Grand Sierra Resort

We detrain at the Reno station and take a cab to the Grand Sierra Resort. This resort has an on site amusement park with go carts and a ride called “The Sling”, a giant slingshot with you as the pebble. I'd be willing to give the carts a go ...

... . Old Fourah Bay College: Built in 1848, the oldest University in West Africa.  Scholars from all over Africa traveled to Sierra Leone to study there.  Only the stone foundation of the university remains, as a fire devastated it in 1999. Set ...

... les touristes afflux et nous nous sauvons!   Nous traversons tout Yosemite Park par la route Tioga Road qui grimpe dans la sierra Nevada . Là encore à chaque virage il y a de quoi s'émerveiller . Nous surplombons la vallée le Yosemite Creek cette ...

Arrived in Reno in the early afternoon – Jim landed at the same time so we rode together to the Sienna Hotel Resort and Casino in RENO NEVADA. A driver was waiting for us with our names on a placard, like in the movies. I felt real special! Haha! ...

... to ask what the latter was made of before we got some… I then went into a very dodgy liquor store to get Chris a Sierra Nevada Pale Ale for our next stop: a natural hot spring in the middle of nowhere before Mammoth Lakes.  They even gave me a ...

... from a local distillery.       GRADE: B+ El Rancho Charro- (sunset horseback ride) 3 hour horseback ride through the Sierra Madras.  AMAZING tour, and loved every minute of it.  Be sure to try and go with a small group as our ...

... foreign. After the excitement of Route 50, we settled down to a calmer but beautiful drive south along the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, through Elderado County and its gold mining towns, then on through Plymouth, Jackson, San Andreas, Angels Camp, ...

... ;and I turned and continued up a long winding driveway. We announced ourselves at reception and were directed up to the Sierra Marr restaurant which is mounted on the hillside facing the sea, with one side composed of floor to ceiling glass and ...

... the largest bay in Mexico. Vallarta is protected from hurricanes due to the benefits of the surrounding geographical landscape. The Sierra Madre mountains encircle the entire east side of town while the large bay on the west coast provides protection ...

... Vallarta, I headed up the highway about 15 minutes north to take advantage of another trade – this time at the mega resort of the Grand Mayan.  I had acquired a huge condo here in my trading – really really huge for one person.  I ...

... morning and then yell and scream as they go past your room. That's EUROPE for you!!   Day 314 - Saturday 6th January - Sierra Nevada to Peniscola   Up bright and early and after some breaky at the hotel we gave Misty a big workout and drove ...

... the cold "Easter Spell" was out of the way, the weather turned warm, but windy.  I'm getting pretty tired of Dust! Sierra Vista is pretty much a military town.  The basics are here ... but no WalMart Supercenter.  But a very good ...

... as grand or impressive as those of Carrara in Italy. As we got closer to Granada we saw the snow on the Sierra Nevada, site of Europe's most southerly ski resort, and the highest mountain in Spain. We wound through the city to get to our hotel, and had a ...

... in Cuba We decided to venture to the coast for a day, and ended up going to Playa Santa Lucia, a stereotypical Cuban tourist resort. We flagged a private car to take us to Nuevitas, and our driver was stopped and fined on the motorway. Our fare more ...

... still testify to the greatness of ancient Halicarnassus – but for the modern-day tourist, the town mainly means Aegean seaside resort. It is an extremely popular destination for European travelers: I wonder if I am going to be able to find anything ...

... ; it wasn’t a disappointment though, one of the most stunning views we have seen. Our last stop was a 5* 'eco’ resort (just a quick visit unfortunately not a stop over!) in the volcanic region for more amazing views from the lagoon. I say ...

... turn;  To get to the Costa del Sol (sun coast) where we are now from the interior, we had to cross the Sierra Nevada (!) mountains, some 11,000 ft high with ski resorts, didn't expect that this far south.  Also olive groves as ...