Travel

I  am a Filipino who has been given a one-month company break to stay anywhere in Spain all charged by the company whose mother headquarters is located here. Since the vacation is good for a month, I intended to use the time to tour the whole country. The most pleasurable visit that I had happens to be here in Palma de Mallorca. It is now my fourth day of stay here and I had such a wonderful time.

Palma de Mallorca is not actually located in the Spanish mainland but in one of the Balearic islands, particularly in the island of Mallorca. Palma de Mallorca is the capital of that island. It is named as so because of the many palms growing in the city even at the outskirts far from the shore.

credits: http://palmademallorcaspain.net/

Largo tiempo atrás me enamoré de España. El motivo de ese enamoramiento fueron las historias que leí de pequeño de grandes espadachines que luchaban por la justicia y la pasión. ¿Dónde leí aquello? La verdad no recuerdo bien. En todo caso las versiones infantiles que tenía de los espadachines españoles se han visto refrendadas por las estupendas novelas del escritor Pérez-Reverte sobre el capitán Alatriste.

Leer esas novelas de aventuras, además de ser un magnífico viaje por la aventura, constituye también un viaje por las tierras españolas en tiempo y espacio. Y aquí lo que más resalta es el tiempo, ya que Pérez Reverte describe muy bien no solo los espacios físicos de la España de Quevedo sino también las costumbres de la sociedad española de aquellos siglos.

créditos: http://spainguide.net/

Tourist Reminders

As delightful as France is going unprepared might leave you with some rather unpleasant surprises. To make sure you maximize you enjoyment take note of the following while preparing for your visit.

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<!–[if !supportLists]–>● <!–[endif]–>Make sure you don’t plan your trip on a public or school holiday if you don’t relish and extra crowded France.

<!–[if !supportLists]–>● <!–[endif]–>Banks, administrative offices, and most stores and businesses are closed during public holidays. Tourist attractions and restaurants remain open but usually keep modified hours.

<!–[if !supportLists]–>● <!–[endif]–>Plan your destination depending on what you want to experience. Remember there is more to France than Paris.

<!–[if !supportLists]–>● <!–[endif]–>Plan your wardrobe depending on the region in France you are going to visit. France is divided into four zones each with a characteristic climate.

<!–[if !supportLists]–>● <!–[endif]–>The four climactic zones: Oceanic - Average rainfall n with cool summers; Continental (central and eastern) – Harsh winters and hot summers; Mountain – High rainfall with snow 3-6 months out of the year; Mediterranean (southeastern) – Mild winters and very hot summers; Rainy season from October to April

<!–[if !supportLists]–>● <!–[endif]–>Bring prescription drugs you need since buying prescription refills will require you to get a new prescription from a doctor in France.

<!–[if !supportLists]–>● <!–[endif]–>EU nationals should bring their International Social Security form EEE1 with them to be able to refund their medical costs upon their return to their country.

credits: http://traveltofrance.org/

Speaking many languages is a standard nowadays. The new internationality requires young people to be flexible, cosmopolitan and have experience abroad. If you want to live one year abroad, you have many possibilities: One exchange semester abroad, doing an internship or volunteer work abroad, Volunteer work New Zealand. You will not only improve your language skills but also learn about the different culture and meet new people. If you do not have so much time, you can do a a language course abroad. For learning English you can go to Ireland (Cursos de ingles Irlanda) or England (Cursos ingles Londres), Sprachkurse Englisch another option is the United States ,English school New York. When you are looking for good French schools you will find them here: French language schools France. When you are in England you definitely have to visit London. In case you do not want to spend lots of money, you can stay in a hostel in London. If you are interested in learning Spanish, you can go to Sevilla for example and travel through Spain: Autoverhuur Sevilla. Madrid, the capital is a vibrant city with many tourist attractions and worth visiting. A 3 Star Hotel en Madrid costs about 80 € a night. The natural beauty of Spain’s countryside also attracts many tourists and is worth seeing, turismo rural Leon. Portuguese is spoken in Brasil and Portugal. Salvador de Bahia or in literal translation: “Holy Savior of All Saints’ Bay” is a city on the northeast coast of Brazil being a bastion of Afro Brazilian culture. You can go there to enjoy the culture and people as well as learn Portuguese, Oferta viaje Salvador de Bahia. Learning exotic languages like Russian, Japanese and Chinese becomes more and more popular. You can find a wide selection of language schools all over the world here: Sprachaufenthalt. You will surely profit from your stay abroad.

credits: http://foreignlanguageworld.info/

Honed by long competition with its English neighbours, buoyant Scotland has survived encroachment, brass-monkey weather and invasion by stand-up comedians. Its people are feisty, opinionated and fiercely loyal. The countryside is a wild, beautiful tumble of raw mountain peaks and deep glassy lakes.
There’s a plethora of tartan-checked beaten tracks across this land, but even in well-thumbed tourist hubs like Edinburgh, Glasgow and the Isle of Skye it’s easy to veer off into one-of-a-kind adventures, usually involving extroverted locals. The brutal climate adds an edge to the whole experience.

Security Warning ‘Critical’ – Cabin Luggage Restrictions

The security threat level in the United Kingdom has been raised to the highest or ‘critical’ level, following recent events in London and Glasgow. Travellers are advised to exercise caution, keep track of any developments in the situation and expect delays at airports due to increased security measures.
Restrictions on airline cabin luggage are in place throughout the UK. For details check the UK Department for Transport website.

When To Go

The main tourist period is April to September, and the height of the season is during the school holidays in July and August when accommodation, be it campsites, B&Bs or luxury hotels, is at a premium. Edinburgh in particular becomes impossibly crowded during the festival period in August, so book well ahead.
Statistically, your best chances of fine weather are in May, June and September; July and August are usually warm, but may be wet too. In summer, daylight hours are long; the midsummer sun sets around 23:00 in the Shetland Islands and even Edinburgh evenings seem to last forever in June and July. Conversely, in December the sun doesn’t show its face for very long at all.

Credit to http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/destinations/europe/scotland?