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The Mall of America, in the Minneapolis, Minnesota suburb of Bloomington, gets 40 million visitors a year. Forty million! That's more visitors than Disney World, Graceland, and the Grand Canyon combined. Visitors go there to shop at the 500+ stores, visit the Underwater Adventure Aquarium, LEGO Imagination Center, Dinosaur Walk Museum, A.C.E.S. Flight Simulation Center, see movies in 14 theaters, and party at seven nightclubs.Before you visit the mall you need to make some plans. Log...
Did I mention Food?While the French are right into nouvelle cuisine (in other words, not much for helluva lot) you can be certain that in an eastern European restaurant or cafe one meal and a side salad between two people is more than enough.I really should have known after our Zagreb experience:* Great Indian Restaurant - Light meals with rice and wine and beer. Result: Full as a goog for under $AU50* Croatian Restaurant - Main meal and side dish with water. Result: Full as a goog for...
Bali is an Indonesian island that is known for its rich culture and scenic nature. Located at the east of Java and south of the equator, Bali has a surface area of only 5,632 square kilometers and measures fifty-five miles along the north-south axis and less than ninety miles from east to west. Because of this, anyone can explore the island for a day, visit many beautiful places, and be able to return to the hotel in the evening.Bali has now come a long way since the first settlers immigrated...
Murder, mayhem and Mons Meg dominate the history of a simple tower house perched on an island in the River Dee, near Kirkcudbright. Threave Castle served the "Black" Douglases, who used this watery site as a springboard against their rivals, the Stewarts, in the 14th and 15th centuries. As the typical Scottish tower house, the stronghold effectively merged simplicity and durability to pose a formidable threat to all comers.Archibald the "Grim", Lord of Galloway and 3rd Earl of Douglas,...
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Most visitors to the New York City area are quite acquainted with it already. After all, much has been revealed about the city via media; many of its attractions are well known. Even if a visitor has been to New York before, there is always much more to explore. Intriguing culture can be experienced at one of the city's museums, on Broadway, at the symphony, at the ballet, or by the history of New York itself.The Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibits a multicultural expression of paintings,...
Thinking about overseas adventure travel? Have you put any thought into the best places to go when it comes to overseas adventure travel? Nepal is one of the most popular places of all, when you visit this magical country you will have the best adventures right there at your doorstep. Only overseas adventure travel in Nepal will give you these kinds of opportunities so if this is not on your list of possible places to visit yet then now is the time to put it on there!In Nepal your overseas...
Milan is a city in the north of Italy. The city rests in the Lombardy plains and it is home to a population of 1,308,500 inhabitants. It is thought that the city was first settled by the Celts around 600BC. Milan was then captured by the Romans around 222BC and by the 4th century the city was the capital of the Western Roman Empire. In the 11th century, the city was granted semi-independence by the Romans, but in ensuing years Milan faced invasions by France and Austria. The city regained...
Manchester is a city located in northwestern England. The city is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south and the Pennine Moors to the north and the east. It is home to a population of 437,000 inhabitants. Manchester was thought to have been settled in or before Roman times, and the city's name is derived from its Roman title: Mamucium. In the 18th century, Manchester's commercial output developed rapidly and the city became the world's most important industrial centre and the world's...
Jakarta is the capital city of Indonesia, and situated on the island of Java. The population is approximately 10 million. The dominant religion in Jakarta is Islam, and the currency used is the Rupiah. The climate in Jakarta is very hot and humid. For the six months from April, the temperature will hover around 30 degrees Celsius. There is a wet season from October to February when it is a little cooler and there is a lot of rain, often torrential.The city of Jakarta was born in 1527 when...
The sun-baked Costa Blanca is a 170 mile stretch of white sandy blue flagged beaches, bright blue skies, the sparkling Mediterranean on Spain's east coast, centred on Alicante and running from Denia in the north to Mazarr
My partner in crime Theresa and I went to Ottawa 3 or 4 years ago in the winter to catch Ottawa's famous winter festival "Winterlude". Unfortunately that year the weather was too warm and the weekend was a total wash-out. Even the ice sculptures had melted.Well, it was time to give it a second shot. So this past Friday we got in the car and once we drove through a few snow squalls past Oshawa it was smooth sailing all the way to Canada's capital. We got into town right around 4:30 pm, just...
In a remote canyon in northwest New Mexico lies the center of ancestral Puebloan culture and the largest pre-Columbian ruin north of Mexico. Chaco Canyon served as a cultural, administrative, and economic hub for the peoples of the Four Corners region from approximately 850 until 1250 AD. Major developments in astronomy, art, engineering, and architecture were spawned there.New masonry techniques allowed for the construction of multiple story great houses. Pueblo Bonito, the largest of...
Zanzibar is an archipelago of over 50 islands with the largest two being Zanzibar Island and Pemba Islands. Zanzibar is only 25 miles from the Tanzanian coast and reached by high speed ferry or flights from Dar es Salaam and Arusha in the north. Zanzibar Island (known locally as Unguja) is relatively small [60 miles long and 20 miles wide].The entry point and port of Stone Town may not have the most romantic name but is the old city and cultural heart of Zanzibar, with little changing...
Along the southern coast of Tanzania, there is an old Swahili town and the surrounding beaches of the estuary and Mnazi Bay Marine Park this park makes a tranquil and quiet alternative to larger beach destinations to the north.Travelling to this area is an adventure in itself. With rugged almost non-existent roads and a small airstrip; if off the beaten track appeals to you them this is the place of your dreams. Here you will have the Indian Ocean Coast, and the Swahili ruins, all to yourself...