The Travel Masters – Page 20 – Travel Lovers Vacations & Ideas

November 16, 2014February 11, 2015

Travel between the archipelagos of Sweden

There are many, some small, some large, some rocky and uninhabited other green. There are the many islands and islets that make up the archipelagos of Sweden.

The archipelagos of Sweden are 5 and mainly located near the city of Stockholm and Gotheborg, but generally surround the entire country, from the extreme north of Swedish Lapland to the extreme south and along the west coast.

The Sweden’s archipelagoes are a tourist destination much sought after, especially for nature lovers – are rich in flora and fauna – and the sporting and outdoors. Let’s find out more. Continue reading “Travel between the archipelagos of Sweden”

November 13, 2014February 9, 2015

The best India tours feature wildlife!

There is a lot more to wildlife in India than just tigers. The best India tours seek to show you the country in its entirety, not just the popular highlights from a TV show. The best wildlife tours in India feature 10 days in Bangalore, or reach into Madhya Pradesh and beyond, that will leave you breathless at the range of wildlife, beauty of the environment and the best overall experience of India possible.

Where are the best wildlife tours in India?
There are two ways to do wildlife tours in India, go north or go south. In the north, the wildlife tours in India focus on the areas of Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Assam and Karnataka. Part of the reason these spots are listed is that this area has four of India’s largest and best National Parks – the Satpura, Kanha, Kaziranga and Nagarhole. To the South, the focus is on the region of Karala and Bangalore. The unique climate of the south makes it ideal to explore the intensity and variety of the flora and fauna in this mostly coastal region. Continue reading “The best India tours feature wildlife!”

November 9, 2014February 2, 2015

5 secret locations to explore tourism in Britain

There are some travel destinations virtually unknown to the great mass of travelers, almost snubbed, which almost deserve a visit. And today we’re going just to see some of these secret trip destinations in the UK, places and locations not emblazoned, considered almost secret places for a few followers, who instead have good potential as to the British tourism. Because England is not made only of Stonehenge and Westminster Abbey, there is much more to go see.

The secret places in Britain to discover
It starts with one six most famous sites of military history, that of the Battle of Hastings of 1066. In its surroundings, in addition to the site of the battle, it is an Abbey of the 11th century and the city Battle, surrounded by typical meadows of East Sussex. It is a place of incredible natural beauty, yet no one considers it as a potential destination trip. Everyone knows the Battle of Hastings, but also among the English are few who make the trip to go and see the place where it all happened. Continue reading “5 secret locations to explore tourism in Britain”

November 6, 2014February 2, 2015

Aokigahara, the suicide forest in Japan

Called “the perfect place to die”, Aokigahara forest, where there are different stories related to the mythology of Japanese demons, holds the unfortunate record of second place in the world to commit suicide. (The first is the Golden Gate where now would put the toll even to pedestrians and cyclists). Since 1950, at least 500 people are no longer out of this forest, with an increasing rate of deaths between 10% and 30% per year. Recently, these numbers have increased even more, with a record of 78 suicides in 2002.

Japanese Spiritualists believe that suicides occurred in the forest have permeated Aokigahara trees, causing the increase of paranormal activity, such as the loss of guidance to those who enter. Although for the latter phenomenon, the explanation lies in the presence of minerals that interfere with normal compasses. Continue reading “Aokigahara, the suicide forest in Japan”

November 2, 2014February 2, 2015

Reopen the Picasso Museum in Paris

Saturday 25 October, attended by President Hollande, after 5 years of work, reopened the Picasso Museum in Paris. The Museum dedicated to the great Spanish painter, has reopened to the public with an official ceremony in style, after being closed for five years due to restoration and modernization.

The Picasso Museum is a public art gallery, which is located inside the Sale palace, as the French say, it is a “Mansion”, a large building with a lot of garden surrounding it completely, built in the city. Continue reading “Reopen the Picasso Museum in Paris”

October 29, 2014January 23, 2015

Krystall Hotel, the floating hotel in Norway

A floating hotel, shaped like a snowflake. It is the Krystall Hotel, a innovative hotel, made entirely of glass that will be built in Tromso, 350 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle.

Here, in exactly one month and up to 21 January, the sun disappears behind the horizon and will arrive the polar night: during the day the sky is completely dark, but it is tinged with a blue light only. Continue reading “Krystall Hotel, the floating hotel in Norway”

October 24, 2014January 23, 2015

Charles M. Schulz Museum in California

Snoopy, Charlie Brown, Sally, Lucy, Woodstock and the other Peanuts are your favorite characters? Then there is a place for you: the Charles M. Schulz Museum in California.

Opened in 2002, The Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center is a museum dedicated to the works of Charles M. Schulz, American illustrator and cartoonist, creator of the historical Peanuts comic strip.

The museum is located in Santa Rosa, California and really wonderland for fans of these characters: indeed inside there are many original cartoon strips, but also other works of the cartoonist. Continue reading “Charles M. Schulz Museum in California”

October 20, 2014January 23, 2015

Casa do Penedo: Flintstones house in Portugal

There are so many strange building around the world, many different in their being eccentric. Take for example, Osaka, as you can think of making a building with the hole in the middle, or London, where they even built a skyscraper shaped cucumber (to be polite).

The Casa do Penedo in Portugal is definitely strange, but in its simple rusticity, perfectly integrated in the natural environment where it was built in 1974, has since it’s the romantic beauty of simplicity.

Casa do Penedo is located near Fafe, just over 15,000 inhabitants in the north of Portugal, and (of course) owes its name, House of Stone, the four large rocks among which was built in two years, starting from 1972. Continue reading “Casa do Penedo: Flintstones house in Portugal”

October 16, 2014January 8, 2015

Guide to the museums dedicated to Alfred Nobel

Alfred Nobel, inventor of dynamite, to avoid that everyone remembered as “the merchant of death” (so he wrote an obituary erroneously published when he was still alive), decided to establish a prize, the Nobel precisely, to serve humanity and was seen as one of the most prestigious awards for research in the fields “that help the man to live with dignity”.

Two museums dedicated to him, with thematic exhibitions, many other temporary itinerant, leading the public aware of this figure. Let’s see what they are.

The first is The Nobelmuseet – the Nobel museum that is located in Stockholm, one of the most beautiful eighteenth-century buildings of the Swedish capital, which once housed the stock exchange. The Museum was opened in the spring of 2001, on the centenary of the award and has inside temporary exhibitions, as well as a permanent collection, to let know all the secrets of Nobel. Continue reading “Guide to the museums dedicated to Alfred Nobel”

October 12, 2014January 8, 2015

What you can not miss if you are in Oslo

Large modern city, completely surrounded by nature: this is Oslo, capital of Norway, from 2007 ranks among the greenest cities in Europe.

Attractions, monuments, parks, beaches, fjords and art galleries make Oslo a tourist destination par excellence, where the tourist can find everything. Let’s see what are the stages missed to mark on your map to learn more about this city.

Oslo is the first city where it takes place every December 10 the award of the Nobel Peace Prize, is therefore a must to visit the Nobel Peace Center. It is a museum that showcases not only the winners of the Nobel Prize, but also the ideals that lie behind this event. In addition, the center is also an arena where promoted cultural and political events, debates and meetings on issues such as peace, war and conflict resolution. Continue reading “What you can not miss if you are in Oslo”