A Taste of the Old South in Charleston & Savannah

On our tour of Charleston, Savannah, Beaufort and Hilton Head Island, June and I recall the fun, interesting things, following memories and comments, in no particular order: § Visiting the Georgia Sea Turtle Hospital and seeing sick turtles being nurtured back to health by Vets and caregiver assistants,...

Amoroso Cottage

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: my favorite part of vacation is always the hotel/resort/bed and breakfast—i.e., the accommodations. I research this more than I research activities in the area, restaurants, etc. May seem backwards to some people, I guess, but I really...

Travel tips from travel writers

This blog is about family travel around the world without leaving the UK. Impossible? No. This post has a look at the way travel has changed - from adventure to grim necessity. Seems like a shame to all of us who still feel that travelling is a joy, and it is often better to travel...

The Bangkok Nightlife Guide - Travel Tips For First Timers

As crazy as it may sound, I threw out the planned itinerary I created months before I arrived in Bangkok Thailand for the first time. Now I know what I did is counter intuitive to my title article summary. You see Bangkok is a city of contrast beyond imagination. You...

Exploring Greece on Two Wheels

Today’s featured guest post was written for Beat the Brochure by Ricky Durrance. My experience of Greece so far extends to a brief sailing holiday where I barely saw much other than some beautiful sea, so I welcomed this post, which shares ideas for exploring some of the wonders...

POV: Will QR Codes Be Useful?

I've been seeing these QR codes for some time now....some airlines offer them as an alternative to printed boarding passes, banks have them to facilitate mobile banking, and even cars have them painted on their sides. I've used them to download my boarding passes on a couple of occasions.The QR...

NYC's United We Dance Parade With The X Pro-1

All Photos ©2012 Tewfic El-Sawy (Click To Enlarge)Serendipity was the reason I stumbled on New York City's 6th Annual Dance Parade yesterday.Barricades and police presence around St. Marks Place can portend a lot of things these days, but when I was handed an announcement for United...