Few people know that Almunecar is a real gem perfect for spending a relaxing weekend. From Granada it is easily accessible in about one hour by bus (cost 7 euro) and finding cheap rooms is not an impossible task especially during low season. I’ve stayed at the Hostel San Sebastian which has a nice, friendly [...]
When you live in Europe, the choices of places that you can go and spend a weekend are almost limitless, especially with the huge number of cheap flights that are now available. With so many budget airlines competing for our business, most of us can afford a number of trips a year these days. If [...]
As earthbound Disney devotes watch Walt’s hot air balloon soar make its own grand tour across the US (it’s a timely ad campaign for the 2013 film remake of The Wizard of Oz), over 16 million tourists will be totting up their itineraries for their own paradise pilgrimage. Not to Oz but Florida’s Orlando, and [...]
While browsing through our preferred tourist destinations in France I came across a place with an intriguing name, Saint Guilhem le Désert. Today we return in this perfectly preserved medieval town in the south of France (just north of Montpellier) surrounded by nature and enriched by Abbey Gellone, a jewel of the ninth century which [...]
Is there anything more romantic than a walk along the coast? Imagine that you’re walking alongside a jagged cliff top or sandy beach with the sea in full view and that the waves are gently crashing into the land. Sounds great, doesn’t it? We know how much couples love the idea of doing this, so [...]
Packing for an adventurous trip to South East Asia usually involves cramming as much as you can into a backpack! It’s important to remember that you will be carrying all your possessions on your back and, in the tropical heat this can be exhausting. Vital essentials should be the first thing into your backpack, though [...]
Harpa is a concert hall and conference center, the newest of the public buildings constructed in Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland. The building was inaugurated with a concert in May 2011. It is an example of investment in culture, a way out of the grave economic crisis that hit the North Island. Harpa is designed [...]