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Menorca, Spain is the ideal vacation destination for tourists seeking a genuine Spanish holiday. The Island is fairly quiet and has a relaxed atmosphere even during peak holiday season. Menorca offers miles of sandy beaches. The beaches of Menorca tend to be quieter and less crowded than the beaches of the nearby Islands of Mallorca and Ibiza. The best beaches that Menorca has to offer are found on the eastern coast of the South shore.

The southern shore of the island features a number of popular resorts. Whereas the rocky northern shore is dotted with sleepy fishing villages for those of us who want to enjoy the culture of the island on a first hand basis.

Menorca has been largely protected from industrial development thus making it a haven for nature lovers. Menorca also offers excellent bicycle trails, which crisscrosses through out the island offering spectacular views of the waterfront and the island.

The Island enjoys Mediterranean weather characterized by hot summers and mild winters. Tourist tend to flock to Menorca during July and August, when the island reaches its hottest temperatures and offers sunny days with over eleven hours of sunlight. Menorca is quite an enjoyable tourist destination even during the off-season, where the temperatures never falls below zero degrees. During the winter months the temperatures range from a low of six degrees Celsius to a high of fourteen degrees.

Overall the quiet atmosphere of Menorca offers one of the top vacation destinations in Spain for tourists, who want to escape the hustle and bustle of the other Spanish beaches and cities.

Jacquinia pungens

I''m on vacation, so please accept my apologies for the brief entries. -- Daniel Thank you to Charlie Willis of Harvard University for submitting today''s photograph taken in summer of 2007 at the Centro de Investigacion Científica de Yucatán (CICY) Jardines Botánico in Merida, Mexico. Much appreciated........Go to the Vacation-blog (Added on 10/22/2008 10:14:31 PM)

Religulous

"There is no arguing with faith," writes Stephen Holden in the New York Times. "As the comedian and outspoken nonbeliever Bill Maher travels the world, interviewing Christians, Jews and Muslims in the facetiously funny documentary Religulous, you begin to wonder if there might be two subspecies of humans. "Bill Maher''s one-man stand-up attack on religious fundamentalism is a dog that has more bark than bite - a skeptical, secular-humanist........Go to the Vacation-blog (Added on 10/6/2008 9:24:08 PM)

Cruising for Discounts?

The words "cruise" and "budget travel" are rarely used in the same sentence. However, according to the folks at Vacations to Go To protect the full-fare business they receive from traditional travel agents, cruise lines will not allow many of the deals you are about to see to be advertised in newspapers or magazines, or on television........Go to the Vacation-blog (Added on 5/24/2008 4:39:49 PM)

Invitation to the Dance Movie Blog

The curtain rises today on Marilyn Ferdinand''s week-long Invitation to the Dance Movie Blog-a-Thon........Go to the Travel-news-blog (Added on 5/8/2008 7:49:02 PM)

Iceland's supersize National Park

The Vatnajokull National Park in Iceland will be the largest National Park in Europe. It will encompass the entire Vatajokull Glacier, the largest glacier in Europe and the Dettifoss Waterfall, the most powerful falls in Europe. The Park, due to officially open on 7 June 2008 will cover 13% of Iceland's landmass © r ........Go to the Vacation-blog (Added on 5/8/2008 7:33:16 PM)

Bangkok Attractions

The Bangkok temples are without a doubt, the most intriguing attractions of the city. While they all charge a nominal admission fee, the experience is well worth the price. However, as mentioned in my earlier post, the heat of the city can be oppressive, so try not to be overly ambitious about how many temples you visit in a day That said, here are some of the highlights Wat Pho: Wat Pho is the Temple of the Reclining Buddha. This is........Go to the Vacation-blog (Added on 4/23/2008 4:12:55 PM)

Campaign Hate Speech.

