‘Travel’ Archives
A Girl’s Guide to Paris – And All Things French!
Ladies, if you love Paris and all things French you should visit this web site I just discovered - A Girl's Guide to Paris! Whether you have been to Paris several times or just have a deep rooted desire to visit one day, A Girls' Guide to Paris will be enough to get your French passion going! I visited Paris for the very first time when I was [...]
French Tourist Falls 75 Feet at the Grand Canyon and Survives
According to an Associated Press report, a French tourist fell seventy five feet at the south rim of the Grand Canyon on Thursday August 5, 2010 - and survived. The unnamed tourist apparently suffered neck, wrist and ankle injuries in the fall and was airlifted out of the canyon and transported by ambulance to Flagstaff Medical Center. The [...]
The Grand Canyon in Winter (video)
Most people visit the Grand Canyon in summer - but with millions of people doing exactly the same thing it is difficult to find somewhere to yourself. One option is to visit the North Rim of the Grand Canyon which is more remote and consequently less visited. However, why not try visiting in the winter? Its true that visiting the Grand [...]
The Hoover Dam and Hoover Dam Bridge Bypass, Las Vegas
A couple of months ago, we took a trip to Las Vegas which involved crossing over the Hoover Dam on the Arizona-Nevada state line. In a few months time this will no longer be possible because the new Hoover Dam Bridge bypass will be the main route for traffic crossing the state line; the road over the Hoover Dam will only be open to visitors [...]
Ocean Villa Inn, San Diego, California
Last week, we took our summer trip to the beach and visited one of our favorite beach towns in California. Ocean Beach is a neighborhood community of San Diego, although you may not notice it, despite its close proximity to Sea World. If you have a dog, there really is only one place to stay in Ocean Beach - the Ocean Villa Inn which is [...]
The “Hidden” Violence on America’s Roads
A road trip is supposed to be fun and the chance to discover new things. It is often marketed as an adventure. However, America's roads hold many hidden dangers and an increasing trend for road "violence." According to a survey prepared for AAA on average, "at least 1,500 men, women and children are injured or killed each year in the United [...]
Day Trip: Ocean Beach Street Fair and Chili Cook-Off, San Diego (video)
Many visitors to San Diego don't know about a small beach town called Ocean Beach, a stone's throw from the popular visitor attraction of Sea World. Yet this dog-friendly beach town with a hippy vibe welcomes more than 70,000 visitors in just one day on the last Saturday in June. The Ocean Beach Street Fair and Chili Cook-Off has become an [...]
British Airways “Admits Mistake” Over a Boarding Pass for Bin Laden
British Airways may be grounding thousands of travelers in its current labor disputes and strike actions, but one of the world's most wanted terrorists apparently has a boarding pass to fly "British". A photo of a boarding pass bearing Osama Bin Laden's name appeared in British Airways' internal staff magazine for London Heathrow Airport in a [...]
Romance is Under Lock and Key in Paris
Paris, France is known as one of the most romantic cities in the world; so much so that a popular "tradition" of Paris lovers is to fasten small padlocks to the railings of the Pont des Arts and symbolically throw the key into the river Seine to mark their undying love to each other. Padlocks are etched with couple's initials to be displayed for [...]
Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas
Even if you decide on a particular show when visiting Las Vegas, you find that you are presented with yet more choices! For example, it isn't a simple fact of saying "I'm going to see Cirque du Soleil". You then have to choose from seven versions of Cirque du Soleil. On our recent visit to Las Vegas, we chose to go with the original Cirque [...]
