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 …

Among the places I have visited in Southeast Asian countries, Inle Lake in Southern Shan State in Myanmar is one of the most interesting and fascinating places with it’s unique culture and life-style of the people living there.
This is a lake way above sea level, high on mountaenous region …

Lets face it. The majority of Americans these days are seeking vacation destinations that are family friendly, fun, and affordable. Most people look endlessly for places with beaches, great shopping, wonderful foods, and a good nightlife when planning their annual family vacation. Lucky for many of them, …

Walls have been, and remain, an effective way to keep things in or out, but some are bigger and last a lot longer than others. Hadrian’s Wall for one. It’s a Roman wall running across the north of England roughly from Carlisle in the west to Newcastle …

I have never been much of a roller coaster fan, so when my sister wanted to take me to Islands of Adventure, I just looked at her. I mean, this is my sister. She knows I don’t do roller coasters, so what purpose could I have for going to …

I’m a huge fan of Lighthouses and a Nautical nut as well. I have been visiting the Outer Banks for years. One of the times that I went, my husband and I decided to check out the Bodie Lighthouse just before we were leaving after a two week …

Today we went on a Gallipoli tour. It was organized by TJ’S Hotel and Hostel. The tour was very good. Being an Australian I enjoyed it immensely as well as learning a lot of things I didn’t know about the war.
Gallipoli is the name given to the battle …

While visiting Malaysia last year, my cousin took us to the picturesque Cameron Highlands. As we drove from Penang, beautiful panorama was unfolding before us with land scape changing from plain land to mountainous plateau. The drive was fantastic with beautiful scenery all along the way. As we started …

Any fishing fans, or boating fans, who are looking for a desirable Florida travel destination, may enjoy taking a trip to Jupiter, Florida. While Jupiter is far removed from the hustle and bustle of the crowds and people of Disney, it still offers great picturesque water scenes, small …

Busau beach resort is a spectacular tourist attraction which is noted for its serene environment and its gorgeous sandy beaches for your beach-walk and other water sports. Located in the coastal belt of the western Rergion of Ghana in a village called BUSUA near Agona Nkwanta, …

During a trip through Kentucky, we decided to stop in the capital city Frankfort, and we were persuaded to make a stop at Liberty Hall Historic Site. A friendly local suggested we see this site after finding out I was a history buff and that I liked antiques, so we …

One of the places that we often go when we visit the Outer Banks is the Pea Island Visitor Center which is just a little South of Oregon Inlet. There are actually several ways you can do this nature walk. If you do the entire thing, you …

I have spent many a day enjoying the Dewey Beach scene. Dewey is an extremely small party town located just past Rehobath Beach, Delaware. There is not much to the town besides multiple surf shops, ice cream havens, and bars, but for people who enjoy the drinking …

A lot of people have never heard of El Paso, but it is one of Texas’ major cities. Because of the military base, El Paso continues to grow and flourish. Always expanding El Paso, is a great place to live. I wouldn’t however take a vacation or trip to …

One time for my husband’s and my anniversary, I booked a surprise for him on the “Rivership Romance” in Sanford, FL. I had heard about them from an advertisement in a newspaper and they sounded interesting so I looked them up on the web.
The Rivership Romance has different …

Houston, TX I have to say was not one of my more favorite places to visit. I hate heat, and I hate humidity. And will Houston encompasses both of those and that made a lot of the experience for me quite bad. Although maybe I will have to give …

Gothenberg is a lively city, rich in a variety of cultural activities, with museums, parks and an attractive harbour-side centre to explore. Designed by the Dutch and known as Gotëborg in Swedish, it is a compact little city, with almost everything of interest within easy reach. The best way …

I am an avid flyer, taking a trip out of LA about once a month. I usually fly out of LAX, which is alright. I usually find that the employees are rude and obnoxious. They all seem to hate their job, to be impatient with all the flyers, and …

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 from Wisconsin, you know they advertise the heck out Noah’s Ark. The best days to come down to the park are in the middle of the week early in the morning. The later it gets the longer the lines get! Oh my God, …

Amicalola Falls state park is located near Dawsonville, Georgia off GA 52. Amicalola Falls is 729 feet high making it the largest falls east of the Mississippi River. There are several different options for hiking and they have a campground you can camp at for a small fee. What …

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 …

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 …

Mughal Garden is the most famous publicly opened destination of the President’s house in India. Though it is not open for public for the whole year but it opened only for one month from mid February to mid march. I have got the opportunity to visit the Mughal …

Kedah is also known as the Rice Bowl of Malaysia, because this state is the major producer of rice in the country. I admire Malaysia because all the states have different useful means for everything and one could really get rich from any of these raw talents and …

There are two different ways to get to White Sands, New Mexico, and both drives are beautiful. If you come from Alamogordo, New Mexico, the view at the top of the mountains are simply nothing short of spectacular. The drive from Carlsbad Caverns is lovely as well. …

