Travel Reviews
Portugal Terceira Island
One of the free tickets I redeemed in my frequent flyer club was a return flight to and from the Azores. My family and I always landed in Lisbon when we were still in West Africa and we thought that we should take advantage of visiting the Azores. My …
Treasure Island Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas Nevada
Although it may seem impossible to find a family oriented place in Las Vegas, treasure Island Casino and Hotel is as close as you can possibly get. The nicest part about this hotel is that although most such a slogan as been family oriented, it actually manages to follow …
Captial Hill,Washington DC travel
We’ve all experienced the rush of a city. We have all witnesses the pulse, rapid and unceasing. But I don’t care about the urgency of any city. I care about the elite, the godfather of all metropolises. It not only has the crystal skyscrapers and the diamond lights, it …
St. Louis Art Museum
On our way to Illinois to visit friends and relatives we always stop and site see in St. Louis, Mo. On one of our trips this past summer we went to the St. Louis Art Museum.
I am not what you would call an art buff my any means. I …
Circus Circus KOA Las Vegas
Circus Circus Campground Las Vegas
Las Vegas Strip
Information: 702-733-9707
Reservations: 1-800-562-7270
The campground at Circus Circus is run by KOA. It has about 400 sites and you are entitled to all the amenities of the both KOA and the Circus Circus Hotel & Casino. The pool and …
Nortan Caines Service Area
I have travelled on the M six toll road a few times now and have stopped of at the service station at Norton Caines a number of times. It is located between junctions T six and T seven. The services are the only one on the M …
Timber Trails RV Park, Decatur, MI
Our family has been camping for years, and we have been to hundreds of different campgrounds. Living in Michigan, there is a wide variety to choose from, ranging from very rustic, to very modern. Most of the time, we opt for campgrounds with nice ammenities and kids …
The Strand in Townsville Queensland Australia
Being someone who is not naturally born in a certain place, and a stranger in a certain place, homesickness is like a deadly disease. It will really help to cure someone’s boredom by touring the place. Well I have experienced it, and so I decided to travel a strange …
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 …
North Anna Nuclear Info. Center
I liked my visit to the Lake Anna Nuclear Info. Center in Mineral Virginia so much that I have brought many vistors to see this landmark. This is part of Dominion Virginia Power’s effort to educate the public about the use of nuclear power.
This …
Swaziland Gobolondlo Mountain Drive
An extra activity which we did while in Phophonyane was the Gobolondlo Mountain Drive. For the price of E 300 for 4 people this tour would be conducted in a matter of two hours, I was glad that the tour included the use of their own vehicle …
Central Park Zoo - New York City
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 …
Loskop Dam Holiday Resort and Nature Reserve
These type of places that double up as holiday makers’ destinations with a touch of some up close wildlife experiences, are right up there with my favorites and Loskop Dam is definitely no different.
I went to Loskop Dam as part of a huge family weekend away, and was very …
Weeki Wachee Springs, Weeki Wachee, FL
When I was just a child, I remember my Grandmother telling me about how her and Grampa went to a place in Florida and saw Mermaids! I never could get that image out of my mind and I was fascinated by her stories about their visit to this …
Sequoyah’s Home
My visit to Sequoyah’s home, earlier this spring, caused me to ponder the intertwining of the lives of those who have impacted American history.
Located northeast of Sallisaw, Oklahoma, Sequoyah’s home is not that far a drive for me and I wish I had …
Gangai Konda Cholapuram Temple Monument
I have once vistited a historical Temple monument known as Gangai Konda Cholapuram built by the King Raja Raja Chola the great who ruled most of the South India many hundred years ago.I was amused by the huge size of the temple and wondered how …
Kilroy Travels
i think most people in northern europe will familiar with kilroy travels, which is a great online travel agency. why? let me tell you. kilroy offers two kinds of flight tickets, one is basic tickets that are expensive, the other is flexible tickets that is cheaper. Their search engine …
Indian Point Campground
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 …
Khaosan Road
It was April this year when my college best friends and I decided to pursue our much delayed plan of going to Bangkok for a girl bonding. Finally, after years and years of planning, we made the trip. Aboard Tiger Airways from Singapore, the three of us went to …
Barasso Italy
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 …
Jamaica
I am proud to call myself a citizen of this beautiful relatively tiny island. Our people always say, in our native dialect, “wi likkle but wi tallawah”. This simply means that although our island is small, we have achieved a lot. Exhausted examples of this manifest themselves through our …
Alcatraz Island
Any trip to San Francisco should include a tour of Alcatraz Island, even if you are not a history buff. It is one of the most interesting tours I have even been on in any country. Not only is it full of historical events, it also was a lighthouse, …
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 …
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 …
Anawangin Cove, Zambales
Anawangin Cove is one of the most beautiful and memorable places I’ve ever been to. It is a scenic 3-hour ride from Manila to Pundaquit. Upon arriving at the Pundaquit beach, it is another 30 minute boat ride to the Anawangin Cove.
