The Lonely Planet describes El Salvador as “a country of beautiful beaches, dramatic scenery, and friendly people.”
While this is no doubt true, El Salvador is also marred with poverty and suffering. Child labor is prevalent, as many young children need to go to work in order to survive, and often provide for their families.
Ever wondered [...]
When you think of the country of El Salvador several things seem to come to mind if your know a little history on that portion of the world. War, poverty, corruption, & surfing are the biggest headlines that usually make up El Salvador.
El Salvador does have its own nasty history what country doesn’t I want [...]
Cancun Hotels
Cancun is a man-made tourist destination, which was designed from scratch with tourists in mind. Cancun is basically divided into two zones – Downtown and the Hotel Zone (this is an island shaped like the number ‘7′). This was done with the geography of Cancun in mind. The east side of the island [...]
The smallest and most densely populated country in Central America, El Salvador is chiefly remembered for the vicious civil war of the 1980s, when streams of harrowing news stories brought this tiny country to the attention of the world. For a decade, atrocity followed atrocity in a seemingly unstoppable sequence
The best time to visit El [...]
Traveling to Fiji may very well be an adventure in and of itself, but not until you reach the tropical paradise will you realize what Fiji adventure is truly all about. Perhaps that is the mysterious allure of the exotic Fiji Islands. They are a place that is perfect for rest and relaxation, as well [...]
Guatemala is famous for its numerous eco-regions and is a favorite destination of tourists. Found in Central America, this country is home to thousands of plant species, numerous bodies of water and a very interesting mix of fauna that is uniquely Guatemalan. Whether you’re visiting it for the first time or you’re just [...]
There’s always a discussion about the relativity of something named the best. It doesn’t matter if you’re locked into a heated discussion about the best car under 20 grand or the best shampoo for fine, limp hair. People, regardless of entitlement or education, are welcomed to form an opinion. Generally an opinion that’s based on [...]
Looking out across the dark Caribbean night from Punta Allen one sees three equally sized glowing areas on the distant horizon to the north. The furthest out is Cancun, the next Playa del Carmen and the last Tulum.
Cancun has a bit less than a million people; Playa has 300,000 and [...]
For many of us, San Francisco is the best city in the world. No matter how you score it, good old San Fran always is near the top, whether you leave your heart there or not.
Driving downtown to Union Square is not so bad but it’s always best to park [...]
When you’re vacation, you have some pretty important things to think about. Order the garlic shrimp, or the fettuccine alfredo? Snorkel first, or scuba dive? Get up early to watch the sun rise over the beach, or don’t bother going to bed at all? Of all the things you have to worry about on vacation, [...]
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<p>Vanua Levu is a great place for a Fiji Getaway, it’s lively and exciting plus peaceful and relaxing. This island has a gorgeous landscape good beaches and a well deserved name for diving and snokeling. Not to mention that it’s nearby Rainbow reef which is dubed the best diving in Fiji. Some of the must [...]
Cancun is certainly the most luxurious destination in the Mexican Caribbean. Offering all of the finer things in life, the Hotel Zone and downtown areas of Cancun are brimming with top notch entertainment and relaxation opportunities. With everything from couture shopping to gourmet dining and exquisite spa treatments, Cancun is the place to indulge and [...]
HAITI: THE MAGIC LAND
By Alejandro Guevara Onofre
INTRODUCTION
In 1492 Christopher Columbus wrote about Haiti: “The most beautiful in the world”. Certainly, Haiti is a wonderful country in the Caribbean. I think that has a special beauty, with a geography and traditional culture that is totally different from all the other countries in Latin America. [...]
You’re in sunny Cancun and the beaches are beckoning to you even though your plane has barely landed there. You wait impatiently as you disembark and go through immigration before getting on to the other side with all of your bags and baggages piled high next to you. Before you got to Cancun you made [...]
The time is coming for you to go on vacation and you have yet to book your hotel. The thing is you aren’t sure of where you want to stay this year for your holidays. So you have decided to look through the many travel brochures that your brother bought for his family vacation and [...]
According to several nationally recognized studies there are more than 600,000 international students studying in the United States today. Translating to nearly 4% of all students enrolled in U.S. educational institutions will be from international decent.
This staggering growth leaves one industry bound for exceptional growth, the Apostille industry. An Apostille is defined as a [...]
Barbados Naked
Welcome to my Barbados naked series. Here I will provide you with details of things to see and do on the island and recommend restaurants, bars and excursions that I have either experienced myself or had guests tell me just how good they really are. I hope that you find the information useful for [...]
Where can we expect to get the most for our money?
Aruna: Fiji offers a wide variety of places to stay, from low budget to world-class. You’ll benefit from bulk rates by taking a package tour instead of paying the higher “rack rate” the hotels charge.
