Top 10 Best Place To Visit in Dominican Republic
The top 10 adventures to take while in Dominican Republic.
If you’re in the mood for a Caribbean holiday, the Dominican Republic is the place to go. It shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti in the Greater Antilles. The island is where Christopher Columbus made his first stop in the New World in 1492 and which later became the first capital of the Spanish empire in the Americas. You’ll find plenty of evidence of the country’s Spanish heritage. Today, however, people visit the Dominican Republic for its beautiful sandy beaches, clear waters and water sports activities. Off-shore activities include deep sea fishing and whale watching. There’s really not any good reason for you to stay home after you’ve seen these best places to visit in the Dominican Republic.
There's really not any good reason for you to stay home after you've seen these best places to visit in the Dominican Republic. Las Terrenas. Jarabacoa. Playa Rincon. El Limon Waterfall. Santo Domingo. Cabarete. Samana. Bayahibe.
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Things You Should NOT Wear At the Airport!
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If you head into the TSA line outfitted with the right clothes, you can make your next security stop much less aggravating, for you and the other passengers around you.
1. DON’T Wear a Skirt
TSA agents are obligated to make sure that your flowing skirt isn’t hiding some contraband.
2. DO Leave the Metal Bracelets and Necklaces at Home
Not only is jewelry a great way to set off metal detectors, it can also be time-consuming as heck to remove and then put back on.
3. DON’T Do Anything Fancy With Your Hair
Updos might get you singled out because they could be hiding some kind of illicit substances. Too many bobby pins in your hair might set off the metal detector, which could get you pulled aside. In the eyes of a TSA agent, even long, flowing hair holds the possibility of some possible harm.
4. DO Leave the Lace-Ups At Home
Unless your a geriatric or you’re in a wheelchair, you’ll likely need to take your shoes off when approaching security. So, unless you want to eat up valuable minutes unlacing your boots or tennis shoes, you should consider just wearing some slip-ons.
5. DO Wear Clean Socks
Since you can count on having to take your shoes off, you should know that you’re going to be walking around without them for at least a few feet.
6. DO Wear Easily Removable Layers
The more layers you’re wearing when you try to get through the scanner, the tougher a time you’ll have. If you need to wear a hoodie, make sure it’s a zip up so you can easily put it on and take it off.
7. DON’T Wear an Underwire Bra
If you wear an underwire bra, you’re upping your chances of tripping the metal detectors.
8. DON’T Leave Liquids and Gels in Your Carry-On
If you’re the kind of person who likes to keep a bottle of water on you, you can always carry an empty one through security and then get it filled once you’re through security. In fact, a lot of restaurants on the other side of security will fill up your water bottle with ice and water for free.
(9. Wear a Smile)
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5 Weirdest Restaurants You Won't Believe Actually Exist!
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Around the world there are some amazingly bizarre restaurants, wrought out of snow or full of ghosts. But they didn't even make our list of Top 5 Weirdest Restaurants!
At No. #5
Modern Toilet Restaurant
It’s no surprise that one of Taiwan’s most successful themed restaurant franchises is Modern Toilet - Yes, it's a franchise! - a celebration of all objects and substances found in bathrooms. But Modern Toilet’s most disgusting feature is its desserts, covered with strange toppings and unbelievably unappetizing names.
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Dinner in The Sky
Guests are strapped into three-point harness seats and suspended above some of the world's most remarkable landmarks and vistas while you are catered for by some of the world's most foremost chefs. Just make sure you go to the toilet before hand...
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Heart attack grill
The ER themed restaurant in Las Vegas is known for serving huge portions of food, which cannot possibly be consumed by a single person.
Diners or 'patients', have to a hospital gown and are served by waitresses known as 'nurses' and the orders are referred to as 'prescriptions'. Oh and 'patients' weighing over 350 pounds get unlimited free food.
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Robot Restaurant
Bikini-clad women staging battles with enormous robots, migraine-inducing neon, video screens and mirrors. Sounds like the perfect evening, right? However this Tokyo restaurant is more like a bar as you'd find tastier food in an average convenience store.
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Disaster Cafe
In this Spanish restaurant simulated 7.8 earthquakes happen all the time, shaking the place up so much that the waiters wear hard hats. An elevator will take you to “the depths of the Earth”, where your appetite for disaster will be met with surprisingly good food.
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Camino de Santaigo Packing List 2018
This is my packing list for my Camino de Santiago hike in 2018. I walked the French Way to Santiago and continued on to Cape Finisterre in a total of 18 days. This is not exactly a fastpacking list, nor do you have to hike 30 miles a day to enjoy a lighter backpack, but by minimizing my pack weight I was able to maximize my enjoyment of each day on the trail! Buen Camino!
