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10 December 2012
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09 December 2012
Top 3 - Phuket's best beaches & experiences
Stylish shopping
Fine shopping: Phuket is more than just beaches. Try the huge supermarket Jungceylon in Patong area. A modern and stylish shopping center of Western style. Fun for the family
Amazing water park. Try the huge water park, Splash Jungle Combines, next to the airport. Here you go man in long vattenrutschkanor and playing with water guns and a warm bath. Fun for the whole family. Lucky among the rocks
Mighty nature. For more genuine nature experiences, take a boat trip among the fantastic kalkstensklipporna protruding vertically out of the sea in Phang Nga Bay, just outside of Phuket. Stay at a little strand and take a dip in the blue. Never feels tight
Karon beach is one of the longer and attract many families with children. This never feels crowded. Here you will find a wide range of activities, restaurants and accommodation possibilities. Good for snorkelling
Nai Harn beach is fine and is excellent for snorkelling and swimming. The beach is quite small, but its beautiful location between two mountains, the beach into one of the most beautiful to admire sunsets. Has 100 's of stores
Patong is Phuket's most famous beach and the site of a vibrant nightlife, dånande personal watercraft, para-sailing and bananbåtsåkande. There are hundreds of restaurants and shops nearby.Phuket is Thailand's most visited destinations and it is the beaches most gravitates. a nice beach is never farther than a walk in flipflops, or a trip with the tuktuk. Around the entire island, beaches of different size, style and popularity.Stylish shopping
Fine shopping: Phuket is more than just beaches. Try the huge supermarket Jungceylon in Patong area. A modern and stylish shopping center of Western style.Fun for the family
Amazing water park. Try the huge water park, Splash Jungle Combines, next to the airport. Here you go man in long vattenrutschkanor and playing with water guns and a warm bath. Fun for the whole family.Lucky among the rocks
Mighty nature. For more genuine nature experiences, take a boat trip among the fantastic kalkstensklipporna protruding vertically out of the sea in Phang Nga Bay, just outside of Phuket. Stay at a little strand and take a dip in the blue.Never feels tight
Karon beach is one of the longer and attract many families with children. This never feels crowded. Here you will find a wide range of activities, restaurants and accommodation possibilities.Good for snorkelling
Nai Harn beach is fine and is excellent for snorkelling and swimming. The beach is quite small, but its beautiful location between two mountains, the beach into one of the most beautiful to admire sunsets.Has 100 's of stores
Patong is Phuket's most famous beach and the site of a vibrant nightlife, dånande personal watercraft, para-sailing and bananbåtsåkande. There are hundreds of restaurants and shops nearby.With children go nothing on Rails, part 2
A mother ~ 40 sits with a boy and a girl ~ 7 ~ 9 in the quiet car of the train. The children speak right out loud and a woman ~ 55 becomes irritated.
Woman: excuse me, but this is indeed a quiet car!
Girl: sit down and be quiet!
08 December 2012
The #Swedish #Kärnan #tower in #Helsingborg has got #Santa #hat now to #christmas
Tourist paradise that became a real bloodbath
Bondi beach, outside Sydney, new South Wales is Australia's most popular beach. Tourist attraction has now been forced to close because of health reasons. This after a rare algal bloom suspended above the water, reports the Mail online.
Algae have high ammonia content. and can cause skin rashes and eye irritation. A large number of fish are thought to have died.
According to the Mail online, this phenomenon, which may occur in different colors, due to algae bloomed and gathered in large groups.
The water should not be toxic, but it is recommended that people avoid swimming in areas of discolored water.
A water Institute in New South Wales has done tests to investigate what caused the huge blooms. One theory is that it is due to an increase in the colder, more nutritious water.
Now hope tourists and locals that algae will be lost at the weekend, when temperatures are expected to be up to 40 degrees.
Tourists and locals flee right now, Bondi Beach. Paradise Beach has suffered from a rare algal bloom and is similar to the Red Sea.
