April 6, 2008

Spontaneous traveling

Useful article from The Guardian online:
“Most of us fantasise about waking up one day, packing a bag and setting off on an unplanned adventure. Few of us have the nerve to do it. DBC Pierre explains why we should take a leaf out of his book and let spontaneity be our guide…” Read more.

April 6, 2008

Useful website

While browsing the web in my usual fashion, came across this useful link.
Full of travel tips and tricks:
Rick Steves’ Europe: Travel Tips.

April 6, 2008

More tips…

Some of these may seem terribly obvious, but you’d be surprised how often people forgot them:
1 ) Always get to the airport early…Give yourself as much time as possible.
2 ) Watch out for pickpockets - they really are everywhere, and there’s nothing worse than realising you’ve lost your wallet/mobile or even your passport.
3 ) If [...]

April 6, 2008

Top 10…

If London wasn’t far enough of a trip for you.
How about Madrid?
From the guardian again, a guide to the top 10 venues in Madrid(from Oct 2007):
The Spanish capital has grown up and become one of Europe’s leading live music destinations, says Anthony Ham
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