tourism

After all, you know that Rome is famous with fountains. Most of the them date back to Mediveal ages. There are also many historical places ...

Welcome to the Northwest's first-ever dessert celebration. SweetFest is a weekend filled with unique ice cream, candy, desserts, fantastic edible works of art, live music, and entertainment for the whole family. It kicks off August 26-27, 2006 at King Cou

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Quoted: You'll start your skydiving experience with a 30 minute class in which your instructor will introduce himself and outline your adventure from the basic operation ...

Quoted: The Skagit Valley Tulip Festival is a tourist destination in Northwest Washington State. Each year more than 1 million visitors come to see over 300 acres of brightly colored tulips. This site provids information about festival events, places to stay, places to eat, transportation and tour information as well as providing a map to the various attractions.

Quoted: Slum tourism, or “poorism,” as some call it, is catching on. From the favelas of Rio de Janeiro to the townships of Johannesburg to the garbage dumps of Mexico, tourists are forsaking, at least for a while, beaches and museums for crowded, dirty — and in many ways surprising — slums.

Quoted: The group’s philosophy is also its method, which might be summed up this way: I will offer you my couch free, along with the company of my friends and a tour of my favorite spots in my city. In return, you will give of yourself, and not just slink into my home at 3 a.m. after you’ve done your own tour of my city. In this way, we will be friends, if only for a day or two.

Quoted: Record numbers of tourists have been pouring into Tibet since China's President Hu Jintao launched a new rail service from Xining, capital of northwestern Qinghai province, to Tibet's capital, Lhasa, last year.
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But the rising numbers of tourists has put a strain on the capital's most popular attractions leaving some visitors queuing for days to buy tickets.