All Blog Posts Tagged 'Tourism' (17)

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Paris is a magic city, and also a great Spa holiday destination . Here you can visit the famous museums, stroll around cafés but more…  Saint German des Prés is probably the oldest and the most “chic” district of Paris, it all started on an island, “île de la cité” and its…

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Being a West Africa aficionado and responsible tourism campaigner, I talk within this blog post  about my thoughts on how travelling to a country such as
 Sierra Leone can help change the countries' image for the better, can allow for the traveller to have amazing experiences, and can go a long way to helping local communities develop a sustainable income. I have…

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The Omkareshwar temple in Madhya Pradesh is on e of the 12 jyotirlingas of India. This temple is dedicated to lord Shiva. The Mandhata Island on Narmada River is where the Omkareshwar temple is located. The Hindu symbol ‘Om’ is the shape of the island. ‘Lord of Om sound’ is the meaning of Omkareshwar. Narmada is one of the holiest rivers in India. The Khandwa District is where the Omkareshwar temple is located.

The formation of the temple has many stories behind it. Of these, 3…

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As if you didn't have enough to do while you're in town for TBEX, Tourism Vancouver has more for you!

 

Don't forget to collect your Tourism Vancouver TBEX Blogger Experience Pass from the Tourism Vancouver table (at the Vancouver Convention Centre) during TBEX. The pass gives bloggers free entry…

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If you are looking for a great selection of gay friendly Hotels in this region, you just found it!

Discover Patagonia´s best kept secret of gay friendly Hotels in Bariloche and the lake…

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About 1.4 mn Brits will attend at least one wedding abroad in 2011 while more than 4 mn have been to one in the past three years. Cost for marrying in the UK is 20,000 pounds whereas the average cost of marrying abroad is 6500 pounds. Hence 51,300 ceremonies are estimated to take place overseas in 2011.

According to The Visa Travel Smart Survey, Korean travellers spent the most on duty free items on their last trip with an average expenditure of US$358.…

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HISTORY



The history of the town of Kemer is known to root back to 690 B.C.

The ancient city of Phaselis 15 km. away from the center of Kemer was founded by Oleios in 690.

The place is known to be a trading center in the past and the the ruins of the city have reached today.

The ancient city of Olympos about 25 km from the town center…

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Before already turning people off to this concept, perhaps I should define tourist. This word summons up resentment and outcry from people who prefer to define themselves as the more cultured, refined and worldly “travelers.” The wish is to implement an obvious and wide rift between them and the “tourists.”



We all know the image that the word “tourist” conjures up, both the cartoon caricatures and the real life models that have inspired them. We have all seen them in our own cities or… Continue

24 little hours.



Or in my case, 17 little hours.



What I've experienced in the last week can only be described as a whirlwind. I began working full time for Galavanting Productions on June 15th and every day since then has been total, beautiful chaos. Let me explain.



Courtney McGann, the communcations coordinator for Galavanting and my… Continue

Okay, well it's not ALL about the SHWAG or the parties or even the networking, but those are all side benefits to being a part of the TBEX '10 extravaganza! When Kim Mance and I started working on TravelBlogExchange.com we hoped that a conference like the one many of you are about to attend would be in the plans, but we never dreamed it would happen so soon. But for every perk there for a travel blogger, there is a great company… Continue

We have refrained from the recent discussions of the current problems in Thailand. But as things turn violent, and begins affecting tourism in one of our favorite… Continue

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After a lot of time communicating online (and a lot of time traipsing the world offline) my business partner Becky McCray and I would like to announce the launch of Tourism Currents.



We’d like to think we know something about travel, tourism and social media, so we’re sticking our flag in the ground at the intersection of all that and starting this online learning community. We’re really excited about bringing useful, practical information to a wide variety of Convention… Continue

Originally Posted @ Calabrisella Mia on April 29, 2009







mongolfiera (plural ~ mongofiere) : hot-air balloon



Last week the town of Santo Stefano di Rogliano successfully held its 1st Raduno delle Mongolfiere. This was the first festival of its kind for the region, which took place from April 23-26, 2009. It featured beautiful… Continue