Travel Blog by Vasrue Travel

Ulster Park, NY, in the Hudson Valley, hosts a spine-tingling haunted house complete with headless horseman hayrides that span an entire mile, a labyrinth-styled corn maze and loads of family fun. Tickets are just $25 plus tax, recommended for children eight years of age and up.

In Greensboro, North Carolina, you don’t dare miss The Woods of Terror, winner of MSNBC.com’s Top 20 Scarefests and rated Number one by Clear Channel Radio in Triad, NC. Your tour of terror includes 15 heart-stopping attractions including the Boneyard, the Black Hole, the Tomb, the backwoods Slaughter House and the Haunted Gold Mine.

If you’re near Saint Louis or Southern Illinois, you’ll have a devilish time at Scarefest 2006. Scare yourself silly at the area’s biggest and best haunted houses including the Crematory, Tombstone Haunted Ghost Town, The Darkness or Silo-X.

In other travel news:

- Frequent travelers to Mexico or Canada may soon be paying $20 for a credit card-sized travel document in lieu of a passport.
- Disney announced the launch of a healthier menu limiting fat, sugar and calories

Gear up for Halloween fun this year and plan an enchanting vacation to Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party . The fun began September 15th and continues through October 31st. Visit the Magic Kingdom adorned in your best costume. Go trick-or-treating among your favorite Disney characters. The evening’s parade, Mickey’s Boo-to-You, is a must-see, closing with the theatrical finale, ‘Goofy’s Candy Factory’.

If you’re looking for a fright-filled adult night out, make reservations for Halloween in Las Vegas. Vegas hosts the spook-tacular Monster Mayhem complete with five haunted houses, an above ground grave yard and chilling entertainment. Halloween Vegas style is topped off with the Fetish and Fantasy Halloween Ball at the Event Center Las Vegas on October 30th. Experience tribal dances, fire breathers, stilt walkers, body painting and tattoo artists merged with go-go pony girls and unforgettable dance music.

Prefer an international holiday? Visit Transylvania this fall and be a guest at Count Kalnoky’s estate. Immerse yourself in the remote village at the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains. Discover the land that influenced Bram Stroker’s novel Dracula. Trek along lush, green hiking tour, dine on hardy food and experience a Halloween holiday you’ll never forget.

Also in the news for travelers:

- New carry-on rules allow small travel sized containers for medications and toiletries, carried in a clear zip-lock sandwich bag. Also allowed, now, are water and coffee, given they’re purchased in the airport’s secure boarding area.
- Hotels are beginning to add more spa facilities for business travelers needing an escape from the stress of travel.