Do you dream of a salty sea breeze blowing on your face as you gaze into the turquoise waters of the Mediterranean, or perhaps your first glimpse at the Eiffel Tower aglow in the Paris night?  Maybe you fantasize about going on safari in Africa,  climbing the Great Wall of China or sailing to an exotic port of call and going on a shopping spree. No matter where you plan  to travel I always tell you to research...

Santos is a municipality in the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil, founded in 1546 by the Portuguese Nobleman Bras Cubas.  As of 2006, its population was estimated at 418,375.  Santos has the biggest seaport in Latin America, which traded over 72 million tons in 2006.  It is also a significant tourist center and has large industrial complexes and shipping centers.  The City also displays the Coffee Museum, where,...

My wife is an avid Jane Austen fan and has often talked about visiting various sites around England, this is one that she found at Jane Austen’s World. Little Green Street The street can boast homes built in the 1780’s that has survived more than two hundred years of wear and tear from the generations who have raised their children in the narrow cobbled terraces. Currently the area is not even a...

Babylon, in present day Iraq, is a city of both history and legend.  There are two major threats to the ancient City of Babylon which includes war damage and development plans that are in place for post-war. The intention of this post is not to talk about the war in Iraq, but to educate about the City of Babylon. We do not recommend traveling to this area beyond what I call “Web Traveling” or in...

No matter how you arrive at a travel destination, whether it be by boat, plane or train  it can be a stressful situation.   Tourists are some of the most vulnerable people because they do not know their way around, and they look lost, are very excited to be there and not always paying the closest attention. As a new arrival (tourist) you will most likely have all of your cash, cards, documents and anything...

Imagine you are standing on the top of a Twelve story building as it is floating out to sea.  You are on a Cruise Ship and you are not alone, you have 2,000 neighbors.  You say hello to the person standing next to you and he informs you that this is his eleventh Cruise.  He then tells you that each time he leaves port it feels like his first. Cruise ships are amazing, not only are the big and have everything...

In the past Croatia has not been what most people think of when they think of vacation destinations, but I assure you it will be now.  It is now one of Europe’s vacation and beach hot spots. Island Brac, the largest island of the central Dalmatian group of islands in Croatia and the third largest among the Adriatic islands has a population of 13,824 and covers 394.57 sq km. Brac is separated from Croatia...

Kramerbrucke is the only bridge north of Italy that is still lined with occupied houses. Kramerbrucke or “Merchants Bridge” is widely known as the centerpiece of the German City of Erfurt.  This bridge was first mentioned as early as 742 AD. Erfurt was established in the middle ages as of the European centers for trade.  Thier primary product was Woad, a blue-green dye. This fabulous little town...

Arrgh!  There do be Pirates Here! Not the place for me!  Seems every day I read about another Pirate story. The Gulf of Aden must be passed in order to get to the Mediterranean Sea.  This route is taken in order to avoid going around the Cape of Good Hope located in South Africa.  Sailors dislike going around the Cape of Good Hope because of poor weather and difficult seas.  The Red sea is connected to...

The Mines of Rammelsberg are a UNESCO World heritage site near the German town of Goslar.  The site has been a site of continuous mineral extraction over a period of more than 1,000 years and in different phases.  Goslar was founded in 922, and then in 968 the first silver was extracted from the metallic ore of the Rammelsberg.  Although the first recorded mining was in the 10th century there is some archeological...