Posts Tagged Europe

  • Memories Of Disneyland Paris - January 6th, 2009
  • The harness forced me rigid in my seat. The pressure across my chest momentarily took my breath away. Fixed in position the only things I could move were my hands and feet. My heart raced at least twice its normal rate as we inched towards the starting point.

    Anxiety began to swell inside me; I could feel my stomach turning. A deep fear within was urging me to escape and free myself from this unknown. As apprehension hit the zenith, loud rock music started blasting from two speakers concealed e ......

  • 5 Top Things To Do In Ireland - January 3rd, 2009
  • Ireland is a fantastic holiday destination, with incredible changes in landscape in a relatively small area, and trendy cities within driving distance of remote rural communities. Here are five of the best things to do when you visit:

    1. Go to Dublin

    No visit to Ireland is complete without spending some time in Dublin – even if it’s only a day, although you need longer to do it justice. From the beautiful architecture of its university, to the General Post Office, which was the ......

  • Driving In Ireland - Your Essential Guide - January 3rd, 2009
  • Most visitors to Ireland either bring their own car by ferry from Britain, or they fly and hire a car.

    If you are hiring a car, you need to know that an automatic will cost half as much again as the identical manual gear box model.

    Petrol is currently about 1.20 euro a litre, that’s about 80 pence sterling and about $1.50 a litre in USD. That’s about $6 a US gallon. Diesel is a small bit cheaper. Most hire cars will give you 40 miles to the gallon or more.

    Visitors ......

  • Monaco Prince Takes Pole Position - December 26th, 2008
  • More used to Grand Prix cars than dog sleighs, Monaco’s Prince Albert’s forthcoming trek to the North Pole has been greeted with surprise by many.

    But the Prince is fairly accustomed to the cold, in contrast to the Mediterranean warmth of Monaco where he became ruler last July following the passing of his father Prince Rainier, who had ruled the tax haven for over 50 years.

    Albert represented Monaco at the last five Winter Olympic Games in their Bobsleigh team. And he is going ......