5 Great Dates in London What makes the perfect date? Americans like dinner and a movie, English people like meeting at the pub, but I would say that the perfect date involves something inspiring and something distracting. Allow me to elaborate. If you go out with someone for the first or second time, you're only just getting to know them, which makes an intimate one-on-one dinner a bit intense. Going to a movie however, means that you're...more
Picking an appropriate gift that someone will both love and put to use is a complicated undertaking. Of course, I have a tendency to be more concerned with things that I enjoy, as opposed to taking note of the preferences of the people around me. However, if you have a better attention to detail than myself, and are searching for the perfect present for the travel enthusiast in your life, I know that I can be useful to you.NOOKcolorAre you...more
In true Home Alone style, a large number of people are opting to ditch the old saying "There's no place like home for the holidays," and take advantage of their time off work and school in December to take a vacation. Across the U.S., there are several vacation spots that give you the freedom to get away from home while still experiencing Christmas customs.Aspen, Colo.If you're seeking a picturesque, snow-covered Christmas, Aspen is the city to take your vacation. In addition to its world-renowned skiing and snow trekking, Aspen gets into the Christmas spirit with the 12 Days of Aspen celebration. This celebration happens downtown where you can participate in free ice skating, concerts, carolers, and carriage rides. Santa even joins the festival with his reindeer Comet and Vixen, and every year the New Year is rung in with fireworks over the mountains.Albuquerque, N.M.With a large Hispanic population, Christmas is a big festival in Albuquerque. On Christmas Eve, or Nochebuena, there is a Luminaria Tour of the city plaza that is illuminated with thousands of luminaria, which are paper lunch bags with sand and a tea light sitting inside. Also special to Albuquerque are the Native...more
5 Fun Holiday Date Ideas Unless you live on Mars (and if you do, you're not likely to be reading this anyway) you've probably begun to notice a distinctly celebratory feel in the air. There's bright lights going up on houses and trees. Shopping malls are doing the whole Bedlam theme. Gingerbread men, if they could, would most likely be...more
5 Fun Facts About Eurodisney Paris You Didn't Know There's so much to do on Disneyland Paris holidays and it's often hard to figure out exactly how you're going to spend your time here. The following advice has been compiled to act as an aid toward peoples future visits to Disneyland. It is essentially an attempt to help people decide...more
Many small businesses display Christmas trees in their offices or storefronts during the holiday season. For retail businesses, it's a good way to get customers in the holiday shopping mood. For offices, it adds a touch of festive Christmas spirit for the office personnel. In any case, if you own or work in a business that displays a tree, and you're stuck in a decorating rut with the same old ornaments and tinsel year after year, now is the perfect time to spice things up with a fun and unique Christmas tree decorating theme that is tailored to your business. We've got five fun ideas to get you started.1. Retail StoresFor most retail stores, coming up with a Christmas tree decorating theme is easy; just use the products you sell as your inspiration. For example, an office supply store could use pencils, calculators, erasers, and small notepads as decorations. A health or beauty supply store could use combs, tooth brushes, empty medicine bottles, and cotton swabs. Shoe stores could use shoe laces, shoe inserts, shoe horns, and even a few children's shoes to decorate a tree. Just remember to start with the items around you, and you can't go wrong.2. RestaurantsJust as with a...more
Whether you are looking for holiday accommodation or Kings Cross hotels to stay at during your business trip, your priorities will often revolve around comfort and amenities. It could be you or maybe the company you work for who will be paying...more
5 Favorite Songs at Christmas Once November approaches, the Christmas rush could be felt not only by the cool breeze but with radio stations playing songs for the holidays. Christmas songs make the season jolly and the more people listen to...more
When you're in Tangier, Morocco, be sure to visit these cool tourist sites: Dar el Makhzen, Tangier American Legation museum, Forbes museum, Kasbah, and the village of Asilah.Tangier, Morocco's premiere northern city, is an emerging tourist haven...more
Christmas trees are not the "reason for the season," but they certainly bring a welcome glow of enjoyment into the lives of individuals and families alike, just as they can for you.5 Essentials To Look For When Picking Out Christmas Trees By:...more
If you're putting off getting one made, don't, you must get started now! Everybody needs a bucket list, for how could you forgive yourself if the worst happened and you'd forgotten your lifetime dreams? As you grow with age and forget about your...more
It is hard to imagine that Vietnam was once a war-ravaged country with a people brought to its knees by the savage fighting between North and South. These days there are only subtle reminders of those times and the image of Vietnam is now emerging as...more