Rare Animals of Botswana, Part I: the Rich Guy
Posted by admin in tourism mobile on 02 9th, 2010The wildlife of Botswana is big and diversified. This landlocked nation in Southern Africa gives shelter to a huge range of nice and helpful species including beetles, grasshopers, flies, mosquitoes, HIV-carrier monkeys and man-charging elephants.
The birdlife is particularily interesting there with its bataillon of green-backed herons and pel’s fishing owls that actually interest no one apart from Kalahari-born tour guide Dantes Liebenberg and his starving cat.
Among all this colorful abundance, there are some unlucky under-populated species who must fight for survival on a daily basis. Abandonned by nature, they’re too short in numbers to go for group hunting, they’re too weak to defend against hungry predators. As a consequence they must hide night and day in their sky-high glass-towers. They can’t travel across the land but by using private planes. They have to sit in the back of limousines to skim through the streets of Gaberones, the capital of Botswana.
You know of course who I’m talking about: the rich guy. Even if Botswana ranks pretty well economically by African standards, the rich guy must be on his guard whenever he risks himself out of his only safe spot: the five-star hotels of Phakalane.
As soon as he reaches one of the villages circling the city, he may come face to face with a vicious Bantou speaking the setswana. This deadly encounter cannot be settled by force. American dollars can sometimes do the job, but not always. Sometimes the greedy Bantou, emboldened by the backing of his 76 brothers, asks for more: gold watch, mobile phone, leather shoes… And the rich guy has no other choice than to lay on the floor in a posture of submission. But even that won’t always save his life…
That’s it for this episode. Coming soon, the next endangered species of Bostwana: the country boy
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Posted by admin in tourism mobile on 01 25th, 2010There’s nothing like a summer vacation to create fond memories and bring a family closer together. To spend a good summer vacation, it has to be well plan and choose the right place to go for your summer vacation. There are some rules therefore you can achieve familial bliss. Read the rest of this entry »
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San Miguel De Allende: an Artist Colony in Mexico
Posted by admin in tourism mobile on 01 21st, 2010About four hours northwest of Mexico City, a mile above sea level, is a quaint collection of 64 city blocks surrounded by a typical Mexican town: roosters, noisy trucks, music and church bells peeling throughout the day. The air is dry, the temperature hits 70 degrees F every day (it might start near freezing, but it warms up in the winter; in July you’ll always have a cool breeze in the evening) and 16,000 gringos from north of the border make up 16 percent of the town. Named for a patriot who helped in the fight for liberation in 1810, the town is protected from development by strict rules that keep the exteriors of the homes looking the way it did a hundred years ago.
Have you heard enough to want to know how to spend a vacation here?
The FOUR DAY Schedule (make one of these days on TUESDAY for the market)
Day 1 — arrive, get picked up byMario, who talks for an hour about the culture. Walk into town and get a copy of ATENCION. Find an activity (such as talking with locals on Tues. and Thurs 5-6:30 pm)
Dinner: San Francisco Cafe, Jardin
Day 2 — MARKET DAY Tuesday
Look for “Mesa de Plata” (the silver table) and look for the silver haired guy. LUNCH: El Buen Cafe
Afternoon: real estate tour with Gaby Cabello Rivas or one of Gaby’s colleagues. Email her at gabycabello64@hotmail.com
Dinner: Pegaso
Day 3 — Tour of the City with Mario.
He will show you the parts that a local knows, such as a metalworking shop in a residential area — noisy at 10 am, quiet by 5 pm, providing employment for neighbors. Clever!
Afternoon: walk to Instituto Allende, meet Keith Keller at the Escuela of painting and drawing — if you sign up for a class, you can drop in during daylight hours to practice.
Dinner: Cha Cha Cha for Mexican delights, or try 10-10-Pie (stay on your feet wiht this food) — delicious fruit salad and “batidas” (smoothies)
Some people recommend Mama Mia (music)
Day 4 — ADVENTURE $160US per person, early morning hot-air balloon ride, meet outside Recreo 68 at 6:30 a.m.
After breakfast: Walk through the Artisans Market.
Lunch at Bugambila ($28, pricey but romantic).
Tour at 3 pm with Jilda on the 2-hour tour bus (9 to 9, every two hours from Juarez Street). You can write to her and practice Spanish (she wants to practice English) at jizame@hotmail.com
JIlda ZAvala Tour guide
Snack: San Agustin, Mesones, owned by Margarita, a TV and ilm star who lives in Mexico City.
Dinner: 10-10-Pie, El Buen Cafe or Pegaso
Day 5 — Time to leave. Call Mario. Keep lots of video tape or digital space available to record Mario’s every sentence!
