Travel Reviews
Circle Island Resort and Hotel in Cavite, Philippines
Just two weeks ago I was in Circle Island Resort and Hotel in Cavite, Philippines and I must say that I really didn’t expect it to be really a quaint place that will make me really cozy. I had so much fun here with my boyfriend’s family and I …
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 …
Pune India
Hi! I was with my mom in Pune,India at aunt’s place in 2003. Though Pune is very nice city and weather of that place very pleasant still during those days I was into great depression. My uncle, aunt and my cousins have made plan to go out and they …
Busch Gardens Tampa
Last summer I went to Busch Gardens in Tampa Florida and I absolutely loved it. A few years back I went for the first time and was a little disappointed. This past summer however, was a completely different story.
The park seemed to have been cleaned up a lot …
Acadia National Park
I am from the Midwest so the east coast is an unexplored area for me. When I was recently there, it reminded me somewhat of Wisconsin. My husband and I spent a week at Blackwoods campgrounds. This campground is surrounded by big woods with large pines …
King of Prussia PA
So you are looking for an area to visit that obtains Pennsylvania’s best shopping, food, and fun for the entire family? King of Prussia is the way to head. Not only does King of Prussia obtain one of PA’s largest, and perhaps overwhelming malls within the state, but …
Colonial Williamsburg in Williamsburg, Virginia
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 …
Ramoji Film City, Hyderabad
My colleagues and I visited the Ramoji Film City when we went to Hyderabad. As we bought our tickets (costing Rs 150 per head) a waiting bus at the Gate took us inside along with other tourists. Once we were inside the Complex we were transferred to …
The Everglades
My family and I were in Southern Florida not long ago so we decided to stop by the Everglades. This was a dream come true of sorts because I had always seen documentaries on the Everglades but I had never been there. I was …
Edaville Railroad
In South Carver, Massachusetts, there is a place that I loved to take my kids to when they were little. As much as I loved taking my kids there, even as an adult, I still enjoy going back at Christmas time! The place I speak of, is Edaville …
Palm Beach Zoo
Palm Beach Zoo is one of those of small, but nice little zoos that covers a relatively small area, but packed with small enclosures and smaller animals. It sits not far off of I-95 in an older place of Palm Beach Country. …
Monastery of the St Clares
The nuns at the Monastery of the St. Clares have been raising miniature horses for almost one hundred years. These miniature horses, which are about 3 feet tall, look just like full size horses in proportion and coloring.
From 12-5 every weekday, the Monastery is open to visitors. …
Mahabalipuram
Mahabalipuram is a place in Tamil Nadu, a southern state of India. This is a beautiful place and it is situated on a rocky area between the beach and a lagoon. This is a popular tourist spot. Many foreign tourists also visit this place.
Bus service is good, cheap and …
Grand Canyon Travel
If you’re traveling out to the Grand Canyon anytime soon, plan on one day being spent in Williams AZ and taking a ride on the old Steam Engine Train, Grand Canyon Railroad. I loved this train ride not only for the spectacular views, but also for the entertainment.
Once you …
Bikaner,Rajasthan,India travel
Bikaner though small is the city but is famous in India for its delicious dishes which includes both sweet and salty things. Let me first start with its location, the city is existed on the west border, of Rajasthan and touches Pakistan as this is also extreme of …
Nepal
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 …
Waldameer Park
My daughters and I took time and money out to visit Waldameer amusement Park just off Presque Isle in Erie, PA. We went up a week early to put my oldest daughter in her dorm.
We had a terrible time. The park was over-crowded with school buses full …
Splash Island
It’s Summer already? Then head your way to Splash Island, and splash in the cool pool of water! (Corny, I know.)
For me, it is a good place for the family to spend time together, while enjoying and paddling in the water. And not just any water, but a refreshing …
Noah’s Ark waterpark
If you are from Wisconsin, you know they advertise the heck out Noah’s Ark. The best days to come down to the park are in the middle of the week early in the morning. The later it gets the longer the lines get! Oh my God, …
Dubai Zoo
We caught a No 8 bus from Gold souk bus stop and it took nearly 30 minutes for us to reach Dubai Zoo, located at Jumeira,Dubai. This Zoo is very small when compared to Zoos I find in India.But the thing that impressed me a lot was ‘the …
The Eiffel Tower
The Eiffel Tower may well be one of the most famous landmarks in the world, and I was very excited to finally see it. We took a bateau-bus (a passenger ferry that makes several stops along the Seine River in Paris) to get there from our hotel in the …
Chastain Park, Buckhead, Atlanta, GA
In Atlanta, GA, there is an Amphitheater where I have spent many nights listening to a favorite artist, enjoying the night area and the Amphitheater’s amenities with my husband and with friends who have traveled from all over the country to see a show with me.
Chastain Amphitheater is …
The Beechwood Mansion, Newport, RI
In Newport, RI, there are several magnificent mansions. Many of the mansions, you can tour. This review is about one that I had the opportunity to tour this past summer. It’s called Beechwood and it’s the historic mansion of the Astor family.
