Top 5 strange buildings in the world

Grune Zitadelle, Magdeburg

Go into a suburban neighborhood and chances are that you’ll see the most boring and conventional architecture in the world. When all the buildings are more or less the same, it seems like you just can’t escape the monotony.

But while in some places people are more than happy to stick to their boring square buildings, the architects who designed following constructions are either very creative, or just plain crazy. If you want to see some buildings that are out of the ordinary, check out this list of the top 5 strange buildings in the world. …

Easter travel ideas for 2011

Ocho Rios

Easter is approaching fast, and some of you are probably thinking of going on a trip for the Easter weekend. Easter might be a religious holiday at its core, but it is also a chance to celebrate with your family by doing what you love most – traveling.

While some people are lucky enough to have a week or more off work, some travelers will have to make do with only a couple of free days. So here are some Easter travel ideas for 2011 that will be just perfect for a weekend getaway. …

Top 5 islands in Europe

Spain

When someone decides on an island holiday, they usually think of some tropical island in the Atlantic of Pacific, but rarely anything located in (or in the vicinity of) Europe. However, Europe has quite a few islands, and many of them are overlooked in favor of their more exotic counterparts. European islands range from the sunny, with lots of beaches, to the wild and windswept. Whatever you prefer, there’s definitely an island in Europe that you’ll just adore. So here are the top 5 islands in Europe. …

Eat like a local in Barcelona

Barcelona seeing from above

Barcelona is definitely one of the top tourist destinations in Spain, if not the entire Europe, and besides the countless cultural and historical attractions in the city, there’s another huge plus: the food. No trip to Spain is complete without sampling the local culinary delights, and Spanish food will not taste better anywhere than in its homeland.

However, finding decent joint where you can try the local food can be a bit difficult when you don’t know Barcelona, and you can easily fall into the trap of tourist restaurants with huge prices and not such great food. So here are out tip that can help you to eat like a local in Barcelona. …

The 10 most beautiful cities in the world

Beauty is supposed to be in the eye of the beholder, but when it comes to architecture and general atmosphere, there are a few cities in the world that are undeniably more beautiful than others. Since there are more cities in the world than one can possibly visit in a lifetime, there are surely some that we’ve missed, but we can wager a pretty safe bet on which are ten of the most beautiful cities in the world, that probably most visitors can appreciate. …

Top 10 best hostels in Europe

Staying at a hostel and sleeping in a dormitory style room with who knows how many strangers is not everyone’s cup of tea, but this is actually one of the most fun experience of hostel-going.

Hostels are a place where one can meet fellow backpackers, can exchange tips and information, and where one can even make friends. So here is our list of the top 10 best hostels in the world, in no particular order. …

The mysterious Pendle Witch Country in the UK

Pendle Witch Country is an area locate in the Lancashire Pennines, between the north-western edge of Bronte Country (named after the Bronte sisters) and Ribble Valley and the Yorkshire Dales. This place is not what you’d normally call a tourist magnet, despite the fact that there are plenty of things to see.

The mysterious Pendle Witch Country in the UK is like a landscape straight out of a Gothic novel, or maybe one of the Bronte sisters’ books. But the wilderness is not what makes this place special, it is its gruesome history and the attractions related to it. …

Scenic coastlines along the Mediterranean

Nice, France

The Mediterranean is not a sea like any other. Probably no other ‘big pond’ in the world has such a complex meaning as the Mediterranean. One can never think about it and not imagine picture perfect views of either the Cote d’Azur, the beaches of Sardinia, or some hip beach on the coast of Italy.

And more than that, the term now means an entire way of life. Good wine, good food, sunlight and most of the time, the peace of nature. If you want a journey that you won’t forget soon, take a tour of the Mediterranean coasts and its quaint cities, and revel in their unspoiled beauty. Here is a list of what we consider to be some of the most scenic coastlines destinations along the Mediterranean. …

Tourist destinations made famous by literature

Movies usually have a huge impact on the tourist flow into the locations where it was filmed or which appear in it, but Hollywood is not the only thing that can make a tourist destination even more famous.

Best-selling books and classics of literature has also work miracles, and even if a picture says a thousand words, one well-written  paragraph can also say as much as a thousand pictures. So here is our list of some great tourist destinations that were made famous by literature. …

The best wine festivals in the world

Benjamin Franklin once said that the discovery of wine is more important because the discovery of a new constellation, because there are enough starts in the sky already. This goes to show how highly we think of wine in our day to day lives, and how much we can appreciate a nice glass of it next to a plate of good food.

And when we humans really love something, we write about it, sing about it, paint about it and last bu not least, we organize festivals. Wine festivals are meant not only to celebrate our love for this beverage, but they are also a great opportunity to taste some unique or rare sorts, and mingle with other fellow enthusiasts. For all the wine lovers among you, here’s a list of the best wine festivals in the world. …