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Overlook from Mount Floyen, Norway – travel tip #97

admin — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:01:06 +0000

If you are visiting Bergen it is a really good idea to take the funicular to the top of mount Floyen – there are some nice walks up there and the view is amazing. you should choose a bright day to take this tour -so you will see as far as you can.

La Tagliatella, Barcelona – Travel Tip #96

admin — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 15:38:37 +0000

This is a great Italian restaurant at Barcelona, really close to Plaza Catalunya and really close to our hotel (Casanova hotel) – we ate there twice in five days – good food, great service and prices are really ok.

Address:

Ronda Universitat, 31, local 2
08007 Barcelona
Tel. 93 412 46 55

Halifax Citadel, Canada – Travel Tip #95

admin — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 07:21:05 +0000

When visiting Halifax at Nova scotia you should spend a few hours at the citadel, it is a really great way to explore the city history and learn about it more, many guides there will be happy to talk to you. every hour you can see the guards change and at noon there is a canon firing to tell the city it is exactly 12:00

Casanova hotel, Barcelona – Travel Tip #93

admin — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:08:59 +0000

while in Barcelona we stayed at Casanova by Rafael Hotel, located at Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 559 (which is about 5 minutes walk to plaza Catalunya. the rooms are really big considering it is close to the center, and they were clean and very comfortable to stay at.

Majestic View B&B, Alaska – Traval Tip #91

admin — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 13:49:44 +0000

During our trip to Alaska we stayed mainly at B&B’s and we enjoyed it very much – most of them were really good (much better than your average hotel room) and meeting the people was great.

One bed & breakfast which we really enjoyed was the one in Homer (Homer itself is a great city as well with great views and tons of activities – so make sure you stay there for a few days) – we stayed 3 nights at a cabin at Maria’s Majestic view B&B.

The view was amazing (see below – taken at 1AM) , Maria was super nice, the cabin was great and breakfast was excellent (especially on the day Maria cooked and we had some really cool stuff like the Alaskan pancake (see below).

Gamla Stan, Stockholm – Travel Tip #87

admin — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:07:12 +0000

Stockholm is a beautiful city with many islands combined together, one of the best parts in Stockholm is the old city which is known as Gamla Stan, this is not a big part of the city, located in the heart of Stockholm and connected by bridges to other islands. you should just spend a few hours walking in the old street, and visit the royal palace.

Portobello Market, London – Travel tip #85

admin — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 05:43:44 +0000

I really love markets, whenever i visit cities i try to visit at least few markets, it doesn’t matter if I end up buying stuff or not (and usually i do) but it is a lot of fun to walk and see all kind of stuff laying on the stands.

In London I really enjoyed Portobello Market, even if it is not the most famous, and it is pretty small, it was great fun, it is actually a street market located at Notting Hill.

Port Olimpic in Barcelona – travel tip #84

admin — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 08:36:12 +0000

I was visiting Barcelona for a week during September 2010 and I actually had a dilemma about this tip, since usually I write about good experiences and stuff i really liked but in this case its the opposite.

Port Olimpic is the area with some restaurants, bars and night clubs in Barcelona, right on the port so of course it has a great potential, great view and nice atmosphere there, but, i tried 2 different restaurants there and other than the fact they look really fancy and great and they are much more expensive than other places, the food was not that great (to say the least) – both times i was very disappointed – so maybe i chose the wrong places but striking out 2 out of 2 looks like a pattern to me…if you go there – make sure to know which place to go by recommendations (from someone you trust) before you go there.

Lift at sagrada familia – Travel Tip #82

admin — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 13:28:16 +0000

At sagrada familia in Barcelona there is a lift you can take (2.5 euros) to go to the top and view the city, when you are inside the church you will see a line of people waiting to go up the lift, dont join them – instead go outside and search for the 2nd lift – it is a smaller lift but hardly any people waiting there and the best part about this one is that you can walk between towers and not only get to view the city from one tower – much more fun.

Note that the way down is by stairs

Free Walks at London – Travel Tip #81

admin — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 08:23:30 +0000

London can be an expensive city to visit, but while there you should join one of the free tours going out daily at 11:00 or 13:00 from Hyde park corner. You will meet your guide (wearing a red t shirt) at Wellington arch, then you will go on a 3 hours tour which go over all the main spots.