Monthly archive for April 2008

Events in Moscow

Wednesday, den 30. April 2008

Moscow, the capital of Russia, is a place most people imagine they will never visit.  However, now that the city is open to all, we are only just starting to see the attractions and sights it has to offer:
Red Square - this magnificent square has the Kremlin on one side and the GUM department store […]

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Top 10 City Break Destinations

Tuesday, den 29. April 2008

Here is a list of my personal, favourite city break destinations, most of which I have visited myself or come highly recommended by those who have visited them. In no particular order…
Barcelona - a myriad of dance, music and drinking. Plenty to see and do for young or old
Lisbon - a bustling harbour, […]

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Barcelona City Events

Monday, den 28. April 2008

Most of my friends have visited Barcelona at one time or another and it’s a place I have yet to visit, so I thought I’d have a look around and see what’s the best time to go. Here is a list of their favourite major events, so you can plan your city break around […]

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Lisbon

Sunday, den 27. April 2008

Lisbon is located in Portugal, by the river Tagus and has a harbous that has been used for more than 3000 years.  You cannot visit Lisbon without seeing the Praca do Comercio square with its magnificant building facing onto the riverfront.
Lisbon is a city of contrasts, including high rise buildings, Art Nouveau buildings, pretty patterned […]

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City Break Survey

Saturday, den 26. April 2008

Recently, specialist research company Ciao Surveys conducted a survey to find the most favoured holiday destinations with the British folks and to find out a few more of their holiday habits and preferences.
The poll revealed the following key facts:
Top dream holiday destination was Bermuda, followed by 15.6% going for Greek islands and 13.9% for New […]

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Historic Edinburgh

Friday, den 25. April 2008

One of the most historic cities in Scotland, Edinburgh has it all. Dramatic and bloody history, stories of kings, queens, executions and witches.
Upon arrival in Edinburgh, you cannot fail to notice the historic buildings and by no means least is the dominating figure of Edinburgh Castle on the site of Castle Rock, an extinct […]

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We Love Our Package Holidays

Thursday, den 24. April 2008

Well, according to recent figures released by the Office of National Statistics, we Brits really do love our package holidays - we took 19 million of them in 2007!
That was an increase of more than half a percent when compared to 2006.  Our total visits abroad were even more, they increased by 2 percent to […]

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British Airways Stops Flying MCR - JFK

Wednesday, den 23. April 2008

British Airways currently operates a long haul flight from Manchester Airport to JFK Airport at New York, however, it is the last long haul flight outside London that they operate - and now they’ve announced they’re going to stop it!
Manchester Airport say that the decision was made without talking to them or talking about how […]

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The City of Gdansk

Tuesday, den 22. April 2008

Gdansk is probably a city you won’t have heard of.  It’s on the Baltic Sea, on the coast of Poland and was nearly destroyed in World War II.  It used to be one of the richest cities in Poland until the World War II started there in 1939.  However, that richness still shows through now […]

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Visit Geneva

Monday, den 21. April 2008

If I wanted chocolate or watches, I’d visit Geneva but apparently there’s much more to this city than just a few expensive watches and pieces of chocolate (as if that wasn’t reason enough in my book!)
No, apparently there’s much, much more!
Geneva is in South Switzerland but close to the French border. 

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