You will get the most for your money at Qamea, [...]
Well we are finally in Ecuador. But I think we have experienced some resistance from a higher being!! Or was it some of our families sending some vibes to try and get us to stay. Or maybe the Taxation Office.
Firstly we were doing very last minute packing on Thursday and we slept on borrowed foam [...]
Ecuador is a republic situated in the northwestern part of South America. The real estate market in Equador has developed a lot in the past few years, with more and more properties being presented over the Internet. Tourists are attracted by the numerous opportunities this place has to offer and become permanent residents.
If you are [...]
Know Before You Go
First, do your research. What you want to catch dictates were you want to go and fish. Once you decide where you want to go, find out what charter boats are in the area. Read magazines, get on line and put some time in to find out all you can about your [...]
A dream vacation in the Fiji islands awaits you at this very moment. It’s true. The native Fijian people live to meet new visitors and love to serve them, and because there’s no bad time of year to visit the gorgeous tropical setting, Fiji really is waiting for you right now. If you’re hoping for [...]
Cancun is located in the state of Quintana Roo, former heart of the Mayan world, at the north-eastern tip of the Yucatan peninsula. It is divided into two very distinct areas: the hotel area, an island separated from the mainland, communicated by two bridges in the North and the South.
Cancun, Mexico is one of the [...]
Are you travelling to Mexico? Want to stay in the most luxurious hotels? Want some pampering? Then, head over to any of these three 5 Star hotels in Cancun, Mexico.
Aqua Cancun Surrounded by the Caribbean Sea’s beautiful blue oceanic and white sand cover, Aqua Cancun is one experience you will never forget. Located [...]
Fiji has a very unique geography and is situated in the South Pacific Ocean. This country occupies an archipelago of over 300 islands, but only abut 100 of them are even inhabited. There are two major islands which account for 87% of the population, Viti Levu and Vanua Levu. There are many new and exciting [...]
According to the Nationality Act, an immigrant is an individual who is not of a Thai nationality. In the Kingdom of Thailand, the laws with regard to the immigration are governed by the Immigration Act of 1979. Additionally, they are managed by the Immigration Bureau of the Royal Thai Police Department, Ministry of Interior.
In other [...]
Unequal distribution of wealth and a rapid population growth have given Guatemala one of the highest poverty rates in Latin America despite the highest GDP in Central America. More than 75 percent of the national population lives below the poverty line and this is even more severe among the rural and indigenous population.
Guatemala’s income is [...]
International Cost of Living Rankings
International cost of living rankings are the result of comparing the cost of an expatriate’s personal budget, using the local prices for the same defined quantities of the same goods and services in each country throughout the world.
Our findings show that the compound impact of the multifaceted global economic trends that [...]
We were looking for somewhere to live. We had sold up in Bulgaria and were carrying all our worldly possessions with us when we landed at Tocumen airport in Panama City on Sunday evening. We had a month to decide whether it was the place for us as Bistra, my Bulgarian girlfriend, only had a [...]
Why not take a Fiji Vacation Package to Navini Island, it would be an excellent choice for a Fiji honeymoon, and you would have little difficulty putting together a Fiji honeymoon package with any well known travel agent. Many people take a Fiji vacation every year, but the trick is to get the right degree [...]
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Very often I hear about new tourism related businesses who open their doors somewhere in the country. The various careers in tourism who can be studied at the local universities are in very high demand by students, who just finished their college.
In Ecuador, tourism is often considered an easy way to earn money. For [...]
The South Pacific is renowned for a lot more than just being the name of a popular Broadway musical. It’s also the location of breathtaking tropical islands, Polynesian culture, world war two historical sites, coral reefs, volcanoes, and more. There are thousands of tropical islands in the area that make fabulous holiday spots. Some of [...]
Madrid is relatively young when compared to the other great Spanish cities such as Seville and Valencia and so it lacks the traditions of the ancient Andalusian and Castilian towns. It lies on a vast open plateau and is subject to extremes of temperature, the daily variation is sometimes 22°C. The locals sum up their [...]
With its whitewashed beaches and azure waters, the Mexican paradise of Cancun balances the peace of the beach with a fun and fabulous nightlife, including clubs such as Coco Bongo and My Place.
When you are not lazing or dancing, you can swim with dolphins, deepsea dive, and snorkel. Or golf, shop, ride horses, and [...]
Think the phrase “cheap beachfront property†is a thing of the past?
If you paid $40,000 for your beach house, how long ago did you buy it? In the US it would have had to have been 30 years or so ago, in Puerto Rico, over 15 years ago, in Costa Rica, over ten years [...]
