Ryde Esplanade is a region of the town of Ryde, which itself is one of the most popular resorts on the Isle of Wight off the south coast of England. Because it is on an island, and therefore requires a little bit of work to get to (assuming that …

We have visited Jekyll Island several times in the past few years. It is a wonderful place to relax - walking on the beach, nature hikes, a great Sea Turtle Rescue site and lots of history. We loved the quiet times with great ocean views. Lots …

I have never experienced Lebanese culture before. It was great just mingling and getting to know the Lebanese in Melbourne. An entire street is dedicated to Lebanese and their way of life. It sure is a fantastic experience. The street I talk about is called Sydney Road and is …

The most lovely and favorite festival celebrated by all Indians is ,Diwali. This festival has been celebrating by Indians for many centuries. Many generations have seen this festival.On this day, each and every house shines with lights and candles.There will be a wonderful arrangement of Deepas(lights) infront of …

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 …

On this particular occasion, I was traveling quite heavy in terms of the number of people I was with on the regular visit to various parts of the Kruger National Park, and my experience gathered up on the previous visits had us lodging at the Pestana Kruger Lodge, which …

Taiwan is not a very big country, so I planned to visit her four largest towns within 10 days from south to north, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Taichung, and Taipei. Tainan is located some 30 minutes by local train from Kaohsiung, therefore I did not book any hotel but did a one-day …

last year we spent aour summer holidays at the dominican republic. we were very exited, because we heared many beautiful stories about this paradise.
after the plane was landing, the doors were opened, we were confronted with our first impression. the weather was beautiful warm, the syk was blue. we …

Cuevas de Sorbas or The Caves of Sorbas are situated 12km underneath the Parque Natural. Drive towards Sorbas and you will see the Natural Park, though not the caves of Sorbas. These are connected passages continuing for 100s of kilometers. The Cueva del Agua is the …

NAIA Terminal 3 is the departure and arrival point for local carriers such as Cebu Pacific and Air Philippines which has a lot of domestic routes as well as some international ones (Cebu Pacific). It’s the newest and best-looking airport in the Philippines. It is located not …

In January of 1993 me and my husband went to visit his parents with our son. When we arrived they talked us into letting Suzie watch our son while we went to Daytona Beach to their condo. They were not able to go and did not want it to …

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 …

Bintan, Indonesia was one of the places my college best friends and I visited April of this year. We chose Bintan mainly because it is the part of Indonesia that is near to Singapore. Riding a ferry from the Tenah Merah Ferry Terminal in Singapore, we reached Bintan, Indonesia …

Are you looking for a beautiful place to get away from it all or have a family reunion? Petit Jean State Park is perfect.
Our daughter and her family (husband,4 kids,2 dogs)live 1000 miles from us. My father and sister also live in a different state. We …

Baguio City is actually called the Summer Capital of the Philippines, since most people love to vacation there during the summer. It is located at the tops of the mountain and has cool weather all year round. Pine trees graze the whole city and every morning you can smell …

The Virginia Aquarium is a treasure trove of sealife and entertaining educational displays located at 717 General Booth Boulevard in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It is a favorite of local residents for its great educational programs for toddlers, preschooler, and families. These include a weekly storytime, discovery days, and special …

A few years back, our uncle in Texas invited us to spend Christmas on their home. We couldn’t say No, but of course we do love to see our grandma and cousins so we decided to go. Fortunately, my husband was off for 2 weeks during the holidays. Since we …

Gooseberry Falls State Park is one of the most beautiful places in Minnesota. Depending on what time of the year you visit, the area looks like a different place when the river is high and low. During the spring, the river levels are high from melting snow. The fast, …

I love traveling and going in for long journeys with friends and family. Though most of my traveling experiences have been memorable ones, the only problem I faced was the constant swelling in my legs. Due to long hours of journey, my legs would be left dangling down the …

When you travel you know that staying in a great place can make the difference. That is when you should know that you should find the best place available for your money. I know for me one of the best places that I ever stayed in is located in …

I have had the best service at Lavonna’s Travel. She is the most hard working travel agent that I have ever worked with. It doesn’t matter if it is hotels, cruises, flights or whatever - she does her absolute best to get you the most reasonable price. …

On a few of my family’s popular twice-yearly trips to Ocean City, Maryland, I was lucky enough to get a chance to explore the DiscoverSea Shipwreck Museum. It’s not a very lengthy drive from the heart of Ocean City, and it was a great trip for me as I …

My visit to Sequoia National Park still remains close to my heart. The solace and refresh that the giant trees, snow clad mountains and the mysterious silence offer here are simply rejuvenating. After my trip my mind got a very good feel.
The much sought after attraction here is the …

Okay when we go to places we like to visit things that are unusual to us, well while we were in our hotel in Phoenix we saw this brochure for a place called Mystery Castle. It was only around a twenty minute drive from where we were staying …

When I went on vacation in Scarborough, Maine, we had a friend visiting with her 11 and 13 year old boys, Liam and Michael. We spent a few days doing things to make the boys happy. We had been to Funtown and Splashtown USA at the beginning of …