Summary
Many call this the “heart of Mexico” — with good reason. The conspirators who plotted to overthrow the rulers of the country did their planning in this area.
Retirees from other countries (mostly the USA) make up one-sixth of the central city’s population (around 80,000). The total metropolitan area is around 115,000. You can live close to the suburban lifestyle in the USA (drive to a mall and place groceries in a car, drive home into a garage and walk 50 feet to a refrigerator). You can also live like people do in Venice, without a car and shopping at a local market.
Restaurants: lunch for two under $10
Dinner for two under $28 at Pegaso in Centro (near the Jardin).
What to do
You can take art courses at the Instituto Allende or look at real estate for sale in the “Golden corridor” north of the city. You could take a tour on the trolley bus or take a cooking class and learn some local recipes. You could even give free English lessons at the local school – get to meet some of the locals while you are there. It’s better than hanging out at an Internet Cafe. Get to know the locals at the Public Library (biblioteca publica).
GETTING THERE
You can fly into Mexico City and then to a nearby city (Queretaro QTO or Leon BJX).
Or you can fly to Houston and then south to BJX or QTO. Before you fly, reserve a driver to pick you up — Call Angelica tours at 52 415 152 6305 and ask for Mario.
Where to Stay
We tried Hacienda de las Flores. Delightful location, sweet dog (the gordita Coquette) and friendly staff. Ask for the TV room and you’ll be able to catch the morning shows on satellite: NBC, ABC and CBS, plus CNN. Rooms have basic cable. Delicious eggs for breakfast.
Helpful Links
PortalSanMiguel.com
InternetSanMiguel.com
SanMiguelOnline.com
SanMiguelGuide.com
SanMiguelArtists.com
MexOnline.com
AngelicaTours.com, ask for MarioTransportation from the airport
Francisco Marquez #33
Col. Independencia
C.P.37732
Office: (415) 1526305
Mobile: 4151535067
Toll free number: 1.877.446.0721
TIPS
Get a good map.
Take the tour of the city with Mario (AngelicaTours.com, but the web link is not reliable)
Steve McCrea, a travel DVD producer, wrote this article for Roadlovers.com, a travel portal. His DVD about San Miguel de Allende is available through Filmbaby.com.
Steve McCrea, a travel DVD producer, writes for Roadlovers.com and an English language web site FreeEnglishLessons.com and has produced a DVD about San Miguel Allende, a town in Mexico, available from Filmbaby.com. He can be reached at TheEBookman@gmail.com
Lanzarote Sunshine Breaks
Posted by admin in tourism mobile on 01 14th, 2010Spain is one of the most popular holiday destinations in the world. And the Canary Islands are one of the country´s most visited regions. Second only to Catalunya in terms of popularity. Thanks to the fact that these seven islands all enjoy great weather all year round – making them Europe’s only genuine winter sun destination.
Yet these Canaries are by no means all birds of a feather as each island has its own separate identity and attractions. And whilst Tenerife and Gran Canaria are quite built up little Lanzarote remains largely untouched by tourism – especially outside of the three main resorts on the island, which are Playa Blanca, Puerto del Carmen and Costa Teguise.
Tourists have been visiting this island since the 1970s when package holidays first started to be marketed to sun starved Northern Europeans. And today Lanzarote welcomes around 1.5 million visitors every year.
Many of them now opt to stay in villas in Lanzarote as tourists are now able to book their own accommdoaion direct online thanks to the rise in internet usage over the last five years. Whereas in the past they would have had to book a holiday via a travel agent.
Holiday apartments in Lanzarote are also a popualr form of accommodation. Not least because they offer great value for money. With basic studios on centrally located complexes available from as little as €180 per week.
Puerto del Carmen is the oldest resort on the island – located around fifteen minutes transfer time from the main airport at Arrecife. And holidaymakers will find an excellent selection of holiday villas in Puerto del Carmen available for rent in areas such as Los Mojones and Risco Prieto. Both of which are located just a short walk from the Old Town harbour area.
Playa Blanca in the south of the island is the second most popular tourist resort on the island. Boasting great beaches and a good selection of four star hotels. As well as a fantastic microclimate that is especially noticeble during the winter months. When the north of the island can be shrouded in cloud.
Costa Teguise is the third largest resort on the island – developed during the 1980´s as a coastal sister to the former inland capital of Teguise. This is the ideal location for anyone planning to tour the islands key attractions as most of these – such as the Cactus Garden and the Jamoes del Agua – are just a 20 minute drive away.
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