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An Event Town Posted 09 Nov 2009 by Claudia Parma |
 Billnäs a little event town in the Raasepori region West of Helsinki passed another characteristic town, the one of Kirkkonummi.On your way to Billnäs you can also try (if you are driving) the King's road the road used by the Kings when they were travelling through Finland. http://www.visitfinland.com/web/guest/finland-guide/what-to-see/travel-routes/kings-road You can enjoy the myriad of trees and fields of mustard and sunflowers. Once you reach the little town, best visited in late spring when all flowers are blooming, you can walk a bit around as there are a lot of nice little corner to discover. The event town itself (walk pass the bridge) it's a bit expensive as almost anything in Finland but the old architecture and the small shop are worth their while. http://www.billnas.fi/fi/index.htmlmore... |
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Plakias (Brigadoon) Crete local olive oil co-operative. Winter holiday idea Posted 07 Nov 2009 by dawn Brown |
 Work with the families to understand the total oil production process in a technique that recycles every by-product.Learn how the Cretan tomatoes are really the best as direct descendants from ancient plants. Cook with the locals in Sellia and find out about the Mediterranean diet. Visit the Raki , and wine harvest and production. Good organic brewery to visit. More details posted on Eco-Aware holidays group on facebook, or visit www.igohols.com which I started as a personal recommendation site for friends. Also visit the Guardian sitehttp://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2009/jul/04/crete-taverna-agia-fotini?page=all for review of nearby Agia Fotini.more... |
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El Naufrago Hostel Punta del Este Posted 04 Nov 2009 by UruguayCostero |
| Beachfront hostel and Resto Bar with live music.more... |
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Museo del Mar Posted 04 Nov 2009 by UruguayCostero |
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"Museo del Mar" is one of the largest Sea Museum, Marine Museum and Oceanographic Museum exhibitions of the world. www.museodelmar.com.uymore... |
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Cabalgatas en Villa Serrana Posted 04 Nov 2009 by UruguayCostero |
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Cavalcades Desayuno criollo Asado criollo Trekkingmore... |
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Sunset Heaven Posted 03 Nov 2009 by Julie Pratt |
 Western Australia is sunset heaven. Watch the sun go down as you laze in a hammock sipping local wine. Relaxing after an invigorating afternoon in the south being buffeted and whooshed along by Margaret River surfing waves which even make body surfing exhilarating; picnicking in native forest in Perth’s Adelaide Hills; or in the north enjoying playtime in the tranquil waters of the Ningaloo reef lagoons with turtles, manta rays, reef sharks and a myriad of multicoloured fish,.If you don't have time to explore the whole coastline, stay overnight at Rottnest Island a mere 40 minute journey from Perth. The whole island can be explored in two days on a hired bicycle. Snorkel at pretty bays with sparkling aquamarine water and intriguingly sculpted limestone cliffs, soak up the sun, be enchanted by cute little quokkas and admire the surfing skills of dolphins. During school terms, peace descends on the island when the day trippers leave on the weekday afternoon ferry. Watch wading birds picking at their food in the salt lakes as the beautiful reflections in the still water become gilded by the setting sun and transformed into dark silhouettes at sunset. To be woken afresh by golden rays at sunrise. If you do have time to explore, venturing as far as Esperance will be well rewarded. For the best views, walk up the smooth stone slopes of Frenchman's Peak. The slopes are bare save for colourful oases of flowering vegetation sheltering in the hollows. From the top, a few narrow roads are the only sign of man's impact on the scrubby landscape, which is edged with ancient wave-rounded rocks and sand dunes. The white beaches boast sand as soft and fine as icing sugar. A necklace of islands floats in a sparkling topaz and sapphire ocean. Enticing you to dive in and join them.more... |
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South Africa Wildlife Parks Posted 01 Nov 2009 by Aline Dobbie |
 I have just read in The Sunday Times Travel section a short piece of advice to a traveller wishing to experience wildlife in the company of her son for a budget of £2000.My advice is always plan on the Kruger National Park if your budget is tending towards the modest. Graham and I were back in Kruger in October 2007. It had been years since we were last there but we went in the company of our dear friend Eddie Marcus, who like Graham is a vet. Eddie goes to Kruger about four times a year now that he is retired. You set off at dawn from Johannesburg by car and after a mornng's driving through some awesome country in Limpopo you come to the Kruger's boundaries. Presumably you will have decided whether you want to go in at the top or the bottom end of the park. I would go in the north and come out at the south or midway south. We stopped in Phalaborwa and did some shopping for our self catering chalet and then had a very welcome lunch at a hotel in Phalaborwa, after which we entered at the Phalaborwa Gate. Within a ffty yard stretch we encountered two giraffes and so it went on. Absolutely beautiful. We had chosen to stay the entire time at Letaba Camp which had happy memories for us from long ago, but you can book to stay at the different camps over a period of days. Letaba was lovely because one can then look down on the river and see the wildlife morning and evening. The camp has a good museum dedicated to the African Elephant and a good shop. Barbecuing or 'braai vleis' to use the good South African term is the order of the day and what could be nicer as the sun goes down. The chalet was well equipped but not at all luxurious, but it has airconditioning and good shower/wc, basins ensuite. We reminisced about the rondavel in which we had stayed way back in February 1970 when we first visited Kruger. Please look at my galleries http://picasaweb.google.com/alinedobbie for photos of a most beautiful three week trip we did to South Africa. It ...more... |
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Jordan travel on a budget Posted 01 Nov 2009 by Helen Liley |
 The public buses to Petra from Aqaba are a good, budget way to travel. The bus station is up the hill above the Fort, and the cost is 5JD per person to Wadi Mousa (Petra).The buses leave quite early in a morning (before 9am), and will only leave when they are full. The last bus back from Petra is 1pm, so if you want longer then an overnight is needed. To travel from Petra to Amman is also good on public bus - again a 5JD trip (3 hour journey) on a bus which will leave Wadi Mousa when it is full. Again, buses leave early (before 9am).more... |
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Nuweiba to Aqaba ferry Posted 01 Nov 2009 by Helen Liley |
 Watch out for the ferry between Nuweiba and Aqaba. It only leaves Aqaba (Jordan) when it's full to come to Nuweiba (Egypt), so then delays the journey to Aqaba.The ferry company website tells you a fast boat leaves at 11am and 5pm. What they mean is, it leaves somewhere BETWEEN 11am and 5pm - usually around 4:30pm, even though its scheduled time is 2pm..... Still a good way to travel to Jordan as the visa is free in Aqaba if you come this route. Just don't be in a rush to get there!!more... |
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Petra, Jordan Posted 01 Nov 2009 by Helen Liley |
 Get to Petra very early in the morning - 6am - to see Al-Siq and The Treasury without the tour groups. Fantastic.Don't forget to climb up to High Point to see Petra from above.more... |
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