Travel Reviews
Lost World Of Tambun
Don’t let the name fools you. You don’t have to pack your bags and boots and put on insect repellents to venture in the thick jungle searching for the Lost World of Tambun. But the gate to the Lost World is only open around noon daily and you can …
Six Flags Great Adventure
Six Flags Great Adventure is perhaps the second greatest theme park (at least in my opinion), right behind Universal Studios Orlando. Six Flags Great Adventure consists of three parks total: Six Flags Wild Safari which is basically a zoo without barriers, Six Flags Hurricane Harbor which is their own …
Calicut
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 …
Janjira fort in Alibaug
The Janjira Fort is one the few sea forts in India. It was built by the rulers of Ahmednagar in the 15th century.
I had been to this fort for the first time with my college friends and then after i visited it twice. The fort was a massive masterpiece …
Gooseberry Falls State Park
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, …
Kannur
Kannur, formerly known as Cannanore, is a place in Kerala, a state of South India. Kannur is a coastal area. Kannur is not so beautiful as far as natural scenery is concerned. Kannur is accessible by train and bus. The railway station of Kannur is quite large and crowded. …
Wildwood Boardwalk, Wildwood, New Jersey
For my birthday one year I was surprised with a trip to Wildwood, New Jersey. It was the first time I’d ever visited the ocean and had no idea what to expect, and that first view of the ocean sprawling out in the distance was one I’ll never forget. …
The Las Vegas Strip
Las Vegas was a great experience for my family and I this past winter. It had been my desire for a long time to venture to this paradise and marvel at the beauty of Las Vegas. I stayed there for one week and went everywhere. The first location was …
Marbuena Island
Around last year, my cousins came home after a long time not seeing each other so they decided to treat everybody to a two-day beach outing in Marbuena Island Resort.
Marbuena Island Resort is a private island owned by a doctor and a great place for a weekend get-away …
Pula Croatia
Pula is a very nice old town. I remember reading somewhere that it has more than 3000 years, and that’s really a lot. There’s an old part of the house with the town Forum in roman style. The Forum is today where was once the end of the town …
Great Ocean Road Tour, Melbourne (Grayline Tours)
The best and most memorable tour I had during my trip to Australia was the Great Ocean Road Tour in Melbourne. I booked my ticket through Grayline, and availed the Diamond Pass which was a very good deal (AUD386 for 4 whole day tours which you can split …
Vilanova Park Barcelona
The Vilanova Park is a vacation resort located on the beautiful landscape of the ‘Costa de Barcelona’ at the beginning of the “Costa Dorada”, in Vilanova i la Geltru near Sitges.
The resort is open throughout the whole year and offers a large variety for a family vacation in Spain …
Changi Beach Singapore
Changi beach is one of the beautiful beaches in Singapore east coast. Not very far from airport and not really crowded comapred to east coast. Blue green waters, beautiful palm tress, calm sea, fishing spot, airplanes and many other atrractions together makes it a beautiful spot. An evening …
Daranak Falls
Undeveloped, tainted by abusive tourists and dirty. Those were the exact words I used to describe Daranak Falls to a friend who was interested to see it. I told her not to waste her time visiting this place. Even the name now sounds disgusting to me. The water used …
Wildlife World: Sydney, Australia
Wildlife world is located in Darling Harbor in Sydney, Australia; and it is filled with exactly what it sounds like’wildlife. Although the building looks small from the outside, it is actually packed full of interesting critters from spiders to wombats, sugar gliders, and much more! It’s a …
Portugal Oceanarium
I have been to Lisbon countless times but somehow I never managed to visit the city. I always chose a hotel which was near the airport as the next day, I would have an early connecting flight. What was ironic was that people would often as ask me …
Morocco
Being in Morocco is really an eye-opener for me and the Capital City of this country is Rabat and it is in the region of Africa. I, for one am not so sure about where this travel place is before and after my aunt told me, I was …
Slash Proof Waist Money Belt
Travelling experience would be only memorable if I returned safely home with all my valuables intact. For me the worst part of travelling was to take care of my valuables, which I found it rather boring and irritating. Even while enjoying myself I would always be worried about the …
The truck and tractor pull
The truck and tractor pull uptown in the summertime is a event a lot of people I know attends. Typically they hold the truck and tractor pull not long after the fourth of July Demolition Derby. This last summer I went to the Truck and tractor pull and it …
Roger Williams Park Zoo, Providence,RI
Having grown up in Rhode Island, I have to do a review on one of our biggest little state in the union’s greatest treasures: Roger Williams Park Zoo.
