20th
March
2008
by Martyn Davis
When going on your first driving holiday through France, travelling at your own pace, stopping in quaint villages and historic towns to experience the local French food and staying in family run guest houses or hotels can just add more excitement to the whole holiday experience.
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posted in Europe, France, Vacation, holiday, family holiday, Scenic Drive |
20th
March
2008
by Cary Ordway
Sometimes the most fascinating tourist attractions aren’t the most obvious. But if you “dig” a little deeper, you can find rewarding discoveries just under the surface - the earth’s surface that is. That’s where you’ll find Underground California.
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posted in US, California, US West Coast |
20th
March
2008
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One thing visitors to the Edo Japan Museum will learn is that when the Canadian representative signed Japan’s official surrender document following World War II, he did so on the wrong line. The remaining signatories were therefore forced to replace the names of the countries on the following lines with the names of their own. As a result, New Zealand’s representative had to sign the lower edge of the paper.
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posted in Asia, East Asia, Japan, Tokyo |
20th
March
2008
by Alvin Starkman
It can take as little as 4.5 hours and be traffic and problem free, but just as easily you can be met with congestion and road repairs, extending the trip to six hours or more. On the other hand you can elect to increase the length of your journey by taking in a few select sites and some interesting scenery, including a snow-capped volcano near Puebla and another peak near the Orizaba / Córdoba cut-off.
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posted in Mexico |