Monthly Archives for January 2018

5 Fun Winter Destinations to Visit with Kids

Best Destinations, Getting Lost - Amanda - January 17, 2018

Winter Destinations to Visit with Kids

It’s nearly every child’s dream to experience snow at some point in their lifetime. Whether it’s because of watching their favorite films or the idea of building a snowman, many a child wants to experience the joy of playing in white powder. Whether you decide to road trip in an RV rental or book some flights, you may be looking for ways to make their dream come true. Continue Reading

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Things to do in Beijing

Travel Tips - Eric Anderson - January 8, 2018

Beijing is a famous and popular city known for its richness in history and global influence in the technology and culture. Beijing attractions are popular throughout the world containing nearly 7 UNESCO sites. People take part in the Beijing attraction packages to get a glimpse of the beautiful architecture combing modern and traditional. Ming dynasty and Qing dynasty ruled this place in the ancient period. This place has monsoon climate, so choose your travel date wisely while selecting the holiday destination ideas.

Beijing attractions

Most attracted and popular places in the Beijing attractions are listed below:

Great wall

This place is said to be one of the seven wonders of the middle ages. It covers about nearly 5,500.3 miles and height 16 feet which will take nearly 18 months if you have a desire to walk the Great Wall of China.

Beijing attractions offer you with this fascinating beauty and also the view from the wall changes according to the climatic conditions, so to experience the best visit this place during March to early November.

Forbidden City

Most attracted and visited place in this Beijing attraction which was once against ordinary people entering into it. Nowadays this place is open to the public with palace museums. This is one of the UNESCO world heritage sites, containing nearly 9,999 rooms. It is said that they took nearly 14 years to build this beauty.

The museum consists of Chinese history and it also has the largest collection of wooden structures from an ancient era. Spring and fall are the best time to visit this city.

Tiananmen Square

This place is a remarkable memory of the cultural significance which paved the path to many movements. It is one of the must place to be visited in the Beijing attractions.

Beijing attractions

This place has some famous places like Tiananmen tower, a monument to people’s heroes, the great hall of people, memorial hall of Chairman Mao, and National Museum of China. The city is crowded so beware of your things.

Temple of heaven

Located in the southern Beijing, this artistic beauty was made by the Ming and Qing dynasties. It is said that this place was used by the Ming and Qing dynasties for the heaven worship ceremony.

Beijing attractions

This place is one of China’s largest and best masterpieces among the Beijing attractions. Also, it is 4 times the Forbidden City.

Beihai Park

This is a place where the public can be accessed easily also known as Northern Sea Park in the Beijing attractions. People from west call this place as winter palace and often neglected by tourists.

Beihai Park is said to be the oldest, preserving imperial gardens and history dating several thousand years ago which has been passed from several dynasties.

Beijing attractions

Nine dragon screen, white pagoda, Beihai Lake, jade islet, jinxinhai, and suhavati garden are some of the places available to enjoy this Beijing attraction.

People can have an experience of the beautiful and fascinating architecture, which can’t be experienced anywhere. Beijing attractions are famous containing the 7 UNESCO heritage sites.

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Things to do in Auckland

Travel Tips - Eric Anderson - January 7, 2018

People from all over the world come to visit the Auckland attractions fallen for the beauty of the city and surrounding nature. One-third of New Zealand’s population is in Auckland which makes it a busy metropolitan city with fascinating structures making it one of the best holiday destinations. There are also a number of restaurants and cultural events in this Auckland attraction. Some of the places are free of cost to visit like enjoying volcanic cones, beaches and lot of parks to enjoy. Auckland attractions offer night entertainments also.

Auckland attractions

Check out some of the famous Auckland attractions listed below to make your visit unforgettable:

Sky jump

Auckland attractions offer you the best adventures in the world and among them, skywalk and sky jump are some of the adrenaline pumping events to enjoy once in your lifetime.

Auckland attractions

Experience a walk above 192 meters in the tallest sky Tower in the southern hemisphere and have an amazing 360o view of the entire Auckland with hills, harbor, and islands. Craziest among them is the sky jump at 85 km/hour in which fun and adrenaline push are guaranteed.

Devonport

People fed up with their boring city lives should make a visit to these amazing Auckland attractions. Some cool activities that can be done are winter walk with your beloved one, bike rides with friends. The theme parks are crowd-free with people being friendlier. This place even also has galleries, cafes, museum, and parks visiting this makes children get knowledge.

Auckland attractions

There is also a naval museum which has a wide variety of collection of objects regarding the navy units. Entry fee is free and people can offer donations.

Auckland war memorial museum

This stands as an important museum dedicated to the New Zealand soldiers for their brave fight in World War 1. This museum highlights New Zealand’s natural heritage.

The Maori Galleries from the 12th to the 14th century also has a beautifully decorated meeting house. The first floor has natural collections in history genre and the topmost floor is the place dedicated to the war memorials with a history of the conflict in war. These all make this as an amazing Auckland attraction.

Waiheke Island

Best Island among the Auckland attraction, and also the second largest and populated in this region. This place offers us many ways to get enjoyed, for people who are excited about hiking and trekking this place is made for you. Walking alongside the beach with your beloved one and enjoying the sunset will be most romantic.

Stony Batter Historic Reserve is another hotspot where people visit on their Waiheke Island.

Sealife aquarium

Kelley Tarlton’s sea life aquarium is one of the best places to visit as a family in this Auckland attraction.  A large number of species is observed and the aquatic life is also well maintained by them. Antarctic encounter gallery with penguins surrounded by snow enclosure. People can also experience the aquarium’s shark cage snorkel and shark dive experiences.

