Showing posts with label holiday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label holiday. Show all posts

Thursday, January 22, 2009

Europe For Sweet Tooth; A Must For All Visiting Europe

Are you a foodie planning to visit Europe? You will amaze at the variety of heavenly, lip smacking dishes and specialty that await you in Europe. Europe has so much to offer from history, art, music and fashion to technology and much much more but what stand out are its culinary delights. Travelers this time when you travel to Europe, do visit all the historic sights, museums and art galleries, shop and party but try to take out some time and treat your taste buds with some of the world most special culinary delights as you visit the various cities and tours of Europe:

Apple Cake in Noordermarket, Amsterdam: Am sure you won’t be visiting Amsterdam for apple cake, if you are traveling to Amsterdam, don’t leave without tasting a slice of Noordermarkt apple cake. Noordermarket is an organic market that opens only on Saturday from 9:00am to 4:00pm and its here where you taste this amazing delight

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Chocolate Cake in Salzburg, Austria: Who does not desire for chocolate cakes, but did you ever wonder where it came from? Well, the first chocolate cake was invented here in Salzburg, Austria by famous confectioner Franz Sacher. So if you are in Salzburg, Austria, forget the sightseeing for a while and try one of Salzburg chocolate cakes. Am sure you will love it.





Lokum in Istanbul, Turkey: After you are through visiting all the sights, take a break and head to Ali Muhiddin's shop in Eminönü and try their Lokum. Why this shop? Well the shop was opened some 250 years back and many consider their Lokum as the best. But if you can’t make it there, worry not, you will Lokum in almost every Confectionery shops.


Well these were the three delights that you must not miss while exploring Europe. If you have a favorite European delight, do share with fellow travelers by posting it as a comment.

Friday, November 21, 2008

Three Hotels Beyond Your Regular Hotels

No matter which part of the globe you travel, you will find almost all the hotels are same. Well, there are some exceptions, such as; you will enjoy more luxuries and services in a 5 star hotel than in a budget hotel or a motel. In general, hotels all looks like the same. If you are tired of experiencing the same service, the setting and so on, here are three hotels that am sure does not have anything in common with any other hotels in the world.


Ice Hotel, Jukkasjärvi, Sweden: Located in Jukkasjärvi, Sweden, the Ice Hotel sure is different from other hotels. The biggest of its kind in the world, Ice Hotel is made up of pure ice block. Stay in one of the ice rooms decorated with ice art works and equipped with ice beds and ice furniture, dine in the ice restaurants, mingle with other fellow travelers at the ice bar and buy gifts and souvenirs at the ice gift shop.




Beckham Creek Cave Haven, Parthenon, Arkansas, United Sta
tes: Whether you are a nature lover, a jet set traveler or just tired of experiencing the same hotel setting over and over again, head to Beckham Creek Cave Haven in Parthenon, Arkansas. No matter who you are and what you desire, you will have it here in Beckham Creek Cave Haven. Truly one of a kind, Beckham Creek Cave Haven is a cave house equipped with all the modern day comfort and luxuries.




Hotel Puerta América, Madrid, Spain:
Ever wondered how hotels would be 100 years from today. Well you don’t have to give stress to yourself thinking about that, just head to Hotel Puerta América in Madrid. Though we cannot exactly predict whether hotels would be like this super luxurious establishment a century from now, but Hotel Puerta América has that futuristic appeal from its interiors to furnishing. Your stay in this hotel will surely make you feel as if you have been transported a century ahead.