Charter Operator – Matava Resort Gamefishing
Average Water Temp – 26.0
AverageWeather – Yes, decidedly average. Often 20kts and rough, Occasional excellent days
Water Clarity – Variable inshore, good offshore
The fickle winter weather conditions continued to frustrate with weeks of trade wind chop separated by perfect weather days and big fish numbers. Wahoo and sails have dominated with [...]
If you fly directly east from northern Queensland for 2500 kilometres, you will be over Fiji. Looking down, you would see more than 800 islands – some large enough to hold thousands of people, others are very small. About 100 of these island are inhabited. If you flew down to 1323 metres while over the [...]
Once a very untouchable country, Colombia today is more open to international travelers than it has ever been. The soaring peaks of the Andes and the motley ecology of the lowlands contributes to the indefinable nature of this ever-evolving nation. Yu will be able to swim in the Caribbean, hike through the Amazon, climb to [...]
Are you planning a vacation to Cancun Mexico, but looking for a way to escape the crowded, often hectic atmosphere of large all inclusive resorts and hundreds of fellow nosy travelers? Are you pinning for relaxing and sunbathing in your own privacy. If that is the case, then Cancun Rental Vacations are the answer to [...]
Surfing has become a legitimate sport and advocates have placed their bids to include the wonderful water sport in the Olympics. Professional surfers throughout the world have been making a good living from the sport as it has had a big following. There are hundreds of professional competitions held in a year and clothing companies [...]
The best place to buy cheap international plane tickets is online. We’ve tried travel agencies and they can’t compete with the discount ticket websites. You can search google (“cheap airfare South America”, for example), or go straight to one of the well-known sites, like Expedia, Travelocity, Cheap Tickets, Hotwire or Priceline.
I just did a quick [...]
While you may have dreamed of traveling to India for your entire life, you will never get there until you have any India travel visa. Even your passport will not get you into India without an India travel visa, which is an official stamp allowing you entered into India for a specified time and reason. [...]
Co-authored by Jordan L. Eftekari, Esq.
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On November 2, 2007, the Wall Street Journal published an article: “Got $500,000? The U.S. Awaits (Government’s EB-5 Program Offers Foreign Investors Green Cards for Job Creation)â€.
A Federal program known as EB-5 (Immigrant-Investor Visa), administered by the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (“USCISâ€),
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It’s true: a luxury Fiji vacation is not a fantasy. Rarely does fantasy meet reality, but in Fiji, a holiday becomes a trip to paradise. There is a very good reason why almost any holiday brochure, poster or other advert tries to portray everyone’s dream idea of paradise: we’d all like to go there one [...]
The provinces of Zaragoza, Huesca and Teruel cover an area of 47,719 km² and make up the autonomous community in the north east of Spain called Aragon. More than half the population of 1.2M inhabitants live in the regions capital Zaragoza (English pronunciation: Saragossa) leaving the rest of the region quite sparsely populated creating large [...]
The Barcelona Travel Guide
Barcelona is one of the most popular visited cities in Europe with its own unique character and culture. The city is very much alive and offers an array of entertainment from cultured museums, dining in the night, quality beaches, and the Catalan interests.
Traveling to Barcelona
Flying there is easy as the large international [...]
It can be a daunting task to choose a camp, however, with over 11,000 camps in the United States. And, even if you were an 8-week camper as a kid, there are trends that have changed the face of the camping industry in the last few years. If you are aware of these trends, [...]
There are so many different areas of Fiji that you could plan a vacation to because the geography is so incredibly unique. Fiji is made up of over 300 islands, but only 106 of them are inhabited. There are two major islands that comprise Fiji: Viti Levu and Vanua Levu. Both of these islands are [...]
The height of Mayan civilization may have ended some 1600 years ago, but this enigmatic empire seems to be making a come-back. This past Friday, December 8th, movie theaters across North America released Mel Gibson’s much-anticipated feature, Apocalypto, filmed in Mexico, bringing the late, great Mayan civilization to life on the big screen.
For centuries, [...]
Get your sports gear on people! If you are wondering why I am posing such a request then you need to wake up! Puerto Vallarta is the place to be this summer. And for all those people who do not think so this is a reminder: You would not find a better and more enjoyable [...]
When you think about a cruise vacation, you probably think of being a pampered tourist, enjoying lush accommodations and fabulous service. However, there is a lot of work to be done to prepare for a cruise before you get to enjoy the cruising life.
Documentation is key. Depending on where you are going the documentation items [...]
There are few places in the world as beautifully untouched as Fiji’s 330 islands, which make it an outstanding location for a luxury holiday. In Fiji, there is plenty to see, an amazing culture to absorb and some simply unforgettable sights. Here is a selection of Fiji’s Must Sees:
Navala Village
Although many of the settlements you [...]
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