Archive for June, 2008


Tourists occupy a hostel in Buenos Aires

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Tourists occupy a hostel in Buenos Aires, Blogger, News, Buenos Aires

Tired of constant theft and especially the total absence of answers from the direction dell’ostello, a group of tourists with some students decided to occupy the hostel where they were awaiting formal responses by the owners. Not content, they also made regular complaint to the competent authorities and are finished in the newspapers Argentinians.

And ‘what happened a few days ago in Buenos Aires and that tells us amused Jorge Gobbi in his blog travel. The most interesting aspect is that this behavior resembles much to what the Argentines are proving themselves in recent months, with inflation going up, the various protests against the government  And ironically Jorge wonders whether these tourists are not in reality  Argentinizzando.

Fuerteventura

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Fuerteventura, Travellers, Guide

Fuerteventura is the largest island of the Canary archipelago. It ‘a territory untouched and wild, is a possible choice for an unforgettable vacation at sea without away from Europe. The geographical position provides a clear time ever with the sun and temperature spring / summer throughout the year. And the poetic words of Emilia no, a tourist-by-case basis, we understand all the charm of this island:

Fuerteventura is  The sand crossing the road. The color of his mountain company that makes the blue of the sea. The stones that indicate the road to paradise. The freedom to run naked on the beach. A boy on the beach looking the ocean and waiting for the wave. A girl in that the wave has found. The strong wind that embraces the sun. Its stone huts on the beach. His uninhabited villages. The set of a film directed by Sergio Leone. His area earth from the sun and history. A stronghold against mass tourism. An island without age. The one thousand shades of blue Atlantic the ocean. The fine sand that flows between your hands as in an hourglass of time. A kiss in the wind. Freedom!

The beach in Paris: Paris Plage returns

Monday, June 30th, 2008

The beach in Paris: Paris Plage returns, Paris, Activities, Festival

Back beach in Paris, Paris Plage, from July 21 to August 21, and the program is already all defined. Will be three main location  voie Georges-Pompidou (4th), the Bassin de la Villette in Stalingrad (19th) and the lungosenna de la Gare, near the BNF (13rd). Among the novelties, Villette to the surface is doubled, the Georges-Pompidou opens a new fitness room on the beach sand, to the sport this year is added to existing mini golf.

Remain the usual opportunity to practice sports such as tai chi or petanque. For lovers of dance open-air, both day and night, the programmer to dance salsa, merenghe, tango and much more is hectic! Otherwise you can play, oziare sun (meteorology permitting), take pictures, go on skates or anything else come to mind the French hungry for hot and fun.

The opening concert will be all Hotel de Ville and the orchestra will perform in Paris. The new magazine for the Parisian summer, with programs, dates and everything you need to know  versions are available footraces, English or Spanish, Italian, unfortunately, nothing! And this year it seems that bids for travel by train to be truly beneficial, to book to believe.

A Monte Carlo with less than 100 euros per day

Monday, June 30th, 2008

A Monte Carlo with less than 100 euros per day, Blogger, Low Cost

The frugal traveler, sent the New York Times around Europe writing how they survive in the frugality of a daily budget of 100 euros we try again, after his initial departure from Paris that we have already given account… This time the challenge unbridled wealth of the Principality of Monaco and…

His first choice is to sleep in a neighbouring locality, Beausoleil, where normally people who live in the Principality work there but do not earn enough to be able to afford to live there. Dinner at a restaurant in the area and strictly tourist trips using public transportation.

At the end of the experience, the envoy asks discouraged enough taste that there is to visit a place where the most popular among tourists is admire the wealth of a few privileged others. It ends at the casino, giocandosi the little budget that had remained. A hero! The photo is of La Marga, the caption reads The casino of Monte Carlo enter siore and siori, vadino to become budget.

Locarno: tourism and film festival

Saturday, June 28th, 2008

Locarno: tourism and film festival, Festival

It ‘a lakeside town sonnacchiosa Locarno, beautiful but boring stretches. In August, however, awakens in a surreal where in his wonderful main square, Piazza Grande, the important films are projected cinematrografico Festival, the most important festival of independent cinema. Tickets can be bought on site the day of screening or in advance during the month of July.

And so Locarno may be, within a weekend holiday, the goal of the film entertainment at night. The festival lasts this year from August 6 to 16 and the program is really intense. And sleep? Locarno in that periods Festival is absolutely infrequentabile, better choose the nearby Verbania, only 40 km away.

The surroundings of Verbania, beyond the classic trip on the lake or lazy allucertolarsi on the beach, offers unforgettable walks in Val Grande. Reaching the small town of Cicogna and, from there, to venture on the path Assigned Val Pogallo means encountering chance to swim in the river, traced back to an ancient wood factory and more. One way as another to discover a truly remarkable area of the boot.

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