When visiting South Africa, I had my heart set on going on as many safari as possible; however, it is very difficult as a single traveler to find excursions during off-season that will take a single traveler if no others are booked. I learned about Schotia thanks to the …

In January of 1994, I went to Jacksonville, Florida to pick up my son who was visiting with his Aunt Suzie. Me and Suzie took my son to Atlantic Beach to play in the sand. We were walking along the edge of the water when I found a balloon …

Circus Circus Campground Las Vegas
Las Vegas Strip
Information: 702-733-9707
Reservations: 1-800-562-7270
The campground at Circus Circus is run by KOA. It has about 400 sites and you are entitled to all the amenities of the both KOA and the Circus Circus Hotel & Casino. The pool and …

I have been with my family to Tucson before and it is located in Arizona, USA. There are a pretty alright list of hotels there that I find O.K to be at. However, the weather there throughout was kind of hot, and I felt the need to …

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 …

Florida, where I live is well known for it’s many festivals that are held each year throughout the state. One of the biggest and longest running is the Plant City Strawberry Festival. Plant City has been running it’s famous festival since 1930 and it’s truly become a …

Calicut is a small city in Kerala, a southern state of India. Calicut is almost 400 kms from Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala.
I had heard from people that Calicut is a place worthy to be visited. I decided to see what was special in this place and spent two …

Cape May, New Jersey, by far, is one of my absolute favorite places to visit during the summer months. The town of Cape May is just so quaint and so truly enjoyable! It has a wide variety of Victorian Bed And Breakfasts that look right out onto …

The Flint Riverquarium of Albany, GA, was actually quite impressive for a small town exhibit. I cannot say that I was impressed by the staff member at the ticket counter (attitude and manners could have been better), but upon entering the building I was met with the friendly, smiling …

I live in Fentress County, Tennessee which is what I consider to be the back gate to the Big South Fork. That’s why having the Big South Fork in my back yard practically makes it easier to use it as a playground for our local boy scout troop when …

Padeng is a mid-sized town on the western coast of Sumatra Island, Indonesia. It is a kind of a remote place. I got the opportunity to visit Padeng last year at the invitation of a friend of mine living there.
I flew from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to Padeng by …

Raleigh, North Carolina can be a pretty city to visit. Unfortunately the first time I saw it was shortly after hurricane Fran had devastated it. I was one of twelve soldiers that volunteered from the 505th engineer unit that to be deployed at first to assist with …

On my last trip to the state of Georgia, I was worried that I wouldn’t be able to see a lot of the tourist attractions and historical and cultural sites that are plentiful in the state because it was winter time. However, we managed to see some of the …

When we went to Orlando, Florida, we just visited Disney World. It was a very short trip that we were not able to go to Universal Studios. My husband has been there few years ago and he’s all praises with the place. So when we went to Los Angeles, …

One of the most relaxing and exciting vacations for anyone to take, is to Freeport Island in the Bahamas. While you can’t get there directly via flying, you more often than not fly to Florida, and enjoy a seven hour or so cruise to reach the Bahamas by water. …

While visiting the beautiful island of Oahu, Hawaii, we spent an afternoon hiking up to Manoa Falls. This hike is such a beautiful scenic hike and it’s only about a mile long so it’s really not bad at all. There is so much lush foliage and scenery …

While I wasn’t really planning to go on any safari trips while around this area, the mere fact that the specialization of Bucklands Luxury Tent’s services lies in safari trips was way too much for me to resist and I found myself tagging along, very willingly though I must …

There are many good walking routes while visiting Paris; and I encourage you to visit often: exploring many different areas—”that is, if you can so manage. The area of subject, within this review is: Montparnasse.
My first impression of Montparnasse is that it is a …

If you would like go a short distance from Up State SC or Central or Western NC this is the perfect place to go. We are a short drive from here and with gas price soaring this summer it is important to stay close to home. If …

On a recent trip to Sydney, Australia to visit a friend, I suggested we visit Featherdale Wildlife Park. I had found the website online and it looked like a fun place for animal lovers. So we hopped on the train and rode to Doonside, about 40 minutes from Sydney. …

One thing that is fun to do while in the White Mountains, but is a little pricey is the Mount Washington Auto Road. If you’ve got a car in decent shape (and I say this because I once attempted this as a teenager with a car that had …

Recently on a visit to British Columbia, not much arm-twisting pursued in order to convince me to further our journey farther north into the historic mining area of the Silver Trail and within the Yukon. The way to access the area is by traveling straight north from Whitehorse which …

My husband and I recently stayed at the Gold Strike Casino and Hotel in Tunica Mississippi. Our spacious 10th floor king room was absolutely wonderful. It was modernly decorated in shades of brown, mint green, and ice blue. When I first entered the room I was …

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, …

Last summer I went to Seattle to see a Mariners baseball game, and decided to do some sight seeing while I was down there. One of the many places I went to was the Space Needle - the towering, stylish tower that is deep in downtown Seattle.
Once I …

Little Sahara State Park is located in Western Oklahoma on Hwy 281 approximately 4 miles south of Waynoka. If you enjoy riding ATV’s, dirt bikes and dune buggies you’ll love this park, there are sand dunes that go for miles and miles some as high as 75 foot …

