I have heard good things about the Duxton and when I needed accommodation for the night I had no hesitations to book a night there. I got a really good deal because I booked online though a discount hotel website.
I went to the hotel for the two pm …

We have been camping for many years with our family and friends. We live in Michigan where we have long cold winters, so once the warm summer months come around, we love to be outside. Michigan has a large variety of campgrounds, and we have tried a lot …

Euroski Petrol is the petrol station we always try to use to fill at when we are in Spain. It is conveniently situated for just of the main coast road opposite Parque Aquatico Mijas. In this day and age of escalating fuel prices this service station seem …

A lot of my foreign friends ask me what city or town they should stay when visiting Manila. I only have one answer for them, Makati. Although many know this city as a financial district, there are plenty of hotels, shopping malls and restaurants all over the area. From …

When I lived in Brunswick GA for two years awhile back, just before I left, I discovered Jekyll Island, one of the “Golden Isles”. Now I know that sounds funny that I lived in Brunswick for two years but only got around to exploring Jekyll shortly before I left, …

Las Vegas, NV what a blast of a place to be. I just turned 21 back in November and I was eager to get myself to Vegas t see my family, and have a bit of fun. I got to do both seeing my family who I only …

Epcot Center was one of my favorite travel destinations as a child, and it remains on my list of all-time favorite places as an adult. I think Disney has mastered the art of creating magical theme parks, and I don’t think anyone else in that industry can even …

Mount Trashmore Park is a great place to visit if you happen to be in the area and want someplace to picnic or relax outside away from the beach and all its noisiness for awhile. Hours are from 7:30 a.m. until the sun goes down.
The huge “mountain” this …

In August 2004 I got a chance to visit this place. The nearest Airport and Railway Station are at Guwahati from where it is about 150km. Cherrapunji is known as the wettest place on planet earth due to unpredictable incessant rains. One can also get a view of …

To the south of the city of Edinburgh, lies a village called Roslin. Some of you may be familiar with its name as there is a company based there which created a cloned animal for the first time called, —˜Dolly the Sheep’. Dolly is now in a case in …

Guadeloupe is a place in The French Antilles and I have been to this area with my aunt and her family. There are 2 parts to Guadeloupe and one is the west part which is the Basse-Terre and it is actually a nice rain-forested volcanic waiting to erupt …

Phuket Island, pronounced poo-get, is found on the western side of Thailand, surrounded by the jewel toned water of the Andaman Sea. As Thailand’s second biggest island, it’s been on the tourist trail for sometime and that means two things, over priced and crowded. But not to …

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 …

On a recent trip to a resort in the Dominican Republic, we drove into Santa Domingo some two hours away so we could see some history-resorts don’t provide a lot of history or culture of the country. We asked a few of the resort staff to tell us what …

As soon as you drive into Havana from any direction, you can see the Castillo del Morro located on the top of a cliff that juts out on a narrow peninsula into the Havana Bay, and its lighthouse is an important symbol to the citizens. As with the three …

This is such a wonderful museum housed in a beautiful building. On arrival I found that I had to stand and admire it for its breathtaking eighteenth and nineteenth-century architecture for a few minutes before I went in. With regret I didn’t have a camera with me so …

Living in Florida, we have a lot of local and not so local festivals in our State. Some are right nearby and others are on the other side of the state or in the Panhandle. Some I get to every year and others I’ve only checked out once.
One …

Tagore park is a small park in Mangalore, India. Tagore park is located in the heart of Mangalore. It is spread over a small piece of land. But there are numerous varieties of flowers in the park. There are many species of plants and a few trees. It is …

When a friend and I was on holiday in Cyprus, we went on an excursion to Cairo for one day by flying. We booked this trip from our hotel with our Thomas Cook Rep. The excursion was fantastic. We paid 300 euros per person for a whole …

I have always wanted to say Nice was nice before and I have had the chance to say this beacause I have been to Nice, France before with my boyfriend and my aunt’s family. This place is a very interesting one to check out for and the location …

One afternoon in June I drove my husband to work so I could have the car to take my kids to Frozen Head State Park. We got there about 8:00 am. We stopped by the ranger station to get information about the trails before heading out. We decided to …

I used to take trips back and forth between Rhode Island and Florida several times a year before the price of gas went nuts. I was born and raised in Rhode Island and my Dad and Brother still live there. I now live in Florida with my family. …

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 …

The city of Liverpool in the early 1980s could be a somewhat depressing place. It was only a little after the devastating Toxteth riots, and there was still a sense of decay that lingered from the end of Liverpool’s days as a major seaport fifteen years earlier. The population …

My husband and I love history and love to go around old castles and stately homes. So recently we took our two young children of to visit Berkley Castle and we all had such a great time. Berkeley Castle is just of the A38 about midway between Bristol …

Recently while in Spain we Lyndsey and I stopped at an apartment on El Faro not far from her parents. The apartment is located on a complex opposite the Los Amigos beach club. The apartment block is a new one that has use of a communal swimming …

