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Articles by Gaizka Pujana»
Step Back in Time
Published 2007-08-20
| Emerging from the second World War relatively intact, Rome is one of the most historically important ancient cities in Europe. . A living example of some of the most impressive ancient Roman, Baroque and Rennaissance art and architecture in the world.
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Bastille Day in Paris
Published 2007-08-21
| Bastille Day is one of the most important national holidays in France and is celebrated every year on the 14th July.
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Coffee and Carnations Colombias Biggest Exports
Published 2007-08-31
| Despite the political and social difficulties facing Colombia today, figures show a bright economic future for this developing nation, in the shape of coffee beans and flower stems.
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Disabled Travel to Rome, Italy
Published 2007-10-04
| No more are wheelchair bound people limited to enjoying foreign destinations by paging through exotic travel catalogues. In recent years, many places in the world have identified a new niche in the tourism market and have started to cater for the disabled on a big scale.
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From The Very Hot, To The Very Cool
Published 2007-10-08
| In Barcelona, the transition from its oven-temperature summers to the welcome relief of autumn is seemingly marked by one festival after another. Two of the city's largest and most festive events take place in the early fall.
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Doing Barcelona with the Kids
Published 2007-10-09
| If you are contemplating a visit to Barcelona and aren't sure whether your kids will be welcome, have no fear! Barcelona ' and the whole of Spain for that matter ' adores children and it is clear by the extra mile taken when families traveling with children are welcomed so profusely into hotels, shops and restaurants.
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Seville: Architecture at its Best
Published 2007-10-09
| Seville, or Sevilla as it is known in Spanish, is the capital of Andalusia and is considered by most to be the cultural and artistic capital of Spain's beautiful Southern region.
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Getting About Bogota
Published 2007-10-09
| As Columbia's capital and by far its most populated city with nearly 6.8-million inhabitants, getting about Bogota can be quite a challenge, especially for visitors who have never been to this location before. The city has a bustling metropolitan area as well as a host of other municipal areas, which obviously calls for a reliable, and user-friendly transportation service.
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Walking About Cartagena
Published 2007-10-09
| Cartagena is a naval port on the Southeast coast of Spain and is a popular tourist destination all year round. Cartagena boasts a rich and interesting history, charming architecture, wonderfully tasty local cuisine and a climate so agreeable that it is considered to have some of the best all-round weather in the whole of Spain.
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Bring Down the Walls of Cartegena
Published 2007-10-09
| Cartagena is a seaside city of almost 1 million residents on the Caribbean coast. It's an old city, listed as a U.N. World Heritage site for its history and culture, adjoined to a new modern city of high rise buildings and bustling business. But its charm lies in the old city the city of walls.
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In One Square Kilometer of Seville
Published 2007-10-09
| Some say that Seville, the capital of Spain's Andalucia province, represents the very best and most complete perspective of Spanish culture.
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The 'Other' Museums of Paris
Published 2007-10-09
| Everyone, it would seem, knows that Paris is home to some of the world's finest art museums. Certainly, every visitor to Paris would be sure to see the Louvre with its Mona Lisa and Venus De Milo, the Musee de l'Orangerie which houses Monet's Nymphas (Water Lilies), and the Musee d'Orsay known for its many works of Gauguin, Seurat, and Toulouse-Lautrec.
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Nice: Italian, English or French?
Published 2007-10-09
| There is a historical basis for claiming that Nice is part Italian and part French. For several centuries, control of Nice was bounced back and force between both French or Italian city-states.
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