Author: bisho
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Responsible Tourism – A Key to Saving Mountain Gorillas
The rapid decrease in the number of mountain gorillas in the late 80s and 90s in the Virunga conservation areas that stretches across the borders of Uganda, Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo raised the attention of Dian Fossey an American primatologist who dedicated her life to saving the primates in the area. She discovered…
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Discover Rome
Are you interested in art and culture? Do you enjoy spending time in museums whilst on holiday, grabbing coffees in between visits to different institutions? If this sounds like you, then Rome would be an ideal holiday destination. The city is just one large, open air museum itself, beautiful and stunning throughout. There are some…
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Locating Good Ronkonkoma NY Hotels For Visitors
Travelers don’t have to look too far or wide to locate Ronkonkoma NY Hotels. It is just a small, close-knit community adjacent to Lake Ronkonkoma. But for all that, it’s still important that travelers should choose the right one from amongst the choices, and it should match their budgets and purpose of the visit. It…
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Cristo Redentor – Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro
Rio’s iconic Cristo Redentor (Christ the Redeemer) statue stands arms outstretched atop 690-meter-high (2,300-foot-high) Corcovado mountain. There’s an eternal argument about which city view is better, the one from Pão de Açúcar (Sugarloaf) or the one from here. In our opinion, it’s best to visit Sugarloaf before you visit Corcovado, or you may experience Sugarloaf…
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The Oxcarts of Sarchi City in Costa Rica
SARCHI – and THE OXCARTS: 2003 marked 100 years of one of Costa Rica’s best known traditions – the hand-painted oxcart. This began at the turn of the century when a man tried a bold thing – he painted a star on the wheels of a cart he was building. Since then the oxcart has…
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Packing Your Luggage for Your Trip
Luggage is probably the most under appreciated item we use when traveling. Often luggage is not thought of till the last minute before leaving on a trip and if anything goes wrong with your luggage your trip could become quite difficult if not ruined all together. Here are a few tips to help make your…
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Voluntourism: 6 Important Great Holiday Tips
Volunteering is not only a meaningful way to spend your time helping with a worthy cause but is also a way to travel and see the world on the cheap and in a more up-close and personal way than traditional sightseeing. An extremely wide variety of volunteer vacation possibilities exist around the globe, from working…
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Top 25 Excursions from London
EXCURSIONS FROM LONDON HAMPTON COURT PALACE: 15 miles from London. Take a frequent train from Waterloo Station to Hampton Court … or Green Bus #718 from Victoria Station. The trip takes about 40 minutes. Daily 9:30-5. Hampton Court was built by Cardinal Wolsey in 1515 and was taken over by Henry VIII. It is a…
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Exploring Mesa Verde National Park
Literally meaning the ‘green table’, Mesa Verde is the Spanish name given to the World Heritage site in the Montezuma province, which is a national park covered in juniper as well as pinon trees. This is the 81.4-square-mile park whose main attractions are surprisingly neither the green scenes nor the wildlife, but are the series…
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Top 7 Cities to Visit in Europe
Europe is a continent that is mostly visited for its varied cultures, rich traditions, great history, captivating scenery, modern sophistication, and alluring atmosphere. Some of the European nations are known for their castles as well as palaces, while some cities are just known for its scenic charm and plethora of cultures. So, European vacations are…