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- 11 Novitachan in Travel Planning | 1 COMMENT
Top 5 weirdest exhibitions in the world
Love them or hate them, some exhibitions can have such a strong impact on the visitor’s mind that even after weeks you can still remember them vividly. You don’t even need to be interested in the subject, some exhibitions simply have that knack for shocking, horrifying or amazing their viewers, sometimes not even intentionally.It doesn’t even matter if exhibitions usually bore you and trudging through never-ending galleries seems like a nightmare to you. These exhibitions are guaranteed to leave a lasting impression on you. …
- 12 Octandra88 in Travel Planning | NO COMMENTS
Hidden tourist gems in the UK
Thwaite, North Yorkshire
The United Kingdom is hardly the largest country in the world, but surprisingly enough there are still many places that haven’t been explored by tourists. Perhaps the locals are too polite to advertise these hidden gems, or maybe they just want to keep them to themselves, who knows?
Fact is that there are dozens of amazing places in the UK which are either off the beaten path, or simply not mentioned at all in tourist brochures. So when you get tired of London and the other major attractions of the UK, check out these wonderful secret places. …
- 11 Octkachou_n in Travel Planning | NO COMMENTS
Top 5 busiest airports in the world
Love them or hate them, there’s no way a serious traveler can escape airports. While a few centuries ago it was perfectly acceptable to travel from one continent to another by boat, coach, horseback, train (or a combination thereof), it took a lot of time to get to your destination. Now, thanks to modern technology, travel is made available for a lot of people, and you don’t have to spend a third of your life on the road.So, planes are good. Airports, on the other hand, can be pure hell. But if you are stuck in a crowded airport for a few hours, you might as well make the best of it. So here’s our list of the most crowded airports in the world, and what little they have to offer to the bored traveler. …
- 05 Octtylerd in Travel Planning | 1 COMMENT
Best Thanksgiving Day destinations
Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and while according to tradition people usually celebrate at home with their families, there’s no reason why you can’t be more innovative than that. The point of Thanksgiving is to spend it with the people you love, not to spend the evening at necessarily at home.You can pick a traditional place or something really nonconformist, the point is to have fun with your friends and family, and of course, gobble up loads of delicious food. Here are our top Thanksgiving Day destinations, to help you plan the perfect Thanksgiving holiday. …
- 04 Octandra88 in Travel Planning | 1 COMMENT
Least expensive holiday destinations
Montevideo
They say that the financial crisis is over, but that doesn’t change the fact that the last couple o years have been very taxing for the pockets of most of us. According to the news, things are starting to look up now, but that doesn’t mean that we can all go on a splurge, right? But stopping yourself from spending money on leisure time is really difficult for travelers and travel-addicts, so what’s the solution for us?
Well, better than locking yourself in your apartment for the next few years, here’s a what you can do: travel somewhere cheap! Forget about Tokyo, Moscow or London for a while, and check out this list of the cheapest holiday destinations for 2010/2011! …
- 02 Octitachan in Fun and Travel | NO COMMENTS
The world’s ugliest buildings
National Library of Kosovo
When you’re an experienced traveler, you learn to appreciate beauty and ugliness alike. After all, any place in the world has its good parts and its bad parts, and no city can be made up entirely of tastefully designed gingerbread houses. After all, that’s the beauty of cities, right? An ugly building will only highlight the beauty of another one, and a bit of diversity is always good…But let’s be real.
Some buildings are so utterly and terribly ugly that no amount of reasoning can make you see their use, and all you can do is wonder why these monstrosities haven’t been torn down yet! So I hereby present you a list of the world’s most hideous buildings, don’t look at the pictures if you’re sensitive :P. …
- 28 Septylerd in Travel Planning | NO COMMENTS
Top 10 Christmas destinations in 2010
I know that there are still three months left before Christmas, but it’s never too soon to organize the perfect holiday, right? There are a lot of things to take care of, for example booking plane tickets, accommodation, thinking about who to go with (family, friends, or only a romantic holiday for two?), and the most important decision of them all: where to go.
Christmas (or Hanukkah, or whatever it is that you’re celebrating at the end of the year) is the most important holiday ever, because after months of hard work you finally get to relax and enjoy yourself. So let’s start planning already, and to help you, here are the hottest Christmas destinations for 2010. …
- 26 Seppapillon in Travel Planning | 1 COMMENT
Top 5 cheesy tourist attractions in Europe
When visiting something for the first time, there are some unwritten rules that most people choose to obey. No matter how well known, boring or downright cheesy, some tourist attractions simply must be seen, even if you feel like you know them already.Otherwise, you will have less to boast of when you return home. It might seem like a waste of precious holiday time, but imagine returning home from Paris and telling everyone that you haven’t seen the Eiffel Tower, or that you didn’t even glance in the direction of the Louvre. Well, if you want to avoid this rather unpleasant situation, check out this list of absolutely cheesy tourist attractions that you absolutely have to visit. …
- 25 Sepitachan in Travel Planning | NO COMMENTS
5 cool technology free holiday destinations
Technology is great, and very few people can deny that our lives are really much better since we’ve got our laptops, phones, cable TV and the internet. But sometimes it can be a bit overwhelming to be surrounded by so many technological gadgets, and I’m sure all of you have felt the need to just cut lose, and go back to simple, pure nature.Even when traveling, it’s next to impossible to part with our trusted phones, or avoid sending an e-mail back home – and it’s a great thing (imagine waiting for regular post to arrive…or the pigeon post!). But if you want to reduce your contact with tech stuff to minimum for a few days, here are some good tech free destinations where you can sit back and get united with nature. …
- 21 Seplizzy_a in Travel Planning | NO COMMENTS
5 great ecotourism destinations
Now that global warning is pretty much accepted as a reality by most people, many of us have started worrying about the impact that our hobby has on the environment. You don’t have to be an informed environmentalist to know that a plane-trip, for example, is not exactly eco-friendly.As a matter of fact, few means of transport are eco-friendly nowadays (except for biking maybe, but how would you visit islands, then?). So for all of you who are environmentally conscious, here is a list of ecotourism travel destinations that, where you can explore nature without damaging it, and improve the local economy at the same time. …
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