the Travel Enthusiast
- 02 May
The best desert destinations in the world
Casablanca
You wouldn’t think that anyone would willingly build a city in such an inhospitable place as a desert, but there are so many desert cities in the world that there’s obviously more than a little appeal in living surrounded by sand and sun.
If you like warm weather, or even better, scorching heat, there are several desert destinations that will fulfill your need for dryness and heat. So here are some of the best desert destinations in the world. …
- 14 Janpapillon in Travel Planning | 1 COMMENT
10 tips about Moroccan cuisine
Morocco
Moroccan cuisine is heaven on a plate for foodies, and if your adventures in food-land are limited to more traditional tastes and aromas, the dishes served up in Morocco will make you feel like you’ve missed out on something your entire life. Visiting Marrakesh without popping into Djemaa el Fna, the main square that fills with countless food stalls as the night progresses, is almost unimaginable.
But wherever you choose to much on your chosen Moroccan delicacy, you can’t go wrong with this particular cuisine. Here are 10 little known facts about Moroccan cuisine, that will make your culinary experience even better. …
- 10 Janevike14 in Travel Planning | 1 COMMENT
5 mountains for beginner climbers
Hiking is a serious matter, and even if you are not attempting to brave the heights of Everest or K2, beginners should always be extra careful. Climbing a mountain will always have a certain level of difficulty, even if you are an experienced climber already.So where should you start as a beginner mountain climber? The mountains on the following list are not as menacing as they look, but they are challenging enough to make the experience worthwhile. Here are the top 5 mountains for beginner climbers. …
- 29 Dec
Best after-Christmas holiday destinations
Christmas is over, and many amateur travelers are still enjoying their holidays somewhere in the sun or maybe at a ski resorts, some of us probably haven’t had the chance to go on a trip yet. But just because you had some time off to pamper yourself during the holiday, it doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t go on a trip too, especially if you stayed at home for Christmas.Another good reason for traveling after the holiday are the deals – now that most people have traveled to their heart’s content, some travel companies will lower their prices to attract more customers. So here are the best after-Christmas holiday destinations for anyone who feels like traveling in January. …
- 21 NovVago in Amazing Places | NO COMMENTS
Top 10 Places to Visit in Morocco
Morocco
Morocco has become one of the hottest travel destinations in the world and it’s no wonder. Visitors from Europe are looking for exotic landscapes, beautiful beaches, and cheap prices – Morocco offers them all. In fact, visitors from North America can find the same values once they actually cross the oceans.
As an expat in Morocco, I am often asked where people should plan their vacations. This is my advice for the top ten places to visit on a two week holiday in Morocco. …
- 28 Oct
Top 10 places to see in Africa
Dogon Country, Mali
To continue our series of posts on the main sights that are an absolute must on each continent, here are the top 10 places in Africa that are so amazing that it’s a real shame if you take a tour o the continent. Obviously, it’s nearly impossible to visit all of Africa at once.
The continent is so large, the cultures so diverse and the landscapes so amazing that it would probably take years to see all the visit-worthy places. So if you have a dilemma about where to go on your African tour, here is a list of places that we are sure you’ll just love. …
- 03 Octkachou_n in Travel Planning | NO COMMENTS
Top 10 movie-inspired travel destinations
How does one usually choose their travel destination? Well, budget and time are certainly an issue, and some people like to sit down in front of a map and just pick the unlikeliest place. Or maybe you see a documentary about a place and you decide to visit it. But let’s face it, when it comes to TV, it’s movies that we watch most of the time.And if you really, but really like a movie, it’s only normal to want to go visit the filming site, or to go to the place where the action takes place (even if it was filmed in a studio). So I don’t know about others, but movie inspired travel destinations sound like a pretty fun idea to me. Therefore, here’s my top 10 movie inspired travel …
- 30 Sep
Top 10 countries to visit in 2011
Sri Lanka
2010 is slowly drawing to an end, and if in this year’s New Years resolutions you decided to visit a few places you’ve never seen before, you still have time to tick a few destinations off your list. Three months is plenty of time to decide on a destination or two, so if you haven’t taken any time off last summer, you can compensate with a nice, long holiday now.
But here’s a suggestion: start planning for 2011, and make next year your personal ‘travel year’! What makes a country end up on a top 10 list for 2011? Well, there can be plenty of reasons: budding tourist sector, amazing attractions, cheap travel, great cuisine. So here’s our list of the countries you should definitely visit in 2011. …
- 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. …
- 14 JulEdina in Travel Planning | NO COMMENTS
North African Adventure III: Lifestyle
I am not even going to attempt to analyze the lifestyle of the peoples who inhabit North Africa, it would be very difficult to draw some general conclusions about nations that are so very different. However, I can make a few suggestions as to what you can do while touring North Africa – and let me tell you, it’s quite difficult to pick only four or five things to talk about!If you want to get to know a bit about the life of the people living in a country, all you have to do is follow their lead and do whatever they do in their free time. So here are the most interesting (and well, a bit cliche) things to do in North Africa. …
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