Ever heard of Habagat? It’s a brand for outdoor bags and accessories here in the Philippines. I had one of their backpacks when I was in high school. It’s really very nice. Back then it was a new brand and it was just being introduced down our place. What …

Wild Waters (water park) is a fun must-do if you’re visiting in the Ocala area or are either a few minutes or hours outside the city. Although the address says it’s located in Silver Springs, FL, I’m familiar with the area and I know it as Ocala. Wild Waters …

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania is famous for many historic homes, but one of the best guided tours can be found at the Schriver House Museum. This red-brick home was built in 1860 and has been carefully furnished from the Victorian era. Visitors can see the cellar (home to George Schriver’s saloon), …

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 …

The Jansport backpacks are an amazing bag for traveling or for school. This bag has many pockets to store many items in. It even has a socket to store a drink such as a water bottle or a Gatorade. Jansport has many different kinds of bags and with a …

I would say that a city like Washington DC cannot be covered in just one trip. You will feel that during your trip; still there are some —˜must see’ things which need to be covered. So, I am going to tell you about the traditional attractions as well as …

The Baltimore Aquarium is perhaps the most breathtaking aquarium that I have visited in my life. It is located in central Baltimore, MD and attracts tourists by the thousands year after year. Not only can you view divers swim with the scariest sharks I have seen in …

This is a taxi cab company that I used for the first time when I was running late for school on a day during finals week. On a normal day I would go to the college campus in New Rochelle and take the school shuttle bus to the campus …

Having grown up in Rhode Island, I have to do a review on one of our biggest little state in the union’s greatest treasures: Roger Williams Park Zoo.
I can remember going here for field trips all through elementary school as a child and we looked forward to it all …

When you visit the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World, FL, you must make a point of checking out the classic ride “It’s a Small World”. As much as the song plays in your head for the next week and a half, you can’t hardly help yourself. Just …

The St. Augustine Visitor Information Center changed drastically between the fourth and fifth times I visited the city; it was once crowded, full of pamphlets and coupons of all kinds, a huge Spanish galleon replica, and many brochures for visitors. Now the entire front room of the visitor center …

In Singapore, there is also a version of Chinatown just like the one in USA. But this Chinatown is something of a local type of place for people of all races and you can learn a lot about Chinese people over here.
In Singapore itself, there are lots …

After Melaka’s admittance into Unesco World Heritage sites record, there has been a substantial increase in the number of western travelers to this Historic City.
I went to Melaka with my husband and two young children and found it to be interesting and informative town. Being somewhat familiar with Southeast …

Taking a public bus from Guanajuato to Mexico City only takes a few hours, but on the first class buses it’s truly a decent experience. Road trips can be a bit stressful, but not with Ado. You book your ticket a few days in advance, and arrive a few …

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 …

In September we did a hike at the Cumberland Mountains State Park. We stopped off first at the ranger station and picked up a copy of the trail maps. After a lot of consideration we decided to do the Pioneer Trail. Since all of the boys are working on …

While visiting the Smokey Mountains, I made a comment to my husband about the fact that there were no ghost stories told by some of the park rangers or long time visitors to the park. Yes, there were plenty of books that were about ghost stories of the mountains, …

Elk City State Park is located west of Independence in Southeast Kansas. They have approximately 100 campsites for trailers and about 300 tent campsites. The trailer sites have various options such as electric and electric with water. There are restrooms and showers for the tent campers …

Two weeks ago, our family had the opportunity to visit the newest addition to the Moonbay Marina Leisure Resort in Subic Bay. I haven’t been to Subic in years and so I was very excited to go and see the recent developments in the area. The experience certainly did …

It was in the month of July 2008 that Josephine and I took a flight North to Kota Kinabalu, Sabah with the main objective of climbing the highest peak in South East Asia - Mount Kinabalu.
We engaged a local tour agency for the 3 days 2 nights package, and …

We took a field trip when I was in the fourth grade to the Maumee State Forest. While there a ranger gave us a guided tour of the forest. A nature walk basically, where he told the history of the area and identified several species of trees for us. …

Intra is a beautiful little town in Piemonte, on the north side of the Lago Maggiore. It is a really beautiful little town with a lot of little shops, bars and restaurants. The best times to visit this place is around Christmas, Easter, Halloween, Mardi Gras, and lastly the …

Taiwan is not a very big country, so I planned to visit her four largest towns within 10 days from south to north, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Taichung, and Taipei. Tainan is located some 30 minutes by local train from Kaohsiung, therefore I did not book any hotel but did a one-day …

