Considering a driving holiday for your next break?
Thinking of taking a driving holiday abroad? Before deciding on your destination, you may want to look into both the safest and most dangerous countries to drive in to ensure you are in for a pleasurable escape rather than a white-knuckled ride where you may not come home in one piece.
So which countries should you avoid at all costs for your leisurely road trip? The Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) has complied a list of the most dangerous countries to drive in based on the amount of deaths per one million inhabitants and deaths per annum for every one million registered vehicles. Read more…
Four Amazing Destinations for Solo Travelers
Traveling alone can be an exciting and unique experience, one unlike any other holiday you’ve ever had. Solo travelers have different priorities, interests, and concerns, compared to those traveling as a couple, with family, or even as a group. Choosing a destination is also based on very different criteria, when considering you’ll be traveling on your own. There are, however, plenty of options to choose from, no matter what your plans might be.
Traveling alone may stem from many different reasonings, such as giving yourself the opportunity to gain self confidence, or opening up to meet new people during your travels, or simply to enjoy complete freedom. Here are just a few of the destinations across the planet that are ideal for the solo traveler. Read more…
April Events: Elf Fantasy Fair in Haarzuilens, the Netherlands
If fantasy is your thing, if you share a vivid passion for elves, dwarfs and other fairy tale and fantasy creatures, you simply cannot miss the Elf Fantasy Fair held every April in Haarzuilens, the Netherlands. The yearly April weekend event is filled with music concerts, artistic events, medieval and fantasy sports and all the costumes you can dream of, fueling your imagination and pushing it to the limits of made-up universes.
The 2011 edition will take place on April 16th and 17th. According to its organizers, Haarzuilens’ Elf Fantasy Fair is “the first, the largest and most amazing fantasy outdoor event of Europe”. Everything takes place in Elfia, a magic world with its own ruling royal couple and elvish nobility. Tourists, or better yet, creatures of far away lands, are invited to stroll through the Boulevard of Books and Arts, the court of Tales, the Dark Woods, the Dragon Alley and many marvelous places that become real for this special weekend. Read more…
Photo Wednesday – Boat ride
Amsterdam
