The Bertie County Visitor’s Guide is a product of The Bertie Ledger-Advance. I think it was a wonderful idea to come out with a visitor’s guide for Bertie County. To my knowledge it has never been done until now and Bertie County has so many things to offer …

I went to Carolina Beach with some friends during one of the few breaks we get. We were doing clean up in Wilmington and we took supplies to a group down by Carolina Beach. I love the ocean but after a hurricane hits it reminds you of the destructive …

The Washington Monument is a great part of our countries history that I feel every school aged child should learn about, and hopefully experience for themselves. It is located down the street from the capital building it is part of the National Mall which encompasses a large group of …

I am a person who does not really enjoy the hustle and bustle of the big city. Traveling around Phoenix, while this may be much warmer than it is in the Northwoods, is not my idea of fun. (Just so you know, we live in the country …

A friend who has lived in Pagsanjan all her life, invited us to visit during the summer. I had never been to Pagsanjan Falls before and I was excited to see what this place had in store for a tourist like me. It took about 3 hours to get …

As I grew up, I often saw the wonderful film called Boys Town that starred Spencer Tracy and Mickey Rooney. It was an inspiring tale of Father Flanagan and his quest to provide a safe haven for boys in need of a home. When the opportunity came …

Priest Lake, Idaho on highway 95 to the north is the jewel of seasonal fun for everyone. With over 400 miles of groomed snowmobile trails to explore in the winter you won’t run out of all there is to see and do in this quiet wilderness. If you are …

This is a place with lots of interesting tourist hot-spots to visit. I went to Walt Disney World Resort more than twice and each time is always a memorable visit. The most memorable trip that I remembered clearly was the one with my whole family and my …

Lizard Island is really gorgeous and this great travel destination is located in Queensland, Australia. This beautiful island has a really world-class facilities and amenities. I went with my boyfriend and we really felt that this island is a great romantic spot for the both of us. …

When traveling to Branson, Mo.,we always visit Silver Dollar City, which is a hugh old time city set up how things were in the hills years ago. One of the best parts of the trip is always Marvel Cave. The City was actually built around the entrance of the …

Soho is in New York and I love this place so much. But one con to this is that there are just too many tourists, especially on the weekends. I was there from Friday - Sunday and on that night, I took a flight back home. …

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 …

After spending over six months here during several trips I could no longer recommend this park to anyone since the new caretaker took over in early 2012.
Ameneties are now extrememly poor. The bathroom blocks are rundown and absolutely filthy. It takes at least ten minutes in the female …

One of the easiest ways to find a good place to eat is to ask the locals what they eat and one day while I was in College Station, Texas I decided to randomly stop a student who was walking to his friend’s house. I asked him where he …

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. …

If you are a college student or high school student, and you are planning to vacation at the Delaware Beaches this year, more likely than not, your biggest goal will be to locate a hotel or motel in Dewey Beach. Dewey has become notorious for hosting a great …

I would like to do a review of Las Ramblas, Barcelona’s most famous or should I say infamous promenade. I especially like this part of the city because of the hustle and bustle of people of all-walks of life, local and foreign alike. The promenade is a nice place …

One of my favorite places to go when I visit the Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania is Big Pocono State Park in Monroe County. It has a beautiful scenic drive that you can take by car or if you’re feeling physically up to the challenge, by bike. I don’t …

When myself and my partner wanted to travel to Egypt we had three places in mind that we wanted to visit. The Pyramids in Cairo was of course at the top of our list, then second on our list was the Temples in Luxor, and not forgetting the beautiful …

When I went to Te Papa in Wellington I wasn’t sure what to expect. There was a lot of hype about the museum but not a lot about what it actually offered.
When I arrived I was taken aback by the sheer size of the place. It has …

Denpasar is the capital city of Bali. It is located in the south of the island. The borders are Badung, Gianyar, and Tabanan regencies. I tried to find out the meaning of Denpasar. Denpasar means a new market. It is taken from Arabic and Chinese. The city has become the …

While visiting San Francisco, California, my husband and I rented a car and drove about two hours to Monterey to see the Aquarium. They were supposed to have one of the best aquariums around, and we are both lovers of ocean-life. I have to say we were both disappointed …

If you want to escape the hustle and bustle of the overpopulated cities in the Philippines, Batanes is the perfect place. Its distance from Luzon is an indication of what to expect. Being in Batanes is like being in another country in …

Cap Skirring is the Mediterranean Sea of Senegal if not West Africa. To go here, one has either to take a flight from Dakar or direct flights from Western Europe. For us, it was a neighbour while we were in Guinea-Bissau, we often went there by car. The roads …

This review I am writing as a result of my bad experience on my trip to goa last year. I found that people of goa, and particularly those who are related to tourism industry are not hospitable. I have travelled throughout India and currently residing in kathmandu, capital of …

