New York City is well known as the city that never sleeps. But it could also be known as the city where it’s hard to nice restaurants that serve food between 2:00pm-5:30pm. The line just doesn’t fit as well on a bumper sticker. But trust me on this: while you can dip into all manner [...]
“Shaken, not stirred,” is how James Bond always ordered his martini. On TV, Hawkeye Pierce had a still built in his tent so he could make martinis on M*A*S*H. How ever you like your martini, today (June 19) has been designated National Martini Day in the U.S. It’s unclear as to the exact origins of [...]
The number of visitors to the United States’ national parks dropped slightly from 285.6 million recreation visits in 2009 to 281.3 million in 2010. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park was once again the most visited park, with Grand Canyon a distant second and Yosemite in third place. Here’s the full list of the top [...]
Feature 1: Windowless interior cabins aboard Disney’s new 4,000 passenger cruise ship Disney Dream are commanding rates 60 percent higher than similar cabins on RCI’s Freedom of the Seas and 78 percent more than Carnival Cruise Lines’ Carnival Dream. All three ships are based at Port Canaveral. The main reason passengers are willing to pay [...]
My husband and I have discovered that we really, really enjoy visiting National Parks. We find ourselves going back again and again to our favorite places, and searching out the National Parks in the states that we visit on vacation. We enjoy taking advantage of the BLM (Bureau of Land Management) recreational opportunities. [...] UpTake [...]
Product Description Canada resident and avid outdoorsman Andrew Hempstead knows the best way to experience the Canadian Rockies, from rafting on the Bow River and hiking Lake O’Hara to staying in a remote log cabin. Hempstead includes unique trip ideas such as “A Week Under the Stars” and “Exploring the Canadian Rockies with Children.” Packed [...]
Product Description Completely updated and revised for this new edition, our unique electronic book on two CD-ROMs has an amazing collection of the finest federal documents and resources about Liberia, providing encyclopedic coverage of all aspects of the country. This disc set provides a truly fantastic reference source, with over one hundred thousand pages reproduced [...]
Product Description All the travel experts agree?consumers want more and different experiences from travel than they did in the past. They want to deeply understand their destination before they go, feel a meaningful connection to the place while there, and return home feeling enriched and ready to share their experiences with others. With these trends [...]
Product Description Folded paper (waterproof), road and travel map in color. Scale 1:920,000. Distinguishes roads ranging from freeways/expressways to other roads (unpaved). Legend includes tracks, railroads, ferry routes, waterfalls, wildlife reserves/game sanctuaries, sites of natural interest, parks or reserves, international airports, national airports, airfields, gas stations, hospitals/medical facilities, campsites/huts, rest houses, hotels, border crossings, UNESCO [...]