Travel Resources Guide
With Libya in the news again I've been thinking about my trip there in 2006 and how my experience was enhanced by the kindness of ordinary people. Maybe I got special treatment -- my travel buddy was my 9-year-old grandson and I'll go on record to say that there could not be a better duo! A gran
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Why Choose a Honeymoon in Africa? These days, honeymooners are choosing to avoid the tourist-ridden destinations that offer little or no privacy, which is why African safari venues are becoming more popular as honeymoon destinations. Being well off the beaten track, honeymoon safaris combine ad
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Botswana is one of the few African countries that has a stable government, is rich in minerals, exquisite in natural beauty and has a strong currency. Their currency is, at this point, even stronger than the South African Rand. Even though South Africa is mostly seen as the advanced and stable count
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Barbados - probably the most famous Caribbean island there is, and certainly the one that's best suited for a fantastic Spring Break! Known all over the world for its gorgeous sandy beaches, sparkling waters, and tropical climate, Barbados is an island paradise that will suit you down to the gr
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Savour the expanse of wilderness at Kaziranga National Park, inhabited by highest population of one horned rhinoceros in the world. Spreading to the total area of 430 sq kms, it lies in the eastern state of Assam in India. The famed Kaziranga National Park is a World Heritage Site and now it has b
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London has some of the finest art galleries in the world, with something for all tastes provided by a diverse selection of fine galleries, most of them with free entry. Here's a quick guide to the city for art lovers. Though it's recently been rather overshadowed by the showier Tate Modern, T
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Years ago when we took a trip from Chicago to Rome, our airplane had a stopover in Amsterdam, Holland. We found out the plane was going to be in Amsterdam for about three hours. Fortunately, a friend of mine had told me that I should bring just a few dollars in local money that could be used in Amst
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From Clive Cussler's exciting adventure thriller packed with masterful infusion of historical confusion making readers, we wonder if it were a fiction book they were reading. The Sahara Desert holds the world awed and fascinated with its many secrets buried in its vast stretch of sand. But from D
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Located high up in the Peruvian Andes approximately 250km north of Lima and to the east of the Cordillera Blanca mountain range, they belong to one of the oldest known civilizations in South America and offer an intriguing insight into an ancient culture that ruled for over a millennium. The
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Recently I revisited East Russia both for pleasure and business. The pleasure included joining a cruise along the Kuril Islands and Kamchatka, which highlighted getting acquainted with East Russia's not so distant history and with its nature in all its magnificent forms. The business part had to do
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