Though known as the financial capital of India, Mumbai is equally famous as a tourist destination. Mumbai tourist attractions attract people from all corners of the country. To some extent, they contribute to the cosmopolitan image of the country. The best examples of this cosmopolitan culture can be found in the southern part of the city.

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A small, visionary travel company, Ecoventura, that conducts small-ship cruises throughout the Galapagos, offers a 10-point program that it adheres to and hopes others will as well in order to support conservation efforts in this fragile ecosystem.

1) Keeps tour groups to 10 people or less per guide to reduce potential environmental impacts and wildlife harassment.
2) Hires naturalist guides to help monitor and enforce park regulations
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Omigosh, dreamy trip!! They say the Derby isn’t the race–it’s the whole week or more of festivities leading up to the event. They were like totally right!

I’m here on the fabulous Jane Dempsey’s Kentucky Derby Junket. Her family has been running Derby tours for over 60 years, and having grown up in the horsey world, she is an unending fountain of knowledge and true Derby Diva.

We are a group made up of mother-daughters, senior couples, and legendary Derby-winning jockeys and their families. WOW! I am now buddies with Dave Erb (’56 Derby Winner on Needles) and Braulio Baeza (’63 Derby Winner on Chateaugay). We happily attended their Gallop to Glory tribute at the Galt House Hotel. Visit it to check out their newly cemented hand prints!

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May 1st, 2008 by susan j

Avenue Q cast photo courtesy of The Paramount

Puppets singing about politics, racism, and life in the city. It’s an improbable combination, but somehow it works. I’ve seen Avenue Q twice and listened to the cast album countless more times, but I still can’t get enough of this infectious musical comedy. It’s the type of show that charms even people say they don’t like musicals.

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If you haven’t already taken a Caribbean Cruise you are missing one of the greatest pleasures this planet has to offer. What can be more enjoyable than visiting island paradises, and I mean real paradises, one after another, interrupted in between with a relaxing cruise on board.

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The return of Berlusconi to power in Italy with the help of a controversial ally, the Northern League, has led some to ask “Should Italy be broken up into two countries?”

The discussion centers around the prosperous north subsidizing the poorer southern regions.

Now, Veronica Lario, Berlusconi’s wife has made a statement on breaking Italy in two. In an interview with La Stampa, she said: “Italy has never been well-suited to being a single country, and has never matured enough to become one. There is no longer any value in a unified Italy."

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An interesting Croatian tourism statistics of 2007 is published by Tourism Institute who compiled data obtained by a survey conducted during the summer 2007 in just under houndered of Croatian tourist resorts.

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The Bacalar lagoon is also located in the state of Quintana Roo, and as other places in this beautiful state, the lagoon offers above all things an spectacular and colorful view. This lagoon is famous because of its crystal clear waters and also because of the 7 different colors that you are able to see on the water. Of course, you need to come on a sunny day to be able to see those colors.

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you definitely feel like a cowboy riding in this dry state.  we rode at the hill country equestrian lodge, which has the most beautiful weather (if you love the sun) and a headquarters that is over 100 years old.  it’s an old cattle ranch that spans over 6,000 acres…perfect for horseback riding trails!

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