Stourbridge is a medium sized town - its population is something over 50,000 - on the south-western fringes of the Black Country region of the English Midlands, which is the industrial (in some cases formerly industrial) region to the west of Birmingham. It is not generally thought of as …

Alappuzha is a very nice place with a pleasant scenic region. I had been to Alappuzha on my honey moon and it was unforgettable experience.
we had spent a day and night on the houseboat in the backwater region and it was a great experience. All the day …

The Museum of Bags and Purses is just two years old but is now recognized as having the largest bag collection in the world. I’ve visited twice - June 2008 and April 2009. A great way to spend time with girlfriends and thousands of bags!
Tickets are EUR 6.50 per …

One of my favorite things to do on a particularly rainy day is to hop in the car and travel to the Franklin Institute, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is an astounding museum with information and factual based knowledge about artifacts, history, the human body, stars, machines, inventions, …

As with so many things in Rome, the Colosseum is one of those famous sites that you simply must see, at least once in your life, so it becomes a question of how to see it that is the issue. The first thing you must know is that even …

Mayon Volcano is an active volcano province of Albay, in the Bicol Region, Philippines. It is being admired for its “Perfect Cone”. My knowledge of Mayon Volcano started way back in my elementary days as we were studying about the beautiful tourist spots in the Philippines. …

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 …

The Eden village is a truly spectacular place to go on vacation to. Not only are the prices incredibly affordable (around 850 euro per person in highest season). The resort offers an all inclusive package which includes water, local wine, beer and soft drinks. The resort is right on …

I was looking for style when I bought my luggage set. I was also looking for convenience and durability. Well I found all of these things when I purchased the Travelers Choice Amsterdam 3 pc. Upright with Tote.
It was a great value for just under a hundred dollars, taxes …

Brackendale Eagle Provincial Park is a 755 Hectare park, located on the Squamish river. It has long been recognized as one of the most significant areas of wintering bald eagles in North America. The huge runs of Chum Salmon in the Squamish, Cheakamus, and Mamquam rivers attract …

Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo is probably the best zoo I have ever been to. I have been to the Atlanta zoo, the Honolulu Zoo—¦. Lowry Park outdoes them all! The zoo in Tampa is incredibly interactive. My daughter and I went to the Lowry Zoo for …

Honolulu Zoo
I have taken my daughter to the Honolulu Zoo in Oahu, Hawaii several times. Since the prices are so affordable, it is something that we can do fairly often. For kids 12 and under, the admission is only $3. The zoo is not as big …

Blue Spring State park. What can I say about this place? I quite loved it there and I would go back again for sure to see what things I missed the first time around. However one thing that I didn’t like that much about this place was that …

I lived near the Las Padres National Forest for many years. It was my play ground and my home. I walked the trails, backpacked, camped and 4×4 over it. This is a wonderful forest in the sense there is a lot of open space.
It can be accessed from Santa …

Eiffel Tower is in France, definitely. There were a couple of times that I have been to this amazing tower and the views were so amazingly cool. If you ask me, I am especially attracted to the night-time display and the general appearance of the whole tower.
As …

Magens Bay Beach is a very popular tourist destination on St. Thomas, and I think it’s an absolutely beautiful beach, but it’s not my favorite beach on the island. At one time, National Geographic rated it one of the top ten beaches in the world, but I think …

I was a bit reluctant whether to write this review or not.
I know everybody sees Paris as the city of love and they say “you never lived” if you haven’t been once in your life in Paris.
Well —¦ I must say I am not very fond of the experience.
After …

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 …

The Clent Hills are close enough to the urban sprawl of Birmingham and the southern Black Country that they have become one of the most popular destinations for the people of those areas to go for an afternoon out on a bright spring day, as indeed was the case …

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 …

If you are planning a trip to Bergen County NJ, a visit to Mahwah is a must! The Township Of Mahwah is a small community that actually takes up more land surface than any other town in Bergen County, yet has a relatively low population. This means you can …

Contiki Holidays is something that I don’t think I would quite participate again. It is an exhausting 13 days trip and it covers Italy on a basic simple tour. I went with my group of girl friends and there were around 5 of us. We shared …

One of the longest running attractions in the White Mountains is the Mount Washington Cog Railway in Bretton Woods, NH. It’s been there as far back as I can remember and I’ve been going there since I was a kid, some 40 years ago.
In all the times that I …

If you’re a fan of “The Sound of Music” this tour is very enjoyable and a lot of fun. We actually got to see quite a few sights where the movie was filmed, it was definitely worthwhile.
We got picked up by the bus from our hostel, which was …

Sand Point Campground is located in the picturesque village of Five Islands on the north shore of the Minas Basin in beautiful Nova Scotia, Canada. This campground is right on the beach, featuring a beautiful view of the Five Islands, which, according to local native legend, were created …

Mars Alam wasn’t at all what I expected, The franco rosso hotel was acceptable, it had 3 big pools a marvelous beach but no reef whatsoever. The scuba-diving was a bit sub-par, the colors were a bit more vivid but there wasn’t much too see.
Secondly, if your into ‘the …

