Really Nice Vacations

A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.
~ Lao Tzu

Here is something really interesting. For those who are more adventurous, or even for those who have been so jaded with all various packaged tours, try this idea.
Here is how it goes. Think about a nice place that you would like to visit. Think of all the things you would like to do there. Plan [...]

Do you consider Wall Drug Store a tourist trap?
Personally, I haven’t been there. However, I have scores of friends who stopped by with their kids. According to the parents, the kids had a marvelous time exploring the Mining Company - supposedly a mining and panning simulation and digging for gem stones and fossils in the [...]

My friend who is a budding singer-musician said he is going to Melbourne to carve out a niche there. I would have thought staying in the USA is a better choice. After all, lots of stars started out singing in dingy clubs or even one of those reality shows. I really don’t know why [...]

Italy is an interesting place with a good blend of old nostalgic charm and new modernistic sophistication. Whether you want history or fashion, you can find it, and probably more, in Italy. However, when you go around and ask the Toms, Dicks, Harrys,  Marys,  Janes and Joans, what are their itineraries in Italy, the Leaning [...]

I was thinking of a self-drive vacation to Germany sometime this year. Friends at Berlin were suggesting that it’s best to coincide with their Oktoberfest. Let’s see if the boss grant me the leave at that busy period. Until then, I will be doing my due diligence in checking out the do’s and don’ts of [...]