At Keowee Toxaway State Natural Area there is some really breath taking views. They have many different activities that you can do while your at the Keowee Toxaway State Natural Area such as Fishing, Boating and my favorite thing is Hiking. The great thing about this park …

It was a hot fall afternoon and we had nothing better to do but ride around out in the Big South Fork Park. We passed the West Entrance Trailhead of the Big South Fork Park and decided to stop. Now we had hiked the John Litton Farm loop trail …

Catalina Island is an Island off of the state and it’s isolate out there in the middle of the ocean. You can get out there by boats or airplanes. I have been out there twice on boats. I used to live next to the Long Beach port in California …

This metro rail service was started in New Delhi to ease the congestion on the overly crowded roads. Though the services have started since December 2002 it is yet going on expanding. The metro rail service is at some places below the earth surface while at some places it …

We live in Michigan where we wait all winter long to enjoy beautiful weather in the spring and summer. One of the ways we get out and enjoy the great outdoors is through camping. We have been to numerous campgrounds over the years, and we have …

Colonial Williamsburg is in Williamsburg, Virginia and it is a town of it’s own. I have been there on several occasions and plan to make a return trip when possible. It is a place that is rich in United States history where the townsfolk dress as though they were …

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 …

One of the reasons that I don’t mind traveling through Western Canada so often for work purposes is that there are a wealth of interesting stops and points of interest, if you are prepared to take a few minutes out of your trip. One of the great features about …

A really nice place to visit if you’re nearby is Lugano. Lugano is in the bottom part of the Italian Canton of Switzerland, and in my opinion is one of the most beautiful little towns you can find. There are many little shops and tiny resturants which make the …

In San Francisco, I have been to this great island called Alcatraz Island. This place is a little peculiar in the sense that there was a guarded tour to the cell house and there were things to be told and learned. I have been to this place …

Rhem is a small mountain town in Italy, it is a very beautiful place to stay, any season of the year. MY personal favorites are spring and winter. Summer is too hot for my tastes and there isn’t much to do in that area which young kids/adults would enjoy …

South Mountain State Park is a very special place to me. Some of my friends thought I was crazy, when I decided to go for a week long backpacking trip with three kids alone with no prior experience in backpacking. I however did not see the problem. I looked …

Mars Alam wasn’t at all what I expected, The franco rosso hotel was acceptable, it had 3 big pools a marvelous beach but no reef whatsoever. The scuba-diving was a bit sub-par, the colors were a bit more vivid but there wasn’t much too see.
Secondly, if your into ‘the …

A few weeks ago, I decided to take the Cantrail bus from Seattle back to Vancouver, as the Clipper back to Vancouver Island left far too early for me. I reserved my ticket online a few weeks before the 1:00 departure and picked up my ticket the day of …

Copenhagen is a very beautiful city, located in Denmark. There are just too many beautiful sceneries and it is considered one of the best European cities ever. However, the place is not as large as Rome or Paris.
There are just too many friendly people around, and I …

Just to give you an idea of how big the British Museum is, I have visited at least five times and I have still not seen everything it has to offer. Situated in London’s Bloomsbury area, and easily accessible by foot, bus and underground train, the museum is a …

The Chicago Botanic Gardens are big enough to keep any guest busy and happy for hours. With hundreds of acres worth of land, ponds, streams and a lagoon there are so many different varieties of garden that can be cultivated and grown. I have been here so many mornings, …

One time for my husband’s and my anniversary, I booked a surprise for him on the “Rivership Romance” in Sanford, FL. I had heard about them from an advertisement in a newspaper and they sounded interesting so I looked them up on the web.
The Rivership Romance has different …

Brielle is a nice small old town on 1 of the 2 Island of the province Zuid-Holland in the Netherlands.
It is located near the big city of Rotterdam, just south of the big industrial port area of Rotterdam. Though close to the Industry, you won’t notice this at all.
Brielle …

Paga is located in the Upper East Region of Ghana and close to the Burkina Faso Border. The place is well noted for its tourism potential, but the main leisure is the Paga crocodile pond which serves as the totem of the Kasena people of Paga.
How to get to …

First thing, I have to admit Madeline Island is a long way from everywhere. It is way up in northern Wisconsin and a boat ride from Bayfield. The island is absolutely lovely and really secluded. There is a small town on the island by …

I love asia. Probably because I am asian myself. I also love shopping. And as an asian and a shopper, I ABSOLUTELY LOVE HONG KONG. No other shopping capital will ever tempt me as much as Hong Kong!
Well, first off, when I arrived, it was the middle of February …

We did a Contiki tour a few years ago. It was an 8-day trip to London and Paris.
Contiki is the tour group for the younger crowd. They take people ages 18-35 on trips around the world. The packages are all inclusive, and they offer a variety to choose from. …

We meet our daughter and her family in Florida every March. We’ve been to Captiva Island and Tampa - which were wonderful, but this year we decided to try the Florida panhandle to cut the drive from Michigan and Tennessee shorter. We chose the Destin area and …

Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park is one of my favorite places to be. It is only minutes away from Barrett Parkway, which is a busy part of Kennesaw, but enough distance that you feel like you are out of the city. I can spend hours at …

The Sergeant Alvin C. York State Historic Park is located in Pall Mall off of highway 127 in northern Tennessee. Our home school group often holds our meetings at this historical site because of its natural beauty and heritage. The kids get to learn how the mill was used …

When arriving at the Garden Center I was immediatly back in Victorian time. The first thing we saw was a huge victorian style home surrounded by beautiful huge, old trees. My husband and I took our two daughters and walked the gronds for several hours. There are the most …

My family and I frequently visit Hong Kong. That’s because my late grandmother and my aunt and uncles reside there. Thus, I am very familiar with the environment and culture.
If I’ll ask anyone to paint a picture of Hong Kong residence, they’ll pretty sure to come up with …

Italy is a really gorgeous country filled with great art, architecture and also historical facts. But then the cities tend to be a bit busy, and the main capital is none other than Rome.
I remember going to the gorgeous island of Capri and this has one …

Mandalay was not in my program at first. But my wife asked if we could visit other towns beyond Yangon during our stay in Myanmar. We then went there and feel lucky to get this chance. Mandalay is located in the central of Myanmar but the weather was warm to …

Every time I’ve flown out of JFK, I’ve made the far too expensive choice of taking a cab there and back. As a cab will run you between $45 and $50 each way, it really does add up. So the last time I went to JFK from NYC, I …

When I used to live in Toronto, the Rosetta Gardens was a favorite spot of mine, especially when I’m biking around the area. This garden is compact, yet breathtaking in some parts.
The part I like the most is the one facing Lake Ontario, which is probably one of …

Vishakapatnam is a city in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. There are a good number of interesting places to visit over here. This place is hot over the year. However, October to January is not so hot and these are the months during which one can pay a …

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 …

One of my favorite things to do on a particularly rainy day is to hop in the car and travel to the Franklin Institute, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is an astounding museum with information and factual based knowledge about artifacts, history, the human body, stars, machines, inventions, …

Lubbock, TX a place for vacation I would advise against it. When you go somewhere you want something exciting, and fun right. Well West Texas just isn’t the place for this sort of fun; honestly I think I could have more fun just sitting in my house watching …

Genting is really a great place to travel in Malaysia. It takes one hour travel by taxi from Kuala Lampur, Malaysia. From KL even coach buses are available, but booking needs to be done early at least by the previous day. It is a mountainous area …

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 …

A point by point opinion on most of the casinos and happenings downtown. Fremont Street was extended East for the Pedesterians to have a safer walking commute to El Cortez Casino/Hotel and the Western Casino/Motel. Western Casino small bar. Lots of locals play here. Small cafe. My favorite the …

Travelocity, well what can I say. It seems like a good idea and if done correctly it is. I have made several reservations through them and not one has been worth the hassle. One was made in Wichita, Kansas for a reasonable (not the cheapest) hotel. The pictures of …

One fine Sunday morning we decided to drive to Pine Mountain. The primary source of attraction for my husband and me was the Animal Safari. It promised a near African safari experience with hundreds of exotic animals from around the world. There were six of us.
We bought tickets for …

It was the boring and cold month of December when me with my family decided to get to tour kind of thing and the gems on the necklace was to have some casual leaves pending. The problem was that we being a travel addict have visited the places with …

I had the wonderful experience last Christmas when I went to Thailand in particular Bangkok. What a fabulous and crazy place. I am sure they have road rules although I wasnt able to work them out, in saying that though they know which is all that matters, and we …

We like doing what the locals do, when we were in Phoenix we went to the The Phoenix Zoo. It is a non profit zoo and is totally supported by donations and private organizations.
We got there early in the morning because the days get so hot and the …

Wow what a great trip this was. I have went skiing twice before but this one was the best. At the last minute we changed our plans and went to Ober Gatlinburg because it was closer to home. Since we went on a Friday it was not crowded which …

Literally translated to pine hill, PiÅ„a Colina rests on top of a hill surrounded with a pineapple plantation. It’s a new place that my brothers and I visited last 4th of July.
I was attracted to it when I watched it on television on a cooking show. The place …

Monticello is the estate designed and built by Thomas Jefferson, third U.S. President, just outside of Charlottesville, Virginia in Albermarle County. It is run and maintained by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation and has been excellently renovated throughout the years, looking just as if they expected Mr. Jefferson …

Anaheim, CA is a pretty amazing place to go and visit. The first thing that I noticed is the weather is much better then what I deal with everyday in Texas. Although I do have to admit it isn’t that hard to beat the heat, and humidity that Texas …

I arrived at Lisbon on a very sunny and warm day in February. It was my first time in Lisbon, and I was going to stay a week. I was very excited. Traveling from airport to city center was easy. I took a public bus which was running quite …

Leaving Sodwana Bay was not a big loss as it was getting to be too crowded not only at the beach but at the Lodge itself where we were staying. The next stop would be Swaziland. It was just 230 kms. from Sodwana Bay to Big Bend. The border …