House, Business or Mobile (Cell) Phone Numbers in France Finding a French phone number (or "Numéro Téléphone France"), whether for someone's house or business, is easy if you read French or have the Google tool bar to do the translation, as the major French telephone directories don't use English. All French phone numbers are ten digits, starting with a zero if you're using France Telecom or the number of a provider (e.g. Cegetel uses 7), when dialled from within … [Read more...]
Interesting Facts about England and Wales
November 7, 2009 by
Ten Interesting Facts about England and Wales: London is home to Big Ben, Queen Elizabeth II is head of state and Shakespeare lived in Stratford-upon-Avon - these are some of the things that most people know about Britain whether they've been there or not. But here is a selection of things that you may not know and apart from being interesting facts, they may help to make your England and Wales holidays even more enjoyable. Staying in a historic building need not be expensive. A moated … [Read more...]
Interesting Facts about London
November 6, 2009 by
Ten Interesting Facts to Check in London: Most people know that the Queen lives at Buckingham Palace, Liverpool was home to the Beatles and the River Thames is the longest river in England. But here is a selection of interesting facts that you may not know about London and which you can check out on your London holiday. Aside from being interesting facts, they help make your London visit more enjoyable. There are currently four World Heritage Sites in the city of London: the Palace of … [Read more...]
Cheap flights to Faro – Algarve Holidays
October 17, 2009 by
Budget Airlines that fly into Faro: Following are the budget carriers that offer cheap flights to Faro: U.K. Bmibaby EasyJet Flybe Flyglobespan Jet2.com Monarch Scheduled Ryanair Thomas Cook Airlines Thomsonfly First Choice Cheap Holiday Packages from the U.K. Jet2Holidays Monarch Holidays Belgium Jetairfly Germany Airberlin Germanwings TUIfly.com/Hapag Lloyd Express Netherlands Transavia Norway Norwegian Air Shuttle … [Read more...]
Cinque Terre Card – Walking Holidays
October 8, 2009 by
Walking holidays in Cinque Terre: The Cinque Terre is famous for its scenic coastal walking trails and if like many visitors you intend to do some walking on your holidays, you'll need to buy the Cinque Terre Card. There are three types of Cinque Terre cards: Cinque Terre Card Cinque Terre Card Treno (includes train) Cinque Terre Card Battello (ferry) The cards give you access to the following services: Use of ecological park buses and public elevators Access to the trekking path n° … [Read more...]
Free Wi-Fi Access in Paris Parks, Gardens, Squares…
July 14, 2009 by
Paris is now Connected - Free Wi-Fi hotspots in parks, gardens and other public places: The good news is that Paris has completed its roll-out of free Wi-Fi hotspots and parks, squares and other public places in all 20 arrondissements are now connected. Yes, you are no longer held ransom to the exorbitant charges that hotels and some cafes have been charging for internet connection. This opens up a whole lot of possibilities for travellers like doing Google searches for restaurant menus and … [Read more...]
Useful facts for travel to England
June 3, 2009 by
Useful facts to help you plan your visit to England and Wales Festivals Public Holidays Visas Health Time Electricity Weights & Measures Business hours: shops, offices, pubs etc. Money, Banks etc. Useful Telephone Numbers Festivals Festivals often happen in the months you'll be there. There are so many events in England and Wales that the best thing I can do is give you a link to the Tourist Board's search facility: Visit Britain Events Search (opens in new … [Read more...]
Useful facts for travel to France
May 23, 2009 by
Useful facts to help you plan your visit to France Festivals Public Holidays Visas Health Language Time Electricity Weights & Measures Money, Banks etc. Emergencies Telephone, fax Post Museums and monuments Festivals Festivals, both traditional and modern (eg Avignon Theatre Festival in July) are not so plentiful as in Spain, but worth looking out for: Festivals search on the French Tourist Office website, not great but...(new window): French Public … [Read more...]
Useful facts for travel to Italy
April 29, 2009 by
Useful facts to help you plan your visit to Italy Festivals Public Holidays Visas Health Time Electricity Weights & Measures Money, Banks etc. Useful Telephone Numbers Festivals One important factor may be the festival calendar. Like Spain, Italy has a lot of festivals and saint's days etc. and you may wish to co-ordinate your Italy travel accordingly. EVENT CALENDAR SEARCH Italian Public Holidays PUBLIC HOLIDAYS 2012 1 Jan New Year's Day … [Read more...]
Useful facts for travel to Spain
April 27, 2009 by
Useful facts to help you plan your visit to Spain Festivals Public Holidays Visas Health Time Electricity Weights & Measures Money, Banks etc. Useful Telephone Numbers Festivals Spain is fiesta mad, there's always some holiday or other taking place within striking distance of wherever you are, and the better known ones, like the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona and La Tomatina in Bunol (Valencia) are world-famous. It's well worth checking out what's on during the … [Read more...]
