When one thinks of Florence, Italy, it is hard not to think of the main symbol of this gorgeous city, the Duomo - Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, with its dome rising above all the other buildings as a symbol of the Renaissance. The Duoma cathedral, the Campanile …

I definitely love visiting The Grand Palace when I was in Bangkok before. This building simply amazes me with how the architectural structure was being built somewhere between 1782 to the late 19th century.
I was taken aback by this palace’s huge compound. It also includes Wat Phra …

The Jansport backpacks are an amazing bag for traveling or for school. This bag has many pockets to store many items in. It even has a socket to store a drink such as a water bottle or a Gatorade. Jansport has many different kinds of bags and with a …

The one word I would come up with for the Grand Canyon National Park is “awesome!” It’s huge, about 15 miles wide and close to 200 feet long. It’s about a hour or two from Flagstaff, Arizona. If you want to stay nearby, there are a number …

Hanmer Springs is a thermal resort and tourist spot in the South Island of NZ. Alongside the main drawcard the thermal pools, there is jetboating, mountain biking, walking and tramping, and lots of other adventure activities.
I camped a couple of nights here on the way through to Nelson.
The …

Some of my best memories of my many Florida trips involve Cypress Gardens, a beautiful, amazing place with many entertainment venues and lovely scenery. Cypress Gardens is a very complex place, and I enjoyed every part of it. My favorite part was the sprawling garden, filled with tropical hideaways, …

People from all over the world come to North Vancouver’s Grouse Mountain to hike or run the Grouse Grind, the famous and popular trail that provides fitness buffs a challenging test of their fitness level. I have spoken to many people that have done —˜The Grind,’ and even more …

On this particular occasion, I was traveling quite heavy in terms of the number of people I was with on the regular visit to various parts of the Kruger National Park, and my experience gathered up on the previous visits had us lodging at the Pestana Kruger Lodge, which …

On my most recent trip to Havana, Cuba, I was determined not to miss the opportunity of touring the famous Real Fabrica de Tabacos Partagas, or better known at the Partagas Cigar Factory. I had previously only stepped inside the front entrance and been in the cigar store, and …

I took the West Coast Express one-way train ride on January 7, 2011 from Mission City back to Vancouver. I got to the main depot before 7:00 a.m. To my surprise I found that the train was still running, thinking that there was only one trip at …

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 …

A butterfly and insect garden is a rarely found nature park, but in Singapore, they have one in Sentosa Island. Getting there is so easy that we only took an MRT to Harbourfront MRT station, took a cable car from Mt Faber Tower to Sentosa island. The park is …

When we are travelling to and from East Midlands airport we sometimes stop of at Donnington Motorway services which are just of junction twenty three a of the m one motorway. The services are located just one mile from the airport. The services are also very handily …

This is one of the major attraction in the Universal studios.They will get you around the sets which are super hits.You can see in live the streets of newyork and side by side viewing of the portion of the film which has been taken in that place.The roaring …

Cittiglio is a typical little town in the province of Varese. The ‘milestone’ in this little town is the hospital. It is the first and only hospital before Varese. The hospital itself is impeccable and the ambulance drivers are just as kind. The only problem I had was some …

On my recent trip to Savannah Georgia, my partner and I visited the Sorrel Weed house. This is a very old house on Madison Square in the historic district. We had seen the house featured on “Ghost Hunters” from the SyFy channel, and were interested in its haunted history. …

At November 2005, my office has an outing activity to Sepa Island, one of the island located in Kepulauan Seribu, north Jakarta. It was around 300 hundred people join this activity, so we were divided into several bus. We went from the office at nine am, to go to …

Should you come to Las Vegas in the near future and want to see some places outside of the typical casino fare, one of the best places for you to go is to Lake Mead.
Lake Mead, located on the Colorado River, is famous for being the biggest man-made lake …

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 …

The First 10 Journey bus pass seems to be one of the United Kingdom’s best kept secrets, in that I’ve only ever come across two or three other people who have used it, and not that many more than that who have even heard of the things! I find …

This parasail is the best if you want to try this fun activity while in Hawaii. I really like this company above the others for several reasons which I will tell you about. First, it is located in the Harbor close to town in Honolulu - this …

I’ve had the pleasure of seeing a concert three times now at Cruzan Amphitheater in West Palm Beach, FL. Actually, it used to be called,”The Sound Advice” amphitheater.
I have to preface by saying that half the fun is the tailgating picnic that happens before the event! People get …

On my recent trip to the UK, I was taken by my friend for a day at Stonehenge. It was worth the long ride. When you approach the site, you can see fairly clearly even from the road the stone circle which has engrossed and mystified so …

Last year, we went to Gran Canaria in December for a week. The idea was to celeberate our New Year at a nice relaxing summer spot. And what could be better than Gran Canaria (Spain) in Europe. The Canary Islands of Spain with a preferred climate and constant temperature …