Akaka Falls is located half and hour outside of Hilo on the Hamakua Coast. The drive takes you up into the mountain and into a huge cane field. Be sure to stop and cut a stalk of sugar. It’s 100% natural and tastes good. However the stalk will get …

I just returned from a trip to San Francisco, California where I was lucky enough to visit Alcatraz Island. After reading several books about San Francisco, I saw that travelers were advised to book tickets well in advance if you wish to see this historic prison. I booked two …

Nordic Ark is a Zoo in Sweden, on the west coast, that is working to save and preserve endangered animals. They do this by breeding and reintroduction, when it’s possible. A small part of their property is open for the public, for us to enjoy these animals and get …

Earlier in the summer, I took a vacation to Miami with two of my best friends and we spent part of the day at Miami’s Seaquarium. I call the seaquarium an answer to Orlando’s Seaworld without the rides. I liked seaquarium because it was exactly Orlando seaworld except they …

I am lucky enough to live in one of the greatest cities in the world, New York City. New York has a lot of great places within it to visit and one of them is The Modern Museum of Art, better known as MOMA.
Recently they had a Salvador Dali …

Magens Bay Beach is a very popular tourist destination on St. Thomas, and I think it’s an absolutely beautiful beach, but it’s not my favorite beach on the island. At one time, National Geographic rated it one of the top ten beaches in the world, but I think …

Kitsilano Beach is the in thing for teenagers and people up to 30 years old. Residents of Vancouver, or Vancouverites as they are called, affectionately call this beach Kits. The Forbes Traveler magazine recently declared Kits as one of the top ten beaches in North America.
I like …

This is a place that I heard so much about in various shown on TV such as The OC or the show about the house wives and it gives the impression that Orange Country is the place to be. It provided an expectation that there would be a lot …

Calicut is a small city in Kerala, a southern state of India. Calicut is almost 400 kms from Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala.
I had heard from people that Calicut is a place worthy to be visited. I decided to see what was special in this place and spent two …

Madame Tussards Interactive Wax Attraction
Located inside the Venetian Hotel
3355 S. Las Vegas Blvd
Las Vegas, NV
(702) 492-3960
On a recent trip to Las Vegas we had a lot of fun at the Madame Tussards Wax Attraction which is located inside the Venetian Hotel. We spent a couple of hours laughing …

Mahabalipuram was the port city of the ancient dynasty Pallavas.It is around 60kms from Chennai,the capital of Tamilnadu,India.It has been considered as one of the Heritage monument by UNESCO.For architectural lovers like me this will be a exquisite place.I visited twice.Still the beauty of rock carvings are in my …

Let me start of by saying, specifying, underlying, and highlighting that this kind of holiday isn’t for everybody, and this for the very simple reason that you will spend a lot of time riding on a bus. It is an 8 day trip where you will see some truly …

Living in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin my whole life, I can honestly say I know quite a bit about this town. But, I also know there are quite a few people out there who haven’t heard of it and wouldn’t think of it as a place to visit.
Beaver Dam isn’t …

While visiting San Francisco, California, my husband and I rented a car and drove about two hours to Monterey to see the Aquarium. They were supposed to have one of the best aquariums around, and we are both lovers of ocean-life. I have to say we were both disappointed …

I thought it only happened in Manila, where cab drivers took advantage of desperate passengers; apparently it’s also true to most parts of the Philippines. In 2005, I went to Davao to visit my sister who was going to give birth to her second child. I went inside a …

La Porte, TX I have to say I didn’t really know anything about this city before I went to except that the Olympian hurdle Kerron Clement went to school there. Which I have to say is also a really worthless piece of information that I know. Once I …

To get to San Pedro la Laguna (San Pedro for short) you should take a launcha from Panajachel. Both of these towns are small villages on the edge of Lake Atitlan, a huge lake ringed by volcanoes. Aldous Huxley once said that Lake Atitlan was the most beautiful lake …

We only get to Illinois to visit relatives about every two or three years. On our last trip this past summer we spent a week with my causin and her family right outside of Chicago. We spent everyday going into Chicago siteseeing, eating at different restaurants and shopping. On …

My brother and I had the pleasure of going to Mt. Shasta several months ago for four days. It is located about 40 miles south of the California-Oregon border, so we decided to drive down and experience the beautiful scenery. It took us just over 10 hours from where …

Luray Caverns in Luray, Virginia is one of my favorite places to visit. It is just as the name states. This is a walk through cavern that I visited as a child and then again as an adult. The cavern changed a lot over the years in some respects. …

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 …

Nara is an old city in Japan. I ever read that Nara is the first permanent capital of Japan for about eighty year in 710. I had a chance to visit this place when I went to Osaka. The location is not really far from Osaka or Kyoto. I …

There’s something for everyone at the Canadian Rocky Mountains, or the Canadian Rockies for short. For starters, you can pick your own favorite mountain. Mine is Castle Mountain in the Jasper National Park area. I find it so bewitching as it looks like a castle hanging …

I stayed in the Dominican Republic for our honeymoon last March for 2 weeks all inclusive in a 4 star Breezes Hotel and overall we had a fantastic time, it took us quite a while to get there as we live in the UK so it was a 9 …