The City of Arts and Science is Valencia’s “city of the future” a huge complex of museums, it has an incredible 60-foot entrance with 55 arches. The city is vitually underwater and includes an aquarium, science museum, planetarium and a performing arts center.
The Oceanographic, is the largest marine park in Europe with a series of parabolic buildings - don’t miss the high-tech tour of the world’s marine habitats.
The Prince Felipe Museum of Science is installed in the roof that is in the... Read Full Story
Italy has a number of mysteries and historical secrets; Rome itself is full of them, especially the papal secrecy surrounding Vatican City. But one of my favourite Roman mysteries is much more accessible and a lot more fun. The best part – it’s free.
The perfect time for this adventure is on a sunny afternoon – be sure to head out a couple of hours before sunset. Depart the Metro at the Circo Massimo stop, near the Circus Maximus. You can easily walk here from the Roman Forum or the... Read Full Story
Motovun is a small town located in the Istrian Peninsula. The town is situated on the top of a hill that looks over the beautiful Mirna River Valley. The town is very picturesque and it is becoming more known, as there is an international film festival held in the town in August, which continues to grow in popularity.
Motovun
Motovun has amazing architecture, as inside the city walls there are many well-preserved architectural works. The town is one of the best-preserved town fortifications... Read Full Story
Easyjet is offering free carriage of skis on flights if you book by 14 October 2008 and enter the discount code SKIEASY0809 when you are in the 2nd stage of online booking at the sports equipment section.
Sounds like a pretty good offer if you find a cheap flight from and to your preferred airports with Easjet. At present some airlines like British Airways don’t charge extra for ski carriage but that could change soon as BA is looking at following the low cost airlines lead and making... Read Full Story
Gellert Baths, Budapest
With some Budapest hotels offering free nights over this winter, it might be a good time to pop by and then you can follow up my tip: a swim in the Gellert Baths and Spa.
You might be starting to think I’m obsessed with Hungarian baths after I raved about the Heviz Thermal Baths but it’s really not usually my thing - that’s why I’m so eager to get others to try these ones too.
The Gellert Baths in Budapest are famous and the hotel they’re part of is usually too pricey... Read Full Story
If you’re planning on spending a significant amount of time in Germany and traveling around a bit, it may be worthwhile getting a rail card (BahnCard). This card is valid for a year and will give you a discount of either 25%, 50% or 100% off the ticket price.
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The BahnCard 25 costs 55€ for second class (110€ for first class) and starts saving you money if you spend over 200€ a year on rail travel. The BahnCard 50 is 220€ or 440€ for second or first class, respectively... Read Full Story
Welcome to the October 2008 edition of the Europe Travel Blog Carnival which features posts to inform, inspire and entertain readers who love travel in Europe.
Accommodation
In London Update: Where I stayed in Girl Scientist the Picadilly Backpackers Hostel in London is reviewed. Overall it’s rated quite highly for affordability (beds from £12 a night), cleanliness and safety. The main grumble is the price and unreliability of wifi access.
Picadilly Circus, London
Activities
Matthew Paulson... Read Full Story
A couple of weeks ago Jumbo Hostel rolled into its place at Arlanda Airport (Stockholm, Sweden), but it will be a few more months before it can start receiving its first guests. And the rumors are that allegedly there are alleged problems with utility hookups and proper permits. Let’s just hope they will manage to sort it all out in time. And let’s also hope that their prices will be really as affordable as they claim they will be.
image: Jumbo Hostel
But if you find yourself at Arlanda at... Read Full Story
The Hungarian National Tourist Office is running a Winter promotion where some Budapest hotels offer the third night free you if you pay for 2 nights or the fourth night free if you pay for three nights. More than 60 hotels are taking part in the promotion. Unfortunately I couldn’t ascertain which hotels had which offer until I searched at each hotel individually. The offer is available for stays from 1 November 2008 to 31 March 2008.
Romantic Budapest
Although the three nights for the price... Read Full Story
Ryanair are offering £1 flights from the UK to destinations all over Europe. I’ve checked and there is some availability of the £1 flights. I found flights from Edinburgh to Pisa and Newcastle to Girona during the second half of November for £1 total charge if:
1 You pay by Visa Electron there is no card handling fee, there’s a £4 charge for other debit and credit cards
2 You only take hand luggage and check in online
3 You travel Monday - Thursday
4 You book 14 days in advance
Leaning Tower... Read Full Story
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