Bondi beach, outside Sydney, new South Wales is Australia's most popular beach. Tourist attraction has now been forced to close because of health reasons. This after a rare algal bloom suspended above the water, reports the Mail online.
Algae have high ammonia content. and can cause skin rashes and eye irritation. A large number of fish are thought to have died.
According to the Mail online, this phenomenon, which may occur in different colors, due to algae bloomed and gathered in large groups.
The water should not be toxic, but it is recommended that people avoid swimming in areas of discolored water.
A water Institute in New South Wales has done tests to investigate what caused the huge blooms. One theory is that it is due to an increase in the colder, more nutritious water.
Now hope tourists and locals that algae will be lost at the weekend, when temperatures are expected to be up to 40 degrees.
With children go nothing on Rails
A man ~ 40 to say goodbye to his girlfriend, ~ 35 and her daughter ~ 4 before they board the train. The man and woman kiss.
Daughter (crying out loud): Bye-bye, Lars! Greet your wife!
The woman becomes high red in the face, and people around you start to giggle.
07 December 2012
Trendy hot countries and cities next year
1. Sri Lanka.
2. Montenegro.
3. the Republic of Korea.
4. Ecuador.
5. Slovakia.
6. Solomon Islands (Pacific Ocean).
7. Iceland.
8. Turkey.
9. Dominican Republic.
10. Madagascar.
1. San Francisco.
2. Amsterdam.
3. Hyderabad (India).
4. Londonderry (Northern Ireland).
5. Beijing.
6. Christchurch (New Zealand).
7. Hobart (Tasmania).
8. Montreal.
9. Addis Ababa (Ethiopia).
10. Puerto Iguazú (Argentina).
Usually he was the fire and flames
An elderly woman travelling with their grandchildren; a lot of trains interested boy ~ 6. He is holding a toy train and point exalterat on different things that he learned about in his "trainbook". The woman tells the story of a steam locomotive that can go with close to her summer cottage. She then explains that the steam locomotive powered by coal as it fires.
The boy (seriously): I do not want to go to the train!
The woman (disappointed): I think you would think it was really fun ...
The boy (upset): to burn up?!
06 December 2012
Advice against travelling to parts of Turkey
This in view of the increasingly troubled situation in the border area with Syria.
In a statement on the Government's website advises the MINISTRY on Thursday from traveling to certain areas of Turkey.
"In view of the security situation, and isn't the Ministry of Foreign Affairs until further notice from non-essential travel in the immediate border area in Syria.
Advice applies until further notice. "
The FOREIGN MINISTRY welcomes the advice comes in response to the attacks that took place in the Tal Abyad neighborhood, about a mile from the Turkish border yesterday.
The international response to the violence of the Turkish-Syrian border is strong on Thursday.
EU utrikeschef Catherine Ashton condemned Wednesday's grenade attack on the Turkish border and point out Syrian forces responsible. EU expresses solidarity and support to the victims ' families and the Turkish people, after an incident which, according to Ashton, Syria crisis illustrates the tragic effects on neighbouring countries.
Technology moves forward, young people backwards
Two men ~ 30 and agree son ~ 6 sit together in the confectioner's and discuss phones.
Boy: So home phones old cell phones?
05 December 2012
World Heritage-Man's Masterpiece
Text And Photo: Peter Hanneberg
Publisher: Max Power
Approx. price: 298 SEK
Today, 398 sites included on UNESCO's distinguished list. Of these, Peter Hanneberg selected 100 of the most interesting cultural legacies.
-Because I am very culture historically interested felt natural to begin with. And a knowledge that is very useful is to learn from history. History's mistakes, not least.
The selection presented with over 300 photos taken by the author himself in the book "World Heritage-man's masterpiece".
-I have tried to set up the text a bit more personal so that there is only one non-fiction. And illustrate with images that can strengthen it further. The goal has been to provide a similar experience as I have had the privilege to be there.
