It is well known that a holiday in Vegas is all about food, drink and gambling all day and all night. Excitement in the fast lane in the casino or on the roller coaster but not necessarily at the dinner tables.
No longer is the casinos considered the only entertainment and income of Las Vegas. Slowly [...]
Prevent Insect Bites
Many diseases, like malaria and dengue, are spread through insect bites. One of the best protections is to prevent insect bites by:
- Using insect repellent (bug spray) with 30%-50% DEET. Picaridin, available in 7% and 15% concentrations, needs more frequent application.
- Wearing long-sleeved shirts, long pants, and a hat outdoors.
- Remaining indoors in [...]
Whatever your mode of travel, there will be special challenges if you take the kids along. The key to sanity is some careful planning - and a calm, unruffled approach.
* Where Should we Stay? *
If you are planning at stay at a bed and breakfast, do some research. Many bed and breakfasts are not suitable [...]
Currency
Local banks usually offer better rates of exchange than hotels, restaurants, or stores. Rates are often posted in windows. Above all, avoid private currency transactions. In some countries, you risk more than being swindled or stuck with counterfeit currency _ you risk arrest. Avoid the black market --- learn and obey the local currency laws, [...]
When in Rome, do as the Romans. When in Thailand, do as the Tha
ChinaVideoTravel is a new type of video travel website that provides an instantaneous online visual exploration of locations and tourist attractions around Shanghai and Beijing with more Chinese location videos and articles being added to the site every week. At the click of a mouse you can read informative articles and view interesting videos about [...]
Almost every night of the year, you will be able to find a party at one of the thousands of Pattaya bars. Some nights, you will be able to find many more.
The tell-tale signs that a party is going to be happening is you will see the girls blowing up balloons. They will [...]
Sukhumvit Road can be considered the "main drag" in Bangkok. A six-lane road, with a fenced divider and an overhead train, it is a tourist's dream or a tourist's nightmare.
The street is wall-to-wall vendors, morning and night. You can buy almost anything from clothes, to souvenirs, to food and drink.
There are many decent [...]
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