Cherokee Village, Arkansas was initially a vacation spot for my husband and I for many years. This area is nestled in the Ozark Mountains in Arkansas almost at the Missouri line. There are 5 lakes and 2 rivers running through Cherokee Village so water sports are abundant. The area …

There is a wonderful medieval core within the city of Vienna where time seems to have stood still. The place to begin this exploration in my estimation is the Stephansplatz.
The enormous cathedral referred to, as the Stephansdom is the beginning point and is a gauge as far as treks …

I had the oppurtunity to visit Jurong Bird park, a park with collection of thousands of brids from about 600 species. Located at an ideal location with bus transit from Jurong MRT. Beautiful entrance that would grab anyone to visit the entire bird park.
Birds that have grabbed my …

We vacationed in Goa last month and stayed at Club Mahindra at Varca Beach, which is located in South Goa, the relatively unspoilt part of Goa. I have been to Goa several times, and on my last trip, I even stopped by at Club Mahindra to check it out …

Arbroath Abbey in Scotland was one of the most interesting places I visited on my recent trip to the UK.
Traveling along with my companion who is a devoted fan of Scottish history, I was intrigued to find out about its famous history, and the signing of the Declaration of …

No matter whether you’re a traveler or resident of Gainesville, FL, a must-see on your itinerary should be the Santa Fe Teaching Zoo which is right behind Santa Fe Community College. The teaching zoo is ran by both instructors and the students, and the zoo is open all week …

I had been to Tioman island couple of years back. It is in Malaysia. We had gone in a group of 9 people. I stay in singapore. It is 2 hrs journey by sea from singapore. We travelled by cruise. We really enjoyed the travel by cruise. We stayed …

The only reason why we went here is because we just wanted to compare the Dolphin show that we’ve seen in Hongkong ocean park from the Dolphin show here at Sentosa, Singapore. And we’re quite intrigued aswell, to the pink dolphins of Singapore.
This lagoon can be found at Palawan …

Cap Skirring is the Mediterranean Sea of Senegal if not West Africa. To go here, one has either to take a flight from Dakar or direct flights from Western Europe. For us, it was a neighbour while we were in Guinea-Bissau, we often went there by car. The roads …

The Adirondack Mountains or the Dax, as they are fondly called by New Yorkers, are a great winter or summer destination. It’s so scenic, and I had been there twice.
Would you believe, two winter Olympics have been held here due to the excellent mountain terrain and lots of …

I find it a shame to live somewhere and not get and explore the area. That is why when we lived in Sunny View, North Carolina it would have been a shame to not go visit Chimney Rock Park. After all you could see it towering in the distance …

Dubai Shopping festival -DSF , an international tourism destination that attracts millions of visitors every year across the world is going to complete its 10 years of long journey and entering into its 11th year on January 4th of 2006. The entire world awaits this …

A lot of people have never heard of El Paso, but it is one of Texas’ major cities. Because of the military base, El Paso continues to grow and flourish. Always expanding El Paso, is a great place to live. I wouldn’t however take a vacation or trip to …

We were down in Arches Park in August, it was hotter than blazes it can get over 100 degrees. If you really want to do physical hiking instead of just wandering around, coming in May would be a good thing. So some of the things we …

Kings Mountain National Park is located on South Carolina Highway 216 just ten miles south of Kings Mountain, North Carolina. You can camp free at the Garner Creek backcountry site if you are ambitious enough to hike the three miles to it. Don’t fret car camping is offered …

In Grant, FL on US Highway 1, there is a little historical site that has a picnic and fishing area called Fisherman’s Landing. First and foremost, it’s the site of the Grant Historical house which is a house from the early 1900’s that was donated to the Grant …

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 …

Interstate 68 runs along the Mason Dixon line. It runs along the border between Western Maryland and Western Pennsylvania. It it a new road that runs parallel with the old route Interstate 40/48.
I 68 begins near the Maryland, Pennyslvania border just north …

Some must-see places
This would be Wien Stadt Opera, the famous Opera house of the Austrian capital. It was bombed during WW2 and was later rebuilt to its previous glamour. Buying a ticket could mean talking to Mozart himself - tickets are being sold by young people dressed as the …

Florida is more than just beautiful beaches. My family and I recently visited a zoo unlike any other we have seen and it was an experience I highly recommend, to families as well as adults.
Lion Country Safari is a 300 acre cageless zoo where you can get up close …

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 …

Some time ago, my wife and I had the great opportunity to spend 5 days in Paris, as a wedding present from my parents! So several weeks before actually getting there, we started searching for a nice touring schedule that could really make the best possible use of those …

On our first time to visit New York City, Madame Tussauds’ Wax Museum is one of the places that we saw. It was quite expensive but I definitely had fun. It is a one of akind experience that I will not mind doing over and over again.
Madame Tussauds New …

One of the most beautiful parks in the entire nation in my personal opinion has to be Petit Jean State Park located in the Natural State of Arkansas. It has always been my favorite park to go to whenever I had the chance because it truly has the most magnificent …

When travelling up and down the M five motorway I the south west of England I often stop of at Cullompton service station. The service station is just junction twenty eight of the motorway on the A three seven three. The services are operated by a small …

