Leisure Reviews
Funbarn
My wife and I like to take our eldest son to the indoor play centre when ever we can. One of the centres we like to go to is a place called Fun Days Fun Barn which is based on a small industrial estate in Boughton on the …
Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom
Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom is located in Louisville, Kentucky. When you first walk in to buy your tickets to be admitted into the park, a speaker is blaring loud, headache creating music. Even the park employees were yelling over the top of the music. I do …
Lakeside Bowling in Fort Wayne, Indiana
My nephew had a birthday yesterday, and he decided that it would be fun to go bowling instead of having a party at the typical places. It was a good choice. Everyone had a great deal of fun bowling, even one of the adults who has never …
2010 FIFA World Cup Opening Ceremony
With world wide pessimists expecting an epic failure at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, going to the opening ceremony suggested that the actual tournament would be something quite special on an organizational level, which proved to be the case as the greatest sporting event the world …
La Mesa Ecopark in Quezon City Philippines
Early this year, we decided to have a family gathering; the venue was decided by a consensus in favor of
La Mesa Ecopark. Located beside La Mesa dam and subdivisions, La Mesa Ecopark is a collaborative effort of different organizations. The objective of the park is to provide a place …
Chicago Millennium Park
Visiting Chicago the first time over Thanksgiving break and doing my research I came acrossed Millennium Park. Also I heard about this park from other people and they said it was one of those places you have to visit when you take a trip to the Windy City. Well …
Eastrop Park Basingstoke
Eastrop Park is located near the town centre in Basingstoke.
To access it from the town to walk through the resturant area in festival place following the path under the bridge. When you see the fountains you will see the entrance via path/cycle route. Via car you will see …
Seven Senses Spa
Me and my friends loves to pamper ourselves with a Spa treatment once a month. We go from one Spa salon to another. Last Friday, November 14, 2008, we went to Seven Senses Spa located in Antipolo City Philippines for another indulging relaxation experience. Before we even paid for …
Shrine of Our Lady of Miraculous Medal in Bogo, Cebu city
There are so many beautiful spots or places that we want to visit. And if we already went there, we want to go back just to embrace the beauty on that place again. One of the beautiful places in my hometown, Bogo City, north of Cebu province, there is …
Budapest Zoo
The Budapest zoo is a very dynamic experience. If you’re lucky you will have a lot of fun, if on the other hand you go there in the wrong part of the year you won’t have as much fun. It has a truly fabulous aquarium where you can see …
Epic Smoke Shisha Tobacco
As a first time reviewer I would like to introduce Epic Smoke Shisha from Texashookah.com.
For starters for those who don’t know what shisha is, shisha is a wet tobacco product used generally in smoking out of an egyptian waterpipe called a Hookah.
Shisha generally produces great clouds of smoke (if …
Pumpkin Carving Party Kit from Oriental Trading
Having a toddler around, pumpkin carving became a must for Halloween. I found this kit on the oriental trading website and for the price I figured I’d give a try. It is safe to say it is a good investment. My family likes to carve pumpkins …
South of the Border - Theme park
This is is a Mexican themed park and a tourist trap . It is not at all what you would expect after seeing so many huge billboards advertising it as you drive down the road. It is all hype and no real delivery. It has been around forever though …
Memorial City Mall in Houston, TX
Located along the Katy Freeway, Memorial city mall is definitely my favorite mall around the Houston/Katy area beating Katy Mills, and the Galleria. There are so many parking spaces for everyone, and even on major shopping days like on Black Friday, or a couple days before Christmas, etc, …
Cox Convention Center
I was invited to join some friends at the Cox Convention Center to watch the Hornets basketball game. I arrived their and immediately found a parking spot.
