Travel – Eat – Sleep

So here I am, sitting in a Washington D.C. hotel room on a Sunday night. I don’t like business travel that starts/ends on a weekend but, in all fairness, our consultants do it all the time. I can handle it once in a blue moon.

I’m in town for a national conference and rather than staying at a $200+/night national chain (i.e. Hampton Inn, Marriott, Hilton, Embassy Suites, etc.), I opted for the Donovan House Hotel. The Donovan is the DC location of the small Thompson Hotel boutique chain. For $189.00/night, I landed a comfortable room in a stylish hotel that is a mere 10 minute walk from the convention center. $189.00 gets you plenty of space, access to a fitness center and you’re only a 10 minute walk from this…

Not bad.

Now, I took the super shuttle from BWI to Washington D.C. The cost was $37.00 compared to an estimated $85.00 taxi fare (W-O-W!). Waiting for the shuttle took about 20 minutes and then the ride was maybe 45 minutes long. Thankfully, I was the first stop.

After I checked in, I decided to do some walking… down Vermont to the White House, around the Treasury Building and over to the Ellipse. I thought about walking over to the Washington Monument but decided against it. I would walking further and further from the hotel and I wasn’t sure that I felt like it. So, I took a meandering route back to the hotel to where I would pick a place for dinner.

After a few searches on the Washington Post’s page, I opted for Luigi’s Famous Pizzeria. The editorial review was good enough and the restaurant was easy to find (about a five block walk), inexpensive (My total meal, with tip, was under $20.00) and apparently a Washington staple (in business since the 1940s). How was it? Pretty good… not great but good.

The restaurant had a inviting main dining room with a cozy atmosphere. The sunroom seating seemed a little cold to me and the upstairs room was larger and less cozy. To me, the main room was the spot. I started with a bell pepper bruschetta that wasn’t bad and it was only $2.50 for two pieces. The bread echoed what I had read from some reviews – it seemed kind of stale. If it wasn’t for the topping, it may not have been worth eating.

Fiji is located in the South Pacific Ocean east of Vanuatu. This country is composed of 322 islands. 106 of those islands are permanently inhabited. Along with that are 522 very small islands, also known as islets. The two major Fijian islands are Viti Levu (translated into Large Island) and Vanua Levu (also called Small Island) and they hold 87 percent of the population.

The climate of Fiji is tropical, of course. Therefore, it can get very humid because of the daily rainfall and plentiful sunshine. When visiting Fiji, sandals, sun hats, loose clothes and lots of bottles of sunscreen are often recommended items. One of the most popular aspects of Fiji is its beaches. The sand is usually filled with shells from when high tide went out and, just a few steps into the ocean, a person can instantly have their ankles surrounded by small fish.

The smaller islands are much of the same. Temperatures can either be hotter or cooler depending on the tree/shade cover on the island. One of the most popular summer beach games would probably be volleyball. Fijians will sometimes invite tourists into a game and share the entertainment of bouncing a ball over a net!

When visiting Fiji, there is one particular drink that a person should at least try. That drink is kava. Kava is an ancient crop of the western pacific. When this plant is made into a liquid, it creates a drink with anesthetic and sedative characteristics. A person will normally feel their lips, tongue and throat become slightly numb. The drink is also known to taste like dirty water.

Alaska is a place where you can enjoy many adventurous activities. If you have ever dreamed of an Alaskan vacation, you can experience the excitement and breathtaking beauty with Great Alaska Adventure tours. So, now let us discuss about some Alaska Adventure Travelling tours.

1.Alaska backpacking and trekking trips
Alaska backpacking and trekking trips can really be very exciting if you are with family and friends. You can experience hidden valleys, glaciers, sweeping Alaskan vistas, wildlife and much more while trekking the majestic mountains of Wrangell-St. Elias National Park.

2.Alaska Bicycling tours
You can experience magnificent mountains, salmon filled rivers, calving glaciers, abundant wildlife and Alaska’s pristine sidetracked while on a bicycling tours because they are very exciting and adventurous.

3.Alaskan rafting tours
If you have never experience rafting then Alaska is the place for your. Many rafting tour companies offer different types of facilities to the tourists, which are both interesting and breathtaking. Experience the wild cascades, gigantic waves while on a river rafting tour.

4.Alaska dog sledging tours
Since 1976, Alaska Dog Sledding has specialized in small group wilderness, Alaska adventure travel and dog mushing trips into some of Alaska’s most beautiful and remote locations with lodge and deluxe safari style accommodations. So, come and enjoy this thrilling experience.

5.Alaska Eagle and Bird watching tours
On these tours you can get up close and personal with Alaskan bears, eagles and birds. These tours offer a range of camp based nature tours and coastal treks in Alaska’s Katmai National Park. They focus on wildlife and nature photography, eagle/bird watching, and Alaskan bear viewing.

6.Alaskan Mountaineering and hiking Tours
You can plan an Alaskan vacation for your family and friends, climb Denali, film a movie or organize your own expedition. Alaska kayaking, glacier hiking, ice climbing, mountaineering, backpacking, multi-sport and other types of Alaska adventures are featured in this tour.

7.Alaska Flight seeing Tours
In this tour you can see glacier filled valleys, ice fields, limestone canyons and the fabulous mountain peaks of Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, these are the only things that make these tours comparable to the best Alaskan flight seeing anywhere. This would be a very unique and unusual stuff for you and your family members.

8.Alaska Photography Tour
Alaska Photography Tours are one and two-day tours that are intended to explore some of the local photographic hot spots while learning the art of photography.

There are so many things to do in Cyprus. Cyprus is a country rich in cultural heritage and all the tourists who come here to spend their holidays have good time. They really feel so pleasing that they even want to stay here for ever.

I would like to list various activities which you can do here one by one and I hope that you will enjoy reading it.

1.Cultural and historical sights
There are so many cultural and historical sites here in Cyprus. Some of them are tombs of the kings, kourion, agia paraskevi church, kykkos monastery, Cyprus Museum etc. all of these are really some of the master piece and the people loves visiting it. As far as some of them are concerned, they are as old as 20th century. Those who love reading the history must have read about Cyprus and all the historical monuments which I have listed above. If you want to visit all the historical sites then I must tell you that it will at least take one week for you to visit all of them.

2.Have fun outside
There are many things which you can do if you want to enjoy your holidays. There are many nature trails through which you can run and I assure you that it will be a great fun. The Xenobia wreck of the coast of Larnaca is quiet great and you will be extra enthusiastic when you will see it and yes you will definitely love to dive through it.
The Akamas peninsula which is to a picnic spot is also a great place for boating. You can participate in boating whole day and you will not get board. And this is my assurance to you.

3.Shopping
Shopping is also quiet common in Cyprus. Pottery, lace, honey, Cyprus delight, hard woven rugs, sweet pastries, commanderia wine and so on. All of this shows us that Cyprus is quiet great for the shopping. You want to drink or you want to eat, there is a lot more things for you. Cyprus is one of the places where the coastal region is very long and hence you will get lots of sea food. In fact Cyprus is really very rich in the seas foods. You will find all kind of sea food.

4.Scenery and beaches
These are the other things which you can enjoy. I must say that beaches are great and you can take the sun bath as well as enjoy the beach life.