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Escape to the monumental Málaga

martes, mayo 24th, 2011

Are you coming to come to this fate? If so, should know that you can choose to tour the Historic Triangle: Málaga, Antequera and Ronda. All three destinations are separated from each other by only 50 kilometers. To move, the best is to rent a car on arrival in Malaga.

Prehistory in Antequera

Photography by juandesant

Prehistory in Antequera:

Leaving the sea level, Antequera, in the heart of Andalusia, is the meeting point of old and new routes. Your history started 5,800 years ago in the dolmens. These ancient monuments are still an enigma to experts and visitors. The buildings, erected with heavy rocks up to 180 tons were the result of the efforts of generations of former residents who see their basic needs met, devoted part of their resources to erect these memorials faced to the Peña de los Enamorados. (más…)

Discover the region of Lapland in northern Sweden

domingo, mayo 22nd, 2011

Swedish Lapland is not just an unknown and unexplored region of the globe that is leading the cultural and natural heritage of UNESCO in the area, but a place of warm and amazing human stories. Travel to Lapland in Sweden also perform a beautiful journey to the interior of its inhabitants, and learn from them and their unique region through their customs, traditions and way of seeing life from a rare latitudes for a European medium.

Swedish Lapland

Photography by ezioman

Over thousands of years of history and natural and cultural (más…)

Oxford Street to spend in front

martes, mayo 17th, 2011

Continue … What to do in Oxford – Part II

Find around the Merton Street, Oxford Street to spend in front of the historic Corpus Christi College founded in 1517 by Richard Foxe, Bishop of Winchester. Just next door we have the Merton College, Oxford third oldest. It was founded by Walter de Merton, Chancellor of England and later Bishop of Rochester, in the year 1264.

Oxford Street to spend in front

Photography by ahisgett

Back to Merton College High Street we find the Magdalen College, founded in 1458 by William Waynflete, Bishop of Winchester. Like almost all accounts with a chapel, cloister, library, etc. Whereupon one wonders how much money move these institutions to maintain such facilities. (más…)

What to do in Oxford

sábado, mayo 14th, 2011

What to do in Oxford – Part I

For that we are located, Oxford is located about 90 miles northwest of London in the county of Oxfordshire. Both cities are connected by the M40 even if ours is to go backpacking or do not want to drive on the left is a rail link from Paddington Station (assuming you come from London). For those seeking something more than London’s Oxford is an ideal situation because from there we have half of England to hand.

What to do in Oxford

Photography by tejvanphotos

Oxford is the quintessential college town home to the oldest university in the Anglo-Saxon world. In the English system the university is a federation of autonomous schools (colleges). These «colleges» are much more than dormitories. Provide shelter, food, library and everything necessary for its «inhabitants» to graduate successfully. On the other side on the University campus classes are taught, are the exams and certificates are awarded. Oxford currently has 39 colleges and part of the attraction of the city is to visit at least the oldest. (más…)

Marinera Cantabria: Santander and the Four Villas de la Costa

viernes, mayo 13th, 2011

Marinera Cantabria: Santander and the Four Villas de la Costa

If anything differentiates Cantabria rest of the provinces of Spain, probably the proximity of the mountains and their ancient caves of the Cantabrian Sea semper aeternus, which binds them through some tight ties in waves, sometimes wild, sometimes sometimes gentle and playful, gently swaying to the rhythm of the sky and sea. Championed by its seafront capital, Santander, where they arrive include the unforgettable views from the Sardinero beach and the Palacio de la Magdalena, Cantabria has an interesting path of fishing villages, led by Cuatro Villas de la Costa and minted from the Modern Age: Castro Urdiales, Laredo, Santander and San Vicente de la Barquera.

Santander and the Four Villas de la Costa

Photography by andrewcparnell

Castro Urdiales: cliffs, beaches and seascapes. (más…)

Amsterdam Red Light District

domingo, mayo 1st, 2011

What to see in Amsterdam? – Part IV

In the first article of this series discussed how to get to Amsterdam and its nerve center, the Dam Square The second half was more cultural and talk of museums and churches not to mention one of its greatest historical sites, the Anne Frank House. In the third part we saw some of the consequences of the Protestant Reformation and visited some of the street markets in Amsterdam. Now is the turn of Chinatown and the popular neighborhood of the capital, can you guess what?.

The street markets in Amsterdam

Photography by james.

Tours in Amsterdam: (más…)

Where to eat in New York?

martes, abril 19th, 2011

Whenever many people travel to a city, the first thing is to ask restaurants. It’s so many people love to eat well and not go to the tourist restaurants where sometimes you end up eating unfamiliar with the terrain. So when I go to New York, you should know that there is so much supply of such quality that it is impossible to end go to every restaurant in New York that you recommend.

Where to eat in New York?

Photography by flickr4jazz

Therefore below we show the relation of New York restaurants where you can eat: (más…)

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