Independence Dam is a small state park located in Defiance, Ohio. It lies along the banks of the Maumee river. It offers boating, canoeing, and hiking. As small kids we would play on top of the dam while my dad fished. As we got older we would also …

I would like the tell you a little about a beautiful little city in my state. Natchez, Mississippi is a nice place to visit. If you are looking for a quiet little get-a-way, I really think you would love coming here. It sits on the side of the Mississippi …

Coming from Kroonstad, South Africa it took us about 5 hours to reach Oxbow. Crossing the border in Mathsoe was not really difficult as this is not a major crossing point. The roads are paved but there was always the danger of encountering stray animals on the road particularly …

I never got to travel much as a child, so when I became an adult, I wanted to go everywhere I could. And I had always wanted to see the World Trade Center buildings. I remember I was working at Disney World when September 11th happened. I was saddened …

The traditional 60L Asolo backpack is both popular and reliable. This particular style is fit with many detachable compartments, several small pockets with easy access, as well as three large compartments fit for clothing, sleeping bag, or other larger pieces of gear. Something that is particularly useful on the …

When we went to see this beach for the first time about a year back we were awe-struck by the beauty of this place. There after we made a couple of more visits. In fact we fell so much in love with this place, we bought a piece of …

This is truly a paradise-like island in Australia. It is situated across Townsville City which is in North Queensland. If you are going to take the ferry, it will be reached for around 20-30 minutes. This little island is very wonderful to explore. There are so many things that …

Comino personally to me is like a desert island. And a beautiful one at that. I have the luxurious time ever visiting this place which is located in Malta, together with my boyfriend. We were very happy to get away from our busy schedules and just …

The Mardasson memorial lies hidden away in the countryside near the city of Bastogne, in Belgium. It is one of many tributes and reminders of the Second World War dedicated to the Americans who fought and died here. The Battle of the Bulge, the Ardennes campaign, the REAL soldiers …

I had never been to the Smokey Mountains before, so I had no idea of where to stay. Thankfully, my husband is an old pro when it comes to lodging for hiking the Smokey Mountains. So he knew where we should go and where we should stay. We …

Sasso Del Ferro is a beautiful landmark on the Northern Lakes of Italy, and more precisely on Lake Major. It is accessible by two different means. The first and easier way is to take a cable lift all the way up, it is about 10 minutes long and a …

I have been to Puerto Princesa, Palawan and I find the place really beautiful and clean. However, I have read also about Coron, Palawan and I am really intrigued by the write-ups.
Together with my daughter, brother and sister-in-law who were in the country for a holiday, we …

During my nine trips to Ocean City, Maryland, one of the highlights of the trip was always driving out to Assateague Island. This quiet, peaceful, wildlife-abundant ocean paradise is a completely different world from the hotels, tourist shops, and hustle and bustle of Ocean City. Assateague is famous for …

The Hanse Sail is the greatest public festival of the jear in Rostock. Rostock is a beautiful city in Germany at the coast of the Baltic Sea. Every jear in August at the second weekend the Hanse Sail take place. It has about 1,000,000 visitors jearly and is the …

Living in the desert, there are few places that I believe stand out from the usual barren hills or sandy dune or even an odd mountain or two. It’s kind of like saying which is better, the Pacific or the Atlantic Oceans? Well, they’re both bodies of water and it’s …

The Geauga County Historical Society maintains a Century Village for us all to see how our forefathers lived in the 1800’s. I love going here! There’s 60 acres of history, and it’s just like stepping backwards in time!
Among the many buildings and artifacts you will find there, …

For our overnight stay at Philadelphia, my family bought All Day Passes from the Philadelphia Trolley Works and 76 Carriage Company for US$27 per person. This is a Hop On Hop Off pass good for one day, just like we did in New York City.
The tour around …

Mars Alam wasn’t at all what I expected, The franco rosso hotel was acceptable, it had 3 big pools a marvelous beach but no reef whatsoever. The scuba-diving was a bit sub-par, the colors were a bit more vivid but there wasn’t much too see.
Secondly, if your into ‘the …

The beast is the longest wooden roller coaster I have ever ridden. It has 7,359 feet of track. It has two lift hills the first drop is aproxmiately 110 feet and the second drop is about 135 feet, which is one of the things I find to be unique. …

Should you come to Las Vegas in the near future and want to see some places outside of the typical casino fare, one of the best places for you to go is to Lake Mead.
Lake Mead, located on the Colorado River, is famous for being the biggest man-made lake …

If planning for a summer vacation, Ohio has really beautiful, balmy summers, and Lake Erie provides lots of recreation. I love my summer vacation home there. I call it the place where the breezes meet. Located near a former religious retreat, it’s clustered on the edge …

We were advised that this has to be on our itinerary; so we set off on the 2nd day of our vacation. If you are taking a bus up, make sure it is a double-decker, and get hold of the front seats on top it’s a …

As the 11th Dubai Shopping festival is going to begin in early January , I am just recollecting all sweet memories of last year’s DSF. Especially , Global village,the destination of DSF held at Dubailand complex. Last time’s Global village was marvelous. …

