A trip to Singapore is not complete without having at least one Singapore Sling at the Raffles Hotel. Get there early, and don’t plan to come for cocktail hour because everyone else comes then and you’ll stand in a queue for a good hour or so. Not exactly a bite, but if you have...
My daughter and I with Wee Jamie had cause to visit Fort Sam Houston this week, to pick up some prescription refills and make a run through the commissary – but before we did, we went by the historic old Quadrangle, so that my grandson could pester the deer and the peacocks and admire...
I set out to see and experience Alaska off the tourist trail by focusing on the remote corners of the vast state and its small communities for my trip. After all, I like to find out where people go, and then turn around and go the opposite way – that’s where the real fun in tra...
of Venice to stay in. The train station is located here, and there are excellent vaporetto connections to other parts of the city. This huge sestiere where most locals live is another one of our favorites; a bit grittier than the rest of the city and away from main tourist areas, but ...
Mid- Range–Sandman SuitesVancouveron Davie Street in Davie Village had one of the best views in the entire city. Davie Street is our old haunt from when we lived in Vancouver and it was so much fun to stay here as a tourist.TripAdvisor/Booking.com ...
Kanazawa is the capital city of Ishikawa Prefecture, located on north coast at the top of Central Japan. Under three hours from both Tokyo and Osaka by train,Kanazawa Stationis a convenient transport hub from where to explore the city and region. TheHokuriku Shinkansenservice runs to Kanazawa ...
Why is January a good time to visit NathuLa Pass? Tourists love visiting NathuLa Pass in winters, especially in January. It is the time when the temperature sometimes hovers to minus. To capture the snow-covered mountains' views, Nathu La Pass is a must-visit tourist attraction in North ...
About 50 miles from Mexico City, this is a favorite spot for city travelers looking for a place to get away. Cuernavaca is known as the City of Eternal Spring for its warm weather year-round and the colorful flowers that adorn its streets. Whether you rent a house or stay in a hotel ...
There are several tourist passes on offer for Barcelona; as always these are good value only if you intend to do a lot of sightseeing in a short amount of time. Given how busy Barcelona is, the ability to gain fast track entry is a plus. TheBarcelona Cardis the official tourist pass of...
Singapore’s offshore islands St. John's Island is one of the retreats that awaits visitors who leave the city. David ChiaFF/Alamy The city-state of Singapore shows urbanism at its finest: biophilic skyscrapers, neon-lit supertrees and six-star hotels all outdoing each oth...