2007 April | Viator Travel Blog

Suggested Itineraries: Cayman Islands

30. April 2007

Scuba diving on the Cayman Islands The Cayman Islands (Grand Cayman, Little Cayman and Cayman Brac) are among the smallest islands in the Caribbean. Yet what they lack in size, they make up for in beauty, spectacular sea adventure and world-renowned scuba diving. If you’re not a diver, no worries. There’s still plenty to capture your attention… [...]

The Grand Canyon for Beginners

29. April 2007

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As regular readers of the Viator Travel Blog will know, I recently took a trip to the US and had my first ever visit to Las Vegas. Now what is the one big thing you HAVE to do when you visit this part of America? The Grand Canyon of course! Our trusty ride for the [...]

Will I Get Eaten by a Shark?

28. April 2007

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It is safe for women to dive any time of the month Viator’s customer care team is the best. I’m not kidding, our teams in Las Vegas and Sydney are incredibly good at responding to questions and concerns from you, our loyal travelers. They don’t just review each and every booking you make. They also go [...]

Vegas Virgin: First-Time Visit to Sin City

25. April 2007

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Vegas Virgin: First-Time Visit to Sin City

After a hideous 16 hours of airports and jumbo jets, I arrived in the city of sin for my first ever visit. I had only been to the US once before on a 4 day stopover in Los Angeles on my way home from the UK about 8 years ago, so this was like arriving [...]

The Latin word for what?

24. April 2007

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You know, it’s Latin for ‘traveler’ I was in New York City last week at a conference. The weather in NYC was mediocre (rain, cold blasts of chilly air, gray clouds…) but it didn’t get me down. That’s because I love New York. That’s right, as silly and cliched as it sounds, I really love New [...]

Suggested Itineraries: Panama

24. April 2007

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Casco Viejo, Panama City The fantastically diverse scenery that Panama (a.k.a. the ‘bridge of the Americas’) offers means that no single visit can do justice to all its attractions. This is doubly true if you’re an adventurous type of traveler. Oceans, mountains, jungle and hip urban nightlife… Panama really does have something for everyone. The [...]

Washington DC: Better than Average!

22. April 2007

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Washington DC: Preferred 5 to 4 There’s a short article in last Sunday’s New York Times about Washington DC and its effort to create a new city slogan. Apparently the old slogan — ‘A Capital City’ — had to be retired due to a subtle double entendre. (When Washington DC’s crime rate, um, shot up in the [...]

Spotlight on Sapa, Vietnam

20. April 2007

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Editor’s Note: This is the second installment focusing of Cheryn’s travels in Vietnam. Be sure to read Cheryn’s other blog post about Hanoi’s old quarter. A bridge near Sapa, Vietnam We arrived at the train station in the city of Lao Cai and boarded a bus to Sapa. An hour later, the landscape changed from flat to [...]

Jamaica: Sordid History of a Tropical Paradise

20. April 2007

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Rose Hall Plantation, Jamaica More than a million travelers each year come to Jamaica for the beautiful beaches and tropical climate. No doubt a few come for sex or drugs. Either way travelers looking for a tropical paradise are often less interested in learning about Jamaica’s sordid past. Jamaica provides an excellent example of how tourism [...]

Top Ten Destination Wishlist

17. April 2007

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Just as I was narrowing the field in my travel wishlist, Kelly beat me to the post (literally!) and blogged her Top Ten Travel Wishes. However, it takes more than a similar theme to dissuade me from my need to blog, so here are the Top 10 destinations on my travel wishlist. Narrowly beating Dubai to [...]