly enough money to get back to my place of stay by taxi. So I decided to opt for the transportation of the masses: metro.
Clearly marked in all places so it’s not difficult to find, it’s cheap and …

I was excited to visit Beijing for the main reason that it is where the Great Wall is located. It was more cold than what I experience in Shanghai.
From the hotel we drove for about an hour. The Great Wall was situated in the mountains of Beijing. There was …

Gothenberg is a lively city, rich in a variety of cultural activities, with museums, parks and an attractive harbour-side centre to explore. Designed by the Dutch and known as Gotëborg in Swedish, it is a compact little city, with almost everything of interest within easy reach. The best way …

Old Man’s Cave is located just off State Route 664 in southern Ohio. There are five principle sections to Old Man’s Cave, they are the Upper Falls, Upper Gorge, Middle Falls and Lower Gorge. There are more than twenty five miles of hiking trails and more than twenty gorgeous …

In Newport, RI, there are several magnificent mansions. Many of the mansions, you can tour. This review is about one that I had the opportunity to tour this past summer. It’s called Beechwood and it’s the historic mansion of the Astor family.
This is not just another semi-interesting tour …

Whenever I have felt the need to enjoy a peaceful day on the ocean, my most immediate inclination is to go to Asitigue Island located just past Ocean City Maryland. Asitigue is just about one of the only beaches that you can visit that has wild horses roaming …

Jolly Mill Park is in a desolute area outside of Pierce City Mo., in Southwest, Missouri. We had been told by friends it is a great place to take the kids to swim and fish and just enjoy the day outside. A couple of summers ago we looked up …

I am a huge dolphin lover. I have tons of books, jewelry, etc; of dolphin shaped objects and I take any chance I can get to see dolphins. Whether in the wild or at Seaworld. Mostly, I like to see them in the wild, in their natural homes, roaming …

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 taking vacations in the South for several years now. Many of them have been to sunny Florida. There are as I’m sure everyone knows a ton of attractions you can go see while visiting and a good many of these are in Orlando.
Not …

Anyone who enjoys quaint little towns, vast amounts of art, crafty ideas, ma and pa widow shopping, and enjoying the fine delights of decadent foods would be sure to enjoy a stay at Lewes Delaware. Lewes sits directly before Rehobath Beach, Delaware and has become a notorious haven …

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 …

If anyone is planning his visit to India, then he should keep a few things in mind. First, India is a big country, so do not expect to see all of it in a few days.. even one month might not be enough.. if it�s a short journey …

As far as my Middle East travel goes, I have been to Armenia before, with my aunt and some relatives. The traveling to this part of the Middle East is not as expensive as I thought it to be but then there were lots of pollution that I …

The Romantic Road in Germany is a very long road and there are many stops. We had previously stopped at the town of Wurzburg. The Romantic road sites can be visited by flying into Germany’s International Airports of Frankfort and Munich. Generally Wurzburg is the first Romantic …

A few years ago I visited the David Wills House in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Though the museum has since expanded, it consisted of a few Victorian rooms, the Lincoln Room (made it look as it did when President Abraham Lincoln stayed there in November 1863) and a small gift shop …

Weesam Express is a latecomer in the inter-island fast ferries industry using Cebu as a hub. Its experience however is quite extensive serving destinations in Mindanao before breaking-in at the Visayas. They used to have Zamboanga City as a hub. Right now, Weesam Express serves destinations around the Visayas …

I recently had a day trip out to Chessington World of Adventures, as a coach trip. We had a variety of ages on the trip from 3 years to adults. In my small group were my 14 year old son and my 5 year old nephew, and neither got …

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 …

Review Ile De France
Visiting Versailles
I seem to have acquired a penchant for finding very small places; however with a great deal to offer as far as cultural wealth.
One area is the Ile-De-France. In fact you may end up traversing under fifty miles and have already uncovered a good …

This is another one of those ‘conservation parks’ much like the Black Creek Pioneer Village only it is kind of slightly different - the BCP has the pioneer town preserved while the Kortright Center conserves stuff like energy and the environment. A lot of school book trips to go …

In East Haddam, Connecticut, is a really interesting place that I’ve visited several times over the years both as a child with my family and since then as an adult with my children. It is a medieval looking castle that was built in the early 1900’s by Roger …

This is about travel experiences at Mexico. The views in Mexico is amazing and the shopping can be fun. The drinking is good too. There’re lots of merchandise to be bought for a good price. You can drinks lots of good beers here. There’re many good clubs at TJ …

I have visited Pennsylvania Dutch Country many times. True Dutch Country is an area about ten miles long stretching from the small towns of Bird in Hand to Intercourse Pa. They can be accessed from Pennsylvania Route 30. If you choose to go on the weekend though you will …

Over the last couple of year I have being travelling up and down the M one motorway and during this time I have stopped of at the south bound Watford gap service area. The service area is between junction sixteen and seventeen on the M one, and is …

On our second day in the CKGR, I took a whole day trip with my family last April 3, 2010. The day before, I already visited Deception Valley and Pan by using the Cut line. Our driver had a different viewpoint and to avoid doing the same route which …

My friends and I went to Camiguin Island for our yearly vacation. Camiguin is a province in the Mindanao region of the Philippines and is known as the Island of Fire because of the many volcanoes in the island. Many people have the impression that all …

In 2001 I went to Hohenfels base in southern Germany with the national guard. We were part of a rotation to build a mock up school on the tank range. I kind of felt like it was a waste of money to build the school with …

When I went to Hawaii to visit a long time friend and her husband who now live there, one of the most fun things that we did while there was the Hawaii Food Tour. I had heard about this from the Food TV Network and when I decided to …

I know that a lot of people are unaware of how to book flights and hotels and other things that travelers do and if this is you then you probably are looking to save a lot of money since you are normally forced to shop in places where you …

Dubrovnik is one of the most visited croatian touristic town. The sea is very beautiful there and so many famous people were there, even people from Hollywood.
The town was a republic many years ago so the what’s today the City hall was once the residence of the pesident or …

Sentosa is an island in Singapore where there are fun attractions and beaches. To reach the place, my friends and I took a cable car from Vivo City mall. The island can be reached by a monorail, MRT and bus but we opted for a cable car since I …

We live in Baltimore and are therefore only forty five to fifty minutes from our nations capital Washington DC As we were growing up it was common for us to take a trip do=wn 295 to go to see the sights in Washington.
Not only was it educational …

Bristol is one of the most historic cities in England, and I think it is a great choice for a visit. It is unfortunately the case that a lot of visitors to England only see the most popular tourist attractions such as London or Stratford-upon-Avon, but for those willing …

I have been using Amtrak Vacations services before in one of my long-distance travel entourage for reaching the other routes destinations. There are lots of trains that this company provides and the trains have great enough leg-room, which is a very important criteria for me actually.
It is …

The ChampagneBeach in L’Anse Bateaux, Dominica is a long beach on the west coast of the island. It is a beautiful beach that has a lot of rocks, but essentially no sand, and what little sand there is, it is black. Although the beach is beautiful, the rocks are …

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 …

My first visit to this zoo was not one that I have vivid memories of as I was very young at the time. Although my memory is relatively good, when I went there for the second time recently, it was not my first choice of an afternoon out initially, …