Akaka Falls is located half and hour outside of Hilo on the Hamakua Coast. The drive takes you up into the mountain and into a huge cane field. Be sure to stop and cut a stalk of sugar. It’s 100% natural and tastes good. However the stalk will get …

Weeks before Christmas, forced to flee the cold, terrible weather of a wintery Korea, I hopped a flight to Thailand. After a long cab ride, an even longer bus ride, a bumpy ride in the back of a pick-up truck, the slowest ferry I’ve ever been on, and a …

When we stop at my mom and dad’s we use the beach that is a five-minute walk from their house at El Faro. As we have the two kids we have a lot of toys and buckets and spades to carry down to the beach so we normally …

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 …

Darling Harbour is located in Sydney, Australia and my whole family have been to this particular travel destination before. The area is definitely clean, fun, quiet and not severely over-priced. We were thrilled to discover that there was a definitely an easy walk from the heart of …

It is not very easy to find this place because the location is hidden in an office building. When arrived, I saw a room with a reception desk but nobody was around. The only signage is an arrow pointing inward to a narrow alley. Then I saw an open gate …

We were five in number and took the first STC bus from Accra to Takoradi, from there; we continued our journey to a small town called Beyin in the coastal belt of Ghana. Nzulezu is specifically located on a small lake called Tandani near Beyin in the western region …

I have had every opportunity dealing with so much incompetence that whenever I encounter competence and reliability I thank God for such a blessing.
Indeed, it has been a blessing that I have been aided by competent people from Destination Specialist to handle every travel requirements for my job. …

Three years ago when Jeff and I went to Laughlin, NV we saw an add in the Entertainment Magazine that they have in all the Casino’s(there free). What brought my attention to the article were the bouro’s walking down main street in the town. Oatman is about …

We have two days to spend in New York City. However, we were staying back in Jersey and we just travel by bus. So the first day we were there, we spent it going to Time Square, Rockefeller Center, China town and The Wax Museum. Aside from that, we stop …

I am reviewing the Mountain Hardware Lyell Sleeping Bag. I feel very pleased at the choice of the Lyell Mountain Hardware Sleeping Bag. I would encourage people to try this bag for winter camping. I love to snuggle into my bag, because I know I will be …

I don’t know how we found the time to go to Hidden Beach because it was at the farthest side of the island. Located at the northeastern side of Saipan, the beach can be reached after a long trek through a forest. My friend said that it would take …

In August 2015, while on our European honeymoon, my husband and I took the famous Swiss scenic train, the Glacier Express, from Zermatt to St. Moritz. This train proudly boasts that it is ‘the slowest express train in the world’.

Regardless of whether you travel in first or second class, reservations …

On a recent trip to Bangkok, we decided to venture out in our first Tuk Tuk ride. We had the travel books and had read up on what you were supposed to do ie negotiate a price before getting in. The strange part is though being in a place …

The last time I acquired a Travel Neck Pillow was some 10 years ago. It was a given buy an office mate. Her mother in law arrived from the Unites States then and she was given some Travel Neck Pillows which she gave away to us. Well that …

When travelling into London via the tube I use the station at Chalfont and Latimer. The station is located in the small town of Little Chalfont which is in the Chilterns. The station also has the Chiltern Railways service from Aylesbury to London Marylebone running through it. …

I love going to this campsite, in Beer in Devon. We first went about 10 years ago, when we knew someone with a caravan to rent down there. This was our holiday for a few years after until the caravan was sold. We felt disappointed but we got onto …

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, …

On our last day in Bangkok, we decided to visit Vimanmek Mansion, the world’s largest golden teakwood mansion. It is said that the admission fee is 100 baht (but it is free with the Grand Palace ticket) including the Thai traditional dance show.
Unfortunately there is no reasonable public transportation …

Mammoth cave is located off Mammoth Cave Parkway in south central Kentucky. It is the world’s longest network of caves with more than 365 miles explored. We took the Mammoth Cave discovery self guided tour. At the desk, they gave us a pamplet explaining the history of …

Recently, I took my son to Park Resorts, Kessingland Beach. He really wanted to go to the seaside, so as the East coast was not too far away, I decided that this site which was close to Lowestoft could be an ideal location.
I booked a Gold caravan and we …

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 …

We’ve all experienced the rush of a city. We have all witnesses the pulse, rapid and unceasing. But I don’t care about the urgency of any city. I care about the elite, the godfather of all metropolises. It not only has the crystal skyscrapers and the diamond lights, it …

This is the most unforgetable place in my life. 2 years ago, when i was in college, my class decided to make fieldtrip to east Java and Bali. The purpose of this fieldtrip beside to refreshing is to visit the big factory in East Java, Ajinomoto, the factory is …

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 …