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Top 5 destinations in Spain to visit

Spain mapSpain is a country where there are many things to do and places to visit, the gastronomy of some cities already justifies a visit to many of the destinations. It is possible that the reader may want to add their favorite cities or in some cases disagree with our list…which I really doubt, and I say I would doubt it because every city and town of the peninsula worth the visit, no matter in which order

Continue reading to discover our favorite Spanish destinations and to start planning your visit. We will welcome your ideas! Continue reading

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Is British food that bad?

Although the TV chefs Gordon Ramsay and Jamie Oliver are British, although the the best restaurants in the world awarded by the Restaurant Awards magazine are from London, United Kingdom is not usually identified with good food.

When we think of British food we rather think of a high calorie diet, little variety, or things like fried chips or breakfast with eggs, sausage, bacon and beans. Continue reading

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Alcohol fountain being built in Georgia, Europe

Georgia, the country (not the American state), is a very unusual holiday destination. But for those who have traveled half the world can be a place to visit. This is a different place, with very affordable prices and surprising findings.
As example a fountain from where will flow ‘chacha‘, the national liquor of Georgia. The city council of Batumi is building the fountain as a new tourist attraction in this city. Continue reading

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Tenerife in Spain, a route through the scenes of ‘Wrath of the Titans’

A city being part of a movie set has always an added advertising. The peculiarities of the Canary Islands have been used a few times to be the landscape of many movies that needed a “different place” to be filmed, the last case is of ‘Wrath of the Titans’.

Some scenes of the film were shot at the Cliffs of the Giants, one of the most spectacular sceneries on Tenerife. Continue reading

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Titanic Belfast museum in Ireland

The Titanic has become a myth and an example of humanity’s ambition. The ship was the largest movable structure ever made by humans. The most famous ship in history is about to celebrate the first hundred years after its maiden voyage and sinking.

Titanic Belfast museum

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China trying to attract tourists to the Tibet Plateau

For a place to be popular among the tourists and to become a desired holiday destination it needs some basic requeriments like the geography, nature, peculiarity of the place… Then it needs tourist services and infrastructure, and China is ready for making the Tibet Plateau more attractive to visitors.

Qinghai Tibet Plateau

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Car rental offers during Easter for car hire in Europe

Holidaysresources.com is offering important offers during easter for car hire in Europe!

Car hire Easter offers

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Spain remains the favorite destination for British tourists

Lots of sun, good hotels and good price. Spain continues to maintain its leadership as a preferred holiday destination for British tourists worldwide.

Balearic is the second destination that the British demand. As shown in the last survey in the UK, the British demand for Spanish destinations have registered an increase of 27% during the last quarter of 2011 versus the same quarter last year.

tourist beach

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When travel was glamorous

Travel was emerging as the possibility of leisure, object of desire, to break with the routine.

Europe trip old flyerFrom 1920 to 1940 there was a significant development of railways in Europe and the United States, overseas travel was sold as the luxury item it was and the cars began to gain speed and design.

Drawings with destinations around the world presented today at the Obsessions section belong to the select collection of over 350 travel posters at the Boston Public Library (BPL) and is designed for tourism campaigns between 1920 and 1940, the so-called golden Age of travel in America. Continue reading

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Christmas holidays destinations

In addition to the Canary Islands and Andalusia, always demanded destinations by the christmas season, and the attractive ski resorts, there are many other options where spending the Christmas days. There are some excellent choices for those who enjoy Christian celebrations decorated in traditional style as for those who seek a total escape from the lights and trees. From Strasbourg, to the remote Antarctic or to other destinations such as the enigmatic Easter Island. Continue reading

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