Showing posts with label travel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label travel. Show all posts

5/5/08

Cinco de Mayo day

Have you ever heard of Cinco de Mayo day? There’s an untold story about Cinco de Mayo day. It is allegedly a Mexican holiday celebrated in America on the fifth day of May, with many people thinking it has to do with a Mexico independence day. It does not. The untold story is, it does not, it does not have anything to do with a Mexican independence day. Fact is, for the most part it’s not even celebrated in Mexico, say for portions of the Mexican state of Puebla. So why is this holiday today so celebrated in America and what is the purpose or story behind the celebration? That is the rest of the Another Untold Story told at anotheruntoldstory.com. You won’t hear it told hardly anywhere else because it’s not one of those PC. you know politically correct stories, and you might be called a very nasty, nasty name if you tell it. So don’t tell anyone you went to anotheruntoldstory.com to learn of it. To learn of the war story that is behind the Cinco de Mayo celebration in America, but if you do go there to learn why some Americans are not celebrating Cinco de Mayo day, it’ quite a story.

Source: Another Untold Story

4/14/08

American Orient Express

GrandLuxe Rail Journeys is the current operator of the American Orient Express. Through this company you can book train tours of the national parks of the west, the Rockies, Sierra Nevada, and Napa Valley, as well as tours of the Antebellum South and Mexico’s Copper Canyon.
These trips generally run 4 to 10 days and can be booked by calling 800-269-6044.
There are a variety of accommodations available, from a standard Pullman car with upper and lower berths to a Presidential Suite. Attire is casual so you will not need a tuxedo to get into the dining car. Bring walking shoes for the tours at frequent stops. There is a gourmet restaurant and a pianist to play background music for your journey. Meals and hotels are included in the price of your journey.
If you want to see the beauty of America there is nothing like riding a train through the mountains and plains. You will not have to worry about driving and can spend your time looking out the windows. Unlike an airliner, you will be part of the landscape, not high above it. For scenery and enjoyment there is nothing like a train ride.

Source: SomeKnowledge