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Best Picks for  Summertime Travel Novels

It's summer “ and the reading should be easy,” so I came up with a short list of a few travel novels that I personally found especially rich and exciting.

Very often a travel novel is a far better read than a guide book. It creates a vividness and depth of a town or village or city more memorably.

And so, with temps hovering in the 90’s, here are my summer picks for a lazy read. You certainly have your own.

In Travels with a Tangerine, Tim Mackintosh-Smith  s

B&Bs, aka Bed & Breakfasts, are the perfect choice for a couple or a single person traveling. I can't honestly say how it would be to take kids--I've been at a B&B where the owner's two kids controlled the place, but that was the parents fault, not the guests. I guess it would depend on how well behaved your children are.  In all my stays at B&B's I have yet to see other guests bring their children.

Upon arrival, you will be given a tour of the common rooms and shown to your room. Unless you go

Extensively stretched over in the area of West Bengal India, Sunderban National Park is an ideal destination for nature lovers in the form of lush green surroundings, jungle wilderness and goodness of rich flora and fauna beauty abundantly available in the park makes it a wide hub for tourists all around the world. Travelers can experience the marvels of largest Tiger Reserve in Sunderbans.            

Sunderban is spread over in 1330.10 sq km area with three most prominent wild life sanctuaries

San Diego is a great place to be in the summer. The weather is great for snorkeling at The Cove, kayaking at La Jolla Shores, surfing at the Shores, Windansea or Bird Rock, and just hanging out at the beach. There's also lots of fun stuff to do at night.

Take a squizz at the list below and see if you don't agree.

Now through Sept 5 - The Museum of Contemporary Art in La Jolla’s summer exhibit is “High Fidelity: Selections from the 1960s and 1970s” plus “Emperor’s River: Philipp Scholz Rittermann.

“Buffalo Tours has made a trip to Vietnam more exciting and fun by providing best Vietnam tour packages.”

Explore the major cities and the best of Vietnam by booking some of the most popularVietnam tours with Buffalo Tours (http://www.buffalotours.com/). Enjoy major highlights, relax on the beach or learn about amazing Vietnamese cuisine and make the most of yourVietnam Vacation.

The tours to Vietnam are designed for you to explore the diversity, culture, beauty, sights and style and the best

Seven Directions Cultural and Sustainable Tours offers customized journeys throughout the American Southwest.

Company owner Patrizia Antonicelli is based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and prides herself on offering authentic experiences designed for individual travelers' interests and needs.

”We are a sustainable tourism enterprise committed to making a low impact on the environment and the Native cultures we represent. We engender a positive learning experience with our guests that mandate each comes

To be human is to live for adventure. Many of us will perhaps only visit a destination once in a lifetime. Others will go back to familiar places or seek out new dreams. Here are five adventures that you sure do not want to miss before you leave the planet. I picked five of my favorites: Playing a round of Golf in the birthplace of Golf at historic St. Andrews in Scotland, Scuba Diving in the crystal clear waters of the Red Sea, Sky Diving over Moab in the U.S. state of Utah, River Rafting on Fu

 Arezzo was one of the major Etruscan city, also known for being in a strategic geographical position close to some wonderful places around our Province.

I would like to tell you something about unforgettable places which I know very well like Cortona and Castiglion Fiorentino, which take part at the "Valdichiana" which is one of the four main valleys near my medieval city (Arezzo).

You get from Arezzo to Cortona and Castiglion Fiorentino in 30 minutes by car.

Another example is the short distance,

We have found some more tips how to sooth your skin if you have got sunburned. Cooling the skin also works as a great pain reliever and helps you and your skin to relax

Take an oatmeal bath:

Add two cups of oatmeal to the bottom of a nylon sock. Tie up the sock, and let warm water pour over the pouch. Leave pouch in tub as you bathe.

Another Sunburn Healing Bath:
Fill a handkerchief tied with string or a muslin teabag with the following:

1/4 cup rolled oats
1/8 cup whole milk powder
1 teaspoon tea

Please check out my article on the incredible journey through one of the seven natural wonders of the world!

Rafting the Grandest Canyon of All!

A three day holiday was declared in the UAE so people could celebrate the birth of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). Mary Ann and I decided it was our three day 4^th of July holiday, albeit a few days early. Never look a gift holiday in the mouth I always say.

Three days obviously is not a long enough time to take an international trip, and with 3 or 4 of those planned to round out the year, we decided not fly anywhere.

We had never been to Abu Dhabi. It is the capitol of the UAE. AD is the largest Emir

Our B&B Locanda Lugagnano is in an ancient noble country house in  Milano southwestern countryside village , Cassinetta di Lugagnano

We just started our activity less than one year ago, as soon as we finished the restoration works in some rooms.

The B&B is 25 km. away from the center of Milano, in the Ticino Park, along the Naviglio Grande, a channel reprojected by Leonardo da Vinci in the XVI century.

Many historical places in the surroundings, like the city of Pavia, Vigevano, the ancient Abbey o

I have to confess I’m not a big fan of reality TV, but since all the buzz in our corner of San Diego is about MTV’s The Real World being filmed in Bird Rock – I chose that neighborhood for a long walk today.

Located at the south end of La Jolla, Bird Rock is divided by La Jolla Boulevard. On the east side of the thoroughfare, mid-price family homes predominate, but the ocean side has some stunning houses with fantastic coastal panoramas.

One of these stunners – at 5212 Chelsea Street – is where th