In mid-May, I accompanied three friends to Hilton Head Island for a Spring Break Getaway. We stayed at Disney’s Hilton Head Island Resort, a timeshare-style hotel and resort on the island. The resort was centrally located, in the middle of the island with beach access less than two miles …

I am a person who loves history and also modern fun, as in a little flutter. Now to find both of these I take a trip to the Black Hills of South Dakota where I stop off for a day or two (or three..) at Deadwood. A town where …

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 …

Tasmania is by far one of the most beautiful states in Australia. The weather is warm in summer and cold in winter. In the mountains and high hills it can snow during winter so remember to pack a good warm rain jacket, a beanie and a pair of gloves. …

I lived in New Hampshire for 8 years. My husband worked at the Comerford Damn which is part of the New England Electric Hydro system. He had to baby sit the damn and take readings, clean generators as well as just sit and monitor things.
It was a good job …

I used Emirates to fly from London to India via Dubai, I have never used Emirates before but decided to try since I had heard good things about the service. I have also had some awful service with another airline going to India so I thought I would give …

Again, another great review for my experience in Orlando, Florida and this is one of the best places that I have visited located near to the SeaWorld and it is none other than Discovery Cove. Now, this place is a real gem; full of enticing tropical paradise that …

Because my wife started working shortly after my oldest daughter got done with school, we really haven’t been able to do what we wanted to do this summer. So, when the final weekend before my daughter started first grade got here way too fast, we decided to drop everything …

Located on the scenic grounds of the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, the UBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research is not one of the most popular tourist attractions in the city, but perhaps it should be. Not only is it beautiful, it also has an educational …

One of the times that we visited the Outer Banks, we decided to go stay on Ocracoke Island. Ocracoke has a lighthouse which is alright with me! No, seriously, I love lighthouses and visit them and photograph them as often as I can.
Ocracoke is an attraction in …

I’ve taken many vacations to the Southern States over the years and many of them have been to Florida. Of the trips to Florida, more than half have been spent in Daytona Beach. There is never a dull moment when you visit Daytona and there is always a little …

Nuremburg Germany is a walled city. When you first set your eyes on this old city, you’re met with a view of huge walls and towers enclosing the city. It’s about 950 years old and feels very medieval.
It’s a very walkable city with a river nearby.
Kaiserburg Castle is one …

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 …

Taj Mahal - one among the seven modern wonders of the world. It is a monument built by Shah Jahan, Mughal Emperor in 17th Century in memory of his queen Mumtaj. It is located in Agra, India on the banks of river Yamuna.
I knew about Taj right from my …

Many times in my life, I’ve had the pleasure of visiting the White Mountains area of New Hampshire. Last summer, I visited Attitash. Now in the past, when I heard talk of Attitash, I thought of skiing. In general, that’s what Attitash was known for as …

This state park offers a beautiful beach that runs along the coast of Washington, the park is on the beach and has a beautiful ocean view. It is a sandy beach that goes on for miles, and has so much scenery along it. The park offers campsites accomodating RV’s …

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 …

In the World Showcase of Epcot in Walt Disney World, FL, you can visit the United Kingdom in all it’s charm. I always used to be disappointed a bit with the United Kingdom Pavilion, but that’s because I had never really taken my time and explored it and …

I’ve just come back from Munich and all I can say is Wow! This is a wonderful city. The atmosphere is unique. The beer is like no other beer I have tasted. It is really difficult to describe just how special Munich is but I’m going to try.
Munich manages …

Mid-May in 2010 I traveled to northern Minnesota to camp and tour. I spent four nights at two other campgrounds before we arrived at this modest location hidden in Duluth. Lots of hiking and walking, we were spent and very excited when we found Indian Point. It wasn’t a …

Ozone Falls is an area of free falling water into an amphitheater type of setting. To get to Ozone Falls from I40 you take exit 329 at Crab Orchard and drive four and a half miles on highway 70 to the parking area on the right. There is a …

My thirteen year old daughter and I had so much fun on the Ghost and Haunt Tour in Branson, Missouri that we cannot wait to go again. We left Daddy at the motel with our toddler. He is not into being scared the way my daughter and I are …

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 …

While visiting the Smokey Mountains, I made a comment to my husband about the fact that there were no ghost stories told by some of the park rangers or long time visitors to the park. Yes, there were plenty of books that were about ghost stories of the mountains, …

Since I love South Australia so much, I intend to take my boyfriend to another part of South Australia called Kangaroo Island, perhaps on this coming month of June.
I have been to Kangaroo Island before. It is definitely a place for a nature lover person like me, who …

Indian Mountain State park is located at 143 state park circle, Jellico, TN It is close to the Kentucky state line just a short distance off highway 297. The drive there is spectacular offering many views of Jellico mountain. One of the most unique things about this park is …

Travelling for long journeys required a lot of preparations before hand. Carrying along some useful travel accessories made my travels not only comfortable but also an occasion to look forward too. Human gear Go —“Toob travel bottles always remained an important travel accessory to me ever since I got …

