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City spotlight Travel GuideSeptember 17, 2020November 15, 2019

New York: fast-paced, exciting and intense

New York City is a global center of culture, art, fashion and finance and the most populous city in the US. The city is made out of five boroughs sitting on the Hudson River’s entry into the Atlantic Ocean. Manhattan, with iconic skyscrapers such as the Empire State Building, its green core of Central Park and bustling Times Square and Broadway; Brooklyn, diverse borough with areas featuring indie music, art and nightlife and beachfront amusement parks; Queens with Flushing Meadows, featuring Unisphere; Bronx, in the north of NYC, hosts Botanical Gardens and Bronx Zoo; Staten Island in the south offers great panoramic views of a city and iconic Statue of Liberty.
NYC is a massive city and it will take a week or two to fully explore it or at least to visit all major landmarks. But don’t worry, once you visit it, you will always come back for more!

Country spotlight Travel GuideJune 20, 2020November 14, 2019

Visit United States: 14 things you need to know

United States is a huge country comprising of 50 states in North America, bordering with Canada in the north and Mexico in the south. It’s an amazingly diverse country (expression ‘melting pot’ came from the US) that attracts millions of tourists every year and it tops world tourism rankings for decades.

City spotlight Travel GuideMay 26, 2020November 24, 2019

San Francisco: Golden Gate and Golden City

With its iconic and memorable beauty, San Francisco is wrapped in cultural attractions and filled with many globally known landmarks. To name a few: Golden Gate Bridge, cable cars, Fisherman’s Wharf, Alcatraz, Chinatown, Union Square, North Beach, the Castro district and list goes on.

Travel Guide Travel TipsMay 19, 2020November 25, 2019

Boston Pops and Fireworks

While almost every city in the US celebrates the Fourth of July in some fashion, none is more renowned than the Boston Pops and Fireworks display. The Boston Pops has entertained its citizens and visitors with its music since the 1930s.

Exciting Skiing in Ritzy Aspen, Colorado

The name Aspen evokes a sense of glory which has aged over a century now. Aspen has always been the most populous city in Colorado. Today, however, Aspen rules as one of the best elite vacation spots in the entire …

City spotlight Travel GuideMay 19, 2020November 8, 2019

San Diego: where California was born

San Diego is large town on the Pacific coast in southern California, next to Mexico’s border. It has strong Spanish influence since first permanent settlement in 1769, quite noticeable in the Old Town neighborhood. In the core of the city is Balboa Park, vast green space with numerous attractions and activities to offer. San Diego is known for its beaches and warm climate that brings tourists year around. It has also large harbor, host to numerous naval and passenger ships ad boats, including United States Navy’s Pacific Fleet.

City spotlight Travel GuideMay 17, 2020October 30, 2019

Los Angeles: dynamic, crowded and exciting

Los Angeles is an amazing city and one of the top US destination. It is also congested with traffic so much, that writers in Saturday Night Live (SNL) have ongoing skeet named ‘Californians’ where characters keep talking about commute and highway exits (among other, telenovela like, dialogues). But it is not that bad, once you get used to it; millions of tourists are flocking to the LA every year and there is a good reason for that.

Top 5 Travel GuideMay 17, 2020November 5, 2019

Top five hotels in New York City

New York City has close to 300 hotels in total, ranging from massive hotels with more than 1,000 rooms and suites, to smaller, boutique hotels. Here is a list of top five hotels in New York City with their descriptions and available offers.