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Ocean Breeze Waterpark

admin — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 20:32:37 +0000

Ocean Breeze Waterpark is situated in the Virginia Beach, being the only water park from surroundings. The fact of being located just a couple of miles from the ocean , makes the 19 acre park being popular as long as tourists are welcome in the area.

There are slides that cater to the adventurous and many others for travellers who are ready to get wet. But children aren’t allowed on every slide, they should go at least with with parents or somebody else, just an adult.
So, tourists go through this attraction on a tube. The water is a little bit rough, but it has something good at it, featuring waterfalls.

The first slide is Bahama Mamma, available for tourists who want a thrill. This slide is known to be the fastest and the most furious from all in the park.
Another is the Paradise Pipeline which propels travellers through the inside of a pipe before shooting them into a pool.

These slides are for children, as well as for adults. While children are having fun playing , their parents could relax in a private cabana and watching them.

The park is fun for a happy family with positive aspects, while other thing this park didn’t do as much as it should to cater to parents of smaller children. The park is not so hard to be found, so go ahead and make your own vacation as long as you can.

The Amsterdam Central Station

admin — Tue, 12 May 2009 16:52:01 +0000

The Amsterdam Central Station is situated in Netherlands country and it was built between 1881 and 1889. It is renowned for tourists as being the first railway station designed by a well known architect Cuypers and also is the most important ever built for travellers.

The Amsterdam Central Station is surrounded by canals and it is a few minutes away from the Schiphol Airport. This makes the traffic easier for people. Once you get there, you will figure out thousands of bicycles parked around The Amsterdam Central Station.

Most of people ride bikes because they are around the city and the area of the city is not as big as they could go by car. Besides, the city has a great number of inhabitants. Riding bikes makes the city less polluted and it can also save space for travellers and inhabitants.

So, going by train is the greatest idea you have ever had. All international trains arrive and depart from the Amsterdam Central Station. Here you will find a place where you can buy tickets, so nothing’s hard with it.

Tokyo Dome City

admin — Mon, 11 May 2009 12:56:56 +0000

Tokyo Dome City is an amusement park situated in central Tokyo. This place is recomended for all tourists who want to spend their free time in a perfect holiday. One of Japan’s most significant, wonderful and colossal domed stadiums, the Tokyo Dome City is renowned for its excitement and relaxation centre, a destination where travellers want to have fun. For people who want to eat something, there are some restaurants and specialty shops attracting more and more people around the world.

For those who love the nature, to stay in the middle of it or if they want to have a perfect relaxation trip, Tokyo Dome City is the right place where you should go. It is a must-see attraction available anytime for everyone.
In one word, Tokyo Dome City is an amusement complex opened in 2003. Now, if you want to visit it, all you have to do is to buy your airline tickets and discover the various types of entertainment.

Santa Lucia Hill

admin — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 18:30:23 +0000

Cerro Santa Lucía is a hill encountered in Santiago, the capital of Chile. Santa Lucia Hill (Cerro Santa Lucia) has an altitude of 630 m and a surface around 65.300 square meters. Its first name was Huelén, given by the previous inhabitants and it has been dating since 13 December 1541, the day in which Pedro de Valvidia conquered the hill. This year was also called the year of the conquest.

Today The Santa Lucia Hill has several squares,statues, fountains,monuments, paths and a small church, things that travellers could visit in a small journey into the history of this place.
The Santa Lucia Hill gives you some amazing and interesting views towards the center of the Santiago city. There are many ways to find parts of the city’s beauty.

In the North area of the Santa Lucia Hill there is an incredible old fortress that today has become a castle, the Hidalgo Castle.

Many decorative objects that can enhance the beauty of the hill are situated exactly in the center of it: spanish shield sculpted in stone, the gate of the main access and many others that you will see once you get there.

It is not a waste of money or time because the entrance is free and it is also a good way to spend your time. Good luck in your mini-holiday.

The Empire State Building

admin — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:11:34 +0000

The Empire State Building is one of the most recognized symbol of New York city and the tallest skyscraper from all over the world until 1970, when another building took its place.

The top of the Empire State has famous coloured lights representing for its owners a great success, owing to their ambition to build towers tht can reach for the skies. Today, it was decided to become “green” for the reason to make the project to save 4.4 million dollars in the energy costs.

Even though today the Empire State Building is not the tallest from the world, it still being a symbol of the New York city. At its time, the skyscraper was called the eighth world wonder.

At the time it was built on Fifth Avenue, the Empire State Building broke all records and was dubbed ‘the 8th world wonder’. At the beginning, the building had 64 elevators, but now it has 102 and 1050 rooms. Its construction started in March 17 1930 and finished in May 1 1931 , one year later.

To make this attraction more impressive for travellers, there will be replaced around 6500 windows of the Empire State Building, the system of heating and air conditioning, showing how to reduce the consumption.

Empire State Building will be as famous as it was someday in New York city for inhabitants and tourists.

