Watch out for pickpockets! Tips for travelers Sightseeing in some cities can be a very expensive experience. More, when you allow pickpockets to steal some or all of your valuables. The... Read More
Posted by: backpackernews on 2008-05-05 06:56:55
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Budget travel in Italy Italy is one of the most popular destinations for backpacker, due to its history, artworks and architecture. It is also a country, where budget travelers have to... Read More
Posted by: backpackernews on 2008-05-04 06:26:08
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I really would like to know, how many travelers take breath taking photos during their trips and they don't know that you can make money with them. Of course, it requires some work and time... Read More
Posted by: backpackernews on 2008-05-02 13:01:33
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Upon arrival at the Ostello Gallo D’Oro the traveler feels welcome. No rush at the check in and you are greeted with a small bottle of water or a cup of coffee, guess depending how tired you... Read More
Posted by: backpackernews on 2008-05-02 12:19:08
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Rip-off Italy After I read the article in the newspaper about those Japanese tourists calling the police in a Pisa restaurant because they were charged 260€ for some pasta, I visited Pisa... Read More
Posted by: backpackernews on 2008-05-02 11:44:27
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The following article about a cheeding writer who is working for Lonely Planet was found in the International Herald Tribune An author for the Lonely Planet travel guidebook series has claimed... Read More
Posted by: backpackernews on 2008-04-30 09:38:45
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How not to get robbed or killed in Naples On my way from Rome to Sicily I decided to stop in the city of Naples for a couple of days, using it as a base for day trips to Pompeii and Sorrento.... Read More
Posted by: opbworld on 2008-04-26 08:06:58
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Tourist rip off Italy Have you been to Italy? I mean, did you travel the country of Da Vinci and Michelangelo? If yes, what do you think of it? Isn’t it a beautiful country? Tuscany,... Read More
Posted by: opbworld on 2008-04-26 06:55:23
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WHAT TRAVELING IS ALL ABOUT OR, POUCHED EGGS AND LENTILS So, what’s that traveling all about? I mean, why do we do it? Why do we strap more that 40 pounds of luggage, squeezed... Read More
Posted by: opbworld on 2008-04-19 06:56:57
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Wow, I am in Italy since March 31. and I spent the first week in beautiful Verona (my third time there). From Verona I made my way to Venice for a day and one day I spent in Bologna. Today... Read More
Posted by: opbworld on 2008-04-16 08:59:05
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HEADACHES FROM MARSEILLE By OPB How many times did parents around the world receive a phone call from their children who traveled to far away countries and instead of exchanging words of... Read More
Posted by: opbworld on 2008-04-04 07:40:38
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BASEBALL AND TOMATOES What do baseball, tomatoes and a small Spanish town with name of Buñol have in common? Nothing, you should think, but on one day of each year,... Read More
Posted by: opbworld on 2008-04-04 07:37:41
Average Rating: | Views: 113 | # Comments: 2 | Tags: short story   La Tomatina   Bunol   opb   Spain