I can remember going here for field trips all through elementary school as a child and we looked forward to it all …
Six Flags Magic Mountain Santa Clarita
Are you a thrill seeker wanting to ride plenty death defying rides at an amusement park? Well Six Flags Magic Mountain (SFMM) is not for you. The popularity has murdered this amusement park.
I went to SFMM with a group of friends for my first time to the park. I …
Fort De Soto State Park, Pinellas County, FL
In Pinellas County, FL is a beautiful State Park called Fort De Soto State Park. Now besides the Fort where they actually have a 12″ Mortar Battery and rapid fire rifle guns. My husband and son always love visiting the Fort. I’m not that much of a history buff …
Pergamon Museum in Berlin
Located on Museum Island, Pergamon Museum offers the largest, most visually astounding exhibitions on the planet. Seriously, I’m talking HUGE here. Even the museum’s building is monumental, not to mention what’s inside of it. An adult ticket is 10 EUR, which is valid for most of the museums located …
Westchester Para Transit
If you live in 5 boroughs of New York City then you might be familiar with Access a Ride which is a service for the disabled to have door to door service to and from shopping or doctor visits which they pay a flat fee of $3.00. However …
Butterfly and Insect Kingdom Singapore
A butterfly and insect garden is a rarely found nature park, but in Singapore, they have one in Sentosa Island. Getting there is so easy that we only took an MRT to Harbourfront MRT station, took a cable car from Mt Faber Tower to Sentosa island. The park is …
Hammonasset Beach State Park Connecticut
Most people never think of beaches when Connecticut is mentioned. I know I certainly didn’t. Just last weekend I visited Hammonasset Beach in Madison, Connecticut. It’s a great beach, one of thebest I have been to in the north.
I lucked out and went on a very …
Lost River Gorge and Boulder Caves
Let me preface this review by saying that while I’ve been to Lost River Gorge and Boulder Caves many many times in the past 30 years, I have personally only done some of the caves because of an intense fear of tight spaces, however, my kids have done them …
Jones Gap State Park
Jones Gap State Park has 3346 acres and is located at 303 Jones Gap Rd Marrietta, South Carolina It is part of the Mountain Bridge Wilderness area and one of the access points for the Foothills Hiking Trail. As you approach the education center you can see part of …
Fiji Hideaway Resort
When I visited Fiji I started at the Hideaway resort in Sigatoka.
My stay at Hideaway was fantastic from beginning to end.
We arrived in the evening and was checked in fairly quickly, we went off to the resort’s restaurant and the food was affordable and delicious.
A great thing about …
Nice France
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 …
Nagarjunakonda
Nagarjunakonda is a place in Andhra Pradesh, a state of India. It is one of the richest Buddhist site in India. This is a place which is famous and is visited by many people.
One of the sights is Vijayapuri which means ‘city of victory’. Vijayapuri has a long history …
Diu Island,Gujarat,India
Diu is located just near Gujarat at Indian west shore.
