The following is a description of a 4 day 3 night guided tour to the Sundarbans in Southern Bangladesh. This trip was taken in January during the winter season (cooler with pleasant at times warm days and cooler nights, but not too cold). The Sundarbans are the world's largest Mangrove swamp with the majority of this swamp within Bangladesh while part of the swamp is in India. This is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The main purpose for most … [Read more...]
Eastern Sierra Nevada
Just returned from California's great "eastern side" - entire length of the Owens Valley from Mono in the north to Lone Pine in the south and everything in between. Springtime is a great time of the year to be in this part California. Parts of these Articles revised based upon this latest trip: Bishop - Mammoth & Vicinity - Mt. Whitney This is a full body down suit made by Mountain Hardware used for sumitting 8000 meter peaks. I gave it a … [Read more...]
Burj Khalifa (formerly Burj Dubai), UAE – September 2009
Burj Khalifa (formerly Burj Dubai) UAE - This is the world's tallest building...by far! It towers above its closest rivals which are the Makkah Clock Royal Tower and the Makkah Clock Royal Tower in Saudi Arabia. When you stand close to its base and look up it is hard to believe humans can create something so tall. It is overwhelming. The building stands more than 800 meters tall over 2600 feet! It topped out at 160+ stories, and well you can do … [Read more...]
Flightcaster Launches Today Share
With FlightCaster, travelers learn about delays even before the airlines notify them SAN FRANCISCO, CA - For frequent fliers, getting stuck with flight delays is a regular problem. A new travel tool called FlightCaster plans to make air travel more predictable by providing travelers with what they term "delay prediction." According to company co-founder Jason Freedman, "FlightCaster predicts flight delays 6 hours before airline alerts. … [Read more...]
Old Quebec: A Tourist Destination par Excellence
Quebec City's magnificent castle-like Le Chateau Frontenac with its medieval stone towers, gables and copper turrets, we surveyed the St. Lawrence River. For a long time, we stood enjoying the enchanting view. From our vantage point, in this symbol of the city, it was easy to dream of the past - the time when Samuel de Champlain, in 1608, established the city, which was to become the cradle of French civilization in the Americas. For … [Read more...]
The Thrill is Back at the Share RENAISSANCE HOLLYWOOD HOTEL & SPA
Blues Is Coming To Hollywood Hollywood, Calif. - In these tough times of recession and uncertain future, people resort to old pacifiers - music and 'spirits.' The Renaissance Hollywood Hotel & Spa is offering an escape of the cool, artistic kind with the Renaissance Blues Club on select Saturday nights starting August 15 and August 29th, where the best blues bands are reinventing the genre. Imagine venting all those negative emotions and … [Read more...]
Gridlock & Road Rage in the Desh
Hanging out in Dhaka now outside on a porch overlooking down on the dark restless city listing to the most peaceful soothing relaxing calming sounds of Enigma which are effectively drowning out the incessant noise of the horns below. A cool exotic breeze is flowing and this is as far from "home" as you can get. Got all our tours setup today for the rest of the trip - heading down deep into the mangrove swamps into the largest Unesco heritage site … [Read more...]
Hotel Monteleone, New Orleans – August 2009
Hotel Monteleone New Orleans, dates from 1886 - still family owned is located in the heart of New Orleans's French Quarter and is definitely "the" hotel to stay at in this district. In the mood for decadence and elegance - Hotel Monteleone serves this up by the dishful. Superior service, plush accommodation, a rotating carousal bar, full service spa, rooftop pool and historical significance are all part of the experience here. A central location … [Read more...]
Hostel Summer Sale 2009 by HostelBookers.com
Prices from just 3 per person per night. The heat is on as HostelBookers launches its first ever hostel summer sale with as much as 70% off selected European hostel prices in August. HostelBookers guarantees to offer the cheapest accommodation around, as rooms are available for as little as 3 per person per night. Over one hundred participating hostels throughout Malta, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain and Cyprus are offering the opportunity … [Read more...]
4320 LA
Virgin Australia has planned a quirky, crazy new promotional concept involving three winners from Sydney, Australia travelling to Los Angeles, staying three days (or 4,320 minutes) and Tweeting about their experience the entire time! Will the team be able to make the required 4,320 Tweets necessary to complete their task? You and two of your friends to fly from L.A to Sydney for three days and Tweet about it for 4,320 minutes. The second … [Read more...]
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