Showing posts with label travel tips. Show all posts
Showing posts with label travel tips. Show all posts

Thursday, September 23

Holiday in Italy

Italy holidays are enchanting. Stay in a luxurious hotel, farmhouse or castle, take a grand train journey through unforgettable scenery or book an exhilarating ski holiday.

The main town of the region is Amalfi, and while expensive, if you shop around you will get good value. Ceramic shops are well worth checking out in this town. It is a good base for exploring the region. The other tourist places that dot the region are Ravello and Positano. Ravello is renowned for the delightful gardens that are located in the mountains overlooking the sea, and Positano to the west coast is a well-established resort for the rich and famous!

European country so basically Italian people do and love the SAME things as other nations , people like a lot to travel and have fun when they can (lately the economy is not so good in Italy) they like to have dinners out and have hobbies as all other westerns people got but a difference between Italians and other nations is that Italians are more oriented in get fun traveling or going out to dinner whilst everywhere else it seems that the "food" issue is less strong but much more strong the "drink" issue so if you come to Italy.


For Lovers of extreme sports such as rock-climbing, hang-gliding and paragliding have options galore. After all, about three quarters of mainland Italy is mountainous. The Italian Alps run across the length of the northern reaches, while the Apennines, the ‘backbone’ extend from the northwest, near Genoa, to the south near Calabria. Operators can advise on the best options, including specialist climbing courses.


We love Italy and Italian culture so much that most people honeymooned and holidayed there, bought a house there, and are now living in Italy for a large part of the year. In doing all that we've absorbed huge amounts of personal knowledge about the culture of Italy - not just academic knowledge but a real, huge, genuine love of and passion for the place, the people and all the Italian culture we can soak up.


Also do remember to take a Italy SIM Card as a convenient and economical calling solution while you travel to Italy. The Italy SIM card includes FREE incoming calls with service across Italy. Pay the local rate for local calls and use a cellular phone in Italy like you do at home. And unlike home, your Italy SIM card and cell phone service is free of a contract or minimum commitment.

Also explore the options of buying a Italy-compatible cell phone if you don't have a Unlocked Cell Phone, renting a Italy Cell Phone at just $1 a day.

Wednesday, September 22

My Mexico Travel – Travel Tips

I just returned from my second visit to the Rivera Maya, Quintana Roo and Yucatan. After 21/2 years, lots of change is evident. As we already observed during our first visit, construction on Mega Resorts was well under way, but I had no idea how fast the landscape would change. Charming little fishing villages, such as Punta Bete seem to be completely gone. Giant Hotel Complexes now stand where once empty Caribbean beaches with little restaurants were.

The sites in Mexico like Chichen Itza, Palenque and Uxmal are fabulous. Merida is a nice city, especially on Sundays. However, it's much more expensive than Guatemala, and it also lacks the atmosphere of Guatemala. The Caribbean coast (Playa Del Carmen, Tulum) could definitely not seduce us: it's hypertouristic and quite expensive also.Still, we went back to Mexico in 12/99 to finish the trip we had stopped in 1993. From Tikal we went to Bethel, crossed the Usumacinta river into Mexico, and then visited Yaxchilan, one of the highlights of our second trip (don't miss it). From there onwards toPalenque with side trip to Agua Azul. Then San Cristobal, Oaxacaand finally Mexico City. I think we"ll need a third trip to visit the Nothern part of the country.



While the area was hit hard by Hurricanes during the last season, Mega Resorts have recovered quickly, fueled by foreign investments. Areas such as Puerto Morelos however did not recover as quickly. Little Hotels are still struggling to clean up and rebuild. Financial bankruptcy will only result in the inevitable, more Mega Resorts.



As an enthusiastic traveler, I do not feel well in all inclusive style resorts. People are not interested in the country they visit, just how to get the most out of the buffet and the most Drinks in their alcohol ridden bodies while trying to obtain the best tan to show off at home. I never understood this kind of travel culture, but if you like to spend your vacation in comfort and style without having to worry about anything and if you like group tours instead of exploring a country on your own, the Mexican Caribbean is just the place for you. If you are looking for empty beaches and romantic little villages, go somewhere else.
This article outlines the changes that I observed between my two visits to the Mexican States of Quintana Roo and Yucatan and about some general Travel Advice for Mexico SIM Card and Mexico Cell Phone Rentals .