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In the Sichuan Basin, the southern most district of western China, there is a little city named Chengdu. Chengdu has been referred to the most relaxing and laid back cities in all of China. Locals have a leisurely manner and the overall atmosphere of the markets and neighborhoods is just….comfortable, which is rare in pretty much all of China’s other industrialized cities. Chengdu is well known for its Sichuan cuisine. Compared to the hustle and bustle of Hong Kong and other metropolitan cities, along with pretentious and expensive food, the food of Chengdu is just like everything else, homely and comfortable.

One of the most popular Sichuan dishes is Huiguorou. This is a tender pork dish mixed with roasted peanuts and a spicy chili sauce. There are many variations of this dish, and each food purveyor is going to tell you theirs is the best. It’s quite hard to tell because all the food in Chengdu is excellent.

Just like its other southeastern neighbors, street food is everywhere is Thailand. Just walking down the food district streets can bring smells of grilled meats, sweet spices and exotic fruits. Every small shop is a little different, some with dishes sure to knock your socks off, and others that might possibly make you run in the other direction!

Imagine going to a fair or carnival with food stands and stalls lines up everywhere. This is exactly what it’s like in a Thai street food market. Instead of corndogs and lemon shake-ups, Typical Thai staples that you’ll find on the street include marinated and grilled meat skewers, bowls of hearty soups and stews and even fried local bananas. All of which, by the way, are absolutely delicious.

No one can explain or understand the huge number of Berlin visitors, comparing even with much bigger cities. No one can explain and understand the huge success and atractivity of Berlin among tourists of all ages, but this is the fact!

I can give you some explanations, according to my researches. Namely, Berlin has a wide offer for any kind of tourist, whether a wine afficionado, history and art lover, or party animal. Berlin has had a fascinating history with many crucial moments and was totally destroyed after WWII; besides the division of Berlin and the building of the Berlin Wall could cost the mankind a few times the third World War. Maybe is easier to understand now the syndrome of Berlinopatia present to almost all of its visitors: they wish desperately to come back, being mesmerized by this wonderful city.

Bucharest is the capital of Romania and an ancient city, located on the banks of a tributary to the great Danube, the Dâmbovita River. This attractive city has many restored neoclassical buildings and wide leafy boulevards and there are some wonderful parks and gardens including Cismigiu Gardens and Herastrau Park. Bucharest also has three natural lakes (Floreasca, Tei and Colentina), which are surrounded by excellent recreational facilities.

The Cismigiu Gardens in Bucharest

Bucharest has had a rich and varied history, and there is a wealth of diverse architecture on offer, from to Byzantine chapels right through to dreary communist grey apartment blocks, which were regrettably built over the top of some of Bucharest’s medieval architectural treasures. Fortunately a few buildings from the Middle Ages have survived including the ruins of the Curtea Veche (the Old Court of the King or the Old Princely Court), which was built as a domestic residence for the monarchs during Vlad III Dracula’s rule in the 15th Century.

Swine Flu originated in Mexico, and the first cases were reported worldwide in April 2009. The World Health Organisations acted quickly to assess the risks that this virulent strain of influenza represented, and although the virus outbreak has now been officially labelled ‘pandemic’ (affecting other countries around the world), there have been a low percentage of cases reported worldwide, and no fatalities as yet outside of Mexico.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) have advised against all non-essential business and leisure travel, and people leaving the country are scanned at the airport for obvious flu like symptoms, although of course many passengers could be carrying the virus without displaying any symptoms at all. WHO are not restricting travel completely to and from Mexico and other affected countries, as this has been shown to have no affect on containing influenza type viruses.

Well,dear friend, Carretera Austral is a remoted exotic  place. It lies in the southern hemisphere and if you insist I am going to be more specific: it is in the Chilean Patagonia. It is build to a high altitude, in the Andes, and offers some unique landscapes.

The map of carretera austral, one of the world's toughest highways

Carretera Austral is 1200 km long, and mostly unpaved still today, 30 years after the beginning of its construction by the former Chilean dictator Pinochet. To make yourself an idea about the dimensions of this stone desert imagine one simple thing: Carretera Austral facilitates civilization access for 100 000 people! Maybe this makes it finally provocative to you!

Breathtaking landscapes in the Queulat National Park, on the Carretera Austral

Buenos Aires querido is the title of a famous tango created by Gardel, the father of this dance. This title also means My dear Buenos Aires, as translated from Spanish. It could also be the state of mind for the most visitors of this fantastic city of Buenos Aires, one of the biggest and most beautiful worldwide.

Buenos aires waterfront is spectacular, as all the city

Visiting Buenos Aires and speaking to portenos, which are very kind, is for many people  a lovely experience. They feel like being or coming back home. Many of the visitors start Tango courses, but I am warning you: Tango is a real addiction, and you will wish yourself to come back again and again. But even  the people which are not hit by the Tango addiction come back here, and mostly settle here. Most of the Buenos Aires expats come from New York, and they seem to have found their vocation and home. They live very good at high standards, as Buenos Aires is still an affording metropolis, or megacity, as you prefer.

Maybe you are a single on travel, wishing to make the vacation unforgettable. Maybe you are involved in a relationship and need something special. Maybe you are a longtime traveler used to fly from flower to flower, just like a butterfly.

Mallorca beaches are a major target for singles, and a favorable place for starting the vacation flirt

Whatever you are, you need an appropriate place which could facilitate that something special happen. I am not a guru in the matter, everyone has his, or her own story. No one couldn’t define love. Most probably, the vacation love stories begin on the beach or in a hostel party. From this point of vue, the best destinations could be Mallorca and Phuket. Further, you can apply the prescriptions from hostel sex!

Another situation is the honeymoon. There some places to visit for honeymooners, places where happened notorious love stories, or where some prominent couple met or lived. I have some favorite places to propose to you.