Travel

Here is a list of seven sicknesses and illnesses that can befall travellers. This does not include motion sickness and hangovers. So hopefully you don’t get sick while you travel.  

Santa Cruz de La Palma is a beautiful city with numerous palaces, colonial buildings and houses built in the traditional style. The varied landscape is accessible from the capital of the island and is a natural paradise which offers the possibility of hiking among volcanoes and woodland in protected areas.  

Set within the magnificent Alps, the Tyrol is a picturesque state in the west of Austria and is one of the most beautiful areas in Europe. It contains many ancient towns, monasteries and fortresses that highlight the region’s history and its proud and hardy mountain people. Once known as The Land of the Mountains, the 10,000-square-mile province of Tirol is a wonderland of gushing rivers, lush meadows and rugged peaks.

What can you do to make yourself safer when you travel? This video goes through 14 different tips on helping tourists and travellers to stay out of trouble.  

The Wiener Hofburg is a large complex of buildings of various architectural styles that date from between the 13th and 19th centuries. The Hofburg extends to the eastern side of the Ringstrasse, a magnificent Boulevard that encircles the oldest part of Vienna. In the Silver Chamber there is a remarkable variety of exhibits that depict the magnificent regal life of past centuries.  

Basking in the Caribbean sun, the island of Cuba lies between sun and socialism, rumba and revolution. Cuba delights travellers with its beauty and beaches. Bring your family for an unforgettable experience. Rich green tropical forests, tobacco country at the foot of mysterious mountain caves, humid tropical swamps, history, cigars and rum – Cuba is a colourful cocktail.  

Paris is one of the most enchanting cities on earth! This video takes you on a tour of The Eiffel Tower, The Louvre, Notre Dame, Jardin du Luxembourg, Versailles, The Catacombs, The Eiffel Tower, Sacre-Couer, & an evening river cruise along the Seine!  

Heading to the Louvre Museum in Paris, France can be an incredible experience. Follow a few easy tips to have an awesome artistic time. Order your tickets online to skip the lines. Pick up a map to make it easier to find what you are looking for. Make a plan so you know what you want to see. Wear comfortable shoes, the Louvre is huge. Set up a meeting point in case you get separated from your group. Don’t use flash photography and do not touch the works of art. Also note that the Louvre is closed on Tuesday.  

Every year, travellers flock to Trinidad and Tobago to experience the famous Carnival. This video visits Trinidad and Tobago to experience what the twin island countries have to offer pre-carnival. From great food to soca dance parties, Trinidad is a places of celebration and smiling people!  

From the amphitheatre to the ancient theatre this Provence town is famous for its history as well as its connection to the artist Vincent Van Gogh. From UNESCO World Heritage Sights to viewing Van Gogh’s Paintings Arles has so much in it that you need more than a day trip to take it all in.  

In the centre of the old town, Edinburgh Castle sits atop the basalt cone of a long-extinct volcano. It is the most visited castle in Scotland and still guarded by soldiers but it is now mainly tourists who storm the defiant rock. The Royal Mile leads from the mighty fortress, downwards, a sloping road from which narrow streets branch off. Just off the upper Royal Mile is the church and cemetery of Greyfriars with its many historical and atmospheric tombs. The Royal Mile eventually narrows and ends at the Palace Of Holyrood House, official Scottish residence of the British Queen. [More]

Travel can be expensive but here are eight things that you can do in Las Vegas without breaking the bank & actually they will not cost you a thing.  

The Costa D’Amalfi in the south of Italy is both wild and beautiful, framed by the Tyrrhenian Sea and the foothills of the Lattari Mountains as well as historic and picturesque towns. Sorrento marks the beginning of a journey through the “land where the lemon trees blossom” and along one of the most beautiful panoramic roads in the world, the Amalfitana.  

Trujillo is a Spanish colonial city in the northern desert of Peru is a vibrant place, with colourful architecture and proud Latino traditions. The surrounding desert coast is dotted with the ancient ruins of lost civilizations. Some 2,000 years ago, long before the first Incas arrived, the Moche people and later the Chimú, managed to cultivate the arid Moche Valley and build thriving cities such as Chan Chan, made entirely from adobe bricks.