Travel Reviews
Kyrenia Harbour, Cyprus
Where?
Kyrenia is located just 20km north of Nicosia, Cyprus’s capital. So to get there you follow the dramatic pass through the Kyrenia mountain range from the city plains of Nicosia. If you are travelling from the south of the island, as long as you are not held …
Washington Square Park
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 …
Leaning Tower of Pisa
This is one thing that you have to do if you visit Italy. The town of Pisa is nothing special. It’s a cute little city, but offers nothing you won’t find in any other Italian town, except for the famous Leaning Tower. But I have to say, that one …
River Street Shops, Savannah
The last stop on all of the major tour trolleys driving around historic Savannah is River Street. Why last? Because you will want to take your time there, buy lots of stuff, and then you will be tired enough to go back to your car satisfied at the …
Carriage Tours
When we were in Savannah GA several years ago we went on a ghost tour of Savannah. The tour was by Carriage tours of Savannah, and my son and I decided that we were going to do the one in the evening that featured the ghost history of …
Coca-Cola Museum and Downtown Atlanta
A few years back, our uncle in Texas invited us to spend Christmas on their home. We couldn’t say No, but of course we do love to see our grandma and cousins so we decided to go. Fortunately, my husband was off for 2 weeks during the holidays. Since we …
Mass Transit System in Toronto, Canada
I would recommend the Canadian city of Toronto’s transit system to all my friends as it is practical, safe and efficient. It is run by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), which is subsidized by the provincial government of Ontario.
When I lived in metro Toronto from 1996 to 2006, …
Loon Mountain Gondola and Summit Attractions, Lincoln, NH
When I visit the White Mountains of New Hampshire, I often make a point of visiting Loon Mountain in Lincoln, NH. Not only do they have a Gondola ride that climbs up to the summit, but they also have an artisan village at the summit, a playground for …
Balai Laiya Resort Batangas
Our company outing’s venue was at Balai Resort. Balai Resort has two in Batangas, one in Anilao and the other in Laiya. It is located in San Juan Batangas. I have to admit the trip was quite long and boring; we have to endure about 3 hours or so …
Cherwell Valley Service Area
When Lyndsey, the kids and I travel down to London we use the M forty motorways and one of the service areas that we stop are the Cherwell Valley ones which are at junction ten of the motorway. These particular services are accessible to both north bound traffic …
Coron, Palawan, Philippines
If you like nature tripping and you appreciate nature’s beauty at it’s best, then Coron is definitely the place for you. I visited the place around a year ago, and up until now it still amazes me. There were a lot of different islands to visit, you must …
Folkstone Services
On our last drive down to Dover we were running early and Kurt needed to Stop for a toilet break and after our last visit to Dover and the standard of there facilities we decided to stop at the Stop 24 services located nearby at Folkestone, these are junction …
Shenandoah Caverns
We recently took a long weekend and went into the mountains of Virginia. We had been in this area before, but had never really done any site seeing. This trip we decided to visit at least one local attraction. We picked Shenandoah Caverns. The …
Cirque Du Soleil, Downtown Disney, WDW
I worked at Disney World for years and never once did I go see La Nouba, Cirque Du Soleil’s show at Disney’s Downtown Westside. I remember looking at the huge white building so many times, wondering what the show was like, was it any good? A lot of things …
Busch Gardens (Williamsburg, VA)
When I was in my teens, I would always go visit my aunt and cousins in Virginia Beach, Virgina in the summers. I always had a great time going to the beach and also all the shopping malls surrounding the area. Plus, my aunt was co-owner of this sushi restaurant …
Mars Alam
Mars Alam wasn’t at all what I expected, The franco rosso hotel was acceptable, it had 3 big pools a marvelous beach but no reef whatsoever. The scuba-diving was a bit sub-par, the colors were a bit more vivid but there wasn’t much too see.
Secondly, if your into ‘the …
Strong National Museum of Play Rochester, NY
Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, NY is by far the most amazing children’s museum my family has ever visited. You can spend hours here, and still not see the whole thing! The cost was pretty reasonable– $10 for Adults, $8 for kids. The first floor …
King Tut Exhibit Cairo Museum
I just read a review of the traveling Tut Exhibit–in Chicago I think. Somewhere like that. If you want to see an amazing exhibit of the artifacts from Tutenkhamen’s Tomb, just bypass the hassle and go to Cairo. You will immediately understand why the Tut exhibits elsewhere …
Mokolodi Nature Reserve
This Nature Reserve is located a bit farther from the city of Gaborone, about 40 minutes drive from where I live. It is larger than the Gaborone Game Reserve and supposedly has more animals in it. The fees are not very cheap, about P 50 or $ 7 per …
The Gambia Kachikally Crocodile Pool
Visiting The Gambia was a different experience while living in West Africa. My family and I were there for a beach holiday but decided to see some of the local tourist attractions. After all, we were tourists and we wanted to play the roles to the hilt. One of …
Megabus
I’ll admit, I’m not a huge fan of taking the bus places. Out of NYC, for a long time the main affordable option was the Chinatown bus, which was often late and always crowded. However, I had no choice but to rely on it for my trips to DC …
Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup
Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup, is Copenhagen’s main airport. It is easy to reach from central Copenhagen; you can chose to go by metro, train or bus. You can also take the train directly to the rest of Denmark, and there is an express train to. Sweden
Changing planes is easy; the …
Blue Water Balloons Orlando Florida
If you are visiting the Orlando, Florida area, or you are a resident, then you should visit the Blue Water Balloons for a great adventure in the sky. Here is the information that you will need in order to get yourself booked on a trip aboard these fantastic hot …
Lovina
Lovina is located in Bali and I would say that this place has an amazing mountain lush setting with lots of nice forests, spectaculr views and terraced rice fields. The cons would be that there is this particular active volcano that sort of scare the toot out of …
San Antonio, TX Whitte Museum
A couple of years ago we went to Texas on vacation, my husband, mnyself, and my two daughters, ages three and thirteen. Of course while we we in San Antonio we had to go to the zoo. The zoo was great, but while there we picked up a brochure …
MarineLand
MarineLand is one of the best amusement parks I have ever been to! There is plenty for everyone to enjoy, whether you are a 1 or 100 years old, you will be happy you spent the day at MarineLand! Not only are there many attractions that showcase animals of …
Christ Church Frederica St. Simons Island GA
One of the best attractions I have visited on quaint St. Simons Island in Georgia is Christ Church Frederica. Tucked away behind stately trees, lovely grounds, and a centuries-old oak, it was built in the 1800s and is surrounded by history. A novel known as Beloved Invader, written by …
Sydney Beach
I love beaches so much and for a fact, I would like to review Sydney’s Eastern Beaches. There are lots of nice and interesting beaches in Sydney, Australia and here is a review of it all. I hope that you will have a better understanding of Australia’s …
Cataldo Mission
Cataldo, Idaho is off highway 90 in northern Idaho. It is a very small town, but is best know for the mission. It’s an easy access with plenty of parking and a great learning experience.
