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5 Colorful Neighbourhood

Posted: 18 May 2012 09:36 AM PDT

5 Colorful Destination – There are many different things that can make a destination colorful. As for this list, the destinations are colorful in terms of the buildings and other structures come in a kaleidoscope of shades and colors.

1. Valparaiso, Chile

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This Chilean port city sits between the Pacific Ocean and a band of mountains. The city boasts s some beautifully colored houses on its narrow cobblestone streets. The location used to be known as the Little San Francisco as well as the Jewel of the Pacific.

2. La Boca, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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This best time to visit this colorful neighborhood is when the famous soccer team the Boca Juniors are playing a home game at La Bombodera. This harbour location takes its soccer very seriously and its filled with brightly colored homes, especially down Caminito Street. Local legend has it that residents of the town borrowed paint local shipyards to paint their houses.

3. Bo-Kaap, Cape Town, South Africa

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It's full of colorful houses and a rich history. In the 1600s and 1700s the area was settled by slaves that were brought over from Sri Lanka, Indonesia, and Malaysia by the Dutch East India Co. Today, the area's roots to the Muslim faith can be seen as there are plenty of colorful minarets, kramats, and mosques on display.

4. Burano, Venice, Italy

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This colourful fishing village is well known for its painted homes as well as its lace. It's believed that the houses were painted in very bright colors so fishermen out at sea could see them. The village is very close to Venice and can easily be visited as a day trip.

5. Campeche, Mexico

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This colorful colonial port town was founded on the top of an ancient Mayan city by the Spanish. It became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999 due to the numerous colonial buildings that are still standing here. The colorful structures are protected by the city's walls.

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Top 5 Amazing Honeymoon In World

Posted: 18 May 2012 05:48 AM PDT

Top 5 Amazing Honeymoon In World | Celebrate your marriage (and the fact that you made it through all the planning, services, and parties!) in style at any of our dream honeymoon destinations. Newlyweds deserve a once-in-a-lifetime experience, and a trip to any of the honeymoon resorts on our list will prove unforgettable. (In fact, one of our Five Star Alliance ‘insiders’ spent his honeymoon at one of the following hotels! We’ll leave it to you to guess which one…)

From relaxing on the beach to wandering the streets of Paris, a sojourn to one of these luxury honeymoon hotels will certainly be the start of a truly inspired union.

1. The Meridian Club

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2. Burj al Arab

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3. Peter Island Resort

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4. One and Only Parmilla

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5. Hotel De Crillon

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Useful Things For Your Travel Backpack

Posted: 17 May 2012 10:09 AM PDT

Useful Things For Your Travel Backpack – When you start planning a backpacking trip, you can easily get obsessive about packing all the travel gadgets. Many people would think way too much about what is really useful to get into their backpack while traveling but it turns out that a bunch of simple, everyday objects can often turn out to be the most useful things for our backpack. Here's a list of some of the most utilized travel objects.

1. Plastic Bags

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Save up a few and scrunch them into a corner of your backpack. They take up little space but can be so handy. You can use them for wet clothes after a swim or a rain shower, for separating dirty washing from the clean clothes, or even for packing potentially spilled items like shampoo.

2. Notepad + Pen

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This may be the digital age, but there is still plenty of reason to include a notepad and pen in your backpack. You may use them for this old-fashioned procedure of making notes, or something more social; getting a stranger to draw you a mud-map of how to get to a certain place, or playing games like crosses or hangman when you're waiting around in an airport or bus station.

3. Scarf/Light Towel/Sarong

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Some kind of large piece of cloth material, be it a scarf, a towel or a sarong, or something similar, is inevitably useful as it can perform many different functions. It can become a picnic blanket on damp ground at a park, or a tablecloth over a particularly dirty table, it can keep you warm or dry you off and it can cover you or your things from the sun.

 

4. Sellotape or Duct Tape

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Some kind of tape is a must. Something relatively strong is the best because too much is better than too little. You don't know whether your tape will be called upon to stick back a page into a book or a ripped ticket, or to tape together the corner of your backpack which has burst after one too many airport baggage handlers dropped it.

5. Snacks

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Always pack a few kinds of snacks in various parts of your backpack. You never know when you're going to be starving and not able to buy food. You might end up at a train station late at night after all the kiosks have closed, or you don't have any cash in the local currency to stop at a local shop. Things like small packs of muesli bars and even two-minute noodles (for a hostel or hotel room late at night) might save your hunger.

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5 Spectacular Train Stations

Posted: 17 May 2012 07:38 AM PDT

5 Spectacular Train Stations – Using the train is one of the greatest ways to travel the world. This enchanting mode of transport was predicted to be replaced by what was supposed to be more efficient alternative which is air travel. The airport experience today is a far cry from the much more civilized approach to globe-trotting represented by the drop dead gorgeous constructions but, so are the train stations. Here, I’ve picked 5 favorites from the train stations that is most beautiful in the world.

