The Maldives is well known as an expensive destination. In fact, the average cost of a Maldives vacation can be well over a few thousand dollars. But that doesnt mean there arent any ways to save money. Here are the 5 best tips on how to do that.
Resorts in the Maldives are notoriously expensive and while they are an important part of the Maldives experience, if you dont mind missing out on them, Read on...
Well the plan today was to travel to see the summer residence of the Dutch Royal Family Het Loo . However , as normal things were not going to plan at all . It was Monday and Het Loo was closed . So a quick rethink had to be had . What else was on the way to the Tunnel ? We had rebooked the return trip so had to fill today with something , drive to our overnight stop near Antwerp and then to the T Read on...
Interesting information: Annual consumption has been growing steadily for decades, and last year reached about 39 pounds per person; thats about of a pound per week. But as we nibble away, concerns about calories, sodium, and fat persist. So where does cheese fit in a healthy diet? Fat and calories What is the typical nutrition profile for cheese? A typical slice (22 grams) of Swiss Cheese is 86 Read on...
I was very fortunate to visit Greece. I didnt want to go to Athens, Greece because Ive visited a lot of places that looked similar to Athens, Greece! Plus I go to visit the beach while driving on the scooter. I was way behind Greeces traffic system because my scooter with the cars speed. The scooter was much slower than that. This was the second Mediterrean country I visited behind Spain. I did go Read on...
Today is the first day of our road trip from Charleston to Fort Lauderdale. We started our trip in Kansas City with a two week visit with Rachel, Chris and Lyla. We flew Southwest from Kansas City to Charleston and the flight went well. We arrived and waited a long time for our luggage. Then we waited even longer for our rental car. We checked into our hotel the Marriott Courtyard in the historic Read on...
The Li River & The Peach Blossom River The Four Lakes are Chinese Fir Lake, Banyan Lake, Osmanthus Lake & Wooden Dragon Lake
This evening Yvonne was able to show us two of these beautiful lakes during our walk through the illuminated waters edge. It was a interesting to learn how this area had fallen into deglect but back in 1998 a new mayor to the city had a vision to bring these beautiful lakes Read on...
Well. seeing as how we had an extra night to plan for due to our cancellations at Coos Bay and Crater Lake, we decided to continue heading East today on Oregons Scenic byway called Hells Canyon. The plan was to traverse the entire 42 mile road and then proceed to LaGande, OR for the night. There is still smoke in the air out here, but is much better than previous days. We were able to enjoy the sc Read on...
All great stories are supposed to start with a catchy punchline or phrase but unfortunately this blog cant start that way because the first part of our trip (the flights) was very disappointing.
We flew Sydney to Las Vegas via Vancouver and both flights were packed to the rafters and therefore quite noisy with people chatting during the night as well as babies that cried for 10 of the 14hr flight Read on...
Prishtina ne me laissera pas beaucoup de souvenirs. Hier au soir la tristesse dans les rues, je nai trouv quune brasserie douverte 8h. Que des ptes au menu, pas dentre, pas de dessert, jai fait avec. Lhtel pas sordide, mais cousin, heureux de le quitter ce matin.
Au dpart ce matin je sais que je vais avoir une rude journe. Je quitte la ville sans problme, et me retrouve sur une autoroute, rapid Read on...
Days 385,386,387 and 388 . I find myself as I walk as always thinking . Thinking back to last year . In a Steve Wright in the afternoon way I found myself thinking about what I was doing last year, the year before and the previous few years. So what was I doing this time last year? Not a lot. Special leave from work plus one week holiday when we could not go anywhere. It was not Easter this time l Read on...