All Posts (39649)
Are you aware Italy has a general strike set for Tuesday, September, 6. All Italian airlines, Italian airports, trains, public transportation in Rome, Naples, Turin, Florence and Bologna.
Most important if you have clients or you are returning a rental car these institutions will also be closed.
Italian ferries will delay departures by 8 hours!
More Italian strikes planned in September. German air traffic control strike issues not settled
AUTUMN LEAVES, FESTIVALS, AND A PET-FRIENDLY RESORT
by Ed Wetschler
Hordes of fall foliage fans visit New England's mountain ranges in autumn, but Derrick Daly, head gardener at the Inn by the Sea in Cape Elizabeth, near Portland, Maine, is partial to autumn on the coast. I've stayed at the Inn by the Sea, but only in summer, so I asked Daly about leaf peeper season at sea level.
What's autumn like in Cape Elizabeth?
October is one of the best months here, and not just because it's my bir
After all the planning and stress of having the perfect wedding day,
Japan is one of the most magnificant and fascinating countries: http://tours-tv.com/en/japan
Japanese landscapes are even more beautiful than it is on Japanese paintings. The distinctive ancient country will charm visitors in any time of the year.
Something interesting about Japan:
1. Raw horse meat is a popular food in Japan.
2. Sometimes the trains are so crowded railway staff are employed to cram passengers inside.
3. For many Japanese couples Christmas is celebrated like Valentine's Day in the
Cameroon Lobe Cascade (the only place in the world where a waterfall enters the Atlantic Ocean through a water Cascade). Beautiful rapid sceneries of the sea and relaxation on the beach. Lunch in a restaurantwhere you can enjoy fresh sea products. Visit to the Grand Batanga Museum with very varied anddiversified artifacts.
Portugal’s Precious Port Wine Trail
The Port Wine Trail begins in the only place legally authentic Port can begin, in Oporto, Portugal’s second-largest city, and a three and a half hour train ride north from Lisbon.
More importantly, it’s the gateway to the Douro Valley’s prized Port wine vineyards. ()
The valley is really spectacular, a “must see,” and certainly a absolute destination for any lover of Port.
The hills are carpeted with terraces of grape vines that rush and fall away, down tow
![]() |
| Before Irene (click on story text to see 'After') |
Quechee Vermont, is an idlyllic tourist destination punctuated with an historic covered bridge, a glass blowing shop, and a sky dotted with hot air ballons.
Hurricane Irene left the sleepy town in shambles after flooding overflowed the Ottauquechee River and washed out the underpinnings of their quaint covered bridge.
The Quechee Gorge funneled the immense quantities of water (7 inches of rain) down its sluice and washed out Main
Tour itinerary for 13 days / 12 nights in the southern parts of Ethiopia
On this trip:
- You will visit / explore Arba Minch which is surrounded by Rift Valley Lakes, Lake Abaya to the north and Lake Chamo to the south.
In Arba Minch there are 40 springs together in one place; the town Arba Minch got its name from the forty springs (“forty springs” its Amharic meaning is Arba Minch).
-You will have boat trip on Lake Chamo where you will see crocodiles, hippos and water birds.
-You will visit the
Whether travelling locally or abroad. It is wise to best check the path of any severe weather. While such storms can be an annoyance causing delays, flight cancellations, and trip deviations, they can be much worse. I have travelled with some that say that "It is nothing.", or "I've been through it before." But it is always worse than they care to admit. Others seek danger and look to stare the hurricane in its face- tempting it, taunting it, daring it to harm them.
Visit this link for pi
The currency in Spain is the Euro.
Spain has 4,964 km of coastline.
Spa
Sundarban National Park is formed by confluence of three rivers-the Ganga, the Brahmaputra and the Meghna which covers an area of 2585 sq km wildlife sanctuary which is extended into Bangladesh too. The Indian Sundarban forms the largest tiger reserve and national park in India. This wild life sanctuary is the world’s largest estuarine sanctuary which is really worth visiting. The forest of this sanctuary is dense and comprises of about 270 royal Bengal tiger along with spotted deer, wild pigs,
India is a magnified country with numerous things to explore. But it is not possible to cover the whole country or all best places in a short tour, you will be glad to know that there are numerous places to explore in every state where you can spend your weekend. Wild life sanctuaries are one of the major attractions among the tourist. Ranthambore National Park is the one of the most visited tiger reserve of India which offers a perfect weekend getaway to the travelers.
The park is located in the
