Green travel and lifestyle tip

By Melissa Andrews in Anywhere  |  8 months ago  |  0 comments

Buy locally-produced food wherever you are in the world! In doing so, you support small business and farmers and also cut down on your carbon footprint.

For more on green tips visit www.eco-friendly-africa-travel.com/green-travel-tips

TripAdvisor - Top 10 Family Friendly Cities

By Emilia Despa in Anywhere  |  1 year ago  |  0 comments

TripAdvisor published the 2011 Traveler Choice Family Award. What are the best cities to visit with your family?

http://www.tripadvisor.com/TCFamily-g4-cFriendly-Europe.html 

Notre-Dame de Paris

By Emilia Despa in Paris  |  1 year ago  |  0 comments

Paris by night

By Emilia Despa in Paris  |  1 year ago  |  0 comments

Turda Salt mine photos

By Emilia Despa in Cluj  |  1 year ago  |  0 comments

Turda Salt Mine (Cluj) has been rearranged with the financial support of the European Union in 2009.

Photos inside the saline.

The Tourist Lane

By Jim Robinson in Anywhere  |  1 year ago  |  0 comments

How to pack for 10 days in a carry-on

By Sorin Olexiuc in Anywhere  |  1 year ago  |  0 comments

Heather Poole, a flight attendant from Los Angeles, demonstrate how to pack enough for a 10-day trip into a single standard carry-on in a 12-step NYT slideshow.

Image: David Ahntholz for The New York Times

Casa Batlló - Passeig de Gràcia

By Chloe Battaglia in Barcelona  |  1 year ago  |  0 comments

Casa Batlló, along with Casa Lleó-Morera and Casa Amatller, is part of the so-called Illa de la Discòrdia, a block of buildings remodelled by the three main Barcelona's modernism architects: Lluís Domènech i Montaner, Antoni Gaudí and Josep Puig i Cadafalch. The architects had different styles and their buildings contrast quite a bit with each other and with the other houses around them. 

The interior of Casa Batlló can be visited for around 17 euros (with discounts, if you bought the guide book from the Modernism Centre in Plaça de Catalunya) and you will probably be queueing for around 15 minutes. 

The façade's mosaic is made of broken ceramic tiles.  

Barcelona beach guide

By Chloe Battaglia in Barcelona  |  1 year ago  |  0 comments

Very good site about Barcelona's beaches: Sant Sebastià, Barceloneta, Nova Icària, Bogatell, Mar Bella, Nova Mar Bella, Llevant.  On this site you can find information about water quality, sea conditions, bathing warnings, jellyfish, warnings and live webcams.

In this moment for example, at 8:58 p.m, bathing is not recommended, as there are strong currents.

Casa Amatler - Passeig de Gràcia

By Chloe Battaglia in Barcelona  |  1 year ago  |  0 comments

On Passeig de Gracia there are 3 famous houses, built in modernista style: Casa Amatler, Casa Batlló and Casa Lleó-Morera. 
This area is always crowded with tourists, visitors, admirers and locals taking pictures or drawing.

Casa Amatller
In front of the house, a tile in the ground marks the 0 km of modernism.
The house is privately owned, so the interior cannot be visited. However, the entrance is open and it is often used for different exhibitions.
There is also an interesting chocolate shop at the entrance, with beautiful pictures of the house, over the time. Chocolatier Antoni Amatller bought the building in 1898 and commissioned Josep Puig i Cadafalch to remodel it.