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Göreme Open Air Museum

June 7, 2012 By Helen Page

The Göreme Open Air Museum Has the Finest Rock-cut Churches and Frescoes: With its fairy chimneys, rock-cut churches, monasteries and cave houses, Cappadocia is one of the most fascinating and unique regions of Turkey. One of its most popular attractions is the Göreme Open Air Museum with its … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sightseeing Tagged With: cappadocia, goreme cappadocia, goreme museum, goreme open air museum

Encierro – The Running of the Bulls

May 30, 2012 By Helen Page

Pamplona's Running of the Bulls is the Star Event of the Sanfermines: The Running of the Bulls (Encierro) is an event that takes place in many towns across Spain, however it is the Pamplona's Encierro that is famous the world over, thanks to Hemingway. Over 85 years after Hemingway's cult novel … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sightseeing Tagged With: encierro, fiesta san fermin, hemingway, Pamplona, pamplona bull run, pamplona fiesta, running of the bulls, running with bulls

Pamplona – Where Thrillseekers Come to Run with the Bulls

May 28, 2012 By Helen Page

Pamplona - Best Known for its Fiesta of San Fermin and the Running of the Bulls: Pamplona is a city that's best known for its Fiesta de San Fermín and the Running of the Bulls. For those not familiar with the significance of Pamplona's running of the bulls event, a stroll through the main … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Destinations Tagged With: fiesta san fermin, Pamplona, pamplona bull run, pamplona fiesta, running of the bulls, running with bulls

Pamplona Airport Transfers – Aeropuerto de Pamplona-Noain (PNA)

May 28, 2012 By Helen Page

Aeropuerto de Pamplona-Noain - Pamplona Airport Transfers: Pamplona Airport is located between the towns of Noain and Esquiroz and is about six kilometres to the south of Pamplona city. The new terminal which opened in November 2010 doubled the airport's capacity and it is now able to handle … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Getting around Tagged With: airport transfers, pamplona airport, pamplona spain, running of the bulls, running with the bulls

If the Apes Leave, Gibraltar Will Cease to be British…

May 25, 2012 By Helen Page

Gibraltar's Barbary Apes Are a Part of the Territory's Tourist Attractions: You wouldn't travel any distance just to see some apes, but visitors to the Rock of Gibraltar always find themselves captivated by the Barbary apes here. The apes are a part of Gibraltar's tourist attractions and they … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sightseeing Tagged With: barbary apes, barbary macaques, Gibraltar, gibraltar apes, rock of gibraltar

The Convent – Residence of the Gibraltar Governor

May 23, 2012 By Helen Page

The Convent Has Been the Residence of The Gibraltar Governor Since 1711: Towards the southern end of the Main Street of Gibraltar is The Convent, the official residence of the Governor of Gibraltar since 1711. This humble name of the building is derived from the fact that the building was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sightseeing Tagged With: gibraltar attractions, gibraltar government, gibraltar governor, the convent gibraltar, what to see in gibraltar

Gibraltar and its Famous Rock

May 22, 2012 By Helen Page

Gibraltar and its Impenetrable Rock: From Torremolinos we travelled westward along the Costa del Sol to La Linea de la Conception to make a visit to Gibraltar before going on to Seville. Many first-time visitors to Gibraltar may find this place a little curious. Where it sits at the southern … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Destinations Tagged With: barbary apes, barbary macaques, british overseas territory, Gibraltar, rock of gibraltar, the rock

VAT in Europe – The Rise and Rise of VAT

May 10, 2012 By Helen Page

VAT is on the Increase in Europe: As Europe muddles through to sort out its economic crisis, one of the many measures adopted for raising revenue has been the increase of VAT rates. It may be called by different names, but Value Added Tax (VAT) unfortunately impacts on the cost of our travel … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Useful facts Tagged With: claiming vat refund, vat, vat in eu, vat refund, vat threshold, what is vat

Airports You Wouldn’t Mind Being Marooned At

May 10, 2012 By Helen Page

Top Airports in the World - Top Airports to Fly From: Spending time at the airport is an unavoidable part of any international travel, but if you happen to be flying out from one of the top 10 airports in the world, the experience can be quite pleasant especially where the airport has good … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Getting around Tagged With: airport rankings, best airport, best airports in the world, top airports, top airports in the world, world's best airport

German Wine Regions – Part 2

May 7, 2012 By Helen Page

The Thirteen Wine Regions of Germany - Part 2: Nahe Valley Wine Region Although the Nahe Valley vineyards are some of the oldest wine regions in Germany after the Moselle, it would be fair to say that the Nahe wine region itself is not well known to most outside of Germany. Located in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Destinations Tagged With: german wine regions, grapes for wine, wine names, wine regions of germany

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We're Helen and Tony Page, and we love travelling - lucky as we've been doing it for the last few decades!

Tony has long been a professional photographer and writer, but Helen now writes most of the posts and takes a lot of photos herself!

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