Recently, on a whim, my boyfriend and I hopped on a bus and made our way to Providence, Rhode Island. Although there was nothing in particular that we were keen to see, this is a place with lots of history, quaint charm, and some great food so we figured …

There are many gardens in Bangalore (now called Bengaluru) which is known as the Garden City. However, the most notable among them is the Lalbagh Botanical Garden which is spread over 240 acres, and was founded in 1760. Here you can find 1854 species of plants/trees, 673 genera and …

The Lago di Como is a truly spectacular landscape, you can take an incredible romantic walk around the walkway. You can see first hand were some scenes in Star Wars II were shot, right there on the lake. You can also see, but unfortunately not visit, Sting’s house (which …

We just returned from a trip to Bavaria Germany. We went on a King Ludwig’s Castles and the Bavarian Lakes, castlesoftheworld tour. Our tour guide was Astrid, and she is awesome! She made us all feel very much at home with her. If you have …

Coming from Kroonstad, South Africa it took us about 5 hours to reach Oxbow. Crossing the border in Mathsoe was not really difficult as this is not a major crossing point. The roads are paved but there was always the danger of encountering stray animals on the road particularly …

I’m actually confused about what this place is called; the locals say it is Talafofo Falls, but I’ve heard some people refer to is as Talofofo Falls. Whatever the name is, this is a marvelous place. The spring water from the mountains fall in a series of 3 small …

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company or JUTC is the largest bus company in the island of Jamaica. I personally prefer using them whenever I have to take public transportation on some routes and in some places since they then to be more organised than other companies. I find them …

Gibraltar is a real great place that I just love to be at. I went with my group of friends, sometime in the year 2000 and I would say that this travel destination has a lot of spectacular views and lots of duty free shopping as well.
This place …

Schönbrunn has been called Vienna Versailles. It is a big palace with surrounding garden built around 1700. It is one of the main tourist attractions in Vienna, with lot of different things to see. It is easy to get there; there are two underground stations quite close. There’s Schönbrunn …

One of the oldest tourist attractions in the White Mountains area of New Hampshire is Clark’s Trading Post in Lincoln. I’ve been going there for about 30 years now ever since my kids were little. The kids always looked forward to it and would excitedly talk about …

Buffalo is not one of the places that we normally associate with Samuel Clemens, better known as Mark Twain. Perhaps America’s greatest writer, he spent the years of 186-1871 living in Buffalo as co-owner/editor of the Buffalo Express.
The Mark Twain Room at the Buffalo and Erie County Public …

San Antonio is a great place for a holiday season personally to me. Some years back, my group of friends and I had been to this particular nice area in Texas and we went during the month of late November right up to December and I was particularly …

Having lived very close to Lake Hartwell, our family never really considered taking a vacation at Foxwood Hills Resort & Club in Westminster, SC. When several other individuals from our church mentioned what a great time they had at a vacation destination close to home, we decided to …

Camiguin Island is a volcanic island off the coast of Misamis Oriental in Northern Mindanao. The island can be easily reached by a 45 1 hour ferry ride from the Balingoan Port in Misamis. The island is dotted with numerous hotels and beach resorts along its coast …

If you fancy a pleasant day out near London, but very much in the country, you may want to visit West Wycombe Caves, known also as the Hellfire Caves. This name derives from the club that used these caves in their heyday during the eighteenth century, but more of …

The success of any city can be judged by the strength of the public transport system it has. Delhi has such a successful public transport system called the DTC that is used by lakhs of commuters daily to commute to their offices, and colleges.
DTC is Delhi Transport Corporation, a …

I lead my group to go to Enchanted River as I noticed the signboard on the roadside. We already traveled around two hundred eighty kilometers since six in the morning but the thought of having a side trip to this Enchanted River perked up a boring trip. It was …

You don’t have to be a Mormon to visit the Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Built as a place of worship for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, it is one of the most recognized buildings in America and most identified for its world-renowned Mormon Tabernacle …

We used to live just across from this popular Waikiki restaurant so it was a convenient place to walk to for a quick meal. We went there a few times, but quickly got tired of the atmosphere and the food. While I would recommend this place to …

I had been to Mattancherry Palace with my family about 6 months back. I heard about this palace from one of my cousin who was residing at Cochin and we didn’t want to miss the chance of giving it a visit.
I could tell the glory of the palace …

Prague is reputed to be one of the most beautiful, friendly and inexpensive European capitals. Having visited it in 2007, I can say with confidence, that so it is.
I can’t think of any other capital city to possess such a medieval charm combined with architectural exquisiteness, perfect and generous …

Should you come to Las Vegas in the near future and want to see some places outside of the typical casino fare, one of the best places for you to go is to Lake Mead.
Lake Mead, located on the Colorado River, is famous for being the biggest man-made lake …

Located on the scenic grounds of the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, the UBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research is not one of the most popular tourist attractions in the city, but perhaps it should be. Not only is it beautiful, it also has an educational …

I’ve taken many vacations to the Southern States over the years and many of them have been to Florida. Of the trips to Florida, more than half have been spent in Daytona Beach. There is never a dull moment when you visit Daytona and there is always a little …