Since I love where I live, I decided to write a review about my hometown, Allendale, MI. I have lived here in Allendale for about 7 years. We moved out here to be closer to my family and friends. Back then, this small town didn’t have …

I was house or apartment hunting in Brussels last week. My husband and I agreed that apart from visiting possible accommodation, we should also see some historical places in Brussels. One of these is the Grand-Place.
To get to this place (and if going by car), you have …

On our way down to Dover docks we stopped of on the M Twenty motorway at the Maidstone services so Kurt could stretch his legs and we could get a quick bite to eat before continuing the journey to the port of Dover. The services are located at …

On our first time to visit New York City, Madame Tussauds’ Wax Museum is one of the places that we saw. It was quite expensive but I definitely had fun. It is a one of akind experience that I will not mind doing over and over again.
Madame Tussauds New …

If you are a traveler looking to save a bit of money then you probably have stayed at a Best Western hotel. I have stayed at a few of these and I have had a mixed experience with them.. Some of them are good, and some have been very …

The city of Detroit gets a bad wrap. You hear about Detroit being the second most violent city in America and you hear about corruption, but when was the last time you heard something good about Detroit? Having lived both in Detroit city and in the Metro Detroit area, …

This Nature Reserve is located a bit farther from the city of Gaborone, about 40 minutes drive from where I live. It is larger than the Gaborone Game Reserve and supposedly has more animals in it. The fees are not very cheap, about P 50 or $ 7 per …

Visiting State or Federal parks are always a perk for me because I can share that experience with my son who loves to be outdoors and exploring. When we travel to the mountains, he can fly up and down the trails before I can even start. One of the …

Once in the early 18th Century seen as one of the wickedest Cities on the earth due to the wealth, piracy and other frivolous and illegal activities. This destination is one of the best spots for sea food in the Caribbean. Mostly destroyed by a earth quake at the …

Stone Mountain State Park is located at U.S. Highway 78 East, Exit 8 Stone Mountain, GA 30087 which is just outside of Atlanta. We camped here when we were going to Six Flags Amusement park, since Six Flags no longer has an integrated campground. There is a $8.00 entrance …

I had never been to the Smokey Mountains before, so I had no idea of where to stay. Thankfully, my husband is an old pro when it comes to lodging for hiking the Smokey Mountains. So he knew where we should go and where we should stay. We …

Literally translated to pine hill, PiÅ„a Colina rests on top of a hill surrounded with a pineapple plantation. It’s a new place that my brothers and I visited last 4th of July.
I was attracted to it when I watched it on television on a cooking show. The place …

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 …

Honestly I wish that I could give this a good review, but I’m afraid that I can’t.
The first time that I went to Universal Studio’s Halloween Horror Nights, it really was something to remember. It was the year that they had “The Director”. It was spectacular! As …

Marin County is a pretty nice place to go and enjoy yourself, and why not if you are on vacation what’s the point of not going to an awesome place where you can enjoy yourself? One thing that I seemed that this was a great place to be when …

Mahabalipuram in Tamilnadu, South India is a great tourist destination in India. It is close to the Chennai city on the Corommandel coast. Famous for the various art forms like temple buildings, monuments and natural beach sceneries. The soil is extremely sandy as it is …

One of the most amazing places I have ever visited would be Freeport in the Bahamas. Not only is Freeport’s beaches filled with white sands, and crystal blue ocean waters, but it offers a wide variety of water sports such as kayakying, sailing, boat rentals, and snorkeling opportunities. …

Arkansas is a beautiful state with a scenic beauty. There are a lot of outdoor recreations and certainly many sight-seeings to do and things to see and check out. I have been to Arkansas briefly before in 2000, and again in 2006. My personal opinion on …

In South County, RI, there is an awesome place to go camping. It’s called Fisherman’s Memorial State Park. It’s been a couple years since I’ve camped there but when I did, I was very satisfied with all the park had to offer. It’s clean, very family oriented and it’s …

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 …

After walking 5 miles up and down a steep path to a beautiful waterfall in the middle of the Smokey Mountains National Park, when I got back to my hotel in Gatlinburg, all I wanted to do was put my feet in ice water and relax. But my husband …

I would like to recommend a great family day out. The day out in question is to the Cotswold wild life park and gardens. We took our animal loving 3 years old their a few months back and we all had a whale of a time. …

This is a taxi cab company that I used for the first time when I was running late for school on a day during finals week. On a normal day I would go to the college campus in New Rochelle and take the school shuttle bus to the campus …

My aunt had tried driving from Washington D.C. to Delaware before, and the time took approximately around 2 hours or so. She is really a brave woman and I truly admire her courage. I took solace in her bravery and that was a nice drive that we …

This summer we went away for a week’s holiday on the Dorset coast in the UK. We decided to get here just to get away for a few days at the last minute. It wasn’t too far to drive compared to the fact that we have driven …

What first atrracted us, and probably everyone else, to the Titantic Museum is the look. It is built like a ship, set up to look just like the original Titantic. We had wanted to stop on previous visits to Branson, but it always looked so busy and the parking …