Apparently we should be more careful what we say at election time. I agree. We shouldn''t be condemning people for their name, race, or gender..... but should warmongers also be protected as a minority?John McCain seems to think so.Why am I NOT surprised this was reported on Fox News?........Go to the Vacation-blog (Added on 4/6/2008 6:31:53 PM)

Macau - Asia's most exciting destination

© Balaji Dut Macau is being billed as "Asia's most exciting destination". Macua lies in the Pearl River estuary between the South China Sea and mainland China.. Macua is run along similar lines to Hong Kong as a special administrative area within China. Macau was formally handed over to China by the Portuguese in 1999 The city is a fascinating fusion of Chinese and Portuguese, old and new, culture and architecture. One........Go to the Vacation-blog (Added on 4/5/2008 1:25:49 PM)

A Smarter Way To Visit Orlando

As summer approaches, your kids are no doubt dropping hints about a trip to Orlando. At the same time, the Orlando hotels are conspiring with seemingly good deals. However, if you're traveling with a bigger group, there's a better alternative. It's called a vacation rental. "Hold off!" you say. "I can't afford those ritzy accommodations!" Surprise! Check out the great prices on Zonder's Orlando........Go to the Vacation-blog (Added on 4/5/2008 12:58:55 PM)

Ilhabela

Brazil's largest island and a slice of paradise, Ilhabela is perfect for hard-core divers who love the outdoors and can't get enough of diving amongst shipwrecks- there are 16 sunken boats along its coast to explore. Even though it was discovered in 1502 by Amerigo Vespucci, its land remains perfectly untouched and totally gorgeous. Rolling green hills, sparkling water, and yes, even monkeys start your trip off right The official........Go to the Vacation-blog (Added on 3/18/2008 7:54:49 PM)

Vacation Spot: Ithaa

If you love marine life but not necessarily being in the ocean, get in it without getting wet! The Ithaa Restaurant is plunked 15 feet under the Indian Ocean with a 260-degree view. The best part about the whole experience is that you'll never have to contend with crowds, since this exclusive experience seats just 12 people Step put onto the wooden ramp and descend into the depths via staircase, and then enjoy a Maldivian fusion cuisine........Go to the Vacation-blog (Added on 2/12/2008 7:47:40 PM)

Thanksgiving Weekend Getaways

It's Friday. Yesterday was filled with family chaos. Today is just leftovers and the start of a long weekend. Instead of lazing around letting the L-tryptophan get to you, maybe you should think about enjoying a fun weekend date. If you already know someone from online well enough to do the weekend thing, here are some ideas o Drive to the closest mountains or nature that you can find and rent a bed-and-breakfast or log cabin room for a........Go to the Vacation-blog (Added on 12/11/2007 6:17:59 PM)

Touchous Tuesday

Could this be old goldenrod? It doesn’t seem likely since at the time I took this photo, there was still a little lingering yellow goldenrod on the forest fringe. Whatever it is, I like it because it is a sort of guidepost for the season. The beauty and abundance of the growing months are over. Now a leaner, more stark beauty will take hold for a while We did not make it down to Roundrock for our semi-traditional day-after-Thanksgiving........Go to the Vacation-blog (Added on 12/3/2007 8:03:11 PM)

Milestone's Killer of Sheep

Killer of Sheep "is a genuinely great film, and now it has reached DVD as only one component of a superb two-disc set from Milestone Film and Video," writes Dave Kehr in the New York Times. The set includes My Brother''s Wedding and four short films by Charles Burnett. "If it were a short story by Faulkner, The Horse would have become an anthology piece decades ago. "On the surface merely a mood piece about the enervating, dead-end........Go to the Vacation-blog (Added on 11/19/2007 7:02:32 PM)

Saturday Matinee

I’m trying something a bit different for today’s matinee. I’ve started uploading my videos (so far, just one) to the Yahoo Video site. I’m hoping that this will allow some of you that couldn’t get to the YouTube site There’s still a lot of data lost on this video. Sorry about some of the fuzzy areas. (It doesn’t look that way in real life! You may notice that the panning speeds up a little at the........Go to the Vacation-blog (Added on 11/6/2007 10:11:04 PM)

The journey from farm to juice bottle

With approximately 15,000 acres of cranberry bogs, Massachusetts is the second largest cranberry-producing state. (Wisconsin is the first.) I recently spent an afternoon driving around southeastern Mass. looking at cranberry bogs and learning about cranberry farming Cranberries typically grow in wetland areas, thriving on the sandy, acidic soils and high-organic matter that are typically found in such ecosystems. They exist in harsh........Go to the Vacation-blog (Added on 11/1/2007 7:42:33 PM)

Attractive People? Not In Philadelphia!