Upon arriving in Anawangin, …
Sebastian Inlet, Sebastian, FL
A little over a year ago, I went to Vero Beach in Florida to visit my Aunt and Uncle for a week. I didn’t have a lot of money at the time and I was looking for things to do that didn’t cost much. It definitely wasn’t going …
The Great Wall of China
One of the things that make China famous is of course the Great Wall of China. It is one of the most famous man made achievements in the world, it holds the record of being the only man made structure which can be seen from space.
When I went to …
Anaheim, CA Canyon RV park
We stay here quite often and enjoy the peaceful relaxing atmosphere of this park. Here you will find a park like setting at this location. There are so many trees with green grass areas and a river stream to sit and enjoy. There is a lot of room …
Souter Johnnie’s Cottage, Scotland
Robert Burns is Scotland’s most famous poet and Tam O’Shanter, written in 1790 is one of his most famous poems. Souter Johnnie, lived in the the Ayrshire village of Kirkoswald and was one of the inspirations behind this poem. Owned by the National Trust for Scotland since 1932, Souter Johnnie’s …
Quest on William, Melbourne
Quest on William is a service apartment in Melbourne, on William Street, as the name suggests. I stayed at Quest on William for a few weeks when I was in Melbourne for business and these are my personal opinions on the place:-
POSITIVE THINGS ABOUT THE PLACE
1. The service apartment …
Hostel in Hong Kong
In May of 2010 me and my friend from the Philippines went to Hong kong for a few days. We were on a tight budget and we needed a change from the typical expensive hotels on nathan road in kowloon. We decided to stay at a hostel- a cheap …
Ocho Rios travel
Many of my friends keep telling me that Ocho Rios is a nice place to spend a weekend. I always thought That being so close to this town I am not excited about visiting it. I believe that if I am travelling then it should be somewhere far like …
Hot Water Beach
Hot Water Beach is a beach in Hahei in the Coromandel. There was only one reason why I wanted to come here.
Hot Water Beach is known for being on a volcanic fault line. What this means for tourists is that you can dig a hole in …
Magnetic Observatory
The Magnetic Observatory in Alibaug is the only one of its kind in Asia. This tourist spot was suggested to me and by one of my friend and i literally had to hug him after the tour to this observatory was over because it was really amazing and unusual …
Kauai
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 …
Hall of Presidents, Liberty Square, Walt Disney World, FL
One of the original attractions at Walt Disney World that has been there since day one in 1971 is the “Hall of Presidents” I can remember being bored out of my mind with it as a kid when I first went. It was cool to a point because of …
Bangkok Sky Train
I have been to Bangkok, Thailand, a number of times over the years, and I truly like the City. People are so friendly, polite, and courteous. In the earlier years, however, moving about in the City, whether by taxis or buses, or driving by yourself, gets so frustrating …
Kanapaha Botanical Gardens
On my last trip to visit my mom, I decided to venture out into the community and check out their Kanapaha Botanical Gardens. To be frank, as long as I had previously lived in Gainesville, I didn’t realize the city had a botanical gardens. Because my visit took place …
The Shambles
We had such a fantastic and memorable day out last week, when my family and I visited The Shambles. The Shambles is a Victorian village in Newent Gloucestershire.
It is lovely, the village is set in over an acre of land and there was so much to see. We …
Honeymoon Island State Park, Dunedin, FL
On the West Coast of Florida, just North of Clearwater, is a Beach and State Park that I stumbled onto quite by accident when I was house hunting over there before we decided to settle on the East Coast of FL instead.
We have dogs. We were looking simply for …
Royal Observatory and Maritime Museum, Greenwich
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 …
The Fantastic Umbrella Factory, Charlestown, RI
The last time I got home to Rhode Island, we were looking for something unusual to do or see that I hadn’t done before. This is difficult in Rhode Island because I was born and raised here and am known to be quite a traveler of sorts finding …
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 …
Vacation Station RV Park
Vacation Station RV Park is an upscale campground located in the heard of Ludington, MI. It’s about an hour drive from our house, so it’s not toot far out of the way.
The campground has spacious sites, although some of them are up on a hill so there …
Nassau, Bahamas
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 …
Trip Rewards Incentive Program
Trip Rewards is a program that is free to join, and it definitely worth it. Members of Trip Rewards earn points redeemable for many items, including merchant and restaurant gift cards, free hotel stays, movie tickets, and more. To sign up, all you have to do is visit a …
Michigan Adventures
Michigan Adventures is a small amusement park that was bought by Cedar Fair. Cedar Fair owns a dozen or more amusement parks. Some of the more known parks include, Cedar Point, Kings Island, Kings Dominion, Carrowinds, Knots berry farm and Canada’s wonderland. When we went to Michigan Adventures it …
Mozambique Bazaruto Island
Viewing the Bazaruto archipelago from the air was a wonderful sight to see. They were like emerald jewels —“ lots of blues and greens in different shades. I took a chartered flight from Vilanculos to get to this island although there are also boat transfers from the mainland. I …
Bald Head Island
I went to the Bald Head Island which is off the coast of North Carolina to help with clean up after it had been damaged by a hurricane. I have never been to an Island so for me this was a whole new adventure. The only way to …
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