We booked with Nautisantos big Game Fishing after being acosted by several reps for various tour agents on the way to the marina in the heart of the city centre, funchal. They are based in the marina, and have a small kiosk as you walk towards the resturants.
It was …

This metro rail service was started in New Delhi to ease the congestion on the overly crowded roads. Though the services have started since December 2002 it is yet going on expanding. The metro rail service is at some places below the earth surface while at some places it …

I had travelled to Langkawi Island many times over the years and mostly with a bunch of closed friends, not because it is a simply a beautiful island, but the island has a lot of enhanting activities to offer.
To begin with, the Langkawi is a duty free island, and …

Literally translated to pine hill, PiÅ„a Colina rests on top of a hill surrounded with a pineapple plantation. It’s a new place that my brothers and I visited last 4th of July.
I was attracted to it when I watched it on television on a cooking show. The place …

Recently, I had occasion to go to Rhode Island to visit my Dad and while I was there, we took a short excursion up to one of our favorite haunts, the White Mountains. Now I’ve done every ride and attraction there at one time or another and some many …

The Kochi beach is one of the most known beaches in India. It is called the Queen of the Arabian Sea. It stretches over a vast coastal area and attracts a lot of tourists all round the year. The beach is at a distance of 12kms from Ernakulam city.
Whenever …

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 …

The Norris Dam State park is what we call a hop, skip and jump away, in our neck of the woods. It is located just 28 miles off highway 441 from down town Knoxville, Tennessee. Making it is close enough for many people to enjoy for an afternoon …

I’ve been to see many great performances at the “Maxwell C. King Center for the Performing Arts” in Melbourne, FL. They have a full schedule of shows there each year and the shows range from various genres of musical performers and bands, to plays and children’s plays to …

Haw Par Villa is a place in Singapore with all the Chinese monuments and symbolisms. When we went there, we did not know what to expect of the place. The bus ride was quite long and it took us ages to reach the place.
The site welcomes us with great …

I recently visited the city of Guadalajara in Mexico and must admit that I fell in love. I was born in that city, but moved away when I was very young, so I grew up hearing of how beautiful it was. Now that I finally had a chance to …

If you are looking for a fun place to vacation this summer, try Adventureland in Altoona, Iowa. I have been going to this theme park for the last 25 plus years and I love it. There is something there for everyone.
One of my favorite rides is the …

If you are heading to Fort Myers Beach, Florida then you must hit the Jungle Golf before you leave. Fort Myers Beach offers many things to do including lots of beach time. But on those days when you are sun burned and need a little extra recreation with the …

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 …

The Jim Beam Distillery is one of the main tourist sites in the state of Kentucky. They offer a tour, a video, and a bourbon tasting, all for free.
Truthfully, though, I was disappointed by my visit there. I was hoping for a tour of the distillery itself, but …

On a two week trip to visit friends in Mississippi, we traveled to Alabama and got the chance to see a few things while there. One of those things was the Montgomery Zoo, in Montgomery, AL. You know I’ve been to many zoos before and I’ve even been …

King Fahd causeway is a bridge connecting Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. I had the experience of traversing the 25 kilometer long causeway when I was going back to the Philippines after working for 2 years in the kingdom.
I chose to travel the route because I thought it would be …

I have a nephew that lives in Oklahoma and although I don’t get to go see him too often and he usually comes to visit me, I did get to go see him this past Spring for a short while when we were traveling to Texas on business. …

I took the West Coast Express one-way train ride on January 7, 2011 from Mission City back to Vancouver. I got to the main depot before 7:00 a.m. To my surprise I found that the train was still running, thinking that there was only one trip at …

In May of 2010 me and my friend from the Philippines went to Hong kong for a few days. We were on a tight budget and we needed a change from the typical expensive hotels on nathan road in kowloon. We decided to stay at a hostel- a cheap …

My family and I frequently visit Hong Kong. That’s because my late grandmother and my aunt and uncles reside there. Thus, I am very familiar with the environment and culture.
If I’ll ask anyone to paint a picture of Hong Kong residence, they’ll pretty sure to come up with …

Montreal is one of my favorite cities in Canada. When I used to live in Toronto, I used to fly to Montreal on weekends. It’s just as cold in winter as Toronto, or perhaps even colder.
But the difference is, Montreal has an underground city which you will …

The success of any city can be judged by the strength of the public transport system it has. Delhi has such a successful public transport system called the DTC that is used by lakhs of commuters daily to commute to their offices, and colleges.
DTC is Delhi Transport Corporation, a …

Our team decided to have a team building activity far away from the hustle and bustle of urban Manila. One of our co-workers steadily rent out their place for people who want a piece of quiet somewhere in the province. She even rents out the place for some TV …

Honestly I wish that I could give this a good review, but I’m afraid that I can’t.
The first time that I went to Universal Studio’s Halloween Horror Nights, it really was something to remember. It was the year that they had “The Director”. It was spectacular! As …

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 …

Los Angeles, ca is a fantastic place depending on where you go. This place can also be a nightmare if you end up in the wrong part of the city. But so many of the large US cities are like this and I honestly couldn’t tell you why. But …

