The Hershey Chocolate Factory

On Saturday, we were passing through Hershey, PA, so we decided to stop at the Chocolate World. I hadn’t been there in many years, and hardly remembered any of it…although I know it has changed many times since the last time I was there. The Hershey tour was free, and is a little ride that […]

Text to get your Flight Status

Flying somewhere, and want to be able to keep track of the status of your flight?  Thanks to Google, you can now send a text message to 466453 with your airline name and flight number, and you’ll receive back the status of the flight. This will make it easier to find out the status of the […]

1,000 Places to See Before You Die – The TV Show!

What a coincidence.  I finally take a look at the book 1,000 Places To See Before You Die, even though it’s been out for a quite a while now.  I even post about it, and what do I find out?  The Travel Channel is doing a show about it! Starting Thursday, March 29th, you can […]

Amazing Caves

For those with a sense of adventure, there are many spectacular views below ground. There are many caverns throughout the world and here are just a few. Carlsbad Caverns – New Mexico, USA Columns and Domes in the Big Room, Carlsbad Caverns National Park Located in the southwestern United States, Carlsbad Caverns is a series […]

Disney’s Year of a Million Wishes

For Disney, 2007 is the year of a million dreams. All over the parks, they will be doing special things for their guests. This could be almost anything, as some of the “dreams” so far have included getting a fastpass – so you can go on every ride without waiting on line, a free appetizer […]

1001 Natural Wonders – An Amazing Book

1001 Natural Wonders: You Must See Before You Die At the bookstore the other day, I was looking at all of the travel books, and this one really caught my eye. The pictures in it are so beautiful…they made me want to leave for a vacation right then and there. They have places all over […]

New York City Travel Show

One of our favorite shows of the year is coming up at the end of February. The NY Travel show will be at the Javits Center from February 23 – 25, 2007, and we really can’t wait. This is the fourth year they are having it, and coincidently, the fourth year that we will be […]

Treasure Hunting in North Carolina

As mentioned in a previous post about Asheville, one thing you can do while on vacation is go gem mining.  In different areas of the world, you will find many different gemstones.  Some mines are open to the public, where for a small fee you can dig for your own gems.  One mine that’s open […]

Can’t afford a vacation? Why not try to win one

Since we frequent a lot of travel sites, one thing has been apparent recently. Many websites are having contests, where the grand prize is a trip! So if you want to go on your dream vacation, but don’t want to pay the thousands of dollars it may cost – all is not lost. Here is […]

The ruins of Lamanai, Belize

Up river in northern Belize are the Mayan ruins of Lamanai. Our cruise ship entered port and we were shortly on a bus headed to New River. About 45 minutes later we were on speed boats headed for the ancient remnants of a lost civilization. Along the river our captain stopped to show us all […]