I have long wanted to spend a few days at a nice resort and spa. So, instead of just thinking of it, I have made plans to do just that. I spend a lot of time caring for my children, including taking care of my daughter, who has autism. I am looking forward to spending a few days at a spa. I hope you get a chance to experience one of these outstanding destinations:
Got the gambling itch? The folks at TripAtlas.com have come up a list of the top ten casino and gambling destinations worldwide. Here’s hoping lady lucky shines down on you.
10 Best Places in the World to Gamble
Las Vegas. Nothing beats Sin City when it comes to the best place in the world for gambling. From the fountains of the Bellagio or the craps table at Caesar’s Palace, Vegas is legendary – and remember,”what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.” More on Las Vegas? Discover Las Vegas’ Most Exclusive Boutique Hotels.
Vacations are great, but we all know memories fade and the good times usually end up on the bottom of the closet, or worse, left on the camera! Everyone has a drawer with old pictures in it. These memories start to blend together and, soon enough, you don’t even remember what beach that was. Here’s a few fresh ways to help keep your vacations alive! Bon Voyage!
My home country of Canada is blessed with having some spectacular scenery. Tourists come from around the world to take in the sites, while enjoying top notch restaurants, shopping, sporting events, museums, and the like. Of course, a lot of people also travel to the Canadian side of Niagara Falls for their honeymoon. Please note that there are other really nice destinations in Canada for those looking for a romantic getaway. Here’s a small sampling….
The one-foot high kick is clearly not an Arctic winter sport for the uncoordinated. Starting from a running or standing position, competitors must hit the suspended target with one foot and land on the same foot without losing their balance. In the two-foot high kick, they must hit the target with both feet simultaneously and then land on two feet at once. The height of the target is increased until there are no competitors left standing.
The Champs-Elysees in Paris, France will be cleared of traffic and blanketed with grass, flowers and trees for three days in May 2010, giving Parisians and tourists a chance to picnic there or stroll down the famous avenue barefoot.
Catherine Rosec, press officer for the May 22-24 event, says it aims to increase people’s awareness about sustainable development and celebrate farmers’ work.
The greenery will be provided by the Young Farmers union and France Wood Forest, which represents the wood industry. Gad Weil, who is planning the event, covered the Champs-Elysees with wheat in a similar project in 1990.
The last piano that Frederic Chopin composed on. A death mask made after he succumbed to what was probably tuberculosis. A lock of his brown hair.
Those are among objects on display at a new museum dedicated to the life of the Romantic-era composer that has opened in his native Poland.
The interactive multimedia museum is located in the centre of Warsaw, where Chopin moved in infancy from a nearby country estate, and where he spent the first 20 years of his life before moving to Paris.
Congratulations to Patti Page!
Patti Page sang about the “sand dunes and salty air” of Cape Cod in a song recorded more than 50 years ago. Now she’s being honoured with her own road on the Massachusetts vacation haven.
The town of Barnstable and the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce unveiled Patti Page Way on Friday.
The 82-year-old Page, who attended the dedication ceremony, said that many years ago a Cape Cod street was named after her for a day. She said it was “mind-boggling” that her name is now on a permanent street sign.
The farthest north I have traveled is Churchill, Manitoba, which is considered the “Polar Bear Capital Of The World.” Churchill is in the southern part of the Arctic Circle. It was an amazing journey to a remote part of the world. Even more remote is the North Pole. Based on how challenging it was getting to Churchill, Manitoba, I could only imagine how much more difficult it is to safely reach the North Pole.
In the past few hundred years, many adventurers and explorers have tried to reach the North Pole and failed miserably. Ships were often beset in ice and shipmates freeze to death in the arctic climate.
Your chances of bumping into an artist are probably higher in West Bolton, Quebec than anywhere else in Canada.
The tiny community in Quebec’s scenic Eastern Townships is the only municipality in the country with over 10 per cent of its labour force engaged in arts occupations, according to a new study by Hill Strategies Research.
To be precise, 45 members of its 430-strong work force (or 10.47 per cent) work in the arts, putting West Bolton ahead of Cape Dorset, Nunavut, (9.47 per cent) in second place and British Columbia’s Denman and Hornby Islands (9.17 per cent per cent) in third.