Hot Springs National Park is really unique in many ways form other national parks. My family lives in Missouri, but we spend alot of time traveling through Arkansas. There are so many different and interesting sites throughout Arkansas, one of out favorites is Hot Springs Arkansas, namely the National …

Mysore is a place in Karnataka, a state in South India. It is one of the most beautiful places in Karnataka. Mysore is a famous tourist destination. It has got many interesting tourist spots. Mysore is a city of historical royal palaces. There are very beautiful parks in Mysore …

My friend’s whole family (her husband, daughter and mother-in-law included) invited me and my husband to join their trip to Niagara Falls. We were not able to apply for a Canadian Visitors Visa so we all decided to stay on the American side of the falls. We all live in …

This past February, I was fortunate enough to visit the Bahamas, Freeport to be exact. I should first mention that I won this trip so I was pretty easy to impress! Many people think Freeport on Grand Bahama Island is a bit tacky. They tend to …

Dragon’s Back is touted to be one of Hong Kong’s favorite trails. We picked out a fine winter afternoon to go there, since this is the best time of the year to hike in Hong Kong. Here’s what I love about this trail:
1. …

Parangtritis beach is one of the famous beach in my city, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. It’s location in south of Java island, it’s in Bantul, Jogja. The beach is about 40 km from Yogyakarta city. The road to get there is so easy, just go to the ringroad and then to …

On my trip to Pensacola on my never ending quest to see Lighthouses, we also spent a couple days visiting Perdido Key. Perdido Key is 247 acres and 16 miles long. It’s beautiful white sugar sand beaches and the warm blue-green waters of the Gulf of Mexico …

Athelstaneford is a small village in Scotland, in East Lothian. I visited here out of the interest in the history of the site, which is reported to the the birthplace of the Saltire, Scotland’s national flag. It’s mostly farmland in the area, but I did find the Doocot Flag Heritage …

It is quite a unique experience to visit Chinese Garden in Australia. I went there with my wife and my son. The admission fee was only 6 Australian dollars (less than 7 US dollars) per person. Inside we found a large garden with a pretty large lake in the …

Location of this museum is approximately 2.5 km from Taman Safari Bogor way to Puncak. Previously, each time through this location so the author does not consider about to existence. The sculptures of ancient animals most long quite prominent in the future, is considered only a part of a garden …

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 …

My friends and I went to Camiguin Island for our yearly vacation. Camiguin is a province in the Mindanao region of the Philippines and is known as the Island of Fire because of the many volcanoes in the island. Many people have the impression that all …

Well, I guess this counts as a tourism review. Zoar Valley park in western new york is a little over an hour south of Buffalo, past Gowanda, New York. It is over 3,000 acres and is one of the most beautiful spots i have ever seen to spend a …

Fresno, CA hasn’t always gotten the best rep considering that this city seems to give us some pretty bad stories from time to time. And I honestly don’t know if it’s the safest place in the whole world but whatever it all works out in the end right. I …

Palm Beach Zoo is one of those of small, but nice little zoos that covers a relatively small area, but packed with small enclosures and smaller animals. It sits not far off of I-95 in an older place of Palm Beach Country. …

Everyone knows who Mark Twain is, and probably most know that Mark Twain is just a Pen Name. His name is actually Samuel clemans. On out last visit to St. Louis, Mo. we made a special trip over to Hannibal, not far from St. Louis. I have always been …

Interstate 68 runs along the Mason Dixon line. It runs along the border between Western Maryland and Western Pennsylvania. It it a new road that runs parallel with the old route Interstate 40/48.
I 68 begins near the Maryland, Pennyslvania border just north …

Recently I was able to stay at the beautiful Four Seasons Hotel Firenze located at 99 Borgo Pinti and while in the area which by the way is near the heart of Florence was able to visit several significant sites. Herein, I explain my experience as to the sites …

Last weekend, it has been our plan to go to Villa Escudero Plantations and Resort; well everything was very well worth it. The Resort is very beautiful, close to nature and though it is about 2-3 hour drive from the city, the whole trip is very worth everything. We …

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 …

I decided that because I was driving through western Canada so much, I would at least make an effort to learn a bit about the history of the small, old towns that I drove through. In my quest for knowledge, I decided to stop at The Valemount Museum for …

Euroski Petrol is the petrol station we always try to use to fill at when we are in Spain. It is conveniently situated for just of the main coast road opposite Parque Aquatico Mijas. In this day and age of escalating fuel prices this service station seem …

Guinness Storehouse Tour
Everyone said we had to see tour the Guinness Storehouse and after checking into our hostel in Temple Bar (the tourist and nightlife hot spot) we decided to walk to St. James Gate. It was our first day in Dublin, it was raining (of course) and …

Pony Express National Museum
914 Penn St
Saint Joseph, MO
816-279-5059
A few years back we went on a camping trip near Saint Joseph, MO. It was in the middle of July and it was hot! We had about 10 people in our party and everybody was pretty much in a …