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Travel Guide Scotland: Best things to do to explore wild Scotland

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If you love mixing travel with wild encounters with nature, you will never ran out of things to do in Scotland. The best things to do in Scotland ranges from hiking, sledding, biking, kayaking and a lot more. And all these while working with huskies, enjoying a great view, or getting up close and personal with animals that you never imagined you’ll get up close to in your life time. Here is a good list for your Scotland adventure:

Time travel at one of the geopark

Yes, you can go back in time when you visit Scotland. Well, not literally go back in time but at least see how the earth might have been like ages ago at one of Scotland’s geopark. Go to the North West Highlands and you will see an amazing landscape which was barely touched and barely changed since the last ice age.


Paris holiday: Modern marvels you must see

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Paris offers a lot for travelers and if you already covered the basics of Paris, then it is time to go for the younger and newer face of the city.

Palais de Tokyo

Enter the hallways of this modern art museum and you should prepare your eyes for amazing artworks ranging from whimsical, bizarre, and the surreal. The terrace offers a great view of the Eiffel Tower while you enjoy a night of good food, drinks, and some music.

Centre Pompidou

The Centre Pompidou in Paris houses Europe’s biggest collection of modern art which includes works of Picasso and Matisse. The Pompidou is among the most popular museums in Paris because aside from its art collection the structure o the building itself is fascinating. It is an inside-out structure designed by Richard Rogers and Renzo Piano back in the 1970s. Aside from the museum of modern art, Centre Pompidou is also home to a public library and a research center for acoustics and music.


Drinking in Asia on a budget: 5 Best booze that you must try

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If you go on a drinking spree in Asia, your usual buy one take one cocktail and happy hour beer after beer marathon will be put into shame. Drinking in Asia means a lot of traditional drinks and cheap, really cheap good beer. Add to it some wild karaoke sessions.

San Miguel Beer (Philippines)

This is the household name for beer in the Philippines. You can find it in every supermarket, in every convenience store, or practically any corner store you can find. A bottle of San Miguel is dirt cheap at around 50 cents per bottle. So budget is not really an issue but the quality of this beer is world class. They also have several varieties ranging from Premium Malt, Super Dry, Strong Ice, San Mig Light, Colt 45, Cerveza Negra, Red Horse, and their brand carrier the Pale Pilsen.

Arak (Indonesia)


Top 8 things to do in Berlin

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Half a century after the rise of the infamous Berlin Wall and two decades after the rebirth of Berlin post the fall of the Berlin Wall, the city offers travelers with the best museums, gourmet places, snack shacks, opera, and clubs. Berlin can satisfy your every craving for history, art, food, party, for adventure, and anything posh.

It is a busy place but the traffic flow is great plus the public transportation is very efficient. You can get good food for a pretty reasonable price and you can walk at night without fearing for dear life. If you are planning a Berlin holiday, you must have the following in your top things to do in Berlin:


8 things you can do in Tokyo for free

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Tokyo is among the most expensive places to live in and visit. If you are a budget traveler, you need not worry, there are still things you can do during your Tokyo holiday for free. Here is how you can stretch your travel budget:

Visit the oldest temple in Tokyo

Sensoji is the oldest temple in Tokyo and it was built in the 7th century. Locals believe that the smoke coming from the incense urn right in front for the temple can help help heal one’s body of ailments. Around the temple, you can find street vendors selling cheap quick snacks like bean cakes, rice crackers, and ice cream made of green tea. You can also try the local dishes from the traditional restaurants nearby.

Visit the Meiji Shrine


Men’s Travel Guide to Las Vegas: Splurging in Sin City

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When budget is not one of your concerns while having your Las Vegas holiday, burning a portion of your bank account can help you make most of Las Vegas. We line up a few things that you must do if you have a short weekend get away in Las Vegas. Make sure you at least try a celebrity restaurant in Vegas and also make sure you wake up early everyday to make most out of your Sin City holiday.

Here are some things you can do and places where you can throw your money around:

Sports Car

If you want to do it like the high rollers, you need to get an exotic or sports car in Las Vegas. Zoom across desert highways and roll down the strip on a Ferrari, Lamborghini, or whatever luxury car brand you fancy. You can rent your dream car in Las Vegas fo around $3K to $5K for around three days.


Travel Guide: The best places to dine in Florence

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Florence was once the capital of Italy and its gem during the Renaissance period. A lot has changed since its glorious medieval years but it has remained to be a busy center for business today. It has been a financial powerhouse during those times.

Florence, Italy is a place of extraordinary beauty and the surroundings has inspired its people to look beautiful. It is home to big design names like Ferragamo and Gucci and other brands. It is also home to designer eateries and gourmet restaurants.

We list down some of the best restaurants in Florence, Italy:

Il Palagio at the Four Seasons Florence

The chef of the Il Palagio at the Four Seasons in Florence has discovered that the best food from the region are basically the traditional favorites like beef fillet prepared with porcini mushrooms. The offerings of sweets are more modern though like caramel chocolate inside a hazelnut-chocolate cylinder plus espresso zabaglione. Other wonderful dishes include the red chicory lasagnetted and roasted suckling pig or Maialino.


Top 5 best destinations in Taipei

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In the earlier days of this city, the traffic was so bad and the quality of life was very poor for its citizens. The people demanded for change and in the 1980s, the city planners did an amazing job of rebuilding their city. During the next decade, Taipei had a major transformation with a rail system installed, parks built so kids can play, the river banks were rehabilitated, and buildings were re-structured. These things we mentioned is just the tip of the iceberg and from being an ugly duckling of the region it has become one of the best destinations in Asia.

Here are some of the best things to do in Taipei:

National Palace Museum