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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland | Review

Skips the miles of memorabilia to discover the history of Rock and Roll in Cleveland, Ohio. To skip the review and just buy tickets for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, step this way… Memorabilia at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame There…

Cleveland, museums, music, Ohio, reviews

View of Toledo from the surrounding hills.

Madrid to Toledo train: Ticket prices, timetables and day trips

Tickets on the Madrid to Toledo train cost €13.90, with the high speed journey taking just 36 minutes. This makes the historic capital of Spain a perfect day trip from Madrid. Madrid to Toledo train times The Madrid to Toledo train makes Spain’s former capital…

Madrid, public transport, Spain, Toledo, trains, transport

Inside Te Ara on Rarotonga, the Cook Islands.

Rarotonga’s Te Ara Museum: Pacific History, Admission Prices & Visitor Tips

Perhaps the best cultural attraction in the Cook Islands, Rarotonga's small Te Ara museum provides an unexpectedly engrossing look at the settlement of the Pacific Islands. The wall map in Te Ara For map geeks, the one on the wall in Te Ara is utterly…

Cook Islands, museums, Pacific Islands, Rarotonga

Driving into the Andes from Santiago, Chile

From the Chilean capital Santiago, it’s an enjoyable drive through the Aconcagua Valley towards the dreaded Los Caracoles. Driving through the Maipo Valley from Santiago You don’t have to drive too far out of Santiago for the landscape to start getting hillier. The south-eastern route,…

Andes, Chile, driving, mountains, Santiago

Trader Jack's on Rarotonga, the Cook Islands.

Raining in Rarotonga: Hiding out at Trader Jack’s

Rarotonga in the rain: discover the true pace of island life while taking shelter at Trader Jack's, the legendary pub rebuilt four times after cyclones. Rainy days in the South Pacific They never tell you about the rain. It’s all about the beaches, the lagoons…

Cook Islands, Pacific Islands, Rarotonga

The invention of baseball – and the Abner Doubleday myth

Desperately trying to get some kind of understanding of baseball, David Whitley heads to Boston’s Fenway Park and Cooperstown, where the game was supposedly invented. Hunched over the bar, faintly jet-lagged, the statistics blizzard fired past. I had, I quickly realised, no idea what any…

baseball, Boston, Massachusetts, museums, New York, sport, USA

Experience the magic of night kayaking in Puerto Rico

Kayaking through Puerto Rico’s Laguna Grande, every paddle stroke ignites glowing bioluminescence, transforming the water into a shimmering, starlit spectacle. Gliding Through the Mangroves: A Mysterious Journey The light from the front is faint as we glide through the mangroves. A picture builds of dimly-lit…

bioluminescence, kayaking, Puerto Rico

101 things to do in Las Vegas besides gamble

Circus shows, hiking trails, desert adventures, ziplines and gluttonous buffets are amongst the many options for visitors who want to stay away from the casino floor in Las Vegas. Las Vegas is perhaps incorrectly known as the gambling capital of the world (it’s not –…

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Why the scarlet macaw has returned to the ruins of Copán, Honduras

A breeding programme is bringing back the scarlet macaw – once held sacred by the ancient Maya – back to the Copán ruins in Honduras. To skip the story and book your Copán tour, head here. Mayan Ball Game in Copán, Honduras Amid the ancient…

Central America, Honduras, Maya, wildlife

Visual trickery at the Museum of Illusions, Las Vegas.

Museum of Illusions Las Vegas – review

The Museum of Illusions in Las Vegas is fun, but gets overshadowed by competitors offering similar attractions at a grander scale. Visiting the Las Vegas Museum of Illusions Sometimes an experience is coloured by what comes before it. In my case, that’s certainly true for…

family travel, Las Vegas, museums, Nevada, reviews, USA