Because my wife started working shortly after my oldest daughter got done with school, we really haven’t been able to do what we wanted to do this summer. So, when the final weekend before my daughter started first grade got here way too fast, we decided to drop everything …

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 …

City passes are essentially discount tickets for multiple attraction in a single city. In Hollywood, you can get a city pass for $50, and it gives you free access to Kodak Theater tour ($15), Celebrity Homes tour ($35), Red Line Tour ($15 or so) and the Wax Museum ($15). …

Raleigh, North Carolina can be a pretty city to visit. Unfortunately the first time I saw it was shortly after hurricane Fran had devastated it. I was one of twelve soldiers that volunteered from the 505th engineer unit that to be deployed at first to assist with …

To be honest if I had known what Spookers was about when I went I probably wouldn’t have gone.
Spookers is a haunted house. Well that is one of the many attractions they have there. It is built in an old mental asylum and decorates the house, …

I was lucky to be in the Netherlands last April, which is the best time if you want to see tulips in bloom. We made certain to include the Keukenhof Gardens, the world’s largest flower garden, in our itinerary. We went there around 10AM in the morning …

I had always wanted to visit Disney World and finally got my chance as a middle aged woman. My boyfriend and I visited and it was a great experience. There is, indeed something for everyone at Disney World. We paid full price for our park tickets. The price was …

I am not much of a —˜theme park’ type of person, but while visiting relatives in Holland, Michigan I took in a lot of attractions. Nelis’ Dutch Village was one of the Dutch cultural sites I saw, and despite my original reluctance to go, I had a great time …

We had our family reunion in Springfield, Missouri at Sequiota Park. They couldn’t have picked a better location. It was late spring and the weather was perfect, not to hot yet. This park is beautiful, a great choice for the kids. We barely got to greet some of our …

Devil’s lake is the must unique place in Wisconsin . I was attracted to it because I have a geology degree and unless you see it from a geology perspective, you wouldn’t believe it. The rock falls are unusual and high for the area and really steep. The …

Jenolan caves are in the Blue Mountains area, about 2.5 hours from Sydney. There are no buses going there, so you either have to join trip or drive on your own. The road is easy until the last part; it is very windy, quite narrow and has a lot of …

Looking for the perfect hike near Vancouver, British Columbia Canada?
Are you looking for amazing views, adequate camping grounds and a stimulating hike surrounded by majestic glaciers and lush Canadian forest?
Well then make your way to Squamish, British Columbia and test out your stamina in Garibaldi Provincial Park. This …

There is a wonderful medieval core within the city of Vienna where time seems to have stood still. The place to begin this exploration in my estimation is the Stephansplatz.
The enormous cathedral referred to, as the Stephansdom is the beginning point and is a gauge as far as treks …

I have been to the Parkes Radio Telescope a few times. It is a great sight to see, it is spectacular seeing such an important and large land mark in the middle of nowhere (even better to see at night) as mentioned in the movie which is based and …

I went to this airport on Saturday, December 26, 2009. I was supposed to pick up a friend who was coming from Varadero, Cuba. His flight was delayed, and it certainly wasn’t this airport’s fault, so I had a few hours to kill.
I arrived here at about …

This is very popular and very beautiful touristic place in Croatia. It is situated on the easter coast of the peninsula of Istra in the north west of Croatia.
If you have a lot of money you can rent yourself a villa in Opatija and you will have the perfect …

Florida is more than just beautiful beaches. My family and I recently visited a zoo unlike any other we have seen and it was an experience I highly recommend, to families as well as adults.
Lion Country Safari is a 300 acre cageless zoo where you can get up close …

Ethel M. Chocolate Factory and Botanical Cactus Gardens
Two Cactus Garden Drive
Henderson, NV
702-433-2500
Recently we spent two weeks in and around the Las Vegas and Laughlin, NV area with a group of fellow RV’ers. One lady in our group had researched free Las Vegas attractions and she was totally intent …

Kottayam is a place in Kerala, a state of South India. Kottayam is surrounded by very beautiful scenery in Kerala, with hills and backwaters. The main city centre is noisy, very busy and polluted, but the outskirts are very pleasant.
Kottayam is not a tourist destination. But it is worthy …

Travelling clean always remained difficult —“ because no matter how many times I washed my hands and face, they would start feeling sticky sooner or later. This is when I decided to get a permanent solution to this problem and got myself Splash n Go wipes- travel set. These …

I’ve only been reading about Mt. Pulag in our history books. It’s the third highest mountain in the Philippines, and the highest in the Luzon area. It is 2,922 meters above sea level and seen in the Benguet province. It was something that I never really thought I would …

I never regret to visit m sister in-law in Belgium, especially when springtime. She said that Carnival de Binche was a famous event over there and I curious to try it. We go by train from Leuven to Binche. This train was crowded with enthusiastic carnival visitor. At that …

When visiting by myself or taking visitors to see the sights this is a very nice place to have lunch with the lawn around the museum very inviting for picnics or as a place to just relax in the sun and enjoy the view of the nearby harbor bridge …

I’ve gone to the state of Florida on vacation several times now over the years and we of course have had our share of Disney oriented vacations,but we’ve also checked out some of the other tourist attractions along both coasts of the state.
One place that we’ve been to …