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Backpack & Storage
Backpack:
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Hiking Clothes
Shorts: swim trunks with a liner and pockets
Shirt: dry-fit running t-shirt
Socks: Injinji socks (2 pair):
Other Clothes
Extra Shorts: swim trunks with a liner
Extra cotton t-shirt
Underwear (2 pair)
Long Pants: REI zip off pants
Nice Shirt: Lightweight short sleeve button up shirt
Clothing Layers
Wind Jacket: Patagonia Houdini wind jacket:
Thermal Jacket: Montbell U.L. Thermawrap jacket
Rain Jacket: North Face (knock-off) from Vietnam
Buff multi-functional head-wear (2)Fleece Gloves
Ball Cap
Footwear
Trail Running Shoes: Brooks Cascadia:
Adventure Sandals: Luna Oso 2.0
Personal Items
Sleeping Bag Liner: Sea to Summit Silk Mummy Liner:
Towel: Fox Outdoors Small Microfiber Towel:
Beard Trimmer
Toothbrush, toothpaste, floss
Q-tips, nail clippers, tweezers
Shampoo
Sunscreen
Sunglasses
Beer Koozie
Cheap plastic water bottles (I used the same 2 the entire hike)
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The Bucket Life: Munich - Episode 5
The same sights and sounds celebrated by cultures for centuries greet you upon your arrival in Munich. This city is about people, those who know and love it best. They know their city has a special aura, a distinctive atmosphere that both surrounds and is generated by its culture.
Munich, as a city, has gone through its own actualization, having reconstructed the ruins of war-torn buildings with new landmarks. Munich, and the vast Bavarian region that engulfs it, harness architectural inspiration from an international slate -- French rococo-style castles to neo-Gothic promenades -- yet they all seem to have bubbled up from the ground.
Bavaria is the stuff dreams are made of, literally. Cradled in the German Alps lie the beautiful castles that inspired some of the most iconic modern-day destinations including one mouse's magical home. Quaint villages and beautiful traditional art also define the mountainous region.
Travel is creativity and spontaneity. And travel reminds us of life’s true motive, the underpinning for everything we do, is to reach our potential. To take what is desirable, make it attainable, to take what’s intangible and deliver our contribution.
And contribute, these Bavarians do. Work hard, play hard defines this community who patiently await the glockenspiel show, which wraps up the work day and ramps up the stage for play. The monks who brewed and barreled the first beers in Munich knew what they were doing. After a long, disciplined day, this hoppy reward awaited in a wooden bucket and sunny garden. Beer to some is a refreshing break in the day or itinerary, beer to them was tradition and craftsmanship, an “order of purity. Bavaria’s beer culture is still a celebration of both the individual and the collective. Today is just one day, one worth enjoying and living fully, one to share with others, and perhaps one in preparation of tomorrow.
Pardee Lake, Algonquin Provincial Park - Fantastic!
Pardee Lake, Algonquin Provincial Park
Pardee lake immediately caught my interest while pouring over Jeff’s Map looking for a small lake with a south-facing campsite on a point. I was looking for remoteness, decent trout fishing and an unusual or notable feature and Pardee appeared to meet these criteria. Three portages and two lakes separate Pardee Lake from the nearest access point, Cache Lake, providing seclusion late in the paddling season and a waterfall at the north end provides a point of interest. It harbours Lake Trout and I’m sure I can find them on such a small lake if I put some time and effort into it.
As soon as I see Pardee from the Lawrence Lake portage, I can see that the campsite I picked out on the map is going to be everything I hoped for. It’s at the far end of the lake, past the first campsite on the right.
The lake is small and well protected from the strengthening south wind, and I’m hoping the cloud cover stays thin enough to enjoy the full moon and the full lunar eclipse forecasted for tonight. Passing the campsite at the southeast corner of the lake near the portage, I’m glad I have the lake to myself and therefore the choice of campsites – this one is not great.
Reaching the peninsula campsite, I’m immediately impressed. The site is large, open to the east, south and west with several good tent sites, a private thunderbox and a great fire pit. My favourite forest tree is Hemlock and this section of Algonquin Provincial Park is covered in them. The thunderbox is set amongst a mature stand of Hemlock.
Preparing my bed on the east side of the site so I can enjoy the early morning sun next to the water is one of the first things I do when setting up camp, immediately after starting a fire to boil some water. With my sleeping arrangements prepared, I can turn my attention to exploration and not have to worry about stumbling around in the dark looking for a flat place to lay my tired body.
Instead of fishing, I’ve decided to relax around the campsite, cooking a hearty meal of lasagna over the open fire. As usual, I have to rearrange the rocks to create a proper cooking area with the grill low enough to cook by coals rather than just open flame.
Despite wishful thinking, none of my objectives for this trip are met today – no moose sightings (a few bull grunts from the surrounding hills is all), a less than stellar sunset, no fish and the lunar eclipse I was anticipating is now concealed by thick cloud cover rolling in just as the eclipse is starting.
Day 3: Leaving Pardee Lake for home
Waking up early Monday morning, I’m feeling contemplative and nostalgic. I slowly pack up, but before I push-off for the day, my last day, I film a short soliloquy, describing my time here on Pardee Lake and the unexpected urge to slow down and settle into the moment.
Heading north to the falls, which lead out of Pardee and not into it like I was thinking for some reason, not checking the elevations on the map in advance, I approach the portage landing and am pleased to see it well maintained and free of obstruction. The bridge across the falls is a gentle reminder that I’m getting closer to civilization and I would not be surprised to see other canoeists on Harness Lake ahead, despite the time of year and the day of the week (Monday).
