Travel Reviews
Apple Creek Campground, Grass Lake, MI
Living in Michigan, camping is one of our family’s favorite things to do in the summertime. We have stayed at several campgrounds over the years. We have our favorites, one we go to every year, and then we have those that we have visited just once and …
Clervaux, Luxembourg
A week ago, we were invited to a friend’s 59th birthday party which is in Bigonville (near to the Belgian border). We were going to drive to Brussels straight from the party and my husband decided to drive earlier that day to rediscover the northern part of Luxembourg prior …
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 …
Luray Caverns
I don’t get much of an opportunity to travel and, when I do, I wouldn’t exactly say that I’m much for the “outdoors-y” type of stuff, unless it’s something of spiritual significance (like a hike to a Buddhist temple, for instance), but when my mother-in-law wanted us to stop …
Seneca Caverns cave tour
Seneca Caverns is a great tourist location in West Virginia. The cave is beautiful, streaked with minerals caused by runoff. The guided tour takes about 45 minutes. The cost is as follows: children under 3 tour for free, 4-12 for $8, and 13 and up $13. Discounts are available …
Cabgan Island, Barobo, Surigao del Sur, Philippines
I have never seen an island as beautiful as this one. I think not even Boracay island can come close to this one. It is about a 10 minute boat ride from the municipality of Barobo, Surigao del Sur, Philippines. Barobo, Surigao del Sur in turn is …
Thiruvananthapuram
Formerly known as Trivandrum, Thiruvananthapuram is the capital of Kerala, a southern state of India. This is a very pleasant city and has got a coastline.
Thiruvananthapuram is a well-developed city and people have got a good standard of life. It is a busy area and it is slightly difficult …
Mystery Mine at Dollywood
Mystery Mine is the newest roller coaster at Dollywood which is located in Pigeon Forge, TN. I have been to a lot of different parks and rode many different roller coasters but Mystery Mine was one of the most unique coasters I have rode in a long time. The …
Heli USA Las Vegas Night Flight
If you ever go to Las Vegas you’re never going to get bored, that’s for sure. There’s just too much to see and do there but if you want to do something different that you’ll aways remember then give ‘Heli USA’ a call and book up one of their …
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 …
Gibraltar
Gibraltar is a real great place that I just love to be at. I went with my group of friends, sometime in the year 2000 and I would say that this travel destination has a lot of spectacular views and lots of duty free shopping as well.
This place …
Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe is a place in The French Antilles and I have been to this area with my aunt and her family. There are 2 parts to Guadeloupe and one is the west part which is the Basse-Terre and it is actually a nice rain-forested volcanic waiting to erupt …
Disney’s Hilton Head Island Resort
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 …
Savannah, GA
While we lived in Georgia for 2 1/2 years, we used to frequently take weekend trips to Savannah, GA which is in the Northeast part of the state.
We started out going there because we were living in Brunswick and at the time there wasn’t very many popular stores in …
Mahabaleswar Hill Resort, Bombay, India
This is a hill station close to Bombay. We started by car from Bombay to visit this place. It took about seven hours to reach the place. The ghat roads were very beautiful. We stopped en route to enjoy the nature’s beauty.
There were over 30 view points …
Kuala Lumpur
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 …
Christman’s Property
Last weekend we went camping on the Christmans property it is located off Jr. Copeland Road in Jamestown, TN. The Christmans property is a little over a hundred acres and is close to the big south fork possibly even adjoining it. Which is why we stayed on designated trails …
Tokyo Imperial Palace
As the name suggests, this is the palace where the royal family of Japan lives. The premises are divided into two large parts, the west part referred to as the Imperial Palace, and the east part which is known as the Imperial East Garden. The admission to each part …
Cittiglio Italy
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 …
Aruba
If you have not yet taken in the breathtaking beaches of Aruba, now is certainly the time to do so. Ever since the Natalie Halloway tragedy, tourism has seriously decreased in ARuba, perhaps more so than in any other tropical setting. People, based on news reports and …
Providence, Rhode Island
Recently, on a whim, my boyfriend and I hopped on a bus and made our way to Providence, Rhode Island. Although there was nothing in particular that we were keen to see, this is a place with lots of history, quaint charm, and some great food so we figured …
Little Sahara State Park Oklahoma
Little Sahara State Park is located in Western Oklahoma on Hwy 281 approximately 4 miles south of Waynoka. If you enjoy riding ATV’s, dirt bikes and dune buggies you’ll love this park, there are sand dunes that go for miles and miles some as high as 75 foot …
Luino
Luino is a beautiful little town that lies about 10 minutes away from the Italian Swiss border. Luino is one of the nice towns south east on the Lago Maggiore. It is a truly beautiful place to go for a walk, a jog or bicycling. The town is very …
ABI (Amalgamated Business Interprises) tour
It was a great experience to have the opportunity to go to the place where they produce the ever popular beverage, Coca Cola and learning about the various processes was great for me.
I was part of a school group that went to visit ABI and found the tour facilities …
Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles, ca is a fantastic place depending on where you go. This place can also be a nightmare if you end up in the wrong part of the city. But so many of the large US cities are like this and I honestly couldn’t tell you why. But …
Taal Volcano in Batangas, Philippines
I went for sightseeing tour of the mouth of Taal Volcano in 1994. Mind you, the mouth of the active volcano, as there were two distinct volcanoes, was off limits since 1991 due to some seismic activities.
