Shopping in Orlando

As a repatriated foreign national, I am often ‘lucky’ enough to have both the near and extended family come stay with me for their summer holidays - a season we are on the very brink of now.
Aside from host, tour guide, butler, chef, chamber maid and free lodging, one of the main duties I fulfill [...]

Visiting Orlando Florida This Summer? Read This

Orlando Florida is home to some of the best attractions and theme parks in the world and the water parks are no exception! The following is a complete review with tips for the top water parks for Summer 2008.
Discovery Cove
Discovery Cove is a truly unique water park! Here, you’ll enjoy an entire day up close [...]

Atlantic City vs Las Vegas

In a recent article published by TravelMole Atlantic City was said to be rated higher by consumers than Las Vegas. Here are the highlights:

Market Metrix’s latest hospitality study reported that Atlantic City was rated higher by consumers for price, sophistication and pampering.
A recent survey published in Hotel & Motel Management magazine said that Atlantic City [...]

Cedar Pointe

Cedar Pointe is a seasonal park located in Sandusky, Ohio that is open May through September. If you live close by, it’s an easy drive from Toledo or Cleveland, a little further from the Detriot area, but still doable as a day trip. For 2008 a one day pass will only cost you $42.95 per [...]

Potosi

A minimun of three days are needed to get to know the place. Potosi in an intricate marvelous laberrynth of narrow streets, an endless pattern of railways going up and down covered by wires hanging from building with wooden colonial balconies, silent witnesses of what it once was: one of the biggest and richest cities [...]

More reasons to visit Sanremo, Italy……

Spring’s lush colors on the Italian Riviera are worth a visit to literally smell the roses. This Casino town is the heart of the Riviera dei Fiori, flowering coast. Brilliant magenta bougainvilleas cascades down rocky slopes, barely stopping for spiny cactus, as trumpets of morning glories clamber through oleander bushes dense with blossoms.

On Tuesday [...]

Chicago - The windy city in a day

Recently my girlfriend and I made a trip to Chicago. Basically it was a Chicago in a day trip starting downtown and culminating at the friendly confines of Wrigley Field to watch the Cubs play (a can’t miss). So we started at Sears Tower, the tallest building in the US. Now a normal tourist would [...]

Caesarea Israel - Remains and Future

(Remains of Harod’s Palace)
It seems to be a common picture, but very few people know that the wrecked wall has been there for two thousand years. It witnessed the up and down of an ancient city, Caesarea, and reminds visitors of the history of human beings: built, destroyed and rebuilt.

(Caesarea Theatre)

Existing people are the main [...]

Travel Tip: How to Save Money if Your Checked Luggage is Overweight

Recently when I was packing for my two week trip to Israel I forgot to weigh my luggage before I got to the airport. My luggage weight was 7 pounds over and it was going to end up costing me about $100 by the end of the trip. The $100 did not even include the [...]

Amora Jamison Hotel, Sydney - Australia

The Amora Jamison Hotel is fabulous! Right in the middle of Sydney city, close to Sydney Harbour, Sydney Harbour Bridge, The Rocks, shopping, entertainment, transport and so much more. Lovely hotel, great service!
Sydney is perfect at this time of year (March), warm without being too hot, sunny days just perfect for wandering around. [...]