Posted by Ruby Mead | Posted in Travel Channel | Posted on 23-04-2011
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Chocolate Easter eggs for the little ones at Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital and free Easter eggs at selected airport hotels.
HolidayExtras.com celebrated the launch of its new Easter Bundle at selected airport hotels with a gift of 200 chocolate eggs to the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital this week.
Jason Hindle from HolidayExtras.com delivered the eggs to the hospital’s play specialist Gill Bailey, he said: “It’s been such a treat to deliver these eggs for the children to enjoy this Easter.”
Angela Harris, Community and Events Fundraising Officer at the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital added: “On behalf of all the patients at Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, I would like to thank HolidayExtras.com for its kind donation of Easter eggs.
“Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital Charity works to make a difficult time a little easier for its patients and their families. The nurses and play
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Posted by Ruby Mead | Posted in Travel Channel | Posted on 22-04-2011
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HAL guest Patricia Sinay submitted this informative post for all those HAL cruisers with questions about cruising with children. Thanks, Patricia!
Why cruise with children? This cruise, on board ms Oosterdam from April 9-16, along the Mexican Riviera was our second cruise. Both cruises have been with children and with Holland America Line. On our first cruise, we only had one child, our daughter who was 13 months. This time we went with another family and we thus traveled with 4 children between the ages of 2 and 5. Before our first cruise with Solimar, we were concerned that children would annoy the other passengers.
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Posted by Xavier Brookman | Posted in Trip Advisor | Posted on 21-04-2011
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A gathering at the family tomb for Shimi
During the month of April, each year, a Sunday gathering takes place at the family tomb (Ohaka). The occasion, known as Shimi, resembles a family reunion and picnic combined. Throughout the month, every Sunday, the roads may appear to have more traffic and many vehicles will be seen parked alongside the roads close to family tombs.
Vegetation surrounding the Ohaka is trimmed and the grounds are cleaned up by men, usually the week prior.
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Posted by Seth Afford | Posted in Travel Tips | Posted on 18-04-2011
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This article previously appeared on Frommers.com
If you restricted your movements to the parts of the world where people understand you, you might not get too far. After all, it’s hard enough for an American to decipher directions given by a native Glaswegian, let alone negotiate foreign alphabets on a street sign in Asia.
The language gap between Americans and Europeans is well-documented. W
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Posted by Ruby Mead | Posted in Travel Channel | Posted on 16-04-2011
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Central Market in Budapest is a busy, brimming-with-color open market first built in 1897 and restored in 1994. The market is filled with fresh produce, wines, herbs, peppers, meats, and cheeses, as well as restaurants, gift shops, and clothing boutiques. It’s easy to spend an entire day here.
BUDAPEST, Hungary - “Hey!” an almost-naked man cheerily called to me.
“Um, hey, back at you,” I couldn’t help but giggle as I answered, waving with one hand, my camera in the other.
“You take my picture,” he commanded in halting, Hungarian-accented English before a striking a Schwarzenegger-like Mr. Uni
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