Travel Reviews
Boracay Island
Every year, more and more people come to Boracay thinking that it’s a paradise waiting to be found. Oh well, sorry to burst their bubble, but Boracay is just another crowded tourist spot. Nothing special about the white sandy beaches and the clear blue waters. The locals are professional …
Loretto Chapel
The Loretto Chapel is a beautiful chapel in Santa Fe, New Mexico that is home to the world famous “Miraculous Staircase.” Whenever my family went to vacation in Santa Fe, we always went by the Loretto Chapel. First of all, the chapel itself is really pretty and obviously, since …
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 …
Jackson Lake State Park
Jackson Lake State Park was only about five miles from my home when I was a kids growing up in Oak Hill, Ohio. When I was in the seventh grade I joined the track team at my school. The thing is I had to walk home after practice if …
Singapore Travel
My family and I had some fun time to visit Singapore at 2007. We went through Batam by ferry boat to Harbor front. It took around 1.5 hours to cross from Batam (Harbor Bay) to Singapore (Harbor Front). From Batam we can already see Singapore’s tall buildings. It was …
Beantown Campground
This campground is really oriented toward kids —“ although there is lots of things for everyone to do. Door County is a lovely area to camp. Most the Door County is more rural than anything else, but there are plenty of small towns to shop or enjoy …
Charleston SC
Charleston is a quaint little town in South Carolina. It would not be appropriate to say ‘little’ because it is the largest preserved historic town in the USA and the second largest in the world. I came to know about this during a carriage tour that my husband and …
Shravanabelagola
Shravanabelagola is a place in Karnataka, India. This is a beautiful place and thronged by visitors. Majority of the visitors are from various parts of India. The most interesting thing in Shravanabelagola is a tall statue, the height of which is more than 150 metres. This statue is sacred …
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Santa Fe, New Mexico is a very special place, and a favorite destination for sanctuary. I love this beautiful city that is nestled in the midst of the beautiful New Mexico mountains. Santa Fe has just about everything that a traveler could want including hotel accommodations, restaurants, historic …
Travel:Grand Canyon National Park
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 …
Navigon FreshMaps Map Update Service
The reason why I purchased a Navigon in the first place was because I had heard so many good things about the company and how up to date they kept their maps on the GPS. However, when I got the item I was informed that I would need to …
Algonquin Park Ontario Canada
Our mother use to tell us tales about her visits, as a child, to Algonquin Park. Located in Ontario Canada. They were magical tales about wonderful picnics and how usually a deer or two would wander over and have a nibble and an accompanying pet. It seemed like something …
Elk City State Park Kansas
Elk City State Park is located west of Independence in Southeast Kansas. They have approximately 100 campsites for trailers and about 300 tent campsites. The trailer sites have various options such as electric and electric with water. There are restrooms and showers for the tent campers …
Hyderabad
Hyderabad is a large city in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. Hyderabad is rather crowded, but it has got numerous interesting tourist attractions. One can reach Hyderabad by air, train as well as bus. The railway station of Hyderabad is very crowded. One can use buses while traveling …
Mount Mitchell
Mount Mitchell is located on the blue ridge park way shortly after you pass by Asheville, North Carolina. It is majestic in the way that it towers over the other mountain peaks in the area. Every year there is a bike and foot race to the top of Mount …
Dubai Zoo
We caught a No 8 bus from Gold souk bus stop and it took nearly 30 minutes for us to reach Dubai Zoo, located at Jumeira,Dubai. This Zoo is very small when compared to Zoos I find in India.But the thing that impressed me a lot was ‘the …
Paradise Island in Malaysia
paradise island which i’m reffering to is Perhentian Island. Located roughly 21km(13.12miles) offshore of Kuala Besut, Terengganu.
Weather, tropical or would rather call it summer all year long.
When it comes to financial budgets, the priciest hotel would cost up to about RM250(US$71.10) till RM350(US$100) per night.
Food is good, loads …
South Africa Himeville
This is the ideal place for a stopover on the way to Sodwana Bay from the Sani Pass in Lesotho. Both border posts in Lesotho and the South Africa sides do not have a lot of traffic as it is forbidden to go up the pass without an off …
Windmill Island Gardens
My Dutch relatives still live near Holland, Michigan, and on my last trip there, I spent some time visiting some of the cultural and historical sites. One thing I came to appreciate was just how much of the Dutch culture and customers the immigrants brought to this area when …
Boot Hill
Boot Hill is the most awesome place to go tubing in all of northern Ohio. It is located between Napoleon and Defiance. It has a small building where you buy your tickets to go tube and in the back is what reminds me of a lounge. They sell drinks …
Brevard Zoo, Melbourne, FL
I hadn’t been to the Brevard Zoo in several years. So, recently we were going to have my little Granddaughter, Amber for the day and I thought it might be fun to take her to the zoo.
I was so pleasantly surprised at all that had changed since I’d been …
Earth Explorer backpack
National Geographic magazine has now entered the retail market, and one of their great products is The Earth Explorer Small Backpack, for travellers. I found this Earth Explorer Backpack to be a true blessing this summer when I was travelling, and could not imagine living without it now.
I needed …
Journeys of a Lifetime: 500 of the World’s Greatest Trips
Some people may say this is a coffee table book, but I enjoyed the reading as well. Of course I am a big fan of National Geographic and watch the channel all the time.
No one knows the world like National Geographic and in this lavish volume, we reveal …
Empire State Building - New York
On my last year visit to US, I visited a friend in NewYork who was studying electrical engineering in a university there. We allocated a few days for a see-around trip, which included Empire state Building, a landmark in Manhattan area. We visited it on Friday.
