Jamaica is one of the most popular destinations in the Caribbean. This island nation boasts beautiful beaches, spectacular scenery, distinctive and flavorful cuisine, and some of the best and most exclusive resorts in the Caribbean. Every year, around two million tourists visit the island, enjoying Montego Bay vacation packages and contributing around $1.5 billion to […]
Around the world, buying and selling involves negotiation. This article asks, “Why?” he then analyzes the negotiation from a singularly anti-American perspective. For years, I was an excellent negotiator and even taught negotiation in corporate America and in higher education. I enjoyed the challenge of paying as little as possible for something or selling it […]
There is much to love about Kankakee, Illinois. The local lifestyle combines urban and rural influences. The beautiful Kankakee River meanders through the city, forming a backdrop for year-round relaxation and recreation near Kankakee Illinois Hospital. The Kankakee Valley Theatre, Kankakee Valley Symphony Orchestra, Kankakee County Museum of Art and History, Kankakee Community College, Riverview […]
What does your leisure club say about your hotel? Too often, a hotel’s leisure club tells a different story from the rooms or public areas. There aren’t many hotels that don’t have high standards of cleanliness, a luxurious finish, modern decor and a sense of corporate belonging within the main body of the hotel, however […]
I have been several times in Amsterdam and Rotterdam, both in the center and in the small towns. Everywhere you can see soccer fields, everywhere. Most of them also light up at night, if you want you can play 24/7. Compared to other countries I have been to, their football culture is very different. In […]
Everyone has a choice about what foods they make (or buy) and what they eat. After all, it’s up to you what you put into your body. But I still have a hard time understanding why some people only eat meat, potatoes and vegetables or only eat American food or only eat junk food. Food […]
If you love rafting and find yourself visiting India, there is no better place to pursue your passion for rafting than in Rishikesh. Rishikesh, the beautiful City of Temples or “Yoga City” as it is known, offers visitors some of the best views as it sits right at the foothills of the majestic Himalayas. The […]
When choosing a hotel, you will find that some countries work on a star system. This means that hotels are rated in terms of their facilities, their services, their rooms and their service, and these ratings are given from one star up to a full five stars. You may be wondering what the benefits of […]
Today, Norm Goldman, editor of sketchandtravel.com and bookpleasures.com, is pleased to have Joshua Berman, co-author of Moon Handbooks Belize, as a guest. Joshua is an expert in traveling to Belize and recently chose this small Central American country for his own honeymoon; he has also lived and written extensively on Nicaragua and Honduras. Welcome to […]
I grew up in the state of Idaho in a town of 50,000 people called Idaho Falls. Idaho Falls is not known for much. It has a lot of rural area, farms full of potatoes and a Budweiser plant. The main employer in the area is the Idaho National Laboratory, which employs about 8,000 employees […]