This is not just another semi-interesting tour …
Vacation at Daytona Beach, FL
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 …
Red Top Mountain State Park & Lodge
This year we decided to try something new. Instead of going to Stone Mountain State Park we opted to go to Red Top Mountain State Park & Lodge. I was really hoping to rent the Yurt but it was booked up until sometime in June. The next best thing …
Baguio City
Baguio city is called the summer capital of the Philippines. Its a city on top of a mountain so temperature is always cooler than the lowlands. It is a popular destination spot during summer, which is from April-May. The country can be very hot during these months so if …
Initial Leather Luggage Tags
If you are a traveler like me and have been travelling worldwide, I am sure you too like me would have sometime or the other experienced some confusion about your luggage identity- on the airport or at the bus stop or at a railway station. This was perhaps the …
Sentosa Island
I first went to Singapore last October of 2005. I am with my husband and we were on our honeymoon. Actually we first went to Malaysia and flew to Singapore after visiting Kuala Lumpur and the famous Petronas Twin Towers.
And of course, going to Singapore is not complete without …
Asheville NC
Asheville, North Carolina sits perched on top of a hill top which is part of the Great Smoky Mountain foothills. Its many rolling hills are covered in rhodendrum offering a beautiful view that is full of life and colorful blossoms in the spring and greenery in the winter. …
Mystery Mine at Dollywood
Mystery Mine is the newest roller coaster at Dollywood which is located in Pigeon Forge, TN. I have been to a lot of different parks and rode many different roller coasters but Mystery Mine was one of the most unique coasters I have rode in a long time. The …
Angel Falls Overlook
We parked in the Leatherwood Ford Trail Head parking and began the preparations for what we hoped would be a new adventure and add a notch onto my hiking stick. My hiking stick is unique in that I made it myself and finished it off with a nice stain …
Strong National Museum of Play Rochester, NY
Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, NY is by far the most amazing children’s museum my family has ever visited. You can spend hours here, and still not see the whole thing! The cost was pretty reasonable– $10 for Adults, $8 for kids. The first floor …
Stirling Castle, Scotland
On my recent five week vacation to the UK, I spent a day at Stirling Castle in Scotland. It was an amazing experience and one day didn’t seem like enough! The castle is awe-inspiringly beautiful and carefully restored and kept. I was very impressed that the few …
Hippo Tours - City Tour
Hippo Tours or the Hop On Hop Off tour, is one of the most known guided tours in Singapore, they offer different tours for a not so cheap price around 30 SGD but that’s for all the tours that they offer already, if I remember it right, but as …
Miami Seaquarium
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 …
Topsail Hill Preserve State Park
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 …
Fellsmere Frog’s Leg Festival, Fellsmere, FL
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 …
Grand Bahama
There was this one time when I had a big row with my boyfriend and we did not talk with each other for a week. First, it started with 3 days, then 4 and I got fed up waiting for him to call me back that I decided …
Nortan Caines Service Area
I have travelled on the M six toll road a few times now and have stopped of at the service station at Norton Caines a number of times. It is located between junctions T six and T seven. The services are the only one on the M …
Madurai India travel
I am Karthikeyan. I am living here in Madurai. I was born here and study here and now I am working here. I really love to be living here. We lead a peaceful life in Madurai. Today I like to write about my city …
St Louis Arch and Anheuser Busch Brewery
St. Louis, MO
When the summer kicked in, my husband and I made sure we travel a lot. St. Louis, Missouri was one of our travel destinations. We stopped by St. Louis on our way to Carthage, MO where we intended to visit the Precious Moments Chapel and Museum.
There …
Mark Twain Room Buffalo New York
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 …
Gran Canaria Travel
Last year, we went to Gran Canaria in December for a week. The idea was to celeberate our New Year at a nice relaxing summer spot. And what could be better than Gran Canaria (Spain) in Europe. The Canary Islands of Spain with a preferred climate and constant temperature …
The Maine Lobster Festival, Rockland, ME
Every year in August, the town of Rockland, Maine holds it’s annual Lobster Festival. I try to be in attendance just as often as I can be. Never mind the scrumptious lobster, there is so much going on here and so much good seafood, I wouldn’t want …
Mozambique Paradise Island (Santa Carolina)
One of the activities I did while on Bazaruto Island was to go to Paradise Island which is about 30 minutes away by motor boat. The whole trip was supposed to last half a day and was organized by the Activities Center in Indigo Bay. My husband paid …
Copenhagen Denmark
(Note—”spellings are correct. Many of the names are in the language of the area.)
Copenhagen is a lively city and Capital of Denmark. There are approximately one-million inhabitants inside the metro area. The city is clearly designed for walking. Strolling through the charming streets, I realize …
Weesam Express Ferry
Weesam Express is a latecomer in the inter-island fast ferries industry using Cebu as a hub. Its experience however is quite extensive serving destinations in Mindanao before breaking-in at the Visayas. They used to have Zamboanga City as a hub. Right now, Weesam Express serves destinations around the Visayas …
North Miami
Right now i live in South Florida, i Miami to be exact, and i have notice that everybody that when i go out of town and i tell people where i am from they get all excited about Miami, and i have to say that Miami its really overrated …
Rosslyn Chapel
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 …
Goreme Open Air Museum
I recently went to Turkey for the first time with a large group of other students. We did a loop of tours concerning Anatolian history ancient to present in a loop starting in Ankara, going down to the coast, then back up along the coast until our departure point …
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