When someone is planning a move to a foreign city, considering a new destination where to work remotely, or simply scanning exciting cities to visit, a factor that may have an impact on the decision is how smart a city is. IMD, a leadership development consultancy, has published Smart City … Read >
Tag: Europe
Road trip across Asia and Europe on a bus from India to London
Adventures Overland, an Indian travel company for long road tours, is creating a bus trip of a lifetime for travelers who want to experience South Asia, China, Central Asia, Russia, Central Europe and England. The bus trip will take passengers from Delhi, India, to London, UK. The thing that … Read >
Travel news digest: countries with high and low infection ratios, guided online tours, going nowhere flights
News on tourism, destinations, service, and tools
Europe is on vacation, here is the result: The old continent is suffering from a wave infections
The big countries in Central and Southern Europe have vacation period in August, and it has resulted into a new wave of virus infections. … Read >
Travel news digest: Airbnb says road trips are in, EU opens borders for tourists, campervan packing tips
EU to allow visitors from 14 countries in July
European countries are opening their borders for travelers in July 2020 after the first wave of corona virus has subsided. Travel within EU is mostly allowed (Sweden is an exception), and 14 countries outside the EU … Read >
Ebook news digest: travel is resuming, digital product licenses, working from motorhome
News about ebooks, writing and travel
Rick Steves about travel writing and the slow return Of European travel
Travel professionals seem to agree that travel will resume in the second half of 2020, but primarily it will regional and conducted by car. As Rick Steves puts … Read >
The safest countries for travel are in Northern and Central Europe
If you want to avoid all risks, your options for traveling the world are extremely limited. For venturing a little bit further than the neighborhood park, you have to take some chances. In any case, for an average traveler, it makes sense to stay out of … Read >
Ensure safe internet access at Airbnb rentals, and other security tips for travelers
Every remote worker and digital nomad who works and travels knows the satisfied feeling when a reliable and secure internet connection has been successfully setup in a new destination. It is a big relief. Work, getting information about the new environment, connections to friends and family depend on access to … Read >
Finland designated the best wildlife travel destination 2019
The summer of 2019 in Finland’s capital Helsinki was the first time when I thought that finally, overseas tourists have discovered the city. Tourist groups toured even in the new Oodi library, and happily camped in Nuuksio national park just outside the city. Something is … Read >
Easter Week is party time in Valencia, Spain, but visitors enjoy unique sights of the city as well
In Spain, every city and village has its own festivities that are unique to the community. A number of these fiestas have long traditions, whereas others, like the Tomatina near Valencia in Bunol is a recent innovation. In addition to gazillion of local fiestas, national holidays are celebrated in Spain … Read >
Top 20 most visited countries in the world
France is still the number one tourist destination in the world according to the UNWTO (World Tourism Organization) statistics. The US has fallen third, and Spain has claimed the position of the second most visited country. At the continental level, the growth of visitors is the greatest in Europe, even … Read >