Ashford Castle is your answer to a romantic fantasy of long! Its romantic persona was championed in the making of the epic film the Quiet Man. The majestic castle stone walls rise from rolling green fields, in the picturesque setting on the shores of Lough Corrib(Irelands second largest lake) in the village of Cong. Location: [...]
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A Jewish museum dedicated to the heritage and the future of its growing Jewish community opens in Munich, Germany, the city that was the birthplace of Nazism. An $18 million cube shaped museum is a part of new complex in the central Jakobsplatz square. The aspects of Jewish life past and present, religious rites and [...]
If you were in Lyon, France, you would see many people on the bikes. The Lyon rental bikes, with their distinctive silver frame, red rear-wheel guard, handlebar basket and bell have given a healthier, cleaner way of life to the people. Paris known for love, its fashion arcades, art also wants to emulate the same. [...]
If Europe is on your vacation wish list this spring then you have chosen the right place. There are good number of reasons to visit Europe in springs. Though, Europe looks awesome in all seasons, it’s bestowed with that special beauty by Mother Nature during springs. Besides this bargain airfare, lodging and rental cars is [...]
Montserrat is a mountain near Barcelona in the Catalonia region of Spain. The name Montserrat literally means jagged mountain and is used because of the peculiar aspect of the mountains, which are visible from a great distance. It is a Monastery and a Sanctuary where spirituality and culture come together against a spectacular natural backdrop. [...]
Greece’s Culture Ministry unveiled a hand-held device that offers high-resolution video, site diagrams, position indicators and stereo sound. This will help tourists to easily go over the countries classical ruins. The ministry has also unveiled new automated ticketing systems for 18 tourist sites, designed to reduce waiting times. Greece has been regarded as the cradle [...]
These mystical islands are nestled in between Iceland and Norway, they are an autonomous region of the Kingdom of Denmark. The Faroe Islands are an archipelago of 18 islands of igneous rock, have a temperate climate which is due to the currents of the Gulf Stream. There cover of amazing green is partly due to [...]
The myriad blues of the waters and the greens of the grasslands are part of the mystical islands of Faroe. They are a group of islands in Northern Europe, between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, about halfway from Iceland to Norway. A view of the island Nolsoy from the Faroese capital, Torshavn [...]
Nikolai Sutyagin, a one-time gangster has become a strong contender for the Guinness Book of Records. He built what is believed to be the world’s tallest wooden house. It is nothing less than ‘the eighth wonder of the world’. The house dominates the skyline of Arkhangelsk, a city in Russia’s far north-west soaring 13 floors [...]
From Easter 2007, you can get up close and personal to gorillas at London Zoo’s brand new attraction Gorilla Kingdom, which is a home to colony of western lowland gorillas. Gorilla Kingdom consists of a large open island, surrounded by a moat, an indoor gym and a back den. There will be three western lowland [...]