This parasail is the best if you want to try this fun activity while in Hawaii. I really like this company above the others for several reasons which I will tell you about. First, it is located in the Harbor close to town in Honolulu - this …

Some of my best memories of my many Florida trips involve Cypress Gardens, a beautiful, amazing place with many entertainment venues and lovely scenery. Cypress Gardens is a very complex place, and I enjoyed every part of it. My favorite part was the sprawling garden, filled with tropical hideaways, …

As foreign tourists, we were not sure to use the city bus in Bangkok which was normally very crowded, while taxis were certainly expensive. Therefore, the choice fell on the tuk-tuk, the three-cycle vehicle. Our first experience with the tuk-tuk was, however, not very good. Recently right after we …

I always spend time going to parks here in our country; I had been to Mountainview Nature Park, and in other parks. Because of this, I make sure I won’t miss Singapore’s Botanical garden, which is open daily from 5am to 12midnight. This explains why, it’s a jogger and …

Texas is the best state to live in; it could be it’s own republic that it once was if it wanted to and should, but Texas is just too good for that. Even our motto against litter has people up at arms: Don’t MESS with Texas. Too …

When we went on holiday to Cyprus last year we stopped in a villa called Atma which is located in סatalcöy, Kyrenia, Northern Cyprus. We had a good flight into Cyprus and we found the villa easy enough. When we arrived we were shown around the villa …

We stayed at the Ramada Inn in San Diego for a weekend trip recently. As San Diego is not such a large city, it was quiet convenient from many of the attractions.
It’s not a downtown hotel, so don’t expect to be close to the hip areas. It is located in …

After walking 5 miles up and down a steep path to a beautiful waterfall in the middle of the Smokey Mountains National Park, when I got back to my hotel in Gatlinburg, all I wanted to do was put my feet in ice water and relax. But my husband …

It was the first time I visited India. The purpose of my visit was to join an international seminar in New Delhi and continued with a sight-seeing trip. I understand that entry visa to India is not necessary for those having service passports from certain countries including my country …

Before I left to go to Nappy Farms called to ask for directions. The man on the phone was very nice and his directions were 100 accurate and easy to follow. On the paper I had received about their Maple Weekend it said spring is wet boots recommended. …

A couple of years ago I was on vacation in C-T (Varese), my cell phone obviously broke and I needed to get a replacement as I was going to stay there for about a month. I went to a famous Electronics store there to make my purchase, not knowing …

Mystery Mine is the newest roller coaster at Dollywood which is located in Pigeon Forge, TN. I have been to a lot of different parks and rode many different roller coasters but Mystery Mine was one of the most unique coasters I have rode in a long time. The …

The fruit and spice park is a botanical garden/fruit park I heard about through some friends of mine who had actually traveled to the southern area of Florida for a vacation. I had never heard of such a park or botanical garden, let alone one in Florida. Because I …

Raghavendra Temple is one of the famous temples in Visakhapatnam. It is very close to the sand hills in visakhapatnam. This is the temple of Sri Raghavendra, a saint. Here devotees worship Sree Raghavendra’s Samadhi(tomb)rather than his statue. Thursday is the favorite day of this God and special poojas …

The first time I went to this zoo was way back when I was really small and I can still remember, vaguely, what was going on and what was contained there.
I remember feeling a bit disappointed, as young as I was, at things like water holes being empty and …

The Samsonite Double Comfort pillow is one which I found while I was in California at the LAX airport. I was told that this was the most comfortable pillow that is currently made, the women told me that I could adjust the pillow to my comfort and so I …

Where is the Intercontinental Hotel? Well, the Intercontinental Hotel, Sdyney is located at 117 Macquarie St Sydney NSW 2000, Australia, a prime location because it is very near the Harbour area. It is a top of the line hotel and very luxurious, but you can expect an expensive price …

If you plan to travel to Nevada by heading south on Interstate 15, you will pass through St George, Utah, and a few little towns in Arizona called Beaver Dam, Desert Springs, Littlefield and Scenic. Just as you cross the border from Arizona into Nevada you will enter Mesquite. …

Baguio City is actually called the Summer Capital of the Philippines, since most people love to vacation there during the summer. It is located at the tops of the mountain and has cool weather all year round. Pine trees graze the whole city and every morning you can smell …

The ancient city of Chester in (unsurprisingly) the county of Cheshire is a remarkable little city, and one which I thoroughly recommend a visit to. However, you do need to be aware that its very popularity means that it is not a place where you are all that likely …

Talybont Reservoir, in the Brecon Beacons National Park in central Wales, is by no means one of the most famous or popular such tourist attractions in the country, or even in the National Park itself, but although it is hardly likely to detain the average traveller for an entire …

From Tau Pan, I spent half a day in Deception Valley. Deception Valley was on our list as this Pan was made famous by the American couple (the Owens’ Cry of the Kalahari) who studied the elusive brown hyena for at least 7 years.
To get to this …

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 …