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Entries from September 2008

Portugal’s Tourist Highlights

May 27th, 2008 · No Comments

Lisbon is the capital of one of the world’s major economic, political, and cultural powers of the past. Situated on the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula, it boarders the Atlantic Ocean which has determined this country’s vocation to the sea. Major discoveries initiated here and the important cities worship the monuments of that glorious [...]

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Tags: Algarve · Aveiro · Coimbra · Europe · Lisbon · Porto · Portugal

Switzerland Travel and Tourism Highlights

May 21st, 2008 · No Comments

Its towns like Bern (Capital), Zurich, Basel, Geneva, Lausanne, that makes this country famous for its Financial Institutions, its watch making. Swiss chocolate and fine cheeses are also appreciated all over the world. But is the diversity of this mountainous country both in landscape and language that makes it a unique experience. Mountains and lakes [...]

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Tags: Basel · Bern · Europe · Geneva · Lausanne · St. Moritz · Switzerland · The Alps · Zurich

New Zealand’s Tourist Highlights

May 8th, 2008 · No Comments

New Zealand consists of two large islands and several small ones in the south-western Pacific Ocean. The South Island is the larger of the two and is divided along its length by the Southern Alps. Here Aoraki/Mount Cook is the highest peak of the country and the National Park that stretches out along its slopes [...]

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Tags: Mount Cook · Nelson Lakes National Park · New Zealand · Paparoa National Park · Queenstown · Wairarapa · Wellington · Whanganui National Park

Morro Castle, Havana Cuba

May 4th, 2008 · No Comments

We just mentioned Morro Castle in our post about Cuba Tourist Highlights, and I found this video of Morro Castle and decided it was worth a quick post. Enjoy!

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Tags: Cuba · Havana · Morro Castle

Cuba Tourism Highlights

May 4th, 2008 · No Comments

The Island of Cuba, the Isle of Youth and some adjacent small isles make up the Republic of Cuba. It’s situated where the Caribbean Sea meets the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. The Spanish colonial city of Havana is the Capital of this tropical Island. The old city centre is an exceptional example [...]

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Tags: Caribbeans · Castillo de la Real Fuerza · Catedral de San Cristobal · Cuba · Fortress of San Salvador de la Punta · Isle of Youth · La Cabana Fortress · La Jungla de Jones · Malecon Avenue · Morro Castle

Venice, the city underwater

May 1st, 2008 · 1 Comment

I found these lovely photos of the canals and gondolas of Venice on a website called “wedding in Venice“. We don’t talk about weddings here, but we do like our historical cities, so… Enjoy these breathtaking views!

Via this post.

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Tags: Gondolas · Italy · Venice