To go to this island, I had to take a boat from Mbweni and the whole ride is about an hour. This island which is just right across Zanzibar is renowned for being eco-friendly as every effort has been made to make this island as pristine and as untouched …

Mount Mitchell is located on the blue ridge park way shortly after you pass by Asheville, North Carolina. It is majestic in the way that it towers over the other mountain peaks in the area. Every year there is a bike and foot race to the top of Mount …

On our recent vacation to Gatlinburg Tennessee we visited the Tennessee Museum of Aviation. The museum isn’t in downtown Gatlinburg, but it is close. They have brochures at all motels and visitor centers where you can get the phone number and call for complete directions. Or you can …

If you love nature, you’ll just love visiting Holden Arboretum. I am lucky enough to live close by and be able to enjoy it year round. This arboretum is hailed as one of the world’s largest museums of woody plants in the world! There’s more than …

My husband and I got married September 22 and wanted to honeymoon in Ireland. He didn’t get his passport in time (not till a year later), so we decided on our second favorite place. New Orleans was our choice for the honeymoon and I did a ton of planning …

The site is located at 44 rue Touahine. The hours are 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Sunday thru Friday. This is a great venue if you enjoy the history of Tangier during the 1900s. A very large area provides presentations of …

My uncle and his family from Paris are coming home for Christmas vacation. They plan to go to Bohol to enjoy the beach and do some diving. I was ecastatic to learn that they wanted to take me with them. So as a favor I volunteered to reserve their …

Kawagoe is a town in Saitama Perfecture famous as a little Edo (the old name of Tokyo). Though it is a part of Saitama, this place is not really far from Tokyo. It is easy to reach by Tobu Tojo line from Ikebukuro Station. I went to there several …

I thought it was strange that I had been born and raised in Florida, but I had never visited the Nation’s oldest city. St Augustine is the nation’s oldest city and it’s only a few hours from where I live. So, I asked my husband if we could spend …

This area can be extremely warm during the summer. Upper 80’s and 90’s are not uncommon. We stopped at the visitors center of the battle of Little Big Horn. This is way out in the middle of nowhere. There is a speaking guide, museum and little …

Among the many parks I have visited, I especially liked one in Tennessee, the famous Cumberland Mountain State Park. Its exact location is at Cumberland County, 24 Office Dr, Crossville, TN 38555. The park is very large, taking up one thousand, seven hundred and twenty acres, this making it …

Vision Land is a small amusement park in Alabama. My husband said he read it was a project built by the city to increase tourism that did not work out as planned, so it was sold to an investment company who reopened it after it had been closed for …

Wilder Mountain is the name for the mountain where the old town of Wilder Tennessee is. It is off Hwy 85 between Monterey and Clarkrange TN. Wilder used to be a coal mining town but when the mine went out of business most of the town became like a …

My visit to Sequoia National Park still remains close to my heart. The solace and refresh that the giant trees, snow clad mountains and the mysterious silence offer here are simply rejuvenating. After my trip my mind got a very good feel.
The much sought after attraction here is the …

I am a major travel junkie ,I am always looking for different places to go and things to do.One morning while channel surfing ,I came across this travelogue on Redding/Mt.Shastha. I was looking for something low key to do for the long week end so TH and I …

Quietly tucked back off the Tamiami Trail in a place you you would never suspect surrounded by the normal businesses of a busy city street lays a hidden treasure. The Oscar Sherer park is a natural oasis where the modern world melts away . This park/campground offers something …

Edinburgh is located in Scotland and is truly beautiful, historic and is a definite friendly city. I went with my whole family to this particular city before and Edinburge is actually pronounced as “Edin-”Burr”uh”. So much for pronounciation, ha! It is definitely one of the most …

Long before the name changed, Hollywood Studios (formally MGM Studios) was one of my favorite amusement parks to visit. And now, even after the name change, it still is. If there was only enough time to go on one ride at Hollywood Studios, I would pick Star Tours. Hands …

Trimpley Reservoir is one of the few areas of open water in Worcestershire, and as such is a fairly popular tourist attraction, especially for water-based activities such as sailing. It lies a little way outside the small village of Trimpley itself, and this can be found a few miles …

We go to Branson a few times a year and always find somthing we haven’t done or seen yet. On one of our more recent trips we went to the Antique Toy Museum. The cost was not that bad, considering it also included a visit to the Harold Bell …

We had our 7-day visit to Singapore and a close family friend of ours who happened to be our host suggested that we should see Night Safari. We arrived there early around 5:00 pm and to our dismay the show will not start until 6:00. Gosh we were not …

I have been to Tasik Kenyir before, which is situated in Trengganu, Malaysia. One thing is for sure if you want to travel in a place as remote as Tasik Kenyir, one’s mouth need to be ‘insured’. What is that? What I mean is that one has …

