Bangkok is quickly emerging as one of the best known travel destinations around the world. Even though it is as crowded and as unregulated as any other Asia metropolis, it pulls millions of visitors each year. We look at some of the reasons behind the pull that Bangkok has over international travelers.
An average flight from London to Sydney can last anywhere over 22 hours and a flight from the American west coast to Sydney is only marginally shorter at around 15 hours. Despite torturous flight times, visitors from all over the world travel to Australia and many find the culture so effortless to be in and welcoming that they decide to make it their home as well. We find out what motivates people to undertake journeys to Australia.
Washington DC isn’t really a tourist destination. Judging by the standards of most capital cities around the world, DC is a rather laid back city. Even though the world’s gaze is constantly turned towards the city because of the fact that it is seat of the U.S. administration for a better part of the year, hearing someone say that they are visiting DC still begs the average person to ask “why”. We examine some of the reasons that explain why people go to Washington DC.
Located in the English county of Norfolk, the village of Walsingham may not feature all that prominently on international tourist maps but for European and Christian travelers, the village is an essential stop during a tour of the UK and Europe. Here are a few other reasons that prompt people to go to Walsingham.
A simple trip to the region is enough to understand why Queenstown is one of the top visitor destinations in New Zealand. Offering excellent food and wine options boutique shopping and spa treatments to indulge in, Queenstown appears like any other first world tourist spot and the town does live up to its adventure-centric fame by offering plenty of sightseeing tours walking and hiking trails and even hardcore adventure options. Here are some other options that make people visit Queenstown.
If you look at a map of the world, you know that we have a continent called Antarctica located at the extreme south of the planet. But the continent simply does not feature on any tourist maps given how it isn’t ideal for a spring break or summer vacay. However, plenty of people still make the high risk journey to the continent and we try to find out what drives them to make the trip.
We can’t say with any certainly when it came to be so, but sometime in the last two decades, Amsterdam went from being a regular old European capital city to an essential stop on the backpacker’s itinerary. While there are several sane reasons that prompt people to visit the city like work or a sporting event, there are plenty of darker ulterior motives too. We find out what makes people go to Amsterdam.
Around the world, people believe that everyone in America has a nice job and lives in a large, 4-bedroom house fitted with the most modern luxuries and a white picket fence that overlooks an idyllic and peaceful street. Even though that really isn’t true, millions flock to America each year. We examine the reason that makes people go to America.
These days, saunas are part of wellness packages offered by gyms and spas. Apart from the cosmetic aspects, saunas offer a whole lot of other benefits too.
If you have never spent a whole afternoon trying to wax your legs, you’d probably think spending $100 bucks at a salon for the same treatment is a sheer waste of good money. However, for men and women that have a busy schedule, taking that kind of time out for DIY grooming can be hard and that is a great reason why going to salons is so popular. If you have been living under a rock for the past 200 years, you can read on to know more about why people go to salons.
