From free gas to free dinners, plus discounts, gifts and spa treatments, B&Bs worldwide entice travelers with reasons to choose bed and breakfasts this year
Anyone who knows me knows how much I love Scotland. There's something about Scotland's natural beauty that calls to so many - and the Scots people are so friendly and welcoming. One of my favorite places in Scotland is Argyll - and I've recently discovered site that shares both place and people. The site?
One of the icons of American culture is Jim Henson, creator of the Muppets, Big Bird, Kermit, and countless other beloved characters.
Summer time has just started, and Filipinos are all set for a fun-filled beach frolic. The rising temperatures and the scorching heat of the sun cranks the Philippine’s summer mood to high gear. Being a tropical paradise, the Philippines can offer the best beaches and shorelines to explore for a summer vacation. The summer heat heralds beach and sun worshippers as the temperature starts to rise.
Everglades National Park - there is truly no other place like it on earth. This is the largest subtropical reserve in the United States. Not surprisingly, its climate brings intense summer heat, rain and humidity. It is not a swamp, as it is often referred to be, but rather a slow-moving river that flows southwest just ¼ mile per day. Everglades National Park is an important wetland that has been named a World Heritage Site.
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One of our travel guides partners, Not For Tourists, has several unique offerings for travelers on their website this week. Check out the following highlights from their Los Angeles correspondents this week...
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Something for Everyone By: Emerson Dameron
El Cid
Crinan Classic Boat Festival 2009
Literary Travel Book Review: A Journey into Dorothy Parker's New York, by Kevin Fitzpatrick
Kevin Fitzpatrick has recreated for us the jazz and bootleg New York of the legendary grand dame of the 1920’s, Dorothy Parker, and her life, into the
political 1950’s.
Readers will enjoy the many quotes in this book, from zany to sad: “…as only New Yorkers know, if you can get through the twilight, you’ll live through the night.”