Backpacking Guide for Students
Backpacking has become a long-standing tradition among young people, especially those in college or taking a gap year. Many students avoid traveling because they feel it would be too expensive, dangerous, or difficult to plan. Fortunately, however, even the longest trips are easier than ever to plan, and there are countless resources all over the world to make backpacking a simple, exciting, and budget-friendly way to travel for any young person.
While backpacking around Europe or trekking through South America may have been an impossible fantasy for many students a few decades ago, most young people now find that they can manage a trip on any budget, and no one regrets the confidence, friends, stories, and memories they gain on long backpacking excursions. Read more…
Photo Walk in the Harbor of Hoorn, the Netherlands
Dating back to 716, Hoorn is a harbor of stunning beauty whenever you visit it. Be it in spring or summer, at the break of spring or in late autumn, this rather small town 35 kilometers north of Amesterdam greets you with its neatly stationed boats, its fairytale unicorn which is the symbol of Hoorn, winding, narrow streets, canals that used to lead to busy warehouses, residential and pricey neighborhoods and modern buildings to complement the predominant Dutch style.
The harbor, busy during week days, quiet on a Sunday morning, is the place you don’t want to miss on your walk. Investigate the flags and design of the smaller and larger boats surrounding the former prison house. With the sea on one side and beautiful lake on the other, the harbor area features lively cafes and restaurants, a view of the ever changing Dutch skies and crowded two or three-floor houses with friendly people walking by. Read more…
Bali – Where elephants and people meet
Guest post by Cristina Banu
Last year I went to Bali because I had been fascinated by the photos I had seen of this island. I was impressed by its natural beauty, its great food and wildlife.
This is the land of contrasts: natural richness of landscape, impressive 5 star hotels and sheer poverty of the inhabitants living in huts.
Don’t be tricked by the tourist shopping centers, they are expensive and do not express the real local flavor. I chose the smaller local towns instead which have very good and cheap food.
Also stay away from hotel restaurants, they charge way too much for food that is not as good as that served by local restaurants. Read more…
Photo Wednesday – Beaches of Oludeniz, Turkey
Now that winter is here, I’d so wish I were back there, in mid September, enjoying the sea, the breeze and the warmth.
CN Tower – On the top of the world
I am not a big fan of Toronto. Been there, seen some of it, wasn’t really impressed. It was cold, although it was late spring, it all seemed a bit gray and the food…Well, I only had Chinese and sandwiches over there, enough said!
But the CN Tower / La Tour CN left me breathless, together with the beautiful area surrounding it. Modern buildings displaying a beautiful reflection of the sun as it glided just before setting, a private slice of beauty, just for us.
