Category: Tours & Attractions
Tours and Attractions from around the world.
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Sha Tin Racecourse: A Great Day Out in Hong Kong
If you’re thinking of visiting the World’s Coolest City, congratulations. It’s an amazing place that’s constantly buzzing with activity and excitement. You can reach Hong Kong from several Asian countries for under $100 USD. You could spend your whole trip exploring along Lockhart and Nathan Road shopping and dining. Nobody would blame you. But you’d
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A View Into History at Saigon’s Caravelle Hotel
If you’re planning a visit to Saigon, chances are pretty good you’re going to walk right by the Caravelle Hotel. It’s at the dead center of the city and adjacent to city hall and the symphony. That location isn’t an accident. You need deep pockets to acquire that kind of real estate. Caravelle’s original investors
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The Jim Beam Distillery: A Complete Tour in Photos
Most folks who take a trip along the Kentucky Bourbon Trail are going to encounter the Jim Beam Distillery. With its central location just a half hour south of downtown Louisville, Beam is very easy to reach. The location just 2-3 minutes off I-65 and proximity to other attractions makes it a box that has
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Churchill Downs: An Insider’s Guide to the Twin Spires
Once the most popular sport in the US, thoroughbred racing has become something of a niche pursuit in the 21st century. You can count on one hand the number of US racetracks that stand on their own as a tourist destination. Many of the country’s busiest tracks are in places like New York, LA, New
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Is Buc-ee’s the Most Overrated Attraction in Roadside America?
Not so long ago we were all going happily about our lives, blissfully unaware that a certain chain of Texas gas stations was on a quest for global domination. It wasn’t even 10 years ago that the first Buc-ee’s outside of Texas opened its doors. Since 2016 the brand has developed 11 locations and counting
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Ever Seen a Thai 7-Eleven? Take a Quick Tour in Photos
Planning a trip to Bangkok is wild. It’s a lot of work sorting through hotels and finding a flight that works for you. But once you’re in the city it won’t take long at all before you find yourself inside a Thai 7-Eleven. On one hand they’re pretty similar to the stores we have here
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The Best Highway Rest Area in the South?
When going a great distance by car travelers are often compelled to stop whether they want to or not. The rest areas that are part of the interstate system are designed to make stops as quick and efficient as possible. With bare-bones design and minimal amenities they are characterized by the easy-in/easy-out access they afford.
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Atlanta’s Truist Park: Everything an Out-of-Town Fan Needs to Know
Whether you’re making a pilgrimage to all 30 MLB parks or merely looking to catch a game while you’re in another city, checking out a new ballpark is more popular than ever with fans. Some teams like the Braves, Cardinals and Rangers host an extraordinary number of out of town fans. Truist Park draws from
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Beyond Levi’s: A Look Inside The Modern Factory Phnom Penh
When I found the Factory Phnom Penh online I was intrigued with the idea. A former Levi’s garment plant, some might say sweatshop, has been converted to a modern mixed-use campus. There is not a lot of information online about what to expect when you reach the site. The overall impression on the Phnom Penh
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Review of Phnom Penh’s Tuol Sleng Site
I’m not sure there is anyone in the US who thinks about Cambodia without thinking of the Khmer Rouge first. For people who are over 40 we think of the revolution in Cambodia as being a part of recent events. Much like Apartheid or Rwanda. Pol Pot lived until 1998. Duch and Brother Number 2