Philadelphia is home to the least attractive people in the United States, according to the 'America's Favorite Cities' survey by Travel & Leisure magazine and CNN Headline News.Some excerpts from the survey:Most attractive: Miami. Least attractive: PhiladelphiaMost fun: New orleans. Least fun: WashingtonMost intelligent: Seattle. Least intelligent: Los AngelesMost friendly: Charleston. Least friendly: Los AngelesMost stylish: New York. Least........Go to the Vacation-blog (Added on 10/24/2007 9:46:00 PM)

Earlier Opening of the LeMay Museum

The fabulous architectural plan you are looking at is the future Pavilion and Show Field of "The LeMay - America's Car Museum®," which, when finished, will be the largest and most comprehensive automobile museum in the world. It will include a collector car center; a show field suitable for major concours; an education center; retail and entertainment facilities; and private storage opportunities for individual collectors. The........Go to the Vacation-blog (Added on 10/22/2007 7:27:08 PM)

Project To Help Design Boston's Future

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in association with State Street Corporation, Distrigas/Suez, Blue Cross Blue Shield and the Boston Foundation, announced Oct. 8 a major project designed to help position Boston at the forefront of world-class cities of the future. "FutureBOSTON: Creating Competitive Edge in the Global Economy" will address the challenges and opportunities facing Boston in the coming century, and offer participants........Go to the Vacation-blog (Added on 10/10/2007 6:52:23 PM)

Catch-and-release in less than 4 minutes

Recreational fishing that involves catch-and-release may seem like just good fun, and that released fish go on to live happily ever after, but a recent study at the University of Illinois shows that improper handling techniques by anglers can increase the likelihood of released fish being caught by predators. After the stress of the catch and lack of oxygen from being out of water, the fish is in a weakened state. When it eventually gets........Go to the Vacation-blog (Added on 9/27/2007 9:14:47 PM)

The Old Stone House

In the midst of Washington, D.C., a city of grand memorials to national leaders and significant events, stands an unassuming building commemorating the daily lives of ordinary Americans who made this city, and this nation, unique. The Old Stone House, one of the oldest known structures remaining in the nation's capital, is a simple 18th century dwelling built and inhabited by common people. Ranger led programs at Rock Creek ParkYou can........Go to the Vacation-blog (Added on 9/3/2007 6:56:45 PM)

Touch down in Frankfurt, Germany

12 hours in a United/ Lufthansa aircraft and no luggage at the belt for me - too bad........Go to the Vacation-blog (Added on 9/1/2007 6:18:49 AM)

Airlines offer free seats

Are there lessons for other industries? Like, for example, the automakers?Airlines are doing it tough in this environment so it was interesting to read last week of Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia scrapping fuel charges and giving away 500,000 free seats.Now Singapore's Tiger Airways is doing the same thing.The reason for all this is pretty simple: airlines are trying to bring back customers who have stopped travelling because of the........Go to the Vacation-blog (Added on 11/23/2008 3:52:27 PM)

Ancient Supervolcano at Yellowstone

The geysers of Yellowstone National Park owe their eistence to the "Yellowstone hotspot"--a region of molten rock buried deep beneath Yellowstone, geologists have found. But how hot is this "hotspot," and what's causing it? In an effort to find out, Derek Schutt of Colorado State University and Ken Dueker of the University of Wyoming took the hotspot's temperature. The scientists published results of their research, funded by the........Go to the Vacation-blog (Added on 8/27/2008 6:48:43 PM)

The allure of the London Eye

The London Eye has established itself as one of the must visit attractions of London alongside such favourites was the Tower of London and Buckingham Palace. In fact it's the most popular pay for entry visitor attraction in the UK. It's rather pricey at £15.50 per adult and £7.75 for kids under 16 years of age but you save 10% if you book online by europealacart The London Eye, at 135 metres, is the tallest observation wheel in........Go to the Vacation-blog (Added on 5/24/2008 4:39:53 PM)

Rising Gas Prices and Memorial Day Travel

Who hasn't heard of rising gas prices? It is a "burden" the world over. However, in the U.S., the rising gas prices has certainly affected travel this Memorial Day weekend © Wolfgang Staud In Southern California alone, as reported by the L.A.Times Fewer southern Californians are expected to travel during the Memorial Day holiday weekend this year, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California About........Go to the Vacation-blog (Added on 5/24/2008 4:29:47 PM)

