Saturday, March 31, 2012
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Best Spring Trips (2012)
- National Cherry Blossom Festival, Washington, D.C.
- Coast Path, Wales
- Vienna, Austria
- Myanmar
- Istanbul, Turkey
- Chile's Lakes and Volcanoes Region
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee and North Carolina
- Voss, Norway
- Temps de Flors Festival, Girona, Spain
- Expo 2012, Yeosu, South Korea
View article here.
Image and article courtesy of National Geographic
Monday, March 19, 2012
Seoul, South Korea (Palace Series #1)
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Best Adventure Destinations (2012)
- Ski and Snowboard Mammoth Mountain, California
- Raft the Bruneau and Jarbidge Rivers, Idaho
- Mountain Bike Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Snorkel the Ningaloo Coast, Australia
- Surf Todos Santos, Baja, Mexico
- Climb Mustagata, China
- Explore Maya Culture, Belize
- Kayak Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island
- Hike Newfoundland, Canada
- Canoe the Susquehanna River Water Trail, Allegheny Mountains, Pennsylvania
View article here.
Image and article courtesy of National Geographic
Friday, March 16, 2012
Bangkok, Thailand
Top 10 Beach Cities
- Barcelona, Spain
- Cape Town, South Africa
- Honolulu, Hawaii
- Nice, France
- Miami Beach, Florida
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Santa Monica, California
- Sydney, Australia
- Tel Aviv, Israel
- Vancouver, British Columbia
View article here.
Image and article courtesy of National Geographic
Thursday, March 15, 2012
10 Exploration-based Tours
- Journey down the Congo River
- Paddle through remote islands in Papua New Guinea
- Explore New Zealand's Sub-Antarctic Islands
- Search for petroglyphs in Panama
- Cross Greenland
- Climb South Sudan's highest peak
- Monitor polar bears in Canada's high arctic
- Trek through Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor
- Journey through the Columbia River Gorge
- Meet the descendents of headhunters in Nagaland
View article here.
Image and article courtesy of CNN Go
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
10 Rules of Packing
- Take half of the clothes you were planning to bring and twice the money
- Take only what you can fit in a carry on
- Have your luggage a "Fragile" sticker on it
- Mix and match
- Save extra pounds with your Kindle and iPod
- Don't be a diva
- Layering clothes work well in winter
- Stay away from jeans
- If it's important and can't fit into your daypack, leave it at home
- What you forget, you can buy
View article here.
Image and article courtesy of National Geographic
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
5 Places To See Brightest Aurora Displays
Monday, March 12, 2012
Saturday, March 10, 2012
6 Must-See Destinations In Japan
SingTel Singapore Grand Prix 2012 Tickets
2012 FORMULA 1 SINGTEL SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX 3-DAY GRANDSTANDS (GROUP BOOKING SPECIAL) TICKET PRICES *
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Pit Grandstand
- 1 to 3 tickets @ SG$ 1,088 each
- Minimum 4 tickets @ SG$ 988 each
- Minimum 8 tickets @ SG$ 918 each
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Esplanade Waterfront Grandstand
- 1 to 3 tickets @ SG$ 598 each
- Minimum 4 tickets @ SG$ 548 each
- Minimum 8 tickets @ SG$ 498 each
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Padang Grandstand
- 1 to 3 tickets @ SG$ 498 each
- Minimum 4 tickets @ SG$ 398 each
- Minimum 8 tickets @ SG$ 348 each
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Bay Grandstand
- 1 to 3 tickets @ SG$ 248 each
- Minimum 4 tickets @ SG$ 228 each
- Minimum 8 tickets @ SG$ 208 each
View more ticket prices here.
* Rates are for EARLY BIRD phase (12 Dec. 2011 - 30 Apr. 2012)
Image and article courtesy of SingTel Singapore Grand Prix
Friday, March 9, 2012
Places To Eat Ice Cream
- Capogiro Gelato, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Ted Drewes Frozen Custard, St. Louis, Missouri
- Bombay Ice Creamery, San Francisco, California
- Devon House, Kingston, Jamaica
- Helados Scannapieco, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Ice Cream City, Tokyo, Japan
- Glacé, Sydney, Australia
- A'jia Hotel, Istanbul, Turkey
- Vaffelbageriet, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Perchè No!, Florence, Italy
View article here.