The mass transit system in the city of Saskatoon, in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, is probably the most primitive. For one, it does not have a rapid rail system. In fact, the entire system is composed of a network of buses serving 16 different routes.
A bus …

I have finally visted twice the museum that has captivated my interest for a long period of time. It is the National Marine Corps
Museum in Quantico, Virginia. The Marine Corps Museum in visible from I 95, and I had driven past it several times while it was …

I stayed in Galway in late November and visited the Cliffs of Moher. It wasn’t the first time either. And last time was better! Five years ago you could walk right down to the concrete cliffs edge viewing platform, lie down and stick your head over the edge if you …

As an avid dog owner and dog lover, it is important to me to be able to bring my dogs with me to as many places as I am able. However, I realize that sometimes it is not practical to have dogs along in some situations and at …

Traveling in Africa is not cheap at all. In Botswana alone, they have a low tourism volume policy which makes it expensive to see this country. It at least costs me €250 a night in one of the lodges. I sometimes book directly with the Lodge or the agency …

Kings Dominion Park is an amusement park located tweenty miles north of Richmond, Virginia off Highway 95. When me and my husband went the first time we dropped off our kids at his sisters for the weekend and drove the six hours to the park. We stayed at the …

It is my considered opinion that one cannot truly say you have had the ultimate “Vegas” experience until you have paid a visit to the Liberace Museum. This one-of-a-kind tribute to the career of one of the greatest showmen of his time is everything you would expect from …

I had the opportunity to travel to Tirana, Albania in October 2008 while travelling with a friend. Neither of us knew much about Albania and had no idea what to expect. We soon found out that Albania is both a difficult and wonderful country to travel …

For the most part I have decided to stop traveling and just stay where I am for the summer since I can’t afford to chip in for other peoples gas when gas is this high but if you do not have this option then you need to find ways …

Kauai is a very gorgeous place that is truly lush and beautiful. This place is also known as the Garden Isle, as I have asked one of the hotel staff before. I went with my aunt and her family to Kauai before and as told by the …

If you want to have an interesting and quite cheap day out in London, Greenwich is a good place to go. Getting there with public transport is easy, you have to purchase an extra ticket if you have a ticket for the London Underground, and then the trains go …

To the south of the city of Edinburgh, lies a village called Roslin. Some of you may be familiar with its name as there is a company based there which created a cloned animal for the first time called, —˜Dolly the Sheep’. Dolly is now in a case in …

Comino personally to me is like a desert island. And a beautiful one at that. I have the luxurious time ever visiting this place which is located in Malta, together with my boyfriend. We were very happy to get away from our busy schedules and just …

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, …

I have been visiting Arcadia State Park in Rhode Island for years. As a child, I used to go there with my family to swim at the beach there. As an adult, I have often visited the park to go fishing, boating and to take hikes on one of …

Fall Creek Falls is a state park located about thirty miles from Crossville, Tennessee. We went to visit it the second weekend in July. The first spot we stopped at appeared to be man made. It had a concrete wall that you can sit on with a ladder going …

The Vatican is a very popular attraction, and it is a bit intimidating to try to see it all. This is one site that I would suggest taking a guided tour. The main issue is that it is easy to get overwhelmed by the sheer magnitude and scale of …

As a regular train user and commuter, of which the railway operator of South Africa is a company called Metrorail, the experiences I have had are not very pleasing ones at all.
The only advantage about this train service is the fact that it is the cheapest mode of transport …

I have been to Dubai and it is a very attractive city. In Dubai, there are huge buidings, beautiful mosques, large attractive shopping malls and villas.
Dubai is a rather crowded city and this might appear to be a minus point, but the city attractions are so much that …

Have you ever been to Idaho? Well, I have and there is this particular great town that I would like to review and write about. It is none other than Boise and this downtown is a great place to chill and relax with lots of friendly people …

I absolutely enjoyed my visit to the Pioneer Village in Minden, Nebraska. This place is a huge collection of Americana, full of wonder and history. As it is often advertised, it’s a living history and not just a museum or old west grouping of buildings.
Pioneer Village was …

It is an extremely difficult task to properly describe Place Jemaa el-Fna, Marrakech’s ancient square which has been the heart of the city for centuries. Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, this symbol of old Morocco is truly like stepping hundreds of years back in time; with its markets, …

If you have ever driven down the Souther Oregon coast on hwy. 101 towards California, you have noticed an enormous concrete tyrannasauras rex leering out at you from the right side of the road. “Goodness!” you probably thought, “whatever oculd possess someone to build a giant concrete dinosaur and …

While visiting the Pensacola Lighthouse last year, my husband and I also decided to go check out the Naval Air Museum in Pensacola. The Museum is absolutely FREE! Yes, I said FREE and it’s a wonderful way to spend an afternoon. They do appreciate donations though, but they aren’t …

It is officially FALL! This weekend, we bid summer goodbye and welcome fall thru the ever famous autumn activity APPLE PICKING! There are no available “pick your own” orchard in our area so we drove several miles to see Miller’s Big Red Orchard. It is a family owned …