VIA Rail Canada, the national rail network, is running two specials for youth 12-25 (or 26+ with ISIC card) this summer. Both offer unlimited rail travel between July 1 and August 31. For $499, you get the Quebec-Windsor Corridor; for $999 you get...
And so we arrive in Aswan, the furthest navigable point before the High Dam. From here some courageous souls can continue to the beautiful temple at Abu Simbel which was relocated with fantastic precision prior to the construction of the High Dam. The...
Seville, Spain is the namesake of one of the most famous oranges, and the oranges are everywhere. Orange trees are common in parks and along streets, and there are often fallen oranges underfoot. Walking the streets and seeing all these...
Travel With Lamb pleads the case against exploitation of Asian elephants
Gumbo continues his journey, leaving the world of high finance and stopping by a place of worship -- a place that is both old and new. THE RULES Share your suggestions, hints and discussions with others by posting them here as...
We used to have Black Bears in our backyard all the time growing up. They would eat the vegetables out of our garden and turn over our garbage cans. We didn't go out after dark and had to pay attention to noises in the trees when we were...
The Batang Rejang, or Rejang River, at about 560 kilometers, is the longest river in Borneo. It’s a highway for the movement of people and goods, as well as the logs cut from the rain forests of the interior.
The Banco de Espana building in Madrid had Gumbo’s attention when he was taking the puzzle picture, and what caught him was the stark difference in sculptural decoration in the picture—but the building as a whole is worth a look, too. It...
Ryanair has created online travel guides that can be downloaded for free for the destinations they serve.The new guides cover sightseeing ,hotel ,dining and shopping listings, as well as nightlife,airport & map info. Read More www.ryanair.com/en/discover-europe/ . http://travel.france24.com/con...online-travel-guides
The United States' FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) and its European Counterpart, the EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) have both cleared Boeing's newest version of its still relatively new 'Dreamliner, the 787-9. The plane's cabin...
Hong Kong's busy airport is getting even busier according to a report on Airport World. Passenger and cargo traffic are both increasing steadily, largely due to increased flights with mainland China but also with North American destinations....
This post is very close to home for me, sharing not just a bit of Trinidad & Tobago's multi-ethnic culture, but my Hindu heritage and family.
On a recent visit to Marseilles in southern France, we took a day trip by train to Aix-en-Provence. It was a pleasant 50 or so minute ride in a clean, comfortable and modern carriage, and the passing scenery of Provence was very pleasing.
Canada's Westjet, once an upstart Western Canada regional and now a major national has taken a next step by starting flights from Toronto to Dublin for the summer and into the fall. The Toronto leg makes a brief stop at St. John's, Newfoundland, which...
Think of a hike and you think of nature, right? And this hike in Brooklyn's Prospect Park will look a lot like nature, but that's actually a complete deception. Almost nothing in the entire park is "natural." When the then-city of...