Barcelona, the intoxicating capital of Catalonia, is a beautiful city of great diversity in Spain and one of the most popular tourist destinations in Europe, rich in cultural heritage, renowned architectural wonders and some of the most incredible attractions in the world. Some years ago, not many tourists would have thought of this lively...
Best places to smoke weed
Throughout the world, possession and smoking of marijuana is heavily penalized. However, there are about a dozen nations where the use of cannabis has been decriminalized, generally with very positive results. I’ve decided to prepare this post today ( 04/20 ) as most of you might know that famous number 420 is directly associated...
Luxury Barcelona Hotels: Five Star Alliance
Lively streets pulsating with life, legendary culinary delights and great wine, beautiful spaces to sit and relax, majestic beaches and child-friendly atmosphere is what makes Barcelona a holidaymaker’s paradise. With a perfect combination of the sophistication of a European city and the charm of the Mediterranean tradition and character, Barcelona never fails to amaze...
New Year’s Eve in Barcelona
Barcelona is called to be one of the beloved cities for a lot of people, including stars. Just remember the recent movie of the famous film director Woody Allen with the same name as the city, which was cast by Scarlett Johansson and Penelope Cruz. The director makes no secret that this film was...
Best Christmas Markets in Europe
It is believed that the first Christmas markets were originated in Germany. Since then, many Catholic countries adopted this beautiful and very profitable for traders tradition. Now, a month before Christmas, holiday markets are opened across Europe. Today we tell about the most interesting of them. Munich, Germany November 26-December 24 Munich Trade Fair...
Organizing a Cheap Trip to Barcelona
Whether you plan to visit Spain with a purely sightseeing trip or your main priority are the holiday tours- spending several days on the way to explore Barcelona and surroundings is definitely worth it. And in case if you don’t plan to blow the budget, you might prefer to arrange a tour yourself. Thus,...
British Airways Threatens with Christmas Strike
Employees of British Airways threatened to organize a strike in the second half of December 2009. It will become a threat for the Christmas holidays and vocations for millions of tourists. If airlines do not give up leadership to trade unions and will not abandon the reduction of stewards, appointed on 16 November. According...
10 Best Party Hostels of the World
The term “Hostel” has a reputation of being something really that is not wishful. The first images associated with this are dirty hostel, where one can cheaply spend the night in the main hall, and this is particularly true. Most of the thousands of hostels around the world can be described with the exact...
Sagrada Familia and Machu Picchu Facing Destruction
The World Monuments Fund prepared the new list of sites facing destruction. The 2010 list includes 93 cultural and tourist facilities in 47 countries. 15 of them were created only in the XX century, managed to get international recognition and are already on the brink of extinction. Among the most significant architectural monuments, which...
10 Cities to be Aware of Pickpockets
Trip Advisor the largest travel portal based on the opinions of its visitors concluded a list of ten cities, where you should closely monitor your wallet. Most pickpockets are active in the places of tourist’s maximum accumulation around the historic sites, but sometimes fraudsters in the quest for stranger’s purse are ingenious and have...
Wonderful Journeys for the Entire Year
Though the world is in difficult financial situation, but people always want to travel. For those who wish to find something special the entire year the edition of HRI compiled a list of unusual trips for each month of the year. January, of course, could remain in your memory by going to meet the...
10 Ideas for a Vacation in September
September is more preferable for a vacation than summer months. The heat reduces together with the prices, and the noisy schoolchildren release the beaches and museums from their burdensome presence. It is the very time to enjoy your rest in silence and for little money. We offer you 10 ideas for a September vacation....