A few years back, during the summer holidays, my mother made the suggestion that we visit the Champlain Trail Museum. We had just moved up to Pembroke, the city where the Museum is and were living with our Grandfather, but oddly enough had never ever visited the Museum before. …

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 …

The Bertie County Visitor’s Guide is a product of The Bertie Ledger-Advance. I think it was a wonderful idea to come out with a visitor’s guide for Bertie County. To my knowledge it has never been done until now and Bertie County has so many things to offer …

If you think you have seen it all, if you haven’t gone to Baltimore, MD, you simply have not. While Baltimore’s traffic is not one of its strong suits or things that gain it increased popularity, it does obtain an abundance of fine restaurants, great malls for shopping, …

Athens, the oldest capital of Europe, continuously inhabited for 6000 years.
Once known for its rare historical cultural and monumental wealth of its past days, nowadays worldwide famous due to the Olympic games of 2004.
For the same occasion, Athens has indeed changed dramatically over a short period of time, or, …

Last weekend we went for a leisure trip to the beautiful hill town of Simla,India referred by many as Queen of the Hills.We love to explore the fringe areas and our enquiries led us to this beautiful Sutlej River bend in Tattapani which is about 60kms from Simla.The …

Being a jumping place during the Christmas season, Downtown Disney is the hub of not just Disney, but other big named stores and shops within Disney boundaries. On most days, this place is calm with people walking around at their own paces …

Utah is quite a unique place with unique and friendly people. I have been to Utah before with my friends, family and also boyfriend, all on separate occasions.
If you are the type of person looking for hot-spots for great skiing and snowboarding activities, then Utah …

Sometimes, picking up the phone is the quickest way to reserve something rather than go through a series of email exchanges and waiting for responses to queries and requests. Such was my situation when I booked my safari for 4 people 1 1/2 months ago. I was getting nowhere …

Although the name might suggest otherwise, lakes entrance is a tourist resort located in eastern Victoria, Australia. If you are interested in fishing, this port is also a perfect choice. The exact location is 200 miles east of Melbourne close to the managed man-made channel connecting bass straight and …

I have just returned from a Birthright trip to Israel organized by Shorashim - a Jewish organization that specializes in providing opportunities for American Jewish youth to visit Israel.
I must say, I had certain reservations about going on a birthright trip (mainly due to the fact that it’s …

MADURAI - THE TEMPLE CITY. Why the people called madurai the temple city ? Because we proud to have the Asia’s largest Hindu mythological temple in our city. Not only this we have lot of temples over in madurai city. They are Meenakshi Temple, Theppakulam Mariamman Temple, Madapuram Kaali …

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 …

If you are in Baltimore Maryland for a stay and you are in the city, please look out at the Inner Harbor. Docked at the harbor is the USS Constellation. This is the last surviving ship of the Civil War and must see.
During the summer there …

I love beaches so much and for a fact, I would like to review Sydney’s Eastern Beaches. There are lots of nice and interesting beaches in Sydney, Australia and here is a review of it all. I hope that you will have a better understanding of Australia’s …

Sharjah is located in United Arab Emirates in the Middle East and I have had the rare chance of going to this place early this year in February. I went with my parents only and we were on a 4 days trip to this place which is something …

When we were in San Antonio several years ago I go hooked on old missions that were built in the 1600’s through the 1800’s, this was a part of our heritage and something I would never see on the East coast. So when we were in Santa Fe, …

If you are currently looking for an affordable way to get your travel in this summer and do not want to stay home then you will need to make some wise choices and I am sure that you have heard a lot about the Orbitz Best Airfare Guarantee. This …

Schloss Friedenstein is a mostly well preserved early baroque building (the biggest one in Germany actually). Several different museums/buildings belong to the same foundation. A ticket is 7 euro, and for that you can see the Schlossmuseum, Museum für Regionalgeschichte, Museum der Natur, Ekhoftheater, and special exhibitions. I didn’t get …

I often use the services at Toddington on the M one motorway just by Luton after dropping Lyndsey’s Mom and Dad of at the airport. The services are located between Junction eleven and twelve on the M one.
The services are run by Moto and are fairly large services …

I recently participated in the “Emerald River Adventure” by the company 3Glav, offering a full day of excursions, which take full advantage of Bled, Slovenia’s incredible natural settings. For less than 100 euros, or about $150, an adventure seeker can hike up to the highest point in Bled, …

If you are an art lover or just a gawker, this little museum in Amsterdam is a must see. The admission price is dirt cheap for a tourist attraction. It is literally, the best value you can get for your euro in Amsterdam and touring can easily occupy an …

We live opposite to this beach enjoying a beautiful sun rise every day. However, the once famous beach has now become more like a killer beach with at least a couple of young persons losing their lives every fortnight. Most of them are outsiders quite oblivious to the dangers …

I still distinctly remember what was Hornadu Annapoorneswari Temple about four decades ago. The deity was housed in an old building, which had colored glass panes on the front windows, with a wooden Portico at the front. Late Sri.Venkatasubba Jois looked after the temple. He was an old man …

