Feb
8
By Barbara Diggs
Paris is a kissing city. No matter where you go – the metro, the park, or even a street corner – you are bound to run into some amorous couple locked at the lip, basking in their love and the romance of the city.

If you want to know which places will almost guarantee some very sweet smooches on Valentine’s Day, read full article
Topic: Top five Monday |
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Tags: Paris, romance
Feb
7
By Kelly Underdown
Hunger and meal times are probably at the upmost importance now you’re pregnant and missing meals can leave you feeling sick. Although you may not feel like it, especially if you are suffering from morning sickness, you must continue eating.

There were instances when I felt I could not eat e.g. after a 16-hour-train journey through Thailand, but you must for the health of not only your baby but yourself. read full article
Topic: General Travel |
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Tags: food
Feb
6
By Thom Harding
London is well known for being a place of culture, museums, pubs and a huge variety of people and communities. But what people don’t realize before they arrive in the city is how huge it is in reality.

The roads and buildings stretch for miles and miles… read full article
Topic: General Travel |
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Tags: London, UK
Feb
5
By Mireia
Do you want to surprise your other half with a romantic gift now Valentine’s Day is in the corner? Haven’t yet decided what your Valentine’s gift will be?

We have picked up some hotels in Valentine’s day destinations for you: read full article
Topic: Tips and Ideas, Travel Picks Friday |
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Tags: hotels, romance
Feb
5
By Mireia
2010 Green Gadgets
From lights, to subwoofers, energy chargers and smart energy devices: these are some examples of the kind of products that are in competition for the Greener Gadget ideas 2010.

Top beaches in Europe read full article
Topic: Travel Picks Friday |
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Tags: beach, Greece, Spain
Feb
4
By Will Joce
One of the great joys of travelling is that occasionally you come across a place where you can not only hear about history but can actually feel it, see it and touch it.

Rather than in dry museums, where the past can seem remote, vague and as dusty as the exhibits, these are places where the past comes to life and assaults your senses, read full article
Topic: General Travel |
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Tags: London, Prague, Rome
Feb
3
By Phil McDonald
The Polish capital can proudly boast a long history with the written word. In 1747 the doors of the world’s first public library opened to the people of Warsaw.

The Zaluski library was the brainchild of a pair of brothers, who were both bishops. read full article
Topic: General Travel |
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Tags: Eastern Europe, fun & humour
Feb
2
By Sabrina Vogt
Hamburg is a wonderful city of music. It is the top town for musicals in Germany and very popular for its musicals in Europe. If you are a music fan and you want to visit Hamburg, you should watch out for one of the lovely musicals in town.

You can also get some tickets for some concerts or music shows there. read full article
Topic: How to Tuesday |
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Tags: Germany, Hamburg
Feb
1
By Mireia
Happy Birthday Venere Travel Blog!

It’s two years now that The Venere Travel Blog is online. It’s been fun and we hope that you have had such an amusing time as we have had. read full article
Topic: Venere Vibes |
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Tags: Alps, gay travel, nightlife, winter
Jan
31
By Grace A.
Ever heard the popular pipe tune “The Green Hills of Tyrol”? When you trek up the Alps in the Tyrol region the music seems to be playing all around.

It is only inability that will stop a tourist from yodeling out aloud. From the snow covered peaks of the winter months to the lushness of the green during the summer months, Tyrol – the key to discovering the Alps, read full article
Topic: General Travel |
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Tags: Alps, winter
Jan
30
By Phil McDonald
The French countryside is some of the most beautiful and varied in the whole world. You can go from lush flat green to hilly inclines to dry and hot to wild coastal and there’s really no better way to absorb the whole experience than in a car.

It’s a fairly common holiday now to drive through France with the family or friends, stopping off in the small villages or roadside motels and treating the whole travel as the holiday. It’s not Route 66 but it’s becoming just as iconic. read full article
Topic: Tips and Ideas |
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Tags: France, transportation
Jan
29
By Mireia
A new Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO
On October 2009, UNESCO declared the tango Intangible Cultural Heritage.

In an attempt to preserve tango, born from a fusion of African rythms and the Spanish singing and guitar, both Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Montevideo, Uruguay, promoted the proposal. read full article
Topic: Travel Picks Friday |
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Tags: budget, Paris, shopping
Jan
28
By Steve Slack
If you want to eat well in Edinburgh, you don’t have to look far. The city is a gastronomic feast with over a thousand restaurants and cafés.

There are, of course, many tourist traps and places to be avoided. read full article
Topic: Restaurants & Food |
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Tags: restaurants, UK
Jan
27
By Phil McDonald
1. The invention of the ball-point pen
Don’t laugh because you wouldn’t know what to do without one. Thanks heavens for a Mr Slavoljub Penkala, who lived much of his life and died in the Croatian capital.
Topic: General Travel |
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Tags: Eastern Europe, fun & humour
Jan
26
By Will Joce
The website of Deutsche Bahn, the German rail company, is advertising new through tickets for visitors from the UK to travel to Berlin from London by train.

This is an attempt to claw some of the market for weekend trips back from the low-cost airlines and is billed as ‘a comfortable and time-saving alternative to flying.’ With environmental issues still pressing for us all but economic concerns becoming ever more immediate, it would seem that there is indeed a market for this product family. read full article
Topic: How to Tuesday |
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Tags: Berlin, London, transportation