As I walked into the Cox Convention Center, I could not believe all of the activity that was going on in there. They …
Swimming Pools from Intex
Swimming is a fun and popular recreational activity among the people of America. It also happens to be one of the most active and healthy kinds of exercises in existence. So why don’t more kids go swimming in the summer? One possibility is that …
Puka Beach
I have been to Boracay for several times already and only now have I discovered that there’s a nearby beach in Boracay called Puka Beach. Heaven! I mean, there’s no argument how beautiful Boracay is for its white powdery sand. It is the main reason why people from all …
Pilgrims Progress - Bedford - Weatherspoon Pub
As far as pubs go in Bedford town centre, The Pilgrims Progress has become relatively iconic over the years. It’s a Weatherspoon pub, so you find a range of branded lager and ales as well as guest ales available at the bar, all at good prices. They also serve …
Zoom SS Lizard
The Zoom ss lizard is the standard for all soft plastic lizards. I have been using them for many years with tremendous success. The ss lizard comes in the largest selection of colors available in any soft plastic lizard made today. The ss lizard is six …
Alien Encounter
Alien Encounter is my favorite ride at The Magic Kingdom. I took my daughter Brandy and my son Jerel with me on the ride. The ride is a demonstration that they can transport people from one place to another. Like something out of Star Trek. When their experiment …
8 Waves Water Park and Hotel
Probably one of our best summer experience was when we had a tour in Bulacan and went to the newly constructed resort named 8 Waves Waterpark and Hotel. That was an exciting event in the family because we had to visit our grandmother’s house and at the same time …
Kitesurf Paramali, Cyrpus
Kitesurf Paramali Cyprus
The Sport: Open to all
Kitesurfing is no longer a ‘new and extreme’ sport only open to the crazy and extremely fit young man and woman with no real job and a wish to push their limits to the extreme, it is an accessible, safe and …
Manila Ocean Park
My friend who is an environmentalist encouraged me to visit Manila Ocean Park. Together with my college friends, we do a tour in Manila and visit this new spot in the city. It is amazing when we go inside the hall, lots of fishes, aqua marines animals were inside …
Inflatable Pool - Blue 120″ Swim Center
I recently purchased an inflatable pool from my local Wal-mart. It is called a Blue 120″ Swim Center and it ran me $35.00. I’m thrilled over the price because this is such a large, deep pool. It holds over 250 gallons of water. Several kids, …
Illinois Beach State Park, Zion, IL
Illinois Beach State Park in Zion is absolutely lovely. This is really a nice park with beautiful beaches, sand dunes, a huge picnic area, volleyball, a concession stand, a Resort and Conference Center which has an awesome indoor pool and a really nice restaurant too. There are walking trails, …
The Emerald Pool, Pond Casse, Dominica
The Emerald Pool in Pond Case, Dominica is a lovely natural pool found in the interior of the island. Even on a good day, the area around the pool presents a cool temperature that is in stark contrast to many areas on the island where it is either very …
Grayshott Studio Spa, Fawsley, Northants
Grayshott Spa adjoins Fawsley Hall hotel and is part of the complementary service provided by the hotel but is also a spa and fitness club open to private members. The facilities are compact so I imagine it could get quite crowded at peak times. Having said that, …
Fernbank National History Museum
My husband and I enjoyed a couple of fun filled hours in this museum. The first thing you will see before you even enter the beautiful museum is huge bronze statues of dinosaurs outside in a fountain. They were my favorite part of the trip! My husband and I …
The Villages of Florida
The Villages are located in the heart of Central Florida and have become one of the quaintest little shopping areas that I have come across in a long time. Not only does it give off a friendly atmosphere with its townspeople and warmly decorated streets, but there is an …
Snowflake Playtime Baking and Educational Kits for Kids
As far as ensuring that one’s kid’s play time is constructive, Snowflake Play Time Baking and Educational Kits for kids are the way to go as they have become a great part of my little cousin’s lives and I would be blind not to have noticed the positive effects …
Ocean Park Aberdeen Hong Kong
Ocean Park is one of the main attractions of Hong Kong. It is a marine animal-themed, ranging from shark tanks to exotic fishes to jellyfishes. However it is not limited to only those. There are also cute pandas and spectacular views from the cable car.
My favourite feature at the …
The King’s Arms Hotel, Lancaster
When you are going to a particular town or city, it certainly helps to have someone give you advance notice of a hotel that they have stayed in and their experiences of them. In this case, I had no prior notice and just had to stick a pin in …
Celebration Park
The Celebration Park is one of the best parks for little kids to play at. Especially in the summer time, they have a area that squirts out water and the kids just love it. It is not the biggest park but it has a lot of room for tables …
Fun Depot - Amusement Park
No matter what your age , this place has something you will like. It is a fun , family friendly amusement park. My husband and I are in our 30’s , and had lots of fun spending the day here.