And of travel memories Peter Hanneberg gasket full. He tells us about the dawn of Machu Picchu when night mist, and the Sun spread over inkastaden. If the full moon over the statues on Easter Island. And if the lightning weather during the walk to the Skierfe in the Laponian area.
-They are very different from these trips and travel are not always comparable. But the trip by train along the silk road through Central Asia, strong impression, with ancient cities as Samarkand, Bukhara and Kiva.
"No, but maybe the perfect birdie?"
A girl ~ 17 and a boy ~ 25 walks and talks.
Girl: God, my hands look minimal in these gloves!
Guy: But it is not what you want to that girl?
Girl: Excuse Me?
Guy: Yeah, but like "petit as a bird ..."
Girl: you, have you ever seen a bird catching a perfect pout? No, just that!
04 December 2012
Islands with diverse nature
We are on the island of Waiheke, a wine paradise, 45 minutes by ferry off New Zealand's largest city Auckland. Here on Waiheke is the grapes in the Center. We try to top ten different wine varieties on the vineyard Mudbrick. We start with the whites: chardonnay and sauvignon blanc. Then we move to the rosé, subtly spicy syrahtoner with strawberries and red berries.
The red wines are heavier. A merlot, pinot gris, and an award-winning syrah with the taste of black currant, licorice and dark plums. Waiheke Island is a Sweden in miniature, with beautiful beaches and holiday feel. Here lives a group of winemakers who have managed to match the island's climate and growing structure with the classic grape varietals. They produce both red and white wines are successful, and prisbelönas regularly at syrahvinerna.
Landscape of New Zealand are incredibly diverse and temperatures as well. To the North are the tropical primeval forest Kauri with up to 50 m tall trees. Here you can see the kiwifågel and in the sea, seals and whales. The South Island is reminiscent of many of the Norwegian landscape. Here are the fjords with vertical rock walls and the magnificent glaciers Franz Josef and Fox Glacier are mystical in djungellik forest. Just next to it are several beautiful beaches, including Gillespie.
Here you can climb in one Icelandic Cape in the morning and take a warm waters in the afternoon. Thanks to the considerable differences in climate and nature offers each and every one of the country's top ten wine regions in very different experiences. You can try a spicy red cabernet merlot from Hawkes Bay, a tropical sauvignon blanc in Marlborough and an experimental chardonnay in the Waitaki.
On the South Island, there is a relatively newly discovered area in Waipara, in the middle of fantastic scenery, a few kilometres north of Christchurch. Further South are sensational great pinot noir wines in the world's southernmost wine-growing district of Central Otago. New Zealand's wine revolution began in the 1980s in the idyllic Marlborough. It is one of the world's youngest wine regions but the area is already for almost 80% of New Zealand's wine production. The climate here is comparable to that of French Champagne and Burgundy. It is sunny and dry, and Marlborough Gets the most hours of sunshine in the whole of New Zealand, 2,400 a year.
The landscape is dazzling beautiful. Green Plains and rolling hills surrounding the neatly planted areas. When you pass through the area by car, it is difficult not to stop after each vägkrok just to watch and take in the countryside. I am constantly reminding myself that we are not in Norway, France and Italy. We are in New Zealand, a wonderfully strange mix of all the above.
On the narrow stenterrassen away visitors and city of white and red wines together with small dishes of olives, seafood and cheeses. They enjoy the breathtaking views. The House is built of stone and Ivy climbs up towards the ceiling.If we didn't know that we are in New Zealand had a guess rather been Italy. But when we look out to the sea, expanses softer, flatter Plains. The ocean is endless.
We are on the island of Waiheke, a wine paradise, 45 minutes by ferry off New Zealand's largest city Auckland. Here on Waiheke is the grapes in the Center. We try to top ten different wine varieties on the vineyard Mudbrick.We start with the whites: chardonnay and sauvignon blanc. Then we move to the rosé, subtly spicy syrahtoner with strawberries and red berries.
