A home pre-departure checklist is just as important as a checklist for your packing
A home pre-departure checklist is just as important as a checklist for your packing. You've made all the plans for your holiday but, while you're gone, you want your home to be safe too. If you have pets, you will have to make arrangements for a pet sitter or find a place to board your…
If any district in Lisbon screams ancient history, it is its funky Alfama district
If any district in Lisbon screams ancient history it is its funky Alfama district. Its medieval streets and alleys twist and wind their way around the hill that it sits on. The tangle of streets has a romantic shabbiness which reflects its history: first settled by the Visigoths, you can still see some remains of…
Lisbon history goes back 20 centuries
With its strategic location on the coast of Portugal, and its rich historical background, Lisbon offers diverse attractions that any tourist will find exciting and interesting. The warm waters of its beaches are a must during summer while it impressive towers, palaces and museums beckon tourists to explore all year round. Lisbon's small quarters, locally…
Don't suffer museum overload
When you're planning what to see on your travels, try to balance your itinerary. While you're in cities, you want to see museums and churches, but mix it up with outdoor activities and fun things. There is a long list of cities in Europe, such as Rome, Florence, London, Paris, Berlin and Madrid, that have…
The West lives on at Oklahoma's Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum
Kevin Webb, 32, cracks his bullwhip. It snaps like gunshot, and stirs up the morning dew so fine it resembles gun smoke. Little wonder: the braided leather whip travels 1,200 kilometres an hour. “I beat the livin’ daylights out o’ myself learnin’ how to crack the whip,” Webb says with a gosh-shucks smile and sweet-as-sarsaparilla…
If you don't believe you are up to hiking the Grand Canyon, a trip by mule will make your visit truly memorable
If you don't believe you are up to hiking the Grand Canyon, a trip by mule will make your visit truly memorable. Part of a day trip, the mules will carry you on a seven-hour ride to Plateau Point on the Bright Angel Trail. Plateau Point offers a panoramic view of the canyon and the…
Hiking the Grand Canyon is to only way to truly experience it
Hiking the Grand Canyon is the only way to really experience it. It's an unfortunate fact, however, that most visitors only see the canyon from the rim and for an hour or less. Even if you stay on the South Rim and watch the light play on the canyon and see the colors change, you…