Travel Guides

What is an excellent hotel these days? It could be a hotel located in a very special exotic place, a hotel with excelent service. Anyway, don’t expect an extravagant hotel to be cheap. Extravagant hotels are not for budget travelers. Extravagant hotels are the  best for honeymoons and romantic adventures. Hard to imagine an extravaganza [...]

Barcelona is a modern and vibrant city, and has a reputation for cutting edge architecture and avant garde design. This was the home of one of the most iconic architects in the world, Antoni Gaudi, who left his signature upon the city in a number of amazing and beautiful buildings and structures, from fountains [...]

Philadelphia is the largest city in the US state of Pennsylvania, and has the sixth largest urban population in the country. This is a busy and vibrant city and there are plenty of things to see and do, and to help you find somewhere to stay if you are traveling on a budget here [...]

Bombay was renamed Mumbai in 1995, after the Hindu goddess Mumbadevi, and is one of the many urban areas in the world that combines great wealth with desperate poverty. Although Mumbai’s economy is growing year after year, over 50% of its population still live in slums, which is one of the highest percentages in [...]

Melbourne is an energetic and passionate city, and has a strong European feel with all of its many excellent coffee houses, outdoor cafes, fine dining restaurants and fashion shops. The Yarra river cuts through the city, and the South Bank area is very attractive and provides many high quality eateries including the world renowned [...]

There are only a few urban places in the world that inspire such passion and devotion as the historic city of Jerusalem. This city is considered to be the cradle of at least three major religions, and the focal point of centuries of important religious events, and is dominated by key historical buildings, holy [...]

Delhi is a vast and hectic city, with a massive population that seems to be constantly on the roads and streets, making the whole place seem chaotic and overwhelming. This makes Delhi a challenging city for visitors, and the pollution, seething crowds and the stark evidence of poverty can make your trip seem more [...]

Chicago is an amazing urban landscape, with a stunning skyline including dazzling skyscrapers and magnificent gothic inspired buildings (including the Tribune Tower on Michigan Avenue) and some of the most famous architects have worked here including Louis Sullivan, Mies van der Rohe and Frank Lloyd Wright. It is not surprising when you look around [...]