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Choosing Your Next Vacation Tour

Choosing Your Next Vacation Tour

Who wouldn’t love to spend a week or two touring the major cities and smaller villages of Italy? One of the most beautiful settings in Europe to visit, Italy offers something for everyone – no matter what their interests. Although fairly easy to maneuver on your own, many people simply do not feel comfortable enough setting off on a journey through an unfamiliar land (especially one where the majority of the people speak another language), so they prefer to tour the sights with a group.

This, however, can be a scary endeavor, especially if you are not used to travelling in a group.  Too many people think that touring in a group means being stuck in a crowded bus with a group of strangers for two weeks schlepping from one tourist destination to another with barely enough time to see the sights, let alone enjoy them. But that is not the case at all! There are plenty of ways to tour Italy – or any other destination for that matter – that will enable you to see just the sites you want, in a pace that is most comfortable for you. Plus, you have the opportunity to make a few new friends along the way.

If large groups make you uncomfortable, then you can choose a smaller, more intimate grouping.  Or if you would rather travel with people your own age; demographic group or interest area, that can be easily arranged too.  It doesn’t matter whether you are interested in hitting the major tourist hotspots, or would rather visit more off-the-beaten path sites you may have missed otherwise, there is a tour option to fit everyone tourists expectations and dreams.

Pre-planned tours are a great way to relax and have fun. After all, why not let someone else do all the work if you don’t have to?  Wondering what types of tours are available to cater to your individual tastes and interests? Here are just a few ways to tour Italy in a group that you may not be aware of:

  • Biking Tours. Most of us have only dreamed of casually biking through the quaint villages in Europe. Turn that dream into a reality with a bilking tour of Italy’s countryside. From one day to one week excursions, there are plenty of different tours to suit just about every interest.
  • Walking Tours.  Some people just have to explore every nook and cranny of place firsthand to feel as if they have been there. If the idea of sitting on a bus day in and day out just doesn’t appeal to you, consider taking in the major cities of Italy on foot.  Most package tours offer some walking trips around the major tourist spots; but some offer all-day walking tours to allow you the opportunity to get up and personal with both the cities and its native peoples.
  • Specialized Art/Architecture Tours.  Italy is known for its exquisite art and architecture. If those are two passions of yours, be sure to consider booking a tour designed specifically to introduce visitors to the extraordinary artwork and museums here as well as the opportunity to delve deeper into the history of each city’s architecture.
  • Spooktacular Fun Tours.  If you are not afraid to delve deeper into the more spooky aspects of Italy, consider taking a tour of Rome’s catacombs; a countryside castle or vampire; a tour of Rome’s angels and demons or other scary ghostly encounter.  Although not for everyone, they sure can be fun.
  • Food and Wine Tours. Maybe one of the most popular types of tours available in Italy (other than the main attractions), food and wine tours offer a great way to experience the best culinary specialties in the country, as well as a behind-the-scenes look at Italy’s best wineries.  Food lovers will enjoy trying a variety of culinary specialties as well as checking out the country’s most famous restaurants and chefs.

As you can see, it doesn’t matter what you are interested in: the history of Italy; its culture and food; art and architecture; or scary ghosts, finding a tour of Italy that will create a memorable experience really isn’t difficult.  All you really have to do is consider what sights you want to see; how you would like to travel (by bus, car, bike or on foot), what special interests you have and how large of a group you are interested in travelling with. Then let a professional touring agency find the best vacation tour for you.  After that, the only job you have left is to enjoy yourself! For more Information: www.queenslandertours.com

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Ваш отзыв , 19 May 2011

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Save money and worry by booking family holidays early

Save money and worry by booking family holidays early

At the UK’s holiday parks there is a great mix of activities for the kids, parents and for the young at heart. There is so much fun to be had there that you probably won’t want to go home.

The live shows are very popular with all the visitors as there is something to please everyone. For the kids there are popular cartoon characters that they can see and enjoy the shows where they can sing and dance along to. These shows will keep them entertained for hours and the only problem you will have is getting them away!

There are some great shows that are planned for 2010 that are fun for all the family. These include performances from contestants and winners from popular British television reality programmes such as Britain’s Got Talent and the X-Factor. Performances from popular acts will have the whole family rushing to their seats to get the best view of these great acts and they performances are sure to stay with you for many years to come.