As you leave the highway for the mission it is only a few minutes to …
Boulder Beach Campground at Lake Mead, Nevada
My family loves to go camping, so a few weeks ago we decided to go camping at Boulder Beach Campground at Lake Mead. We arrived at Lake Mead after 5PM on a Friday evening, and the Lake entrances were already closed, so their were no park/lake employees there …
Tour to Goa India
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 …
The Great Wall of China
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 …
[Parrot] Jungle Island Miami
Having lived in the Sobe Area for 5 years now, I have never took the time to visit this jungle adventure right on my backyard until yesterday. My roommate and I arrived at a little bit after their opening time, tickets were a little bit more than I thought …
Sagada travel
My most memorable experience in Sagada happened about 7 years ago, when I had the opportunity to view the Hanging Coffins up close. Sagada is well known for the burial tradition of the Mountain people wherein they put their dead into carved out logs (that actually look like canoes) …
St Ives Cornwall UK
Me and my husband live only 7 hours away from Cornwall but we had never been and stayed there before so last month we decided to go there for a long weekend and we had a fantastic time, we enjoyed our weekend here more than we enjoyed our weekend …
Tam-awan Village
For those who want to see how the ethnic tribes of Benguet lived, this is a great place to visit. Nestled atop the mountains, it was designed to imitate what an ethnic village will look like. The huts were painstakingly taken down from real villages and erected again. Since …
Blue Hill, Maine
For our anniversary last year, my boyfriend and I took a wonderful and relaxing trip to Blue Hill, Maine. Having known nothing about this little town, we stumbled upon it by looking through vacation home rentals and eventually settling on a lovely little townhouse there. It was a beautiful …
Engen Garage Filling Station and Convenience Store
Taking the off ramp from the uncharacteristically quiet freeway on the way to the casino, for a night out of some light gambling, I had an experience that made me appreciate the mere essence of the courtesy of some people.
No different to any other filling station, this Engen garage …
The Mansion
The Mansion is the official vacation house of the President of the Philippines when they go to Baguio to rest or for any other engagements. It was originally built to house Governor-Generals during the American era, but it was destroyed during the war with the Japanese in 1945. When …
Hiking Elephant Mountain within the city of Taipei
Usually a place to hike a mountain is not very near from a town. But “Xiangshan” is very special. This place, which literally means Elephant Mountain, is located within the city of Taipei. And certainly you will be able to see the scenery of Taipei city from the height of …
Penang Butterfly Farm
I was in Penang for vacation over the weekend. I visited the Penang Butterfly Farm which is located quite far away from Georgetown. It is located after the Batu Ferringhi stretch and before the newly built hydroelectric dam. This was my second visit to this farm; the first was …
Travelon refillable Travel Tooth Brush
Travelling light always made me comfortable and so I was always on a look out for travelling products which would helps me carry less weight. On one such occasion I happened to see Travelon refillable travel tooth brush which I found to be a great accessory to be used …
Genoa travel
Genoa is approximately one hundred twenty miles from Rome. It is considered the country’s primary port on the Mediterranean and is as important as Marseilles within Europe.
Genoa enjoyed its best days we discovered historically during the 1200s: It was during this period of time that the city …
Biodome De Montreal in Montreal
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 …
Babyland General Hospital, Cleveland, GA
Last year, when I was still living in Georgia, my daughter moved to Georgia from Alaska where her husband had been stationed in the Air Force. After she got to Georgia, she was exploring to find out what there was for excitement and things to do in the state. …
Waterbom Park
I went to Bali on my honeymoon. While there, we visit a water park called Waterbom Park. It was a so so water park, I must say. Sure, they got those slides, big pools, and they have spa services. They don’t charge much for the …
Steri Pen Traveler Water Purifier
Travelling for most time of the year required me to go that extra mile in taking care of my health. Since traveling could not be avoided and at the same time it was important to take care of my health too- I always used to hunt for new health …
The Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island in New York, NY
When a few friends and I traveled to New York City, we anxiously waited for the day we planned to visit the Statue of Liberty. Upon the day’s arrival, we quickly dressed, rode the public transportation, and boarded the ferry that would take us to the island. The wait …
Temple of Heaven Beijing China
Absolutely stunning, the Temple of Heaven is one of the major sites in Beijing and is not to be missed.
Actually just renovated in preparation for the 2008 Olympics, it is a symbol of Ming architecture and Chinese beliefs melded into this one beautiful compound.
When you first enter, the temple …
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