A probiotic solution to travellers tummy

The makers of Travala Probiotic claim that by taking their product you can reduce the likelihood of contracting the dreaded "travellers tummy" from 20 - 50% to only 5%. The products maintains digestive health and immunity while travelling by increasing the incidence of so called friendly bacteria. It costs £7.49 of a pack of 30 capsules and the makers recommend that you take 2 capsules a day for a week before departure and continue........Go to the Vacation-blog (Added on 4/23/2008 4:33:19 PM)

Airlines Woo Frequent Fliers

The troubled airline industry is looking to business travelers for a boost. While competing in the economy class price wars has put more than one major carrier in jeopardy, business and first class prices have remained steady. Airlines are now focusing on how to win these high paying customers. This means it's a great time to be a business traveler. Domestic carriers are well behind international airlines in terms of business class service.........Go to the Vacation-blog (Added on 4/6/2008 6:42:52 PM)

Manila Ups the Ante

Everyone knows Manila. Some people can probably even find it on a map. But not many people have been there. The capital of the Philippines is a densely populated, sometimes dangerous place. While there is lots to do, especially if you are interested in shopping and sightseeing, it seems like Manila's tourist industry lives in the shadows of other Southeast Asian cities. Many visitors who are coming to the Philippines see Manila as a........Go to the Travel-news-blog (Added on 4/6/2008 6:42:42 PM)

Biloxi's Unpretentious Comeback

After hurricane Katrina hit, the media's attention was firmly concentrated on the drama in New Orleans. Few people realize that the damage in other Gulf Coast towns was also significant. Biloxi, Mississippi was one of these "mostly forgotten." Biloxi hasn't rested since Katrina made landfall. Seeing the devastation as a opportunity, Biloxi focused on rebuilding and, three years after the storm, its tourism industry is........Go to the Vacation-blog (Added on 4/6/2008 6:19:07 AM)

Vacation Spot: Los Roques

Los Roques, Venezuela is a paradise on earth and one that has certainly wound up at the top of my list for vacation spots this year. Gorgeous coral reefs sparkle beneath clear, cool water in aqua and azure. With islands dotted about nearby lodging areas, you can even take advantage of ferry trips to nearby secluded spots like this one shown above. The Los Roques Archipelago National Park harbors a variety of wildlife in those waters, including........Go to the Vacation-blog (Added on 3/30/2008 6:52:49 PM)

Ski tourism stressing capercaillie

Ski tourism is raising stress levels among capercaillie, which could harm the birds fitness and ability to breed successfully, ecologists have found. Writing in the British Ecological Societys Journal of Applied Ecology, researchers warn that forests should be kept free from tourism infrastructure if they are inhabited by capercaillie - a species whose numbers are declining markedly across central Europe. The study by ecologists from........Go to the Vacation-blog (Added on 3/2/2008 8:26:58 PM)

Saturday Matinee

This one is nice, though it suffers from the usual degradation of quality in the transfer to the internet. I guess the only way to get better quality video is to get a camera devoted to that, and since that would just be one more thing for me to carry about the forest, I probably won’t Seeing this makes me wish I were there right now. I’m hoping that the lake is even fuller than this Missouri calendar Ducks and geese........Go to the Vacation-blog (Added on 3/2/2008 8:08:06 AM)

Gar Wood, the Enzo Ferrari of Powerboat Racing

When I was a teenager growing up in Toronto's Beach district I fell in love with the graceful and very fast wooden-hulled power launches operated by the Toronto Harbour Police. (Only once did I get to ride in one, when three of us overturned a sailing canoe a mile offshore at 6AM and had to be rescued. The police docks were located six miles away but that powerful craft reached us in nine minutes.) Similar boats owned by well-off cottagers........Go to the Vacation-blog (Added on 12/9/2007 10:23:05 PM)

