Travel Reviews
Green Meadows Petting Farm, Kissimmee, FL
When I had family visiting from out of state and they had done all the Disney, Universal and Sea world attractions, they were looking for something a little quieter and cheaper in the Orlando/Kissimmee area to do where they might be less squabbling and more smiling.
I happened to think …
Birthright trip to Israel from Shorashim
I have just returned from a Birthright trip to Israel organized by Shorashim - a Jewish organization that specializes in providing opportunities for American Jewish youth to visit Israel.
I must say, I had certain reservations about going on a birthright trip (mainly due to the fact that it’s …
Six Flags Great Adventure
Six Flags Great Adventure is perhaps the second greatest theme park (at least in my opinion), right behind Universal Studios Orlando. Six Flags Great Adventure consists of three parks total: Six Flags Wild Safari which is basically a zoo without barriers, Six Flags Hurricane Harbor which is their own …
Silver Springs, Ocala, FL
Florida has a great many tourist attractions, but while many flock to Orlando to go to the well known Theme Parks, I’ve often decided instead to seek out some of the less popular attractions that are perhaps slower paced, but nonetheless, enjoyable and entertaining.
One of these attractions is Ocala’s …
Ghost & Haunt Tours of Branson
My thirteen year old daughter and I had so much fun on the Ghost and Haunt Tour in Branson, Missouri that we cannot wait to go again. We left Daddy at the motel with our toddler. He is not into being scared the way my daughter and I are …
Sea Wind Boracay Island
Boracay is one of the best beach resorts in the Philippines. Sometimes when the island is full of foreigners from different parts of the world, you wouldn’t think that you’re actually just in the Philippines. There was a time when I became addicted to the place that I’d go …
Mary King’s Close, Edinburgh
For years, I had heard tales of a street which had been cut off from the City of Edinburgh centuries ago and then was built over and left as it had been. I thought this was fanciful, but, upon enquiry, it turned out to be true. In Edinburgh …
Cabo San Lucas
I have heard several people rave about Cabo San Lucas especially when they knew I was going there. I was excited with anticipation about my trip. Maybe this was the problem I expected too much. I was very disappointed. As soon as I arrived, I was bombarded by local …
Erie PA travel guide
Erie Pennsylvania is a great travel destination on Lake Erie’s south shore. Many possibilities await you in Erie. If you love the water, boating and fishing look no further than Erie, Pennsylvania’s gem on the lake.
In Erie you can enjoy the night life, with plenty of clubs to check …
Montevideo City
I have been living in Montevideo my hole life. I understand that I live in a small country, and that many people don´t know much about us, so i figured out that it would be interesting to write a review about it.
To begin with, Uruguay is a small country …
The Paris pass card
We have just come back from Paris. I would like to recommend The Paris pass card. This pass is very good deal if you are interested to do a lot of sightseeing in Paris and you don’t want to wait in a long lines. The Paris pass offer free …
Long Beach, California
Long Beach, California is a great place to go, and yes I’m going to be pretty biased here in regards to this city. Not because I’m from this city, or even because I ever loved there. But all because I love the beach, and if I’m by a beach …
Changi Beach Singapore
Changi beach is one of the beautiful beaches in Singapore east coast. Not very far from airport and not really crowded comapred to east coast. Blue green waters, beautiful palm tress, calm sea, fishing spot, airplanes and many other atrractions together makes it a beautiful spot. An evening …
Oceano Dunes CA
Highway 101 can stretch on forever, but as you as cruising through the central coast you’ll come to an exit for Grover Beach. Take the exit and head west to the beach. Just south of the Grover Beach area you find Oceano.
Oceano is covered with sand dunes of …
Chile
I love Chile, and the Capital City is Santiago. Chile is located in the Central and South America and is a very unique country. The local tour guide told me and my aunt that the population there is around 15 million and still rising, wow!
I …
Lion Country Safari West Palm Beach FL
Florida is more than just beautiful beaches. My family and I recently visited a zoo unlike any other we have seen and it was an experience I highly recommend, to families as well as adults.
Lion Country Safari is a 300 acre cageless zoo where you can get up close …
Shanghai Metro
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 …
Heineken Experience - Amsterdam, Netherlands
My trip to Europe did include a lot pubs and things but places like the Heineken Experience were a lot of fun and educational as well.
This is the site of the old brewery, which has been turned into a sort of museum all about Heineken. I think the …
Nirwana Beach Club
Bintan, Indonesia was one of the places my college best friends and I visited April of this year. We chose Bintan mainly because it is the part of Indonesia that is near to Singapore. Riding a ferry from the Tenah Merah Ferry Terminal in Singapore, we reached Bintan, Indonesia …
Callaway Gardens Pine Mountain Georgia
On a recent visit to Pine Mountain in Georgia, after seeing a few places on our list we still had three hours left before winding up. We decided to spend the rest of the time at Callaway gardens. We paid about $14 per person for entry. The information center …
Coron, Palawan, Philippines
If you like nature tripping and you appreciate nature’s beauty at it’s best, then Coron is definitely the place for you. I visited the place around a year ago, and up until now it still amazes me. There were a lot of different islands to visit, you must …
Sergeant Alvin C. York State Historic Park
The Sergeant Alvin C. York State Historic Park is located in Pall Mall off of highway 127 in northern Tennessee. Our home school group often holds our meetings at this historical site because of its natural beauty and heritage. The kids get to learn how the mill was used …
Washington Square Park
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 …
Megabus
Megabus has become one of my favorite ways to travel. It offers an opportunity to get to your destination more leisurely while seeing some of the great American landscape as you drive on the freeway.