Grouse Mountain is one of my favorite places to visit, both in the summer and the winter. In the winter it’s a first class ski resort, and in the summer there’s a whole host of things to see and experience.
There are 2 ways to reach the …

Dragon’s Back is touted to be one of Hong Kong’s favorite trails. We picked out a fine winter afternoon to go there, since this is the best time of the year to hike in Hong Kong. Here’s what I love about this trail:
1. …

So if you like to travel and enjoy great cities than stay away from Downtown Holyoke! Yes I said stay away from Downtown Holyoke because there is nothing good about that place at all, not one single little thing is even halfway decent in that part of Holyoke. Holyoke …

The best thing for me with the HI-Hostel in Chicago was the location. We walked to nearly all the attractions we had planned to see, including the Buckingham Fountain, the Art Institute and the Field Museum. It is also close to Lake Michigan and several excellent ice-cream shops. The …

When we went to see this beach for the first time about a year back we were awe-struck by the beauty of this place. There after we made a couple of more visits. In fact we fell so much in love with this place, we bought a piece of …

Times Square is located in New York City and I have been to this place a couple of times with my boyfriend before. I love everything about this place and if you must know, the best part to spend time there would to just be walking endlessly and …

I had been coming to Florida from New England for vacations my whole life. My family always visited my relatives in Melbourne on the East Coast. We only went as far West as Orlando or Winter Haven when sightseeing so I had not seen anything on the …

Lani Kai Beach is one of the most gorgeous beaches on this planet. It is just too bad that it is such a narrow stretch of sand lined with homes with very little room to accommodate all of its admirers at the same time. This beach is …

Hikkaduwa is a city in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka is known as the pearl of the Indian Ocean because of the sandy beaches, rich culture and the very hospitable people and Sri Lanka is right below India! Hikkaduwa is also known as a great hippy point for all the …

Yonge Street, pronounced like the word young, is the longest street in the world according to the Guinness World Book of Records. I can easily tell you the history of the city of Toronto by going through the length of this legendary street.
We begin with 1 Yonge Street …

I’ve been to Cyril E. King Airport in St. Thomas several times over the past ten years, and my first experience flying into that airport was actually a little scary. The runway appeared very small compared to the larger airports in the states that I was used to, …

Since long time before, I interest to know about the old cultures of East Asia countries, both Chinese and Japanese culture. Before, I only could learn about its culture from the book and movie about those countries. Until i got a good chance to continue my study in Tokyo. …

The Denver Firefighter’s Museum, while one of the lesser known attractions in the Denver area, is still a fun inexpensive outing for the family. My youngest daughter loves fireman and wants to be a firefighter right now so we too her down there. Located right in the heart …

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 …

Valley of Fire State Park
Overton, Nevada 89040
702-397-2088
Valley of Fire State Park is a wonderful opportunity for a time-out from the Las Vegas glitter and glam atmosphere. Valley of Fire is located about 45 miles northeast of Vegas and it is a beautiful place to hike or to …

On my vacation in the UK I spent a week in Scotland, and much time in the amazing city of Edinburgh. Having seen the Edinburgh Vaults featured on several “ghost hunter” type shows, namely Most Haunted and Ghost Adventures, I was excited at the prospect of getting …

Box Canon Falls is located in the scenic town of Ouray Colorado. The Falls are beautiful. There were 2 ways to see them, from the top and the bottom. I saw them from both views.
To get to the top I had to climb several stairs and then follow …

This Jog falls is on the river Sharavathy.It has been called by another name as Gersoppa Waterfall.It is in the state of Karnataka,Tamilnadu.This is very near to Bangalore.To reach this Falls you will be having 2 Highways from bangalore.I think National Highway 48 Will be good when compare …

I love New Orleans; it is positively one spooky town. Another great stop on the Haunted History Tour was Reverend Zombie’s Voodoo Shop. Reverend Zombie’s sells oils, candles, “how to” books on Voodoo, Voodoo dolls, sacred arts and jewelry. Of course this dark, dank little shop has …

Last summer me and my boyfriend decided to go to the canary islands. We wanted something in between crowded and deserted, so we would be able to actually rest but without getting bored, we chose Fuerteventura.
I was looking for a little apartment with kitchen. I’m no fan of all …

dasara is a nine day festival called nadahabba in mysore, karnataka, india. it comes in the month of october every year. at this time mysore city is decorated with full of colourful lights. the tourist places in mysore like the mysore palace, curzon park, jaganmohan palace, chamundi hills, lalith …

Pulau Sapi (Sapi Island) is one of the islands among five islands of Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park. Another four islands is Pulau Gaya, Pulau Manukan, Pulau Mamutik and Pulau Sulug. The surrounding seas covering a total area of approximately 12,185 acres of Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park. …

The Reliant center is one of the biggest stadiums in the United States, it is used as the current stadium for the Texans when the NFL is in season. What this means is that the stadium holds thousands of people and can get very busy at times. This stadium …