The red wines are heavier. A merlot, pinot gris, and an award-winning syrah with the taste of black currant, licorice and dark plums.Waiheke Island is a Sweden in miniature, with beautiful beaches and holiday feel. Here lives a group of winemakers who have managed to match the island's climate and growing structure with the classic grape varietals. They produce both red and white wines are successful, and prisbelönas regularly at syrahvinerna.
Landscape of New Zealand are incredibly diverse and temperatures as well. To the North are the tropical primeval forest Kauri with up to 50 m tall trees. Here you can see the kiwifågel and in the sea, seals and whales.The South Island is reminiscent of many of the Norwegian landscape. Here are the fjords with vertical rock walls and the magnificent glaciers Franz Josef and Fox Glacier are mystical in djungellik forest. Just next to it are several beautiful beaches, including Gillespie.
Here you can climb in one Icelandic Cape in the morning and take a warm waters in the afternoon.Thanks to the considerable differences in climate and nature offers each and every one of the country's top ten wine regions in very different experiences. You can try a spicy red cabernet merlot from Hawkes Bay, a tropical sauvignon blanc in Marlborough and an experimental chardonnay in the Waitaki.
On the South Island, there is a relatively newly discovered area in Waipara, in the middle of fantastic scenery, a few kilometres north of Christchurch. Further South are sensational great pinot noir wines in the world's southernmost wine-growing district of Central Otago.New Zealand's wine revolution began in the 1980s in the idyllic Marlborough. It is one of the world's youngest wine regions but the area is already for almost 80% of New Zealand's wine production. The climate here is comparable to that of French Champagne and Burgundy. It is sunny and dry, and Marlborough Gets the most hours of sunshine in the whole of New Zealand, 2,400 a year.
The landscape is dazzling beautiful. Green Plains and rolling hills surrounding the neatly planted areas. When you pass through the area by car, it is difficult not to stop after each vägkrok just to watch and take in the countryside.I am constantly reminding myself that we are not in Norway, France and Italy. We are in New Zealand, a wonderfully strange mix of all the above.
03 December 2012
Dare to try bamboo worms
In Yunnan live many of China's 55 minorities. The personnel are ready in three floors dressed in Dai, Miao, Naxi and other ethnic groups ' clothing.
It is a really pleasant dining experience that meets the guests, since the spring, in combat power to this area. If you want to test something guaranteed to be new, one can always try bamboo worms.
Racist button
- Listen kid, some of the guests here probably will not like you wearing that button. You should remove it, warned the bartender.
- I do not care man said. I hate niggers, they are lazy and smell bad. I hate them simply!
After a while a big negro up to the man and said: - I do not like that button, take it off or I'll take the self.
- No way! Negroes are stupid and lazy, the man said.
- Then I remove it yourself! Let's go out and make up, said negro.
The two ends. Once out as tears negro up a large knife.
The white man says:
- See how stupid niggers are! Bring a knife to a gunfight!
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02 December 2012
This is another London, discover Fulham
Best time: spring, summer, autumn.
Bo: There are many bed and breakfast. Expect between 500 and more than 1 000 SEK during the night in a double room.
Borough of Fulham is a gem in a short distance from the major tourist bubble-. Take the bus from Piccadilly and you're there on a button half-hour.
Borough of Fulham in Southwest London are typically working area that in recent years has undergone a facelift. There are lots of good shops, restaurants, cafes and pubs.
Get off at the Metro station, Parsons Green. Which gets you straight out of charming homes, award winning pubs and beautiful green areas and is just a stone's throw from the main street, Fulham Road.
Walk slowly in the direction of the River Thames and browse hand-painted ceramics, beautiful interior fittings, delicacies, luxurious skin care products and vinotek. Are you coffee craving, you can slip into one of several excellent Italian kaffebarer. Hungry, you are definitely when you pass the Parson ´ 's Nose, the local charkuteriet that makes small delicate matpajer and own sausages. Fulham sausage is a real höjdare.
