The Smart Travel Guide

There are very many fascinating places in the world but the most attracting and fabulous are palaces and castles. Some of the most important places of interest for tourists and famous constructions in the world are the Forbidden City, Mysore Palace in India, The Great Scots at Edinburgh Castle, Prague Castle and many others. Tourists are mainly attracted by the mystery they share every moment and above all, by the unique, original story that stands at the core of these constructions. Some are real and some are not. However, it is a fact that these buildings had different key roles along history, for instance fortress, royal palace, prison or mint.

Alcazar, Segovia is situated on the rocks governing the rivers Eresma and Clamores. In the past, the castle role was that of a prison, before it became the home to the Royal School of Artillery in 1762 and later on, to Spanish Military Archives.

Forbidden City is a temple-like construction where the West and East palace compounds are just as interesting as the much photographed main gates and temples which run in a direct line on a south to north axis from the huge Mao painting at the Meridian Gate to the Gate of Divine Prowess.

The Tower of London was built on the north bank of the River Thames stands the Tower of London. Its role was Continue Reading »

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About 25 persons were killed during the train crash that took place today, February 15th, in Belgium. The accident was caused by two commuter trains that collided during the rush hour in the worst rail accident in Belgium for 30 years today. However, the causes of the crash produced today remain unknown, but it is claimed that snowfall in recent days has caused severe disruption to transport links in and around the captial. Eurostar has suspended services between London and Brussels following the head-on collision. Local police have confirmed several critical injuries, but there has been no firm number of casualties. The company representatives asserted that “Services in and out of Brussels are completely suspended until further notice”.

Moreover, the Paris-London route is not affected but the Thalys service linking Paris and Brussels has been suspended. The two trains that crashed were coming one from Leuven to Braine-le-Comte and the other from Quiévrain to Liège. The collision Continue Reading »

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Spending freezing winter holidays in a warm place in another place of the world is becoming more and more common for tourists nowadays. Some of them are the great escape from the blue weather. However, sun is benefic for our health due to vitamin D, responsible with our cheering up. There is a wide range of sunny destinations during winter, from Caribbean to the African delights of Tanzania and South Africa. If you are in search of a very hot vacation, then go to Mexico or Brazil, or, if you are just looking for a bargain, then head to Thailand. Don’t miss the thousands exploring the beaches, vistas and warm welcome of Australia and New Zealand.

However, if you want to choose on of the top warm destinations, then heris the perfect list for your holiday: Anguilla, Dominica, Cuba, The Maldives, Miami, Dubai, Baja California, Thailand, Egypt, South Africa. But, because holiday-makers are always in search of the best destination, the list below Continue Reading »

Tags: Brazil, Caribbean, Dubai, hotels, sunny destinations