I just love going to Holland Park in the city of Surrey in the province of British Columbia in Canada. In place of this park used to be trees and lean bike paths, which many bikers liked to tread anyway.
As a Surrey resident, I didn’t feel too comfortable …

A place that might not be first on someone’s list to travel (but should definitely be given a second look at) is Egypt. My husband and I went there in May 2008 via the “King Tutankhamen” tour offered by the travel company, On The Go (onthegotours.com). It …

I’ve had the Trans by Jansport Backpack for four years now, and it’s still in excellent condition. The very top layer of fabric was torn up a little by the time I finished with it, and it did collect a few stains, but other than that, it barely suffered …

For history buffs, and anyone visiting Germany, The Berlin Wall is a must-see attraction, and one of the most famous barriers in the world. After World War II, this concrete and wire wall was erected to divide Communist East Germany and Democratic West Germany, and it remained in place …

I have used Expedia Canada for most of my traveling, including business and pleasure, and found the company to be excellent and their website to be user-friendly and offer great options for traveling the world. I have used them for over 10 vacations and several business trips, and although …

Amongst the many attractions that are available while in Rome, Italy, the Catacombs are one of the must-see sites. I almost skipped this amazing place, because we were running out of time, but we were convinced by another tourist couple we met in a café to make the time, …

I decided to take my children on a trip to the Pittsburgh Zoo last weekend. We live about an hour and a half from the zoo. It has been a couple of years since we have been there. My children had such a fun time that …

The very first time I went to Hong Kong was November of last year. I took my son with me. In fact, the trip was for him, sort of a belated birthday gift for his 13th birthday. He wanted Disneyland so much, and the one in Hong Kong was …

I lived in Kings Cross for several months in 2008 and can vouch for the fact that it is one part of Sydney that never sleeps. This is not a family orientated place, somewhere you would head out with the kids, or a very place to shop. There are …

When I was in my teens, I would always go visit my aunt and cousins in Virginia Beach, Virgina in the summers. I always had a great time going to the beach and also all the shopping malls surrounding the area. Plus, my aunt was co-owner of this sushi restaurant …

When I was in Paris, we timed our visit to the city’s symbolic and famous Arc de Triomphe so that we could walk along the Champs-Elysees and end up at the Arc, which is located at the very end of the huge street. We had also read that there …

Spending time outdoors is definitely something that my family enjoys, but we all have our own specific interests when it comes to the wide variety of different activities possible. There are very few places where we can travel and enjoy each of our hobbies without spending a significant …

We purchased a copy of the Cavite Road Map, Copyright 2007 by Accu-map (published by Asia Type, Inc.), at the Bibliarch branch in Waltermart-Makati located at Pasong Tamo corner Arnaiz Streets. The map costs P 250.00 each. This Cavite Road Map is comprehensive, GPS-referenced and has a scale of …

The most famous street in the world was on the top of our list of things to see in Paris, but we were unsure of how to see it. Everyone we asked said that walking it, as opposed to taking a driving tour, is the only real way to …

While I have seen quite a few magnificent and old cathedrals throughout the world in my travels, and some of them are very similar, the Cathedral of Zagreb has some unique features that I found very interesting when I visited Croatia. We got a map of the city from …

Given that Heineken is my favourite beer, and I had missed a visit to the Heineken Brewery on my previous two visits to Amsterdam, this time I was determined to go. On our second day in the city, we walked to the huge and old building, which was about …

My favourite museum in Canada is the Royal Ontario Museum, and although I visited it years ago, I was looking forward to seeing it as an adult. Although I missed the ‘Dead Sea Scrolls’ exhibit by a few weeks, this most recent visit was enjoyable, educational and as usual, …

For any hockey fan, or even just a sports fan, the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, Ontario is a must-see destination. I have been a hockey fan since I was 3 years old, and although I have been to Toronto several times, this was the first time that I …

My main interest for finally going to Museum of Anthropology at UBC in Vancouver, was that I am a big fan of Bill Reid, the famous First Nations artist, and I am also very interested in the history of First Nations people; this museum has one of the biggest …

Pulling into the Benson, Arizona KOA, my husband and are were unimpressed and uncertain if we really wanted to camp there for the night. It looked like it was in need of maintenance like paint and a little fix-up here and there but we decided to stay. …

Mt. Pinatubo used to be an unheard-of volcano in the Philippines. It was overshadowed by the more popular and internationally renowned Mayon Volcano and Taal Volcano. For hundreds of years Mt. Pinatubo lay silent in the intersection of Pampanga, Zambales and Tarlac provinces until its claim to fame in …

No trip to Holland would be complete without seeing tulips in some way, whether it is to take a bike ride through the tulip fields or to see a tulip garden or museum. While I would not really call the Amsterdam Tulip Museum a museum on the scale …

If you like beer, or even if you are interested in local history, then a visit to Cantillon Brewery in Brussels, Belgium is a must while in the area. It is a museum of one of the most famous beer and beer-brewing families in Europe, as well as being …

The Rocks is one of the most historic parts of Sydney that has still maintained most of it’s heritage with a lot interesting architecture and plenty of creepy atmosphere at night. This is the place of convicts, often brutal living conditions and shocking crimes.
I didn’t particularly believe in …