Well if you are in a mood of going to some calm place on sea side in India than come here, nice place to visit in whole as there is no rush. This is small island and all facalities …
Liverpool Trip
Last year we traveled through the UK and one of our days we spent in Liverpool. We had a few good reasons to make a stop in this English city. For one, we are huge Beatles fans and so visiting Liverpool was like a pelgrimage for us. Besides the Beatles …
Trip to Tachileik, Myanmar
The word —˜Myanmar’ reminds me to a rather isolated country with poor people and not very well maintained public infrastructures. It had been, however, my opinion before I visited this country. Last July I went to the city of Tachileik of Myanmar through Mae Sai town of Thailand. Both small …
Desert Safari of Dubai
Imagine riding across Sand dunes which shines like gold. How it could be? Won’t it be thrilling? Yes it was really thrilling. I am talking about the Desert Safari of Dubai,one of the adventurous and most thrilling experiences I ever had.We travelled in Land crisers(suitable for dune …
Pylon Look-out, Sydney, Australia
One day in February 2012, I visited a kind of museum housed in one of the four pylons of Sydney Harbour Bridge. I thought that it was a small one. I was quite surprised that the museum is sufficiently large to accommodate a number of departments within one single …
Globus Tour
Globus is an excellent tour that has been recommended by many of my aunts, uncles and relatives. There were quite a few occasions whereby I used the services of Globus and that included my trips to France and London.
The people that have been on this tour …
Paris on a Budget
I’ve been to several countries for the past 4 years or so that I have been traveling for a living. I have to admit that I have succumbed to the charm of this perfect city called Paris. Paris is a hundred times more beautiful than the photos we see …
Elba Isle
I went camping here a while ago and I gotta say I was pretty impressed. First of the camping didn’t cost very much. Fortunately, as it wasn’t high season, so there was ample parking spaces. The camp was very clean as were (almost) all the bathrooms and showers. People …
Vintage Travel and Tours
I am very lucky to be living in the center of the city. I have easy access to the most important things in day to day living including supermarkets, a clinic, a pharmacy and such stuff. I am also fortunate to be near a travel agency as there …
Bungalow Bay Campground Magnetic Island
If you’re planning a trip to Magnetic Island and you want to camp, there are only two campgrounds to choose from. One is Bungalow Bay (close to Horseshoe Bay) and the other is Base Backpackers (on the same side as the ferry terminal).
We chose Bungalow Bay because it …
Universal Studios Hollywood,CA
The Universal studios is one of the must to see attraction in California.You can have lot of fun here.There are so many rides and sure you will love to see the behind the screens of some shots.We went around first with the studio tour and just tried to …
Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse and Museum, Ponce Inlet, FL
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 …
Yonge Street in Toronto, Canada
Yonge Street, pronounced like the word young, is the longest street in the world according to the Guinness World Book of Records. I can easily tell you the history of the city of Toronto by going through the length of this legendary street.
We begin with 1 Yonge Street …
City of Taichung, Taiwan short visit
Do you want to make a visit to Taichung but have only one and a half day to spend? There is nothing to worry about. I arrived at Taichung HSR Station at 10 in the morning from Kaohsiung by high speed rail. Then I took a local train from Xinwuri …
Bonanza Golf and Gifts
While miniature golf might not be everyone’s activity of choice, I highly recommend it if you find yourself in the company of kids of all ages and have nothing else to do. I recently found myself with several children ranging in age from 7 to 12, and they were …
Caramoan, Camarines Sur
Went to Caramoan for summer.It was a very tiresome experience. From an almost 10 hour bus ride from Manila to Daraga to the 3 hour drive from Daraga to Sabang port and another 2 hour boat ride to the final stop. A friend who also went said that …
Sunterra Resorts/ Getaways
Anyone who may be interested in traveling to California, Virginia, Nevada, Florida, or Maryland may want to check out www.sunterragetaways.com. Sunterra resorts are actually quite nice places to stay. My husband and I most recently stayed at the one in Sedona, Arizona and we were fairly impressed not …
Virginia Aquarium
A few years ago, I was lucky enough to spend a week at a rented beach house with my mother-in-law and husband and kids. Aside from the constantly wonderful view from our deck, there were also a ton of things to do while we were there (even if I …
Jamestown TN
Jamestown, Tennessee is my little quaint hometown where I live. Every one here knows each other by name and if they don�t they will get to know ya if ya know what I mean. This town is the type of place where the movies, the bowling alley, and …
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