Archive for January, 2010
The 2400 year old town of Berat is located in southcentral Albania. It is one of the oldest and most beautiful towns of Albania.
As you can see from the pictures, it is no wonder that Berat is also known as “the town of a thousand windows, also the Museum City”
Berat is a good base for exploring the region. The Monastery of Ardenica is not too far and the important archeological site of Apolonia can also be visited in a day. more…
Dusseldorf is one of the nicest towns in Germany. It is a handsome and elegant, modern city on the banks of the Rhine River.
Düsseldorf is a city where everything is close together: just near the wellknown shoppingstreet Königsallee is the Altstadt, the old quarter of the city.
With its 260 cosy pubs and home-brew taverns it is well known as “the longest bar in the world”. A little further on in your trip, you can find renewed proof that the citizens of DĂĽsseldorf love to promenade, go for walks,: the traditional Kö has recently acquired a new companion promenade, which is even two kilometers long. more…
Jakarta has been in the news quite often lately, but certainly not for the tourist sights.
When political chaos reigns the streets can be packed with protestors and idealists fighting the corrupt political system. Once things cool down, expats can show their faces again.
To most travelers, Jakarta as a starting or ending point of their trip. However, Jakarta is one of the most exciting night-life cities in the world. more…
New Hampshire, one of the most historically important states in the USA, is a place where the spirit of the nation is most eloquently summed up in the state motto: Live Free or Die.
Known as the granite state as much for its character as for its geology, New Hampshire is a place that is at the heart of the American dream, and a place where you can experience a welcome that is genuine and warm. more…
Tell a non-Calabrese Italian that you’re going to Calabria, and you will probably elicit some surprise, inevitably followed by stories of the ’ndrangheta – the Calabrian Mafia – notorious for smuggling and kidnapping wealthy northerners and keeping them hidden in the mountains.
But Calabria contains startling natural beauty, and spectacular towns that seem to grow out of the craggy mountaintops. It has three national parks: the Pollino in the north, the Sila in the centre and the Aspromonte in the south. more…
The skiing destination of Lake Louise is situated in Canada and has all the elements that the thought of Canada brings to your mind.
Mountains, forests, gushing streams, beautiful valleys, quaint villages and clear blue skies.
The ski destination of Lake Louise is surrounded by a national park which therefore provides it with the beautiful elements of woody delights! The beautiful slopes of Lake Louise are covered with soft white powdery snow which makes skiing enjoyable as well completely memorable. more…
Surrounded by the Rocky Mountains and Located in Elk valley of western Canada is the small quaint town of Fernie which till some time back seemed to be like a destination of the yesteryears where modern developments did not seem to have reached.
But with home to some of the most beautiful skiing slopes situated in this side of Canada it would not have been long before tourists found the best of this place and this surge lead to potential development in this ski resort town of Fernie more…