There are many free activities that are included in your break and these include a water park that has areas for younger swimmers so they can paddle safely. There are also great slides to enjoy if you fancy making a splash with your entrance. The water park is a very popular amongst visitors and is a great way to spend an afternoon.

With so many sports and activities available you will never be short of things to do. You can make the break as relaxing or action packed as you like as all types of holiday are catered for. Talking about catering, there are a range of fantastic restaurants and cafes where you can recharge your batteries.

All the food in them have been specially designed by Annabel Karmel who is an expert on healthy eating so even if your kids (like many others) are not fond of anything green, the food available subtly hides it allowing them to enjoy their food whilst getting the nutrition they need at the same time.

Looking for UK family breaks is easy when you visit one of the UK holiday parks. You can not go far wrong when you by choosing Bognor Regis hotels for your family break.

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Ваш отзыв , 19 May 2011

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Around in Thailand

Around in Thailand

Wake up in Bangkok and know that anything is possible. My perfect day would begin with a walk down the busy streets to select the best egg noodle soup with wontons and red pork, a delicious, ubiquitous dish and an excellent hangover cure. A trip down the river is next on the cards, a wonderful breezy way to see the city and its monuments without choking to death.

Our trip to Thailand had been long awaited, originally planned for the winter of 94/95. The balloon was ready at Thunder and Colt with a heavy duty basket tailor made for hard use overseas. And then they went bust. The delay meant that we missed the relatively short window available for flying in Thailand. So it was rainy old England for most of the winter and a rethink of the plan for us.

So after a fantastic summer passenger flying in England, it was off on a Quantas Jumbo from a snowy December Heathrow. We caught a connecting flight from Bangkok to Chaing Mai, a city in the North which was hosting the South East Asia Games, ( SEA games ) our first port of call. Jon, returning from SAGA, was there for three days to ease us into things.

Our hosts had managed to find sponsor’s a cell phone company and we had a busy schedule ahead. The city was humming with activity related to the games and it was great fun to be there. We generally flew across the city in the mornings and over the main stadium in the evenings.

The stadium itself was about 10km from the centre of the city and lay under an east facing slope which of course moved into shade in the evening allowing us to fly over the stadium and away into open countryside, the mornings had the ability to take us up the slope and away to the west which was not a good idea as there was about 50km of forest and national park before the next road.

It was always fairly calm and finding places to land was not a problem. We were not alone in the air a Carlsburg balloon had been shipped in from Europe and a Cameron Gas airship from America. Strangely neither thought to visit or call the international airport 8km south of the stadium. This caused some amount of trouble as Thai’s love complicated permissions to fly and neither had any. As we did have permission we were contactable and received some amount of flack from their CAA. We smoothed the path quite well for them, prison was mentioned on more than one occasion!

The airship did a fantastic job seemingly never out of the air and carrying a TV camera beaming live pictures from the stadium. During the evening we tethered next to the stadium and the airship still plodded around dropping leaflets.

Thai’s are football fanatics and the Asian cup was also held during the games in the evening. Our tethers coincided with all the home team games. As Thailand progressed through the ranks tickets sold out and it started to get ugly at the gates. For the semi final the fans burnt down the ticket tents in protest and several thousand extra tried to get in causing an outbreak of police brutality.

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Ваш отзыв , 15 May 2011

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Mussoorie Tourist Attraction Places Information

