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The spooky, eerie, and downright creepy, take center stage in October as interest in the paranormal peaks for Halloween-time. If visitors are not too nervous to leave their London hotels, it’s a good time to explore the spookier side of London. Here are seven haunted sites in London to get you started: Tower of London [...]
This isn’t my favorite holiday, but for a lot of people dressing up in strange costumes and begging for candy or other treats is an evening well spent. Even if you’re scared of things that go bump in the night, I hope your Halloween in hauntingly sweet! Photo credit: Paul Keleher @flickr Share on Facebook
I’m not a big fan of Halloween. It’s not for any particular religious or cultural reason, I just don’t like dressing up in costumes and begging for candy. OK, as adults that’s not exactly how we celebrate Halloween, but I don’t particularly care for the adult version of the holiday either. But, this is a [...]
It’s been a week of big travel news, although some of centered around flying hoaxes. That’s why you need to read these blogs posts that will give you real scoop! SoSauce (travel geek blog) an Indian cooking lesson, including Naan. Yummmmmmm! LA Times Travel compares and contrasts Halloween activities at Knott’s Berry Farm and Universal [...]
Nobody throws a party like New York City, so if you are anywhere in the area you’ll want to catch the 35th annual Greenwich Village Halloween Parade. The Parade emphasizes diversity and family as it brings together the myriad economic, ethnic, social, sexual, and racial components of New York City. Even the NYC Police Department [...]
The Old West comes back from the dead with Bonnie Screams Haunted Ghost Town. Located just outside of Las Vegas, on the 144-acre Bonnie Springs Ranch, the ghost town spans a quarter mile of a creepy looking restored haunted ghost town. Along the way you’ll encounter a few monsters and ghouls thanks to the creative [...]
The Miami Seaquarium offers ghoulish fun in a kid-friendly environment with its Monster Splash Nighttime Halloween Bash, a four night Halloween adventure. You can feel scared, while still doing good, and hang out with some of the best creatures around! This Halloween event features age appropriate activities for the entire family, including: Trick-or-treating with costumes [...]
Find your ghoul-mate this year with a Halloween Singles Cruise organized by Singles Travel International. You’ll sail away onboard Royal Caribbean’s Vision of the Seas to the Mexican Riviera with ports of call in Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlan, and Puerto Vallarta. Special onboard events are designed to encourage mixing and mingling and include costume and [...]
You’ll find a kid-sized Halloween celebration at the New York Aquarium’s Ascarium. The annual festivities include sea monsters, carnival activities, a pumpkin patch, arts and crafts stations, a haunted house, and the Haunted Mine 3-D ride. Halloween activities are scheduled October 25-26th, and are free with general admission to the aquarium. (An additional charge applies [...]
Haunting stories come out during Halloween time, and some interesting ones come from college campuses. Whether they’re reports of true paranormal activity, or merely urban legends, I’ll let you decide. Boston University students, both former and current, have had their share of haunting habitats, with two sites rumored to be sources of paranormal activity. Of [...]
In addition to traveling, Mary Jo likes lingering over a cup of coffee, wandering in a museum, sipping wine at a cafe, enjoying a relaxing massage, and sharing it all with friends and readers.
Her most recent travels were to Portugal and Italy.
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