Our illustrated travel guide will take you to Roatán.Roatán is one of the Honduras Bay Islands in the Caribbean Sea. The island is located near the largest barrier reef in the Caribbean Sea (the second largest worldwide after Australia's Great Barrier Reef). It has become an important cruise ship and scuba diving destination.For many years the island was a hidden gem, with some of the most beautiful white beaches and the best snorkel and diving spots in the Caribbean, but i...

Our illustrated travel guide will take you to Florence, Italy.Florence (Firenze) is the capital of the region of Tuscany in Italy, with a population of about 366,500. The city is considered a cultural, artistic and architectural gem. Florence was the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance. Politically, economically, and culturally it was the most important city in Europe for around 250 years; from some time before 1300 until the early 1500s.Finding Internet access when out a...

  Our illustrated travel guide will take you to the beautiful island of Grenada.   Grenada is a group of three larger islands (Grenada, Carriacou, and Petite Martinique) and several tiny islands in the Caribbean, or West Indies. It lies just northeast of Trinidad and Tobago, and southwest of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. It is famous for spices and is known as the "Spice Isle", being a major source of nutmeg, cloves, g...

Our illustrated travel guide will take you to Valencia, Spain.Valencia is a charming old city and the capital of the Old Kingdom of Valencia province of Spain that is well worth a visit. It is the third Spanish city in terms of importance and population, and the 15th in the European Union. It is on the Mediterranean Sea approximately four hours to the south of Barcelona and three hours to the east of Madrid.Valencia is famous for its Fallas Festival in March, for being the ...

Our illustrated travel guide will take you to Lucca, Italy.Lucca is a city of 90,000 in Tuscany. Its long history goes back to Etruscan and Ancient Roman times, and the city retains its ancient architecture. Lucca's great era was in the Gothic times just before the Renaissance, and the city contains much marvelous architecture from that era. Lucca remained an independent city state until the end of the 18th century. Giacomo Puccini, one of Italy’s best-known operatic composers, was...

Our illustrated travel guide will take you to Saint Lucia. Saint Lucia is a British Commonwealth country that is an island in the Caribbean, off the coast of Central America. It lies between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago. The twin Pitons (Gros Piton and Petit Piton) are striking cone-shaped peaks south of Soufriere that are one of the scenic natural highlights of the Caribbean. Tourism is vital to Saint Lucia's economy....

Our illustrated travel guide will take you to the beautiful island of Guadeloupe.Guadeloupe, sometimes known as the Butterfly Island, on account of the shape of two of its major islands, is a group of islands in the eastern Caribbean, and is a French overseas department. It is located southeast of Puerto Rico.Islands include:Basse Terre: green and lush vegetation, mountainous with a sulphuric volcano.Grande Terre: flat and dry with a lot of beaches, some of t...

Our illustrated travel guide will take you to St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands.St. Thomas is only 31 square miles and has a two main cities. Charlotte Amalie is the capitol city, referred to as "downtown", and is the destination for many cruise ships due to its deep water harbor. Nearly every day, tourists visit some of the 300 or so jewelry and other stores in the city. Red Hook is often referred to as the East End where there is a little more nightlife and restaurants as wel...

Our illustrated travel guide will take you to Pisa in Tuscany, Italy.Pisa is best known for the world famous Leaning Tower, but those who come here with their mind already made up that the Tower is the only thing to see may miss the rest of the architectural and artistic marvels of this beautiful city.The half hour walk from the Campo dei Miracoli to the train station runs through an area with many interesting sights, shops, and restaurants. The best way to visit Pisa is by...

Our illustrated travel guide will take you to the beautiful Caribbean island of Dominica.Dominica is located about one-half of the way between Puerto Rico to Trinidad and Tobago. It is often known as "The Nature Island of the Caribbean" due to its spectacular, lush, and varied flora and fauna, which are protected by an extensive natural park system. The most mountainous island of the Lesser Antilles, its volcanic peaks are cones of lava craters and include Boiling Lake, the second-...

  Our illustrated travel guide will take you to Saint Kitts and Nevis. Saint Kitts and Nevis are a pair of tropical islands in the Caribbean, about one-third of the way from Puerto Rico to Trinidad and Tobago. St-Kitts and Nevis changed hands many times between English and French, which has left it a heritage of cities with names from both countries.  The architecture is very Anglo-Saxon (Victorian) with driving on the left. In downtown Basseterre Circ...

Our illustrated travel guide will take you to Tegucigalpa, Honduras.Tegucigalpa is the capital of and largest city in Honduras.Hondurans in general, and people familiar with the city, shorten Tegucigalpa to "Tegus", while most locals actually use the full name. Tegucigalpa is a great example in Central America of urban sprawl run amok, spread out across very hilly terrain.The city is a 400 year-old mining center and has many interesting sites and activities for those...