I was stationed at Fort Sam Houston Texas for about nine weeks while I attended training for hospital food service with the army. One of my favorite places in Texas that I got to visit was The Alamo. It’s a very unique experience to visit the Alamo after studying …

While visiting Holland, Michigan, my Dutch grandparents wanted to take us to see as many authentic Dutch attractions as we could, and one day they planned a visit to the Deklomp Wooden Shoe and Delft Factory. Although I have been to the real Holland several times, I was looking …

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, …

As far as I am Russian but for the last four years I have been living in Italy, I go to Russia to visit my relatives and friends every year. This summer I decided to go there in August. Bad choice! Cuase this is the period when almost all …

The Hawaiian islands have something for everyone. “Big Island”, as they call it, is home to multiple active volcanoes which includes the Mauna Loa, the most active volcano on earth and the Kalauea which is currently one of the most lava productive volcanoes on earth. I recomment a …

Oak Hill, Ohio is a small town in the foothills of southern Ohio. I was not born there but I lived there off and on most of my childhood. The high school used to go from grade seven to twelve. They used to allow us to walk down town …

It’s getting warmer now and my wife and I are making plans for what we want to do with the kids this summer (using a good chunk of my vacation time in the process).
I’m not sure if we can afford it yet or not, but one of the places …

Bang Pa-In is famous for its summer palace that was frequently and is still occasionally used by the king and members of his family. First I knew the Bang Pa-In from the photos shown by a Thai friend. The photos were so attractive that on one occasion I visited …

It is my firm conviction that with years to come, Anapolis, Maryland is going to become more and more of a tourist attraction, and hot spot to visit. I traveled there with my family, and I was under the very incorrect assumption that I would get to tour …

We only get to Illinois to visit relatives about every two or three years. On our last trip this past summer we spent a week with my causin and her family right outside of Chicago. We spent everyday going into Chicago siteseeing, eating at different restaurants and shopping. On …

I would recommend the Canadian city of Toronto’s transit system to all my friends as it is practical, safe and efficient. It is run by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), which is subsidized by the provincial government of Ontario.
When I lived in metro Toronto from 1996 to 2006, …

Imagine an individual stepping off the U-Bahn at the Stephansplatz station in Vienna, Austria. She and her group move along up stairways and escalators, passing by security systems and the underground shops and delis, beside hundreds of German-speaking Austrians and tourists from around the world. As she rides the …

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; …

We have done this tour twice. It is a free walking tour of the factory that takes approximately 40 minutes. You get to see the entire process of how a jelly bean is created and packaged. It is very interesting, but I would say it would not be for …

Lake White is nestled into the rolling hills and forest of southern Ohio. We went there for a my mom’s family reunion one year when I was about seven or eight. This was the first family reunion we had ever had. My mom was from a large family with …

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 …

Last year, I went to Aguila Beach Resort with my high school friends. We went there just out of luck since we really planned on going to one of the diving spots in Anilao, Mabini, Batangas. Since we were so unfortunate not to find last-minute reservations, we ended up …

For history buffs, and anyone visiting Germany, The Berlin Wall is a must-see attraction, and one of the most famous barriers in the world. After World War II, this concrete and wire wall was erected to divide Communist East Germany and Democratic West Germany, and it remained in place …

Every year in August, the town of Rockland, Maine holds it’s annual Lobster Festival. I try to be in attendance just as often as I can be. Never mind the scrumptious lobster, there is so much going on here and so much good seafood, I wouldn’t want …

Santa Fe, New Mexico is a very special place, and a favorite destination for sanctuary. I love this beautiful city that is nestled in the midst of the beautiful New Mexico mountains. Santa Fe has just about everything that a traveler could want including hotel accommodations, restaurants, historic …

If you are looking for a nice place to vacation, or if you wish to take your family on a fun vacation for the summer, Ocean City, Maryland is the place to go. There is always something to do for everyone no matter the age. Whether you are the …

Yonge Street, pronounced like the word young, is the longest street in the world according to the Guinness World Book of Records. I can easily tell you the history of the city of Toronto by going through the length of this legendary street.
We begin with 1 Yonge Street …

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 …

On a recent trip to the state of Georgia, I tried to take in as many of the tourist attractions that were open in the winter as I could. One of the interesting places that I visited was the Oatland Island Wildlife Center, which I saw an information brochure …

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 …

Given the fact that it has been so oppressively hot this summer, I knew I would be taking a trip to Typhoon Lagoon at one point during this summer. But I was dreading it. I love Walt Disney World’s water parks for their theme-styled parks. Like Blizzard Beach is …

I bought the Antler Coda Suitcase (Large) while I was in Hong Kong earlier this year. I bought it at the Sogo department store for a discounted price of HKD2000. What first attracted me to it was that it was lightweight, and I liked the color. …