Influenced by the food customs of other nations, the Japanese have refined their own, unique cooking style and cuisine. The Japanese are known for using very fresh ingredients in their cooking.  Since they prefer fresh, …

A dream of so many, viewing exotic wildlife in their natural habitat is a truly amazing experience to see. From trekking through the jungle to traveling as a passenger on an overland safari truck, here are our 10 favorite places in the world to view wildlife.

As one of the lucky visitors attending this year’s Travel Indaba in Durban, South Africa, we look forward to experiencing the throngs of product owners, fantastic exhibitions and many cocktail parties. Indaba brings together a showcase of southern African tourism products and services for the international travel trade. In addition to the dedicated following of local and international media who provide extensive coverage of Indaba through radio, television, newspaper and dedicated travel publications, the Brilliant Tips Travel Blog will be tweeting and blogging live throughout the event which takes place May 9-12, 2009.

We are pleased to announce the next generation of our popular Travel Tweets which is our personalized travel service offered to our followers on Twitter, the popular micro blogging service . After a few months of fiddling about behind the scenes, we now have the ability to send personalized links to our Travel Tweeters based on the exact variables of the inquiry. We will search the variables and then display results based on live availability in the personalized links. Here are some examples of how the new links work.

There definitely are a lot of options out there these days when it comes to traveling around Europe by rail. Back in the old days, there were pretty much 2 types of rail passes; the …

In two weeks, I’ll be heading to the INDABA Travel Show in Durban, South Africa. Considered a “must visit” among events of its kind on the global calendar, INDABA brings together a showcase of southern …

Though I often think about where I’d love to explore next, I don’t always put a lot of planning into my travels. Incidentally, I stumbled upon one of my favorite destinations in a haphazard sort …

Kotor is one of the oldest and most famous towns in Montenegro. The historical and picturesque town is located along one of Montenegro’s most beautiful bays in a very secluded part of the Gulf of …

Salta is located in the northwest of Argentina bordering Chile, Bolivia and Paraguay. The colonial spirit from times past remains in its houses, streets, hundred-year-old monuments and narrow sidewalks. Its numerous statues, the San Francisco …

In 1825, the United States Postal Service started a dead letter office to deal with undeliverable mail. The term “dead letter office” is now often used in reference to any room of disused materials resembling …