Barcelona, the cosmopolitan capital of Spain’s Catalonia region, is defined by quirky art and architecture, imaginative food and vibrant street life. It has medieval roots, seen in the Gothic Quarter, but a modernist personality represented by architect Antoni Gaudí’s fantastical Sagrada Família cathedral. Its restaurant scene ranges from fine dining to tiny tapas bars. Barcelona’s...Read More
Musee du Louvre was originally commissioned as a fortress. In 1793 it opened its doors as a museum. In 1682, Louis XIV moved the royal court to the Palace of Versailles. In 1797, Napoleon raided Italy’s monasteries and churches and brought back artwork …mainly the masterpiece Veronese’s “Wedding Feast at Cana” and had to cut...Read More
As far as the travel world goes, there was little to nothing good that came out of the pandemic in 2020. Nor, do I suspect, anything good will emerge in 2021 until the effects of the vaccines kick in later this year – if enough people take it. If anything positive came about from the...Read More
Forget these 7 cheap flight hacks – and do these instead Booking cheap flights online has become sport among price-conscious travelers. But with plenty of websites hawking low prices and airlines bombarding consumers with competitive deals from every corner of the internet, it’s hard to know the best – and most economic – way to...Read More
The Greeks are actually the world’s best vacationers: With one of Europe’s longest coastlines, hundreds of dreamy islands (over 200 of which are inhabited), mountains fit for adventurers, and ruins strewn about, most outings can turn historical even unintentionally. Greeks will happily travel for food, festivities, nature, and spiritual pilgrimage. 6 Places are: 1. Mount...Read More
For Archaeologists aficionados Egypt tomb: Sarcophagi buried for 2,500 years unearthed in Saqqara, The Largest Discovery of its kind. A total of 27 sarcophagi buried more than 2,500 years ago have been unearthed by archaeologists in an ancient Egyptian necropolis. They were found inside a newly-discovered well at a sacred site in Saqqara, Unesco World...Read More
IATA has warned more airlines will collapse over the coming months. Even by the end of this year, passenger traffic will still be down by about 68%, much worse than its previous forecast. Airlines are burning through $13 billion per month which will lead to more bankruptcies, said IATA Director General Alexandre de Juniac. “The...Read More
Business travel association BTA has warned the latest coronavirus restrictions will be a ‘fatal blow’ for the business travel sector without government support. CEO Clive Wratten said the industry needs financial help ‘well into 2021’, adding that half its employees face redundancy at the end of October when the Government’s furlough scheme is due to...Read More
Article from CondeNast (cntraveller). “Italy’s great art cities attract millions of visitors each year, and quite rightly so. But this extraordinarily diverse country is stuffed with glorious, lesser-known destinations, many of which lie well off the beaten tourist trail. This is our choice of some of the best small towns and villages covering sleepy, sun-drenched...Read More
