Archive for agosto, 2010

Tips for preparing a trip to Japan

Martes, agosto 31st, 2010

Unlike expensive than movies about Japan that are determined to show the cultural leap is not as dramatic. Besides being extremely nice, is not so difficult to communicate with the Japanese. But above all we must ask a question What is our holiday destination in Japan? The first thing to know when planning a trip to Japan is to know that this destination is not exactly a cheap destination. That does not mean not going to cost an arm and a leg, but should be careful when planning our visit, to avoid the cost to skyrocket.

Tips for preparing a trip to Japan

Photography by Alo Lopez

As always, anticipating the purchase of the flight as possible helps to reduce costs. Iberia (stopover in London), Etihad Airlines (Abu Dhabi scale) or Klm (scale in Amsterdam) are among the companies that connect Madrid and Tokyo. But the choices are vast. (más…)

Three wonders of Jordan – Petra, Wadi and Rum

Martes, agosto 31st, 2010

Today we will discuss three wonderful places to visit in Jordan. These are Petra, foreign firms and Wadi Rum. These are considered the three wonders found in the plains of Jordan.

Three wonders of Jordan - Petra

Photography by Charlie Phillips

First we go to Petra, where you pay a high cost of entry. The visit to Petra is indeed very expensive, by itself, and high ticket price (69 euros) and almost inevitable costs involved in restoring energy and transportation. But no one will, I dare to venture, feeling cheated. The art of the Nabatean kingdom, created by the enigmatic and not very durable nomad people emigrated to the current southwest of Jordan from the north of Arabia, is a conglomerate that combines geometry Mannerist funeral of the Egyptians, the Roman Corinthian Scroll of Hellenistic decadence and formalism. (más…)

Tours on the island of Malta

Lunes, agosto 30th, 2010

The nights in Malta can be endless. It is a destination that has long established itself as a place of pilgrimage for young people who want to improve their English while retaining the sun and water. There is, therefore, a bar, fast food restaurants, pubs, discos. But there are quieter options.

Nightlife in Malta

Photography by mescon

Walking the streets:

As the streets of Valletta, is probably the best option. In Republic Street, the pedestrian routes goes to the center of town, (más…)

The Lobster Festival in Maine

Domingo, agosto 29th, 2010

Today we speak of a journey through the rugged coast of Maine from Rockland to Camden and Acadia National Park. To get an idea of your location, we say that Maine is located in the United States and close to the border with Canada on the Atlantic coast and situated in a gulf.

The Lobster Festival in Maine

Photography by spablab

Camden, the jewel of the Mid-Coast:

There is a perfect place to explore the coast of Maine: Camden, the jewel of the Mid-Coast region is a picturesque and peaceful town of just over 6,000 inhabitants located in Penobscot Bay with a postal environment. Camden is still one of those places where the doors of the houses are not closed day or night. Walking through its streets one has the feeling of living in The Truman Show. People who give the good morning with a smile at strangers and are always willing to have a little chat. One would think that is part of a scene. The pace is so quiet that makes you want to start making blueberry jam the fruit par excellence of the region. Also, here you can eat very well. (más…)

Tours through Patagonia in South America

Domingo, agosto 29th, 2010

The nature of Tierra del Fuego cruise invited to walk around and discover the flora and fauna. It is the Chilean population that controls the north shore of the Strait of Magellan. A town of 130,000 that has some post colonization, frontier city where light and air and solitude southern portend. Punta Arenas Valparaiso recalls a point, with those ridged hills carpeted with colorful low houses that hang to the edge of the Strait of Magellan. It is the starting point of many cruises on the Patagonian channels and excursions to see the native forests in the Strait.

Cruising the Patagonian

Photography by Ana_Cotta

Cruising the Patagonian channels: (más…)

The conservation of vultures in Spain

Viernes, agosto 27th, 2010

Comes to have a wingspan of three meters and weighing between seven and 13 kilos. We speak of the black vulture, the great bird of prey has been chosen bird of the year 2010 by the Spanish Ornithological Society. Despite being one of the birds that have managed to recover their population in the last thirty years (in 2006 counted 2,000 couples in Spain in 35 colonies), it still suffers many threats.

The conservation of vultures in Spain

Photography by Kom_bo

In Spain, the large majority of the scavengers of the European Union: 80% of “owls” and “vultures”, over 90% of the griffon vulture and 98% of the specimens of black vultures. (más…)

Rioja Wine Tour

Miércoles, agosto 25th, 2010

Few landscapes are as attractive as the vineyard at the time of harvest. The field, full of vines heavy with grapes, the place you live the work of the baskets, wheeled … etc. The air is filled with an odor typical of the vineyard (vine and grape), which competes with the soothing aromas of pine and slightly sour scent of wild herbs. Then, in the cellar, the intensely fruity aromas are shown where the fermentation and intoxicates you.

Rioja Wine Tour

Photography by biskuit

Logroño, the capital of wine

A route through the medieval origins of this item on the Camino de Santiago, this is full of legends and mysteries like the squares on the snakes and ladders drawn in the Plaza de Santiago. Beyond its mysteries, the city invites the pilgrim Rioja recover strength and celebrate the beginning of the harvest. (más…)

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