Mayrhofen, Austria source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ruanaich/1880104710/sizes/l/in/photostream/
A Ski Holiday in Mayrhofen
Ski holidays are a popular way for Europeans to relax and enjoy some time in the great outdoors. Central Europe is clustered with ski resorts, with France, Italy, Switzerland and Austria being the most popular destinations. One of the best places to visit is Mayrhofen – a resort that has built a reputation as fun and friendly place that is great for skiing.
Discover the beauty of Italy on a tailor made holiday!
The beauty of a luxury tailor made holiday is that you can decide exactly where, when and how long you want to stay at a particular destination. This works particularly well if you want to explore different areas of a country, or more than one country. Tailor made holidays, by the way cater specifically to ones individual requirements so one can get exactly what one wants to experience.
at the Colmar railway station Pic credit :Mr.Q
While I read about Europe’s worst first winters, am reminded of my brush with cold at Colmar in France. When Lance Armstrong made a statement that evening that it was perhaps the coldest day for him in Tour de France, trust me he wasn’t joking! I remember the clanking of my teeth and my fruitless effort to hold my hand still in order to take few photographs of the TdF cyclists. The make do rain coat I had bought in Barcelona, struggled to hold up against the downpour coupled with chilly wind and had I been sitting inside a café sipping a hot cappuccino it would have been a different experience. And this was the month of July! Nevertheless, am not complaining. The whole Tour de France experience was worth every single experience and needless to say my stay in Colmar was simply beautiful.
Stonehenge Pic Credit: Priya Q
Am sure like me, while traveling, you too would have come across places and things mysterious and sometime unexplainable. A visit from London to Stonehenge was one such interesting experience I had during my Europe trip.
As you drive around the English countryside enjoying the pristine greenery the almost sudden sight of tall gigantic stones leave you awestruck. Questions like why, who and how immediately spring up in your mind. Who built it and for what? How did people manage this huge maneuver with primitive modes of transportation as is our knowledge about systems then? But more importantly – what purpose was this built for – that’s the biggest question in your mind as you approach it.
Pic Credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeremy_vandel/3741795677/
Off late Turkey has become a sought after holiday destination for many. So when my friends came back raving about their vacation in Turkey, I marked it off as a country on my map of places to visit soon!
Whether it be dance & music, glimpses of civilisation from the glorious past, bird’s eye views from a hot air balloon, a sip of hot Turkish coffee or a bite into a juicy and flaky baklava, Turkey can have different meanings for different people.
While traveling in Europe you realize there are many ways more than one in which one can save money on travel. Lyndsey shares her views in this post on how….
Great Simple Ways To Save Money On Train And Air Travel In Europe
Whether you are a student, a backpacker, or a briefcase toting businessman everyone is looking to save a few extra dollars while traveling. Though traveling in Europe can be pricey, you don’t have to let it wear a hole in your wallet. With the number of great special reduction cards, travel packages, and discount airlines across the continent you can make a small amount of money stretch enough to get you where you want to go.
Rome... Photo credit: Lin Biddle
Have just about 24 Hours or Less in Rome? Maria tells you how to make the best of your visit…
Perhaps you’re a business traveler in town for an important meeting or maybe a wayward traveler just pass through – but you only have 24 hours or less in this ancient city and don’t know where to go. While Rome certainly wasn’t built in one day, you may find there are still many things you can see in Eternal City. So whether you travel with a leather briefcase or a rucksack, you’ll find that Rome has many sites to see, places to go and lots of new experiences!
Morning:
Lefkada town by night Photo credit: Graham Green
My beautiful Lefkada
Close and lock the office, pack your <a href=”http://www.briefcasesdirect.com/”>briefcase</a> away, because you are coming away on vacation to my wonderful and ancient Greek island of Lefkada. It is not easy to miss the masts of all the yachts and catamarans berthed alongside the many jetties in the marina of Lefkada town. In the winter, sitting at a table having lunch in one of the many harbor front taverns, or sitting in one of the cafes, sipping a strong Greek coffee, being lulled by the sound of the rigging ropes tap tap tapping against the masts in the wind, it is easy to daydream oneself back to summer, remembering those carefree halcyon days, sailing the crystal clear waters of the Ionian sea.
Beautiful Koper... Image: Priya Q
2-3 days was all that I had planned to spend in Slovenia, but I ended up staying for a full 5 days traveling and exploring various places across Slovenia, such is the charm of this country located in the Central Europe.
image: Priya Q
Walk of Shame & a gory glimpse into the past….
I was in Munich when my friend asked me whether I would be interested in visiting the first Nazi concentration camp opened in Germany. While on a vacation one generally tends to visit places and do things that are pleasant; but here I was looking at visiting an important chapter from the history which I had read back in school. Reading about something is alright by me, but I also think that seeing is believing! We had already visited the Anne Frank’s house at Amsterdam (I will post about it in the days to come) and had seen how a Jewish family had lived under the very nose by the Nazis. So I decided to visit the Dachau Concentration camp the very next day.
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