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The Greek and Roman ruins of Paestum, Italy
Paestum The Greeks found a spot in southern Italy while strolling around the eastern Mediterranean and founded a city they called “Poseidonia”. Not caring about the already settled locals, they started building a city and just north of it a sanctuary. That happened 600......Read More

Posted on: 2008-08-12 11:32:09 | Rating:

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Agropoli International Hostel
Back to the roots of hosteling and backpacking, La Lanterna hostel in Agropoli offers basic accommodation for a very good price in a friendly environment. Close to Paestum and its Roman and Greek ruins (the bus takes you there in 15 minutes), the travelers find a very......Read More

Posted on: 2008-08-12 11:20:28 | Rating:

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How good is your Travel Guide? Part 1
In the year of 1999 I traveled Europe on a guide book called "Lets go". Funny enough I wanted to try something different than the so called "Bible for travelers" or, better said, the "Lonely Planet". Well, in 99 I had a rental car and drove around the......Read More

Posted on: 2008-07-18 09:34:47 | Rating:

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Hike Cinque Terre
To be honest, the hike from Porto Venere to Cinque Terre can be exausting. Depending how far you want to go, and on the amount of time you got, you could start in Porto Venere and end up 12 hours later in Levanto, just north of the 5 towns. In between you will most likely curse the......Read More

Posted on: 2008-07-17 06:05:09 | Rating:

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Porto Venere, Italy
Like Cinque Terre, Porto Venere was made a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO in 1997. While the "5 Towns" of Cinque Terre obviously had a master plan for advertising all around the world (each stone of a newly built wall was engraved with the name of a sponsor from the......Read More

Posted on: 2008-07-17 05:43:12 | Rating:

| Views: 116 | Comments: 0 | Tags: Porto Venere Italy Europe Cinque Terre Budget Travel Travel Cheap travel opb bpn

Hostel Centro di Educazione Ambientale Porto Vener
Centro di Educazione Ambientale Porto Venere is based on a hill, overlooking Porto Venere´s marina and the stunning beautiful colored buildings. Like the five villages of Cinque Terre, Porto Venere was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997, and is as beautiful! Just not......Read More

Posted on: 2008-07-17 05:39:26 | Rating:

| Views: 143 | Comments: 0 | Tags: Porto Venere Hostel Liguria Italy Europe Budget travel cheap travel opb bpn backpack cinque terre

Changing Money and Traveler Checks
If you are traveling with bank notes or traveler checks, there are a couple of ways to get them changed. Arriving in a new country or walking out of a train station in a city you just arrived, many currency exchange places trying to lure you in by promising you a good rate and a low......Read More

Posted on: 2008-07-03 12:17:40 | Rating:

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Pub Crawl in Florence
Pubcrawl in Florence Now, there is an easy way to find pubs and bars in Florence without having to search the whole evening and night. Doing the pub crawl offered by Brian and John, two Irish natives who even know how to play the guitar saves you money and most of all and brings......Read More

Posted on: 2008-07-01 07:21:39 | Rating:

| Views: 748 | Comments: 0 | Tags: Pub Crawl Florence Florence budget travel cheap travel night life florence hostel Italy

Backpacking, how have you changed
Backpacking, how have you changed. Thinking back some years, I start to remember my first trips as a backpacker. Entering a community so unique, you actually were proud telling others that you were backpacking. Traveling whole continents and all you needed was stored in a backpack and......Read More

Posted on: 2008-06-29 10:14:50 | Rating:

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Academy Hostel Florence
Academy Hostel Florence Via Riacasoli 9 50100 Firenze Tel. +39 055 2398665 www.academyhostel.eu Staying at the Academy Hostel in Florence, it is very hard to find a reason not to like it. Based in the center of Florence, just meters from the cathedral you......Read More

Posted on: 2008-06-28 06:33:30 | Rating:

| Views: 188 | Comments: 0 | Tags: Academy Hostel Florence review hostel florence academy hostel review budget travel cheap travel italy europe opb bpn

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