If you’re a history buff, you probably love traveling to places that bring to life some of the more interesting times in history. This is particularly true with military history, which explains why Civil War sites and battlefields are so popular as tourist destinations.
You won’t find many cities that are so geared to partying that you can have non-stop entertainment 24/7, but Munich is one place that fits the bill. If you have a yearning for sausages and beer, this capital of Bavaria near Austria, Switzerland and the Czech Republic in southern Germany is the best place to let your hair down with its vibrant nightlife.
Australia is one of those countries, like the US, that was designed to be explored by road. While there are some great train journeys for overseas travelers to experience, most notably the Ghan, which travels from Darwin in the north to Adelaide in the south, due to the distances involved and the sights along the way, hiring a car or mini bus is hands down the best way to explore the Great Southern Land. If you’re planning to travel around Australia soon, the following five things you need to know before arranging car hire will get you off to a great start on your journey.
When it’s time to get out the luggage and head for someplace you’ve never been, most people look for some fun in the sun or perhaps some place with tons of historical monuments or places of interest. However, there are some people who choose to visit these five cities because they consistently rank within the top cities for violent crimes, year after year. Why would anyone ever want to vacation there? Actually, there are a few good reasons to do so, but first, here are the five worst cities where crime makes the national news daily, to the chagrin of mayors and city council members alike.
With the London Olympics starting tonight with the opening ceremonies, we thought it would be a great time to dig up some never published photos from our archive of Natalie and Britney from our trip to London as part of our 2006 World Tour. We spent a day hanging out with these two beautiful models as we caught many of the sites in this iconic city, and you can see many of the London tourist spots in the background.
The first group of photos have Natalie and Britney hanging out in a classic London phone booth. Naturally these things are obsolete these days but in London they blend in as part of the beautiful architecture and scenery. We spent a lot of time in Soho so many of the photos from the first have of slideshow above are from that trendy part of town.
We made our way down to Parliament and got some nice shots in the park nearby. Later in the evening, the girls changed into heels and dresses and we went out in an area near London Bridge. The photos at dusk with the bridge in the background are great, and you can see one below with others in the slideshow.
We finish it up with the girls having fun posing in a London taxi, otherwise known as a hackney carriage. These classic taxi cabs are another site you'll see all around this classic city.
If you're in London for the Olympic Games we're sure you'll enjoy it. It's one of the great cities of the world and we loved our time there. English food isn't very good, but as a world-class city London has amazing restaurants, particularly excellent Indian food and amazing sushi. That said, the city is incredibly expensive. Don't bother going unless you have a real budget, as everything from hotels, food and taxis are ridiculously expensive.
In any event, enjoy the slideshow and the Olympics!
Here's a video compilation of our photos of Britney with Natalie as we visited some of the amazing sights in London. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more videos as we add them.