By Bonnie, Contributor Mysterious. Mesmerizing. Majestic. Those are the words that come to mind when I think of Petra. The alliteration is just a bonus. The opportunity for me to visit Petra came up sooner than I imagined. One of my best friends, Mike, won a free trip to "anywhere in Asia" at ...
My Travel Journal from St. Maarten
St. Maarten and St. Martin are two countries on one island. The Dutch St. Maarten is on the south of the island, and the more laid-back French Saint Martin is to the north. This island is known for its beaches, shopping, water sports and its guavaberry drink. St. Maarten was a port of ...
Coney Island: Day Trip from Manhattan
Coney Island "We'll go to Coney and eat baloney on a roll." Ella Fitzgerald's catchy lyrics always comes to mind when I think about Coney Island. There is something about turn of the century amusement parks in America that gets me excited. Maybe it's the way Coney Island is portrayed in ...
Yu Garden Bazaar Shanghai Travel Guide
The Low Down Yu Garden (豫园), also known as Yuyuan Garden is definitely worth visiting in Shanghai for its architecture and culture. Before the communist rule tightened in 1949, Shanghai was divided into foreign concessions where foreigners were not subject to Chinese laws; Yu Garden ...
San Antonio in 2 Days
I knew I would be in for some serious southern hospitality in San Antonio when the person at least 20 steps in front of me deliberately waited and held the door open for me! I really had no expectations for San Antonio when I booked my trip to attend my cousin’s wedding. San Antonio, in ...
A Quick Guide to Cinque Terre
When planning a trip to Cinque Terre, it's a good idea to plan in advance now that the Italian government has implemented a plan to limit the number of tourists to the region. Visitors will soon have to purchase tickets in advance to visit the five fishing villages. The charming villages with ...
8 Day India Travel Itinerary
A Check Off My Bucket List As some of you may know, I will be travelling to India for the first time this year. I am beyond ecstatic as India has been one of the top 3 places in my travel bucket list for a long time. For a while, I did put India on the back burner due to the shocking rape case in ...
Cinque Terre for Beginners
When I was an exchange student in Tuscany during university, everyone had a copy of Rick Steve’s Italy travel guide. Back then, Cinque Terre was the weekend destination for university students abroad and it remains a top vacation spot today. Since I had missed out on visiting Cinque Terre years ...
24 Hours in Reykjavik Iceland
Have you ever considered travelling to Iceland? Here's an incentive: Iceland Air has this really great deal where passengers may stopover in Iceland for up to 7 nights at no additional cost when you fly to Europe from North America. Click here to find out more. When we did our research into ...
Celebrating New Year’s Eve in Dubai
Spending New Year's Eve in a far away country can be both exciting and confusing. My friends and I had the awesome opportunity of celebrating New Year's Eve in Dubai. We didn't have a game plan but devising a last minute plan was all part of the fun! If celebrating in Dubai is on your bucket ...