The Wartburg is famous for several reasons.
It was the castle where about 1207 the —˜Sängerkrieg’ took place. A contest between minstrels, an event that was used by Richard Wagner for his opera —˜Tannhäuser’ a few centuries later. Secondly Saint Elisabeth of Hungary lived there after she was sent …

I ventured to Yuma Arizona a couple years back and I’ll easily conclude from a geography standpoint, I’m certain it has not changed–I mean I don’t beleive we need to worry much considering the arid route I took.
First off, I got this incredible notio that Yuma would be an …

I’ve only been reading about Mt. Pulag in our history books. It’s the third highest mountain in the Philippines, and the highest in the Luzon area. It is 2,922 meters above sea level and seen in the Benguet province. It was something that I never really thought I would …

Death Valley National Park is located in California and for my many visits to this state, there has been a few times that I had been to this National Park and still not getting over it. This park has lots of beautiful sceneries and lots of amazing places …

Because I travel between BC and Alberta frequently, I have seen the big sign on Highway #1 (the Trans Canada Highway, which connects Canada), advertising the Northern Lights Wildlife Wolf Centre, near Golden, for years. I love wildlife of all kinds, and have always been fascinated with wolves, and …

This B-line bus system is one of the most complex systems that have ever been built. It allows you to travel all the areas of Westchester that you could possibly want. I have seen a few other bus systems and what they lack is what this system offers you …

The Indiana Dunes on Lake Michigan is a beautiful state park with many open trails to walk. I have had the pleasure just recently to visit this area and walk about 8 miles of the trails. The first trail I walked was a beautiful, if a bit exhausting, path …

This was my first visit to any sort of park in Kenya. I went on several safaris while visiting Kenya, but Amboseli stands out thanks to its focus on the parks beautiful wildlife scenery.
I noticed that it was a bit of a drive from Nairobi to the park. …

First of all, let’s say that I’m NOT satisfied with this product.
I’ve had it not even a year, and I’ll have to get a new backpack next year for sure. It was one of the most expensive backpacks at the location where I purchased it from, and from what …

As a family, my husband, myself, and our two daughters, visit Branson, Missouri at least three or four times a year when the weather permits. There is so much to do in this area and one way to find out about places to go is to Ride the Ducks. …

There are two local Chiang-Rai Post offices. One is downtown near the local downtown market. The other is located in the sub-district of Bandu. The downtown office offers fast wrapping and packing for a nominal B5-B20 fee depending on the size of your package. Both offices offer full domestic …

Our mother use to tell us tales about her visits, as a child, to Algonquin Park. Located in Ontario Canada. They were magical tales about wonderful picnics and how usually a deer or two would wander over and have a nibble and an accompanying pet. It seemed like something …

Kuala Lumpur is the capital city of Malaysia. For 50 years since Malaysia got its independence, Kuala Lumpur has grown from nothing to a modern-bustling Asian city with its gleaming skyscrapers. Take in its high-flying triumphs from the viewing deck of Kuala Lumpur Tower; the world’s second …

When my husband’s former boss and wife visited us in Botswana, they did a whole trip of southern Africa. For this trip, the wife did all of her travel bookings with Island-Safari. This internet operated company swears to cheaper than other operators on the net for travels within …

Everyone I talked to when I was in South Africa - particularly Cape Town - told me I absolutely had to visit Cape Point and Cape Peninsula National Park. Although the scenery is fabulous and there’s a good chance you will see wildlife, I don’t think this is one …

I was excited to visit Beijing for the main reason that it is where the Great Wall is located. It was more cold than what I experience in Shanghai.
From the hotel we drove for about an hour. The Great Wall was situated in the mountains of Beijing. There was …

Our family has been camping for years, and we have been to hundreds of different campgrounds. Living in Michigan, there is a wide variety to choose from, ranging from very rustic, to very modern. Most of the time, we opt for campgrounds with nice ammenities and kids …

I recently went to Turkey for the first time with a large group of other students. We did a loop of tours concerning Anatolian history ancient to present in a loop starting in Ankara, going down to the coast, then back up along the coast until our departure point …

Elephant Rock State Park is a place I went as I kid with my sister’s and my parents. To this day I love to take my family as well. When driving up to the State Park we can immediatly see why the name Elephant rock. The huge pink rocks, …

Roaring River State Park in Cassville, Missouri is about twenty miles from Eureka Springs, Arkansas, a area we like take mini weekend family vacations to a few times a year. We stop at Roaring River when we are in no rush and the weather is good to walk …

Talinn, the capital of Estonia, is an up and coming destination for weekend breaks. Cheap flights are now available through Easyjet from London Stansted, so now there is no excuse for not visiting this fascinating medieval city.
Talinn is divided into two distinct parts, the old town, situated within …

Southwest Wyoming is a great place for wildlife viewing, outdoorsy sports, great exploration and a lot other outdoor activities that one could do. I am proud to say that I have been to Wyoming in general but for this review, I am particularly wanting to review Southwest Wyoming, …

My grandfather took me to this place, while we were traveling in Quebec. The best way that I can think to describe it is that it’s an indoor zoo, split off into four sections, each of which is specifically designed to mimic the animal groups natural habitat as …

We were in Rome for our honeymoon and, on our first evening we had gone out in the evening warmth a) to find something to eat and b) to have a wander and get our bearings.
We were rambling aimlessly down twisty alley ways and up unexpected steps when suddenly …