The Merlion Statue

admin — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 07:23:25 +0000

The Merlion is a wonderful statue representing a lion head and a fish body. The great statue was built by Mr Lim Nang Seng in 1972 and it has aproximately 9 metres high and 40 tonnes. On 15 September, the same year, took place the ceremony which was officiated by the Prime Minister of Singapore.

Being one of the most important symbols of Singapore, The Merlion statue was also designed as an emblem for the Singapore Tourism Board. At night, the statue is illuminated giving the city a great touristic importance.

The statue is situated at the Merlion Park for the reason to attract tourists in the middle of a natural reserve as the Merlion Park. It is a great connection between these two.

From then, the park and the statue became a popular tourist attraction for travellers.

Polynesian Cultural Center

admin — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:34:14 +0000

The Polynesian Cultural Center is one of the most recognized activities of Hawaii. Tourists are fascinated with the sight of the Hawaii area. It was founded in 1963 by the Church of Jesus Christ .
Polynesian Cultural Centre is one of the greatest tourist attractions of Hawaii being situated in the Oahu island. This amazing destination is visited annually by more than 1 million tourists. This centre gives travellers a great entrance into the Polynesian communities’s culture.
I fyou want to get there learn some native lifestyles from the South Pacific islands habits. The history combined with the hospitality creates the perfect attractive place that you ever dreamed to see. Everything’s here is formed by wedding ceremonies, rub sticks to create fire, carve tiki figures, wield fire knives, etc.

The Cultural Center represents a great experience that you should try it with your family or your friends. There are a lot of things that should be seen.

Polynesian Cultural Center is considered one of the most successful attractions from all over the world because of its great number of . Restaurants around the great center offers free gifts, souvenirs to every tourist who comes here.

Retiro Park-Madrid

admin — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 20:23:51 +0000

The Retiro Park is situated in the center of Madrid city. The park was constructed in 1632 by King Felipe IV . The park’s name comes from spanish meaning “retreat” because Spain was a country where people were hiding. It is also a part of the Buen Retiro Palace which was destroyed with the gardens during the Spanish War when french people came here.
Besides the gardens, whose ruins remained even today, tourists can see spectacular statues from which we could mention the Fallen Angel made by Ricardo Bellver. Once you passed through the main entrance you have the chance to see this unique fountain or statue. Nowadays the park has been renovated with exotic magnolias imported from the south of United States of America.
When you want to visit something pleasant and very enjoyable come here where your family will have fun and will see beautiful gardens as the Rose Garden, one of the most recognized.
Even if in Madrid there are different types of parks, Retiro Park is the one. With natural resources, statues and monuments, the park has an area around 140 hectares.

Being a very popular destination for travellers, the park shelters the plant’s life. Retiro Park is a part of the city’s greatest attractions because it is the place where everyone want to come.

Balboa Park

admin — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:31:24 +0000

Balboa Park is a great park situated in San Diego, California from United States of America. It has no more and no less than 1000 acres. Here tourists can visit around fifteen museums, some great gardens, a lot of art types. It offers to every tourist a part of its history. Once you get there, you visit it surely say that you want more and more. It’s really interesting to see something that in your country you have never seen it before. Besides that, it is a great relaxation for travellers, you should know that annually here come more than 10 million visitors. This thing I guess will increase you hopes in coming here. All these exotic animals, different species of them, are something that you must see, something that you rarely see.
If you are from San Diego, you just have to do a brief way until you reach the Balboa Park. This park is recognized through its spectacular flowers, amazing trees with shady formes, etc.
What it’s impressive there is that you can do in the same time many other things as coming with your family in a flying visit. The park’s area offers to you picnic places, you can come here with your dogs in a free ride and get some fresh air or to do some sports.
Take your chances and try to visit this fabulous park. You will not feel sorry for it.

Travelling in Cuba

admin — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:05:38 +0000

Travelling in Cuba means to meet some traditional places that not most of people can reach. For example, a travel in Varadero is spectacular. It is a city where that was built for travellers, specially for tourists who come here annually. Once you get there, you feel like you’re in paradise. The beach has no more and no less that 13 miles, thing that could increase your hopes in having fun for a long while.

More about Varadero travel tells you the beach of the city. There tourists come more often because of its white sand and the waters of the Ocean.

But if you prefere not to go there, the Ambrosio Cave would be great to visit it because it is a part of the Varadero’s history. Someday, it was a place where old inhabitants lived in, a place where they hided to not be discovered by enemies. It’s impressive at its history because surrounding you will see some old plants, over 500 years.

Definetly, it doesn’t matter how much time you spend here.You just have to take care that there is no place missed, an interesting place that really deserves to be visited.
Some hotels where you can spend you night, that are on your tastes could be: Hotel International, Hotel Club Kawama and many other Cuba hotels that can make your dreams become real.

A holiday spent here represents a popular encountering with the Cuban traditions and habits.