A couple of years ago we went to Texas on vacation, my husband, mnyself, and my two daughters, ages three and thirteen. Of course while we we in San Antonio we had to go to the zoo. The zoo was great, but while there we picked up a brochure …

Ozone Falls is an area of free falling water into an amphitheater type of setting. To get to Ozone Falls from I40 you take exit 329 at Crab Orchard and drive four and a half miles on highway 70 to the parking area on the right. There is a …

By far, the most historical attraction in St. Augustine, Florida, is the 17th century Spanish fort, Castillo de San Marcos (Castle of St. Mark to those unfamiliar with Spanish terminology). There is so much to see and do that you could visit the Castillo various times and never see …

I am a fitness freak and love to keep myself fit as a fiddle. Since travelling had become an integral part of my life —“ I found it rather difficult to keep up my fitness routine and this slowly started showing. I had now started feeling stressed and tired …

Barracuda Lake is another hot spot in Coron, Palawan. This is one of the places that is always included in guided tours for Coron, and when you get here you’ll see why. When you try to enter the lake, you’ll understand why it is called Barracuda. The only entrance …

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. …

Kalahari Resort in Wisconsin Dells (located on Kalahari Dr., just north of Interstate 90/94, exit 92) is America’s largest indoors waterpark, which means you can go there all year long and not worry about the weather. There is also a large outdoor waterpark, so if you come in summer …

On this Singapore Independence day, we had a family trip to Qian Hu fish farm. It was really nice. It is fun trip for one who loves to watch fishes and for those who wants to set up an aquarium. When we entered the farm, I saw …

When it comes to the Smokey Mountains National Park, it is a very beautiful place. Yet, sometimes in the most beautiful places on Earth, it doesn’t feel like a vacation. Yes, I was in awe at the beauty of the park and nature in its truest form, but sometimes …

I LOVE TORONTO!
I was not born in this city, or country for that matter, but I immigrated here about 5 years ago and fell in love with it.
It’s located above the state of New York, US, and is the capital of the state of Ontario, Canada.
The city itself-downtown- has …

Many of my friends keep telling me that Ocho Rios is a nice place to spend a weekend. I always thought That being so close to this town I am not excited about visiting it. I believe that if I am travelling then it should be somewhere far like …

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 …

If you’re planning on visiting Vienna it doesn’t have to be expensive although Vienna is known for its high prices. There are things you can see for little or nothing and every one of them are worthwhile.
1.When you visit Vienna take a day to get your bearings and find …

Old houses are very intriguing because they have some special archectural features to them typically. One afternoon I was looking for a different place of intrest to take my children for a day trip when I discovered the Carl Sandburg House. He was a welll known author and raised …

In the World Showcase of Epcot in Walt Disney World, FL, you can visit the United Kingdom in all it’s charm. I always used to be disappointed a bit with the United Kingdom Pavilion, but that’s because I had never really taken my time and explored it and …

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 …

On October 29 of 2007 I went with my husband and daughter to see my husbands dad who was dying. We were about five minutes to late for my husband to see him before he passed away. Since the funeral was planned for November 1 we decided to …

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 live in New York City, which means that having a car is pretty much unnecessary and a big hassle than I care to deal with at this point in my life. Usually I give cars little to no thought, however every once in a while there is …

When my family and I went to Kota Kinabalu, we decided to go on the Kota Kinabalu Half Day City Tour with Lunch. Upon seeing the tour itinerary, we thought that it didn’t seem so exciting but we decided to go anyway as we were already there and …

Dubai Shopping festival -DSF , an international tourism destination that attracts millions of visitors every year across the world is going to complete its 10 years of long journey and entering into its 11th year on January 4th of 2006. The entire world awaits this …

This is very popular and very beautiful touristic place in Croatia. It is situated on the easter coast of the peninsula of Istra in the north west of Croatia.
If you have a lot of money you can rent yourself a villa in Opatija and you will have the perfect …

My family loves to go camping, so a few weeks ago we decided to go camping at Boulder Beach Campground at Lake Mead. We arrived at Lake Mead after 5PM on a Friday evening, and the Lake entrances were already closed, so their were no park/lake employees there …

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 …

I love train travel, and for long distances it’s usually cheaper than air fare.
My ticket to Beijing was around $90, the airfare at the time was double that, so if you’re not in any rush, I’d recommend the train.
There’s 4 ticket options, hard seat, soft seat, hard sleeper …

Dubai is a place to review. I am excited to be writing about Dubai, since I have been to this place and I would recommend everyone reading to be making it a point to visit, if you have the time and means. The top 3 main reasons …

Boners Ferry, Idaho is located in the northern part of the state. It is a beautiful little town in the Kootenai River Valley. Right on highway 95 north you are only a short distance from Canada and the gate way to the north. It’s an easy drive with good …