Some observations as a …
Boggy Creak Airboat Rides
I have wanted to see the Florida Everglades all of my life, and I recently got an opportunity while spending time in the State. I didn’t even know what the boats were called, but I had always seen them in movies, with big fans on the back and going …
Green Acres RV Park
When looking for a nice place to park our travel trailer we at first glance thought that Green Acres would be tolerable. It is located out in the country about 7 to 10 miles from Clinton, Illinois. The sign is old and faded looking giving the impression …
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 …
Chicago IL Lincoln Park
We visit family in Illinois, right near Chicago once every two or three years whenever we can get a way for a week or so. This past fall we finally made it back after almost three years since seeing my causin and her family. On our last day there …
York Minster Cathedral, York, England
If you ever want to feel about a centimeter tall, and want your mouth to hit the pavement, go visit the York Minster in England—“ preferably the Western front of the cathedral. Stand in front of it, and look up. Try not to drop your …
Shopping Mall - IPER
On my trip to Varese, i also happened to stumble upon the Shopping mall. In there there is a pretty big supermarket which sells just about everything. Now I would like to start off by saying that I am not one to complain, i usually just bite my tongue …
Lalaurie House French Quarter New Orleans Louisiana
The Lalaurie House or as most locals like to call it “the haunted house”. Now here’s why residents of the French Quarter still hurry past this otherwise beautiful building. When Madame Dolphin McCarty de Lopez Blanquette wed Dr. Louis Allure, it was her third marriage-she’d already been …
Indianapolis Zoo
My favorite entertainment is the Indianapolis Zoo. This Zoo is a great place to take the kids in the summertime for a day of fun. The Indianapolis Zoo has all of the attractions that you would expect to find, such as bears, lions, tigers, giraffes, elephants, and dolphins. The …
Erie Maritime Museum
The Erie Maritime Museum is home port to the US Brig Niagara, which is the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Official Flagship. I found the museum itself to be very impressive with all of it’s display and exhibitions. When I first walked in for the tour, I was expecting …
Oahu
Oahu is a place in Hawaii that I have been to with my boyfriend before. It is a very lovely place and there are lots of great things there. This place is a part of Hawaii that has Honolulu and Waikiki under its belt and I love …
Peter Pan’s Flight, Fantasy Land, Walt Disney World, FL
I honestly haven’t been on Peter Pan’s Flight in Fantasyland of Walt Disney World since I visited the Theme Park with my kids about 12 years ago. My daughter absolutely loved this ride, but then again she has always been a fan of Peter Pan and Tinkerbell. …
East Coast Park, Singapore
I love to go to the beach at East Coast Park. I used to go there more often with my then boyfriend. We used to cycle together. At East Coast, you can rent bicycles on an hourly basis. There are many bicycle kiosks which rents out different types of …
Langkawi Island
I have visited the Underwater World everytime when I travelled to this beautiful island of Langkawi. Underwater World is an aquarium that showcase a wide selection of of both fresh water and salt water fishes together with thousands of other marine life species. And it is conveniently located at …
Place d’Armes, Versailles, France
Review Ile De France
Visiting Versailles
I seem to have acquired a penchant for finding very small places; however with a great deal to offer as far as cultural wealth.
One area is the Ile-De-France. In fact you may end up traversing under fifty miles and have already uncovered a good …
Hanmer Springs Alpine Holiday Apartments & Campground
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 …
Riverfront Park
It is one of the most beautiful and fun parks in the northwest. Located in Spokane, Washington - Riverfront Park has over 100 acres of natural and man made beauty in down town Spokane right along the Spokane River. Located at 507 N. Howard St., Spokane, Wa. Or you …
Sunterra Resorts/ Getaways
Anyone who may be interested in traveling to California, Virginia, Nevada, Florida, or Maryland may want to check out www.sunterragetaways.com. Sunterra resorts are actually quite nice places to stay. My husband and I most recently stayed at the one in Sedona, Arizona and we were fairly impressed not …
Fox Hill Campground
There are several campgrounds in this area and this is one of our favorites. The campground is a bit busy during mid season, but I could not disagree more. The quiet atmosphere they write about must be when everyone is sleeping. If you want lots of …
Glacial Lakes State Park
Glacial Lakes State Park is a very unique state park. It’s a transition zone between prairies and hardwood forests. The huge, steep rolling hills and deep valleys were sculpted by glaciers and they make the hiking trails fun and challenging. A wide variety of native prairie species grow at …
Sydney Aquarium
When I was traveling through Sydney I decided to pop into the aquarium in darling harbor. I wasn’t sure what to expect but the place really impressed me.
We were having breakfast on the harbor when a little train passed us by. By little I mean a cute …
It’s a Small World Ride, FantasyLand, Walt Disney World, FL
When you visit the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World, FL, you must make a point of checking out the classic ride “It’s a Small World”. As much as the song plays in your head for the next week and a half, you can’t hardly help yourself. Just …
Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia
Rogers Arena used to be known as GM Place, and home of Vancouver’s very own ice hockey team, the so-called Canucks. The change in name was more cosmetic for nothing much has changed. It’s still the home of the Canucks, and I still enjoy the same great …
Long Island Beach, New Jersey
I visited New Jersey for a week in Manahawkin, which is about a ten minute drive from Long Beach Island. I was there in the late summer/early Autumn, and was told that the beaches were either extremely packed, or dead as a doornail in the off season.
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Dinner of The Month Club
If you travel on a frequent basis then you probably eat two or three fast food meals per a day like I do and after I did a budgeting breakdown to see where all of my money was going I discovered that it was all going to take off …
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