Washington Square Park is my home away from home. For 2 years, the area around it was my stomping ground, and the park itself because a place of leisure, relaxation, a space to breath. The iconic Washington Square Arch, mounted in honor of George Washington, greets the …

If you are inclined toward the open road a terrific circular course may be easily traversed within gorgeous British Columbia.
The course of which I’m suggesting you take is generally a ten day to two week road trip wherein you will be able to appreciate a fair amount of the natural …

I am starting to love priceline.com. It is a travel-related website wherein you can book flights, hotels & car rentals. I have been searching in different sites like these for a vacation package that is cheap & affordable but I was unlucky. My husband and I wanted to …

We went to Dunn’s River Falls as part of a cruise excursion package, which included the boat ride, drinks, and the tour of the falls. It cost about $80 per person. We booked it through Carnival, but I’m sure it would’ve been cheaper if we booked it …

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 …

I like going to Punderson State Park. I love the giant tudor-style Manor House to enjoy a wonderful meal as well as the rest of the facilities they have available for the publics enjoyment. They also have fishing, swimming, camping or hiking.
Although I’ve personally not rented a cabin …

Stonehenge is one of the most well known tourist attractions in England. It has been in books, films and TV series, and a lot of myths and tales are connected to it. It is one of the most famous Neolithic sites in the world, and each year a lot of …

Dominican Hill attracts only a select group of people; the ghost hunters. Not many tourists venture into Dominican Hill, much less enter the dilapidated building. There is much history behind this place. It used to be a vacation house for Dominican Friars, was turned into a school, became a …

Undeveloped, tainted by abusive tourists and dirty. Those were the exact words I used to describe Daranak Falls to a friend who was interested to see it. I told her not to waste her time visiting this place. Even the name now sounds disgusting to me. The water used …

If you want to go for a holiday and you want a very active night life I would recommand Makarska Croatia. The night life is really wild there and it is not very expensive. You can buy a coctail for less than 5 euros and other drinks are from …

This is not actually a hotel, as you may have noticed, but a campground. It is a very nice campground.
Almost all of the sites cost $20 a night, although I did notice that they had several very large group camping sites available for well over $100. I believe that …

Laguna Beach, CA is my most favorite place to go to on vacation. I would recommend this city to anyone because it is an all around great place. Laguna Beach is a very expensive place but I believe that it’s well worth the money. The weather …

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 …

2 weeks ago I came home from my business flight Frankfurt, Germany. I was sent there to make couple of deals, and I had 1 day time for site - seeing. Overall the City is clean and nice, of course I was mainly only in the Downtown, but as …

This is about my travel experience at Universal Studio in LA, CA. It’s located in Ventura, LA, CA off of the 101 N freeway. It’s located just on the right side of the freeway 101N and you can easily see the studio on the freeway. You can always have …

If you ever plan to visit to Thailand, the second largest city of Thailand, Chiang Mai is one of those recommended cities to visit while staying in Thailand. It is well-known for its nice chilled unpolluted weather, beautiful landscape, handy crafts, silver jewellery, Thai silk, and its southern …

South Mountain State Park is a very special place to me. Some of my friends thought I was crazy, when I decided to go for a week long backpacking trip with three kids alone with no prior experience in backpacking. I however did not see the problem. I looked …

We love camping and the fact that we live in Michigan gives us numerous campgrounds to choose from. We recently heard about Duke Creek Campground in Cedar Springs, MI. It’s about a 40 minute drive from our house, so it’s not too far out of the way. …

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 …

Palermo is one of the most famous cities in Italy. It is a truly beautiful coastal city. It has amazing beaches, people and restaurants.
The food is AMAZINGLY delicious and very abundant.
Their pizzas are a true work of art, so really incredibly rich in flavor, the only other place where …

Just a few days ago, I decided to complete my tour in the island of Bohol in the country of Philippines. This is one of the best tourist destination in the country. I’ve been to some parts of it last year but I decided to go back because the …

A few years ago, we took my Grandson to Six Gun City in Jefferson, NH. Six Gun City is a place that my own kids used to pester me to go to when they were little. We always ended up saying no though because it’s up in …

My family and I spent some time at this campground late in August. The campground itself was very pretty - lots of trees and nicely landscaped without being to delicate. The price was right for all the amenities we had. Electric, water and sewer was …

I was house or apartment hunting in Brussels last week. My husband and I agreed that apart from visiting possible accommodation, we should also see some historical places in Brussels. One of these is the Grand-Place.
To get to this place (and if going by car), you have …

These type of places that double up as holiday makers’ destinations with a touch of some up close wildlife experiences, are right up there with my favorites and Loskop Dam is definitely no different.
I went to Loskop Dam as part of a huge family weekend away, and was very …