The Costa Blanca in Spain has long been a popular holiday destination for UK holidaymakers. Most holiday makers arrive through Alicante airport, but thanks to the increase in budget airlines, an increasing number of tourists land at Valencia airport at the northern end of the...

The Costa Blanca towns of Javea, Denia, Moraira and Calpe are often overlooked as holiday destinations for UK tourists. One of the most exclusive towns on Spain’s coast is Moraira located about 25 miles north of Benidorm, sandwiched between the resorts of Javea and Calpe. This...

The Costa Blanca towns of Javea, Denia, Moraira and Calpe are often overlooked as holiday destinations for UK tourists. For many people Benidorm is the first place to come to mind with it’s high-rise hotels and apartment buildings, over-crowded beaches, British bars, fish &amp...

The Costa Blanca in Spain has long been a popular holiday destination for UK holidaymakers. Most tourists arrive at Alicante airport before heading for the holiday resorts of Benidorm, Calpe, Moraira, Javea and Denia. Alicante is known as the capital of the Costa Blanca and is...

The Northern Costa Blanca in Spain is among the most popular holiday destinations for UK tourists. The popular areas are the beach resorts, but an ever-increasing band of holiday makers are heading for the golf courses, and Denia is able to offer both types of holiday. The tow...

Spain is a popular holiday destination for UK tourists. Some of the resorts are very well-known such as Benidorm, but there are others that are equally good for a holiday. A few miles north of Benidorm lies the Costa Blanca holiday resort of Javea. The town lies in a large bay...

The Innere Stadt District The Innere Stadt literally means "internal city ” in other words “the city in the city”. The district is situated between Leopoldstadt (the North East), Landstrasse ( the East), Wieden and Mariahilf (the South), Neubau and Josefstadt ( the West) and A...

Since its founding in the mid-19th century, the Natural History museum has offered one of the largest, most diverse collections in the world. The dinosaur exhibits are world-renowned, but there are dozens of others equally deserving of a visit.The building itself makes the tri...

Like every metropolitan city, Rome is a bustling, buzzing hive of outdoor activity. While much of that is naturally a source of excitement for tourists, there comes a time when anyone will want to find some peace and quiet. No spot in Rome could serve that purpose better than...

Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament has gained great popularity as a chain of dinner theaters which stage tournaments in the style of the chivalric contests of the High Middle Ages. The headquarter of this private company is in Buena Park (http://www.ticketnest.com/venues/M...

Main rafting directionsSpeaking about main rafting directions, we will look on the topographic map and single out Altai, Karelia, and Caucasus.Also there are interesting tours on the topographic map along the rivers of Kola Peninsula, Yakutia, Eastern Siberia, the Far East, wh...

Geology at Nahuel Huapi National Park. Patagonia. Argentina Edited by Austin W. Synopsis Rocks and geology At Nahuel Huapi National Park. Patagonia. Argentina Extracted and condensed from: «Cordillera Neuquina» by Emilio F. González Díaz & Francisco E. Nullo. Published in...

Patagonia, Vegetation. The Southern Forests Austin W, www.south-darom.com.ar. Cold Humid Weather - Its influence < Patagonia is divided into two distinct regions. The Patagonian "Andean Region" is very different from the "Steepes Region" as it is an area with abundant rainf...

Argentina An outline of the country Austin W The first europeans to set eyes on Argentina, who discovered the Rio de la Plata -where Buenos Aires is located - and who navigated the coast of Patagonia, were Nuño Manuel and Cristóbal de Haro, sent on a clandestine portuguese exp...

Senegal Atlantic coast Thursday, 20 April 2006 Just quickly a couple of words... I have just spent some nice moments by the Atlantic ocean here in the Cassamance province of Senegal, in the company of three Swiss brothers and some musical local people. Heading towards Guinea B...

Mauretania real Africa... Saturday, 07 January 2006Morocco was nice, easy and comfortable. Compared to here - like a luxurious vacation. Only now, in Mauretania I can feel like real Africa begins. But the adventure already started in Western Sahara, where we got picked up by a...

"Every dream is given to us with the power to make it come true". This quote stayed with Kinga and Chopin all along their hitchhiking journey around the world. Now a new, but very old dream pushed Kinga towards Africa.

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Costa Rica is a small country - just 75 mi/120 km separates the Pacific Ocean from the Caribbean Sea at the narrowest spot - Costa Rica still has some of the most diverse scenery in the world. Its coasts have both sandy beaches and marshy swamps, while its interior is dotted w...

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When deciding on the best time for you and your family to visit Disney World, the main issue is usually the crowds. When visiting any major theme park, you are going to experience large crowds; And since Disney World is the most popular theme park in the world, there is hardly...

ABOUT PAPHOS Situated in the South-west of Cyprus, Paphos has an interesting harbour with lots of fishing and pleasure boats and the Saturday market in the old town should not be missed. Just inland are three championship golf courses, where slightly cooler temperatures mean t...

Finding Good Las Vegas Strip Accommodation Deals Looking at those great big theme hotels on the Las Vegas Strip can cause a fair amount of sighs. This is because many people assume that they cannot get reasonably priced accommodations in these hotels. The truth, however, is th...

When you decide to go somewhere on vacations the first question you are faced with is how to organize your trip. At least, you need tickets and accommodation. However, if you are going abroad, the situation becomes more complicated. You will need visa, foreign passport and a l...

Although, the majority of Brits buying in Bulgaria are looking for holiday homes/buy to let and investment opportunities, there are people relocating permanently. It is not just retired Brits who are planning to move to Bulgaria but also families with young children. Despite t...

The Masai tribe or Maasai are an indigenous African tribe located mainly in southern Kenya and northern Tanzania. They live along the Great Rift Valley on semi-arid and arid lands. The Maasai are the most well known tribe from East Africa. They are characteristically tall and...

Much of Southern Italy was colonised by Greeks 2500 years ago, and these areas form what we still know today as Magna Grecia (Greater Greece). As a result, Southern Italy became a centre of Greek culture, music, and language for hundreds of years. Greece has in the past also b...

The history of the Venetian Mask is one which sounds as though it stems from fairytale or legend but which goes to show that sometimes truth is stranger than fiction. Way back in the 13th Century, Venice was more than just a small city in Italy. It was a very important part of...

Over the last few years there has been an explosion of cheap flights to a number of high profile tourist destinations in France. Budget airlines like RyanAir and easyJet are now offering daily flights to such well-known French tourist destinations, as Paris, the French Alps, T...

A nation that is rich in sights and attractions, Brazil is one of the best destination choices when you fly south of America. If you plan to travel there or plan take Brazil experience elsewhere, here are some of the things you should remember.