Peru – Top things to do in 1 months and a half
Lima Miraflores Barranco Center Circuito magico del agua Huaca Huallamarca Huaca Pucllana Swim with sea lions Huaraz Plaza de Armas Central market Artisans market Señor de la Soledad church Mirador de Rataquena Hiking: Lagoon 69 Lagoon Parón Base del Nevado Pastoruri Lagoon Churup Colectivo for 10 soles, be careful with the private colectivos as you need to wait a long time. Bus each 10min. Go down around 3:00 – 3.30pm Lagoon Wilcacocha Bus Line 10 or E to puente Santa Cruz, 4 soles, bus each 10min Lagoon Llanganuco Campo Santo de Yungay Caraz (icecream) Chavin de Huantar Santa Cruz Classic Trek (4 days hike) Huayhuash Classic Trek (10 days) Nevado…
Uruguay – Top things to do in 2 weeks
Colonia de Sacramento (14-15-16) Harbour Lighthouse: 35UYU Playa del Rowing Playa urbana Las Delicias Street art Montevideo (16-17-18) La Rambla Walk the Avenida 18 de Julio Plaza Independencia Mausoleo de Artigas Teatro Solís Palacio Salvo Palacio Barolo Peatonal Sarandí Plaza de la Constitutión/Plaza Matriz Cabildo Iglesia Matriz/catedral El mercado del puerto: expensive, fuller on weekends Museums: del Carnaval, de Arte Precolombino, del Gaucho, de la Moneda, del Automóvil Botanic garden, japanes garden Feria Tristán Narvaja: Sundays Punta Carretas: Light house Bebida: Medio y Medio: dry white wine and other sparkling wine Transport: Terminal Tres Cruces Atlántida Piriápolis Punta del Este (18-19-20-21-22 Leave early morning) Harbour Seawolfes Hotel Conrad Isla Gorriti…
Sweden – 10 days trip to see the Northern lights
Route Day 1 (20th Nov.) – Zürich – Stockholm We had a plane Day 2 (21st Nov.) – Stockholm – Abisko Visit Stockholm city center Sleeping train to Abisko Day 3 (22nd Nov.) – Abisko Walk to Abisko Östra for groceries Trail “The Shore”. Small walk to the shore of the lake Torneträsk. This trail is one of the hotspots for seeing the Northen lights. Check for northen lights Day 4 (23rd Nov.) – Abisko Trail “Kårsafallen” original estimated walking time was 4h. Our real time 2h 15min. This trail goes through a birch forest leading to a bridge where you can see the Kårsafallen waterfall frozen in the river Kårsajåkka.…
Transport in China
China has 9.597 million km2 and not all of it is properly interconnected. In recent years China has been updating its public transport network. However, most of the time, the rural areas are left apart from efficient connections as the focus of improvement concentrates in the touristic and more economically developed cities. Transportation in China is wide and varied. The main transportation is rail where the focus on improvement has been concentrated during the last years. You can find from very old, high polluting steam-hauled coal trains to more environmentally friendly alternatives like the high-speed maglev (magnetic levitation). Notice that China has the 1st worldwide commercial high-speed magnetic levitation train.…
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8 Tips how to communicate with locals
In the globalized world that we are living in, every time we are trying more and more to scape the tourist hubs. Finding a genuine traditional place where the amount of visitors didn’t change the rituals and the way of living of the local community. Sounds familiar? I’m pretty sure you also experienced in the so called ‘out of the beaten path destinations’, that people are not able to speak English or the level is very basic. I’m sure people already recommended you to learn the basics vocabulary. Great idea! It’s a very good way to start a conversation. Say “Good morning!” in the local language and you will automatically…
Coronavirus – Cancel you trip and get your money back
On December 31st of 2019 the first reported cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) appeared in Wuhan, China. Currently is considered a pandemic and it’s affecting the freedom of movement of people worldwide. An epidemic is when there is an increase of cases of a disease over the expected. A pandemic is when an epidemic spread to several countries, continents or worldwide. [Update 16.03.2020] You can find a study on the evolution and the cost of not acting ASAP here: Coronavirus act today or people will die How did it start? It’s not clear how it happened. There are several theories but none of them has been proven. The first reports indicat that…
Chinese holidays
We recommend you avoid traveling to China during their holidays as the vast majority of people travel domestically. The trains and buses will be crowded and it will be nearly impossible to buy the tickets you want. New Year’s Day: 1st of January Chinese New Year aka Spring Festival: 25th January 2020. Usually happens between the last week of January and the 2nd week of February. Qingming Festival aka Tomb Sweeping: 4th of April Labor Day aka May Day: 1st of May Dragon Boat Festival: 25th June 2020. Depending on the year the date will change. Usually, it’s in June. Mid-Autumn Festival: 1st October 2020. Every year will be…
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