Three years back, I visited amazing and very interesting place in Visakhapatnam. That is Burra caves, an exciting creations of nature. These highly attractive and beautiful caves are located nearly 95 km away from the visakhapatnam. These fascinating creations are very big limestone pillars formed naturally millions …

The Capital City of Nepal is Kathmandu and Nepal is actually in Asia. I have definitely been to Nepal before, and though it is in Asia, I felt that the experiences there were very different with what I could have obtained back home. The sceneries were a …

Half Moon Bay, CA is a pretty cool small place to visit, and if you have followed my reviews in Review stream. I’ve written about lots of places, yes I do travel a lot for works, and vacation. I find that id I don’t travel a lot I feel …

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 …

My husband knows my greatest fear and that is seeing a statue be it human-size or huge up close and personal. He wanted me to overcome this fear and what better or shall I say, scarier way than to bring me to Haw Par Villa. This park really freaked …

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 …

Having lived in the Sobe Area for 5 years now, I have never took the time to visit this jungle adventure right on my backyard until yesterday. My roommate and I arrived at a little bit after their opening time, tickets were a little bit more than I thought …

We go through St. Louis, Mo. at least once a year on our way to visit friends and relatives in Illinois. On one such trip we happened into the Museum of Transprotation, a place my husband had been wanting to check out for a while. I wasn’t quite sure …

This museum is situated very close to Gateway of India. I visited this place along with my wife and the kids. It took us a couple of hours to do a quick survey of what was exhibited here. The museum has a peculiar dome like canopy made to look …

If you are visiting Lake Havasu City I would recommend the Lake Havasu Museum if you are interested in local history. Even if you aren’t interested in local history they have a nice gift shop with some really unique and reasonable priced items. The gift store includes an …

Filled with excitement I could not wait to go to the scenic town of Rothenberg. I don’t think I slept three winks the night before the trip. Rothenberg is a small city in Germany that is still surrounded by walls like a fortress of some sort. You can walk …

Gili Island is located in Indonesia and it is an island that is pretty close to my homeland, Singapore. I have been a couple of times to this island with my group of friends and family, on separate occasions. I must say that island life here really …

If you’re tired with the metropolitan cities and want to get close to the nature, I suggest you to go to small islands near Lombok Island, Indonesia. It’s really like in ‘Lost in Paradise”!
There are three islands that really fantastic; Gili Air, Gili Trawangan, and Gili Meno.
The beaches are …

Taking advantage of a long week-end last November 2011, my daughter and I booked a Cebu Pacific flight from Manila to Cagayan de Oro for three days and two nights stay at the city. We stayed at the Dynasty Court hotel because it …

Genting Highlands is located in Malaysia, it’s a huge entertainment area that is located on a mountain peak within the Titiwangsa Mountains. It’s between states of Pahang and Selangor. The air is crisp and cool. People like me, who lives in SIngapore, would always prefer this kind of weather …

Anyone who enjoys quaint little towns, vast amounts of art, crafty ideas, ma and pa widow shopping, and enjoying the fine delights of decadent foods would be sure to enjoy a stay at Lewes Delaware. Lewes sits directly before Rehobath Beach, Delaware and has become a notorious haven …

Being a huge lover of whales and dolphins, I begged my mother for years to take me to Seaworld. We traveled to Orlando twice a year sometimes to visit Disney World, so why not Seaworld? I finally went while I was working at Disney World. And it was an …

A few years ago I visited the David Wills House in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Though the museum has since expanded, it consisted of a few Victorian rooms, the Lincoln Room (made it look as it did when President Abraham Lincoln stayed there in November 1863) and a small gift shop …

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 …

Lake Tahoe is one of the most beautiful, deepest and coldest lakes to visit. Many people still swim and ski on the lake but if you are going to travel there for that purpose just remember it is very cold!
On the south lake side are the casinos for your …

Haw Par Villa is a place in Singapore with all the Chinese monuments and symbolisms. When we went there, we did not know what to expect of the place. The bus ride was quite long and it took us ages to reach the place.
The site welcomes us with great …

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 …

I absolutely enjoyed my visit to the Pioneer Village in Minden, Nebraska. This place is a huge collection of Americana, full of wonder and history. As it is often advertised, it’s a living history and not just a museum or old west grouping of buildings.
Pioneer Village was …

Many times in my life, I’ve had the pleasure of visiting the White Mountains area of New Hampshire. Last summer, I visited Attitash. Now in the past, when I heard talk of Attitash, I thought of skiing. In general, that’s what Attitash was known for as …

If you’re ever looking for a place to pitch your tent the Boston Minuteman Campground in Massachusetts would be a nice place to do so. I camp a lot, and this struck me as more of a classic campground with dirt campsites and wooden picnic tables in the middle …

We decided to pay Lyndsey parents a surprise visit last year. As we needed to find somewhere to stay we found what looked like a nice villa about a five minute walk from their house. This is on an urbanization called El Faro which is about twenty …