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📍 Milan, Italy 🇮🇹
👉 What to do in this finance and fashion epicentre?
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Valencia Vibes: 5 Jewels in the Crown
Let’s celebrate some of what the city of Valencia has to offer. It has plenty - the 3rd biggest in the country, right by the beach, and sunshine most of the year round! Of course there’s far more to it than that, but here are a few classics…
1. City of Arts and Sciences
This iconic building has become the poster image for the city. It’s an entertainment-based cultural and architectural complex which has become the main tourist attraction, inaugurated in 1998 with further buildings and features added since.
An IMAX cinema, planetarium, interactive museum, performance centres and more… all based around modern art and science (funnily enough), which will keep you busy for hours! A true ‘must-see’.
2. Beach-it-up
After all that walking around, it’s time to relax on the beach and soak up some rays. An integral part of any holiday, and if you happen to live in or be visiting Madrid (like me when I lived there) where beaches are hard to come by, it’s a fairly quick and easy buzz down on the AVE train.
La Malvarrosa is the main beach and the most central so that’s where most people head. There are also several others if you feel like venturing a little out the city.
3. Turia River & Park
The old river bed that runs through the centre of the city has now been renovated into a beautiful park. Great to walk through, perhaps when you’re finished on the beach and making your way back to the centre! Popular also with cyclists and other sporting activity, along with gardens and wildlife.
4. Paella & Fartons
No List would be complete without a couple of culinary classics. Many people view paella as the national dish of Spain… well, Valencia is where it truly originates from and where you can find some of the best on earth.
Fartons are an elongated spongy sweet, glazed with sugar and typically served with a cold drink called Horchata (made from ground tigernuts)… and perfect to dip your fartons!
5. Las Fallas
A wonderfully weird, loud and spectacular fiesta which takes place in March each year. Residents construct large and exuberant statues which are paraded and ultimately burned down. Fireworks and fun guaranteed… at one of the biggest and best known festivals in Spain.
Have you been, or do you want to go?
📍 Valencia, Spain 🇪🇸
👉 What to do in this classic Spanish all-rounder?
🎞️ World Wild Hearts YouTube channel give their top 10 tips!
🎥 VIDEO CHAPTERS:
The pretty seaside village with rainbow houses that’s dubbed Spain's 'Little Venice'
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📍 Madeira, Portugal 🇵🇹
After a few days in Lisbon, I set about exploring this great Portuguese island…
ℹ️ Located off the north-west coast of Africa and about half-way from mainland Europe to the Canaries, it has a warm climate year round. ☀️
ℹ️ It's famed for its volcanic, green and rugged environment, with high cliffs, pebbly beaches… and also known for it's namesake wine! 🍷
👉 My trip was a bit mixed weather-wise. Moody skies were always lurking, some glorious sunshine at times, then other times with storms kicking off. That’s the nature of the beast I guess… 🌦️
👉 I also had a stroll to a nearby fishing village, Câmara de Lobos, which was a pleasant walk and a nice change of pace. 👣
🛫 Would love to go back and do a bit more. Have you been? 🕶️
(Read "Madeira Musings: Fun in Funchal" in replies ⬇️ 🔗)
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The stunning European islands where it's 21C in November named among the world's best...
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The pretty EU city still 18C in November - and it's only 2 hours away from UK
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GWR and Chiltern Railways warn of weekend travel disruption
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David Baddiel on the joys of travelling with his adult children
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Travel blues of a Brit in post Brexit world
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More toilets will take 'worry' out of London travel - commuters
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Why Travel Insurance Is So Important For Cruise Vacations
Travel insurance is an essential item for any trip, but the stakes are much higher when planning a cruise vacation.
Travel insurance is often viewed as an added vacation expense, but it’s also a vital safeguard that can protect you from significant stress and financial loss. That’s why, in many cases, cruise lines insist on travel insurance as a condition of travel.
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The unique nature of cruising, with its tight schedules, multiple ports of call, potential for remote locations, and limited onboard medical facilities means that even minor issues can become major headaches.
It’s not always required to show proof of cover on embarkation day, but it’s a good idea to have both a digital copy and a paper copy of travel insurance policies (including emergency contact numbers) just in case.
By having the right coverage and the right documentation, you can navigate the complexities of cruise travel with confidence, knowing that you are prepared for the unexpected.
Importance Of Cruise-Specific Cover
To protect from financial loss, cruise travel agency Vacations To Go strongly recommends the purchase of travel insurance with every cruise.
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11 Things To Do on Wall Street: As Told by a New Yorker
Check out some of Lower Manhattan's best sites and discover all the things to do on Wall Street.
Wall Street. So many things come to mind when you hear those words. After Broadway, it’s the most famous street in NYC. And like Broadway, people tend to only associate it with one thing, money.
While money is certainly influential to Wall Street, there are so many other things that make the Financial District special — history, architecture, good food. These are all things you can easily find.
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Wall Street: Not just for tourists and executives
While I will confess that, as a local, I often avoid Times Square and the masses of tourists it draws, I could never say the same for Wall Street.
The amount of history and significance in one neighborhood is unparalleled throughout the rest of the city. Yes, there are tourists and businessmen that flood the area every day, but there are so many things worth seeing that it really is a must when you’re visiting New York.
Hopefully, this list of things to do on Wall Street gave you some ideas for what to see and do next time you’re in the Financial District — you don’t want to miss it!
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'I'm a travel expert - stop making this one mistake at the airport'
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