Mussoorie Tourist Attraction Places Information

Having green hills and fauna flora, 34 Kms from Dehradun, Mussoorie is an attractive hill station of UttaraKhand. An unforgettable view of Dehradun in night, a wonderfull scene of Doon valley and Himalayan ranges. In 1827 a military officer Captain Young discovered Mussoorie. Being a Gateway of sharines Gangotri and Yamunotri with one end Ganga river and other end Yamun River, Mussoorie is one of the best place to attract the tourist from all over the India and International.
Excellent climate, scenic beauty, and entertainment makes it attractive holiday tourist place. Thousands tourists are attracted by the Kempty falls which is 11 Kms from the Mussoorie and located on Yamunotri Road is the largest water fall. Camel’s back hill is reachable  by electric trolly, and the most popular peaks like Sri Kantha, Kedarnath, Badrinath, Bandar-poonch, Nanda Devi are visible from here in the clear sky.
Gun Hill can be enjoyed by ropeway ride, Mussoorie second hightest peak and provides panoramic look of Himalayan. Newly developed on Dehradun-Mussoorie road Mussoorie Lake is wonderful picnic spot. Dhanolti offers relaxed holiday by giving excellent valleys view and Himalayan peaks view, is 24 Kms from the Mussoorie. Ideal trekking spot, Nagtibba is 34 kms from Mussorrie.
Surkanda Devi temple is located near village Kaddukhal on mountain at 3030 mts above the sea, Ganga Dussehra fair held every year in the month of May June, entertains  thousands people. Lal Tibba is the highest point in Mussoorie and gives excellent landscape view, it is located in Landour, one can clearly see the snowy Himalayan peaks like Kedarnath and Badrinath.
It is very pretty and convenient to travelling Mussoorie because it is properly connected to the Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Delhi and UttarKhand. Jolly Grant Airport located in Dehradun and Railway Station is in Dehradun too, Haridwar and Rishikesh is also well connected throught railway and roads with the Mussoorie. Mussoorie is spreaded into 15 Kms length. Mussoorie is properly joined by roads  to Saharanpur, Dehradun, Roorkee, and Delhi.
Mussoorie gives International level accommodation for the tourists. It has
Budget Hotels: Hotel Dunsvirk Court, Hotel Connaught Castle, Ashoka Continental, Hotel Honeymoon Inn, Classic Heights, Filigree Mussoorie, Emerald Heights, Lords Mussoorie, Horizon Mussoorie, Nand Residency, Midtown Hotel, Starz Regency, Peak View, Hotel Shipra, Western Hotel, Hotel Valley View.
Mussoorie Heritage Hotels: Hotel Kasmanda Palace, Hotel Savoy, Hotel Claridges Nabha Residence, Padmini Nivas
3 Star Hotels in Mussoorie: Hotel Fort Resorts, Hotel Country Inn Mussoorie, Hotel Surbee Resorts, Green Castle, Hotel Green n Breeze Resorts, Solitaire Plaza, Hotel Pear
4 Star Hotels: Shiva Continental, Hotel Avalon Resorts, Hotel Park Plaza Sylverton
5 Star Hotels:  Hotel Jaypee Residency Manor.

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Ваш отзыв , 10 May 2011

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Location, Location, Location

Location, Location, Location

The above phrase is, of course, a well known admonition to potential house buyers, reminding them of the overriding criterion to keep in mind when deciding upon their purchase. The same, however, can also be said for visitors to London when deciding upon where to base their stay and it seems that many visitors are taking this advice to heart and choosing to base their stay in two of the most conveniently placed areas of the Capital; Knightsbridge and Bayswater.
Knightsbridge is truly one of the best placed locations in London and by booking yourself a hotel in Knightsbridge you are putting yourself firmly in the vicinity of attractions of both the tourist and retail kind but additionally, hotels in Knightsbridge will offer you some of the most comfortable and top class accommodation available in the Capital.
Stepping out of your Knightsbridge hotel you will find yourself right in the home of shopping and are well advised to leave plenty of time to explore such staple attractions as Harrods, Harvey Nichols and the famous Brompton Arcade where some of London’s most wealthy and influential people choose to shop. For attractions of a more scenic nature, a hotel in Knightsbridge will place you a stones throw from Hyde Park, Green Park, Buckingham Palace and also the famous museums of South Kensington, such as the Natural history, Victoria & Albert and Science Museums. Just as importantly, because so many top class attractions are concentrated within such a conveniently proximate area, it is an easy task to repair to the welcoming comfort of your hotel at the end of a busy day of exploration.
For a slightly different perspective of London, Bayswater is the location of choice for a good many visitors. By choosing to book a hotel in Bayswater , visitors are still conveniently close to such not to be missed attractions as Kensington Gardens, Hyde Park and Little Venice but also conveniently close to the social epicentre of the West End of London: Notting Hill and its environs. During the day you can wander the pleasant streets, visit some of the many galleries and be a part of the caf? culture of the area, whilst at night, you can taste the exotic pleasures of the area’s nightlife, all the while, being conveniently close to your Bayswater hotel, to which you can retire once you have partaken of your fill of the night time scene.
Looking at the manifold attractions on offer, it is not difficult to see just why so many visitors choose to stay in Knightsbridge and Bayswater; two neighbouring areas replete with attractions but each with its own different focus. But should you wish to sample the attractions of either; be sure to book into one of the many splendid hotels in Knightsbridge or hotels in Bayswater to make the very most of your London Sojourn.

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