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Visa-free Travel for Albania and Bosnia

2010-11-08 by Mihaela Lica Butler

Schengen zone

EU interior ministers are expected to lift visa requirements for Albanian and Bosnian citizens today, with a decision that will allow biometric passport-holders from the two countries to stay up to three months in any European state which is part of the Schengen zone. Britain and Ireland are not included, but non EU-states Switzerland, Iceland […]

Tags: albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Schengen zone, visa free travel

Gay Travel – A Billion Dollar Industry

2010-11-08 by Mihaela Lica Butler

Gay Pride New York 2008

An Out Now Consulting study recently published in London, values Australia’s gay and lesbian travel market at a whopping $4 billion a year.

Tags: gay travel, gay travel australia, Gay Travel Guide, LGBT, LGBT travel businesses

Journey to Belarus, First Stop Mir Castle

2010-10-30 by Mihaela Lica Butler

Mir Castle

The Mirsky Castle Complex is a UNESCO World Heritage site, located in the town of Mir in the Karelichy District of the Hrodna voblast, not far from another World Heritage site, Nesvizh Castle.

Tags: Belarus, Mir Castle

Armenia Revives Tatev, the 9th Century Jewel

2010-10-29 by Mihaela Lica Butler

The Monastery of Tatev is one of the most important religious centers in the country.

The new Tatev Revival programme, a public-private partnership initiative implemented by the National Competitiveness Foundation of Armenia, hopes to make Tatev a favorite destination in the country.

Tags: Armenia, Gazavan, Monastery of Tatev, Tatev Revival, Wings of Tatev

Nicolas Cage to Visit Romania, for the Sequel to Ghost Rider

2010-10-19 by Mihaela Lica Butler

Ghost Rider

Nicolas Cage’s official travel to Romania to film the sequel to Ghost Rider has been announced.

Tags: Christopher Lambert, Nicolas Cage, romania

Robert Reid, Eastern Europe Travel Writer and Lonely Planet Voice

2010-10-06 by Mihaela Lica Butler

Robert Reid is the US Travel Editor for Lonely Planet.

Robert Reid the US Travel Editor for Lonely Planet, and one of the most celebrated travel writers of our time.

Tags: lonely planet, robert reid

Delta Air Lines Censors “Avoid Extra Baggage Fees” Travel Ad

2010-10-06 by Mihaela Lica Butler

ScotteVest The Most Stylish Way to Beat the System Ad

Delta Air Lines rejected a ScotteVest add for a 26-pocket jacket titled: The Most Stylish Way to Beat the System.

Tags: Baggage Fees, Delta Air Lines, ScotteVest, Travel Ad, travel apparel

Blonds Only Maldives Island

2010-10-06 by Mihaela Lica Butler

Some of the Olialia's blond employees.

Olialia, a Lithuanian agency, plans opening an exclusive travel resort on an island in the Maldives: the staff on the island will be exclusively blond females.

Tags: Lithuanian agency, maldives, Olialia

Ten Monumental British Sculptures

2010-10-05 by Mihaela Lica Butler

Ten Monumental British Sculptures

The exhibition in the grounds of the Roman villa at Cerro da Vila showcases ten giant works by modern British artists, including Henry Moore and Tony Cragg.

Tags: Berardo Collection, british art, British Sculptures, portugal, Vilamoura

Travcoa Goes Off-the-beaten-path

2010-10-05 by Mihaela Lica Butler

Travcoa has recently unveiled its 2011 Europe catalog, that will take customers to less customary destinations through Western, Central and Eastern Europe.

Albania Opened Its Most Modern Car Showroom: “Auto City” Complex

2010-10-05 by Mihaela Lica Butler

Prime Minister Sali Berisha attended the inauguration ceremony of the "Auto City" Complex

“Auto City” was conceived on the most modern principles of exposure to the vehicle market and is worthy of any metropolis in Europe.

Tags: albania, auto city, Sali Berisha, tirana

Romanian National Park Piatra Craiului – A Journey

2010-10-05 by Mihaela Lica Butler

Picturesque snapshot from the Pestera village in Piatra Craiului.

The Piatra Craiului Massif in Piatra Craiului National Park is one of the most spectacular and well known in Romania and even abroad, and has been described by generations of mountaineers.

Tags: mountain travel, national park, natural reserve, Piatra Craiului, places, romania

Google Travel, Coming to a Computer Near You

2010-07-06 by Mihaela Lica Butler

According to the news, Google will pay $700 million for the world’s most coveted airline reservations technology.

Tags: google news, travel news

The Monastery of Barsana – Maramures, Romania

2010-07-06 by Mihaela Lica Butler

Barsana is one of the wooden churches in Maramures, a beautiful synthesis of Eastern and Western European architecture, with Gothic and Byzantine elements.

Tags: architectural buildings, culture, maramures, monasteries, religion, romania, traditions

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