I’m definitely an avid traveler and one of my favorite things to see are historical homes. I really love to see how the other half lived and what they did back in the day. While touring Frank Lloyd Wright’s Falling water I have come to realize what a controling …

We often celebrate our summer outing in this resort in Bulacan, Philippines which is just a 20-30 minute drive from our house. I like its main attraction which is their largest pool with a huge blue boat with six slides, three on each side, built right at the middle …

Coron, Palawan is one of the best vacation spots in the Philippines, and is a paradise if you love nature and the sea. It is famous for its diving and snorkeling sites, as well as its gorgeous limestone cliffs, lakes, and beaches. The most famous tour in …

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Texas travel. One might not even now where to begin. I mean with some 846 plus miles across and 900 some miles top to bottom. You would find yourself in the state almost indefinite. If you where to say you where going to do some Texas travel. The length …

Exit 22, 8 miles east of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho is an experience of a life time for families. The dining at Wolf Lodge is unforgettable set in an old mining site main building.
As you walk in the front is low so be sure to duck so you don’t knock …

The city of Liverpool in the early 1980s could be a somewhat depressing place. It was only a little after the devastating Toxteth riots, and there was still a sense of decay that lingered from the end of Liverpool’s days as a major seaport fifteen years earlier. The population …

Clearwater Beach is a wonderful beach to visit if you are looking to experience part of Florida. Just don’t go duing spring break!
Being a Floridian myself I never truly appreciated what a beautiful state I lived in until I took some out of town guests to Clearwater Beach. …

There are valid reasons to take a drive on this highway in western Nevada. I refer to the stretch of highway from Lathrop Wells (which is located about 70 miles north of Las Vegas) to Death Valley Junction, approximately a half-hour drive. For one thing, truck traffic is …

I have visited Jacksonville in North Carolina on two separate occasions. The first occasion was after my step-son was killed in a car accident. He had been based at Camp Johnson for training in the Marine Corps and they were having a memorial service for Jason. We drove to …

In the southern part of New Delhi, India, not far from the Indira Gandhi international airport, there is a place of interest, Qutb Minar. As public transportation is not recommended for foreigners, we hired a car (with the driver) to visit this place. I thought that Qutb Minar was …

I would highly recommend a visit to the Sealife Centre at Benalmadena. We took Kurt our 3 year old there in January and we all found it great and a fun experience. The Sealife Centre, located at the marina on Benalmadena Costa, houses an impressive collection of …

The variety of sight-seeing opportunities within the South Bank of London is far too great to describe within one article. However that said sites I’ve found particularly interesting are described within this review and I highly recommend you make each of the locations I’ve listed here part of your …

From the time I was a Young’un, I have been visiting “Gatorland” which is in Orlando, FL. I always thought it was actually in Kissimmee, but when I looked up the address to put on this review, it gives an Orlando address! You learn something new everyday!
It is and …

The nuns at the Monastery of the St. Clares have been raising miniature horses for almost one hundred years. These miniature horses, which are about 3 feet tall, look just like full size horses in proportion and coloring.
From 12-5 every weekday, the Monastery is open to visitors. …

The Loretto Chapel is a beautiful chapel in Santa Fe, New Mexico that is home to the world famous “Miraculous Staircase.” Whenever my family went to vacation in Santa Fe, we always went by the Loretto Chapel. First of all, the chapel itself is really pretty and obviously, since …

I bought this backpack on October 21, 2007, primarily because it offered a three-year warranty, which I found unique for backpacks. As the sales lady explained to me, I could return it to Samsonite for repairs within the specified period.
I thought, the maker of backpack is Samsonite, which …

Lake Erie is one of the great lakes in America. It is located on the northern side of Ohio. When I studied Ohio history we learned that Lake Erie borders the country of Canada, and the states of New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan which are part …

During our recent Coron trip, one of the places we went to was Maquinit Hot Spring. It was not included in our package tour so we just went there on our own. From our hotel beside the pier, we took a tricycle to the springs which cost …

On a recent trip to Ocean City New Jersey, we decided to search for something fun and different. We had seen the smiley-faced parachutes being towed by boats for a few days. We decided to check it out.
On checking it out, I read that Ocean City Parasail …

In Pinellas County, FL is a beautiful State Park called Fort De Soto State Park. Now besides the Fort where they actually have a 12″ Mortar Battery and rapid fire rifle guns. My husband and son always love visiting the Fort. I’m not that much of a history buff …

I have been through Hong Kong International Airport so many times that I thought it is about time that I wrote a review.
The new Hong Kong airport was built on a man-made island off shore from the island of Lantau during the 1990’s, opening in 1998. The terminal building …

I love to go to the beach at East Coast Park. I used to go there more often with my then boyfriend. We used to cycle together. At East Coast, you can rent bicycles on an hourly basis. There are many bicycle kiosks which rents out different types of …

I know many pepople who love travelling. I have however realised very few who have actually travelled! Even when you are doing a job you like doing, you cannot resist a break from your work-life. Hence my husband and our friends, four in all, packed our bags and drove …

Mussouri is situated a few kilometres from Dehradun, the capital of Uttaranchal in Northern India. A hill station famous for its serenity, snow and handicraft is a favorate tourist spot for many Indians and foreigners who travel in the country. This hill station is located in the …