Planning on a car rental this summer holiday season, and really hoping for a hassle-free experience, with a smooth pick up procedure and no unexpected extra costs? Read these few pieces of advice. Here we try to make it easier for you to avoid unnecessary supplementary costs by listing just a few things to consider before you click 'the submit button' of your car…

A quick flight from London will take you a city that really knows how to live. Named as one of Lonely Planet’s top 10 travel destinations for 2016 - allow me to share a few reasons why Manchester’s unquestionably one of the topnotch places to visit in the world.

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The previous year has…

Our “ultimate European road trip” started in Stuttgart, Germany after we picked up our brand-new Porsche Macan S from the factory, now heads back north to Stuttgart as we conclude our extended vacation.  Our…

Travelling to the north of Thailand is a trip that has been gaining popularity in recent times. A Bangkok and Chiang Mai trip combo is an alternative to the coastal itineraries of Thailand, offering a perfect combination of bustling city life and a tranquil natural…

By the time James Cook reached the Queensland coast, he was rapidly running out of crew members to name features after. He’d already got down to the cabin boy, who gave his name to the Carlo Sandblow. So, when he reached what he thought was a great sandy peninsula, he called it, with a lamentable lack of imagination, the Great Sandy Peninsula. Subsequent…

Tramping around a damp rainforest in the dark with big rubber boots and headlamps is not the usual picture of a university spring break vacation. But for a group of first year Ph.D. students studying herpetology at Harvard University, it was perfect.

In April 2016, on the students’ spring break, they visited Costa Rica with …

Damage from spring 2016 floods forced the closing of the Greenbrier Resort, a West Virginia classic that has hosted boldface names since the early 1800s. On July 12 it reopened, so it's worth noting that this place is not just about the presidents who've stayed there or the golf or other sports;…

by Myrna Katz Frommer and Harvey Frommer

As the authors of It Happened in Miami, our adventures in interviewing took us all over the area. We thought we had seen it all. However, we never got around to experience Metropolitan by COMO and its Traymore restaurant, a sweet and serene spot close by the…

Located in one of the top tourist spots in the southern part of the region, Vanilla Garden Tenerife is a hotel that is built with traditional architecture. This is in imitation of the typical building style of the Canary Islands homes consisting of gabled roofs and wooden balconies. The Vanilla Garden includes a landscaped courtyard with balconies facing the garden which gives tourists the feeling of being in a canary village.…

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This month of July has not been an easy one in the world, and especially in the world…

A flight to Amsterdam from the UK will take you to a city which is recognised among Europe’s most admired city break destinations. One of the greatest small cities in the world, the capital of the Netherlands is waiting for tourists like you with her arms wide open only to embrace you all over.

Well, I would consider Mariya Marh (who else but…

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If you are a teacher or parent chaperone involved in taking children on field trips of any sort, then this article might be an interesting and helpful one for you to read. If you have…

Costa Rica is always great for family vacations, with its exotic wildlife, amazing nature, thrilling adventure tours, and of course, being the safest place to travel in 2016.



Families who travel to Costa Rica know that the charming Central American country is a fun, easy and safe family vacation destination. Costa Rica is not only a most recommended travel…

                    photo | Julian Rotela Rosow 

by Laura Tirado



Perhaps one of the things that most surprised me about the Galapagos is…