Archive for February, 2010

Travel and Adventure in La Angostura & Neuquen

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

V° la Angostura. by Crisfer.

During the summer, the tourism asset is the fort of La Angostura, Neuquén’s beautiful villa immersed in two national parks (Nahuel Huapi and Los Myrtles) that sometimes, by the early twentieth century, envisioned a great visionary like Primo Capraro. Out of nowhere, this Italian immigrant (whose story captures in the book) “Notes of Correntoso” Yayo de Mendieta, this raised a sawmill in 1903 and almost 20 years later transformed the small board of Dona Rosa in a symbol of Patagonia hotel as is the luxurious Hotel Correntoso. Remodeled in 2003, this hotel is one of the biggest stars in the qualified offer of accommodation in this mountain village of 17 inhabitants, which has a total of about 4 thousand seats. (more…)

Esquel Tours of Patagonia

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

We timee our departure from Esquel to coincide with that of the old Patagonian Express ("la Trochita") by Rick Price.

Trips to Patagonia are an unforgettable experience in Argentina. For this region is the first thing to learn the routes, the region is large so that, ideally, know part on each trip we make, well today we present the adventure travel to Patagonia.

Esquel Tours:

In Patagonia, it can get cold at night and on horseback is impossible not to feel it. They are four hours through mountain corridors, dodging branches, lit by the moon. The climax is when the lights of Esquel, at the foot of the hill are. It is time to deliver because we know we’ve reached that destination. (more…)

Pilgrims are arriving in Santiago - Xacobeo 2010

Saturday, February 27th, 2010

Xacobeo 2010 Camino de Santiago

Xacobeo 2010 Camino de Santiago of Galicia

The Holy Year is about to start again is a wonderful opportunity to rediscover Galicia but also other communities which term commences some of the many paths to Santiago being busy for a thousand years. It’s also time for the encounter with oneself, regardless of religious motivations that may have, to discover nature, culture and gastronomy.

In just a few days start Compostela Holy Year 2010, the second of this century and last until held again in 2021. Again, as for centuries, this event will meet again in one of the most beautiful cities in Europe to pilgrims and travelers, but also, as from the early Middle Ages, will convene students, artists, rogues, merchants, nobles and commoners. (more…)

The Haunted Mansion Prague

Saturday, February 27th, 2010

Praha, Namesty Republiky 001 by sebd_ch.

A symbol of the modern city, since 1912 the Municipal House in Prague is the key stage of the twentieth century Czech history. The traveler stops at a few meters from the entrance to the old city of Prague, against Namesty Republiky square in the republic. On one side, the Gothic Powder Tower. The other, the Municipal House in Czech, (Obecni Dum), a work of outdoor art that was built between 1905 and 1912. Since then, this building witnessed the turbulent Czech history. It housed the first seat of local government, but also was and is the concert hall of the philharmonic orchestra, a cultural center with exhibition hall, restaurants, and coffees. (more…)

Rare museums in the world

Friday, February 26th, 2010

Today, everything can be studied and even admiration, therefore, crop out in the outrageous world of museums within which they have neither a work of art. For most that do not appear in guidebooks offer fun and even bizarre proposals, which are very interesting to know. Below these museums …

The most bizarre museums around the world: (more…)

Rural Lodging
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