Fares are cheap. If you book early, you can pay only $1/one way. I have …
Spirit of Norfolk Cruise
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 …
Inner Space Caverns
These caverns were pretty cool. Took a family trip recently and went to another set of caverns, and they were alright. When family came to visit we didn’t put caverns at the top of our list, but a little one was doing a report on bats, so we decided …
Mount Bromo Travel
At 2007 we were invited by one of our colleague to Malang who were married and have a reception party in that city. We had also plan to go to Mount Bromo afterwards, the highest mountain in East Java. We went from Jakarta by train to Malang using executive …
Harry P. Leu Gardens, Orlando, FL
Leu Gardens, is in Orlando, FL. It’s not only a beautiful place to simply spend an afternoon strolling the beautiful gardens, but it is also a wonderful place to hold a wedding or other special event. It’s 50 acres in total and they have created walkways that weave …
Morro Bay CA
Morrow Bay is one of those beautiful coastal towns in central California many people pass without notice. It is off the main highway 101, but if you take the exit leading to town and the beach you’ll find one of the most beautiful spots on the coast.
Morrow Bay is …
Carnegie Science Center
The Carnegie Science Center has long been known as one of the best museums in Pittsburgh. I recently visited it for the first time when my parents were staying with me and I absolutely loved it.
The Carnegie Science Center is a museum primarily aimed at children, to teach …
Paris on a Budget
I’ve been to several countries for the past 4 years or so that I have been traveling for a living. I have to admit that I have succumbed to the charm of this perfect city called Paris. Paris is a hundred times more beautiful than the photos we see …
Tallahassee
Tallahassee, for those of you who do not know, is actually the capital of Florida. I have the chance to go to this place before and that was when I was around 17 or 18.
I had a great expectation of this place, but it simply disappoints me. …
Lembah Harau - West Sumatera
Location 15 kilometres from eastwards Payakumbuh. The view is beautiful and unique. Unique because have granite hills at the height reach 200 m to boost straightening in right side and left of the road, deliver impression is residing in a fantasy country encircled by riverbank like high nature fortress. …
Bridal Veil Falls
Bridal Veil Falls are spectacular! They’re located on BC Highway 1, just 16km east of Chilliwack, and south of Hope. The falls drop 122 metres to the valley floor at Bridal Falls Provincial Park and flow into Bridal Creek which makes its way to Cheam Lake Regional …
Stealth Rollercoaster, Thorpe Park
Back in August 2008 I took a trip to Thorpe Park, one of the Premier theme parks in the UK located in Chertsey, Staines. I hadn’t been to Thorpe Park (or any theme park for that matter) in some 12 years or so and was actually quite excited; …
Lewes Beach Delaware
Lewes Beach, Delaware is perhaps one of the most popularly growing beaches within Delaware’s realms. Not only has the housing market increased in popularity in recent years, but so too has the value of the houses themselves. Homes that once went for perhaps two hundred thousand dollars …
Malcapuya and Banana Island Tour, Coron, Palawan
One of the tours we went to during our trip to Coron, Palawan was to Malcapuya and Banana Island. From the pier, it took us a little more than an hour to get to Malcapuya Island. The ride can be quite tiring as the scenery, although beautiful, …
Raghavendra Temple
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 …
Cold Spring Village, Cape May, New Jersey
Years ago, when I first started to get interested in history, we went down to the beautiful town of Cape May, New Jersey and saw all the typical sites, including the striking white lighthouse. Our major tour stop was Cold Spring Village, a restored 19th century village with costumed …
Deby South Service Area
On a couple of occasions we have been travelling on the A fifty and stopped of at the services called Derby South, these are located on the east bound carriage way of the A fifty about two miles before you get on to the M one motorway.
These services are …
Hong Mei Walking Street
This is a great destination for expats probably more than travelers. It features a wide range of foreign foods, the things that expats tend to miss when their away from home, but that travelers try to avoid. Not saying they don’t go there, because they do and …
Volet’s Resort
Are you looking for a nice resort to have an unforgettable summer vacation with your family and friends? I highly recommend you to visit Volet’s Resort in Dasmariñas City. Big pools and recreations you will surely like to experience, for a small fee of 200 pesos per head, it …
Key West
I would highly recommend visiting Key West, Florida to anyone. The furthest south of the Florida Keys, Key West is so far removed from the rest of the United States, that I consider it to be something like a foreign country. I have visited the island 3 times, …
Liberty Belle Riverboat, Liberty Square, Walt Disney World, FL
In Liberty Square in the Magic Kingdom of Walt Disney World, FL is the little talked about Liberty Belle Riverboat that cruises around the Rivers of America. Now I can’t say that every single visit in the last 37 years since the park opened and I’ve been attending …
Ocean Adventure Marine Theme Park
Every girl probably dreams of having a memorable and romantic Valentines date with their special someone. That was what I was looking forward to when I went back home in the Philippines after working for almost a year in China. I’d be finally spending my first valentines day with …
Port of Spain Trinidad
It was an experience of a lifetime visiting the caribbean Island of ‘Trinidad’. A counrty full of beautiful peolpe and exotic brightly coloured birds of all shapes and sizes. My favorite being ‘The Humming bird’. It’s long beak and colourful feathers looked so striking as they flew by. I …
Pretoria Zoological Gardens
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, …
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