At the book Cafe Nomad Books you can sit down and read newspapers or just tampering with free collective at all fine book backs of the shelves to the tune of low-key jazz. This part of Fulham has also become something of a vintage and second hand cluster. Connoisseur goes to Circa Vintage on Fulham High Street. Among ordinary customers are several famous actresses and artists, and this is where the high-end fashion magazines go when they are looking for clothes and accessories for their photo shoots. Each garment, bag and jewelry is like a delicious little confection-completely irresistible. However, it is not cheap.
A walk in Bishop's Park is a must. Huge tree sits along the beautiful pedestrian thoroughfare adjacent to the Thames River. The sporty steering steps towards Football Club Fulhams ground, Craven Cottage, from 1896. Drag it over to the historical direction is biskopspalatset a given goal. The building dates from the late 15th century is fascinating to explore.
But if you want to just relax and eat something good, just as good. A sopplunch or carrot can be enjoyed either inside one of the fancy dining halls with crystal chandeliers and stucco, or on the back, overlooking the botanical gardens.
Identity crisis
"Dad?"
"Yes, my son?"
"Dad, I'm Jewish or negro?"
"But why do you ask?"
"Well, there's a guy at school who sells a TV and I'm wondering if I should haggle on price or steal it."
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01 December 2012
Islamist violence affecting Kenya's tourism
Violent attacks by islamist groups striking hard against Kenya's tourist industry. During this year's first eight months decreased the number of visitors in the country, with 22 percent compared with the same period last year.
The Kenyan military involvement in neighboring Somalia have led to several recent reprisals from groups that support the islamist militia al-Shabab. In addition to tea and flower exports, tourism is one of the country's main sources of income.
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Vinter with Pacific Beach life-Koh Lipe
Go there:From december, the Apollo tour with transfer from Langkawi in Malaysia, which is the nearest international airport. Also combo trips to Langkawi. Two charter weeks in tvåstjärnigt hotels in January from around 13 300 kronor, combined with one week on Koh Lipe on Langkawi from approximately 850.
Scheduled flights to Langkawi, Krabi, Phuket and Hat Yai. One hour speedboatresa from Langkawi, significantly more hours by bus and boat from Phuket and Krabi. Bus/minibus from Hat Yai to Pak Bara, then a boat.
Currency: 100 baht = approx 25 SEK. Please bring cash. There are no ATMs on the island, however, the bureaux de change.
Price Level:Just under half price compared to Sweden according to Forex holiday index.
Bo: Mostly simple bungalowhotell with prices from around $ 100 night for a bungalow at the beach. A few 4-star hotels with air conditioning and pool and prices from around $ 70. Prutbart, especially in the off-season.
Eat: Plenty of small simple canteens at the beaches and on the Walking Street. You get a good dinner with fresh fish and beer for under a hundred dollars.
Good to know: Koh Lipe is part of Ko Tarutao Marine National Park, which encompasses 51 islands of Koh Taruato is the largest. The islands lie in Satun in southern Thailand, but the bottom is not covered by the Foreign Ministry's warnings about travel to the four other provinces in the South of the country. The language is Thai and English-language-learning is significantly worse than on the nearby Langkawi.
Snorkeling at some of the islets off Sunrise Beach or on the boat trip to the nearby reef.
Get thaimassage in one of the many massage places on the beach or Walking Street.
Relax and read books.
The boat trip to the thai-Flemish-ka island Koh Lipe from Langkawi in Malaysia took just an hour. Now we wait for our passports will be stamped in the small Passport Office on the beach. On either side, we see the soft sand and palm trees.
I would not say that Langkawi is particularly urban or overexploited, but compared to Koh Lipe ... Since it seems most tourist resorts as speedade Fairgrounds.
