The Globe

One of the worst things that can happen on a vacation is food poisoning. The traveler’s sickness, some call it, can ruin a perfectly good vacation and have laid up for days or even weeks in bed. This is especially common if you are traveling to an underdeveloped country. Here are a few easy steps […]

Menton is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic located on the Franco-Italian border, within the confines of the Côte d’Azur and the Ligurian Alps. It is well known for its warm micro-climate favorable to lemon, tangerine, and orange groves. It was pretty popular for its Menton’s February Festival which initially started […]

Art holidays can be both relaxing and inspiring, and there are hundreds of different types of these holidays available all around the world, from gentle watercolor classes for beginners in the Southern England, to fascinating and challenging traditional textiles workshops in China or Japan. There are so many different classes and mediums to choose you […]

North Africa is home to the world’s largest and hottest desert, the Sahara. Although on the surface the Sahara may seem like a culinary wasteland, however you’d be surprised to find out that the regions around the Sahara have a lot of choices when it comes to food. Lamb, chicken and various vegetables are staple […]

Looking for a little adventure when during your holidays? Getting jaded over the boring hotels you’ll be confined to when you go on your annual vacation? Well, here’s a suggestion for you: Why not take a tour or stay at one of these 5 haunted hotels featured below? One word of caution: it’s not for […]

Visiting a very old deserted city can seem meaningless to some of you, waste of time for others. But for a few fans of archaeology, history and related tourism it is a big challenge and a wonderful occasion to think! Visiting Petra, the magic city, is such a wonderful chalenge you must to take on. […]

I usually recommend you places I saw and found also worth for your visit. The following places I did not see, and you don’t need to see them. These are the Earth most polluted regions. Believe, you may not go there, but there are living people! Being subject to such strong pollution, they are more […]

Traveling to different places and enjoying a local festival is a great way of understanding other cultures. Well, yes it is also often a great way to understand which part of the globe consumes the most alcohol. If you are planning to just enjoy and have fun, there is no best way but to attend […]

The best way to locate a hotel to stay in while traveling is to obtain state hotel information booklets/pamphlets, which are often left in restaurants or gas stations located at exits off the main highways. These booklets all contain discount coupons for the participating hotels, with prices much lower than prices available if you called a main hotel […]

11 climbers, adventurers, alienists, or whatsoever found the dead on the Himalayan K2 peak for a short time. K2 is the world’s second-highest peak, but it is said to be the most dangerous. Let the facts speak: during this year 2600 people reached the Everest peak, and only 305 completed the ascension of K2! K2 is really a world wonder. Looks great, mysterious, […]

think that gambling tourism is a specific way of tourism. I also mentioned this way of tourism in one of my prior posts. This way of making tourism is not very old ( 200 years I would say)  and its major targets are Macau and Las Vegas. Gambling in Las Vegas is a legend, which also made Las Vegas becoming a legend. This amazing city […]

You can still travel a lot in September, with the big advantage of small prices. The peak season is off, and during the transition season (autumn in the northern hemisphere, and spring in the southern) you can save a lot of money. With kids going back to school, and me exhausted after a very tiring summer, I find autumn to be my favorite season for […]