TRAVEL ADVICE

Everything You Should Know Before You Leave - handy check-list to provide a worry-free vacation for a home-owner. Helps you to make sure that you do everything you can to assure that your home, pets and possessions are well-protected while you are away.
3 Steps to a Low Fare - how to purchase an online air ticket at the lowest possible price. With helpful links and detailed explanation. Easy to read and to follow the advice.

DESTINATIONS

Best family-friendly resorts worldwide - best 50 destinations in 2004. Top 20 resorts in the US and Canada, 10- in Hawaii, 10- in Mexico, Central and South America, 10- in the Caribbean, Bermuda and the Bahamas. The list is a result of an online survey by the Travel+Leisure magazine. They took into account quality of dining, value of sport activities, entertainment and kids programs.
Life on the Edge - visit Canada's famous Far East. A personal traveler's diary of a 2-day trip to Newfoundland - th e best things to see, the famous spots to visit, the best places dine, interesting things to do. You are welcome to check our online travel guide to Newfoundland

CRUISES

How To Buy A Nile Cruise - the majority of tourists come to Egypt to see the pyramids, but in order to see the country's other historical and natural treasures you need to cruise the main waterway - the mighty Nile river. The author lists all pros and cons for each of the 4 optional Nile cruise ships so you would know what you are buying beforehand. Nice article, very useful considering that Nile cruises are becoming more and more popular.
Caribbean: The Cruising Guide - read the article to be a notch ahead of the crowd, of the four million cruise-ship passengers that cruise to the Caribbean every year. You will clearly understand the differences between common cruise line ships, you will learn what exactly you are going to get at a certain cruise price. The author details 4 different cruise price groups and available options for each group. Informative and useful. We have a similar article devoted to Alaskan cruises including a comparison chart for cruise ships.

DINING

Dishing Up Barcelona - informative guide to dining in the heart of Catalunya. Anya Von Bremzen gives us a nice tour to Barcelona's finest hotel restaurants. Prices vary from $102 (USD)/ dinner for two at "Cinc Sentits" with modestly stylish look and the gracious multilingual service to the breathtakingly expensive "Drolma" at the Majestic hotel where a dinner for two would lighten your pockets by $385 (USD). We found Barcelona hotels

LODGING

You have three choices for Barbados travel- buying a vacation package that includes airfare and accomodation, booking a hotel or a Barbados vacation rental. It all depends on your personal preferences. Our Barbados travel packages start from $1,300 USD per person per week when flying out of New York. and staying in a 3-star hotel. Our Barbados travel vacation rental offers start from $100 USD/ night.
The best hotels in the world - brief review prepared by Tavelersdigest.com. 10 all-around best hotels worldwide - elegant, prestigious, modern and old-fashioned, luxurious and famous, charming and beautiful. You can experience it all, for a certain price.
Peace and quiet near Las Vegas - for anyone seeking a refuge from the crowds and glitz of the Las Vegas Strip, the JW Marriott Resort & Spa offers an unhurried, quiet and elegant alternative. 30 minutes away from the city downtown, it is a peaceful heaven with 541 rooms, casino, swimming pool, 18-hole golf course, lovely gardens and a huge spa. Nearby you can find natural wonders of Mount Charleston — an Alpine setting high above the desert — and Red Rock Canyon with its intriguing petroglyphs. Also check our travel guide to Las Vegas.

TRAVEL SAFETY

Going Overseas? Get Vaccinated! - the article is written by a new zealander but it is applicable to any tourist going to a developing country. Simply written, the article lists the main reasons for vaccinations describes common vaccine medications and diseases.