Archive for the 'Recreation' Category
I just came across a top 10 End-of-summer getaway destinations (by TripAdvisor), and I have to admit that at least half of them are on my top 10 list also.
Top 10 End-of-Summer Vacation Getaways
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Santa Fe, New Mexico
Yes, this has to be one of my all time favorite locations. [...]
August 27 2009 | Air Travel and Bermuda and California and Colorado and Hawaii and Massachusetts and New Mexico and New York and Summer Vacation and Wine Tours | No Comments »
Touring through Rome – A Journey Through Time
These 1-day tours will lead you on a journey through centuries of time, all within 1 day. Rome is a city full of architectural and cultural treasures of incomparable charms. On these tours of Rome, you will see the most ancient pagan and religious sights, which [...]
February 17 2009 | 2. Europe and Italy and Sightseeing | No Comments »
Get the picture of what ancient Rome, Italy, is about for a wonderful vacation.
Video of touring Ancient Rome in 48 hrs.
This facts -filled video tours you around the Spanish Steps, The Pope’ Vatican City with its Sistine chapel; the sparking Trevi fountain; the dome-shaped Patheon honoring the Pagan Gods; Strastevere, the ancient jewish [...]
December 14 2008 | Italy and Sightseeing | No Comments »
Art Basel Miami starts now.
It’s a great reason to find a list minute flight and hop on a plane down south for a mini Florida vacation with fun, fantastic parties and art.
Delano Hotel Pool, South Beach, Miami, Florida, USA
Robin Hill
Intrigued? Read the full scoop here:
http://eartfair.com/blog/art-basel-miami-2008-good-reason-to-go-to-the-beach/
For other ideas on what to do when there, check [...]
December 03 2008 | 1. North America and Beach Holiday and Florida and Resort, Retreat, Spa | No Comments »
Fall is here, and for those of you who didn’t get your fill of vacationing in the summer, here’s your opportunity to get away to enjoy all that autumn has to offer.
September 01 2008 | 1. North America and Active Vacation and Fall Vacation and Sightseeing | No Comments »
When planning Napa Valley travel, you should understand the key areas that make up the majority of Napa Valley. Calistoga, St. Helena, Oakville/Rutherford, Yountville, and Napa are towns that offer winery tours, pleasant accommodations, and other activities that tourists can add to their Napa Valley travel itinerary. As Napa Valley is well known for its wine, adults will find plenty to do, but children may not be quite as thrilled.
August 29 2008 | 1. North America and California and Hotsprings and Restaurants, Food & Wine and Travel Tips | No Comments »
There’s not solely one way to enjoy espresso. Traditionally espresso defines the “shot”, the drink one enjoys in a single gulp of fullest flavor. But there are other drinks based on coffee made with the espresso brewing method.
July 04 2008 | 2. Europe and Italy and Restaurants, Food & Wine | No Comments »
Say Good bye to spring and say hello to summer events. It’s the season to attend summer concerts, summer festivals, and other summer events! Enjoy outdoor events in your area.
July 03 2008 | 1. North America and California and Festivals and Travel Tips | No Comments »
Venice Film Festival is one of the oldest Film Festivals in the World. It was first held in the year 1932. It is held every year in the later half of August or early September. It takes place at Lido di Venezia, which is in the historic Palazzo del Cinema situated on the Lingomare Marconi in Venice, Italy. The awards ceremony is grand and elegant. The Leone d’Oro, or Golden Lion, is the most prestigious award. Off late a new award has been introduced which is called the San Marco Award. This award is given for the best film in the controcorrente section. Venice Film Festival is a part of the Venice Biennale, which is a major biennial exhibition and a festival that celebrates contemporary art.
June 19 2008 | 2. Europe and Festivals and Italy | No Comments »
Wet your appetite for a wine country vacation. The new Book ‘San Luis Obispo County Wineries‘ featuring California’s Best Wineries is a great resource. Author and Photographer Janet Penn Franks Captured the Charm and Splendor of Central Coast Wine Country in this already Best-selling Book.
Hundreds of gorgeous, inspiring photos grace this first-of-the-series book, “San [...]
June 07 2008 | California and Restaurants, Food & Wine and Wine Tours | No Comments »
You have just arrived in the Renaissance capital of the art world with a couple of days to spare, so where do you go and what highlights can you see in such a short time? This is the guide for you to get the maximum out of a short stay in Florence.
June 01 2008 | 2. Europe and Italy and Sightseeing and Travel Tips | No Comments »
By Linden A. Walhard
A trip to Madrid, Spain wouldn’t be the same without a stroll through the magnificent Parque del Buen Retiro.
The park is home to sculptures, monuments, lakes, and botanical gardens and the atmosphere comes alive in the summer with locals and tourists alike. Here are some “must sees” in [...]
May 28 2008 | Active Vacation and Sightseeing and Spain | No Comments »
By Bruce Burnett
“For art to exist,” wrote Nietzsche, “for any sort of aesthetic activity or perception to exist, a certain physiological precondition is indispensable: intoxication.”
But not necessarily intoxication of the alcoholic kind, which may or may not have stirred the muse of such great writers as Dylan Thomas, Ring Lardner and Malcolm Lowry.
The English novelist, [...]
May 26 2008 | 1. North America and Entertainment and New Mexico and Sightseeing | No Comments »
What would 15th century renaissance man Sigismondo Malatesta, Lord of Rimini, make of his city’s 20th century transformation into the capital of Italy’s Adriatic Riviera? Take a stroll through Rimini’s historic past, from the renaissance, the 18th century fashion for seabathing, through to the second world war and Italy’s post war economic miracle.
May 24 2008 | 2. Europe and Italy and Wellness Travel | No Comments »
What would 15th century renaissance man Sigismondo Malatesta, Lord of Rimini, make of his city’s 20th century transformation into the capital of Italy’s Adriatic Riviera? Take a stroll through Rimini’s historic past, from the renaissance, the 18th century fashion for seabathing, through to the second world war and Italy’s post war economic miracle.
May 23 2008 | 2. Europe and Educational Trip and Italy and Sightseeing | No Comments »
By Gaizka Pujana
These are perhaps the best known and most widely visited of the Paris museums.
But Paris is also the home of many other fine museums that often get overlooked by the casual visitor — museums well worth seeing and well worth adding to any visitor’s itinerary Among those that should not be missed [...]
May 22 2008 | 2. Europe and France, Paris, Mediterranean and Sightseeing | No Comments »
Some great trips for getting last minute tickets for popular and sold out New York City Broadway shows.
May 21 2008 | 1. North America and Entertainment and New York | No Comments »
Birdwatching is one of America’s most popular outdoor activities. Those of us who love birds, have watched birds, in our back yards or at the local parks, raise and support their families. But every so often we have the urge to escape beyond these confinements and go out into the wild to watch birds in [...]
May 04 2008 | Active Vacation and Ecotourism and Educational Trip and Recreation | No Comments »
Oh, just when you thought that New England was all about pretty ‘English’ early American architecture, or just the place where the claim chowder came from, think again. New England was ‘discovered’ and populated well and truly before the English came around.
Review this video, for example. It features an unusual sight that is of [...]
May 02 2008 | Active Vacation and Hiking and New England and Sightseeing | No Comments »
By Mike McDougall
Spanish is undoubtedly the growth language in the world at the moment; it is now spoken by an estimated 352 million people as a first language (with a further 417 million speaking it as a second language) making it the second or third most widely spoken language in the world.
Hispanic nations are also [...]
April 27 2008 | 2. Europe and 4. Latin America and Educational Trip and Spain | No Comments »
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