All Blog Posts Tagged 'grand' (5)

I spent around 35 days in the USA on road trips in 2011.

A total of three trips: easter in Texas and New Mexico, summer on Route 66 from Chicago to LA (and back) and New years in Miami and Key west.

All great trips that expanded my horizon and provided an abundance of great experiences.

By far the best travel experience I had in 2011 was the night I spent in the Grand Canyon Caverns Suite on Route 66.

It is a hotel suite that has been set up 220 feet below the…

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I walked along the path through the dry forest with my eyes constantly searching the rocks and bushes.  It was late afternoon and shadows were starting to obscure various possible hiding places.  I had walked at least a mile around the trail without seeing one.  I was beginning to feel disappointed. How could I walk so far and search so thoroughly but not see one?

Then I came around the bend of the trail back to the main part of the park.  There he was in the clearing, lounging in the…

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Berlin is raunchy, no doubt. But it is the rawness of the spacious city that makes it pulse. The city's social and cultural landscape is ever changing and is exemplified by its multiple playgrounds — bars, galleries, restaurants, clubs — whose evolving nature sometimes means that they might very well not be there the next day. Berlin's scene… Continue

I was under no illusion that Grand Cayman was going to be some tranquil Caribbean idyll, but when I first arrived on the island I had a sinking feeling that I had wound up living in an even bigger tourist trap than I imagined. Seven Mile Beach is beautiful but lined with large hotels serving $15 pina coladas and nuisanced by jet skis; you’ll find most recognisable fast food joints such as Burger King, KFC and Pizza Hut; Georgetown boasts faux Caribbean architecture and is home to… Continue