This is a Christian themed park. For example when …
Lightleys Holiday Houseboats Knysna Lagoon Canoe Trip
Since I was never really good at canoeing as a sport, having the opportunity to explore this activity without any pressure was extremely appealing to me and I managed to convince my girlfriend to come along with me and we were to make a date of it.
We hired a …
The Sarangan Lake
When you are in East Java Province of Indonesia, where do you want to go for a water vacation? The answer is the Popoh Beach in Tulungagung. What would it be for a mountain vacation? It’s obviously the Batu mountains in Malang. But when it comes to both of …
Putting Edge mini golf
This is an indoor, glow in the dark mini golf place in Bayer’s Lake in Halifax. The location is perfect if you have spent the day out shopping, or are just planning a family fun day with your kids or a group of adults, for that matter.
It is very …
Scotty Cameron Kombi Putter
This is the first time I’ve ever seen the Scotty Cameron Kombi putter.
Honestly, I had no idea that Scotty Cameron made mallet putters and trust me this is a huge mallet putter.
It really looks like they took the Star Trek Enterprise, stuck a grip and shaft on it, and …
Hershey Park
Hershey Park has become a notorious hot spot in Pennsylvania. Hershey provides much more than an amusement park for its visitors, but its quaint Hershey-Kiss-topped lights along the streets, the famous Hershey Hotel which is a sight for sore eyes, and even its famous Hershey Chocolate Factory attracts tourists, …
Presque Isle State Park
There is a beautiful State Park on a sand spit on the Erie side of Lake Erie. It is long and thin, but its one of the finest state parks I’ve ever visited. It is Presque Isle State Park in Erie, PA. There are several beaches on the Isle, …
Saddle River County Park Wild Duck Pond in Ridgewood, NJ
As a little girl I remember my parents taking me to the Ridgewood Duck Pond. My Dad loved to make model boats that he could drive around the pond. I woulld watch him drive his boats while I walked with my Mom around the pond. One …
Schlitterbahn Waterpark Resort
I was visiting my brother in San Antonio, TX. when he suggested to go to Schlitterbahn Water park. At first I was hesitant because to me water parks are full of babies in diapers and snotty nosed kids in the pool. I was very pleasantly surprised when …
Sunken Gardens
Sunken Gardens is a place to get lost in nature right in downtown St. Petersburg. For only eight dollars, brick paths and clear signs direct the visitor through wonderful gardens. There are waterways with fish to feed. Food pellets are available for sale in the entryway gift shop. …
Sea World Polar Bears
One of my favourite destinations is the polar bears section of Sea World. I can view them from under the water in a glass enclosed area or from above the water in a similar area.
They really put on a show. They play their games with favourite toys and alternately …
Bobby’s Bike Hike Chicago bike tour
Once on a visit to Chicago I decided to take in the city with a tour. I participated in a wonderful bike tour called Bobby’s Bike Hike. This proved to be a great way to see the city as well as get some exercise in. This is a tour …
Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens
This is the second oldest zoo in the united States , and really a must see for any age! I love visiting this place. It takes a whole day to see all that they have there , and it a great way to spend some quality time with your …
Wild Water and Wheels
This is the perfect place for a day of fun in the sun and water for any age - adults and kids alike. My husband and I love it ( we’re in our 30’s ). If you are looking for an exciting day for the whole family in …
Six Flags America Upper Marlboro, MD
Six Flags America is the largest amusement park in Maryland. That said it is sure to satisfy anyone seeking a thrill! This park offers two wooden coasters and many steel ones. As well as standard carnival rides and games, and to top it all off Hurricane Harbor water park. …
Barclay Farmstead Cherry Hill NJ
Barclay Farmstead is truly a mark on the plus side for the list of governmental decisions in this surburban locality of Cherry Hill, NJ. The purchase and preservation of 32 acres of a farm was indeed one of those occasions when “they” actually did something right. As open space …
Big Al’s Bowling Vancouver, WA
Last night I went to Big Al’s Bowling Alley. It was a Christmas party for my place of work. We had the whole place to ourselves and didn’t have to pay for food or bowling. I thought it was really neat that Big Al’s does this …
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