Pune is a city in the state of Maharashtra, India. Pune is a beautiful city. There are many interesting places to visit. Moreover, Pune is a clean city and worth traveling. However, the climate in Pune is rather hot. The best time for travel would be from October to …

The famous Leaning Tower of Pisa is an amazing site, but in reality, it is only one of four buildings at Pisa’s Cathedral Square, and the other buildings are very interesting as well, even though they do not lean.
As I walked into the complex, I was a bit surprised …

When we had the pleasure of touring some of the Southern States while visiting with friends in Mississippi last year, we were looking into possible animal related attractions or zoos that we could go see. One of the best little treasures that we fell upon was the Wild …

I don’t get much of an opportunity to travel and, when I do, I wouldn’t exactly say that I’m much for the “outdoors-y” type of stuff, unless it’s something of spiritual significance (like a hike to a Buddhist temple, for instance), but when my mother-in-law wanted us to stop …

Sydney is Australia’s largest city, currently with a population of aprox 4.3 million people. It’s not one of those cities with countless high rise apartments with congested living spaces, Sydney has a large area for it’s population.
The part appealing about Sydney to me is the fact that alot of …

Although the name might suggest otherwise, lakes entrance is a tourist resort located in eastern Victoria, Australia. If you are interested in fishing, this port is also a perfect choice. The exact location is 200 miles east of Melbourne close to the managed man-made channel connecting bass straight and …

On our last drive down to Dover we were running early and Kurt needed to Stop for a toilet break and after our last visit to Dover and the standard of there facilities we decided to stop at the Stop 24 services located nearby at Folkestone, these are junction …

We recently had to fly out east to attend my wife’s grandmother’s funeral. Since her death was sudden, we had to make our travel arrangements last second.
We ended up booking our flights on Northwest Airlines (traveling from Madison, WI to Elmira, NY).
While out flight wasn’t terrible, I think, if …

Living in Florida, you’d think we go to the theme parks all the time, but actually we don’t. But one year, we decided to really go play tourist and we did the Disney Package deal and spent 5 days on Disney property with full park access, several meals included …

I have travelled on the ordinary Jamaican Urban Transit Company (JUTC) buses a lot, and I find that even though I think they tend to be safer than travelling in a taxi, or any car for that matter, I tend to appreciate their premium service buses the most. This …

When looking for somewhere to stop on holiday we don’t go through travel agents we like to look around on the Internet to find great places to stay. One website we use to help us do just that is Holidaylets.net. This website list loads of different properties …

Vacation is one of the best things you can do to keep yourself away from the office and pamper your mind with relaxation in a stress-free environment. My very first week-long vacation and probably the longest so far is with my office mates Grace and Faye in a wonderful …

When planning my trip to Disney World I knew that I wanted everything paid for ahead of time. I wanted to be able to go down there and just enjoy my time without having to worry about extra costs. When I saw that they had dining plans with their …

If you plan on visiting the waterfront in Norfolk, Virginia, make sure you consider taking their Spirit of Norfolk Cruise. You get to sail on a gorgeous yacht and take a 2 to 3 hour cruise down the Elizabeth River and back. The view is just beautiful.
They have …

The Approach Trail for the Appalachian Trail is located at Amicola Falls State Park in Georgia. The Approach Trail is 8.5 miles long and extremely hard. Some hikers say it is like a trial run because if you can’t hack this 8.5 miles portion then you will …

White Plains, NY is one of my favorite places to go because I enjoy the weather there and it is a lot calmer than most places in NY which I believe most people are looking for. I first went here with my family when I was a child going …

I have used many travel agencies, websites and magazines over the years to get ideas for travelling, hear tips on certain countries or sites, and get advice from people who have been to the places I am planning to go. Usually, I have to spend hours on many different …

Traveling with family and friends during the vacations was an event I always looked forward too. Although all my traveling experiences would be a great way to just chill out and have fun- the most difficult part of it would keeping in all my valuables( cash, credit and …

Three months ago, I visit Bali with my friends. We do not use travel agent service. we expected to find some new places to enjoy. This what we did, we rent motor bike. It is very easy to find around Legian street in Kuta, and the most important is …

One of the first things I would recommend to anyone when going to Cyprus is to try any local cuisine, it may look disgusting but I promise you its some of the best food I’ve had.
I stayed in a village just outside of Kyrenia called Ozankoy, just south of …

The Shepherd of the Hills tour is somthing I had been wanting to do ever since I picked up Harold Bell Wright’s book, The Sheperd of The Hills, on one of our previous visits to Branson, Missouri.
Our tram tour took about and hour and a half, and the tour …

Shannon Falls is located in Squamish, BC, right off the Sea to Sky Highway, on the east side (Highway 99) and just south of the imposing and impressive Stawamus Chief Mountain. The falls themselves can be seen from the Highway, but it’s only when you get right up …