Taal Volcano, or perhaps it is better to say volcanoes since there …
Deuter Rucksack - Futura 22 SL
I bought the Deuter 22 SL rucksack. It a 22 litre day rucksack that is really comforable despite the fact that it is a little too short for my back.
What I love most about this bag is that the shoulder straps are contoured so that they stay sprung out …
orbitz.com
Recently, I traveled to Boston, Massachusetts for my daughter’s college music audition. In the past, I had made hotel reservations on the orbitz.com website. Since I had success in the past, I decided to use the service again. The process was very simple. I typed …
Mammoth, CA
Mammoth, CA is a great beautiful place with some nice skiing to be had in the area. And that what you will hear the most about it. But it’s not eh only great thing that this place provides you with. The lakes during the summer time are really, really …
Onondaga Cave State Park Missouri
Onondaga Cave State Park is located west of St. Louis and southwest of Sullivan. Exit off of I44 at the Leasburg exit and follow the signs. If you enjoy canoeing the campground has about 17 primitive campsites set along the Meramec River, which is perfect for putting …
Chennai
Chennai is a metropolitan city in Tamil Nadu, India. It is the capital city of Tamil Nadu and is very crowded and congested. It is one of the largest cities of India. It is a very untidy place. The weather is hot in Chennai and so, it is difficult …
Pascagoula Beach
On October 29 of 2007 I went with my husband and daughter to see my husbands dad who was dying. We were about five minutes to late for my husband to see him before he passed away. Since the funeral was planned for November 1 we decided to …
Dallas, TX Good Fun
Dallas, TX was a fun place to go. I traveled up there to the Trans-Siberian Orchestra play a concert there and let me tell you that was an awesome concert. That’s for another day, I went up there to spend some time and visit some of the other attraction …
Boise
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 …
Coron, Calamian Group of islands, Palawan, Philippines
When I think of Palawan, the first thing that comes to mind are the virgin beaches and white sand. When my husband finally decided to go and visit Coron, I was skeptical and did not want to go at first.
We took the PAL Express air (the small planes) to …
Muggensturm, Germany
Muggensturm is a small city 15 minutes with the train outside of Karlsruhe, Germany. It has a population of a little more than 6,000 people and I think for a young person, like me, there is almost nothing to do there. Muggensturm has a swimming pool, on the corner …
Bukit Batok Nature Park
I have recently started a series of training at parks, using the slopes and routes for various training and static exercises. With a stroke of luck, I managed to know Bukit Batok Nature Park through a fellow regular jogger. I was duly impressed and have since visited there several …
Dollywood Pigeon Forge
One of my all time favorite vacation spots is Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. I love it so much because it is a beautiful town, plus it has a really great theme park called Dollywood. Dollywood was created by none other than Miss Dolly Pardon.
Now I know you may …
The Mayon Volcano
Mayon Volcano is an active volcano province of Albay, in the Bicol Region, Philippines. It is being admired for its “Perfect Cone”. My knowledge of Mayon Volcano started way back in my elementary days as we were studying about the beautiful tourist spots in the Philippines. …
Ron Jon’s Surf Shop, Cocoa Beach, FL
Not too far North of where we live in Cocoa Beach, FL is the infamous Ron Jon’s Surf Shop which is an experience in itself. You can see Ron Jon billboards on the highway of I-95 for miles in either direction enticing you to stop when you get …
Niagara Falls
My friend’s whole family (her husband, daughter and mother-in-law included) invited me and my husband to join their trip to Niagara Falls. We were not able to apply for a Canadian Visitors Visa so we all decided to stay on the American side of the falls. We all live in …
BC Place in Vancouver, Canada
Another place any tourist must not fail to see is BC Place, when visiting the beautiful city of Vancouver. First of all, it is a historic site, a sparkling showcase of the 1986 World’s Fair, dubbed Expo ’86. Even before that, in 1984 to be exact, the …
Bronner’s Christmas Around The World
My husband and I found a unique little village called Frankenmuth which is located in upper Michigan. That year all of our children where some place else so we decided to travel a bit ourselves. We still wanted a bit of the Holiday. We stayed at the Frankenmuth …
Vatican City / St. Peter’s Basilica
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 …
Woodall Service Area
When travelling on the M one motorway up to Sheffield I often stop off at Woodall Services which is located between junction thirty and thirty one. The services are on the north and south sides of the motor connected via a pedestrian bridge. I normally use the …
Singapore’s Chinatown
Being someone living in Singapore, there is also Chinatown and it has been a definite place that I have been to countless times before. This place is located near to the MRT, or also stands for Mass Rapid Transit and it is a form of subway transport or …
Sedona travel
My husband and I had the pleasure of traveling to Sedona, ARiona this past summer. It was a welcomed break for us and it provided us with the great chance to wrap up our summer with a bang. WE traveled flying out of PHiladelphia Airport. IT was a five …
Mt. Tapyas Sunrise Climb
Mt. Tapyas is one of the tourist destinations in Coron, Palawan, Philippines. It is a small mountain which has a beautiful view of Coron Town and the islands and waters surrounding it. It has a big cross at the top to mark it and at night, the …
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