Recently I took Lyndsey and the kids to Blakesley Hall in Birmingham to have a look round the grounds and the house. The Hall date backs to Tudor times and was built around the time of fifteen ninety. The house was originally built for a local man …

When I went to Orlando, Florida for the first time I was obsessed with everything connected to the Titanic. I was ecstatic when I discovered there was an extensive Titanic museum in Orlando, located in a quaint Spanish-style collection of shops known as the Mercado. The museum’s whole name …

On one of our many cherished trips to Ocean City, Maryland, we decided to try something a little different and drive out to Snow Hill. Here we found a lovely restored 19th century village known as Furnace Town Heritage Museum. The huge furnace, of course, was one of the …

One of the first vacation hotspots in the Philippines, but not really the most fantastic place I have been to for the last couple of years. Although there are some areas that are still secluded and beautiful, most of Puerto Galera is crowded with people from Manila. Because it …

Kyrenia is located 30 minutes north of Nicosia, the capital city of Cyprus. Nicosia is the last divided capital in Europe, so before you go up to Kyrenia, it’s worth a good look there too.
Kyrenia has a lovely harbour with lots of good quality restaurants and bars and …

On our second day in the CKGR, I took a whole day trip with my family last April 3, 2010. The day before, I already visited Deception Valley and Pan by using the Cut line. Our driver had a different viewpoint and to avoid doing the same route which …

I was lucky enough to visit Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park on my last trip to Australia. This park is home to Uluru, also-known-as Ayers Rock. It’s a monolith and really quite breaktaking to see in person. There are many guided tours throughout the park but you …

Recently I took my family to visit the Newport Aquarium in Newport, Kentucky. For those of you who do not know where Newport is, it is in far northern Kentucky right off I-71 just south of Cincinnati, Ohio.
We were a little disappointd with the aquarium. …

The coolest place to visit in Holderness, New Hampshire is the Squam Lakes Natural Science Center. It is a place you can take a nature trail and visit with amazing New England animals, as well as take a tour boat out onto the beautiful Squam Lakes and learn about …

When I first went to North Carolina, I visited my first cavern in the USA and it was a great experience. I couldn’t wait to try different cavern systems around the country and even the world. Searching under the very surface itself held a great mystery and sense of …

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 …

Last July, three of my friends and I decided to take a little road trip to Chicago. We got a hotel for one night outside the city (Best Western). We were there for a concert put on by the band Nine Days, but we also decided to …

On Thursdays I drive my husband to work so I can get his paycheck and go grocery shopping. Sometimes we stop off at the Cumberland Mountains State Park to hike for a bit because it is only a mile from where my husband works. On this particular Thursday me …

I am a fitness freak and love to keep myself fit as a fiddle. Since travelling had become an integral part of my life —“ I found it rather difficult to keep up my fitness routine and this slowly started showing. I had now started feeling stressed and tired …

What is Edinburgh?
Edinburgh is the great capital city of Scotland. It is the second largest Scottish city after Glasgow and the seventh most populous city in the United Kingdom. Due to its vast collection of medieval and Georgian architecture coupled with its spectacular rugged setting, it is considered one …

Before we bought our own house in Spain we used to book our holidays through a website called ownersdirect. On this site we would find our accommodation for our two weeks holiday.
However the last time we used the site we couldn’t find anything that took our fancy and …

I want to share with you our one of the best tourist spot in the Philippines. Subic Bay is one of the most interesting place in the Philippines. This is a place where you can find relaxation because they have spa, or simply sitting by the beach and enjoy …

Birds? It is one of the creatures I love. Unfortunately, our zoos exhibits only limited number of bird species, so when I got an opportunity to visit Singapore, I made sure that Jurong Birdpark should be one of my iterinary.
Jurong Birdpark is in Jurong Hill Singapore, so …

When I visited Sydney I like many other tourists wanted to see a real live Koala. Unfortunately due to the rain I wasn’t able to go to the zoo so instead I went to the Wildlife Centre.
Which brings me to my first positive point about the Wildlife Centre. …

When my cousin suggested I take my girlfriend to the zoo to celebrate her birthday in a nice, quiet and intimate way, I though it was a stupid idea at first but at this point in time, after the visit to the zoo, I can gladly say I am …

My husband and I recently visited the Heber Valley for an Anniversary get away. While we were there we decided to take a scenic tour on the Heber Valley Railroad.
We took the lakeside Limited Scenic Tour. We were so impressed with the many animals we could see without …

It was in 2002, we were transferred to Jakarta-Indonesia. We were in Delhi at that time. I was little tensed because Indonesia is a country never heard much before. All our relatives, friends circle have normally gone to US, Canada, Singapore, Europe, Australia, NZ and gulf countries. If we …

If you’re ever in the San Francisco area, be sure to take the Greyline bus tour to Nappa Valley wine country. You won’t be sorry. I just went on this tour, and thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it. The bus ride to wine country is narrated by the bus …

