As bucket list destinations go, the Pyramids of Giza are a feature that will appear in most people’s Top Ten. That’s as it should be – The Great Pyramid is the oldest Wonder of the World, and the only one that can still be seen and touched to this day. Hardly surprising, then, that the Pyramids attract almost 15 million visitors every year. Planning on joining them? Here’s all you need to know. Dress appropriately If your sole experience of … [Read more...]
Exploring Paramaribo, Suriname the Fun Way!
After a nearly 13 hour car + van ride from Georgetown in Guyana which began at 4am and included a 4 hour border crossing (slow ferry a big part of this), I arrived in Paramaribo in the late afternoon. Exhausted after eating only an energy bar I found tucked away in my backpack given to me weeks ago by Jacki Ueng I checked into the Guesthouse Zin & Grand Cafe. For only $23/night it included a private room with AC and use of their pool. I soon … [Read more...]
Tips For Travelling With Kids To Dubai For The First Time
Dubai is a prominent city in the Middle East, as it is a major center of international trade and industries. However, it is also a popular tourist destination and many interested people arrive here for having a view of all tourist attractions of this place. They need to make prior bookings of the hotels in Dubai, as instant accommodation is almost impossible due to the huge foreign crowd in this city. Reputed travel agencies can help tourists in … [Read more...]
Sunrise at the Grand Canyon
As one might imagine, watching the sunrise at the Grand Canyon, a United Nations-dubbed World Heritage Site, is nothing short of amazing. Coming in at about 2,000 square miles, the Grand Canyon is truly massive. It’s so big, in fact, that watching the sunrise in one section of the canyon is oftentimes a completely different experience than watching it from another area. Why? The Grand Canyon has a huge variety of terrains and biomes. You can find … [Read more...]
Making the most out of your Minneapolis layover
So you have a long layover at Minneapolis-St. Paul airport? You can do what most people do - take the train over to nearby Mall of America and join the packed masses jamming through the second largest mall in North America. Or you can get off a couple of stops sooner on that same train and find yourself all alone in nature, hiking among the beautiful marshes of the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge. I'll take option 2 anytime. Get … [Read more...]
Big Bear Continues to Deliver an Authentic Oktoberfest for 49 Years in a Row
BIG BEAR LAKE, Calif. – The true spirit of Bavaria comes to life in Big Bear Lake for nine consecutive weekends, which started Saturday, September 7 and ends November 2, 2019. Big Bear Lake Oktoberfest represents Southern California’s most authentic Oktoberfest, which takes pride in being the closest thing to the original celebration in Munich, Germany. Just like the original, Big Bear starts its celebration in September and goes into October … [Read more...]
Fjords of Iceland
Of my 13 trips to Iceland so far, my most memorable one was my first time there, in 2002, when I happened to meet my future wife. At a distant second was our trip in the summer of 2011, when we took a week-long road trip through the West Fjords region, the far northwestern peninsula that juts out into the cold North Atlantic Ocean like a dragon's head on a Viking longboat. It's not necessarily an inaccessible nor difficult drive to get … [Read more...]
Bum Guns: A Love Story
Pants around my ankles, I can’t look away. It’s staring at me, a droplet of water slithering slowly down its face. The droplet reaches the bottom, clings, swells, then splatters against the tile floor. And I’m thinking no, I mean, they can’t, can they? They can’t actually- the angles alone! But they must, because every bathroom into which I’ve slapped my slippery flip-flops as one installed. Right there, next to the toilet. Sometimes righty, … [Read more...]
5 Sports Events to Travel to in 2020
Sports is a vehicle for people to travel the world. All across the globe, sports fans visit foreign countries and cities to witness live sporting events. Attending sporting events in far-flung locations means experiencing new cultures, cuisines, and people. In 2020, there are a number of big sports events on the docket and millions of people will travel the globe to witness these proceedings. The top competitions of 2020 will be followed by … [Read more...]
Thailand and Muay Thai Kickboxing: A world of their own
Backpackers and travel enthusiasts around the world descend on Thailand each year for its unique culture, food, and atmosphere. Just as those items attract travel lovers to Thailand, so too does the combat sport of Muay Thai kickboxing. Muay Thai became well-known around the world in the 20th century thanks to the rise of combat sports and many gyms have opened teaching the discipline in a variety of countries. Many of today’s modern mix martial … [Read more...]
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