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If you’re in the process of planning a visit to the historic town of Creswick, in Victoria state 129 km north of Melbourne, you might be wondering about some of the local attractions and things to do. With lush forest on all sides and history dating back to the 17th century, you’ll find that the town has plenty of natural attractions for visitors to enjoy. There are plenty of other things to see and do in Creswick, some of which we have outlined in the list b
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The Arenal Volcano tops most travelers’ lists of places to visit in Costa Rica. And with good reason. The area is appropriately called Costa Rica’s “adventure capital” since you can do just about every adventure activity here, from zip lining to waterfall rappelling, whitewater rafting, horseback riding, nature hikes, bird watching and swimming in waterfalls.
Then there is the Arenal Volcano itself, strikingly grand as its hulking cone-shape rises above the rainforest, producing countless steamy
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Whether you’re planning a couple’s escape or a girls’ getaway, Claremont - a Southern California community in the San Gabriel Valley dubbed the “City of Trees” - should be at the top of your list. Located less than an hour east of Los Angeles, and two hours north of San Diego, Claremont maintains a small-town character with a population of 35,000. Along with the Claremont College, considered by many to be the “Ivy League of the West,” and a beautiful residential are
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Famous for its exquisite culture and cuisine, Bikaner is a city with a rustic appeal. You can feel the Rajasthani hospitality as soon as you arrive - people are warm and they receive you as their distinguished guests. With all this, there is a lot more that makes Bikaner special. So, let’s explore the city a little more in a short read below that will give you a quick idea as to how.
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Bikaner was founded by Rao Bikaji in a barren area and was transformed into a
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With lush landscapes characterized by forests, deep fjords, and numerous lakes, Washington State the most northernly state in the continental US, and boasts some of the country's most scenic parks.
(Some of the hiking in these parks is quite remote. I would highly recommend using a GPS device or a hiking watch that has GPS so you don’t get lost. If you plan on camping in the parks, keep in mind there are few if any facilities and you will need to bring in your own shelter. I would re
Corfu (Kerkyra in Greek) is an island located off the northwestern coast of Greece at the border with Albania. Green hills, with charms including amazing blue colors of the sea and hundreds of olive trees. Rule by the Venetian Republic, Britain, France, and even Russia has also left it with no shortage of atmospheric, historic buildings.
And of course it's also the home of 119 beautiful beaches, on which you'll also find great water sports opportunities. The most popular beaches of Corfu are P
I have been hanging out in South Korea for a while, and one lazy afternoon decided to check out Seongsu-dong, the gritty, working-class neighborhood on the Han River that has in the last five years become Seoul's hipster-chic answer to Williamsburg, Brooklyn and Shoreditch, filled new galleries, shops, and restaurants. So I took the camera and made an appointment with Aaron, my necessary “Korea interpreter”, at Seongsu metro station.
There weren't many people at the street of Seongsu-dong in such
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What, you say - skiing in New York? Well living there most of my life, I can tell you NY has some pretty good skiing. It's obviously hardly the Rockies or Alps, but it's pretty good.
New York’s climate gives us the perfect opportunity to ski and snowboard in various popular skiing destinations in the state, bounded by the snowy region of the Niagara frontier and its Southern Tier, the hilly, snowy areas near the border with Pennsylvania.
There are some wonderful ski resorts out
You may be aware of some Bangkok facts, such as it is the capital as well as the largest city in Thailand, and that it’s packed with temples, palaces, shopping, bars and dining options. But is there anything else you possibly know about this vivacious and exotic Thai metropolis?
Here we have shared some interesting facts about the other "City of Angels":
The Thai Name of Bangkok
Well, Bangkok what the capital of Thailand is known as to the outside world, but the Thai people don’t call the city by t
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Even if you’ve been not just to Buenos Aires but also the pampas, Mendoza, Córdoba, Patagonia, and Iguazú Falls, that still leaves much more wonderful stuff to explore in Argentina. I recently took the sunny city of Salta in the far north of the country as the stepping-off point for a 900-kilometre (560-mile) round trip, with only the first 90 minutes’ drive outside the city on paved road. It’s an area that is so little known that in some parts they see almost no visitors all
Today is of course the 15th anniversary of one of the USA’s most traumatic events of the post-World-War-II period: the terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. It’s also the second anniversary in which the Freedom Tower, the skyscraper that replaced those doomed Twin Towers has been open to the public.
