Millennials are soon going to be the group purchasing the most travel and travel-related products. Their spending on travel is significantly increasing, while the Baby Boomers (now the largest travel group) are reducing their spending on travel....
BLOGS November 10, 2013: The Tulou of Fujian Province November 17, 2013: The Worst Train in the World November 24, 2013: Buddhas of Bagan December 7, 2013: The Heart of Nyaungshwe December 12, 2013: Lawrence and the Pirates December 16, 2013: Walking the Buffalo January 23, 2014: Gallery: Fuli Town Market, Guangxi, China February 5, 2014: Gallery: A Beautiful Building in Bangkok February 12, 2014: Gallery: Details, Guangxi...
Myanmar gets it first UNESCO World Heritage designation this year for the Pyu Ancient Cities of Halin, Beikthano and Sri Ksetra. They are three brick walled and moated cities. Read More: http://travel.france24.com/con...tage-list-first-time...
This photo is the product of a beautiful sunset off of a cliff just North of Bodega Bay, Ca, a dead battery in my Cannon T2i and the shotty pasting capabilities on the panoramic setting of my boyfriends camera phone, the result is a photo that...
After a 3 hour trip by express boat from Sibu up the Batang Rejang, the longest river in Borneo, travel pal Jim and I arrived in Kapit. I liked the look of the place immediately. The plan was to spend a few days in this riverside...
Gumbo has moved on to a world of fantasy. Where could this possibly be. I will say this - this ain't Disneyland. THE RULES Share your suggestions, hints and discussions with others by posting them here as comments......
Blogs Dec. 4, 2013 PHeymont Sometimes a Trip is Just a Walk in the Park (Prospect Park) Dec. 28, 2013 PHeymont New York Harbor: View from a Tugboat Jan. 29, 2014 DrFumblefinger A Visit...
Airlines revenues (baggage and changed reservation fees) dropped to $1.1 billion in the first quarter, down from a mean of $1.5 billion/quarter in the prior year. Airlines still generate a profit of more than $500 million. More on that...
Sometimes I'm almost left speechless by stories in the travel news. A dentist, hoping to fly from London for a short visit to the Spanish town of Granada (a 2 hr flight), ended up on a 9 hour flight to the Caribbean island of Grenada. He...
The National Parks Foundation, an advocacy group for U.S. National Parks, is sponsoring its annual Summer Scrapbook contest, with prizes for category winners, and a chance to share pictures, stories and memories with other park visitors online. ...
For those who are fans of "10 Best" lists and the like, US News and World Report has published its list of Best in World, Best in U.S., Best in Caribbean and more, with a brief rundown of why you should (or why you should have if you didn't). For...
In 2008, Beijing hosted the Summer Olympic Games. The spotlight was focused on the country. The whole nation showed tremendous enthusiasm and put on great efforts for the event which was the first for the country.
My entire body is sticky from sweat and sweet fruit. The vendor had smiled so nicely to me, I felt that a refusal to his insistent sale might be taken as offensive. The pineapple had been tasty and quenched my thirst, but my fingers sticking together.
Congratulations to ace traveling sleuths, PortMoresby and TravelRob, for recognizing Mission San Juan Capistrano! That's indeed where Gumbo was. Jonathan L also suggested the Los Angeles Mission, which I've never visited but...
BLOGS June 11, 20014: Market in Sibu June 18, 2014: On the Batang Rejang June 25, 2014: A Small Town, More Boats & the Rain Forest of Sarawak July 2, 2014: Borneo: Last Stop, Kuching July 9, 2014: Borneo, the Last Market PICTURES OF THE DAY June 14, 2014: River Boats, Sarawak June 21, 2014: Headhunters, Borneo June 28, 2014: Tua Pek Kong Temple, Kuching To read more of PortMoresby's contributions, click here .