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Manila, a City Canalla
We’ve never had so clear the word with which to define a place, as we now have the time to describe how we view Manila, the Philippine capital.
Because the adjective rather than a grade, should be your surname: Irrespirable.
Yes, it has been difficult to find air in Manila. Or at least healthy air. We would like for a moment to make one of those statistics that governments will never do for obvious reasons, and take for granted that the rate of respiratory diseases should be outrageous Manila.
We believe that the majority of blame lies with the ‘Jeepneys’, a kind of pickups but very American style. The truth is that aesthetic level are fascinating … but off a dreadful smoke that gets to take over the sky.
Manila is not a nice place. Besides pollution that makes it go out torture, helps give it a paltry amount of merchandise sold as prostitutes on the corners of every street, and extreme poverty is perceived after seeing so many people living in the street.
There is a sense of insecurity that does not walk quiet and there is a something in the environment that makes you alert.
We have always said that we like rogue cities … but is that Manila has passed. At his side, Chinatown in Barcelona in decades would the perfect setting for Heidi.
Anyway, to fix it, and if that did not seem enough, the first day we lost the city and led to a kind of slum that had no way out. The truth is that nobody stopped smiling all the way (perhaps thinking more clueless Go touristy. What are they doing here?), So somehow not panicked and eventually found the exit.
Neither did much in Manila. We spent a day and make arrangements to extend the visa, visit the Intramuros area, which is the ancient city. We walked around the city, being well aware that it is an endless metropolis, and we are dedicated to finding a cheap flight to the southern islands.
When the plane took off and gained altitude, we are left with their mouths open to see the magnitude of the tragedy: The city had a gray cloud over … but it was not a cloud … disaster was giving us a picture of pollution painful.
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Naxos one big tourist destination
Today we are lucky to get to Naxos, the largest island in the Cyclades archipelago. Located just at the center of its large group of small islands, the diversity of its landscape is what possibly makes it so fascinating. Above all, unlike the other Cycladic islands, which have rockier and a bit exuberant vegetation?
Naxos is one of the great tourist destinations for any of the Greek Isles cruises that come here. From the very boat you can see an island full of fertile valleys and vineyards. Indeed it is believed that Dionysus, the god of wine in ancient Greece, lived and enjoyed the pleasures of life in Naxos. There are many statues of this god have been found throughout the island.
Small forests, pine-covered hills and vegetation, fertile valleys. Naxos is full of lovely places, authentic viewpoints from which magnificent views are obtained. Along with this exuberant nature we find beaches such as Adios Procopius and Plaka, the tourist areas of the island and where you have the best hotels in Naxos.
But we can see memories of ancient Greece, as the Temple of Demeter in the village of Sangria. We can see how the remains of a temple dedicated to Apollo, built in the sixth century BC, and a necropolis. Because this island is closely related to ancient Greece and mythology. In addition to Dionysus, Naxos was the place where Theses arrived after killing the Minotaur.
The Byzantine era also left a deep imprint on the island, with the presence of large number of churches, monasteries, frescoes and icons of all kinds. Many of these churches and monasteries were built on older buildings, and even some of them were built in caves, in ancient Greece, were thought to have been inhabited by nymphs and Greek gods.
In this area there are a lot of Mediterranean cruises, to see the Cyclades and in particular, Naxos. A paradise of nature, culture and history, full of picturesque villages, excellent beaches and lookouts. For something thousands of tourists come here looking for calm and relaxation.
Trinidad and Tobago is Caribbean Beaches and wilderness
To say that a place is in the Caribbean or the Caribbean is located immediately on the list of tourist destinations in our imagination. Caribbean refers to sandy beaches and clear, crystal clear waters and pleasant bathrooms that offer fish and corals thousands of colors. All this is Trinidad and Tobago, but also many other things that do not imagine.
This Central American country but so close to South America (including Venezuela) is composed of two islands that make up its name, both very different from each other but with the same level of charm. Read the rest of this entry »