Travel guides

Visit one of the palaces. Interested in seeing a 300+ foot clock tower? Visitors love the culture, nightlife and carnival attitude of the Brazilian people. New boutique hotels and eco-lodges are popping up all over the place and from the seductive charms of Rio to gorgeous paradise beaches to exploring the Amazon, Brazil has to be on every traveller’s list. Visit the official site here .

Visit neighborhoods like Shimokitazawa, the Greenwich Village of Tokyo, with its prevalence of cafes, small boutiques, thrift/vintage stores, and cheap noodle shops. Omotesando, Tokyo’s version of the Champs-Elysees, is a wide boulevard populated with designer boutiques and home of the new Omotesando Hills Mall, designed by noted Japanese architect Tadao Ando.

Tourists in the area rent bikes and go for rides through the local vineyards. Argentina is relatively inexpensive to travel to from the United States considering the distance and the exchange rate is favorable for Americans, with 1 Argentine Peso equal to about 30% of the U.S. Tourists are taken advantage of often, being pulled over for a made-up excuse, and are made to pay money to be let go. If you are a tourist in that situation it might be a good idea to pay-up since a night in a Mexican jail does not top the chart in fun vacation activities.

Las Vegas shows no signs of slowing down even though millions of guests have pounded its pavement. Explore the Strip or one of the many other attractions Las Vegas has to offer. La Boca, with its street performers, shops, and unique architecture is a big tourist draw. The large number of choices for lodging, restaurants, and activities provides opportunities for budget travel and savings.

South Africa offers luxury, wildlife and culture all rolled into one country. Zambia’s wild walking safaris are legendary for the true wildlife enthusiast. South Africa is a vast country and the distances are considerable. Cape Point is 2,000 km from the country’s northern border at the Limpopo River.