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Glacier country
Posted on June 30, 2008 by newageguyz
Walking the Spanish Pyrenees
Posted on June 27, 2008 by newageguyz
There is a lot of work underway to improve the walking trails on the Spanish side of the Pyrenees. The work was most apparent at stage 13: Viados to Bielsa via Pardinas. From Bielsa the trail is well marked and quite wide, but the deeper you go into the forest up the Barranco de Montillo [...]
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Scams and Warnings
Posted on June 26, 2008 by newageguyz
A small, cautionary word about finding a roof to go over your head in Moscow since recent surveys list it as the most expensive place in Europe for accommodation. We were very angry to arrive tired and weary at the Travellers’ Guest House in Moscow one public holiday in June to be told by a [...]
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Ideas to help you get a cheaper Rail Pass
Posted on June 24, 2008 by newageguyz
Cheaper rail passes that include just one-or, in some cases, a few-countries are also available. If you’re going only to France, for example, you might consider a France Railpass, which allows for three days of travel in one month for $160 (2nd Class). If you want to swing up to Britain for a few days, [...]
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My last day
Posted on June 21, 2008 by newageguyz
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Undiscovered Morocco
Posted on June 18, 2008 by newageguyz
Desert driving requires special skills of its own. First, make sure to take at least 10 liters of bottled water for each person and for the radiator. You’ll soon find that you need to move rapidly over sand; if you start to bog down, put the car in low gear and step on the gas. [...]
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Beautiful Heidelberg
Posted on June 17, 2008 by newageguyz
The Altstadt centers on the Marktplatz, a cobbled square where a mighty Hercules flexes his muscles over a fountain and where for many years punishments from beheading to imprisonment in a rotating hanging cage took place. Now tourists and locals gather not to laugh at convicts but to drink a coffee or to buy fruit [...]
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Basque country
Posted on June 15, 2008 by newageguyz
Franco’s death in 1975 ushered in democracy in Spain, but resentment over 35 years of dictatorship still lingers in Basque memory. Since the late 60s, a terrorist movement led by Euskadi ta Askatasuna (ETA; “Basque country and freedom”) demanded that the four Basque provinces on the Spanish side-Gipuzcoa, Navarra, Alava, and Vizcaya-receive complete political independence. [...]
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But I didn’t know it was there!
Posted on June 14, 2008 by newageguyz
Make sure you know exactly what you have in your luggage before boarding a plane, and don’t carry things for other people. Some countries will not take any excuse for possession of illegal substances, accidental or not!
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21 tourist sites not to miss in Amsterdam
Posted on June 13, 2008 by newageguyz
Giant Penis Outside Casa Rosso. The most well-endowed fountain in the city. A tribute to what makes the Red Light District tick.
Anne Frank Huis. This museum poignantly preserves the memory of Anne Frank. Walk behind the secret, movable bookcase to enter the small rooms that sheltered the Frank family from 1942 to 1944, during the [...]
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