Wanna visit the Grand Canyon? Here is a tip!
Wanna go there?
I’ve been to it as a teenager. It’s long and hard trip. I don’t recall the ring road over the edge, but the Helicopter ride is so much breath taking. Plan to go there? TravelMuse has the tips for you.
Accommodations In Grand Canyon.
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Try the Cable Car in Singapore
While it may not be a final destination for many, it is a hot staying spot for people traveling from and to places like Australia. If Singapore is a stop for you, you may want to give it a couple of days or so, and see what beauty it has to offer. One of the attractions they say you shouldn’t miss there is the Cable Car between Mt. Faber and Santosa.
The news around it is that these cable cars will be put to retirement later this year, as Mount Faber Leisure Group is planning to replace it with 68 new cable cars only to be known as Jewel rides, one of which will be made for VIP from Austrian Swarovski crystals, and will be equipped with a DVD player, fridge, and a high-end Bose system. Total cost estimate of the project is $36 millions, with a target customer attraction of 1.7 million riders.
Read more about it and see some photos at Bornrich.
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Get your VISA before it’s too late
Those of you planning to travel this summer might want to consider applying for VISA from now before it’s too late. In summer, it’s usually too crowded, takes long time, and some people end up paying hundreds for 3rd-parties to finish their papers. To be best prepared for your VISA application and make the process easier, below are some quick guidelines:
- Make sure your passport is still valid and not about to expire. You need minimum of 6 months on it when applying for the new VISA. Expired? Renew all travelers’ passports at your earliest.
- Gather information about the VISA for the country you want to visit. Try Googling for something like “UK visa”, “Shengen VISA” and usually you’ll find the information you need. Make sure you get the VISA details for your nationality, as it differs a lot from one nationality to the other. See if they have online application as well, as it’s usually much easier that way. Some worldwide travel guide info sites might help, like WorldTravelGuide.net. Search for your destination and see the VISA page.
- Get all your papers ready, get as much as you can. Include destination, purpose of visit, travel dates, airline tickets, hotel booking confirmation, what you plan to do there. Some destinations require a look at your past bank statements and salary certificates. They are usually interested in making sure you intend to come back, so help them feel sure about it. A look at their official website should help you know more about what type of papers are required. Basically, the more clear and proof you have, the easier your papers will be processed.
- Apply either online or through the local official or nearest to your country office. Again, have everything ready, and make sure you have enough tipe for the VISA processing before you submit your application.
Some VISA Sites:
- US VISA: Official United States VISA Information Source
- Shengen VISA: (sites not necessarily associated with the European union):
- Shengen VISA Services
- The Shengen Office (Explains Shengen VISA in more details, and can help you in your application)
- UK:
- UKVISAS (UK VISA Info)
- VISA4UK (UK VISA Application site)
- Tips for UK VISA Application
- Turkey:
- Turkish Consulate (For many countries, tourist visits less than 30 days can get VISA at Turkey airport entry point)
- Malaysia: (Some countries do not require or can get VISA at entry point for specific short type of visits)
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Malaysia
- TravelMasti.com (General information about VISA Application)
- Worldwide: (While helpful, always double check with official country VISA source for latest information. Sometimes worldwide sites are not up to date)
- WorldTravelGuide.net
- VisaHQ.com (Very easy to use to see if you require VISA to certain country, though still need to confirm with direct official country source. I can see some discrepancies)
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Best and most affordable adventure plans
SmarterTravel have published two great articles for adventure and hiking lovers. The first gives you the best new adventure trips of 2009, covering places in Scotland, Philippines, West Africa and others. The other is a list of ten amazing adventures you can take for less than $1,000! If you’re adventure and hiking seeker, don’t miss it.
To find your best hotel for the trip, 7ojozat.com.
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Take a tour in the Natural Galapagos Islands
The Galapagos Islands of Ecuador is a collection of distributed volcanic islands, that is famous for it’s natural wildlife. The Islands have grown however by 40-folds over 50 years in population to reach 40,000. Still, this is one of the few magnificent places still left on this planet, where you can examine the wildlife and nature away from civilization. These islands have been one of the major locations Charles Darwin visited in his 5 year journey, and it has also been featured in the Master and Commander movie as an island of nature.
You can read more about the Galapagos Islands on Wikipedia and WikiTravel, and for vacations and tours there, Galapagos.com is your next stop. For hotels in Galapagos Islands, we have a few hotels to offer in Isla Santa Cruz.
UPDATE: Thanks to Robin Slater for his extra links on cruise tours in the Galapagos:
Sangay’s Ecuador & Galapagos (http:/sangay.wordpress.com)
Galapagos Cruise Links (http://www.galapagoscruiselinks.com/)
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TripIt.com Free iPhone App
The travel organizer website we spoke about before, TripIt.com, has released a FREE iPhone App to help frequent travelers organize their travels quickly and easily through their iPhone. TUAW has an early review of the new app here.
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Googleplex View Hotel
TRIPHOW is reporting about a new 225-room hotel to be built right next to the Google Inc.’s headquarters at Shoreline District in Mountain View, CA. This means that you can get a room with a view on the Googleplex (Google complex) and watch Google employees drift in and out of the company, instead of a river view.
While I doubt it, it would be lovely if the hotel can in arrangement with Google have the Googleplex theme inside it. Same lava lamps, bouncy balls, corridor design and all. And hey, how about occasional lunches from Google chefs themselves 
. That would be awesome.
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“Picture America Contest” to the rescue
In an effort to promote US tourism more, USA Today and Discover America have opened up the”Picture America Contest“, starting 10th of April. The contest “requires participants to submit their iconic images of America that capture the essence of the country and best represent it for international travelers. Discover America is the official travel and tourism website of the United States.”.
The winner will get a prize of 4-night trip from Travelocity, and a $500 American Express airfare voucher, and the choice of stays in posh hotels in Las Vegas, New Orleans or Orlando. Winning images will be used by Discover American to promote US tourism as well.
Contest closing date is May 8th, after which voting will take place between May 25th and June 8th. Winners will be announced then on June 22nd. Not much time left, get your cameras to work.
[via triphow]
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What happens to unclaimed luggage?
After a period of search, those unclaimed luggage at the airport gets auctioned, and someone has developed a bizarre hobby of buying and photoing them as something he says less odd than stamp collection. The guy then thought of creating a website he called IsThisYourLuggage.com to help find the real owners of the unclaimed luggage, showing photos of the luggage and all it’s inside content. Who would want to go really to claim his publicly disclosed missing underwear? Unless there’s something else more fancy in his bag.
[via GADLING]
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Anara Tower in Dubai
Anara Tower, the 125 stories building, where art and culture meet. A mixed-use residential tower with world-class art gallery, celebrated public art, five-star boutique hotel built around principles of modern Islam. Raising over 600m in height, and located at the entrance to Dubai Media City on Sheikh Zayed Road, the new bizarre uniquely designed building is destined to be probably the new face of Dubai.
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