Koh Lipe is not greater than three kilometres from one to the other end. You go easily around the island and have time with its three major beaches in a day. Two of them, Pattaya, Sunrise Beach, most of the hotels which usually consists of simple holiday centre. The third, Sunset Beach, is smaller, and during our visit in the off-season rather skräpig and boring.
Koh Lipe is perfect to hang on the beach and maybe go on a snorkelutflykt. Shopping and eating is done on Walking Street which runs between Pattaya and Sunrise Beach.
Incredibly popular compared to a few years ago, if we are to believe Lucie Skraskova from Prague who is here for the fourth time in six years:
"They have built a lot since I was here the first time. Then Walking Street a climb and there were only a few bungalowställen. But I think it is good now, just keep it at this level and not build more.
She and her guy are just from a trekkingresa in the Himalayas and relaxing a bit here before they go home again. And it is probably just in the position Koh Lipe is best, as a really lazy conclusion to a thrilling trip. Or in conjunction with the Langkawi or something else more vibrant destination.
Swedish charter is here already, but it is only in the winter that charterresenärerna don't have the long shuttle from Krabi and instead lands on Langkawi.
Well here it is easy to fall into the Pacific ölunken: lie on the beach, snorkeling a little at one of the islets on swimming distance or on a boat trip, kvällsöl on the beach, knalla Walking Street up and down. Soon begins to cheer on the people and feel like at home. Something that very much concerns Dave Haesen from Belgium and Kairit Jäme from Estonia. They have been here for a month and have met staff at Lipe Beach Resort. When it begins to rain picks Dave of course in cushions and pillows in the ceiling so they do not become wet.
He came here on a recommendation:
-I worked in Melbourne and a Thai girl that told me about Koh Lipe. Now we have been here for four weeks, but tomorrow we will go, unfortunately.
He will miss the lax days on the beach and travel Centre's dogs who follow him and Kairit whenever they show up.
Breaking Away
- Aye, why did you do that? asks Jonte and rubbing his sore head with his hand.
- I found a note in your pocket yesterday named Jennifer on, replies the wife.
- But, dear friend, I was on the racetrack yesterday and the horse I bet on the third race was Jennifer.
His wife believes in the Declaration and ashamed asking him to apologize. A few weeks later when he normally sits and reads his morning paper at the breakfast table, his wife came to him and gives him a violent blow with the frying pan to the head. When he clears after a few minutes he said with a weak voice:
- Why on earth do you strike me like that?
The wife stared at him with a look that could kill:
- Horse bastard called yesterday!
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30 November 2012
"Landed in Kiev and nothing worked."
It is aptly when I was home from Cyprus and my airline ticket was invalid which meant that I had to buy a new for the 8,000 or 9,000 with a Ukrainian airline. I landed in Kiev and nothing worked, no food was available to buy, unable to charge the phone, I sat among the vodkaflaskorna in the taxfreebutiken to load. It was one of the worst travel memories.
Best resminne ...I have very many. One was when i was in Lake Titicaca in Peru and was staying with an indian family. It is extremely distant both culturally and geographically. But I'm Spanish so we sat there and talked about politics. It is awesome to be able to sit and talk such as far away from home.
The Pack I always ...I seldom travel without cash. It is not clear that having cash today. Since I have always a good playlist in my phone with me. And finally a good carry-on. If my luggage is lost and I are traveling on business, I have to be able to cope with me at least a day of work on what I have in hand luggage.
The first thing I do in a hotel room ...– I check into the bathroom first. It says a lot about the standard of the hotel. If the bathroom is fresh, as is most often the rest of the room too. Then I check how many links there are in the room because I often need a lot of electricity when I travel for business. Then I look in the bed, if it is hard or soft.
Travel Tip ...– I hate to queue and much of my travel is to plan so I don't have to queue up as little as possible. Not to associate itself with the largest children's family in the queue or go last into the aircraft as it is just unnecessary to go into the past. Another tip is to have a grip when you're on vacation. Don't ask the hotel for best restaurant because they can be paid to tell about a particular place. Look on the net instead.