It is difficult to imagine a more exciting or unique way to see Sydney. The Harbour Bridge is one of the most recognized icons of the city starring in the New Year’s Eve fireworks televised around the world and in tourism adverts. I don’t think anyone has seen Sydney …

About four or five years ago, a very good friend of mine suffered a very deep tragedy. Her father had passed away suddenly and under strange circumstances and his death affected her to the core, leaving her entire family empty and in pain. But after a few months, she asked …

We have been camping here three times and we have enjoyed our stays for the most part. We find that it is a little more expensive than other parks when you do not get electric or water at your site, but we still have fun and would go back …

I mentioned a few minutes ago in another review that I had the opportunity to spend a couple of days in Bloomsburg, PA because of a business trip.
There is an old saying “nice place to visit, but I wouldn’t want to live there.” When it comes to Bloomsburg, I …

We did a Contiki tour a few years ago. It was an 8-day trip to London and Paris.
Contiki is the tour group for the younger crowd. They take people ages 18-35 on trips around the world. The packages are all inclusive, and they offer a variety to choose from. …

Winchester House is the construction of a woman, Sarah Winchester, believed to have gone mad after the death of her husband, William Winchester, the owner of the Winchester Rifle Company. It is believed that she built the house, worked on everyday for thirty years, to make the spirits of …

We have done this tour twice. It is a free walking tour of the factory that takes approximately 40 minutes. You get to see the entire process of how a jelly bean is created and packaged. It is very interesting, but I would say it would not be for …

My husband and I decided to take a break from the kids and have an evening with just the two of us the other night. So we got a room at the Holiday Inn. We decided to stay here because they have a nice bar and dance …

Admittedly, there is not much to see on a trip via car from Prince George, BC and Jasper, Alberta on the Yellowhead Highway, except for the sometimes spectacular scenery and occasional wildlife. Certainly, there are no important points of interest or fine dining establishments. However, on a recent trip, …

I finally went to a place I had wanted to go for some time, Devil’s Coulee, in Warner, in southern Alberta near the US border. I had read about the area for some time, and its main claim to fame was that it had some fossil beds where many …

If you ever find yourself traveling through or in Fayetteville, AR, home to the state’s University of Arkansas, give your family and yourself a treat and go check out Wilson Park which is a stone’s throw away from the University’s grounds. When I went to college there, this was one …

One of the most beautiful parks in the entire nation in my personal opinion has to be Petit Jean State Park located in the Natural State of Arkansas. It has always been my favorite park to go to whenever I had the chance because it truly has the most magnificent …

Taking my family to Wakulla Springs State Park was like a trip back in time to the “old” Florida of roadside alligator parks and open spaces. For the entry fee of $8.00 per vehicle, we got a full day of fun.
We chose to start off with …

The South American Explorers Club in Quito, Ecuador offers discounts to hostels, restaurants, and tour agencies. Following in this tradition is the Backpacker Pass. The Backpacker Pass is a free pass that allows travellers discounts at a variety of places that one would normally visit when in …

My husband and I went to Alaska on May18, 2008 sailing the Crystal Harmony. The Harmony is a beautiful ship with excellent service and the best food I ever tasted. The boarding went very well. People were driven up to the …

I decided that because I was driving through western Canada so much, I would at least make an effort to learn a bit about the history of the small, old towns that I drove through. In my quest for knowledge, I decided to stop at The Valemount Museum for …

We were here last year in the middle of August. It was quite cool, so we had to wear our sweaters even though it was summer. We entered the main building next to the parking lot and paid our admission, then we were told we had a few minutes …

Pere Lachaise is a huge cemetery within the city limits of Paris, France. A few of the famous people buried here are Oscar Wilde, Jim Morrison and Edith Piaf. It was so large that to find our way out of the cemetery we had to walk until we found …

While we were on our way to Messina, Sicily as part of our cruise, we read up on what we should see and do in this city, and there was an option to take a train to Taormina, which apparently had a charming old city, a view of the …

Somehow, when I set out walking from my hotel near Termini, in Rome, Italy, toward Trevi Fountain, I expected a fountain; of course, I expected a nice fountain, as this is such a famous landmark and tourist attraction, but a fountain, none-the-less. What I didn’t expect was the grand …

My family has had our family reunion at Lake Brownwood State Park for the last two years. Both times we stayed for two nights in August. Last year we stayed in the Beach Lodge and this year was the Group Barracks.
The Beach Lodge was nice. I think it would …

Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, is one of my favourite memories of my trip to that country last year, and it is one of the best museums I have seen. It was within walking distance of the downtown core, where our hotel was located, but it also is on …

When we took the bus to Seville, Spain, from the Costa del Sol which was a 3 hour bus ride, we had no clear plan on where we were going to go and what we were going to see. We chose to come into town on a Sunday, so we …

Bintan, Indonesia was one of the places my college best friends and I visited April of this year. We chose Bintan mainly because it is the part of Indonesia that is near to Singapore. Riding a ferry from the Tenah Merah Ferry Terminal in Singapore, we reached Bintan, Indonesia …

This was one of the highlights of our trip to London and Paris. Both my husband and I would love to go back.
We thought it would be best to arrive early in the morning, before the museum opened, as we figured the lines would be long if we had …

When traveling in Paris, I discovered a way of getting around the city and seeing major tourist attractions in the most scenic and economic way; in fact, for the price of one short taxi ride, you can travel up and down the Seine River all day, stopping where you …