World Travellers

We have a long history here in Germany and very medieval castles also. Tens of thousands of tourists come to Germany day in and day out just to see and feel the “charisma” of our German castles.

I will explain you 4 of my favourites and a little bit of their history. If you plan to travel to Germany, you might like to know them and to feel its charisma too. These 4 castles are located in South Germany, so you do not have to travel hundreds of kilometres/miles to see each of them. By the way, most of our German castles are located in South Germany.

1. Heidelberg

The first one I describe to you is the Heidelberg castle. It is really big and has a secret stairway to walk up to it. Very few people know that way, most of the people go up by the “hill train”. I mean, you can do that too, but imagine how incredible it is, when you walk up the more than 300 stairs (each stair has its number on it!) and see all the old houses around you, WOW!

Before you purchase Walt Disney World tickets, you should consider all the options available to you. For example, you must first consider if you plan on staying at a Walt Disney World resort or one of the hotels near Disney World.

There are different benefits for each decision. For instance, while you could save a few bucks staying nearby, you may have to rent a car or pay for parking. Next, you must consider whether or not you want to buy tickets for one park - like the Disney Animal Kingdom - or if you want a combo package to experience it all. Is this a brief stop, or a Disney vacation?

If you plan on just making a quick run through Disney World Orlando and it’s not the sole basis for your trip, then there are a few ways to save on single day tickets. For some, $71 is small potatoes for a whole day of fun. However, when you add meals, parking and hotel accommodations, that single day can be somewhat expensive.

Located on the islands of Zealand (Danish: Sjælland) and Amager in the Danish Straits, Copenhagen (Danish: København) is the capital and largest city of Denmark. Since 1999, Copenhagen has been connected to Malmo, Sweden by the Oresund Bridge (Danish: Øresundsbroen; Swedish Öresundsbron), which is a combined four-lane road and two-track rail bridge.

It is a little hard to pin down the exact population of Copenhagen, because the city limits are not well-defined. However, if you total the population of the 33 municipalities close to, and including, the municipality of Copenhagen, as of 2007, the total was 1,825,814. On the other hand, if one only counts the population for the contiguous built-up area, the population figure only comes out to about 1.1 million.

There are many attractions and places of interest that you will want to see if you visit Copenhagen, but there are two that you will surely not want to miss:

1. The Little Mermaid statue in Copenhagen harbor - This is small, but highly distinctive and famous statue which sits on a rock in the harbor. It was created by the Edward Eriksen, and is inspired by the fairy tale of The Little Mermaid, written by Danish author, Hans Christian Andersen.

Speaking of Denmark, all of us would bring the fairy tale kingdom of Andersen to mind. This small country is also a happy country which is judged as the happiest country in the world. If you live in Denmark, you can find the happiness in the life of Dane.

Denmark is neither richer than its neighbor Norway nor healthier than Sweden. Why Dane is so happy is because their lead a modest and pure life. What they seek is not the fame or gain, not the social status or money, but the enjoyment of life. Every Dane is a person who understands how to enjoy one’s life. There are many legal holidays in Denmark, especially in springs and summers. The sunshine in summer makes them jump out of their skin. They enjoy the long day as much as they like. Having a daylight bath is a most happy thing to them. They often have a party with their friends or go to have a holiday. Every week, many museums are open for free. The beer festivals, jazz week, carnivals, culture nights support the Dane the space to enjoy the happiness.

The popular Greek Islands offer people many attractions, one of the more focal attractions of Greece is stopping at the beaches or shoreline. The appeal for sun and sand is the main reason for bringing people towards the diverse views of the coastlines. We would advise that the nicest time to travel Greece and enjoy its paradise like sandy shoreline and crystalline waters, is between June and October.

There are many astonishing beaches, offered by Rhodes. The island of Rhodes offers an array of scenic sandy coastline with crystal deep waters waters, and varying facilities including taverns, bars, and watersports. The lovely beaches on Rhodes have crystal deep waters and are only one of its kind in every way. Their unique beauty makes them all worth a visit! Here are some of the most popular swimming places on the island.

The beach of Kalathos is located just over 50 kilometres south-east of Rhodes City. The beach itself is velvety and golden, and the waters are crystalline and clean. Wooden sun beds and bamboo umbrellas are available for rent. Kalithea lies on the north eastern coast of Rhodes and is is just over 10 kilometres from the the main town of the island. The beach of Kallithea is famous for its hot medicinal springs It is a wonderful place with palm and pine trees and deep clear blue/green waters.

An Gaeltacht is an area where Irish is spoken as the everyday language.

Spiddal is approximately 12 miles (19 km) from Galway city. The locals speak both Irish and English here and during the summer months Spiddal is a lively spot with an influx of teenagers doing 3-week Irish anguage courses. All signposts in the village are in Irish.

With the rugged beauty of Connemara only a stone’s throw away, Spiddal is an ideal base for your holiday in Galway. You have a good choice of eateries in the village and a selection of pubs where most weekends you can catch a “live trad” night.

What to do in Spiddal…

Although the summer season is well and truly over a trip to the beach is always a good suggestion. Whether it’s just for a bracing walk along the seashore or for the kids to collect seashells for arts and crafts, you just can’t beat that clean refreshing sea air. Spiddal is lucky in the fact that it has two beaches, one is situated behind the pier and is suitable for fishing, the other is Trá na mBan, which has the much-coveted Blue Flag status.

AUSTRIA

The world’s best music festivals. The world’s biggest and most famous music festival is the Salzburg Festival. Other important Austrian melomaniac delights include the Haydn Festival in Vienna and the International Chamber Music Festival. Tickets to the festivals are cheapest if you buy them in Austria. “Tickets for Events in Austria” is an information sheet which is available from Austrian National Tourist Office, tel. (212)944-6880; website: www.austria-tourism.at.

The world’s best horsemanship. The 400-year-old Spanish Riding School, located in the Hofburg, trains the noble white stallions that descend from the Spanish horses imported to Austria by Emperor Maximilian II in the 16th century. The horses dance to Viennese music, guided by expert riders wearing the traditional gold-buttoned brown uniform and gold-braided black hat. Performances are held at the school most Sunday mornings at 10:45 a.m. and occasional Wednesday nights at 7 p.m. from March to June and September to December. It’s difficult to get tickets; write six months in advance to the Spanische Reitschule, Hofburg, A-1010 Vienna, Austria; tel. (43)1-533-9031.

Climate change has been a much talked about subject in royal circles since Prince Charles started to use his position to push it up the agenda.

But a new royal has entered the debate, and Monaco’s Prince Albert recently joined Prince Charles at his innovative Poundbury village in Dorset.

The significance that it was Charles’ 58th birthday wasn’t overlooked by a Monaco travel guide, YourMonaco.com

‘Since Albert came to power he has made the environment his number one priority. And just as Prince Charles has become known for his views on everything from architecture to climate change, so has Prince Albert. Of course Albert’s position isn’t as important as Charles’ as future King of England, but where he can he tries to champion the environmental cause’.

In April 2006 Prince Albert made a trip to the North Pole to highlight the issue of global warming, and since then has taken part in other initiatives to try and push the environment up the political agenda of fellow world leaders, including involving Monaco more at the United Nations and for the first time calculating the tax haven’s GDP, which will allow Monaco to commit money towards developing countries.