The distance between Moscow and St. Petersburg, the two main cities in Russia, is 700 km. The trip by car would take around 9 or 10 hours, so the options are a daytime high-speed train, a nighttime slower train, or a plane. In our experience, Russia is not an easy country to travel around, so better to plan […]
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The Middle of the World City (Ciudad Mitad del Mundo in Spanish) is probably the most popular tourist attraction in Ecuador, right after or at the same level as Galapagos Island. This prefecture-owned land is located in the San Antonio parish of the canton of Quito, 26 km north of the centre of Quito. (Note:
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Muscat, Oman’s capital city, is gaining popularity as a holiday destination. The Sultanate has done a great job in maintaining its heritage and preserving nature. It has a stable economy, no conflicts with other nations, and it is one of the safest countries in the World (number 4 according to the World Economic Forum). So this is our selection of
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This is our selection of the best restaurants in Mar del Plata, including coffee, ice cream, pastries, beer and more. To have a better idea about Argentinean food, you can read about its traditional cuisine in this post. International Sarasa Negro: the most sophisticated and expensive on the list, but also one of the best in
Galicia is an autonomous community of Spain located in the northwest Iberian Peninsula, it includes the provinces of A Coruña, Lugo, Ourense and Pontevedra. It is well known all over Europe for its traditional cuisine, in particular octopus and seafood. See above the most popular dishes. Pulpo a la Gallega or Pulpo a Feira This is the most famous, iconic and delicious dish
It is very hard to select just a few beaches in Mallorca because it has so many and all of them are beautiful. I am going to start with the following and I will probably add more soon. Cala Mondragó It is a stunning double bay beach, with white and soft sand, rocky coves (good for snorkelling), pine forest and
Wadi Shab is the most popular wadi in Oman, and also one of the main day tours from Muscat, its capital. Wadi is the Arabic and Hebrew term traditionally referring to a valley, or it may refer to a dry riverbed that contains water only during times of heavy rain [Wikipedia]. It is essentially a gorge between cliffs,
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WARNING! Portugal roads have electronic tolls without human intervention and WITHOUT the possibility to pay it as you go. Yes, it works like that and if you do not pay accordingly (in advance) you will get fined. In most countries around the world, drivers are asked to pay to use a section of a road/highway. This money
London Tour Guide Nicola Watts looks at some of the fantastic highlights of the upcoming festive season. London is a wonderful place to spend Christmas, with so many things to do that a single Christmas holiday is nowhere near long enough to sample them all. So here are some highlights for a very special capital
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