Auckland attractions are quite occupied during the months from May to September.

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Thailand Travel Guide- Ensure Your Tour to This Famous Place.

Best Destinations - Eric Anderson - January 6, 2018

Thailand is a place filled with a mix of modern and old ruins making a famous place for tourists to enjoy. Thailand destinations are visited by people all around the world making it a popular destination in Southeast Asia. The beaches here are much known throughout the world and Island also makes a good impression to take part in visiting Thailand destinations.

Thailand destinations

As Thailand destinations have a number of visiting and popular places, a small list to make help you while deciding the holiday destination ideas are given below:

Ayuthaya

This old fascinating park is also one of the UNESCO world heritage sites. Thailand destinations offer you a great freedom to see the beautiful and fascinating palaces, Buddha statues, and temples. There is a major tourist attraction which is the overgrown Buddha Head behind the temple. Ayutthaya kingdom was also known as Siam kingdom.

This head is also the iconic image of Ayuthaya and there are also some other places to visit they are WatPhrasisanphet, Watchaiwatthanaram, and watPhra ram temple.

 Floating market

A damnoensaduak floating market as the name says it is a market alongside a stream with people swarming in a long – tail boats purchasing and enjoying. It is one of its kind with a new experience in purchasing.

Thailand destinations

There are various items like food, clothing, and souvenirs to purchase and also it is best to go to market around 6 to 6:30 am where you can enjoy the breakfast. Coconut pancakes, spring rolls, stir-fried dishes, and noodles are some dishes. Souvenir shops are also available in these Thailand destinations.

Elephant Nature Park

This park is one of the famous and tourist attracted Thailand destinations. This was established with the motive of rescuing for injured and elderly elephants, later it became a most visiting Thailand destination. The elephants are made to roam free, feed and bathe so people can get the amazing view of the natural habitat of an elephant.

Thailand destinations

Tourist can also bathe the elephants which makes it a wonderful place to be visited along with family or friends.

 Khao Yai national park

One of the UNESCO world heritage and also third largest national park in the Thailand destinations which makes it the oldest. This place has a variety of flora and fauna which has a unique beauty for the nature lovers.

Asian elephants, giant hornbill, and white-handed gibbons are some of the major attraction in this park.

This place also offers hiking and trekking so it is best to have a guide. Many hotels and restaurants are present outside the park.

Thailand Islands

This place makes an attractive place for the tourist in the Thailand destinations mainly because of its party atmosphere and beautiful beaches. There are also a large number of resorts built along the coast surrounded by an abundance of tropical plant life along with rain forests. The nights can be enjoyed with lots of fun and dance in these famous Thailand destinations.

Thailand destinations

Thailand destinations are filled with attractive places for the photography enthusiast and travel freaks.

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Bermuda Vacation Packages- Enjoy a modern Paradise

Travel Tips - Eric Anderson - January 5, 2018

Bermuda tourism

The Island Bermuda located in the North Atlantic Ocean is known for its relaxing beaches and serene environment. Bermuda tourism provides you with a distinct experience of scuba diving, fishing, golfing and cultural nights. Mixed with natural scenery and modern establishments this island attracts more visitors every year, is one of the best holiday destinations. Most of the people living here were from Britain and America so their culture is a mixed one. Tourists can feel sun’s warmth here since the island is in a subtropical region. Bermuda tourism covers various beaches, historic places and many hot spots all over the island.

 

The main attractions in Bermuda tourism are listed below in preferred order:

Horseshoe Bay Beach

It is one of the most visited beaches in the world. The name horseshoe denotes that the beach is curved and expands like a shoe of a horse. Pink colored sand formed from coral and shell dust and crystal blue colored Atlantic water are its specialties.

Bermuda tourism

Bermuda tourism gets most of the tourists here for sunbath and water sports during summer. People with families can visit the nearby Port Royal cove where children can swim and snorkel in the shallow water. Birds’ flying over there adds an extra beauty to this beach.

Royal Naval Dockyard

This Dockyard served as a base for Royal Navy and has passed many wars. It’s been not in use for several years after the departure of Navy. But due to increased visitors, this place has been made as a part of Bermuda tourism and it turned into a historical place.

After several repair works and establishments of shops, malls, and restaurants, this place gained good appearance. The Dolphin quest and National museum nearby are the must-visit places. Many cruise ships visit here during summer.

Crystal & Fantasy Caves

Crystal cave is a deep underground cave located in Hamilton Parish. It has many pools with clear still water. In a hot summer, a walk into this cave feels chill and awesome. You can have incredible photographs here.

Fantasy cave is located nearby to the crystal cave. This is a steep one, the walls and roof of it are covered with mineral deposits having a look of hanging frozen water. No wonder these two together makes a spot in Bermuda tourism.

Bermuda Aquarium, Natural History Museum & Zoo

This is the main tourist spot located in Flats village. The guide will start with the aquarium where we can find many corals, sharks, turtles and distinct sea species. After that, we can visit the Museum where they will show us how human entry changed the Bermuda ecology and how it was before the discovery of the island.

The zoo consists of many native and imported species of birds and animals. This is a top spot to visit in Bermuda tourism.

Gibb’s Hill Lighthouse

Another important spot to pick in Bermuda tourism is this old cast iron lighthouse. It is about 108m above sea level. It is worth climbing to the top for an amazing view of the island and its gentle breeze.

Bermuda tourism

The Bermuda tourism will satisfy your expectations and it is a place for visiting again and again.

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