Holiday Ideas
{ \ Tags: Aman, Amanjiwo, Borobudur \
Jan19 }
Large stone blocks keep Amanjiwo cool and are carved in exactly the same architectural style as the Borobudur monument.
The library in Amanjiwo displays large bound volumes of paintings and pictures by guests.
Handcrafted dolls featuring icons from their ...
Fun Stuff, Holiday Ideas, Travel Related News
{ \ Tags: Cougars, Gloria Navarro, International Cougar Cruise \
Dec10 }
Departing San Diego for Ensenada, Mexico is the first ever international cruise, catering especially for Cougars.
For those of you still unaware of the term 'cougar'. Urban Dictionary defines it as a 35+ year old female who is on the "hunt" for ...
Holiday Ideas, Travel Related News
{ \ Tags: Cruises, Fort Lauderdale, Oasis of the Seas \
Nov17 }
Picture: Reuters.
The world's largest cruise ship, the Oasis of the Seas has successfully completed its maiden voyage from Finland to Port Everglades. During its 14-day journey, the cruise ship sailed through rough seas and gale force winds, and at one ...
Travel Related News
{ \ Tags: american airlines, drink flying, drunk pilot \
Nov11 }
Picture: Reuters.
Drink 'driving' - yes, it happens to pilots too. Concerned security staff at Heathrow Airport informed police, after noticing a drunk Captain Joseph Crites, board an American Airlines, scheduled to fly from London to Chicago.
Police subsequently intercepted Mr Crites ...
Holiday Ideas, Quotient TravelPlanner News
{ \ Tags: AMAN Beijing, Beijing Travel, Forbidden Palace, Great Wall of China \
Oct26 }
A favourite haunt for scholars, painters and calligraphers in the Ming and Qing dynasty, this street is full of art stores selling ancient books, calligraphy paper, books, paintings, ink stones and seals and lots and lots of brushes. Its name ...
Holiday Ideas
{ \ Tags: bhutan in december, christmas destinations, christmas holidays, white christmas \
Oct16 }
Dreaming of a white Christmas, yet you don't want to be constantly freezing in snow? Consider Bhutan. You'll have the snow-capped Himalayan mountains acting as your backdrop, yet the weather over the Christmas season is not so cold that you ...
Holiday Ideas, Quotient TravelPlanner News, Travel Related News
{ \ Tags: annular solar eclipse 2010, best place to view solar eclipse, jan 15 solar eclipse, myanmar solar eclipse \
Oct16 }
The next annular solar eclipse happens on 15 January 2010, and Myanmar is one of the best places to view this phenomenal event.
Extracted from the NASA site:
"The path of the eclipse begins in Africa and passes through Chad, Central African Republic, ...
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{ \ Tags: Dwarf village, dwarves in China, Kunming travel \
Oct5 }
Seeking to get away from the discrimination from 'normal' sized people, a community of dwarves have set up their own village in the mountains of Kunming, complete with a police force and fire brigade. The requirement for living in the ...
Holiday Ideas, Travel Related News
{ \ Tags: Fashion Travel, France Travel, Vogue \
Sep24 }
For the month of October, an open air exhibition will be held at the Champs Elysées, featuring 90 years of Vogue covers. You'll be able to see the work by prominent photographers such as Salvador Dali, Joan Miró, Helmut Newton, Andy ...
Fun Stuff
{ \ Tags: fun travel stuff, Travel complaints, travel jokes \
Sep18 }
Top 10 unusual holiday complaints overheard from travel agents:
#10 - The sun was so strong that my ice cream melted far too quickly.
#9 - The children's entertainment at the resort was too good that the children didn't want to spend ...