1. Milano Centrale — Milan, Italy

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2. Kuala Lumpur Railway Station — Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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3. Gare de Liège-Guillemins — Liège, Belgium

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4. Antwerp Central Station — Antwerp, Belgium

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5. 30th Street Station — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Best Place In Turkey

Posted: 17 May 2012 12:54 AM PDT

Best Place In TurkeyTurkey is truly where East meets West and it is precisely this mixture that makes travel in Turkey so interesting.  Although its culture is imbued with a deep and reverent respect for Islam, Turkey is a country that attempts to separate the secular and religious beliefs of its citizens.  While it is uncertain what the future holds for Turkey, today the country remains an excellent vacation destination and one of our recommended best places to visit. Travelers to Turkey  seem to have the same observation on visiting – they all want to return again.

Many travelers think there is little to Turkey outside of Istanbul and Istanbul is a hard act to follow.  Crossing the Bosporus into Asia Minor, however,  leads you into an exotic and exciting country.  Read our recommendations on the best places to visit in Turkey and then make your reservations to explore this most alluring travel destination.

1. Istanbul

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2. Aegean Coast

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3.Izmir ( historical Smyrna)

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4. Kusadasi

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5. Bodrum

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Abraham Hostel Jerusalem – Perfect for Backpackers

Posted: 16 May 2012 09:50 AM PDT

Abraham hostel Jerusalem – Perfect for Backpackers | Why not plan a tour to Israel? I bet you will not regret whether it comes to traveling, the stay, advance booking, the comfort that you are looking for or even the hospitality offered. Abraham hostel has a tie up with Indie Travelers' Center to offer complete statistics and information regarding traveling, the areas covered like Egypt, Jordan, and the transport arrangements whether private for single persons or families or collectively for few of them. A travel guide will be there who is knowledgeable enough to guide about all the places being visited.

The Location

The best thing about Abraham Hostel Jerusalem is that it is centrally located and connects various sites from the place. Some at just a walking distance! You can find every facility whether it is market, restaurants, or the night life. The tour arrangements for people are available with special discounts or schemes for promotional purposes. The stay facilities are marvelous with lots of options to choose from, whether a room in privacy, or clean bed rooms, ready-made food that can be served or a separate kitchen if you wish to cook yourself, and lots more with many FREE services at literally no extra costs.

Also check out the website for luxuries and many facilities for swimming options, the gaming arena, the dining rooms, separate arrangements for short term stay and long term residents at Israel.

The company offers special attractions like travel packages with options like 4 days or 5 days stay and an add on attraction free of cost for the travelers but at the terms and conditions applied.

Lots of activities are occurring there like car rental options, phone rental, attractions, hiking, Hebrew Ulpan, group booking facilities, and everything. Call the staff today to find out the hostel prices for both short and long term residential stays and the ongoing schemes.

How to Get There?

Either the information can be had from facebook, or visit the website to get more info on Abraham hostel Jerusalem. Here you can find information that you had been looking for. Check out internet for Abraham hostel Jerusalem reviews and feedback rating about the hospitality offered, the neat and clean rooms, the self-catering kitchen, the backpacking facility covering many sites, the free and promotional offers, and lots of fun and excitement that you would be forced to extend your trip. The website has a booking form for advance reservations, or check out the site for email and telephone numbers for direct contact.


Top 5 Flea Market In World

Posted: 16 May 2012 09:22 AM PDT

Top 5 Flea Market In World | The concept of flea markets is extremely popular all over the world and the truth is none of them can be considered similar to one another. The actual purpose of such a market is to gather all the colorful variety of merchandise which can satisfy the consumer on a hunt for spectacular.

However ready, one is to discover amazing things inside a flea market, the large majority of them tend to surprise you since the strange items can be found next to precious antiques.

Why are flea markets so popular? Simply because humans, i.e. us,  love anything spectacular; and discovering the hidden treasures inside them can be exactly what we need.

1. Rose Bowl Flea Market, USA

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2. Jemaa el Fnaa, Morocco

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3. Marche des Ferishes (or the Fetish Market) Lome, Togo

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4. Damnoen Saduak Floating Market, Thailand

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5. Skuon Spider Market, Cambodia

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Calling All Spice Lovers!

Posted: 16 May 2012 08:45 AM PDT

Calling All Spice Lovers! – Tropical Spice Garden site was once an abandoned It was a rubber plantation along Penang’s north-western shores. Tropical Spice Garden is located in Teluk Bahang, Penang. It took the vision and determination of David and Rebecca Wilkinson funded by Bertam Consolidated Rubber Co. Ltd. who with a talented team that have included Lim In Chong, Frederick Walker, and still include Katharine Chua and husband Kenneth Khoo, have transformed an overgrown plot into this garden of unique design and soul into a remarkable eco-tourism venture.

Entrance of the Tropical Spice Garden

Actual work on-site took 1 ½ years to complete, and involved the major challenge of harmonising over 500 species of tropical flora with the natural valley fronting the Straits of Malacca. It was crucial to preserve as much of the original indigenous flora and fauna while maintaining the original topography of the site to give the garden a timeless, natural feel. Many of the existing rubber trees were left undisturbed, to give shade and shelter to visitors and also to the garden’s smaller inhabitants.

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This is the cooking class at the Tropical Spice Garden

Some of the souvenir you can get at the gift shop

Such a calm and peaceful place to be

Water plays a prominent role in the garden, and the design team was able to skillfully re-route the water from a small nearby waterfall through a series of man-made canals into a pond by the visitors’ entrance. From many parts of the garden, visitors can hear the gentle, relaxing gurgle of water meandering through the grounds.

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Source: Tropical Spice Garden Official Website


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