On our Italy trip we decided to stop in this little town. Even from a far it is evident that this city is special. The whole city is built on a hill plateau and from far it looks like it would be one magnificent castle. Quite a site for …

In Istanbul, we stayed in the hotel called Ceylan Intercontinental. This hotel is in Taksim and I felt that it is a better option than Hilton. The rest of my relatives wanted to stay in Hilton but in the end we felt that Intercontinental was the best …

When we lived in Port Orange and Daytona Beach Shores for a few years, we were always looking for new sightseeing venues to take our visiting relatives when they came South.
I’m a bit of a nautical nut and I love my lighthouses and try to visit them to at …

Scott beach is my all-time favorite beach out of all the beaches I’ve ever been to, and I consider myself to be somewhat of a beach connoisseur. The beach is exactly how I always imagined the perfect Caribbean beach to look like. It’s a small beach on …

Siete Picados is one of the most visited place in Coron. I think this is the most famous snorkeling spot, and once you get there, you’ll immediately know why. You don’t even need to go down the boat to see the fishes, you can feed them right then and …

Taking my family to Wakulla Springs State Park was like a trip back in time to the “old” Florida of roadside alligator parks and open spaces. For the entry fee of $8.00 per vehicle, we got a full day of fun.
We chose to start off with …

There is a sign positioned prominently at the junction on the A896 road where the Bealach na Ba pass to Applecross branches off at the hamlet of Tomapress. It is not the usual type of road sign with nothing more than a destination and a mileage figure - no, …

This is an interesting part of Wisconsin’s Countryside. It seems to be a portion plopped in the middle of Wisconsin’s farming community. It is altogether different than the rest of the countryside. The local county roads twist back and forth around I don’t know how many miles …

My daughter is obsessed with dolphins and anything that is associated with them. While we were on vacation recently, we took a detour on the way home and went to Panama City Beach, Florida. While there we booked a snorkeling/swim with dolphins tour through Island Time located on …

Roman Paris
(Note: Some of the following words are in French. All words are spelled correctly.)
During a recent visit to Paris, I realized there is a great deal of the city I had yet to explore. Prior to my visit my understanding of French History …

Selangor is a state in Malaysia and located in the heart of the Peninsula. It is actually one of the richest and well-developed state in Malaysia and if I am not mistaken, there is still a Sultan reigning there, or the royalty still reigns there.
The state …

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 …

I always loved travelling and to make all my travel experiences a memorable one, I would leave no stone unturned. Since travelling for long journeys required an equally long list of necessities, the problem I would face was accommodating them in as many less suitcases as possible. This would …

Buck Hill
If you are traveling somewhere in the twin cities of Minnesota, Minneapolis and Saint Paul and you are in search of a fun, entertaining activity to do, visiting Buck Hill is a must. It is located approximately 9 miles south of 494 on Interstate 35 in Burnsville, MN, …

Last weekend, it has been our plan to go to Villa Escudero Plantations and Resort; well everything was very well worth it. The Resort is very beautiful, close to nature and though it is about 2-3 hour drive from the city, the whole trip is very worth everything. We …

At 2006, I had a chance to visit the Deutsche Museum in Munich, Germany. This museum was very large that we could not cover all museum area in half day. It was a little bit late at that time when we arrived at the museum gateway to look inside. …

We didn’t know how we would feel at first camping at River Pines Campground since it is about 5 miles from our house. It seemed strange to pack up and travel right down the road to go camping. But a couple years ago, some friends of ours …

The transit center in New Rochelle, NY is the hub for travel in and around the city because of the fact that most people within this city and surrounding areas do not own a car and they do not have the time to walk everywhere or bike places. This …

Simhachalam is a famous piligrinage and tourist spot in visakhapatnam.This very ancient temple and we visit this temple many times in a year. The central shrine of this temple is VarahaNarsimhaswami. He is another incarnation of Lord Vishnu. This is close to Prahladapuram.It takes nearly half an hour to …

We were just in time for the last demonstration of chocolate making at the Cadbury Visitor’s Centre. After paying the entrance fee of A$7.50 each, we waited inside a room for the showing. Other tourists were already seated when …

From Passarge Valley, it was another 20-25 kilometers to reach Leopard Pan. Having seen a pride of lions earlier in Passarge Valley, I was not expecting much and in addition to the rain, I actually did not see a lot of animal life. The open and endless skies were …

Hawa Mahal is one of the most unusual palaces in India. In English it means —˜Palace of Winds’. It is located to the north of the Jaipur city and about 10 miles from the international airport and nearly 4 miles from Jaipur railway station. It is very easy to …

There are several taxi associations on the island of St. Thomas, but VI Taxi is one of the most widely recognized associations. They have an agreement with Cyril E. King Airport that they are the only taxi service permitted to pick up passengers at the airport who don’t …

I enjoy visiting the Barboursville Winery which is in Barboursville Virginia. This winery is a nice place to visit to enjoy the different wines produced by the vineyard (wine tastings are four dollars each but you get to keep the glass)It is a very nice place high up on …

One of the attractions at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom that I honestly haven’t visited very often is that of “Tom Sawyer’s Island”. I honestly haven’t been over to it since my kids were young so we’re talking probably 12 years or more.
The only reason I ever ventured …