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Australian Aboriginal Art and Culture - A Unique Travel Experience

travel — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 09:07:26 +0000

From Kakadu National Park to Darwin extends an area known as the 'top end' of Australia. It is where warm weather, stunning contrasting outback terrain and delicate vegetation and unique fauna merge, to provide an eco-system vacant of modern society, making it another of the great places to sta...

Your Travel Medicine Kit — What to Pack to Be Prepared!

travel — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 09:13:03 +0000

Pack Your Prescriptions!
First and foremost of any medications that you should pack in your baggage is your normal prescription medication. Forgetting your medicine...then "trying to go without" is just setting yourself up for problems along your route. Prescriptions are right ...

Advice for Those Traveling Overseas

travel — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:01:11 +0000

While traveling abroad can be a rather exciting and pleasurable experience, it can also be potentially dangerous. Not to discourage one from traveling overseas and seeing the world but there are numerous things that one should keep in mind when taking a trip to a foreign country so as to avoid po...

Strange But True Story

travel — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:10:22 +0000

My strange but true story starts twenty-five years ago, when I was sixteen. I had just hitched a ride back out to Interstate 90 as the sun was setting. The previous night I had been caught alone in the back country on the northern edge of Yellowstone National Park, in a freak May blizzard. A griz...

Mexico - Festivals in San Miguel de Allende

travel — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 08:04:05 +0000

Fiestas and festivals - that's one of the reasons everyone enjoys San Miguel de Allende so much. By some accounts, this little city of 80,000 in the Mexican State of Guanajuato has more fiestas during the year than anyplace else in Mexico. One of the most entertaining festivals in San Miguel de ...

Prepare Yourself When Going On Vacation

travel — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:12:11 +0000

Everyone needs a break, and vacations should be fun, but you still need to prepare properly in order to be safe, healthy and to get the most out of the experience. You need to think about what you should take with you, and the requirements of your chosen destination.

If you're traveling...

France - Le Mans

travel — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 08:01:00 +0000

Set on the main European London-Madrid line, Le Mans is just 50 minutes from Paris by TGV. Its historic heritage has made this mediaeval town the most popular film location for French cinema. But far from being a "museum town", Le Mans is strikingly lively and creative.

Like Nantes, Toulo...

South African Delights No Matter What the Season

travel — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 09:13:08 +0000

The Cape Overberg of South Africa is a relatively undiscovered travel destination yet it is a treasure chest filled with wonderous South African delights. This is the region on the southernmost tip of Africa. As regions go in South Africa it is quite small geographically. It takes only 2.5 hours ...

London Vacation Visiting Trafalgar Square

travel — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 10:08:10 +0000

If you're heading to London later this summer, you'll be able to visit Trafalgar Square in the heart of the city and see the newly-restored monument to Admiral Horatio Nelson and his familiar lions. An extensive refurbishment has been ongoing since early 2006 - a little more than 200 years afte...

France - Leonardo Da Vinci’s Home by the Loire

travel — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:09:14 +0000

In France during the reign of Louis XI (1107-1115), the Chateau du Clos-Luce was built on Gallo-Roman foundations. After completion, the king gave the residence of pink brick to his favorite, Etienne le Loup, a cook's assistant he had ennobled. At that time, the estate was called the Manoir du C...

Traveling in Mexico Getting Around Orizaba

travel — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:10:02 +0000

Well you have feet, don't you? Getting around the city of Orizaba couldn't be easier. Taxis are readily available and very cheap, fares are only a few pesos from anywhere to anywhere in town. The cheapest way to get around of course, is to walk. The compact size of the mountain climbing-based c...

Atlanta is a Great Travel Destination as Well

travel — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 09:08:06 +0000

Atlanta city is known for its various attractions-museums, parks, sports team and entertainment. This region where this beautiful city stands today was originally Creek and Cherokee Native American territory. Atlanta is the capital of Georgia and is also the most populous city. It is being consid...

Panama in 12 Hours - From Breakfast to Lunch

travel — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 08:06:17 +0000

Panama's expansive rainforests are among the richest and most complex on the planet. It's the only country where jaguars and pumas prowl just a short drive from the capital. Its vast, roadless jungles are home to over 940 recorded bird species and 105 endangered species, including the spectacle...

Top 9 Argentina Travellers Tips

travel — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 10:01:12 +0000

Argentina is a popular destination, but it's important to note on any vacation that there can be cultural, geological and meteoroligical differences when travelling abroad that could potentially ruin your entire trip. While in some places the differences can be minor, in others you could deeply ...

Experience the Paradise of the Caribbean

travel — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 09:01:23 +0000

Most of us have an idyllic paradise fantasy island, we'd love to visit, and going on vacation to the Caribbean will fulfill that fantasy. There are various islands to choose from, including the well known Jamaica, Barbados the Bahamas And Trinidad, and you could concentrate on one or explore ...