Stick figures

It snowed most of yesterday, small, wet flakes that stuck to everything, and this morning the water from my too-shallow well was faintly pink. On my way up to my parents’ house, a pair of small insects — caddisflies, or something similar — somehow found their way onto the toe of my right boot. They must have been mating in the snow when I picked them up. They were joined back to back, and walked in either direction quite........Go to the Vacation-blog (Added on 11/19/2007 7:48:55 PM)

Yellowstone Rising

The Yellowstone "supervolcano" rose at a record rate since mid-2004, likely because a Los Angeles-sized, pancake-shaped blob of molten rock was boiled up 6 miles beneath the slumbering giant, researchers funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) report in the November 9 issue of the journal Science. "There is no evidence of an imminent volcanic eruption or hydrothermal explosion, that's the bottom line," says seismologist Robert Smith,........Go to the Vacation-blog (Added on 11/13/2007 9:45:32 PM)

Vacation photos create 3D models of world landmarks

More than 10 million members of the photo-sharing Web site Flickr snap pictures of their surroundings and then post those photos on the Internet. One group at the University of Washington is doing the reverse--downloading thousands of photos from Flickr and using them to recreate the original scenes. A presentation in October at the International Conference on Computer Vision showed how photos from online sites such as Flickr can be used to........Go to the Vacation-blog (Added on 11/1/2007 9:54:41 PM)

Autumn in New England

I know I’m supposed to do a post on cranberry farming next…it’s coming. I’ve been traveling for the last week and am catching up with work in addition to writing the cranberry post. In the meantime, here are a few pics from some of my local travels Woonasquatucket River, near Johnston RI — Oct. 13, 200 Woonasquatucket River, near Johnston RI — Oct. 13, 200........Go to the Vacation-blog (Added on 10/27/2007 9:28:30 PM)

See Brooklyn's Biggest Baby

The New York Aquarium is proud to announce the birth of a little giant. On June 12, 2007, Kulusiq, AKA "Kulu," a 13-year-old female Pacific walrus, delivered her first calf. This rare event marks the first birth of a walrus at the Aquarium-and in the history of New York City. Once Aquarium staff confirmed that Kulu was pregnant last winter, preparations began for the birth. The keepers acclimated the expecting mother to an off-exhibit site........Go to the Vacation-blog (Added on 10/23/2007 10:10:59 PM)

The Louis Vuitton Mahina XXL Handbag

"Name is inspired by the crescents and phases of the moon; in Polynesian culture, Mahina is a lunar deity. The bag comes dressed in a meticulous and precise perforated flower and LV monogram pattern fabric with contrast topstitching and double rolled leather handle straps that are long enough to carry over the shoulder or on your forearm. This bag also features a hook closure secured by a flap and clasp with the Louis Vuitton signature, an........Go to the Vacation-blog (Added on 10/18/2007 8:20:50 PM)

Online viewing tip-NYFF45-1

For the last couple of years, the best part of the New York Film Festival for anyone not in New York has been watching Jamie Stuart's essay-ish shorts; the first of this year's round has just gone up at Filmmaker........Go to the Travel-news-blog (Added on 10/3/2007 5:30:58 AM)

Banff National Park

Banff National Park is Canada's oldest national park, originally established in 1885 (thirteen years after the establishment of the world's first national park). This photograph illustrates two of the main ecoregions within the park, the nearly vegetation-free alpine and the lower-elevation subalpine........Go to the Vacation-blog (Added on 9/29/2007 11:41:25 AM)

Beyond Beach Travel

As summer rounds the corner into Labor Day, travelers rush to squeeze the last drops of sunshine out of the season. This year, skip the usual barbecue-and-beach getaway for an outdoor excursion that truly does justice to those glorious, warm days of late summer and early fall. Need a little inspiration? IgoUgo members recommend their favorite ways (and favorite places) to get outside and stretch those sunlight hours-without a beach in sight. ........Go to the Vacation-blog (Added on 9/1/2007 9:25:23 AM)

San Francisco: Where to Find the Singles

Ever since I moved to San Francisco, I've always felt like it was a city for single people. There are a plethora of people there who are interested in dating, people who are young and vibrant. And there are plenty of places for them to go to meet each other and things for them to do together. It's a wonderful city. And it certainly doesn't hurt that the people who live there are generally open-minded folks who take a fun approach to........Go to the Travel-news-blog (Added on 8/26/2007 5:29:46 PM)