World Travel Guides – Travel, Destinations and Vacations

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For many people, planning a Disney World Vacation is part of the fun of the vacation itself! For others, however, it can be a headache. Before you start planning your vacation, determine whether or not you are really up to planning the trip yourself or not. If you don’t want to plan your own trip, [...]

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One day, 24 sites, no sleep. Condé Nast Traveler takes on New York City. On the agenda: Eating in Nolita, the Meat Packing District and Katz’s Deli in the Lower East Side; shopping in Little Italy and Chinatown; a little R&R at the Bowery Hotel; a visit to the New Museum; Union Square’s Farmers’ Market; a walking tour of the West Village; a Central Park carriage ride; ice skating in Bryant Park; the Metropolitan Opera; a view from Top of the Rock; a drink and fortune telling at Employees Only; Chelsea clubbing; karaoke and a massage in Korea Town; and a walk across the Brooklyn Bridge. Whew!

In this new video tour, New York Habitat introduces you to Chinatown in New York City, “the small city within The City”. So what makes Chinatown so special? Let’s find out. Chinatown is located on the East Side of Lower Manhattan. It’s constantly growing, over taking other neighborhoods and changing, but as of now it is roughly bordered by Broome Street to the North, Broadway to the West, Worth Street and East Broadway to the South, and Essex Street to the East. Chatham Square: What better place to start our tour of Chinatown than in Chatham Square. Once a large open air market in the early 1800′s, it became a center for tattoo parlors, flophouses, and saloons in the mid 1800′s, but today has turned into a major intersection in Chinatown. Chinatown’s History and Landmarks: On Mott Street, just a few blocks away from Chatham Square, is where in 1858 the Cantonese businessman, Ah Ken, became the first Chinese to immigrate to Chinatown. He eventually opened a successful cigar shop and from that point on, a steady stream of Chinese started settling in the area. When the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 was enacted the Chinese population in this small neighborhood exploded. Today Chinatown’s population is estimated around 100000. Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA): You may have heard of New York’s famous museum, the MOMA, but while you’re in Chinatown, be sure to visit the MOCA, the Museum of Chinese in America. At the museum, you’ll learn more about the history and …

Insider Guide: NYC

Seattle, (Washington, USA) is a city that has much to offer young and old alike as a vacation destination. The truly amazing thing about a city like Seattle is that many of the attractions that might appeal to young children, might also appeal to those of an older generation for much the same and very [...]

Here’s a 2-minute high definition New York City helicopter tour we filmed on a flight over New York City with New York Helicopters. New York Helicopters offers tours from short 15-minute scenic flights to the “Grand Tour.” Fly over the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, Governors Island, Manhattan Bridge, Central Park, Empire State Building and just the amazing NY skyline. FIlmed in HD. It’s an incredible experience to see the Big Apple from the air. New York Helicopter Charters, Inc is an FAA certified Air Carrier Charter Company with over 20 years experience in the New York Metropolitan Area and operating throughout the Northeast Corridor. We are your solution to helicopter travel 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Flights depart from the downtown helipad at Pier 6 near Battery Park. To reserve your flight, visit our website at www.newyorkhelicopter.com. Finley-Holiday Films produces Travel America DVDs on America’s proud natural and cultural heritage. Coming this spring – National Parks of New York Harbor. Visit us at finleyholiday.com.

If you are looking for a romantic getaway, look no further than Seattle Washington for your next vacation. There are so many wonderfully romantic things to do in this wonderful city and it rains literally half the time, which provides an excellent excuse for cuddling beneath an umbrella. Even those who are romantically challenged would [...]

Niagara Falls has become a tourist mecca right from the moment, when, in 1678, the first European, Father Louis Hennepin, has described this marvel of nature as the “prodigious cadence of water.” Since 1825 when the Erie Canal was opened, the influx of tourist has grown rapidly and the Buffalo city becoming a major railroad [...]