Image and article courtesy of National Geographic
Boracay Island, Philippines
Sand castles for souvenir pictures everywhere
Babes & bikinis
More babes & bikinis. And men as well!
Lots of food choices..
..specially at night. But a definite must try is Jonah's fruit shake!
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Top 10 Beaches
- Seychelles
- Maldives
- Bora Bora, Tahiti
- The Hamptons, New York
- Lanikai Beach, Hawaii
- Nantucket Island, Massachusetts
- Fraser Island, Australia
- St. Bart's
- Langkawi, Malaysia
- Kauna'oa Bay, Hawaii
View article here.
Image courtesy of The Seychelles Islands; article courtesy of National Geographic
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Top 10 Things To Do In 2012
- Honour Scott's Polar Centenary
- Follow Napoleon across Russia
- Visit Namibia's protected coast
- Go football crazy in Poland and Ukraine
- Chase Australia's Top End eclipse
- Meet the Maid of Orleans on her 600th birthday
- Discover a new Middle East
- Explore Maribor's Old Town
- Play arcade classics at the Smithsonian
- Check out Korea's Expo
View article here.
Image and article courtesy of Lonely Planet
7 Top Reasons To Go On A Round-The-World Trip
- Gap year ... see what the world can teach you
- Break-up ... chance to meet someone else
- Midlife crisis ... work out what your life’s all about
- Redundancy package ... away from the office
- Retirement ... enjoy everything you've been working
- Compassion ... really stay with you
- Just because ... you always wanted to see
View article here.
Article courtesy of Lonely Planet
Top 25 Hotels In The World (2012)
- The Phoenix Resort @San Pedro, Belize
- Anastasis Apartments @Imerovigli, Greece
- Hamanasi Adventure and Dive Resort @Hopkins, Belize
- Riad Kniza @Marrakech, Morocco
- Derwent House Boutique Hotel @Cape Town Central, South Africa
- Castlewood House @Dingle, Ireland
- Palais Amani @Fes, Morocco
- Loch Lein Country House @Killarney, Ireland
- Tambo del Inka, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa @Urubamba, Peru
- Golden Well (U Zlate Studne) @Prague, Czech Republic
- Waldorf Astoria Chicago @Chicago, Illinois
- Wellness Hotel Casa Barca @Malcesine, Italy
- Strandhill Lodge and Suites Hotel @Strandhill, Ireland
- Alchymist Residence Nosticova @Prague, Czech Republic
- Charterhouse Hotel @Torquay, United Kingdom
- Taj Lake Palace Udaipur @Udaipur, India
- Cocoa Island Resort @South Male Atoll
- Blackheath Lodge @Cape Town Central, South Africa
- Naturhotel Waldklause @Langenfeld, Austria
- CERVO Zermatt @Zermatt, Switzerland
- Century Park Motor Lodge @Nelson, New Zealand
- Layana Resort and Spa @Ko Lanta, Thailand
- Hotel Villa Ducale @Taormina, Italy
- Astra Suites @Imerovigli, Greece
- Reid's Palace by Orient-Express @Funchal, Portugal
View article here.
Image and article courtesy of TripAdvisor
Monday, March 5, 2012
10 Hidden Gems Of Europe
- Burg Satzvey, Germany
- Battle, England
- Amiens, France
- Haarlem, The Netherlands
- Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
- La Coruña, Spain
- Olomouc, Czech Republic
- Klaipėda, Lithuania
- Tartu, Estonia
- Łańcut, Poland
View article here.
Image courtesy of Burg Satzvey; article courtesy of Lonely Planet
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Top 25 Destinations In The World (2011)
- Cape Town Central, South Africa
- Sydney, Australia
- Machu Picchu, Peru
- Paris, France
- Rio de Janeiro, RJ
- New York City, New York
- Rome, Italy
- London, United Kingdom
- Barcelona, Spain
- Hong Kong, China
- Kyoto, Japan
- Queenstown, New Zealand
- Jerusalem, Israel
- Siem Reap, Cambodia
- Prague, Czech Republic
- Venice, Italy
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Ko Phi Phi Don, Thailand
- Honolulu, Hawaii
- St. Petersburg, Russia
- Florence, Italy
- Grand Cayman
- San Francisco, California
- Petra / Wadi Musa, Jordan
- Las Vegas, Nevada
View article here.
Image and article courtesy of TripAdvisor