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Norway – the summer National Park

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“The fjordscapes of Western Norway are so utterly unique and so profoundly beautiful that many people rate them as the most impressive landscapes on the planet”. – Lonely Planet The National Parks are the cherished jewels for nature lovers worldwide. Nothing like a trip to the Rockies, Smokies or any of the several National Parks […]

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El Yunque National Forest

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“Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountain is going home; that wildness is necessity; that mountain parks and reservations are useful not only as fountains of timber and irrigating rivers, but as fountains of life”.John Muir …So… we decided to go to a fountain of life!!! […]

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Ocala National Forest

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Ocala National Forest What are the images the mind conjures when you think of Florida? Disneyland, Universal studios, Orlando, Miami, Miles of sun-kissed beaches, Everglades, Key West, Cruise to Bahamas?… But can you envisage 383,000 acres National Forest only about 1.5 hours northwest of Orlando’s theme parks? A nature lover’s bliss in the heart of Florida!  […]

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Venice (Italy) with kids in 48 hours

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Videos Itinerary Day 1  – Reached Venice at midnight (train delayed). Stayed 2 mins walk from railway station Day 2 –  So much to do in Venice at day and at night Day 3 – Murano Glass Factory and Venice Day 4 – Venice airport by bus transportation with luggage. Places Covered “Venice is like […]

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Switzerland with kids in 4 days

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Videos Itinerary Day 1 –  Reached Lucerne Railway Station. Hotel Checkin and then toured Lucerne with kids. Day 2 –  Mt Pilatus Day trip from Lucerne – AMAZING! Day 3 – Day trip from Lucerne to Interlaken to Lauterbrunnen  to Grustscalp to Murren to Gimmelwald to Stechelberg and back to Lucerne by evening. Click here to know how we did […]

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Zion National Park

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“Land of extremes. Land of contrasts. Land of surprises. Land of contradictions…. That is Arizona”. ~Federal Writers Project, Arizona: The Grand Canyon State, 1956 Our next day plan was to drive from Zion National Park to Page,Arizona Drive duration – 2 hours Distance –  110 miles Stayed – Page, Arizona Date – April 20th 2012 Note: Arizona does […]

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Grand Canyon National Park

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Our trip “It’s like trying to describe what you feel when you’re standing on the rim of the Grand Canyon or remembering your first love or the birth of your child. You have to be there to really know what it’s like.” -Jack Schmitt You have to be there to really know what’s it like. […]