My mom told me that in West Malaysia, Pahang is actually the largest state in Malaysia. For a fact, my late grandmother’s ancestors were all from Pahang but then I am 100% Singaporean breed. Of course, I have been to Pahang and checking out the late, late …

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 …

I thought it only happened in Manila, where cab drivers took advantage of desperate passengers; apparently it’s also true to most parts of the Philippines. In 2005, I went to Davao to visit my sister who was going to give birth to her second child. I went inside a …

Wet ‘n Wild Water Park in Orlando, Florida should have its name changed to Wet ‘n Whack. If you thought waiting online for the Saw Mill Log Flume at Six Flags Great Adventure was bad enough, wait until you come to this park. This place is all about long …

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 …

Right now i live in South Florida, i Miami to be exact, and i have notice that everybody that when i go out of town and i tell people where i am from they get all excited about Miami, and i have to say that Miami its really overrated …

Telford service station just on the M54 is somewhere I meet Steve my husband when I drive up to Telford to see him after work. The service station is at junction four of the motorway and can be accessed from either side of the carriage way. The …

I had the opportunity to travel to Tirana, Albania in October 2008 while travelling with a friend. Neither of us knew much about Albania and had no idea what to expect. We soon found out that Albania is both a difficult and wonderful country to travel …

To be honest if I had known what Spookers was about when I went I probably wouldn’t have gone.
Spookers is a haunted house. Well that is one of the many attractions they have there. It is built in an old mental asylum and decorates the house, …

Falkenberg is a charming little seaside town on the south-west coast of Sweden. Tranquil and quiet all year round - except during July and August when the tourists arrive - it has one of the cleanest and longest sandy beaches I have ever seen. Because of this, it is …

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 …

Devil’s lake is the must unique place in Wisconsin . I was attracted to it because I have a geology degree and unless you see it from a geology perspective, you wouldn’t believe it. The rock falls are unusual and high for the area and really steep. The …

For you who like to travel and see the remain of old building and temple, I suggest you to visit Sicily Island, Italy. In my opinion, it is really beautiful place to stay for holiday. If you are going there in summer holiday, don’t be surprise if you can …

If you ever choose to live or visit the Virgin Islands particularly St. Croix, the biggest of the three prepare for the ride. With St. Croix lacking in tourisim, due to cruise ships and airlines pulling out of travel to this Virgin Island the only major airline that will …

Coron, Palawan is one of the best vacation spots in the Philippines, and is a paradise if you love nature and the sea. It is famous for its diving and snorkeling sites, as well as its gorgeous limestone cliffs, lakes, and beaches. The most famous tour in …

If you’re tired with the metropolitan cities and want to get close to the nature, I suggest you to go to small islands near Lombok Island, Indonesia. It’s really like in ‘Lost in Paradise”!
There are three islands that really fantastic; Gili Air, Gili Trawangan, and Gili Meno.
The beaches are …

I’ve been to Genting Highlands three times already, and am planning to go there again before the year ends. The first two trips were only day trips, with us staying in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The third was a 2D1N trip, which was more fun because we got to enjoy …

Interstate 68 runs along the Mason Dixon line. It runs along the border between Western Maryland and Western Pennsylvania. It it a new road that runs parallel with the old route Interstate 40/48.
I 68 begins near the Maryland, Pennyslvania border just north …

(Note: Many of the names; locations within the review are in Spanish, therefore, the spellings are correct.)
The Ebro Crescent is not a region. Technically, it is a series of places and remote locations linked by the basin of the Ebro River. The Ebro River is considered …

I have been to a lot of nice places in Manhattan and there was this particular tour which I did with my group of friends and something that I find truly memorable and enjoyable. In Manhattan, I went to a nice place called East Village and we did …

This was a very enlightening and interesting museum. When you walk into it, you are walking into a replica of a Nazi concentration camp. Which is pretty powerful stuff. The museum has dioramas, tons of photographs, many oral accounts of what it was like to be …

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 …

STAY AWAY FROM LASTMINUTETRAVEL.COM!!!! On August 28, 2006, I reserved and paid for two different rooms at Royal Lahaina in Maui through LastMinuteTravel.Com website. One was for September 12, 2006 for Garden Cottage and the other reservation for September 13 through September 16, 2006 in a Ocean view …

Paga is located in the Upper East Region of Ghana and close to the Burkina Faso Border. The place is well noted for its tourism potential, but the main leisure is the Paga crocodile pond which serves as the totem of the Kasena people of Paga.
How to get to …

On a few of my family’s popular twice-yearly trips to Ocean City, Maryland, I was lucky enough to get a chance to explore the DiscoverSea Shipwreck Museum. It’s not a very lengthy drive from the heart of Ocean City, and it was a great trip for me as I …

Our mother use to tell us tales about her visits, as a child, to Algonquin Park. Located in Ontario Canada. They were magical tales about wonderful picnics and how usually a deer or two would wander over and have a nibble and an accompanying pet. It seemed like something …

The Old Town Trolley Tours is located by the Old Jail and the Florida Heritage Museum on 167 San Marco Avenue in St. Augustine, Florida. Thier phone number is (904) 829-3800.
The Trolleys were very clean and nicely colored green and orange. They were open and there was a …