I made it a mission to visit this remarkable new skyscraper (whose official name is One World Trade Center) on a recent last return visit to New York City. As someone w
It’s been said that you haven’t really seen the rainforest until you’ve seen it at night. Discover one of the best rainforest night walk tours in Costa Rica.
The jungle is a noisy place at night. All of those chirps, croaks, tinkling sounds, and booms, somehow seem a lot louder and a little scarier when you can’t see what’s making them.
Most people only visit the rainforest in Costa Rica by day. But they say “you haven’t really seen the rainforest until you’ve seen it at night”. So here I am;
Our “ultimate European road trip” terminated in Stuttgart, Germany where we dropped off our once brand-new Macan S, which we named Max, at the Porsche factory for its shipment home.
After being on the road for almost 30 days driving through Germany, Austria, Italy, and Switzerland, there comes the time when you realize… enough is enough… it’s time to go home!
And on this vacation, of course, we brought back quite an unusual souvenir!
Autobahn to Stuttgart
Leaves turning to fall colors
The Last
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Murano Oriental Resort is cool. The luxe property combines the exotic and hip in a setting of high design. Hot meets cool in Palmeraie, a seemingly endless stretch of desert on the outskirts of Marrakech where palm trees (protected by the king) grow undisturbed — even in the middle of dirt-paved roads — and the wilderness extends to the foot of the majestic and eternally snow-covered Atlas Mountains.
Streets of Marrakech, dubbed the “red city” because m
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Since the 19th century, Indian railways have entranced intrigued authors, entranced dreamers, inspired filmmakers and of course tourists who love to see India from deep by experiencing its local life. Covering a long distance from east to west and from north to south, Indian railways carry more than 20 million daily passengers, on 17,000 trains operating on 65,000 km of track at different speeds - different types of trains like Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Duranto, Gatiman,
Montenegro is a small, charming country washed by the waters of the Adriatic Sea. With a mere 293 kilometers of coast, it is undoubtedly the jewel of the region of Dalmatia (shared with next-door Croatia). Montenegro boasts a natural wealth of warm beaches, forests, lakes with crystal clear water, rivers and magnificent mountains to be discovered on a weekend escape or a vacation.
A mountain range reaching an altitude of 1,500 m separates the coast from the interior. Not to be missed the deepest
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If someone 2000 years ago had compiled a list of ‘Seven Wonders of the Modern World’, it’s pretty certain that it would have contained a few aqueducts. The Romans were pretty good at building these structures. They were used to convey water from where it was to where it was needed, and some of them are still standing. The Pont du Garde, at Arles, France and the Acueducto Romano in Segovia, Spain are the best-known examples which can still be seen.
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When you're looking for a place to get away and enjoy a relaxing vacation, but you want somewhere different that isn't a typical tourist location, consider taking a trip to Bulgaria. Though not usually the first place that most would think about when planning a getaway, the country has many amazing sights to see and places to explore.
Whether you're interested in visiting an ancient monastery, a centuries old cathedral or a scenic sea garden, you will find plenty of excit
If Bali is on your bucket list, scratch it off. I’ll save you the long plane ride and the money to get there by telling you that the romantic, idyllic paradise you have in your mind about Bali has been buried under tourists, traffic and trash. Our introduction to Bali might have jaded us. I know it jaded my wife. The line at immigration was not long, but the clerks were very slow. Directly in front of us were two grungy euro looking trekkers with dreads. I fully expected them to get seriously sc
The northeastern US stateof Pennsylvania is known for its diverse terrain, including forests, farmland, and perhaps most famously the rolling, beautiful Poconos mountains, with its lovely resorts and the state's best skiing. Here are my top five suggestions for the upcoming winter season:
Blue Mountain Resort
Located in Palmerton, Blue Mountain is the best of the best ski spots in Pennsylvania. The resort offers the highest vertical peak and largest terrain of all of the ski areas in Pennsylvani