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So, you've never been to Las Vegas. What's kept you? Never mind - let's stop talking, and start doing! The important thing here is that you're ready for the time of your life, and there's no better place to celebrate than Las Vegas.
First up - people watching. It may sound mundane, but with the cross-section of visitors and celebrities who come to Las Vegas, it's usually primetime entertainment. There are several terrific vantage points on the Strip, including Mon Ami Gabi at Paris Las Vegas, a French bistro with the bonus of being directly across the street from the famous Bellagio fountains. Serendipity 3 at Caesars Palace also has a great outdoor view of Las Vegas Boulevard, not to mention some tasty treats. Elevated viewing with outdoor dining is always popular at Planet Hollywood - both at Cabo Wabo Cantina and PBR Rock Bar.
Cruising the Strip is required for any first-timer, by car or by foot, and since we're on the Strip, now's a good time to start. As you cruise, check out the enormous digital marquees for amazing shows you'll only find in Las Vegas. There's LOVE by Cirque du Soleil at The Mirage, Rock of Ages at The Venetian, Tournament of Kings at Excalibur and Le Rêve - The Dream at Wynn Las Vegas. The people back home will expect you to see at least one of them. Check out legendary magic duo Penn & Teller at the Rio Hotel for a one-of-a-kind Las Vegas experience.
Be sure to get out and have a little fun exploring, too. Stroll through the open-air street party that is Carnaval Court at Harrah's, or let out a few screams riding the roller coaster at New York-New York. The new LINQ entertainment and shopping street meanders between the LINQ Hotel and Casino and Flamingo Hotel. With new restaurants, shops and performance venues, this family-friendly destination will soon be home to the High-Roller Observation Wheel.
There's so much to do in Las Vegas besides gaming, but if this is your first time in town, you almost have to play a little. Many hotels offer free lessons for novices - the Golden Nugget among them. While you're downtown, check out the assortment of restaurants and bars that make up the Fremont East District and the new Container Park, made entirely of shipping containers; and be sure to drop by the historic El Cortez and the all-new elegant Downtown Grand hotel.
Hungry yet? Las Vegas used to only be famous for buffets. Nowadays, you can also enjoy the culinary creations of any number of celebrity chefs; but as a first-timer, a buffet is in order. The Bistro Buffet at the Palms will satisfy your palate with international selections, while the Bayside Buffet at Mandalay Bay features a diverse selection of tastes, with sweeping views of a tropical water garden. Celebrated for its expansive selection of gourmet offerings, the Bacchanal Buffet at Caesars Palace will leave everyone at the table wanting more.
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Peak Design Travel Backpack Review | 30-45L Pack Perfect For One Bag Travel
The Peak Design Travel Backpack is nothing short of genius. The unique features, innovative design and quality materials easily make it one of the best bags we’ve ever tested. View Details & Buy:
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The Peak Design Travel Backpack is finally here. If you’ve been following us or you’re into backpacks, photography, or travel—you’ve probably heard of Peak Design. These guys have been absolutely killing it, making some of the most unique and innovative designs the backpack and photography world have ever seen.
We’ve been testing this thing out for three weeks and it’s seen use across multiple US states and a few flights. Much like their other gear, our first impression is that this bag has a lot of smart, innovative thinking, and it most definitely lives up to the hype.
The Peak Design Travel Backpack is a well-executed travel bag from a company with an excellent track-record of bringing innovative and unique designs to the backpack world. This is a bag that can easily handle one bag travel, photography, or digital nomading with ease—and it will be a joy to use for any of those activities. We have a couple small gripes—mainly the zipper choice, sternum strap, and side handles—but all of the amazing, innovative thinking that has gone into this bag vastly outweigh the few minor downsides. A winner, for sure.
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Sandqvist Zack Review | 41L European / Scandinavian One Bag Travel Backpack (Carry On)
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If your surname is as awesome sounding as ‘Sandqvist,’ you’re probably going to name your company after it. And that is precisely what Anton Sandqvist did when he founded his fashionable bag brand in Stockholm, Sweden in 2004.
Our first experience with Sandqvist was over six years ago, when we tested their Uno daypack—a bag we still use to this day! What first grabbed our attention was the aesthetic—which is not surprising as Sandqvist is a more fashion-focused brand—but what kept us around was the practicality and durability of what turned into one of our most cherished bags. If only Sandqvist made a travel bag…
Well, we are proud to announce that they have done exactly this with the Zack backpack! Though categorized as a weekend bag by Sandqvist themselves, this bag seems to check all the “travel pack” boxes. Has this more fashion-focused brand made a bag that can compete with the one bag travel heavy hitters like Minaal, Aer, Tortuga and Goruck? We’re excited to find out!
Overall, The Sandqvist Zack, though sold as a weekend bag, works well as a travel pack and looks fabulous while doing it. The bag has been designed thoughtfully with great features, and has been put together using durable materials that we trust will stand the test of time. With the lack of hip belt and load lifters, this bag isn’t ideal for heavier weights, but if you need a ton of room and have a lighter load, this is a great option.
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