Yangon has no longer been the capital of Myanmar since they relocated it to Naypyidaw in 2006. But apart from Mandalay and Bagan, it is still the main tourist destination. I spent four nights and found that this city is worth to visit. I did not join any guided tour; …

Las Vegas was a great experience for my family and I this past winter. It had been my desire for a long time to venture to this paradise and marvel at the beauty of Las Vegas. I stayed there for one week and went everywhere. The first location was …

In Philippines, summer season starts from the month of April and ends in latter May. These are the days when everyone wants to get hyped up and tanned regardless of the natural tan skin color. There are lots of tourist destination in this country and they may cost a …

While traveling around busy International Drive in Orlando, Florida, we decided to stop at the quirky Ripley’s Believe It or Not Museum for a different museum experience. We weren’t disappointed! As soon as we stepped out of the car, we noticed something was really different about this building - …

I have heard several people rave about Cabo San Lucas especially when they knew I was going there. I was excited with anticipation about my trip. Maybe this was the problem I expected too much. I was very disappointed. As soon as I arrived, I was bombarded by local …

Barasso is a small town on the outskirts of Varese. It might seem to the naked eye that this little town doesn’t have much to offer but you would be quite mistaken. First off, it has quite a few bars/pubs, all on the same street (about 3), which offer …

We took a field trip when I was in the fourth grade to the Maumee State Forest. While there a ranger gave us a guided tour of the forest. A nature walk basically, where he told the history of the area and identified several species of trees for us. …

I had always wanted to go to the Central Park Zoo and not because of the animals or the place where it was located. It was because of my parents. My mother and father were born and raised in New York and would always tell us about the zoos …

We were in Nassau for 9 hours during our cruise and I wasn’t really impressed with Nassau. The cruise port has a welcome center with food, entertainment, and shops. There wasn’t anything special about it. It was a typical tourist center. We wanted to take …

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 …

During some of my most recent visits to Las Vegas, Nevada, the Fremont Street Experience attraction has been one of my main highlights. With a fun, vibrant and electric atmosphere, I found myself visiting this attraction numerous times on each visit. Most of the action starts around …

If you are ever in the Marietta area in Georgia, add Marietta Square to your must visit list. Marietta is not a tourist town, so Marietta Square is the popular place to visit when you visit Marietta.
The Marietta Square is a cute little area that is …

There is a wonderful medieval core within the city of Vienna where time seems to have stood still. The place to begin this exploration in my estimation is the Stephansplatz.
The enormous cathedral referred to, as the Stephansdom is the beginning point and is a gauge as far as treks …

On some vacations, it’s difficult to find enough cheap things to do. However in Fort Collins, CO. while on a vacation with my family, one of the most exciting and cheapest things we did was go to the Horsetooth Reservoir. For an entrance fee of only $6, you could …

If you’re looking for a holiday to completely de-stress yourself, you can’t go wrong with a trip to the beautiful island of Mauritius, in the Indian Ocean.
I travelled to Mauritius in June this year with my family for a week , and my only regret is that it was …

One of the nicest places that I have ever gone camping was at Fisherman’s State Park and Campground in Narragansett, Rhode Island. I took up Camping a couple years ago rather seriously after having a great time camping with friends. Now I go as often as I …

Bakersfield, California is an icon of the central valley in which it lays. It’s larger than you would ever imagine since very few outside of California has ever heard of it. But it is famous for a few of the American legends that will live on forever.
Bakersfield is home …

Returning from a trip of Indonesia and Singapore, I must say that the best part was where I and my family stayed. Holiday Inn Resort Batam in Waterfront City in Indonesia is a brilliant place to stay at. With Singapore reachable via a ferry ride, and the hotel being …

Morrow Mountain State Park is located at 49104 Morrow Mountain Road in Albemarle, North Carolina. Morrow Mountain offers hiking, camping, swimming, fishing and boating. We went in August of 1998 for an afternoon picnic with our friends Donna and Cassie. We started with a short hike of about a …

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 a friend and I was on holiday in Cyprus, we went on an excursion to Cairo for one day by flying. We booked this trip from our hotel with our Thomas Cook Rep. The excursion was fantastic. We paid 300 euros per person for a whole …

I live in New York City, which means that having a car is pretty much unnecessary and a big hassle than I care to deal with at this point in my life. Usually I give cars little to no thought, however every once in a while there is …

The three towers can all be visited by the public almost everyday of the year.
The Lantern Tower, also known as the Four sergeants Tower, was built in the 15th century, it has been a lighthouse and a prison for English sailors captured during conflicts between the two countries. …

When looking for somewhere to stop on holiday we don’t go through travel agents we like to look around on the Internet to find great places to stay. One website we use to help us do just that is Holidaylets.net. This website list loads of different properties …

When traveling in Paris, I discovered a way of getting around the city and seeing major tourist attractions in the most scenic and economic way; in fact, for the price of one short taxi ride, you can travel up and down the Seine River all day, stopping where you …