Accommodation in Paris, France: Hôtel de Fleurie
May 22, 2009
The Hôtel de Fleurie is a nice three stars hotel in the heart of St-Germain-des-Prés, Paris. The hotel has large rooms with high ceilings, decorated in a flowery and romantic style. Also, hotel has rooms with two large beds are perfect for families. Check it out!
Address: 32-34 rue Grégoire de Tours
Underground: Line 4, 10 Odéon
Phone: +33 (0)1 53737000
Events in Alicante, Spain: Fogueres de Sant Joan
May 13, 2009
The famous fiesta of Fogueres de Sant Joan ( or Fogatas de San Juan) is hold between the 20th and 24th of June. These are the Alicante’s main fiestas and they have been declared an event of International Tourist Interest.The ancestral tradition of burning useless objects with the arrival of the summer solstice around the San Juan Bautista Festival, led to festivals featuring colour, gunpowder and fire from 1928 onwards in which the whole city takes part. Streets are closed and the city centre practically comes to a standstill for 5 days as it is taken over by the party spirit. You must assist to this event!!
Balearic Islands : the fantastic and hot Ibiza
May 7, 2009
Ibiza is the center of entertainments and society life in Europe. But it is also a city with its own identity, with a nice historical centre and several interesting areas. Sa Penya, the heart of the old port of Ibiza and the ideal place for those who love wandering, is rich in typical small shops, cobbled paved passages and alleys. Light-heartedness is constantly in the air. The ancient high city, D’Alt Vila, is the primitive nucleus of Ibiza. It was built on a rocky high ground and it was surrounded by walls (built in the XVI century by Philip II), today it is the oldest fortress in Europe. Today it hosts the Museum of Contemporary Arts.
Spain: Flights from Alicante to United Kingdom
May 5, 2009
Flights departures from Alicante airport (ALC) on Saturdays:
Destination – Airline – Hour
Alicante-MAN Manchester ZB 683 Monarch Airlines 12:10 PM
Alicante-LBA Leeds LS 272 Jet2.com 1:40 PM
Alicante-Alicante-BLK Blackpool LS 740 Jet2.com 1:40 PM
Alicante-LPL Liverpool FR 9887 Ryanair 1:45 PM
Alicante-GLA Glasgow U2 6876 easyJet 2:15 PM
Alicante-NCL Newcastle U2 6418 easyJet 2:15 PM
Alicante-LPL Liverpool U2 7120 easyJet 5:30 PM
Travel tips: cheap trip Madrid to Alicante
May 1, 2009
From the Madrid Airport take the “Metro” to the Chamartín train station. There are trains every day at 9:05, 12:05, 14:05, 16:05, 18:05 and 19:45. The train takes 4 hours and costs around 37,00 €. You can buy your train ticket at the Renfe (railway) office located between arrival halls 1 and 2 at the International Arrival Terminal at Madrid Airport.